- I am being totally lame today. Had a plan, but it has gone awry, by couple of hours. #
- Pretty barista has only been here since yesterday. Hope she lasts – heavy staff turnover here… #
- … Purely for selfish reasons, mind. I daresay there are better ways to make a living! #
- The Star is spinning Jade’s tantrum as a heroic display of her ‘fighting spirit’, rather than the… #
- … Perhaps pity-worthy flailing of a below-average personality dealing with it’s own mortality. #
- Guess this flipping from the odd euphoria of acceptance to angry acting out is typical, but not heroic. #
- I’ve felt a little guilty that I’ve felt no sympathy for Jade & family. She’s used up my apathy now. #
- … Was sick of the girl & the sick culture she’s a symptom of BEFORE she was sick… #
2009-02-28 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 28/02/09
2009-02-27 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 27/02/09
- @steevbishop The MP3 player…! Or maybe, uh… the radio waves… in reply to steevbishop #
- @BeaucoupKevin It does not make you gay. An early crush of mine was Bob from Blackadder. Oh, & the cabin boy from some old Carry On movie. #
- (@BeaucoupKevin Hang on… just realised that my tweet in no way gives a rationale for why it isn’t gay… oh dear…) #
- Confession: When coffeeing on Sunday I didn’t mention using TweetDeck, because I know how @steevbishop feels about Air. Secrets feel dirty! #
- Also, to the couple that we went out drinking with the other week: Sometimes I DO wipe afterwards. I was just too embarrassed to admit it. #
- Wow, this feels pretty good. Jo, I should have been nicer to you when we dated at school, but 14 year old boys are retarded. #
- @marcellerby That whole Breeders album is just beautiful. Music that wouldn’t make sense on paper, but sounds just awesome out loud! in reply to marcellerby #
- @steevbishop But it is! I never learn! It’s like… people tell me the right thing to think, and ten minutes later it’s just gone again… in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop … I’m all, like “oooh, it’s black and shiny, like a sex toy!” And then come the stares… in reply to steevbishop #
- @marcellerby I don’t think I’ve HEARD much else aside from that album, to be honest. Still loved the band name “Kim Deal Or No Deal”! in reply to marcellerby #
- @SamShepherd, Girl One & I play Carcassonne LOADS! In fact, the fact that you can play it on X-Box 360 is an attractive selling point. in reply to SamShepherd #
- @Sulman RE: http://is.gd/l4zR – 3/4 of parents? I wonder what % of citizens aren’t parents? Do we get a say? in reply to Sulman #
- (@Sulman Being arch, of course… I think we already know how stupid shit like that is.) #
- @thoughtmecca If I had the chance to do it all over again… in reply to thoughtmecca #
- @jock4twenty How did The Wire work out for you? I am envious… wish I was watching it for the first time again… #
- Watchmen review: http://is.gd/kXGR. Well, tut. You can make ANYTHING sound stupid, if you say it in that tone of voice… #
- “ANOTHER multi billion bailout & bonuses SHOULD get the banks back in line!”. “MONOGAMY is EASY!”. See? #
- Okay, so “Operation: Buy Glasses Online” has begun. Going with Glasses Direct, order in, will report back as things progress. #
- Thus far, their website was easy to navigate, prescription input intuitive, & designs search/filter-able. #
- I opted for the “Cushy” frame at £19, with scratch-resist at £5. £3.75 postage makes it £27.75. Which for glasses is amazing. Will wait/see. #
- (One niggle, & it’s a tiny one, is that the order form/receipt isn’t ideally formatted for print. Easily dealt with, but it stands out.) #
- @glasses_direct At the moment, all is groovy. Can’t complain about the online ordering process, picking glasses and payment very easy… in reply to glasses_direct #
- @glasses_direct … but then it’s the next bit that’s hard, where companies sometimes fall down, so we’ll see! Pleasant experience thus far. in reply to glasses_direct #
- @glasses_direct Falling down is the point at which a company HAS your custom, so doesn’t bother trying to keep you happy any more… in reply to glasses_direct #
- @glasses_direct … so it’s easy to order but if there’s a problem with the product or service suddenly it’s impossible to get hold of them. in reply to glasses_direct #
- @glasses_direct “Oooh, that’s good” would be if it all goes great, or if there ARE problems, for them not to be a problem to solve. in reply to glasses_direct #
