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2010-03-12 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 12/03/10

Ooh, ooh! I have an idea for the lead-in bit on the #MOMBCast I NEVER have ideas for it. It's always about the @JamesMOMB. #
Video: Portal in Real Life As much fun (& not so fun) as the geektastic Real Portal Gun vids on YouTube are,… http://tumblr.com/xi57ajik6 #
@hattiehattie What @Sulman said. I spent my million on crisps and cakes! in reply to hattiehattie #
@SamShepherd I wonder how the BNP rationalise claiming this breach, against their use of uncredited photos in their materials last year? in reply to SamShepherd #
@SamShepherd (Course, now I can't remember if issue was that they hadn't paid for the photos, or that they were misrepresenting them.) in reply to SamShepherd #
Video: TMBG – Why Does the Sun Shine? Oh, They May Be Giants… don’t EVER change… http://tumblr.com/xi57ak363 #
@Sulman No! You didn't! Oh man, they are one of two bands that I want to see before either I die or they do… Perfect musicians, I think. in reply to Sulman #
When I say that TMBG are perfect musicians, I mean that – a bit like BNL – they are prolific & awesome out of simple love for doing music… #
…They keep hitting on formula for popularity, but never go after it hungrily. Instead they do an album for kids. #
@steevbishop You'd think that'd be obvious, wouldn't you? (Course, you already KNOW I agree with that last statement…) in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop Heh… Barenaked Ladies… Or Beans Of Northern Lands, apparently. in reply to steevbishop #
Video: Oh, wow, that’s tremendous. Also, I suspect a really simple, elegant mechanism to get working, with… http://tumblr.com/xi57altbe #
@_arien That's probably a sign that something good is going on in the discussions. Run with it! Notes are good! If they're good notes! in reply to _arien #
Video: The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations (via zeorge497) I’ve never been a… http://tumblr.com/xi57anax1 #
RT @watsoncomedian: I should add I will still blog before the day is out. Not being outwitted by a two-week-old. I went to university. #
Oh wow, I just realised that my awesome poo couplet can easily be adapted to be about vomit! #
"Here I sit awash in spew, Meant to burp but followed through." See? See? It's THAT easy. As easy as that. #
Video: Life in Quarantine – Fully Sick Rapper This is much cuter than it should be. Also, has more fun… http://tumblr.com/xi57aobbu #
OK, feeling the burn of too much caffeine today. You know that sort of nauseous, neck tightening feeling? That. All up in my shit. #
@georgelondon Phew. That's one of those odd times when unlucky is also lucky. You are bending reality, sir. in reply to georgelondon #
@Sulman Some of those are incredible! in reply to Sulman #
RT @Sulman: Sometimes, I see work that is so good I don't know whether to be inspired or just give up http://bit.ly/bYpnM6 #
Photo: Talking To Dad by Jamie Smart Jamie Smart is one of my favourite purveyors of cutesy-but-profane… http://tumblr.com/xi57ap8kc #
I'm so used to seeing @louobedlam's photos in Tumblr, I always forget that there's a fuller stream at Flickr. Beautiful, sadly unTumblable. #
Look! http://is.gd/ad7u3 Look at it! #
(I should clarify, think any photographer is perfectly entitled to stop the Tumbl function. Lou is pretty generous with his own Tumblr.) #
@idsharman @davidwynne Did you hear my rant on that particular subject on the #MOMBcast the other week? Couldn't help myself! #
@jupitusphillip She's the wondrous height of just-too-muchness. I LOVE her in that show. Are you watching for first time? in reply to jupitusphillip #
@idsharman Oh, gosh, I can't remember which particular one it was. I don't think I added anything to the conversation, mind… in reply to idsharman #
@idsharman …Or do you mean the #MOMBcast in general? Actually, suspect I just reiterated Sims points. @davidwynne in reply to idsharman #
@lj_arts Is… that… what we mean by "virgin" now? Innocent but desperate to find out more? Won't SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN? #
@davidwynne S'alright… @JamesMOMB probably talked over me saying it. Or else @RichMOMB spilled beer on it. (CALLBACK!) #MOMBcast in reply to davidwynne #
@idsharman I actually think Wanted was a slightly better movie than it was a comic, in the final analysis… in reply to idsharman #
@idsharman …The movie was at least visually unusual, whereas the comic was ultimately pretty blah. in reply to idsharman #
@idsharman Actually, pretty much no. There was a stigma, but it was never untenable. Compared to, say, almost anything else at school. in reply to idsharman #
Ha! AHA! Last week I made that exact Spinal Tap gag on #MOMBcast & got blank looks. @Herring1967 just made it on podcast, innit? #
…See? See? The things I say aren't TOTALLY off the wall! #
@davidwynne Well, it serves you right for being fat, & a bit mental. That's what that means, right? in reply to davidwynne #
@davidwynne Or… was it something to do with Nora Batty? (I of course know what it really meant, but only heard "Batty Boy" after school.) in reply to davidwynne #
I always took comfort in an old @ronskanky line about getting beaten up twice – once for being Asian, and once for being Jewish… #
…gave the teen me a healthy insight into the arbitrary nature of bullying. But was never uncomfortable about reading comics AT ALL. #
@steevbishop I can't be expected to educate ALL of them… I've already hit quota for Spinal Tap introductions this year! in reply to steevbishop #
@davidwynne Oh, but isn't it, though? Tonally, JRJR's art is fairly flat, but man it's aesthetically pleasing. in reply to davidwynne #
@idsharman It was either #23 or #24 .. http://is.gd/5LWa9 #
@davidwynne @idsharman Thinking about it now, I can't remember if the worst of my complaints were on the podcast or here in conversation… #
@davidwynne …My biggest problem with the shit that Millar pulls is I don't buy that he really believes any of it. It's ALL for profile… #
@davidwynne …I accept that people will have opinions that are disgusting or difficult for me, but a merc… You can't trust a merc. in reply to davidwynne #
@davidwynne Oh, Star Brand! Oh, Daredevil! Truth be known, it was his DD & his X-Men that introduced me properly to those characters. in reply to davidwynne #
You guys… In a few short hours, we will be recording the 25th weekly #MOMBcast What IS #MOMBcast It's this: http://is.gd/5LWa9 #
Photo: Dave Taylor’s beautiful 50s inspired Iron Man design. http://tumblr.com/xi57arela #
http://is.gd/advfO Missed this at the time. SO proud of The Mail that they managed to get so far before invoking the Disney movie… #
…Bit perplexed – the dog needed rehousing, but pretty sure I've heard about people getting LESSER sanctions for starving/neglecting dogs. #
@davidwynne I'm with @idsharman that the hype only bothers me because there are few counter voices in public eye… in reply to davidwynne #
@davidwynne …My point RE content is that am less narked by idiot bigots who don't know better than by trend-exploiting opportunists… in reply to davidwynne #
@davidwynne …If you get on a bus & see a guy with swastika facial tattoo ranting obscenity in corner, you know where not to sit. in reply to davidwynne #
@davidwynne …But the person who'll say literally ANYTHING to get their preferred reaction is much more unreliable. in reply to davidwynne #
@idsharman I've a much bigger problem him doing it in the comics than in the hype, but yeah, your point stands! in reply to idsharman #
@davidwynne A fair assessment. On a month-by-month basis, there was a certain visceral pleasure to new JRJR illustrated hyper-violence… in reply to davidwynne #
@davidwynne …But just imagine that reading it as a whole, that almost narcotic hit wouldn't mitigate the more horrible tendencies in it. in reply to davidwynne #
@JamesMOMB I think this is something to do with you experiencing my internet output today out of sequence! in reply to JamesMOMB #
Photo: Logan and Me (from My Flickr Account) Not for nothing, but as much weight as I seem to be putting on,… http://tumblr.com/xi57at680 #
@JamesMOMB Oh, no, it's my sister's kid. You know I have no visual evidence of any of MY kids… and that's just how I like it. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB …But I did do the drawing, yeah. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB Aww, thankyou! in reply to JamesMOMB #
Video: bettenoire : jingalingisblue : tundrachimp : siansburys : crowth : sexartandpolitics : mathewparkin :… http://tumblr.com/xi57ayi24 #
Photo: IT TAKES MORE THAN TUPPERWARE®! http://tumblr.com/xi57b74xd #

