Tweets on 2011-08-20

Aug20

RT @libdemvoice: Lib Dem Blog of the Year Awards 2011 – nominations now open http://t.co/Ma7mA4i #
Ah, the postie has been! #
Received a #postcrossing postcard from U.S.A. – http://t.co/sRfvdMB #
Received a #postcrossing postcard from Russia – http://t.co/6gNfuvH #
Received a #postcrossing postcard from Netherlands – http://t.co/R4sVwfH #
RT @TimHarford: "Every hour of TV you watch after age 25 reduces your life expectancy by 21.8 minutes." http://t.co/8BZNKEt #
@artesea can't see any #cbb but without twitter I wouldn't know if it was on. in reply to artesea #
Ah, lovely image on b3ta today. Film buffs will enjoy. http://t.co/cTIJaWN #
Blimey. Mark Mardell is doing an extended "Republican Primaries are Wacky Races" skit on #FOOC #BBC #bias #
@LilyWeston I'm looking at this recipe and wondering if I'm mad enough to try it: http://t.co/nJPge4b in reply to LilyWeston #
Late Nite Baguette Dispenser on ParisDailyPhoto http://t.co/RYYC0JM #
Received a #postcrossing postcard from Italy – http://t.co/NdHfjDX #
@lucyhg bumpy text. watermark when held to light. silver thread visible on one side only, solid when held to light. hologram. in reply to lucyhg #
The English Can Cook: Do's and Don'ts for the supper club guest http://t.co/pL8RNIQ #

Tweets on 2011-08-19

Aug19

@Meryl_F interview went v well but language test – free form writing on current topics – pretty scary. in reply to Meryl_F #
@journodave given the weather up there I'm surprised that hasn't come up before now? in reply to journodave #
@Meryl_F not until next week! 😦 in reply to Meryl_F #
@dr_nick whocallsme.com says it's AA related life insurance sales call. in reply to dr_nick #
@karinjr do you know @willhowells? – he has show of his own plus is blogging reviews at willhowells.org.uk in reply to karinjr #
@lordbonkers yes, yes they were – they might have been EVEN harder in the 1970s… 🙂 in reply to lordbonkers #
*sigh* there's leftover stuffed marrow and leftover homemade soup in fridge. But I want… cereal. Icecream. Choclate. Booze. Sweetehs 😦 #
Not 100% sure P will see the funny side if I text him COME HOME WITH CHOCOLATE OR DON'T COME HOME. So will add a smiley. #
Hmm. So far my timeline has more people moaning about Big Brother than watching it. I can live with this. #
RT @alanfleming: Gosh, I love a twitter client that can block hashtagged messages. (@artesea @Dabr FEATURE REQUEST! 🙂 🙂 #
@DrewCR2 @ae257 that's what you said last night but he hasn't exactly proven value for money yet. in reply to DrewCR2 #
@ae257 say something funny, hilarious man! #
@stephentall are you aiming to come home with both kidneys? in reply to stephentall #
RT @journodave: "When I told my husband I posed in a bedsheet he hit the roof" I think we all know he can't reach that high #bb #
@dr_nick @Meryl_f what do you mean triple replies? in reply to dr_nick #
@ae257 pretty good for a third tweet. *taps foot* in reply to ae257 #
I suppose the soup will do if I grate enough cheese on it. #
He came home without chocolate having not even looked at his phone while he was out. #trainingneedsanalysis #
@MadameNottm benefit of two husbands is we can take turns at the twattery 🙂 in reply to MadameNottm #
Received a #postcrossing postcard from Finland – http://t.co/7kG46Yd #
@CharlotteGore It's just normal for a lady of your age 🙂 in reply to CharlotteGore #
@CharlotteGore I consulted the medical profession just an hour ago, if that's what you mean? in reply to CharlotteGore #
@jonathanfryer try Google Translate. (Unless it's more spam) in reply to jonathanfryer #
Looking at Homebase sun loungers as I have a lot of reading to do this weekend. "Sold singularly." Can't wait to see what that is like! #

