(06:29:26) Good morning innit. Hurtling down the M1 in a dozy dazr. A busy day ahead... nearly coffee time, though!
(07:31:27) RT @psweetman: Rather than buy Blair's book, why not donate £25 direct to Royal British Legion instead http://bit.ly/bRc1Wz /cc @DrEvanH ...
(07:43:32) Wow. I've just seen a post on Facebook that one of my former classmates has just become a grandmother. Another milestone/millstone :D
(07:57:52) Cats into wheelie bins, puppies into lakes.. how are they going to top that? I think someone should throw a cow into a cooling tower.
(11:37:30) I've just discovered my mobile's been sitting at the "Enter PIN" screen; desk phone's diverted to it. That explains why it's been so quiet.
(12:28:57) Natwest online banking = rubbish. I can't request a new PIN for a card I don't want, so I can transfer money out of the account & close it!
(13:35:04) I'm still reeling at this piece of delusional quackery. http://is.gd/eRsM0 .. He invented this(!) http://is.gd/eRsKs (h/t @robertpopper)
(15:40:54) Is it really so hard to set permissions on a share? Bane of my life at the moment, I tells ya. I'll get Digital Brian to sort it.
(16:55:22) Lordy lordy pumpkin lordy... better go home.
(17:29:18) Unruly kids & de-facto teenagesque Luton Mum's voice (think Lily Allen after a stroke) at the back of the coach. Praise be to in-ear phones.
(18:17:39) RT @jackofkent: I hereby defame Andy Coulson #IherebydefameAndyCoulson #MetGate please do RT :-)
(18:21:16) Last leg of the homeward journey.. lovely evening! (@ London Luton Airport (LTN) w/ 3 others) http://4sq.com/45BArN
(20:10:22) I just updated my Friends Reunited profile after receiving an unexpected email from someone on there. That site is so sadly irrelevant, now.
(20:20:51) Honestly, I don't care what William Hague did in a hotel bedroom, unless it was stick a guinea pig in a trouser press & film it for YouTube.
(20:49:29) Right.. having researched 1950s casualwear (http://is.gd/eS28g - FYI, Mr @vobes) I'm off to bed to dream of charity shops. Carrier bag, sir?
(05:26:47) Good morning. Can't stop.. not sure how, but the first 45 minutes of the day have zoomed by. To work with me... have a good day if you can!
(07:53:47) Things I aim to get today: [a] a spare bin; [b] a Boris Bike Key (which is to me, like the Oyster card, a symbol of marriage to London. Erg)
(09:19:41) Hmm.. looks like Twitter has finally moved to OAUTH authentication only, which is why PockeTwit has stopped working. Oops.
(09:54:58) Hello hello @jakes @roelvandenbrand @marclandis @theMark_S @lifanxi @markandey and @kjhughes ! Help.. PockeTwit has stopped.. is it OAUTH?
(10:02:52) Thank you for the announcements, @PockeTwit and @PockeTwitDev - looking forward to the update.. I feel like I've lost a limb ;)
(10:04:08) Right.. back to the email catchup - lots to rake through today. Then.. an appraisal, perhaps?
(11:14:11) I am happy to confirm, and assure listeners to #BBCRadio4, that NONE of the newsreaders use Autotune. #Radio4
(11:54:36) Right.. time for pasty, noodles and salad, and then I'll get my act together. YEAH.
(12:37:15) I forgot to tweet this yesterday - if you've got Google Chrome and a fast PC, it's wondrous: http://is.gd/ePeTP (SFW) - Arcade Fire tuneage!
(13:06:36) Meet teaming!
(13:08:24) I hope @billt and @CharlesArthur don't ever appear on the same podcast. I might not be able to tell them apart :D
(14:38:04) Right. Team meeting done, coffee drunk. Time to rake through the ashes of the email for unburned embers. I have no idea what I'm on about.
(17:34:48) OH little girl on coach: "What's that?" Man: "A mosque." Girl: "Same as the insect?" Man: "That's a mosquito." Girl: "No! Like a butterfly!"
(18:13:42) A little advice please? I opened a bottle of wine on Sunday & half of it is still in the fridge. When should it be drunk before it spoils?
(18:15:51) Ooh! I must remember that there's a flyby of #ISS at around 20.25 BST tonight; in the southern sky, but quite high, I think.. looking clear!
