• Visiting nephews http://4sq.com/jKnPqe #
• RT @ramtops: I wonder how true this is … | Behind corporate walls, the masters of the universe weep – from the Indy. http://ind.pn/mlRVxq #
• Watching Date Night again. It's really good! #

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• Why, yes it is possible to cram in a sarnie and a cream tea before the last steam train leaves. #
• I'm at Isle of Wight Steam Railway http://4sq.com/jetXy8 #
• I'm at Isle of Wight Owl and Monkey Sanctuary (Five Acres Farm, Staplers Road, Newport) http://4sq.com/kM3k31 #
• Apparently the owls and monkeys have all been put to bed because it is so wet and miserable. #
• I'm at Totland Pier [pic]: http://4sq.com/lqqdGZ #
• @rfenwick @nmackinnon I remember my spirits lifting, crossing the Tyne after a difficult journey north for a Uni open day in 1995. in reply to rfenwick #
• @rfenwick @nmackinnon journey took so long the booked youth hostel wouldn't let me in and directed me to YWCA. #
• @rfenwick @nmackinnon in the end, main reason for not going there was genuine inability to understand anything said to me. #
• Thermal socks to bed tonight, I think. #
• I'm at Roebuck Camp & Caravan Park http://4sq.com/ljwrlX #
• I'm at Isle Of Wight Tipi Holidays (Gatehouse Rd, Rydr) [pic]: http://4sq.com/j2QeBU #
• RT @TheOnion: Remember: Insomnia is only a problem if you are employed or have a reason to live. http://onion.com/9CANij #InsomniaTips #
• RT @alanfleming: The classic line in The Exorcist, was edited for television to "your mother wears socks that smell". Fantastic. #fb #
• RT @TheOnion: Try counting sheep, rather than the number of times you've failed as a wife and mother. http://onion.com/9CANij #InsomniaTips #

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• I just unlocked the "Swimmies" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/msP95P #
• Such a different place when the sun shines (@ Shanklin beach) [pic]: http://4sq.com/iMdRrC #
• What are Weaver fish? #
• I'm at Blackgang Chine (Blackgang Road, near Ventnor) [pic]: http://4sq.com/iIUak6 #
• Sitting at the top of a cliff overlooking Freshwater Bay. Sun glinting off sea. Can see fluffy seagull chicks on rock. Kyakers on horizon. #
• Hoping @helenduffett's desk at new lib den hq will right in middle with everyone else spiraling out. #
• Tonight I am dining on suspect tinned meat substantially beyond its bbe. If found dead in tent in morning, blame dinner. #
• Not dead. But it is raining so hiding out in washing up hut charging my phone. #
• My email auto responder says I'm on the South Island. Have been asked if that means I'm in New Zealand. Sadly not! #

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• Right. Well. The tent is up. The bed is made. The sun is out.:-) #
• Things I have heard whilst sitting in sun drinking tea: horses. Blackbird. Peacock. Wind in trees. Steam whistle. #
• I'm at The Garlic Farm (Mersley Lane, Newchurch) [pic]: http://4sq.com/lRZtRt #
• Grinding teeth and hoping peacock goes to sleep soon. #
• Getting ready for Operation Camp Fry-up. (Ooh! A sausage!) #
• I'm at Rosemary Vineyard (Rosemary Lane, Ryde) http://4sq.com/lnz7IS #

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• Missed the boat (thank goodness they sail every 30 mins) (@ Wightlink Ferry Terminal (Car Ferry)) http://4sq.com/lcXxxa #
• Might chicken out of camping tonight as it is hammering down but rest of week forecast ok. #
• The boat is underwater. Bloody hell, that was quick. #
• UnderWAY, Dammit autocorrect! I am not eyewitnessing the sinking of Isle of Wight ferry "St Helen" #
• Is Isle usually visible from Portsmouth? Cos it ain't today. #
• Flicking through Wight Life mag. On to do list: garlic farm. Ale of Wight, hoho. And Owl and Monkey sanctuary. Together at last! #
• @neilfawcett Hehe 🙂 in reply to neilfawcett #
• @dr_nick just drove past it. Lots of cagoules. in reply to dr_nick #
• 
  Weather's improving http://flic.kr/p/9SP2rb #
• Big waves and no rain. (@ Steamer Inn) [pic]: http://4sq.com/jhPM5U #