Tweets on 2011-08-18

Aug18

@miltonline heh bit of a long way away from Nottingham 🙂 in reply to miltonline #
"Preheat an oven… " an oven? Not the oven or your oven? #
Stuffing a marrow. #
*cough* *choke* *splutter* really, really need to clean oven, stuffed marrow not so much baked as smoked. #
@MarkReckons maybe he's hoping you haven't seen them on Crimewatch or Watchdog? in reply to MarkReckons #
@lordbonkers @DrEvanHarris how many Freudians does it take to change a penis… er… mummy… er LIGHTBULB. in reply to lordbonkers #
@DrewCR2 oh, you noticed Rob, eh? <innocent> #gbbo Those eyes! in reply to DrewCR2 #
Dear god, missed this poor excuse for journalism last year. Clegg puts on weight on holiday: http://t.co/vIGhQBO #
RT @martin_lowe Brilliant! (from Private Eye) #slutwalk #sexyalevels yfrog.com/gysdjuhj #
@turtlestack univerisities, eh? in reply to turtlestack #
RT @alanfleming: This is otterly good news: http://t.co/EX17AEl #
Suited and booted and waiting for the nerves to begin. #

Tweets on 2011-08-17

Aug17

@rhyan24385 OK no probs, add me to list of people interested in the outcome of the survey. in reply to rhyan24385 #
@Psythor heh, me too for the first bit, although I do have a script. in reply to Psythor #
Can't ever hear "Emily Dickenson" without thinking "And I my Robert Frost." #bbcr4 #simonandgarfunkel #
Eek, interesting upholstery on today's bus. http://t.co/TQO0wn7 #
Bugger, wish I'd noticed the "free Wifi on this bus" sign before disembarking. #
Coo. Lots of people in tonight for live Pod Delusion in Leicester's Square Bar. http://t.co/Mnhs4YL #
This is Liz Lutgendorf, blaspheming for the @PodDelusion. http://t.co/oCGPIk4 #
@miltonline wondering how far I'm prepared to go for free port… in reply to miltonline #
@Alexander_Ball thank goodness we no longer have a crazy government hellbent on fingerprinting everyone 🙂 in reply to Alexander_Ball #
RT @NCCLols: RT @DawnHFoster: I'm still pretty upset Kramer vs Predator hasn't been made. #
@lornadupre it's proper unusual on Nottm buses! in reply to lornadupre #
Ah. According to my tasklist. Looks like tomorrow was the date I dumped all my "way, way in the future" todos on. #
Disapproving kitteh at the top of the stairs wants to know what time I call this. http://t.co/qL9wKY2 #
@doctorvee I'm with Bill Bailey – he calls them Cathedrals of Despair. in reply to doctorvee #
@poddelusion no thanks, have only just had breakfast. in reply to poddelusion #
RT @poddelusion: I've put Blake Hutching's song at last night's @PodDelusion Live on YouTube as a trailer… http://t.co/ts4AiP6 #

Tweets on 2011-08-16

Aug16

RT @owenblacker: RT @jenblacker: ONLY CONNECT RESTARTS TONIGHT!!! http://t.co/YItxJki #OverExcited #
@owenblacker started using it when Dabr was having API probs, years ago. Smaller, better tweaked for mobiles, written and hosted by a friend in reply to owenblacker #
@alexfolkes there's always next year. And doncha wanna back contestant @willhowells? in reply to alexfolkes #
Dagnabbit, I shouldn't still be on teh internets as there are CHORES A'PLENTY to be done. #
Mind you, it's got so bad looking at my todo list that I'm thinking, of those tasks that need doing, going leaflethog is the least worst. #
@willhowells are you a social networker? or a vegetarian? in reply to willhowells #
@artesea hey do you think we could have the to/from link as a button next to every tweet along with at, at-at, msg, star, retweet? in reply to artesea #
Have just noticed I'm still on the internet. THIS MUST END! #
Hey, wait, a weather report from New York City? Two months rain in one day? I must read at once! #
@helenduffett coo, what a lovely looking place in reply to helenduffett #
MT @lucyhg: RT @KukuApps: Great example of engaging consumers with Mobile QR codes and Apps http://t.co/okFQIaL #
@artesea excellent 🙂 (@owenblacker this is what makes dab.argh different) in reply to artesea #
@hughmcguire yeah, but after a coupla weeks it gets better again. in reply to hughmcguire #
@alexfolkes wow, good boycotting there. in reply to alexfolkes #
Received a #postcrossing postcard from Germany – http://t.co/IjbIt6Z #