2010-03-11 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 11/03/10

@JamesMOMB Everything. But we're not going to tell you what… it's your own fault. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@belledejour_uk That Bingo thing is great, & reminds me A LOT of that argument I had with the mental a few months back… in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk …also, "Statistics pulled out of thin air" is perfectly placed for irreverent hilarity. in reply to belledejour_uk #
Photo: feminisnt’s Anti-Porn/Anti-Sex Worker Bingo Perhaps unsurprisingly, I love this. http://tumblr.com/xi5798fo0 #
I was thinking last night about what point exactly Lost became an actual supernatural narrative for the main characters… @sispurrier #
…Because, I mean, WE knew there was something weird about the monster in the jungle, but THEY just knew there was something big in there. #
@RivkaJacobs Heh… your very welcome, Rivka… thanks for writing for the site! You're ace! in reply to RivkaJacobs #
@georgelondon I think YOU should! (That parting wouldn't work for me – no hair there…) in reply to georgelondon #
@jhewlett Wait, what? Ha! I'm like four episodes behind. I'm talking about the series as a whole, not recent episodes. in reply to jhewlett #
Jack, for example – he thought he saw his dad, but pretty much wrote it off as a hallucination. Which wouldn't be unusual after a crash. #
Was Desmond's machine the 1st REALLY weird thing most of them had to deal with? Locke knew things were hinkey from the off but didn't say. #
Help! Is anybody rocking one of these phones: http://is.gd/a7pwP & able to make a recommendation? Eligible… http://tumblr.com/xi579a7rs #
@jhewlett Oh, I try to be very spoiler-conscious, me! Course, it's Lost. I could tell you anything, & it'd probably just be interpretation! in reply to jhewlett #
Is it a sign that you're getting older when you say things like "see? None of these new girls have class like @Lauren_Bacall has class"? #
@Butwin Oooh… Just looked at that based on your tweet, am about to drop you a quick e-mail… in reply to Butwin #
@bevismusson Bacall always stands out among the bombshell names… I've always been more of a fan of the waifs like Audrey Hepburn, mind. in reply to bevismusson #
@Butwin Yay, thanks! Read it, but about to go to lunch, so will respond when back! in reply to Butwin #
@bevismusson That's probably not surprising. You obviously like the more feminine woman, whereas I have shown pref for more boyish ones… in reply to bevismusson #
@thatswedishgirl Oh blimey. I'm sure he's fine, but hope you manage to get to him quick smart. in reply to thatswedishgirl #
@stace_w Oh god. I usually still remember a bit more of that spiel than is probably healthy. Though actually, now I can't recall it. in reply to stace_w #
@davidwynne No, YOU'RE old. (That… as far as empirically easy to disprove comebacks go, that was one of my worst.) @stace_w in reply to davidwynne #
@jock4twenty OH. MY. GOD! in reply to jock4twenty #
McRorie Live Electronic – The future is NOW. (You all already knew about this guy, right? This is one of… http://tumblr.com/xi579gtfu #
@stace_w It's probably me. I'm a June 73 baby. NUMBER 73! All the pieces matter! in reply to stace_w #
@stace_w Sigh. Don't let them drag you down to their level, lady! It's JUST A NUMBER. in reply to stace_w #
@stace_w As if to prove my previous assertion, @idsharman had to CHECK to make sure I was older than him. He has met me in person and that. #
@idsharman True enough. Tho in real terms, you are early thirties, whereas I am late thirties. I AM very young at heart… in reply to idsharman #
@stace_w Incidentally, do you listen to the #MOMBcast We record every Thursday, innit? in reply to stace_w #
Sigh. Is it normal to feel almost like every declined invitation to the wedding is a personal rejection..? #
…Course, so far every one has been on my side of family, so maybe it IS a personal rejection… #
@georgelondon Annoyingly, at least one person I'd talked at length about the kids thing with is declining because of it… in reply to georgelondon #
@georgelondon …Looking uncomfortably like a whole branch of the family that is afflicted. in reply to georgelondon #
@winkswitheffort In May! Ages away! (Heh, not really.) in reply to winkswitheffort #
@stace_w Yay! As a podcast veteran, it'd be cool to know what you think. in reply to stace_w #
@winkswitheffort (I mean not really ages, not not really getting married!) in reply to winkswitheffort #
@groonk Not really. Though sometimes for people in London, everything outside London can seem like the middle of nowhere… in reply to groonk #
@groonk …That'll prob sound crazy to an American. Southampton is only around 80 miles from London. Might as well be the moon. in reply to groonk #
@stace_w Ha! We don't even include our names in the basic intro – easier to let each person introduce themselves. We fuck up scripts! in reply to stace_w #
ON THE OTHER HAND… there are space calculations that will be made easier with any declines, so crunchy with the smooth, eh? #
@Sulman You should know that I'm not surprised. The fact is that there are good reasons why we made the decision, & those stand now… in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman …That doesn't stop it being a kick in the guts when it happens, & knowing that you're right & it was possible doesn't change that. in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman People can still be disappointing, even when they're being predictable, you know that. in reply to Sulman #
@groonk It always feels crazy asking anyone to attend anything that involves any effort on my behalf. Why I don't have birthday parties! in reply to groonk #

2010-03-10 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 10/03/10

@bevismusson Honeymoon clashes with it. STUPID honeymoon! Should have tried harder to convince G1 to have wedding at convention. in reply to bevismusson #
@ryanklindsay I don't know that it was a style – it was a printing method. Four colour newsprint? in reply to ryanklindsay #
@ryanklindsay Ah, yeah, that too. Benday. Heh. in reply to ryanklindsay #
@belledejour_uk The incredible thing is that it wasn't for Point Break. That was an important movie about men being in love with other men. in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk Hurt Locker was just a confusing movie about not blowing up. Or blowing up. It… was confusing. in reply to belledejour_uk #
I didn't do single thing that I wanted to last night. Trying to sort out our music on the PC took till the early hours, for various reasons. #
…Oh, except making a gratuitously awesome spaghetti bolognese thingie. I did manage that. #
@Sulman @belledejour_uk I've decided to call this year the Oscar year where Keanu Reeve's influence FINALLY got felt. Bullock won n'all! in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman @belledejour_uk They were truly the Oscars that couldn't slow down. #
program-glitch-esc http://tumblr.com/xi577yx5x #
@bevismusson That's what I tried to tell her, but, you know, WOMEN! in reply to bevismusson #
@bevismusson Will be trying to do Thought Bubble though. No stupid romantic obligations around then, so far… in reply to bevismusson #
"One only really has to talk to Mimi for a moment to know she is perfect for this show and this show is…" http://tumblr.com/xi577zuxk #
Video: Blind Date Trailer Absolutely fascinating idea for a show, and such a charming performer. Also,… http://tumblr.com/xi578057q #
Video: Michael Emerson circa 1992 http://tumblr.com/xi5784sec #
@Mykx Mm… thing I always remember about Tron, seems to be carrying through to this – considering the subject, the treatment is quite hard. in reply to Mykx #
Video: Movie Title – the award winning trailer for every award winning award winning movie ever made… http://tumblr.com/xi5787hah #
Photo: Part of the plan of having more floor space/all comics in one place at new house is that at some point… http://tumblr.com/xi5787tvs #
Photo: Absolutely beautiful Lost subway map by John Cabrera http://tumblr.com/xi5787ymd #
When DID the tendency in magazines to give stupid captions to ordinary photos start? I want to say Loaded, but now it's out of control. #
@georgelondon Um, what? No. You silly man. in reply to georgelondon #
@Mykx Good point! Both were tonally odd for Disney, weren't they? in reply to Mykx #
Video: I hadn’t seen this footage of Darth Vader with Dave Prowse’s voice before the Earl Jones dub, before… http://tumblr.com/xi5788n68 #
Don't want to be an idiot, but is it poss to groom a 17 year old? Thought it was kiddie term. #
@ryanklindsay Ah, but as I recall, I was wrong. So all the help of a chocolate teapot! (Nobody ever replies when I ask a question either!) in reply to ryanklindsay #

