This weeks #FF: @VizTopTips.
Just follow, so I can stop retweeting them daily. (Non-Brits may occasionally struggle for context though)
It’s another day where I’m grateful for a reliable car and camera, but less grateful for a less reliable immune system. Still, I love snow!
Remember the good old days when if a celebrity wanted to learn about something they’d read a book, not film a crappy documentary.
Good morning! Starting the day with “Casino Royale”. Sad to see no snow. If I have to run in -6°C I’d at least like it to be pretty.
Me (in other room): What are you doing? Male cousin: Strippin’… for money. several grunts
(He was stripping copper wire to sell.)
OH 70-year-old woman: “Can I have an 8 inch steak, please? laughter echoes round the restaurant Oh, I mean 8oz.”
On snowy days like today I marvel at how reliable cars are. Also, generally, I’m amazed a simpleton like me can own such a complex machine.
Or I think they’re too opinionated & don’t want to upset anyone.
Weird thing is, I’m the most opinionated douche on earth 80% of the time.
Surprised how my real life shyness translates online. I have 92 drafts on my phone that I’m to scared to tweet because I think they’re crap.
My #FF this week: @TonyCowards.
Word fiddler and laugh smuggler. A fine jokesmith. Non-Brits may struggle to find context though.
This makes me really wish I was rich — http://www.virgingalactic.com/overview/spaceport
Norman Bourlaug: the man you’ve never heard of who saved 2 billion people — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug
Annoy and confuse people on Facebook by replying with “Good band” to every status update.
Stockholm syndrome — paradoxical psychological phenomenon where hostages have positive feelings towards their captors: http://bit.ly/fYurVm
Meet John Heywood, a 16th Century Englishman who penned nearly all the proverbs you know: http://bit.ly/cGqnWd #Wikipedia
I’ve always wondered why Google is awesome at speel cherking but my Mac isn’t. Turns out they’ve got a lot more context: http://bit.ly/FSyJr
GATE RAPE: The TSA airport screening procedure. ‘My sister got gate raped at LAX.’
http://cl.ly/2P3k1j3s1v3Z3K2k0h0w #WordOfTheDay
Good to see Cheryl Cole on Children in Need asking me to donate when she charged £282,500 for 8 ‘songs’ at a Breast Cancer gala I went to.
Don’t know who Philosoraptor is? http://www.makemymood.com/2009/09/05/philosoraptor-collection
He will blow your mind, and make you laugh.
…is just an idea. He isn’t a person, but a group of unknown internet users. The Creative Commons Philosopher.
Anyone else think Philosoraptor is philosopher of the decade? He is a great metaphor for today, in that he doesn’t actually exist, but…
The One-Question IQ Test: http://www.manbottle.com/humor/One-Question_IQ_Test
I blame lack of sleep on getting this wrong :/
A Roman settlement filled with ancient artefacts and human remains has been found on a west London building site: http://bbc.in/bIaK0m
“Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.” — Fedor Dostoevsky
…But if it’s obvious I’m now just too far behind my age group I’ll carry on the photography at University route. Much hard work ahead.
They’ve given me until next schooling year to find my pre-glandular fever cycling form - when I was actively competing and winning races…
Had a big conversation with the parents this morning. We’re both worried I’ve become disenchanted with photography. Lots of big decisions :/
Chelsea fans: here’s a decent, but short, article on our youth academy: http://bit.ly/cnB4Mq.
It’s not only producing talent, but profit!
In 2009 149 U.S. Soldiers were killed in combat in Iraq. 304 committed suicide. And that’s only the ones who did it while on active duty.
Currently going down: CoD Black Ops, Football Manager and Saving Private Ryan — http://yfrog.com/n5ye2oj