October 2008
thanks for the birthday wishes, people - I plan to get very dunk on your behalfs.
Heading off soon to pick up Petite Anglaise from the airport!
i have seen a remarkable amount of air quotes today. that is all.
girding myself for some amazing wine on my birthday!!!
hey, @moleitau has it right: count this as me officially putting my name to the campaign to get Idris Alba to be the next Doctor Who
this recent spate of busy mornings feels, I have to say, a bit like my future. Where are the jetpacks and space goggles?
Why does it say ‘500 more articles’ on Google News, but never shows that many when you click through?
Just fielded a phone poll from CBS in which I pretended to be a conserative Chinese-American Republican in favour of legalising prostitution
Examining Hallowe’en costumes. Anna seems to think I should dress as a toilet. What does this mean? I’d rather not think about it, thanks.
Honestly, I didn’t realise the Christian Science Monitor *had* a print edition to drop. Never seen it anywhere. http://icanhaz.com/csm
and…. breathe.
On Google Book Search press call. Anyone know if there are discussions with UK/European publishers’ groups about a similar scheme there?
long day over - except for the eating and the drinking
Gilbert’s pub - apparently nobody from poptech is here but the band’s playing paul Simon… Weird.
Not sure what’s going on with my uberfeed - not much time to fix it. Will see if I can…
Crikey, Boston is cold. I can only imagine New England will get colder as I go North. Aieeee!
hanging around in JFK’s brand new terminal 5. Have ensured no Heathrowesque baggage chaos by not bringing any.
Fizzing through the work stacked up on my desk before I catch a plane east later today.
My world is crumbling around me: I’ve run out of coffee and milk simultaneously.
Just surprised myself by realising that I’ve been on Twitter almost two years. That’s a lot of personal ephemera and witterings.
(To whit: one year ago today was an epic drunk involving a random collection of boozy bikers and seriously butch lesbians)
Trying to learn the harmonica.
This is me vowing to start blogging again, to help keep track of all the stuff that’s going on.
US shifting the I-94 visa waiver to the internet? Must remember that one for family visitors: http://icanhaz.com/I94
The cat keeps sitting on my keyboard when I’m typing and rubbing her head against my pen when I’m scribbling. She wants me to go on strike!
I can think of at least 22 distinct houses I have lived in the past 29 years. And I know there are some I’ve forgotten…
Been writing really badly for the last few days. Need to find some clarity.
Just lost a response to a commenter who thinks I should have been more excited about today’s Apple news. Probably good that it disappeared.
A bluegrass musician played banjo all the way through brain surgery to test whether the procedure was working. http://icanhaz.com/banjo
It’s too early in the morning for all this.
Trying to locate my funny bone. It’s like a game of Operation, except instead of a comedy buzzer I’ve got missed deadlines to worry about
Spent morning getting replacement bits for new PowerMac - only to discover it hasn’t got AirPort. Gah! Going to do more productive stuffs.
The missing computer equipment has finally arrived! But none of it was *quite* what I was expecting. Gah!
Enjoying a 2000AD flashback: DR & Quinch!!!
US Life on Mars did good job at a close (but US-friendly) translation, but didn’t quite capture the magic. Still thought series 2 sucked.
For any followers confused/excited by my Mick Hucknall link - you may not have seen the work of Joel Veitch: http://www.rathergood.com
I think a few of you need to see this again: http://www.rathergood.com/holding/
If you ever find you’re missing some bloat, I think I’ve got it.
Apparently, @techcrunch believes that the financial situation should mean there’s a moratorium on fun. No holidays! No parties! No friends!
THE STRUGGLE IS OVER
Just realised that getting to Maine might be trickier than I had first imagined.
In answer to your questions, my fine friends: (1) it was my inner struggle (for yesterday, at least) and (2) I’m going to Maine for Pop!Tech
Brain matter performing at sub-optimal levels. Plan to engage coffee drive and jump to lightspeed levels of think.
Went to a most awesome library today. I think I shall be spending a lot of time there over the next few weeks… it was like a dream.
“At BizWeek, we value your privacy.” Thnx! “So we’re going to share your name, address and email with our company and partners.” NO THNX!!!
preparing for arrival of @annapickard and @megp, while trying to cope with affect of intense sunshine + lunchtime beer with @kn0thing.
three beautiful words: “rota day off”.
The fact that everyone in the UK is awake now tells me I shouldn’t be. Snooze ++
Decoded my genome: discovered that I am 99.9% genetically related to Teriyaki sauce. Let’s keep this a secret between you and me, shall we?
OK Twittermind: I’m writing about whether social networks have grown up. Tell me which ones you use and why. Best answer gets a prize.