- Listening to 07/02 Adam & Joe podcast, about pathetic domestics. It’s painting a picture: Every example is autistic male vs bipolar female! #
- @whoop_uk Dude, do you have your library’s copy? One of your colleagues asked after Watchmen last night, but I thought you had it… in reply to whoop_uk #
- @glasses_direct Blimey… thanks for the updates! I haven’t bought new glasses in ages, so intrigued to see how this turns out… in reply to glasses_direct #
- @whoop_uk There are a few recommendations in, I think. Has your library had any new graphic novels in since I left? in reply to whoop_uk #
- @whoop_uk Oh tut… I haven’t thought about FE library friendly graphic novels in AGES! Though there are probably series to continue there. in reply to whoop_uk #
- @whoop_uk Oh, so he dies does he?
in reply to whoop_uk # - HAH! Way behind on Adam & Joe. They just did a radio-friendly re-enactment of the Bale freakout thingie. Teehee, they make me laugh… #
- Hah! Someone else tweeted it, but I enjoyed listening to this: Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy: http://is.gd/kdtE #
- @steevbishop On t’other hand, an old colleague with sour grapes bitched about something NAMING NAMES on her FB status, with no consequence. in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop There’s an inconsistency to the way employers deal with stuff like this, isn’t there? Should add that eg wasn’t about me or G1. in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop … Fuck, it’s hard having a proper discreet conversation in Twitter. When did I stop using e-mail addresses? in reply to steevbishop #
2009-02-26 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 26/02/09
- @Sulman Oh, wow, haven’t thought about Posh Nosh in YEARS! Can’t remember when I saw it… can’t have been when it was broadcast… in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman … but it’s unlikely to get much attention, what with Langham’s genius behind it. Sadface! in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman Oh, man… was just down there but I missed them. Stupid cute dogs. in reply to Sulman #
- The lovely labrador that @sulman mentioned earlier is still there. If it was bored then it’s almost catatonic now! Amazing discipline, mind. #
- … Dog One would make a lousy guide dog. She is all dalmatianey and shit. #
- @Sulman Sigh. I feel discriminated against. How come stupid BLIND people can bring THEIR dogs to work? Anya would run rings around Gus… in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman … then sniff his bum, & roll over in front of him until he tried to mount her. in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman … 1,000,000 cooing FEMALE students. Hang on. Something weird just happened in my head. in reply to Sulman #
- @steevbishop, VERY pleased to hear about Being Human being recommissioned! Thanks to you that I made the effort to watch it, n’all… in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop They now seem to be referring to Being Human as straight-up drama, with a few media nods that it’s funny, which is more apt. in reply to steevbishop #
- @Sulman Heh… I figure if it’s a fantasy, then I might as well imagine her as a brilliant dog for attracting the ladeeez. in reply to Sulman #
- http://is.gd/k4ok – Khoda by Reza Dolatabadi – Gorgeous animation featuring fully painted frames. Odd story, but compulsive viewing. #
- @laineyw I have had to actually lose my rag with teens on a bus before now. Interesting fact: When they don’t expect it, you look bigger… in reply to laineyw #
- Can’t work out whether I’m excited about Sims 3 or not. I am a sucker for such games, but trickling features in expansions are annoying. #
- @swashford Agreed, though it’s sometimes hard to tell the difference. There are some things that immediately make me disregard an account… in reply to swashford #
- @swashford … as spam or similar. To the point that it is mostly instinct, now, & I’m sure some valid stuff doesn’t get through! in reply to swashford #
- @bremxjones Oh, man… I’m totally of two minds about preordering Empire Total War. What should I do? What should I do? GUIDE ME PLEASE! in reply to bremxjones #
- This Indie Rock playlist is almost entirely uninspiring. Despite name, normally more diverse. #
- Just saw ambulance with 2 cute female ambulancey peeps. Not sure if they actually WERE cute, or… #