(19:27:05) Now! :)
(20:27:46) Right.. better head off for a shower, then back into the garden to take some test shots for 10pm... fully clothed, of course (probably).
(21:30:55) Audioboo: Amazing Disappearing International Space Station Boo http://boo.fm/b175198
(21:32:56) International Space Station flyby over Luton - it must have gone into shadow halfway past! #iss http://yfrog.com/n1a3ej
(22:06:36) Sleeptime for me, which is late regardless of my current orbit (which is at a maximum of 0.000001mm from my bed) - definitely goodnight!
(07:05:42) Good morning... a busy day ahead, by all acounts. Hoping for the best...
(19:06:54) Wow. Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) has written a #DoctorWho episode. What a legend!
(19:10:13) Not feeling particularly talkative - tomorrow's going to be a tough day. Not least because I have an appraisal. And a borked server. Yeek.
(19:39:03) There's but one way I can think of ending a day like today: to iron some work shirts & listen to @topofthepods. Then shower & bed as normal.
(19:40:43) I think I can safely say it's been a rollercoaster of a day.
(20:39:49) Proof if it be need be that I need to brush up on my photography - the #ISS as it passed overhead. http://yfrog.com/4wndbj
(21:01:38) Tooling around with long exposures on the camera - shame it was out of shot, but I am ~sure~ I saw another faint flypast of space hardware!
(21:13:58) Quick... to bed! Night night.
(07:48:04) An epic visit to the tidy tip today - not least to honour the little 'bin with a line through it' on old & broken electrical stuff. Mornin'!
(10:00:36) I had no idea Uno cards came with 'swaps' - I've got a spare yellow 1 and green 6 if anyone is missing them..?
(10:01:48) Amazing how music consumption has changed - our 11-yo listens to music by searching for it on YouTube then alt-tabbing away when it plays.
(15:59:40) Lenni's intently watching the video to "Our House"... I was only a couple of years older than her when it was released - an evocative song!
(16:54:37) It's been a delightfully relaxed Blank Holdall Monday.. haven't shredded as much as I could/should.. there's always time.
(20:06:45) My long weekend has somewhat ground to a halt since I've checked my work emails; it's not looking good. I fear lots of phone calls tomorrow.
(20:51:19) Right. Emails sent... anxiety levels not quite as high as before. Time to rehydrate and prepare for bed. Signing off now.. night!
(12:11:17) Sunday lunchtime in the Hart household, with @funkids on the radio & battenburg for dessert. It's how things should be.
(15:15:54) We've had a lovely (and extremely breezy) Sunday afternoon walk. Time for a coffee, while the children dissect Mickey Mouse cartoons.
(15:38:04) In the studio for half an hour. Should be: working on a beat. Am: flying a 737-400 from Luton Airport. Because I can.
(18:55:45) Seems I spend longer removing dust & hair from the vacuum cleaner's mechanics than actually hoovering. Now, though: a small glass of wines.
(18:58:55) Definition of annoymence: thinking there's a bottle of wine in the fridge, only to discover there isn't. Bah. 30 minutes till wines..
(20:01:16) Large glass of reasonably cool wine (a Chilean Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc blend). In my tummy. Yum.
(20:18:00) I am SO in the mood for the sort of bass that reveals areas of brickwork that needs pointing. But the kids are asleep.
(20:18:33) But some more cheese would do.
(22:36:05) Time for bed (overdue!) Evening officially marked down as "relaxing" - tomorrow will be more productive. Or at least it should be. Night!
(07:43:12) Making coffee to the strains of uksfinest.org.uk, well, until Beth gets down. She's not so much into early morning drum'n'bass cone rattlin'
(10:35:35) A glorious morning sky over Luton; nice & chilly for August. Finally replanting our geocache in Bells Close park. http://yfrog.com/5otq6j
(11:30:26) Waiting for Chris to cook us lunch. 11-year old style. Everybody want bogies?
(13:49:08) Ambling to the library, we saw what seems to be a small upside-down test-tube on a lamp post. A pollution thing? http://yfrog.com/n1uoklj
(17:23:50) Right. I'm going into the loft. Want anything?
(18:01:55) I'm all sleepy now. Amazing the effect a rummage can have. #notaeuphemism
(20:01:11) I think it might well be my turn to feel a little ropey. Opting for the 'plenty of water and early night' strategy. We'll have none of this.
