The Voice of Reason

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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:01:54 GMT

13:00 I am being so restrained at the John Lewis sale! Mel has yet to make it to the cash register. #
16:15 @LexieMay Pretend you are sending a text message. Come on! You are usually very good at aimless rambling. ;) #
16:45 @jayest I just had mine with a cup of tea. Delicious! #
19:13 Tallulah is damp but Edie is absolutely sodden! #
20:31 @sheldrakus Mmmm, pie. I am having cheese on toast for dinner. Food of the gods! #
21:35 @jayest Aha! Not the town, then. ;) #
21:38 @jayest Hahaha. St Albans is rather nice. Lots of Roman ruins and stuff. :) #

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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:01:59 GMT

15:34 Went to the wool shop in Abingdon and didn't buy anything! Yes, I am stunned as well. #

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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:02:10 GMT

13:23 I keep forgetting that i can listen to the tennis on the radio at work! #
22:16 Fibre club yarn turned out really well. Considering I have bitched and whined endlessly about it I am suitably chastened. #
06:43 @socktopus I will sort that today hopefully! #

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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:02:10 GMT

18:03 Lordy but everyone is very chatty on twitter today! #
19:44 @jayest OMG YAYE! #
19:45 @GLValentine It's probably lucky it got canned as it would only have been another of those shows that drove you mad through its 47 seasons. #

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:02:13 GMT

11:44 I am full of lethargy today. #
12:19 @sheldrakus I laughed when I say AD's tweet but only in a OMG! Not him as well way. #
12:27 @sheldrakus Indeed. Your ant victory is the stuff of epic poems. #
20:46 I am trying to explain Twitter to Chioma. I rather think I am not doing a very good job of it! #
08:41 Ack. Tube dodgy then train packed. London transport has a way of making the working day even more of a drag than it should be. #

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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:02:05 GMT

18:49 @sheldrakus Is there nothing you can take in with you to help pass the time? Alcohol maybe? #
20:38 Michael Schumacher?! #
20:40 @sheldrakus Good thinking, Batwoman. #
20:48 Ok, that was hilarious, especially as there are bound to be people who actually believe it. Also, WTF has the Hamster done to his hair? #
21:42 @tararoseblade One more. Go on. You know you want to. #
21:51 @jayest \o/ #

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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:01:52 GMT

14:44 @papelpicado Ooohh. Great colours! #
14:51 @papelpicado I am loving HRH! #
15:18 @papelpicado I noticed that they are only available in the US which is bizarre because of the name! I shall check out Bourjois' selection. #
16:06 @papelpicado You are a font of info about this! Thank you. :) #
16:11 @sheldrakus Goof luck this evening! I hope it goes well. Remember to enjoy yourself. :) #
16:53 @papelpicado I do indeed know exactly what you are like! Hee #
16:53 @jayest You bought shoes? Really? How unlike you. ;) #
16:57 @papelpicado Yes indeed. I only wear it on my toenails but it puts a spring in my step and makes me happy. :) #
17:27 @jayest OMG! I never knew you had so many pairs!! #
18:55 @LexieMay Amazing how chatty you can be on FB but on Twitter you get positively monosyllabic! #
20:56 I have eaten all the cherries. #
21:00 @cincodemaygirl *high fives* #
21:44 @sheldrakus I am very pleased to hear that. :) #
22:44 @LexieMay I am sure you'll get the hang on it quickly enough! #

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Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:02:05 GMT

09:14 @jayest Give 'em hell. #
09:38 @dianemulholland That's not your teacher's hat talking. That's your common sense. #
09:40 @jayest Bloody hell. Maybe you should see a doctor? #
09:40 @sheldrakus It's outrageous. I'd cmoplain if I were you. #
09:41 @socktoshop You are an evil temptress! #
10:26 The strawberries are softening in the preserving pan, the sugar is warming in the oven & the jars are clean. We have jam-making lift-off. #
10:26 @jayest Mel? DId you break the internets? #
11:30 @jayest Oh no! Hope it's not what I have had. :( #
12:31 @jayest It's annoying, isn't it? #
12:32 Bugger. My misfiring boiler finally stopped firing at all. The part alone is £120+VAT. Brian the plumber has Heath Robinsoned it for now. #
13:13 Strawberries jammed and jarred now on to the redcurrants. #
14:20 That makes a total of 10 jars of preserves today. Go me! #
15:41 Tallulah is sprawled on her back in the garden. She is so adorable! #
19:30 I feel I should take advantage of the Victoria Line not being out all weekend and go somewhere via the tube tomorrow. #
19:30 @jayest Shit. That sucks. #
19:45 @jayest Not sure I'd go that far! I haven't been out for days as I've been at home feeling sorry for myself so thinking of getting some air! #
20:16 @jayest Have you cracked open the fizzy? #
20:19 @jayest Woo! Hoo! #
20:34 @jayest You weren't the only one! #
22:26 @sheldrakus I'm laughing with you not at you! #