- … If it’s just the uniform & the fact that if I collapsed they could save my life. #
- … As I get older, a working knowledge of CPR becomes a more attractive trait, for some reason. #
- Walking dog to vet to get her more meat-flavoured toothpaste. Why can’t I have meat toothpaste? #
2009-02-25 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 25/02/09
- @steevbishop Oh… dear… That’s incredible. On so many levels. It hadn’t occurred to me that Eastenders wasn’t ALREADY diverse… in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop … one of those things that says more about the people coming up with the idea than about the issue itself, innit? in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop And I’D be more impressed if they had the actual insidious racism that exists in reality weaved in to the show as just normal. in reply to steevbishop #
- @steevbishop I liked your idea… though even better would be an episode where all of the cast were in blackface. Uh. Except the black ones. in reply to steevbishop #
- @thoughtmecca Seriously? You asking whether we got Perfect Strangers over here? Don’t be ridicalous, of course we didn’t. (Jesus, 8 years?) in reply to thoughtmecca #
- @thoughtmecca We only got AWESOME American TV over here. Like Golden Girls. And Family Ties. No Webster or Passions for us… in reply to thoughtmecca #
- What WOULD we do, baby, without us? #
- @thoughtmecca (An aside – there was a quite nice – if unrepresentative – Poliakoff mini called Perfect Strangers – A posh family mystery.) in reply to thoughtmecca #
- @hattiehattie Oh, Neil Patrick Harris rocks. Did you catch his appearance in the Jay & Silent Bob comics? Directing hospital based erotica? #
- Visiting the Media faculty offices always makes me happysad. We have a better view, but they have awesome posters and books. Sigh. #
- One deskcube has a display of postcards in a row, of ALL of the Halloween posters. I know the sequels weren’t good, but Michael Myers=scary. #
- (@thoughtmecca Let me guess: Silver Spoons set in Mississippi. Charles in Charge set in Mississippi. And Webster meets the Klan?) #
- @swashford There is a peculiar sort of magic that happens in a good library, isn’t there? (Jeez, that sounds a bit lame.) in reply to swashford #
- @steevbishop Yeah, it definitely aired here. The over-pronounced “Ridiculous” was the hideously stereotypical foreign cousin’s catchphrase. in reply to steevbishop #
- (@steevbishop I was joking off his joke. Unfortunately, no room for a smiley in the tweet, I think.) #
- & oh boy! That last reply was a vague reference to Boosh. Coming thick & fast. I have gone into a terrifying recursive loop… #
- @swashford Not an expert, but tend to think that while a multi-tasking org is handy, you’re right – it’s important for them to keep focus… in reply to swashford #
- @swashford … in a library’s case, strong ties with local FE providers who already deliver decent literacy courses might take the strain. in reply to swashford #
- Link via @steevbishop: http://tr.im/gLqk Last.fm respond to Techcrunch claim as “full of shit”, in otherwise transparent & informative post. #
- @hattiehattie I choose to take the statement “we seem, as a gender, to have been getting stupider since about the mid-90s” out of context… in reply to hattiehattie #
- @hattiehattie … and giggle. Certainly in Zoe Williams case, yes. What possessed her to go see “Sex In The City” if she wanted art? in reply to hattiehattie #
- http://is.gd/k7FV – Things the Mail says carcinogenic. Ta to @josiefraser. & the Mail, of course, who fill our days with this stuff. #
- @steevbishop Hah! Is the “potentially” to stave off the possibility of litigation? in reply to steevbishop #
- @jemimakiss I saw Keith Chegwin while he was filming for the Big Breakfast. A mate offered him a can of TopDeck shandy for funny. It wasn’t. #
- But then, I think EVERYONE has met Keith Chegwin. #
- @jemimakiss Oh, also, my kind-of-cousin was the greek-lookin’ recurring extra on a few years worth of Grange Hill, back when. #
- @swashford You like your God-sims? Are you resource managementy, or d’you like a bit of combat? I am TOO excited about Empire Total War. in reply to swashford #
- @swashford Hah… 1st game I remember playing properly may be Football Manager on Spectrum or ZX81. Had & have no interest in football… in reply to swashford #