(05:19:57) Beep beep! It's only been and gone and turned Friday. Cereal eated, listening to and laughing at this: http://is.gd/eG9l4 (iPlayer - SFW)
(06:03:02) Wimped out of the walk of damp this morning... now splashing Londonwards on the Special Bus. (@ London Luton Airport (LTN) w/ 2 others)
(06:22:04) Wow.. two woefully bad @podquiz scores in a row (both sub-10) ... hoping to do better next week!
(07:00:18) If you are heading towards the bottom of the M1 or the North Circular westbound at Brent Cross.. it's borked! http://yfrog.com/mxriwcj
(07:42:01) Audioboo: Marylebone Rd to Paddington St Gardens in August boo [damp!] #uksm http://boo.fm/b172430
(08:11:27) RT @youthluton: Don't let the weather put you off! Luton's Play Rangers are having a Beach Day at Wardown Park frin 4.30pm http://ow.ly/ ...
(08:38:09) Right. Enough of this frivolity (much as I enjoy it).. I'm going for a wee and then totally getting my act together. #notaeuphemism
(11:33:36) Waiting for Manchester to call...
(12:13:02) It's been pointed out to me that I'm the only member of my team in on this floor today. I've got half the office to myself.. what to do..?
(15:26:09) I can see myself carrying around a tablet device with 3+G and a bluetooth headset for it to make phonecalls. And a REALLY BIG POCKET. Yeah.
(15:39:36) I think I might make some more coffee. It's Friday afternoon.. an ideal opportunity to Do Stuff (even better when caffeinated).
(16:22:18) Bleh bleh and bleh. I've spent practically all afternoon doing something that should've taken ten minutes. Darn you, software compatibility!
(16:27:15) Also, my work PC is slowly accumulating those frozen windows that don't actually do anything. And my email won't open. Nearly giving up. Mm.
(16:40:40) On a scale of 1 to 17, how poor taste is it to put a "Do not resuscitate" sticker on my monitor? I just came up with the idea & don't know.
(16:53:10) Time to do something else for a bit. Those bits are very, very valuable, so it's worth the effort.
(18:10:09) Best of all the animals. Although if I had a giraffe, I'd feed it Sainsburys Taste The Difference leaves. http://yfrog.com/mwkv3gj
(18:28:19) I just saw the most rubbish escape attempt by a sloth ever. It was never going to end wel. Or quickly.
(22:01:31) My heavens, looking things up on my phone can be horrible; some sites' *homepages* are over 1MB in size! Mine: 96kB; my blog: 250kB ~smugs~
(22:54:09) Nearly home after a lovely evening at London Zoo with the fab @SparkyAnnC- a remarkable experience, including the loudest silent disco EVER!
(22:56:46) Yay.. in the house before midnight - no chance of me turning into a pumpkin (much). Night night to you and those you tolerate.
(05:22:50) Morning, then. My iPod Touch takes a million years to sync, probably due to the thousands of songs. But I want them ALL (except Simply Red).
(07:28:48) Good heavens.. I only just heard about this from @ruskin147 - UK Sound Map... time to get Audiobooing! http://bit.ly/bjMvI3 (SFW)
(07:37:06) If I'm going to go.. I'm going to go now. *hoping it's not too rainy and steamy out there*
(08:51:34) Playing with computers in the studio where they make "Outlook" ... woo exciting (etc) (@ Bush House) http://4sq.com/c4IWNu
(09:56:28) I just saw @PeteCooper's doppelganger (although, to be fair, scaled up by 5% in all directions except beard). It took me rather by surprise.
(09:58:26) They say husbands and wives start to look a bit like each other. I'm very happy if this is true, although I feel sorry for @poots...
(13:39:41) More caffeine, fewer problems.
(14:37:05) I want to start a website called "Laminate THIS dot com" where all manner of things get laminated. There's a gap in the market.
(14:43:52) I'm in the mood to get some FRED THE RAVER choons on. (with apologies for the gross capitalisation.. it's a YouTube thing)
(15:32:28) "Cole was taken to a secure mental health facility in Geneva but later disappeared from his cell. Police are baffled but not that bothered."
(15:33:13) Man arrested at Large Hadron Collider claims he's from the future http://bit.ly/9xb06z - top! (via @DanRebellato, @willfilmmaker & @doctoe)
(16:44:47) RT @artistsmakers: Great British seaside fun - spot the Banksy. There's one in Hastings: http://tinyurl.com/39g9nwa
(16:56:05) Good heavens, it's hometime already. Time to put my desk in the drawer, and the drawer under my desk. It's an Escher thing. RUUUUNN!