Tweets on 2011-08-15

Aug15

@Meryl_F have only ever sung those words to the anthem not as a hymn. in reply to Meryl_F #
@sarabedford chasing the dragon more worrying 🙂 in reply to sarabedford #
Healthy soup to remedy lack of veg today. Lentil and bacon. Teeny tiny glass of wine. #
Just found "The Good Cook" on iPlayer – want to make everything from the first episode! #
Biting my tongue and dealing with a stroppy baroness. #
@modernbutterfly have had my passive agressive strop and now my lips are sealed 🙂 in reply to modernbutterfly #
RT @Psythor: #Leicester people! Come to this tomorrow night! http://t.co/bxbsnV8 #SITP @SITP ! #
@veganbear gah. It's amazing how awful it feels to fall down the stairs. I pulled out a banister when I did it! (still unfixed!) in reply to veganbear #
@nickparkhouse "there is no A in 'definitely'" / "there is no E in 'ridiculous'" … there must be others in that stable too. in reply to nickparkhouse #

Tweets on 2011-08-14

Aug14

Early bride. Best kind. (@ Daybrook St Pauls) [pic]: http://t.co/u48arDb #
@owenblacker @sunny_hundal cracking post on that topic scheduled on LDV for Monday 🙂 in reply to owenblacker #
David Blunkett on radio, and "I'm touching wood as I speak." Euw. Unwanted mental image. #
Third time to supermarket this week – all because I didn't do a mealplan. #
Clegg might not have said anything newsworthy in Leicester, but he made front page of Nottingham Post http://t.co/8PieVMd #
Have just been introduced to the Nisbets catering supplies website. I may be some time #
Oooh. Chef's crocs. Oooh. Special Chef's buffs. #
@MathewHulbert @stephentall I was referring to tweet from Leics Merc reporter http://t.co/ddHm3FB in reply to MathewHulbert #
Ooh, recrudescence – there's a word and a half. | The Economist http://t.co/KHiBsW0 #
RT @TheOnion: Excited Military Can Hardly Wait To Start Asking, Telling http://t.co/3GoU1rs #OnionReview #
Dear all, there will be a Pod Delusion Live in Leicester on Tuesday, at which you can hear my thoughts on the topic Personal Hygiene. #
Please, no sniffing in the front row. Who do you think I am? Mr Smellytweet? #
@MrMilktray Square Bar, 7.30pm, Tuesday. Live recording of http://www.PodDelusion.co.uk : speakers, questions, alcohol… http://t.co/xyf5fKr in reply to MrMilktray #
Good grief. It's almost impossible to google "The Square Bar, Leicester" without getting answers on bars in Leicester Square. #
@modernbutterfly she'd only waste it. in reply to modernbutterfly #
Eh? the #bbcr4 service has a tiny neat choir singing Be Thou My Vision to the tune of Lord of all Hopefulness. #
Very poor night of sleep. Late dinner, Laura Norder marathan, then reprise of the "dress rehearsal but I don't know the lines" dream. #
"If it were straight up Rocky Horror, I'd've known the lines before we started, but you had to rewrite it." #transvestiteflounce #dream #
All the best dreams – even the anxiety dreams – have a #transvestiteflounce #
@Meryl_F it's the words to that saccharine Chilcott anthem you liked – http://t.co/VOAzLTJ in reply to Meryl_F #
Two lots of service ringing this morning. Get me! (@ St. Peter's Church) http://t.co/mv3IoY2 #