- @swashford … but loved the resource/strategy aspect of it. Looking back, it’s incredible how absorbing that game was. in reply to swashford #
- @swashford Ah. I grew up in the 70s/80s, & with the games of the day, I STILL never left the house. Oh dear. That’s a bit tragic, innit? in reply to swashford #
- (@swashford Formative me & dad memories of playing Dungeon Master: http://is.gd/kOCl – many nights till 2am in 83-84.) #
- Oh, gosh. Thanks to @hattiehattie’s blog, just saw this again: http://is.gd/kOII – Sweep The Superdog. I have always loved Sweep. #
- That’s… but that’s how the rest of us sleep, @steevbishop. (Teehee, nobody tell him I’m making it up…) #
- Um, I think I fancy Hugh Jackman. He’s actually made me enjoy the Oscar Opening, suck job or no. #
- @mrtonylee A few years back, when Mr Irving was but an unknown genius artist, @laineyw’s man was repeatedly mistaken for him at Bristol… #
- @mrtonylee … after a while, I think he stopped correcting people. #
- (NEAR unknown, I should say…) #
- Have DC (or Titan) really allowed Fables tpbs to go awry? I can hardly find any in stock at Amazon. It makes me sadface. #
2009-02-24 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 24/02/09
- @thoughtmecca I wonder what would happen if you did pushups over the course of a week to the sequence of numbers off Lost? in reply to thoughtmecca #
- Righto, back at work after a few days of sick. And YAY! The same loud conversation about hardware procurement is going on as when I left… #
- … managed through the fug of monitor-induced headaches to welcome two new writers to EW – there are now as many female as male writers. #
- Also posted one of the shorter, cheaper, pieces I’ve done for EW – Trouser Presses, MiniBars & Other Things I Do Not Do. http://is.gd/kE7F #
- (What else happened? Oh, yeah, coffee with @steevbishop on Sunday, and Gordon Brown dropped in to Girl One’s workplace on Monday…) #
- Leave it, @SamShepherd, ‘e ain’t worth it! Seriously, the man seems eager to wind you up! Is it the journalistic version of hair-pulling? #
- @SamShepherd That column is a cross between journo whinges from a few years back, & that article you linked to the other week about manners. in reply to SamShepherd #
- @SamShepherd You fell into the Mail trap this AM too? For me it was this: http://is.gd/kB8P – Social Websites, HARMING CHILDREN’S BRAINS! in reply to SamShepherd #
- @jamiesmart Cross the leg! Cross the leg! It’s the only way to be sure. in reply to jamiesmart #
- @SamShepherd Some journos should suss that without the need to produce extra content for their paper’s websites there might be fewer jobs! in reply to SamShepherd #
- @SamShepherd Which is to say that all a column that lives online really IS is a blog! Bit of a glass house to be looking for stones in! in reply to SamShepherd #
- @jamiesmart Uuuuhm, it depends. Are you wearing trousers? Is there a chant or battle cry that goes with the chasing? in reply to jamiesmart #
- @josiefraser Thank god for the Mail, eh? in reply to josiefraser #
- @josiefraser OH WOW! Actually, that sounds like an AWESOME idea… Science needs to sort this out, like NOW! in reply to josiefraser #
- @josiefraser (… Just as soon as I get my hover skateboard.) in reply to josiefraser #
- Oh my dear god, people in the room here are seriously agreeing with that Mail article. #
- @davidbaillie Bloody hell! I knew what you were talking about, without even thinking too hard about it…! You’re slipping… in reply to davidbaillie #
- @Sulman The Mail thing or the Echo thing? Mail thing’s worst crime is bad science – the suggestion of findings without evidence or inquiry. in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman … The Echo thing is just funny off the back of the previous Echo thing! You’re right on that one, his heart wasn’t really in it! in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman Just re-read. You’re talking about the Mail one, of course. There may be actual research behind it, but the article doesn’t say so. in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman Lots of conjecture, but misses out any question of personal or parental responsibility. As we know, plenty of feral children with… in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman … Whoops.. exactly what I was about to say. We were told the same about TV when we were growing up. And comics. And heroin. in reply to Sulman #
- @davidbaillie No. I don’t think so.