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:02:02 GMT

09:33 @sheldrakus I am sick and therefore have carte blanche [sp?] to go back to sleep. Not that I am finding it easy to do at the moment. #
17:49 @littlegreenbees I''d say go for upbeat. Glum has its place but sometimes it just drags you down further. Hope you feel more chipper soon. x #
17:55 @sheldrakus Oh dear. That bad, eh? It's nearly the weekend, though! Hoorah to that. :) #
08:59 @jayest I like this idea. And as i intend to do very little apart form lounge in bed or slouch in the garden, I may join you. #
09:01 Feeling less wobbly and nauseous today. I have an Edie on the bed and am considering breakfast. Then a whole day of slobbage. Hoorah! #

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Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:02:01 GMT

10:45 @halcyonday I am hoping it'll be on listen-again as I am out this eve! #
10:45 @jayest Retail therapy? I am considering some as well although mine is more in the line of getting my windows fixed and my hall decorated! #
10:48 My family have finally lost their collective minds. They have made a FB profile for Mum's puppy. #
13:58 @jayest Now why would I friend a DOG? *shifty* #
13:58 @halcyonday Hoorah! Thank you for that. :) #
13:59 @jayest Needless to say I am enormously pleased about this. #
14:19 @pdbloke I gather mother already has him down for Montessori nursery. #
16:11 Haemoglobin fine so blood happily donated! The last two times it's been too low and I've been sent home. #

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:02:10 GMT

18:14 @rossywar Happy Birthday! #
22:51 @sheldrakus Hoorah! #

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:01:56 GMT

06:45 Yes indeed. Leaving for work in 15 mins. Damn you tube strike! #

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:02:02 GMT

09:27 @sheldrakus Be brave. Be strong. The Duck will prevail. #
08:35 Fyi the weather in Norway was gorgeous which makes going back to work in the rain even more unpleasant. #

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Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:01:47 GMT

15:20 I am missing one large, furry feline. If anyone sees Edie please tell her that I am home and wanting to see her. #
15:21 @papelpicado Hi!! How's tricks, kiddo? #
18:25 @sheldrakus Thank you, so do I. How's the new pad? #
19:50 Edie's home! Hoorah! #
07:47 @sheldrakus Ants? Yuk. Hopefully they'll bugger off with the application of deterrents. #

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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:01:48 GMT

08:21 Back from the frozen north. Norway is beautiful. Odd to go to bed when it is stil light, though! #

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Sun, 31 May 2009 08:02:00 GMT

17:04 I have my passport, the tickets and earplugs. I am pretty much set for the Norwegian Fjords! #

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Sat, 30 May 2009 08:02:15 GMT

09:55 @sheldrakus OMG YAYE! Good luck with the move, Duckie! I shall coem visit when I am back from the Fjords. :) #
08:49 @sheldrakus Happy moving day, Ms Duck! Hope all goes well and that the internet gets sorted when they say it will! #

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Fri, 29 May 2009 08:01:52 GMT

17:22 @papelpicado Hell, yeah. I have told you my 70s blackout story about my dad and the chips, yes? #
18:28 @papelpicado Mum went away for a week leaving dad in charge. We had a gas cooker so one night he decided to make chips... #
18:30 @papelpicado After 15 mins of him banging about in the kitchen he yelled for me to come into the kitchen as he needed to show me something. #
18:32 @papelpicado The chips had soaked up all the oil and gone soggy. I asked him if he heated the oil enough & he said yes. #
18:32 @papelpicado We ended up eating something else and left the chips in the pan. WHen my brother came home he had a look and started laughing. #
18:34 @papelpicado It turns out that Dad had tried to fry the chips in the pineapple milkshake mix that was in a glass bottle next to the oil. #
19:46 @papelpicado As far as my family are concerned, that will never stop being funny. #

