Items of interest

Overheard: “Jesus was born on a bank holiday, died on a bank holiday, so he’ll probably return on a bank holiday.” Got to love Radio 4.

Getting everyone here to sign up to @Dropbox. Not sure how they did any work before.

Using different typefaces.

Dealing with a root injection hack thingy. Oh joy. @briefly is helping me.

Back in London, betting with the cab driver on the best route home. Real man talk.

In ‘The Lab’

Taxi driver Heart FM FTW.

Off to Düsseldorf again. Driving through empty London streets.

I’m either all “people are idiots, we’re doomed” or “people are great, everything will work out okay in the end.” I should make my mind up.

Happy new Eels album day.

Whoops. Instead of that snooze I should have been working.

A small monkey has been hitting a clay pot very quickly outside our flat all night. At least that’s what it sounds like.

I was somehow put through to my own phone by a telecoms company. I listened to the voicemail from myself — I didn’t recognise myself.

I want to like Campaign Monitor, but the UI is very confusing.

“Our records show that you have previously been sent two reminders to pay council tax…” Your records are wrong.

Dear body, you have been vaguely ill non-stop for 4 weeks now. I’m ready to be fully better. Thanks, Andrew

“Choppy,” eh?

“Choppy,” eh?

BorisBike review: inevitably a bit rubbish, but, hey, it’s not a proper bike is it? And it does the job well.

BorisBike? Surely there is a better nickname?

First time. http://twitpic.com/2f8ytr

There is a power cut here in our little corner of Crouch End and the alarms are going crazy.

So much to do… not doing it.

Out of here. http://twitpic.com/2dz5kx

RIP Chui, our beautiful family cat who died today. Purring right to the end.

On the way to Düsseldorf — at LHR Terminal 1 http://gowal.la/r/21z7D

The cutest thing on the internet http://j.mp/9MEbPD /via Andrew Sullivan and @kottke

Using Verdana. Forgive me.

Just bumped into @calumland on his BorisBike. Nicer to ride than expected. http://twitpic.com/2c55h5

Last tweet via @briefly — who would never tweet anything like that. He is too pure.

When Drupal 7 is coming out: http://bit.ly/cjE12C (maybe)

I need a to-do service (online, on iPhone). Any recommendations?

This is what a career in social media means: http://bit.ly/9tSGto Slate on how/why certain comments are deleted from Sarah Palin’s FB page.

Is spam on GMail getting worse, or is it just me?

Just got an email from the Hon Patricia Hewitt saying she wants to give me 11% of £300k as part of a budget over-estimation. How generous.

I really hate that Adium duck.

No antibiotics for me. Been told not to speak for 6 weeks.

At Doctors pleading for antibiotics.

Considering buying a book with a positive quote from Glenn Beck — not something I ever expected happening: http://amzn.to/9EN1Gg

I wish I would stop coughing.