in reply to davidbaillie # - Oh, nice. Book Cover Archive: http://is.gd/eZcy – Not encyclopaedic by any stretch, but some absolutely lovely stuff on first glance. #
- http://is.gd/jCBx – Oh dear – the perfect combination of a stupid pun, a sad mythical creature, and a president. Obama’s Elf… #
- @kmellon It’s actually STRIKINGLY good, isn’t it? I wondered how Darabont would cope with a King supernatural story. It turns out very well! in reply to kmellon #
- God I love @zdarsky. Almost single-handedly makes me want to hug a hardcore journalist: http://is.gd/kFWa. (Him & the dude off The Wire). #
- “You have nothing to fear. I’m with The Press, ma’am… THE. PRESS.” #
- Dang, even USwitch can’t give me a straight rate comparison. Ideally what I want is organic, free range power… #
- … So that I can go to the gas & electric factories & buy a few carrier bags of each, & cut out all the middle men. Or women. #
- @kmellon Was just talking to @steevbishop about it the other night. Like that it isn’t a “holy shit” ending, & has incredible impact anyway. in reply to kmellon #
- (@kmellon In that it’s perfectly logical, but has enough emotional shock value to still make it feel like a twist. No M.Knight, this.) #
- @DanLowth Nope… you’re on firm ground with that. Still continue to be shocked that the country laps it up, though. Though I shouldn’t be! #
- Luckily, we ALL hate foreigners now, so we can forget that Jade is actually representative of our WORST traits as a nation… #
- Mind you, in that way I guess she IS like Di. Di’s public persona was what this nation aspires to: A kind, giving & graceful injured party. #
- Whereas Jade is more like what people actually are. A bit rubbish, a bit ignorant, & a bit desperate for attention. (I don’t exclude myself) #
- @kmellon I might have made it a bit less explicit, but it does put gut-wrenching spin on an already tragic ending. Not sure which I prefer. in reply to kmellon #
2009-02-23 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 23/02/09
- After a nice day of coffee & chat with @steevbishop, have welcomed Girl One back to town! #
- Now sitting down at Guildhall to watch Ed Byrne. Attendant just said something terribly sexist!… #
- … AND they took our Dr Pepper & Diet Coke! Still, pretty psyched to see the funny Irishman! #
- Ed Byrne: 1st half awesome, after derailed start. Guildhall toilets inadequate as always. #
2009-02-22 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 22/02/09
- Right, almost time to cook my salmon, before watching latest Sarah Connor Chronicles and BSG. You can tell Girl One is away for the weekend! #
- @steevbishop http://twitpic.com/1m571 – Awww, lookit! #
- Wrestling with snooze button. #
2009-02-21 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 21/02/09
- How peculiar… that’s the second DVD that Nero has boned in two days. DivXPlayer burns the same stuff fine. Hmm… #
- Jesus, Tyrol has spent most of this episode in the vents! Die Hard! #
- http://twitpic.com/1ld4r – Dog At Rest #
- Am a bit nonplussed by Bender’s Game. It feels more like Family Guy in the Futurama universe. #
- @dailyecho Um. Are there so few customer friendly shops in Woolston that it’s worth an article? Oh, I SEE, a new Co-Op refurb? in reply to dailyecho #
- Blimey… this time next month, BSG will be done, & we’ll know whether it was worth sticking it out through the odder bits… #
- … Course, by then Apollo will have been on ITV with Martha Jones for nearly a month. #