2010-03-09 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 9/03/10

@Butwin It sounds like you visited Waybuloo! in reply to Butwin #
@DJDarren Yup. And probably the exact moment when I saw my second, third and fourth, too. in reply to DJDarren #
@DJDarren For me, in two or three different ways. It was a couple of video tapes I found in my parents' (I assume my dad's) bureau… in reply to DJDarren #
@DJDarren …It was the first time I'd considered that my parents might own such things, & also 1st time I had a concept of the hardcore. in reply to DJDarren #
@DJDarren Heh… I remember that at one point, there was a man entirely wrapped in cling-film (ALMOST entirely), trying to evade arrest. in reply to DJDarren #
@RichMOMB You can come walk the dog with me. An actual schedule might get me out of bed by 9… in reply to RichMOMB #
@ourman I quite like him, but Ed Wood is my favourite Burton film that isn't like a Burton film. in reply to ourman #
@ourman It does show a lack of conviction, doesn't it? Not unlike a smiling goth. But I'm soft on Depp. Might be a man-crush. in reply to ourman #
@DJDarren Absolutely positive. It was set in a whore house in the US, for a start. It was only one of 3 tapes, mind. in reply to DJDarren #
@ourman Ah, it's pretty much just Depp circa Benny & Joon I like. & that's more reflected glory from Mary Stuart Masterson. in reply to ourman #
@steevbishop Either someone whose mother LOVES F1, or someone who hates their own mother? in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop Either way, that's a bit of a pain in the arse, innit? in reply to steevbishop #
@ourman Really strong support from everyone in that movie, too. All Depp really needs to do is turn up. & do quaint Chaplin impression. in reply to ourman #
@mattfraction LOLs… if that's how you treat your friends, how do you treat your enemies, worse I expect. in reply to mattfraction #
@steevbishop I tell you, sometimes it's like those guys don't realise how much they need you! in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop That is some twisted ass bull sheet. Do they have a Twitter account we can complain to? in reply to steevbishop #
Video: YouTube Closes Down For The Night (via eddierobson78) (This might only really work if you’re of a… http://tumblr.com/xi576pbjm #
@steevbishop These people JUST HAVE NO CLUE. in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop Um… why has she pulled her kids out of school? How odd. Isn't everyone a little bored of parental anguish by now? in reply to steevbishop #
I said bored… I meant jaded. Jaded by. That may have been a Freudian slip of some kind. #
@steevbishop I remember a quote from her husband last week that was used as proof of how terrible Venables was but just sounded exasperated. in reply to steevbishop #
Heard some shocking news about a woman at the place @Sulman & I used to work. G1 was quite shaken, having worked closely with the woman. #
@steevbishop Again & again & again. It's a given that these parents never really get over it, but media shouldn't pander to that emotion. in reply to steevbishop #
…I know I'm supposed to feel some sadness over the news, but can't muster it up. Either I'm broken, or just consistent in my loathing. #
@Sulman A prominent member of staff has died. May be after your time. Will DM… in reply to Sulman #
What say we just drag Venables behind a car through the streets of Liverpool, the draw & quarter him in the spot covered by that camera..? #
…Fergus can get some comfort from it; the rest of us can just take a thrill from the bread & circuses of it all. Would that square things? #
@Sulman I agree, but like so many other news stories, it isn't being addressed, with all this distraction going on… in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman …that facts are starting to come out doesn't detract from the fact that the story was mostly noise from the start. in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman & actually, that's a brilliant point. The theme coming in from the coverage is that evil can't be rehabilitated. in reply to Sulman #
G1 & I were talking about this yesterday: A young man, incarcerated since v.young… Child porn wouldn't be a massive surprise, would it? #
Photo: Dating Tips For Women via girlperson via seltzerlizard via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal http://tumblr.com/xi576qruv #
Los Campesinos! – Rockfeedback Session – “I remember being naked to my waist but not in which direction…”… http://tumblr.com/xi576s8kv #
Video: Yeah, ok… the new Iron Man trailer does look pretty shit hot… (via acheverton) http://tumblr.com/xi576scgj #
"…amid fears he was caught with vile child porn." – Express in “some child porn not so bad” shock! http://tumblr.com/xi576sll3 #
@SamShepherd You mean aside from that 1st one? Isn't that enough? I ASK YOU, ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?? </ironic hysteria> in reply to SamShepherd #
@gimpnelly You know, those people are worthless. WORTHLESS! I am a particular percentage MORE LIKELY to follow someone who talks about VM. in reply to gimpnelly #
@SamShepherd If we just settled back into the whole "eye-for-an-eye" system, we'd find that these situations would sort themselves out. in reply to SamShepherd #
The thing about the 1st dance at a wedding is that it needs to get a dance-floor full of people up after about a minute, doesn't it? #
Those of us who think our lives are so hard should just look at the plight of poor Big Bird… #
RT @sesamestreet: Big Bird: It’s hard for me to type these tweets. Keyboards aren’t made for those of us with wings. #
@gimpnelly Pasty white boy high five! Right on, sister! in reply to gimpnelly #
@Mykx That "Three" looks gorgeous, oh yes! in reply to Mykx #
You know, I take some small comfort in the fact that in a city as populous as London, it's still newsworthy when someone dies from stabbing. #
@Sulman Isn't it weird? Maybe I just expect the world to be much worse than it actually is. Or am given the impression that it is. in reply to Sulman #
Photo: How It’s Done: Iron Man’s Briefcase Armor @ Project : Rooftop Yes, I know, stupidly geeky, but… http://tumblr.com/xi576uo8f #
girlperson: http://tumblr.com/xi576wb3b #
Video: This is far too cute and lovely. I am downloading the song when I get me some home. MULLET BABY… http://tumblr.com/xi576wwff #
@bevismusson If I was going to Bristol, sir, I'd happily… uh… sell a kidney or something and give you the 100. Always good seeing you! in reply to bevismusson #
Photo: Jeff Bridges, by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin via louobedlam http://tumblr.com/xi5770bqd #
claytoncubitt: This is something I try to always remember to do… those of us who would petition that the… http://tumblr.com/xi57722pe #
Photo: retconpunch: http://tumblr.com/xi5774109 #
Photo: Always gorgeous art from thomas ehretsmann http://tumblr.com/xi5778gy7 #
Photo: Missed Connections: Long Curly Brown Hair on the Q Lordy, I have been there. http://tumblr.com/xi577dh7i #
Video: Auto-Tune the News #10 Turtles. (via schmoyoho) (Can’t believe I missed an Auto-Tune the News!) http://tumblr.com/xi577dr78 #
Photo: drinkyourjuice: Oh, my, I’ve been here… http://tumblr.com/xi577faam #
Photo: Carrie Stetko by Steve Lieber from Kevin Church Lovely. Love me some Lieber… and some Stetko. http://tumblr.com/xi577i2w1 #