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• @willhowells have you had the one where someone is murdered by being handcuffed to patio furniture and thrown in a pool? in reply to willhowells #
• @willhowells saw that one in childhood and had nightmares about it for years! #
• @Psythor hell is other people, so IKEA only hell at weekends. Try late one evening in the week. in reply to Psythor #
• Who's this guy on #bbcr4 who's just said women don't read crime fiction?! #interrobang #
• So much camping stuff *I don't need* <<stern voice to self>> (@ Decathlon) http://4sq.com/ksIL1l #
• @Orcs umm… maybe? in reply to Orcs #
• @binny_uk @helenduffett how ungallant! in reply to binny_uk #
• RT @miketd: People do 'rabbit ear' air quotes. Has anyone started doing 'air hashtags' as they make a point or say a punchline … < #IKR #
• RT @ianvisits: Kitten wants breakfast cereal – Really wants it. http://bit.ly/kKZjdv #
• @stephentall ginormous gin? in reply to stephentall #
• @Orcs you can buy a shit one for under £20 and not have to worry about returning it. http://bit.ly/jLFc6f in reply to Orcs #
• David Miliband "waiting for brother to fail" << hasn't that already happened in spades? #
• @helenduffett is he still living? in reply to helenduffett #
• Looking through my collection for a really hideous birthday card for @helenduffett #
• @DavidStockdale uhuh, and what do all the people who aren't awful party hacks think? in reply to DavidStockdale #
• The Kindle would be more like the #HHGTTG if a few more guide books were actually available on it 😦 #
• Time between opening loft hatch and both cats being up here? Less than two mins! #
• @binny_uk they're socks for diabetics in reply to binny_uk #
• I pity whoever it is at @HouseofTwitsLib who wades through my fuckton of personal tweets and chooses to highlight the rare political ones. in reply to HouseofTwitsLib #
• RT @owenblacker: RT @chicagomedic: It is ill-advised to put the pt on the pulse ox & tell em its gaydar & they're registering 100% gay #
• @adamrio not the #hookers in reply to adamrio #
• Wow, @Dopplr, that was a fantastically wrong interpretation of my email. Do you not do UK style dates? #
• Three people I follow went to IKEA today, in Oop North, London and California. @kayray @psythor @charlottegore #
• Dagnabbit Dopplr, I am not going to be on the Isle of Wight from now until Christmas! #
• RT @thingsgretasays: What IS it IN garlic that is bad for vampires? I know it's not iron, because iron's in blood, so it's good for them. #
• RT @thingsgretasays: C: Greta I don't KNOW all the chemical constituents of garlic and how they agree with vampires. G: Well, FIND OUT! #

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• @just_hotels hey can you find me something within walking distance of #ldconf for £30 a night? in reply to just_hotels #
• RT @journodave: Who knew the press team at Volvo were bitchy? Nice of them to get political re recession. http://bit.ly/jgx2nW << awful PR! #
• @NewsCrier stop mentions #
• Things I am making for dinner: http://bbc.in/lsgurv
  http://bbc.in/kOyLBl
  http://bbc.in/kF0Y7s #
• 
  Dinner. Not wowed by any of the recipes http://flic.kr/p/9S9FMM #
• @sarahbrown1984 @10anta what's stopping you? http://www.alexfoster.me.uk/contact/ in reply to sarahbrown1984 #
• @just_hotels 1 person, super cheap room, pref with breakfast, Mon-Wed, walking distance from conf centre. in reply to just_hotels #
• @10anta what are you getting me into? Is this some sort of mockery? in reply to 10anta #
• @Nathage I don't have a clue who you are or what you are talking about. in reply to Nathage #
• Bleurgh, feeling a little gastrically unsteady after dinner of KILLER SALAD. #
• @LloydieJL light a candle? have a bath? in reply to LloydieJL #
• People have been talking about #andrewreeves funeral all day and it still just feels so wrong 😦 #
• X Men in All-but-empty huge screen X. (@ Cineworld) http://4sq.com/j13Tc3 #
• I just unlocked the "Zoetrope" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/l3VZZs #
• 
  Graffiti http://flic.kr/p/9Sgk8J #
• Nothing in diary for a week. So… #poll Shall I go camping? To the Isle of Wight? http://twtpoll.com/y0sx1c #

