Tweets on 2008-05-17

Updating next year’s municipal diary on my phone with the help of google calendar and goosync. Hopefully. #
Dismayed to discover there’s no Sunday mail collection anywhere in Nottingham. #
Looking at next week’s forecast and zipping fleece back into raincoat. #
@rfenwick there’s a carrot shortage? I have a bag in the fridge that are fine if you cut the slimey bits off. #
Establishing through the medium of text message that I have a bigger tummy than my full-term sister-in-law. Eek. #

Tweets on 2008-05-15

Finished leafleting nearly 400 terraced houses but defering cake celebration to lunch as I have a committee this afternoon. #
Aha – that "What is love? (baby don’t hurt me)" church sign now reads "Love is patient." I know where it’s going now. #
Intrigued to hear so many people are now smoking outside in city centre that cigarette butts are starting to block the drains. #
Dear god *another* city centre starbucks? Feels like I’m being hunted down by a giant dulce de leche frappacino #
Boy, that council officer really wanted my attention. 3 phone messages, one word of mouth and a chase from council reception #
@dr_nick really? FREE wifi? #
Was that the sound of @jamesgraham choking to death? #
@rfenwick don’t mind me, you need fattening up. But venti? I hope you’re not going on public transport with that 🙂 #

Congratulating youngsters in our area who’ve won an aware for their anti-racism DVD #

Heading into my ward to see a lady about a tree. #
@thoroughlygood we could have a wine bulletin replacing the sport. "And now here’s Nigel with a cheeky little barolo" #
Ruling out camping this weekend – too many fires to fight at home. #
Popping into PC world "to browse." An eeePC just jumped off shelf and bit my credit card. #

@iaindale It’s hardly a full time occupation! #
Sign outside church says "What is love?" Someone wrote in what we all thought: "baby don’t hurt me, no more" #
@miketd what a shame – you’ll miss Liberal Drinks #

Packing, getting ready to leave. #
How warm is it in Blighty? Can I pack my coat away? 🙂 #
Phew. I’m actually feeling ready for sitting down for 7hrs on plane and in airport. #
U #17 @todo #
Being herded into an airport holding pen with seats for only a small fraction of the spaces on the plane. #
Airport buses circling around on the tarmac like hungry lions stalking gazelles. #
Just landed. Oh, god, aargh, my ears are killing me. #
Not clear why an airport is supposed to be "visual experience" but apparently EMA is to be transformed into one. #
Assessing burglary damage. Actually appears slightly less bad than we’d pictured. #
Cats pacing up and down angrily and talking about renegotiating service level agreement. Once daily feeding not enough! #

Struck down by hayfever. Eyes, nose, breathing, achey jaw. #
Carefully writing the Greek for Hayfever on a slip of paper and heading to pharmacy. Alleriko thuvaxi #
Sitting in seafront cafe drinking coffee and writing postcards. Stray cat sauntering in nonchalently. #
Spending small bits of my hol reading "Getting Things Done" and sending reminders of things to Sandy. #
Knocking back a can of "Mr Brown" iced coffee. #
@willhowells woss your specialist subject? #
Disturbed by the Greek thing of not flushing toilet paper. #
@po8crg they get you put it in a bin next to the toilet. #

Setting off on epic road trip round Cyprus #
Heading into the mountains listening to Camp as Tits FM. #
Drinking Greek coffee in Omados. #
Scary moment on single track mountain road when what should come around the hairpin bend but a Somerfield lorry! #
Extremely hairy drive through Cedar Valley, on road that’s only recently had safety barrier and tarmac added. #
Now settled in taverna in remote valley with amazing view and apologetic, generous hostess. #
"This is local wine from my grapes, this is juice from my oranges. This is cake." #
Cocks crowing on either side of road, next to no traffic, fig tree, vines and cherries everywhere. #
At the beach near Aphrodite’s Rock. Throwing stones into sea. #
Teaching P to duck fart. #
Getting back in after about 12hrs on the road. Shaking the sand from my boots. #

Walked to Islam’s 4th most holy site. Got in 10 mins before closing. Taxi home. #

Sitting in the shade in a tabepna watching a local couple get married. Horns, veils, traffic nightmare, #
Early evening sea swim now the worst of the sun has passed. #
Sunset cruise from Larnaca marina round the headland. #
Dios mio, Larnaca’s only gay bar is huge, and heaving. #