2010-03-06 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 6/03/10

Today is not, so far, a good day for me. Think coming back to work yesterday was a bit optimistic, for one thing. Feel worse today. #
BUT! Did get to record a lovely #MOMBcast last night. I think the shows have been consistently pretty good for our listener… #
…But last nights was the 1st one in a couple of weeks that I've enjoyed recording that much. I blame @JamesMOMB! #MOMBcast #
@kierongillen Just read that Q&A thing, which made me wonder: Does being part of X Stable put greater sales requirement on a book..? #
@kierongillen I'm curious, because it's hard to imagine SWORD (Or Unknown Soldier, etc) selling less than other books from each publisher. #
@georgelondon Um… in reply to georgelondon #
Oh, fuck you, Adobe Reader. Fuck you all up in your brainsack. #
@rolhirst Yes, its bally brainsack! in reply to rolhirst #
@georgelondon …Trying to open a job application at Peter Symonds College site for the lady indoors. It is being a High King Canute. in reply to georgelondon #
@georgelondon Sure… e-mail imminent… in reply to georgelondon #
@georgelondon Yes. Correct. Otherwise why would I need your help with the power of Acrobat Pro? YOU DID OFFER… in reply to georgelondon #
Right. #MOMBcast 24, is it? http://is.gd/9Kgg3 #
Everyone… it was a great one last night, I think. Am just listening to it now as I work… #MOMBcast 24 http://is.gd/9Kgg3 #
Whoops. @JaneMOMB does a great intro but stumbles at the last, gag-filled hurdle. #MOMBcast It's @JamesMOMB's fault. #
We are now very proud to be members of the comic podcast network. #MOMBcast 24. It was @JamesMOMB's birthday. #
"Isn't pride a sin, Papa @JamesMOMB?" Plus, @butwin hurt everyone's feelings. #MOMBcast 24 #
Also @JamesMOMB doesn't think buggery is a sin. He thinks ALL sexual things are sins. He hates the sinners. But he LOVES the sins. #MOMBcast #
Yay! I forgot! I told those two jokes. They are hilarious! Listen to the #MOMBcast 24 for those jokes in full. #
If you were the people who tweeted those jokes in the first place, please get in touch for full credit. #MOMBcast 24 #
I apparently spent last week JUST looking at babies. That sounds a bit creepy, hearing it back. #MOMBcast #
Video: Mentioned on #MOMBcast 24: Clive Dunn – Grandad http://tumblr.com/xi572xx6g #
Teehee! @JaneMOMB Audio sizes! Also, @JamesMOMB had a wet tweet. #
Uh… on #MOMBcast I mean. #
Video: Also kind of mentioned on #MOMBcast 24: St Winifreds School Choir – Theres No-One Quite Like Grandma… http://tumblr.com/xi572xzem #
Tut. Stupid @JamesMOMB & his stupid waves of self-awareness. Also, & his stupid apology to Herge. #MOMBcast 24 #
@Butwin Heh… you'll have to listen to the #MOMBcast ..! (It's in the first ten minutes, don't worry…) in reply to Butwin #
@Butwin (Also, no harm done. It was only @JamesMOMB and @JaneMOMB. Me and @RichMOMB unscathed!) in reply to Butwin #
Overheard: #MOMBcast 24 – How Science Works… – nixsight: To be fair to you, James, you weren't wrong AT THE… http://tumblr.com/xi572y9xb #
Everytime I listen to a #MOMBcast I can't decide whether it's a really bad, or really good, idea to let @JamesMOMB & I just chunter on. #
@Butwin You're a hard man, Mr Ewington. We love it. in reply to Butwin #
It's always good when it takes you 3 minutes of caveats before getting to an actual positive review. #MOMBcast 24 #
Also, listen to me COMPLETELY misrepresent Stephen King's body of work in this week's #MOMBcast http://is.gd/9Kgg3 #
…Just listening back, I can actually FEEL @acheverton whincing in pain. #
Also, should clarify AGAIN that when I talk about photo-reference I'm not talking about tracing. I don't have a problem with it. #MOMBcast #
@Butwin You should feel TERRIBLE. Then you can be a proper part of the #MOMBcast club! in reply to Butwin #
I totally just forced a Spinal Tap gag in. Wonder if my co-#MOMBcast ers caught it. #
Fuck, @JamesMOMB is OBSESSED with meerkats this episode. #MOMBcast 24 #
What IS the creature with the acorn in Ice Age? And Ice Age 2? Etc? Is it a meerkat? http://tumblr.com/xi572yllb #
@Butwin It's like you just couldn't bloody help yourself… Lols. in reply to Butwin #
"It's all about nature, basically." Fucking inspired, Nick. WHY aren't people using us for their book quotes? #MOMBcast #
I DID NOT RIG THE COMIC DELIVERY VAN TO EXPLODE. Just thought I should make that clear. #MOMBcast 24 #
I know this is terrible for so many reasons, but every time @RichMOMB said Agents, I heard Asians. Internal guffaws galores! #MOMBcast 24 #
This week, @RichMOMB has proclaimed that ALL comics will run to 60 issues. #MOMBcast 24 #
Also, apparently @RichMOMB shops for comics geographically. This shit is a boon for retail researchers. #MOMBcast 24 #
"You're implausible!" My awesome comeback to silly old @JamesMOMB. He's like my muse. #MOMBcast #
Hm… @JaneMOMB is setting the bar pretty low for a good week at the comic shop. Teehee! #MOMBcast 24 #
@RichMOMB I definitely think you're onto something! #MOMBcast in reply to RichMOMB #
"They’re artists. They’re mavericks. They’re made of sterner stuff than us." – On comic artists, on #MOMBcast .. http://tumblr.com/xi572z5he #
My favourite thing about the #MOMBcast is when it becomes apparent that one of us has just been off in a world of their own for a bit. #
Demo #2 by @brianwood & @beckycloonan – the book that @JaneMOMB had to stop reading halfway through. Great issue! #MOMBcast #
We talk a bit about the difference between black & white and colour comics in #MOMBcast 24. We have misjudged wisdom! #
@JaneMOMB Heh… It was triggered by something @RichMOMB said about Sweet Tooth. #MOMBcast 24 in reply to JaneMOMB #
This is the bit where I make it sound like I regularly read magazines in @JamesMOMB's toilet. I don't all the time! #MOMBcast #
http://is.gd/9Kv4w – That Batman/Doc Savage Special was actually the introduction to the world in First Wave. SO THERE, YOU GUYS! #MOMBCast #
You can't judge ALL robots by one bad robot's actions, @JaneMOMB #MOMBcast 24 #
I'm pretty sure this whole thing I say about the Batman and guns is pretty much bullshit, people. My apologies. #MOMBcast 24 #
@steevbishop Was it this? in reply to steevbishop #
That Shuddertown preview looked a bit better than we make it sound. I kind of caught @RichMOMB on the hop with it. Sorry! #MOMBcast 24 #
"You're so pimp!" See? See? Another comeback at @JamesMOMB by me! He turns me into a genius! Comedy gold! #MOMBCast #
Heh… @JamesMOMB's pipe is his talisman against all judgement. #MOMBCast #
Right, going home for the afternoon. Cutting off #MOMBcast listening at 01:08:00 #
@steevbishop Oh for… there was supposed to be a link attached to that. in reply to steevbishop #
Yay! Food on the #MOMBCast That ALWAYS goes well! Oh dear. Got disproportionately excited about the cupcakes. I couldn't see them, you see. #
"I can't be reading stuff just because a zombie wrote it." It SOUNDS like the Lemsip talking. #MOMBCast 24 #
Also, @JamesMOMB, listening to you talking about the cupcakes, am thinking next project should be a food podcast… #MOMBCast #
In case it gets lost in the shuffle – we talk about Unknown Soldier by @JoshuaDysart at the 01:10 mark on #MOMBCast 24. http://is.gd/9KIYr #
@joshuadysart That was in case you don't want to listen to the whole thing… #
This is the bit where I bring up 24 in reference to Unknown Soldier & the room stares at me blankly. #MOMBCast 24 #
JASON AARON! NOt Jason Cameron! You fucking idiot, Nick. #MOMBCast #
Timings up for this week's #MOMBcast here: http://is.gd/9KIYr #
http://is.gd/9KIYr #MOMBcast this week: Books by @themightylayman @jeffparker @JeffLemire @BrianWood @BeckyCloonan @brianazz @ThatKevinSmith #
http://is.gd/9KIYr #MOMBcast this week: Books by @nickspencer @joshuadysart @jasonaaron @cameronstewart. Timings up in case you wanna skip! #
Please retweet and otherwise share the fuck out of those #MOMBcast links! And tell us what you think! #
@acheverton There you go, shows how much you should trust the stuff they put in the back of those comics. LIARS! in reply to acheverton #

