nixsight

• Does Twitter tell you if people UN-follow you? #
• @barbiehead The last quote from the vet was £1500. Which is about half a million in US$, I think. But to be honest, we just want her home #
• @barbiehead … Also, I’d tend to favour Roomba With A View. #
• “Coming up: An earthquake wiped out Etchasketchistan today…” #
• @groonk There’s a bus? And I caught it? Wow! Shades of Magoo… I could have sworn I was going for a long stroll off a short pier… #
• @vanessay I like the sound of them. Can I have one? Do they ALSO get to be cute? I know that sounds shallow, but I yam what I yam. #
• Last thing yesterday, Dog One had stopped bleeding, was eating, happy, & vet was talking about how popular she was, because of her cuteness. #
• This AM, Dog One is apparently bleeding slowly but consistently again & is now either coughing or breathing a little heavy - reports vary. #
• Yesterday her breathing hadn’t been an issue. Sometimes she splutters a bit & sometimes breathes deep & grumbles when she’s feeling ignored. #
• Hoping that the vet and nurses are just misreading that. But right now all I really want is to hear definitives & have her home & well. #
• I have looked & looked but can’t find it - is it anywhere documented how @warrenellis is crossposting to LJ from WP. It is evading me… #
• @steevbishop I wondered about that. I guess it’s time to start looking into that again. Sigh. #
• Unless some new fresh nightmare awaits, we are about to go & fetch Dog One home from the dog hospital. Trying not to get hopes up till home. #
• Dog One is HOME! If only she were a different breed, then I could have gone with “The beagle has landed”! #
• @joshhechinger Didn’t remember Lea being in that one… Some Kind Of Wonderful is one of my favourite films & that’s all about the MSM, yo! #
• @joshhechinger Wait, what? Although that tagline - “Reaching new depths of terror” kind of already sounds kinda spoofy… #

“The new iHam 5JS is here!

Introducing a brand new and innovative concept which has revolutionized the world of design and entertainment“

http://ijam.es/

Much as I struggle with a lot of Apple hardware, I’m aware that this is mostly a personal preference. However, their marketing is totally up for parody, as far as I’m concerned…

This is a nice and gentle jab at Apple. Cute indeed.

• Stupid Nick. That’s what you get for reading the comment thread on a local newspaper’s website. Frustrated & feeling vaguely unclean. #
• That’s “unclean” as opposed to “dirty”. I swear, you want to get a look at why I’m a misanthrope, just read a local paper. #
• I am far too caffeinated. Not drinking more than a mug a day for a month has totally reduced my tolerance… #
• Oh. After scrolling through the nonsense-storm of VB VS BB, I can’t believe the internet seems quiet about Don S. Davis. RIP, sir. #
• Dear RTD, have spent evening getting nicely enthused about finale. Please don’t fuck it up, as I know you sometimes do. KTHXBYE! #
• @barbiehead My sympathies. Oddly enough, I’ve spent a couple of days knowing EXACTLY what you mean… #
• Elephant Words done for this week, just in time: “Those Awkward Firsts” http://tinyurl.com/5ak4j8 #
• Interesting fact: I am sitting here in my underpants & teeshirt. Never fear, though - I am still typing two-handed… FOR NOW… #
• @groonk Oh dear, if I say Happy Birthday now, have I missed the boat or jumped on the bandwagon? Or some other vehicle metaphor? #
• @joshhechinger I thought it sounded a little too action-packed, actually, you’re right…! #
• Picked up Astonishing X-Men #25 today, after hardly never buying new comics. I think I may not be cut out for readin’ comics no more. #
• AXM #25: I would love to see Warren Ellis work under the conditions that Whedon was, but this feels more hamstrung by continuity then that. #
• … Also, Bianchi’s art is beautifully rendered, but over-energetic, like it’s afraid to tackle a conversation or character head on… #
• … & pop-outs or bleeds, or whatever it’s called when art burst the panel - used well, it pops, used too much, it renders unreadable. #
• I had this issue with New Universal. Ellis’ comics pop & fizz with ideas & sharp dialogue. Over-anxious art makes them too soupy & unclear. #
• Cool, fresh story & there are glorious panels, so if the art calms down & the book becomes it’s own once they’re out of SF, I’ll read more. #