(17:28:16) This particular coach stop has a very convenient shelter. But no Special Bus. Yin and Yang. And steady precipitation.
(17:47:37) On the Special Bus, working on that form again. One more box to fill in. If I can write coherent English.
(18:32:29) It's like dusk. Makes me feel sleepy. I'll have walked ~9 miles today by the time I'm home. I like my boots (they're comfortably lovely).
(18:44:47) Do planes have horns?
(18:59:15) Twitter clearly isn't as informative as Wikipedia, but a darn sight more amusing :oD
(19:01:14) I simply don't like standing at the side of the road and waiting. (This is not in reference to the whole 'aeroplane horn' thing)
(19:03:42) I shall go on Flight Simulator X tonight with the express intention of finding a jumbo jet's hooter.
(20:13:01) I got a "rep cookie" from @nxmee (11 years old) today. He made it himself. He is SO much cooler than me. http://yfrog.com/neivsoj
(21:28:32) Audioboo: Mario Bros Game & Watch retro boo http://boo.fm/b172284
(10:06:18) After a biscuit free high-level executive meeting, the day has taken something of a turn for the More Interesting. I'm glad I've got tea.
(11:27:41) Helpful..? Not at all.
(11:28:16) I'm going to have to watch Sky News now.
(11:46:36) What I learned about grammar today: "A number of..." = plural, therefore "...have"; "The number of.." = singular, therefore "...has".
(12:04:12) Woo.. Caledonian Road whiteboard marker art FTW http://bit.ly/9BuZUA (via @alicebell)
(12:14:47) I deeply dislike Sky News. Also, I'd like to work in an office with fewer men. The kitchen hygiene here is APPALLING.
(12:29:28) Day two of the Noodle Analysis. Golden Wonder are tasty and thick, but the flavouring's a bit strong. Yesterday was Tesco's own - kinda, OK.
(14:19:58) I need a wheelie-bin cam for my house.
(14:29:26) I might take a photo for @MuseumsLuton's "Luton Art '10" competition; I can't draw or paint. Open to Herts, Beds & Bucks: http://is.gd/eCZCJ
(15:32:58) Isn't it lovely.. David and Margaret (or whatever) Cameron have called their daughter Florence Xanthe Moschin.
(16:57:34) I s'pose I'd better slope off. Busy day tomorrow - a shame I can't go to my colleague's leaving drinks.. I shall drink to his honour later.
(17:54:49) Up the rainy motorway with me. And some other people on the Special Bus. (@ Brent Cross Coach Stop (Northbound)) http://4sq.com/dtZYn5
(18:20:54) I hope my skin is waterproof.
(19:47:30) Right.. after dealing with calls from work (yes.. at this time of night) time to work on a job application (yes.. at this time of night).
(19:49:10) I don't know anyone who's anti-crastinating.
(21:35:55) Time for bed said Florence. Night, you fab human. Fo' sho'.
(05:25:47) Happy Tuesday (if that's not an oxymoron) to you. I'm taking no prisoners today. They just slow me down.
(06:52:25) Kids TV fact thing: the woman who played Agatha the pre-cog in Minority Report also did the original voice of Ruby out of off of Max & Ruby.
(08:25:16) My mixero screen's all blank. How rubbish.
(08:38:09) I'm on a quest for gruntlement. Bring it on.
(09:53:45) What @Smartie999 said.
(11:36:14) I still don't know if I can be bothered to post to Google Buzz.. does anyone you know use it?
(15:37:47) All done with meetings for the day. Time to see what other havoc I can cause in the last hour-and-twenty of the day. I'll make tea. Some?
(15:50:34) I just got a phone call from someone because his inbox is full, and he couldn't email me back. I heart technology.
(16:55:31) Woo.. is it really nearly home time? That means I must go home. Thus, I shall do that for a bit.
(17:25:06) Blimey... bit warm & malodorous on the special bus this evening - I'm like a cat in a wheelie bin here.
(18:00:48) No rainbow tonight. I shall compose a strong letter of complaint.
(18:31:14) Is "Woo hoo" by the 5-6-7-8s the most annoying song ever? Or is it just me. Or that dreadful Lloyds Bank theme..?
(20:06:28) It can't be nearly bedtime already..? I've only just had my tea.
(20:32:40) I'd better pop off. *squeezes nose* Goodnight!