2010-03-05 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 5/03/10

RT @RichMOMB: Some thoughts on Unknown Soldier, a comic YOU SHOULD ALL READ! http://bit.ly/bUMlH7 @JoshuaDysart #
Morning! Back at work today! May have been a tad optimistic, but no way I'd miss recording @JamesMOMB's birthday #MOMBcast #
http://is.gd/9FaXc – Beast & Beastiality by @jamiesmart. Who genuinely COULD NOT HELP HIMSELF with that title. #
Video: OK Go – This Too Shall Pass Guessing everybody else has seen this already, but it’s very impressive… http://tumblr.com/xi571mwxi #
Just listening to the Lightning Seeds, inspired by @_arien – http://is.gd/9FrYY #
Also, where do I know the intro from their version of You Showed Me from? (Hint: It's not from this song) http://is.gd/9Fsdt #
Listening to Los Campesinos De Michoacan out of curiosity – colleague found them while searching for @loscampesinos after I mentioned them. #
…Suspect I am not first @loscampesinos fan to do this. #
Portal 2? http://is.gd/9FDuw (RT @andydiggle, primarly for @sulman, who I guess is already all OVER this…) #
@steevbishop Yeah, SO? It's an unrequited love, but it's mine & it's true, & I reserve the right to be as public about it as I want! in reply to steevbishop #
@winkswitheffort In bed last night, Girl One said to me "listen to you, breathing normally" in a proud voice. Last few days were lame. in reply to winkswitheffort #
@steevbishop And where's the fun in that? They are all far too young & cute for any shenanigans, anyway. in reply to steevbishop #
@indiaknight @caitlinmoran You two really should just learn to embrace your inner cheeseball. Be proud of such moments of linguistic oddity! #
@steevbishop Fnarf… 12 inches! in reply to steevbishop #
@JamesMOMB Please don't go all exploded! in reply to JamesMOMB #
Photo: Sharon Christa McAuliffe by philipjbond) http://tumblr.com/xi571pxqv #
@gemcampbell I can't answer better than @steevbishop because I stopped being objective about them after the 3rd or 4th day of constant play. in reply to gemcampbell #
@gemcampbell …They occupy some hidden space between mid 90s indie pop & the Pixies that I didn't previously know existed. Worth trying. in reply to gemcampbell #
@gemcampbell Best intro songs are probably My Year In Lists, There Are Listed Buildings & The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future. in reply to gemcampbell #
@JamesMOMB Damn. I HATE those damn Nazis. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB Smirk. It would suck to get blowed up on your birthday, though, wouldn't it? Almost TOO tragic… in reply to JamesMOMB #
@caitlinmoran I'm 36. Do we ever really shake that particular expectation? in reply to caitlinmoran #
@JamesMOMB You should be fine as long as you don't see anyone else in more obvious danger in your immediate proximity… in reply to JamesMOMB #
Yes, I was pooing. SO? #
@watsoncomedian Which I think is why so many of us find refuge in the wisdom that those Loose Women espouse. No pesky gray areas! in reply to watsoncomedian #
"…here are 11 basic financial lessons: (1) your objective each month is spend less than you earn (2) even…" http://tumblr.com/xi571svtk #
@girlonetrack The guy who commented was an idiot, but fairly restrained as such people go. I'd have liked to see the response to them. in reply to girlonetrack #
@JamesMOMB Aww… but at least you have your youth! in reply to JamesMOMB #
@bevismusson Because God is dead? in reply to bevismusson #
@girlonetrack I think it's kinda true. I think Twitter allows us to tone out anyone whose company we don't enjoy, so not the same culture… in reply to girlonetrack #
@girlonetrack …You only have to take 10 minutes to explore Twitter via trending topic to find the pockets of scum & villainy. in reply to girlonetrack #
@joeharrod I don't know about that. But I do love that tie! in reply to joeharrod #
@JamesMOMB Is that up or down from last tweet? 78% and rising? in reply to JamesMOMB #
@jamiesmart Oh, it was romantic… it reminded me of my youth in rural Lincolnshire… in reply to jamiesmart #
@Al_Ewing God knows it's easy enough to get fatigued by it. It's been on rerun since Authority phase 2. in reply to Al_Ewing #
@Lea_Hernandez But… bad dirty sex is my favourite kind! Maybe those guys have the right idea… in reply to Lea_Hernandez #
@joeharrod Oh, wow! Actually, really wow! Thanks for that – everyone does such a good job on the site, & deserves WAY more recognition. in reply to joeharrod #
Mr Jamie @McKelvie tweeted about this print http://twitpic.com/16k7pk , which is actually lovely. & reminded me of this: http://is.gd/9GqOm #
(It's not a direct relationship, but when the synapses spark, it's our duty to honour them, sometimes.) #
@bevismusson Certainly, he has certain horrid traits that have been encouraged rather than diminished by success. in reply to bevismusson #
@steevbishop Which? The print or the story? in reply to steevbishop #
@belle_lulu You're only middle-aged if you're planning on cacking off before you're 70. You aren't, are you? in reply to belle_lulu #
I think I just invented the term "cacking off". What I like about it is that depending on the context, it can mean many different things! #
…all of which are pretty obvious when you hear it! #
@bevismusson I'd find it a lot easier to parse some of those elements if I thought he believed in them. People have different opinions &… in reply to bevismusson #
@bevismusson …I can still enjoy their writing, but I almost feel that pushing a prejudice is worse if you're just doing it for the money. in reply to bevismusson #
@bevismusson (There's a line that Ennis, Ellis & others skate close to but never go over, here & it's all down to narrative merit, I think.) in reply to bevismusson #
@belle_lulu Just saying! You're way younger than me, aren't cha? in reply to belle_lulu #
@steevbishop Oh, for sure. I agree. Not always a fan of the sequentials, but that's a nice print. in reply to steevbishop #
@bevismusson Kick-Ass is one of those rare things, where I'd recommend the movie over the original. It's still pretty profane, mind… in reply to bevismusson #
@bevismusson …But I like JG, & there's enough of a kernel of an interesting story that the further it's divorced from Millar's tendencies, in reply to bevismusson #
@bevismusson …the better. I just don't buy that Millar's a homophobe or racist, & that makes that streak in his work harder to swallow. in reply to bevismusson #
@bevismusson The flat-eyed unfeeling response to trending bothers me much more than having an opinion & fiercely representing it, weirdly. in reply to bevismusson #
@georgelondon Oh, it's just lovely. That first album is beautiful. in reply to georgelondon #
@dailyecho But… but that just keeps giving me that appallingly misjudged John Lennon ad. in reply to dailyecho #
@georgelondon As far as I know, that's the first! in reply to georgelondon #
@belle_lulu Pretty sure. I'm 38 in June! Hang on… in reply to belle_lulu #
@belle_lulu …Uh… maybe 37? in reply to belle_lulu #
Have had a Lemsip. It is the extra super powered one. It has achieved nothing! Wrong. It has made me feel nauseous. #
Oh, wow. Looked at this way, I love my Tumblr even more! http://tumblr.com/xi571wpvq #
Photo: via alidoo via graphiceverywhere http://tumblr.com/xi571wtn9 #
Every Thursday, the call: We're coming to get you, man. & that's it. I'm sunk. It's #MOMBcast time, fuckers. It's an addiction & a curse. #
Photo: retconpunch: http://tumblr.com/xi571wwgu #
Photo: via blackandwtf http://tumblr.com/xi5721uiy #
Photo: 9 0 0 0: “Wave of Mutilation” http://tumblr.com/xi5723rbj #
Photo: retconpunch: http://tumblr.com/xi5725vuo #
@bevismusson I like to think it's more the last with a bit of the 2nd. Early exposure to success off back of other writers too intoxicating, in reply to bevismusson #
@bevismusson …Means he's too prone to taking the easy route to lowest common denominator appeal. (Sorry, got distracted by podcast stuff!) in reply to bevismusson #
@RivkaJacobs Yay! in reply to RivkaJacobs #
@gimpnelly The only thing I love more than Veronica's ability to pump perps is her dad, who is just the best TV dad in the world. in reply to gimpnelly #
@gimpnelly (Also, Logan. He starts out a bad boy, but man are those sad eyes of his dreamy… swoon.) in reply to gimpnelly #
I already know how this sounds, but: #
IS IT TOO MUCH TO EXPECT that Twitter app tell that I am accepted follower of a private account when I follow an "In Reply To" link to them? #
@gimpnelly He's a good actor, but that alone CAN'T be why G1 & I get all warm & comforted whenever Enrico Colantoni is on our telly… in reply to gimpnelly #
@gimpnelly Plus, if my sister hadn't already named her son after some OTHER dude called Logan, we'd seriously be using that name some time. in reply to gimpnelly #
@gimpnelly …(For a cat, or a dog, or whatever.) in reply to gimpnelly #
@gimpnelly He is! He could totally talk me down mid murderous rampage. Like in Flashpoint, I mean. I don't mean I'm going to go on one. in reply to gimpnelly #
@gimpnelly (Also, he totally flashed his winkle in that first episode of Party Down. An actor of his stature! Naked! My word!) in reply to gimpnelly #
@kierongillen Oh for… I was just thinking to myself "Hm, odd, doing a #MOMBcast without reviewing a Gillen comic…" in reply to kierongillen #
@kierongillen How'm I supposed to be sycophantic about OTHER writers when you guys keep jumping onto books I already read! in reply to kierongillen #
@Remender Good to see it's in progress – LOVED that first issue. in reply to Remender #
@gimpnelly … Nope. Tried to think of something to ask you on Formspring. Couldn't think of a SINGLE THING that I hadn't already mentioned. in reply to gimpnelly #
@gimpnelly Either a sign that it's too late, or that Twitter is good for talking to strange people in an informal way and stuff. in reply to gimpnelly #