Tweets on 2011-08-13

Aug13

#Nottingham District Judge goes on rampage through defendants. http://bit.ly/qFIO9t #
Need some change for the photobooth. (@ Espresso Bar John Lewis) [pic]: http://t.co/NEvrbZv #
Photobooth fail. Down arrow didn't work and no button for abort. http://t.co/CfR4Srg #
Oh wow – #CDWM South Devon on Channel 4 right now has Simon Drew as contestant. I love his design and artwork. http://t.co/r3iIttR #
@NCCLols @NottsProfSteve next time you pay a tradesman in cash to avoid VAT? in reply to NCCLols #
We had Tivo installed this week. It automatically tapes things it thinks you will like. Currently taping "Aliens and the 3rd Reich". Gulp. #
@stephentall @owenblacker real Amazon more scary when postie raises eyebrow. What have you bought now, eh? in reply to stephentall #
@stephentall @owenblacker postie lives on my street, hides my parcels if I'm not in. Mind you if I go mad and buy huge things, he's narked. in reply to stephentall #
@meerkatmartin well if people clamour for him to return from holiday, he has to be seen to be doing something. in reply to meerkatmartin #
Good grief. Weird kitteh pushchairs. http://t.co/jCL3hKz Can you imagine walking into the v-e-t with one of these? #
@10anta the rule is "don't eat fish paste, ever!" HTH. in reply to 10anta #
@10anta actually, the rule is open the jar, look at it and if it still smells bad, you're ok. in reply to 10anta #
@jamesmcgraw some helpful links in the comments here: http://t.co/p5JFxFZ incl 2x BBC and a book. in reply to jamesmcgraw #
@10anta not that much of a snob, just don't like fish much. (with poss exception of sardine and tomato paste…) in reply to 10anta #
@10anta maybe the rule is buy smaller jars? In any case, don't completely reseal jars because of anaerobic bacteria. http://t.co/IsA80bm #
Now srsly craving sardine and tomato paste. Damn you, @10anta. #
@driedbasil I've been hankering after a special kitchen tablet for recipes / shopping lists. Paperless kitchen, in fact. in reply to driedbasil #
@lordbonkers apart from housing benefit, you mean? in reply to lordbonkers #
@binny_uk was the kitty distressed? in reply to binny_uk #

Tweets on 2011-08-12

Aug12

Handing in bag o'books #decluttering (@ Oxfam) http://4sq.com/nw9AGR #
Billionaire on the radio. #earworm time again. (@ Cut 'n' blow) http://4sq.com/mY4ohg #
Headed to supermarket just as hunger hit. (@ Sainsburys Arnold) http://4sq.com/nJ4Tn4 #
Real fast food. http://flic.kr/p/ac5412 #
Forgot to cook corn on the cob to go with the steak. Probably just as well – I am stuffed enough! #
RT @Therealdavelamb: RT @jacques_aih: At any time a sudden compulsion to sing "The Lion Sleeps tonight" is only a whim away. #
This is what I made for dinner, apart from somehow forgetting all but cream part of Step 3 by the time I got d/stairs. http://bit.ly/nFV9Wd #
@jonnieperry I took a piccie earlier! in reply to jonnieperry #
RT @veganbear: RT @poniewozik: Glad to heard Bert and Ernie officially not going to marry, because honestly? Bert can do better. #
@NGHodder I can recommend M J Accident Repair on Hucknall Road http://bit.ly/qBrmZn in reply to NGHodder #
I really love it when bureaucratic organisations show they have sense of humour. http://chzb.gr/o109WT #
Ooh, a postcard from 500postcards.net ! That was quick! @500postcard #

Tweets on 2011-08-11

Aug11

A slide for adults in a hurry to catch their train. http://bit.ly/qPmbvX #
Add this one to the list of funny signs promoting gay marriage. http://bit.ly/pNXfOh #
@meerkatmartin who do you think you are, Dan Snow? 🙂 in reply to meerkatmartin #
The list that @nottspolice has just run is scary, much of it very close. My street still safe and quiet. #
@lucyhg yeah, sorry just turned on laptop and it posted tweet from last night. I meant the list of tweets roundabout midnight. in reply to lucyhg #
Sorry last tweet referred to list of tweets @nottspolice ran overnight. Just rebooted laptop. #
@Meryl_F apparently 🙂 in reply to Meryl_F #
What is it with insurance companies and bad puns. Morethan Freeman?! #
Saw a recipe in Sainsburys mag at checkout coupla months ago, does anyone have a copy? Choc mint pots made with fresh mint, pretty layers. #
RT @alixmortimer: I suppose what we have to remember is that many of these people are too disenfranchised to have CiF. #
@cupofbeans you mean apart from Amazon? in reply to cupofbeans #
Watching CSI. Had no idea it was "petit larceny" had always just assumed petty. #
@catofstripes @ramtops *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *grunt* *pop* Hooray! *glug* *glug* *chink* in reply to catofstripes #
Wow. Spectacularly poorly targeted spam gets my surname wrong and invites me to be in who's who for a town nowhere near me. #
RT @maggiephilbin: RT @banksybanks: @Glinner my favourite riot typo was on Sky News subtitles: 'Man injured after being attacked by writers' #

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