- Frustrated by the amount of venues keeping day delegate rates/room rates a secret. I know why they're doing it but still A*N*N*O*Y*I*N*G. #
- Getting tired of being exhausted all the time. Going to get through today with a combination of caffeine and painkillers. Healthy. #
- Sleep barking is possibly the cutest thing I've ever heard. Bloodshot eyes open & rolling around during the same REM cycle … not so cute. #
- After carrying it around in her mouth for weeks, dog has finally realised her prized possession is actually a chew toy & must be destroyed. #
- Feeling strangely (for me) apathetic towards #ge2010 today. And, well, everything. Sigh. #
- Dog appears hypnotised by Joanna Newsom. #
- Is it time to go back to bed yet? #
- RT @DocRichard: Votes needed to get one MP: Lab: 33k/seat, Con: 35k/seat; LibDem 126k/seat, Greens 200k/seat. First past the post stinks. #
- Am currently not so much a girlfriend to @johnleach as a sleepy lump, demanding cups of tea & occasionally making acerbic yet witty remarks #
- Best news of the day! BNP thought they'd win the council in Barking&Dagenham. Instead they lost the 12 seats they had. http://bit.ly/bfO65c #
- After a week of feeling too exhausted to stand up let alone dig, loads of catching up in the garden to do today. It'll be worth it though :) #
- I only realised after it was too late: the herb bed is not planted in alphabetical order. Borage & chamomile the wrong way around. Gutted. #
- 2 beds sorted & 4 small ones good to go when the seedlings are ready. 2 big ones still to dig over then containers to sort. Getting there. #
Tagtweets
- Had such a great, interesting weekend that today seems uber crap in comparison. Will have to strive for mediocre weekends in the future. #
- I have a lot of hate for HSBC's business internet banking atm. Can log in fine but then the site refuses load at certain times of day. Grr. #
- @SlowFoodWY @johnleach and I (and our doggie Lily) do very much fancy that! Our cheque will be in the post this afternoon :) in reply to SlowFoodWY #
- @davidsmalley a lot of people use it as a commuting route & i've never had any problems. Seen people having sex? yes, but no problems. :) in reply to davidsmalley #
- Finally in our new office! Desks a bit big really (4x the size of the table we were working off in Armley!) but great to have a base at last #
- Saw lots of spider mites in the field while walking the dog, now super itchy. Thanks spider mites. Thidermites. #
- @sarahjarvis we've got up to XXL in the unisex fit, would that be big enough for you two? ;) in reply to sarahjarvis #
- I've blogged about our chicken killing & sausage making from this weekend – http://bit.ly/chickenmdk & http://bit.ly/sausageomnom #
- @Caius there are a few fabric stands in the market – lower end. Usually another in the outside market too. All usually have some offcuts. in reply to Caius #
- @Caius Failing that, there is a haberdashery behind the organic shop opposite the corn exch, loads of fabric downstairs. Market cheaper tho. in reply to Caius #
- Has opted out of the NHS's Summary Care Record scheme – http://www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk/options #
- @tim_waters #euphemism or #notaeuphemism? in reply to tim_waters #
- RT @recycle_this: General Election 2010 (#ge2010): Environmental Policies across the parties http://bit.ly/c3cIo9 #
- @urbanwide Katherine's Joe has been trying out nursery too today. He's his first proper long stay on Tues. They're getting old these boys! in reply to urbanwide #
- I hope @jeremyjarvis and @sarahjarvis got everything into their new house before the rain started… #
- @tim_waters mmm, free protein. in reply to tim_waters #
- Is it just me or is this ash cloud thing starting to seem more and more like the start of a John Wyndham novel as each day passes? #
- @left_realistic dude, i think for the sake of the over-stretched NHS, you need to switch to sports to gentler pursuits. Bowls, perhaps. in reply to left_realistic #
- The animals put forward a compelling argument to retire to bed earlier than normal. Unable to resist. #
- @paulhorsfall got any website/book recommendations for Ruby learning? specifically learning to program using Ruby as 1st lang? :) in reply to paulhorsfall #
- @paulhorsfall thanks! I have the 1st ed. of the book but it seems to make some jumps/assumptions that haven't been helpful. Will persist. in reply to paulhorsfall #
- @swirlyarts ooh, where will you be talking? is it an open thing or to a closed group? if it's open, I'll try to come down :) in reply to swirlyarts #
- Had a lovely walk in the woods with the cat & dog. Or rather the cat & I sat in the sun while the dog ran around. http://twitpic.com/1hib1s #
- I've got too many things on my to-do list for this point on a Friday night. Boo. But 2 to-dos are make bread & eat slow-roasted pork so yay! #
- Two of "our" chickens turned out to be boys so under John B's tutelage, we've killed, plucked & butchered them. Interesting experience! #
- @IdleSi not any more ;) (@johnleach's brother handraised some and another friend has been fostering them while we get our coop sorted out.) in reply to IdleSi #
- Had an ace day learning to make sausages at Old Sleningford Farm. Gorgeous place, lovely people, the best sausages ever! Recommend ++ #
- Great food day: "home"made sausages from yesterday for brunch, the chicken we "processed" on friday in a curry for dinner, then a wispa. :D #
- Have been on 3 big corporate websites this morning and on all, found multiple 404 errors within 2 clicks from the front page. Sloppy. #
- @andatche it's here. we stole it from you. ha!! in reply to andatche #
- @xbaz hurrah for benignness, boo for the lose of teeth – top ones or bottom ones? Boron has hilarious smiles after losing his top fangs :) in reply to xbaz #