2010-03-04 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 4/03/10

5th day in a row of having head & shoulders feeling like someone has kicked them repeatedly in. This isn't funny or fun. Or funny. #
@steevbishop LOLs. Am disturbed by how tough it's made looking at monitors etc. in reply to steevbishop #
@DJDarren Your welcome! in reply to DJDarren #
@JamesMOMB I did wonder whether that would provoke a shampoo gag. Good on you for making it! in reply to JamesMOMB #
@steevbishop What Vega stuff was the tipping point for you? in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop Solitude Standing is a glorious album. Those first two are just lovely, actually. Later ones require more patience, I think. in reply to steevbishop #
http://is.gd/9Bmsl – Anyone else think that the artists over at The Sun have lost their way a little? A lottle? (Thanks, @steevbishop) #
@JamesMOMB It's similar, yas! Get well wish taken as sincere, also, innit? in reply to JamesMOMB #
Right. Head pounding, now. Time to go do something not read-ey, for a bit, I reckon. #
@TerryMoore HUGE fan of JJ's art. That book looks pretty cool, too. in reply to TerryMoore #
Listening to @loscampesinos on XFM right now. So fucking on! And so fucking forth! http://is.gd/9Dtcb #
…and yes, I know I'm ill, but I've also slept more in the last three days than I have in the last three weeks, so blah! #
LOLs. @thatswedishgirl & @marcellerby are giving me late night giggles. Either that or I've had too much sleep and am delirious. #

2010-03-02 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 2/03/10

@jhewlett Not doing thongs right? in reply to jhewlett #
@jhewlett OH I SEE! in reply to jhewlett #
Feel like I've been punched. Repeatedly around the head by a metal bar made of metal. This cold is shit. SHIT. #

2010-02-27 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 27/02/10

@ourman Aww… that's too cute. in reply to ourman #
Despite getting to bed at a decent time, I didn't sleep well. Anya was sick a little before bedtime, & my dreams were full of vomit. #
@jhewlett @jhewlett Oh, nice. Well done @TeeshMgray, I say. in reply to jhewlett #
Someone in my office just said "It's pay day Pandamonium". I'll give you 3 guesses who. (It was @samwisemoss) #
@jhewlett Well, then, you, sir, would be wrong. in reply to jhewlett #
BTW, that would have made more sense if I'd said it properly. It's Pay Day PANDA-Monium. #
@georgelondon He meant that there was no point him using the hashtag, cos he's got a private account. in reply to georgelondon #
@Sulman Oh, nice! No point asking whether YOU'RE around for Starbucksing, then! in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman Oh, very droll… in reply to Sulman #
Apparently Portsmouth has gone into administration. Sigh, we were only there the other night & the place looked fine. A little quiet, maybe. #
Watching This Week on iPlayer. Oh, Jesse… I like the sentiment, but I'd be surprised if ALL of those people really WERE necessary. #
@jowadsworth I really, really haven't ever understood it. in reply to jowadsworth #
Teehee. Michael Portillo just said that there was a big black shadow over the economy, in front of Jesse Jackson. My inner PC Monkey winced. #
Photo: The eye of the earth, via bicpen http://tumblr.com/xi56tyax3 #
Photo: fuckyeahfantasticfour, says retconpunch http://tumblr.com/xi56tye1d #
This Alice In Wonderland theme on This Week is really painful. #
@JamesMOMB What's going on? in reply to JamesMOMB #
@georgelondon There you go! in reply to georgelondon #
Are Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott a couple? They act like a couple! I kind of want them to kiss. #
@loscampesinos Oooh, Microserfs! Who's reading that? in reply to loscampesinos #
@loscampesinos It's a great book… it was my primary route into enjoying Coupland – I never got on with Generation X. (Sigh.) in reply to loscampesinos #
@steevbishop Well, it's not me. Mine are still working, look… Oh, hang on. Fuck, busted. in reply to steevbishop #
@JamesMOMB Haven't looked – have the stats dropped? in reply to JamesMOMB #
Watching This Week with @belledejour_uk. I mean, she's on. I'm not watching it with her here. That would be a bit peculiar on a work day… #
@belledejour_uk …Problem with Portillo's notion of teen pregnancy as a lifestyle choice is that horrid as it is, it's not hard to come to. in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk …tho idea that it's entirely financial is simplistic, it's an observable behaviour, at least in some places. in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk I think Abbott's point is closer, but it's enabled by the situation Portillo described. Some teens DO make that choice… in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk (It's the difference between a calculated decision & a smart, educated one, of course!) #
Is that really why Carnivale got canned? Hm. #
Ok, no, scratch that… it WAS because of low viewing figures. #
@steevbishop Have you looked at @glasses_direct? They're pretty quick… though not immediate, if that's what you need… good value though. in reply to steevbishop #
@Butwin in reply to Butwin #
Video: Well, this is all very exciting… Dr Who new series trailer! mayweed: http://tumblr.com/xi56u344q #
@acheverton Is this a trick question? in reply to acheverton #
@Butwin But… who does that make me? I'd like to be whossname – Michael Bien – but suspect I'm actually Dyson. in reply to Butwin #
@Sulman "Had some proximity" sounds more loaded than I'd like… in reply to Sulman #
@Butwin Yup! in reply to Butwin #
http://is.gd/9f0hu – MOMBcast #23 – listening to it now. COMICS! #
#MOMBcast #23… @JakeMOMB introduces the show… peculiarly, because @JaneMOMB is ALSO in the room. Hm. Can there be an explanation? #
#MOMBCast #23 Jake sounded a little different this week… #
@Sulman Hah… I fully expect to read about this in the local papers… in reply to Sulman #
…Oh, yeah, there apparently IS an explanation. It's just not a very good one. #MOMBcast 23 #
Oh, apparently that WASN'T @JakeMOMB. It was one of @JamesMOMB's cuckolding cockheads… #MOMBCast 23 #
Yeah, you can tell I was in an odd mood because my voice went all high-pitched for most of these first few minutes. #MOMBcast 23 #
Oh yeah, this was the bit where I mentioned that I stinked at the @loscampesinos gig. I kind of wished I hadn't brought it up. #MOMBCast 23 #
Things I've learned about @loscampesinos from listening to the #MOMBcast 23: There are 50 of them. They are all so young & pretty. #
How many James Bond films have ski chase bits in them? I need to know! (From anyone who isn't @JamesMOMB or @RichMOMB) #MOMBcast 23 #
@acheverton I meant that the "Anyone Knew Why?" bit sounded like something a teacher might say to find out if class has been listening… in reply to acheverton #
@acheverton …It wasn't meant to be taken seriously. in reply to acheverton #
#MOMBcast 23…I'm absolutely right about effing & jeffing in films. Films with big budgets tend to not be that explicit any more. #
Teehee… @JamesMOMB made a Queen joke. #MOMBcast 23 #
"Are you suggesting that the Green Lantern is a lesbian?" – #MOMBcast 23 – we think that the Green Lantern is… http://tumblr.com/xi56u4275 #
I'm SO glad that @JaneMOMB chose to pick up a small-press book for one of her reviews in this week's #MOMBcast 23 #
#MOMBcomics – Friend to small press comics! – http://is.gd/5LWa9 #
@acheverton S'alright, youse! in reply to acheverton #
.@RichMOMB talking about Choker #1 – I think Rich is really hitting his stride with his #MOMBcast reviews, now, which is lovely. #
GoldMAN, not GoldSMITH, @JamesMOMB. Thought as much! #MOMBcast 23 #
Getting tangled up about truth and fiction and stuff on #MOMBCast 23 http://is.gd/5LWa9 #
@SamShepherd I feel your pain on that one. in reply to SamShepherd #
Poor @JamesMOMB, taking the full weight of my despondency on #MOMBcast 23 #
@belledejour_uk Will look forward to that blog! Agree with what @Sulman just said, but also think it ties into what you said on show… in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk Part of problem is there's little to no emotional value placed on the whole milieu for many kids, by education OR society. in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk It's no surprise to me, but should be noted by others, that you've got these particular opinions on these subject… #
@belledejour_uk Problems with sex culture aren't promiscuity or quantity – it's the opposite extremes of hollowness & hysteria on subject… in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk Your comment about faith schools caught me by surprise at 1st, but then made PERFECT sense to me. in reply to belledejour_uk #
"You have to put Jesus out of your mind." Also: "Tina Fey is like Jesus". @JamesMOMB, ladies & gents! #MOMBcast 23 #
"I'm James Insert Surname Here Can I Have My Standing Order Please. Can I have my standing order please?" @JamesMOMB #MOMBCast 23 #
Oh, I think I really tear into Mark Millar in a second. I got a bit more fired up than I meant to. #MOMBcast 23 #
You can't believe a single word he says, though. #MOMBcast 23 #
Oh, forgot about @JamesMOMB's endless notebook. #MOMBcast 23 #
Oh god. @RichMOMB sounded a bit like Ricky Gervais for a brief second there, & now I can't hear anything but! FUCK. #MOMBcast 23 #
YES, @JAMESMOMB, THAT WAS MY POINT! The whole thing about @butwin THAT WAS MY POINT. JESUS. #MOMBcast 23 #
@belledejour_uk I think people don't give some organised religions enough credit for some of the more moderate attitudes expressed in them. in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk I… am probably not explaining myself particularly well, as the end of the day approaches & requirements bundle together! in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk OH FINE! Go off to bed, when some of us have hours to go before sleep… in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk Or, I mean, bed. Hours to go before bed. in reply to belledejour_uk #
Was Tintin a baddie? #MOMBcast 23 #
FFS… @JamesMOMB is INSISTENT that Seinfeld invented "Yadda Yadda Yadda". He's an IDIOT! #MOMBcast 23 #
http://is.gd/9flpK – #MOMBcast 23 Timings up! If you are @wossy @kierongillen @breagrant @Templesmith listen to your bit without the rest! #
#MOMBcast listeners/contributors… Timings up! And that's me out of here… #
@JamesMOMB You don't get to have a say in this. You are clearly a fool. A SEINFELD FOOL! #MOMBcast in reply to JamesMOMB #
Right, hometime! Peterborough here we come! YAY! #
@JamesMOMB, enjoy your birthday drinks, buddy. It's your time! #