- @Sulman Those shots of the Seine at night are lovely. Plus, I never get tired of seeing the Eiffel Tower from that angle, for some reason… in reply to Sulman #
- Into The Wild Green Yonder MUCH better than Bender’s Game. Lots of good gags, but a bit of gravity too, like the better Futurama episodes. #
2009-02-20 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 20/02/09
- Garrett Dillahunt is just AWESOME! Really, just one of many reasons why some US TV is so great right now. #
- “Not enough ladies, too many mans!” Teehee! #
- Jack Sheppard just said that this was ridiculous. More insight than he’s shown the whole series! #
- Hugo is reading Y The Last Man! Think it’s the next one that Girl One needs to read, n’all! #
- This might be my favourite episode of Flight Of The Conchords so far. Definitely this season. #
- Still, it’s fun, & as Benry says, we’re all convinced sooner or later… #
- 20 minutes into a Jack-centric episode, and no tears yet! #
- God, I love Life. I may’ve worked up a bit of a man-crush on Damian Lewis. & a crush-crush on Sarah Shahi. #
- @davidbaillie You were on the radio, yes? Is it available anywhere online? in reply to davidbaillie #
- @SamShepherd It went out the window, but did anybody check that it actually flew away, rather than plummeting to the ground? Stupid pigeons! in reply to SamShepherd #
- Though @elephantwords is an automated account, think I may use it’s follow list as a catalogue of people using Twitter for microfiction. #
- @jamiesmart Is it the trousers, or are the love bits growing? Like wisdom teeth, it may be age related… in reply to jamiesmart #
- @davidbaillie Where was it recorded? There are stupid people talking in the background… STUPID PEOPLE! Why won’t they just SHUT UP! Sigh. in reply to davidbaillie #
- (@davidbaillie, has @douglasnoble come over a bit… I don’t know… rapey this afternoon?) #
- @douglasnoble Am about a third of the way through, and he hasn’t even mentioned me ONCE! in reply to douglasnoble #
- @Sulman Busy week? in reply to Sulman #
- @SamShepherd Blimey… you’ve done better work on presenting EW appealingly than I have in ages! Though the general design is vying with… in reply to SamShepherd #
- @SamShepherd … that 3rd column which I’m guessing you have to include, but which makes it busier than it otherwise would be. Still, nice! in reply to SamShepherd #
- Cuddled up on the sofa with Dog One, catching up on post hiatus BSG. Having ‘wait, what?’ moment. #
- Re. BSG: Wow, this is depressing TV. Can’t wait to see where this goes. #
- Edward James Olmos is doing most of his acting with his teeth in these episodes. #
2009-02-19 Digital Breadcrumbs
digital breadcrumb 23:59 19/02/09
- What a pleasant night of pizza & chat with @steevbishop & R! R & Girl One even got words in edgeways! #
- Upside: Internet at home working again! Downside: Nurse’s orders, no monitor time for a few days… #
- … To clarify – Nurse was on a call back from Dr’s Surgery – my headaches are likely only low level viral thing, but PC won’t help. #
- @Sulman More confused by the Goodys & their motives than I’ve ever been. I agree with you – I don’t think they’ve thought it through. in reply to Sulman #
- @Sulman (Man, as I wrote that, a really rubbish joke about The Goodies tried to push through, but thankfully failed to properly manifest…) in reply to Sulman #
- @SamShepherd Oh dear. As one commenter says, the medical science sounds viable, but the understanding of usage of tech is utterly fantastic! in reply to SamShepherd #
- Right, bed. Curling up with a cute bitch, yo! #