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• @robinstaple googling arak – can you buy that in Nottm? in reply to robinstaple #
• Eek, my car insurance has gone up by at least £200 😦 #
• RT @madeupstats: A quarter of French rainfall is eventually bottled and exported to the UK.
  (Presumably, the UK's a bit short on water) #
• You should always cycle in the cycle line in NY. http://bit.ly/kzl7Tw (how has this guy not knackered his bike?) #
• Lib Drinks (@ Fellows, Morton & Clayton) http://4sq.com/iPnIo4 #
• @dr_nick I haven't 🙂 in reply to dr_nick #
• Cheese & chips (@ Moulin Rouge) http://4sq.com/me52z8 #
• RT @lordbonkers: Remembering #andrewreeves at the Lib Dem Bloggers Unconference, Edinburgh, 2009 http://bit.ly/8AJTXM <- when I met him too. #
• RT @Lobbydog: Ed Balls papers for people in a rush… http://is.gd/x9qWJG #
• RT @ianvisits: YES! RT @shalinee Who needs lorem ipsum when you can have bacon ipsum http://baconipsum.com/ #

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• Oooh, impressive thunder over #Nottingham right now. #
• RT @leftlionlive: So is there any truth in the rumour that Wollaton Hall in #nottingham will be Wayne Manor in the next Batman film? #
• Ooh, apparently it's true – filming #Batman in Nottingham http://bit.ly/mnxETe #
• @LeMistralBistro yeah, that's not all it means! in reply to LeMistralBistro #
• @ChristofHughes we already have spaceship shaped buildings on campus in Nottm: http://bit.ly/mCDJKU in reply to ChristofHughes #
• @ChristofHughes that sort of planning meeting wouldn't happen in full committee, for shizzle. in reply to ChristofHughes #
• @ChristofHughes and Nottingham also doesn't allow any public contributions at planning, which is unusual these days. in reply to ChristofHughes #
• Dear god, HTC, how can you possibly have run out of space AGAIN!? #
• @artesea yeah, there's nearly 3,000 in there in reply to artesea #
• 
  Thinking about getting a haircut before doing my conference mugshots http://flic.kr/p/9RF9EX #
• Freezers with drawers don't work well with icecube trays. #
• "Put olive oil and salt on the potatoes" -How do you do this without getting oil on the salt, salt on the oil and both all over the kitchen? #
• OK, this may not be news to most peopel. BUt pastis is better than ouzo. #
• Why do we even have ouzo? How did ouzo get in ou rhouse? #

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• Off to see if I can squeeze another cup of coffee out of the pot. #
• RT @mpntod: Take That trapped on stage robot during Manchester show http://bbc.in/lgk6et // And there was I thinking Spinal Tap was a spoof #
• RT @andershanson: New blog post: Is the logic of a 25% loss of Lib Dem seats right? http://bit.ly/j6603u << good discussion of boundaries #
• Looks like 18th century spinster @GertrudeSavile is helping out in an election for the next few weeks. #ff #
• @GertrudeSavile how good is his email list? 🙂 in reply to GertrudeSavile #
• Nom nom nom – 3 course meal cooked and eaten in less than an hour. #
• Now cooking tomorrow's dinner. I've burned my fingers, melted the dials on the hob and totes stunk out the house. #
• @rfenwick a compliment or a massive IP infringement? in reply to rfenwick #
• @dr_nick I used the Very Big Frying Pan which overlaps the hob a bit. It must have been touching the dials. Dunno why they're meltable. in reply to dr_nick #
• Choosing a name to attract the voters http://bit.ly/ikZYy0 << fascinating glimpse into San Fran politics #
• Don't use your phone at the cinema (Uncensored) http://bit.ly/j3Md1d <<< I only use mine during the ads! #
• Bin watching Law & Order: SVU. It's amazing drama, but it's so depressing! #
• "What is wrong with the boy? It clearly can't be our parenting – we're awesome!" #southpark #

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