2010-02-26 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 6:00 26/02/10

@Sulman Yeah, yeah, alright, Mr Something Something. Very… I want to say MetroSexual, but I don't think that's right. Croissants indeed! in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman Oh, yeah, THAT was it, @belle_lulu reminded me! VERY Middle Class! Hm. Sounded more like an insult in my head. & now I want coffee. in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman …AND pastry. in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman At least they've got the one thing, eh? in reply to Sulman #
@caitlinmoran I think you're both being quite funny on this one. Tho – is he misspelling your name on purpose? in reply to caitlinmoran #
@SamShepherd Nothing important happens when you're not here! How's the house? in reply to SamShepherd #
@SamShepherd Scratch that… just read your reply to @Sulman. Sounds good and gravy! in reply to SamShepherd #
@winkswitheffort Teehee… you talking piglet! in reply to winkswitheffort #
@JamesMOMB I've always been perplexed by those trucks that have Dodge written on the front. What the hell ELSE would you do? in reply to JamesMOMB #
@rhodri I got the feeling there was an element of mischief in there, certainly. But that seemed quite a measured response, really. in reply to rhodri #
@rhodri …It's not like he'll be unused to the abuse, is it? in reply to rhodri #
@SamShepherd I hear that! Oh, last time you were in, did you notice if they've got stock of any extra shelves for… never mind. in reply to SamShepherd #
@JamesMOMB I thought DAF was a Welsh word. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@rhodri Understood the raw bluntness of the reaction, but thought comparison people seemed to make to the Moir thing a little distasteful… in reply to rhodri #
@rhodri …the visceral reaction to his quite tame anti-obit diminishes the nasty sentiment in Moir's piece by comparison. in reply to rhodri #
@rhodri But then, I would say that. I didn't know who McQueen was, & got into trouble for similar arguments after Diana died. in reply to rhodri #
RT @dailyecho: Arsonists torch car http://bit.ly/bO6eZ5 Well, obviously. That's what arsonists do. #
I love the accidentally philosophical nature of the RSS fed-headline. It amuses me no end. (No disrespect to the papers involved…) #
RT @dailyecho: Watch out for flooding http://bit.ly/bmJYbc – Would seem to be excellent advice for life in general. #
@rhodri Wouldn't like to say, 'cos I obviously don't value fashion – if you saw me, you'd understand! – but I did find it disproportionate. in reply to rhodri #
Ikea is a vortex of incompatible emotional reactions, innit? I hate the place instinctively, but can't help loving the ease of use. @Sulman #
…Maybe because I just don't like shops very much, and Ikea is like the ULTIMATE shop. But is good at it. #
@SamShepherd It might be your eyes, by this point. Tho, what am I saying, you're using spirit levels, innit? The instructions say so. in reply to SamShepherd #
@Sulman Fuck me. That's perfect! in reply to Sulman #
RT @Sulman on Ikea: If I was to put my finger on it, it's the zenith of convenient, homogenous consumerism. #
@rhodri What bothers me most about things like this is that they make people I think of as smart behave appallingly. Or like Alan Davies. in reply to rhodri #
@SamShepherd Ah, I think screws etc can still go in at funny angles, if you're not careful. The shelves we got needed constant checking. in reply to SamShepherd #
@SamShepherd (spirit-level still didn't agree with my concept of spatial awareness, mind. Seemed right at angles at odds with wrong ones.) in reply to SamShepherd #
Nobody ends up covered in glory from a full-on slanging match, but I think Young's tweet yesterday undercuts complaints of whining somewhat. #
@JamesMOMB "Mix you metaphors"? LOLs. I'll mix YOU metaphors, you big lug! in reply to JamesMOMB #
"Jay Leno has been on Twitter since last May, has sent 500 tweets, and has 30,000 followers. Conan has…" http://tumblr.com/xi56snftl #
@JamesMOMB Thing is, he wasn't really whinging. Hang on a second… in reply to JamesMOMB #
Overheard: @AndreinaCordani: I thought being flamed was an all part of the job description for you… http://tumblr.com/xi56snid5 #
@JamesMOMB I think it's been framed that way in subsequent commentary, but I thought he was actually pretty reasonable. It would have… in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB …been disingenious to not say anything, & he could have been a LOT more defensive. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB Frankly, sometimes I think these journo flip-attacks are orchestrated just to get us chuntering about it. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB In case it wasn't all that clear what that tumblr link was: http://is.gd/98Zq9 in reply to JamesMOMB #
If a few hundred people were all calling ME a cunt, in a week when bullying was in the news, & my job was writing columns… @JamesMOMB #
@rolhirst Congratulations, guys. CONGRATULATIONS! in reply to rolhirst #
@JamesMOMB Course. Did you really get that much doe-eyed whining from his post? I thought he was saying he COULDN'T really call it bullying. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB But you see, I'm choosing to take that tweet as you passive-aggressively complaining about me calling you an idiot. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@Sulman My point exactly. Well, one of them, anyway. in reply to Sulman #
@JamesMOMB (Though in that instance, I'd argue that you act like an idiot & admit you're an idiot in a mostly wry way, so if someone… in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB …misses the point in a non-ironic way, they're a cunt. But then, I might be projecting, there… ) in reply to JamesMOMB #
Once you START reading headlines as abstract, hard to stop. Guardian says "Boy dies after being hit by falling lamp-post." My mind: blown… #
Did the boy die BECAUSE of the impact, or was it just incidental? The phrasing suggests intent on the part of the lamp-post! & so on. #
@JamesMOMB I'm choosing to believe THAT tweet was part of a continued elaborate campaign on your part. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@ourman Oh, well done! Haven't read post yet, but extrapolating from your tweets with @SamShepherd… Congratulations! in reply to ourman #
@marcellerby Heh… I wrote a 2 pager for the Girly Comic that was ALL a girl staring out of a window. That's writing talent, right there. in reply to marcellerby #
@JamesMOMB Eh? in reply to JamesMOMB #
@davidwynne No, I'm having a proper, full-on, in-depth conversation. @JamesMOMB is using Asterix analogies. in reply to davidwynne #
@DJDarren Listen, I can't help it. I'm whiney. And liberal. in reply to DJDarren #
@belledejour_uk Oh, lovely. Are you bolstering a pre-existing Wire habit with the DVDs, or this your first time? in reply to belledejour_uk #
@JamesMOMB Polygamy ALREADY has a bad name. Who puts two ys in one word with all those Ls and Ps? in reply to JamesMOMB #
"Terry Pratchett welcomes assisted suicide policy"? That's one of those headlines where you know what it means, but it doesn't sound right. #
@idsharman DAMN YOU SHARMAN! I love being in the main hotel. It is swell. in reply to idsharman #
@Sulman Jesus… managed an hour and twenty earlier, but it was still a little tiring. in reply to Sulman #
Nice lunch with @Steevbishop. Did get a nasty splinter under my thumbnail from the Starbucks stirrer. 2nd coffee related splinter this year! #