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Thu, 28 May 2009 08:02:11 GMT

22:19 I am knitting by candlelight while I wait for them to sort it out. #
22:28 It does make you realise how noisy electricity is when there isn't even the whir of the meter as a constant background noise. #
22:51 The house looks very pretty with tealights dotted around the downstairs. And aren't I glad I have a gas hob? #
06:38 @jayest I am very old skool indeed! #
06:38 @papelpicado Fuse blown at the local hub apparently. It came back after two and a half hours. It woke me when it kicked in! #

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Tue, 26 May 2009 08:01:44 GMT

11:21 @papelpicado That is utterly gorgeous! #

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Mon, 25 May 2009 08:01:53 GMT

09:09 Today we are re-seeding the lawn. As you may gather from my adventures in gardening, 'lawn' is a rather loose term here. #
14:03 Apparently there is a patio under the stringy grass. Who knew? #
14:12 Deb says it's like Time Team. #
15:10 @sheldrakus Apparently there is a chance that there is a small villa underneath. Or maybe a monastery. #
16:32 Please retweet: just signed petition 'Please Don't Cancel The Unusuals!!' - 301.to/b4 #
17:53 @jayest Yes! It does mean you can cast on something else! #
20:45 @sheldrakus Yes! #

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Sun, 24 May 2009 08:02:12 GMT

09:07 Seriously? When will mice ever learn? #
09:10 @papelpicado Payment in kind, eh? #
09:17 @sheldrakus Because they are bastards? #
09:17 @papelpicado I shall note that for future reference. #
11:42 @sheldrakus Duckie? Are you tweeting to yourself? #
15:17 I hate tourist season in london. #
21:18 Watching the sunset over Walthamstow marshes from the train. Beautiful! #
21:44 @sheldrakus Think of it as talking to someone who you know will at least listen to you! #
22:19 @socktopus Exactly! I can usually manage to be zen about it but today it was really annoying! #
22:21 @alishairish Go you! #

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Sat, 23 May 2009 08:02:41 GMT

09:15 @sheldrakus Keep calm and drop a valium if it gets too much for you. #
14:34 Garden spectaularly cleared! I feel slightly guilty for letting Deborah do all the hard work but I am paying her in wine and cheese. #
16:48 @papelpicado It is in this neck of the woods. She is now on the second bottle of wine although there was only two glasses left of the first. #
17:18 Last minute invite to a taping of QI. Thank you Jane! #
23:06 @jayest IT'S TRUE! I will send piccies! #
23:07 @littlegreenbees Yes! A great last minute outing. Bill Bailey, Danny Baker and - wait for it - JEREMY CLARKSON! #
23:07 @sheldrakus We did! We totes did the shout out. :) #
23:10 @halcyonday I was in the audience and so know the answer, Meg! #
23:11 When asked which QI we were at, the answer is easy: the one where Alan's screen broke and they had to sit with the other team! #
23:29 @littlegreenbees Yes! Clarkson had a few tumbleweed/I can't believe he said that moments [naturally] but everyone was on good rambly form. #
00:04 @halcyonday *whispers* Yes! #
00:08 @halcyonday Hee! Clever girl. :) #
00:08 @sheldrakus She is! I am very impressed. #
09:01 @papelpicado He's so well trained. #

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Fri, 22 May 2009 08:02:34 GMT

08:46 The plan for today is garden razing and so I am awaiting the arrival of my pet gardener. I fear we may need a flame thrower for the weeds. #

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Thu, 21 May 2009 08:03:35 GMT

13:01 Bookgroup great fun. Much to my amusement PJ spent a good 15 mins fondling the merino/angora from fibre club! #
18:21 @papelpicado Duckie took the words right out of my mouth. ;) #
18:22 @socktopus Funnily enough, both Fran and PJ were talking about it and I already have it to take on holiday the week after next! #
18:24 @jayest Eeek! It's bad enough when you actually know about the bloody meetings! #
19:15 @papelpicado *laffs and laffs* #
19:16 @papelpicado It's too difficult to describe in 140 chars! God knows I tried. ;) #
07:36 Barking to Gospel Oak line packed due to Victoria Line being out. Even though I am here an hour early! #
07:46 It's so invigorating to be crushed up against some hairy bloke who obviously smokes like a chimney. #
08:37 I love cataloguing. #

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