- On http://votematch.org.uk/ I matched with @TheGreenParty (already a member) & Lib Dems (I'm voting for them at #ge10 to oust our Labour MP) #
- @leftbeingrealis I'm not that surprised by that tbh. The drugs thing did seem to be quite an omission in the questions though. in reply to leftbeingrealis #
- @leftbeingrealis I'm reluctantly voting LibDem. No Green candidates here & LibDem is the only way to get rid of long-serving, crap Labour MP #
- A busy week wrangling many, many kids ahead of the Bingley Little Theatre production of The Beggar's Opera at the weekend. Should be good :) #
- Wondering whether it's worth trying an anti-glare screen for al fresco laptoppery. I think something to shade my eyes would help a lot too. #
- @left_realistic i have one or five pics you could use. although only "better" if you define "better" as "including a mick jagger impression" in reply to left_realistic #
- Enjoying the novelty of not having to rush to Bingley so early this evening – get to watch the show tonight :D #
- Last show went well, the kids did a fantastic job. Felt like a proud mum to all 38 of them! #
- http://voteforpolicies.org.uk/ – I matched @thegreenparty on everything except Democracy (LibDem). Good way to compare policies side-by-side #
- Looking for a film to match my mood: somewhat melancholy but not sad & with some optimism. Someone make a mood-to-film matching website plz. #
- @IdleSi I was thinking Police Academy. in reply to IdleSi #
- I've got a cat on my knee and a dog on my feet. I have awful cramp but don't want to move them because they're so cute. #
- @comicnrrd acquiring it doesn't count as an accomplishment. eating it all in one sitting though — that earns you a merit badge. in reply to comicnrrd #
- (Like everyone at this time of year) Team Peach is looking for a greenhouse, max 8ftx6ft – any suggestions where to buy? anyone getting rid? #
- @Threebt the women on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediawomenuk/ are usually very helpful in reply to Threebt #
- My MP Terry Rooney told me "I will do my best" to stop the #debill being rushed through. He's not there. Apparently his best isn't very good #
- @LilyTheLabrador yep, but his actions have convinced me to vote strategically against him – and urge others to do the same. #debill in reply to LilyTheLabrador #
- I've felt very much like this guy – http://xkcd.com/285/ – throughout all of yesterday and today's #debill debates #
- How dare 237 people have voted when so few made it into the chamber to hear the debate… #debill #
- Reads about the Poll Tax Riots – when the long-serving govt tried to introduce a really unpopular law… http://bit.ly/predictariot #debill #
- @tom_watson thanks so much for trying – and risking so much to try. #
- How soon until we find out who voted no? I've got a letter to write to my MP (then some campaigning to do on behalf of his opponent) #debill #
- Sickened by the #debill debacle? The Lib Dems have pledged to make major parliamentary reform if elected http://bit.ly/libdem-parl-reform #
- My MP Terry Rooney, who said "i'll do my best" to make sure it's not rushed through, didn't attend the #debill debates or votes. Thanks Tez. #
- Think I'll take part in @_leethal_'s #makealong this weekend. I won't manage a full 24hr as have lengthy rehearsal on Sun but I MUST MAKE :) #
- When heading out to walk the dog, make sure you actually have the dog with you, and didn't leave her in the kitchen. #protip #
- I wish I didn't have a shiny screen on my laptop – @johnleach's screen is perfectly readable in the sun, mine is like a mirror. Boo. #
- Listening to a lecture about the first appearance of civilisation and wondering when it'll finally reach this bus. #
- My efforts for #makealong have been a big fat fail so far – other than making a dog dog-tired & a yummy dinner. I'll start making stuff now! #
- So far in the #makealong, I've made 1) labels for my seedlings from an old milk bottle, 2) a ginger beer starter and 3) a sourdough starter #
- Oh! and a list of things I want to make – on the back of an envelope, where all the best lists are made. :) #makealong #
- RT @mattedgar People of N Leeds Have you seen our cat, missing from Chapel A. Ginger male, much missed pet. http://flic.kr/p/7Sojdp #
- Bah, can't find my white embroidery thread so there goes my plan to embroider cute patterns on my boring red knickers. #makealong #
- Beading for necklace is taking forever: been doing it for 1.5hrs now & only done 10cm. Not sure the design is worth the effort… #makealong #
- The animals are calling me to the world of slumber. Happy making for those #makealong people going through the night! #
- @LauraBlackwell my dad ends every statement on IM with between 4 & 12 ridiculous smilies. i wonder how we'll annoy our kids in 20yrs time :) in reply to LauraBlackwell #
- Meh. #
- Procrastinating. #
- Fell over in the beck on the way back from a walk. Now both the dog and I smell somewhat swampy. #
- Dog unimpressed that we tried to drag her out to the shop in the pouring rain. Sent @johnleach on his own in the end, he's easier to dry. #
- Still in bed as feeling a bit poo. Am surrounded by many animals. #
- A busy day out and about, mostly in the wet and cold, so I feel justified about being in my pyjamas by ten past six. #
- We're going to the Leeds Farmers Market tomorrow then for a Lily walk in some Leeds park/woodland (probably Meanwood). Anyone want to join? #
- Scored bargains galore @ Leeds Farmers Market, had a lovely stroll with Team Peach & Team @xbaz in Meanwood & pottered in the garden. Ace. #
- Just freestyled a risotto using one of the BOGOF Whitby crabs from the farmers market & wild garlic from the garden. Very fresh & light: yum #
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