@Sulman That doesn't help… I'd just be MORE tense when I couldn't smoke, surely? Like, in Starbucks? in reply to Sulman #
I think of it more as nervous energy than tension, mind. Tension suggests restraint, but I go through beermats like the Tazmanian Devil. #
@JamesMOMB Thought you'd like that one. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@Sulman Yeah? I never FEEL particularly different, but then I suppose I wouldn't! in reply to Sulman #
Fucking Libsyn! What use are HALF the useful stats, huh? HUH? #
@JamesMOMB No I think it's true… it's just not very helpful! in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB And now I have too. You bumhead. (The song China In Your Hand, I remain convinced, is about Frankenstein…) in reply to JamesMOMB #
@winkswitheffort Which two? in reply to winkswitheffort #
@winkswitheffort Ah… great books… But I've already got one of them… Hang on. in reply to winkswitheffort #
@winkswitheffort Did you not like them? in reply to winkswitheffort #
@belledejour_uk …I know how this sounds, but I early adopted, & half resent the friends who get to watch it from the beginning, brand new. in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk …Which is to say, I will never get that amazing feeling of watching The Wire for the first time again. in reply to belledejour_uk #
@belledejour_uk @Sulman is right, btw. 2nd season has V.different subject matter, but doesn't take long to get it's hooks back into you. in reply to belledejour_uk #
@winkswitheffort Tut. What sort of books do you like, then? in reply to winkswitheffort #
@JamesMOMB No, but seriously, that's how it feels. You wanker. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB I hate you. I hope you never get Carol Decker out of your head, you big gaylord! in reply to JamesMOMB #
@winkswitheffort That wasn't exactly what I asked, was it? What do you LIKE? in reply to winkswitheffort #
@Sulman Yay! I shall expect you momentarily! in reply to Sulman #
@winkswitheffort Yeah, reading the synopsis of Zadie Smith's novels, Good Omens might not be your thing. The short stories may be tho. in reply to winkswitheffort #
@winkswitheffort I already have them! Sorry, I thought I said. in reply to winkswitheffort #
Photo: Wondering if this is what @JamesMOMB means when he goes on about bears… blackandwtf: http://tumblr.com/xi56suwy5 #
Overheard: Paraphrasing a conversation @loscampesinos last night: – Me (with a big grin): Gareth is SUCH an… http://tumblr.com/xi56sv215 #
@JamesMOMB LOLS! in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB Took a while, but I rooted out my T'Pau inspired story OH YES: http://is.gd/9a5bS in reply to JamesMOMB #
@ElleSergi Is the sperm REALLY something you're consciously aware of? I mean, eggs are a big deal to me but I could be fooled by substitute. in reply to ElleSergi #
@ElleSergi …Like, maybe some frogspawn or a very tiny piece of rice. in reply to ElleSergi #
@JamesMOMB Yeah, I suppose… in reply to JamesMOMB #
@ElleSergi Ah, I see… it wasn't a physical so much as a theoretical need. Like, you weren't planning on harvesting the stuff for… uh… in reply to ElleSergi #
@ElleSergi …I don't know what one might harvest it for. Skidding around on in a comedy fashion? To stop doors squeaking? in reply to ElleSergi #
@ElleSergi OH YUCK! But yeah, that? in reply to ElleSergi #
(@Sulman, had @steevbishop mentioned the "invisible flatmate" to you before? Should we worry? Hang on a second. I'm going to investigate…) #
Hi, there, @steevbishop! Good to see you! Invisible flatmate, you say? Most interesting. Does the flatmate tell you to, you know, DO things? #
@steevbishop …Just out of interest, like? in reply to steevbishop #
(Was gonna mention burnt toast, but that's actually a sign of proper, serious, bad conditions. So I didn't. But look!: http://is.gd/9ae0k ) #
"maybe is a ghost try to make you a breakfast" #
@steevbishop Damn straight I'm jealous of your impending breakdown & subsequent highly publicised killing spree! in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop …Nothing cool EVER happens to me! in reply to steevbishop #
@JamesMOMB Like I said: "MAYBE IS A GHOST TRY TO MAKE YOU A BREAKFAST, FUCKER" in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB But seriously… next time I go in to talk to my doctor about odd butt pains or whatever, I pray they respond by saying: in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB …"sorry i hope im not being rude but this question is really funnny sorry if it was serious but it sounds really funny k" in reply to JamesMOMB #
@steevbishop Yeah, but getting murdered or killing someone is WAY more rare than getting MARRIED. It's like the OPPOSITE of getting married! in reply to steevbishop #
@steevbishop Stupid killer whale! I bet if the killer whale was a fashion designer, people wouldn't make so many jokes. in reply to steevbishop #
RIP Dawn Brancheau. You were a genius at getting the killer whale to go through the water the way you wanted it to. You will be missed. #
@BeaucoupKevin Seriously, I was pretty sure I'd end up spelling it wrong, so I figured I'd be sa… oh, hang on. Someone ELSE, right? in reply to BeaucoupKevin #
@SamShepherd In the immortal words of Facebook, it's complicated. I'm seeing a lot of flip comments about killer whales, which is v.funny… in reply to SamShepherd #
@SamShepherd …but feel sardonic about notion that it's fair to treat one person's death with irreverence, but not anothers. in reply to SamShepherd #
@Sulman in reply to Sulman #
@BeaucoupKevin Truthfully, when I wrote that I'd half forgotten that your surname isn't ACTUALLY "Beaucoup"! in reply to BeaucoupKevin #
@steevbishop I predict a riot of some description. Those seals can be fuckers. in reply to steevbishop #
@Sulman Worth noting, cos story doesn't make it clear, that tho the whale was implicated in 3 other deaths, they weren't all the same lady. in reply to Sulman #
@Sulman Up til the point when it killed her, I think they'd got on fine. in reply to Sulman #
@SamShepherd Actually, I appreciate that it might sound even harsher than intended – I'm pretty sure she really was good at her job. in reply to SamShepherd #
@JamesMOMB S'a dangerous job, is what it is. Probably an amazing one, but with high risks, innit? in reply to JamesMOMB #
@louobedlam I'm pretty sure that'll be more effective if you don't announce it first, but then, I've never tried it… # in reply to louobedlam #
Hmm… think I just invented the "mischievous winky smiley with a rakish, scruffy beard" emoticon, in response to @louobedlam # #
@JamesMOMB Tough one to call. If I go too far down the road on this one, I start to think too hard about fact that I own a dog. in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB I tend to see that as rationalising, when I do it. My dog isn't free to roam at all. She gets to go out when I take her out… in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB But by that rationale, whales & dolphins come looking for boats to interact with in the wild, don't they? in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB OH YES YOU'VE DEFINITELY WON THIS ONE! in reply to JamesMOMB #
@JamesMOMB No, hang on… when dogs chose to come and live with man in the wild, didn't man live in caves and shit? in reply to JamesMOMB #
@Sulman Like in Ice Age? in reply to Sulman #
@georgelondon I'm not sure… I quite love the simplicity of the 2-character basic etc… in reply to georgelondon #
@DJDarren Ah… yeah, you might have noticed that I feel roughly the same way! in reply to DJDarren #

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