• @groonk I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something terribly bad about parts of the episode, but f’r sh’r it got it’s hooks in! #
• Oh, about Get Smart: Shockingly, Terence Stamp was the only thing that really didn’t work for me. Also, ours came with added @steevbishop #
• @groonk I wonder if that’s something that one ever quite grows out of… My obsession with this site says no: http://tinyurl.com/hfp3e #
• Flip! @michaelfurious is on Twitter? Awesome! And, what, did he really get married? Extra awesome! If it is so, congratulations, sir! #
• @groonk BTW, I love me some Martha Jones. She is my FAVOURITE. Still, her last appearance was naff, so glad she gets a good story this time. #
• @groonk Also, I can’t draw her, apparently: http://flickr.com/photos/nixsight/2474254237/ #
• @mckelvie Tt, you’re like the Twitterverse’s very own cinematic time-capsule! But yeah, it’s good, innit? Have you seen Hulk yet? #
• Where it’s at: I’ve got my two turntables and a microphone. Which is what I’ve decided I’m going to call my sexies, at least for today! #
• Having that peculiar feeling that I’ve missed something - back from lunch, & everyone is out. Were we supposed to be in a meeting somewhere? #
• Also, what the HELL is wrong with Twhirl? Or is it Twitter that’s at fault, AGAIN? #
• Plus, ok, that’s about it. Am all about ditching BBPress and shifting everything to comments. Stupid spam stupids. #
• Wondering if shemaleanal & analshemale are actually the same person, or just a happy spam profile coincidence… #
• Dog One has had her teeths cleaned, but vet had to remove one. Now it is bleeding in a way that is apparently not quite right. #
• Now vet wants to do tests. This will either get worrying or expensive or both. Doesn’t it always? He wants to keep her a bit longer for obs. #
• Poor Dog One is somewhere strange, probably wondering what the hell she’s done wrong now. Like those eyes weren’t already puppy dog enough. #
• J applies science to the situation: “They can’t give her a blood test, though, or they’ll find out she’s not a normal human dog.” #
• @vanessay Ah, she’ll be fine - she’s like an Skrull monster dog in a cute dog’s body. I’ll be a pathetic wreck till she’s home, though! #
• Dog One is really not very well, & is at a specialist hospital tonight. This house is horrid without her in it. #

• @marcellerby Clippers… SOLUTION! #
• @vanessay Oh, wow. I WISH we had a Dr Sketchys here. If I was any good at such things, I’d set it up myself. Also, yes, Meyer is the bomb! #
• I can smell toast. Either someone is eating toast nearby, or I am having a stroke of some kind. #
• @mrtonylee Ooh, happy late birthday. Have to catch up with Burn Notice - enjoyed the first few an awful lot. #
• Herring/Collins just raised the relative redundancy in gender-specific toilets/changing rooms. Which is funny - was just thinking the same! #
• Nina Simone breaking hearts from beyond the grave. Never heard “Mr Bojangles” before the sibling-in-laws wedding. Which is a crime, really. #
• “I be spitting words wicked like it ain’t no shit!” #
• Right, that’s me outie. Work is over for another day, and we’re off to a preview screening of Get Smart. Which, at the very least, is free. #
• Get Smart was delightful. Pretty funny, but the action/adventure stuff - locations, staging etc, wasn’t compromised. Nice! #
• Finally watching Saturday’s Dr Who… Nobody say nothing till I’m finished… #
• Fucking epic! Roll on next Saturday. Also, blimey. Also, extreme peril. Also, oh heck, I hope Sarah Jane is okay… #

• @joshhechinger Ah, that makes perfick sense… No, you are right, guitar-thrashing based gaming will NOT help with that issue… #
• Ok, universe, you’ve had enough ‘Nick’ for one day… Buh’bye & nuh’night. Have good & proper sleepsies. #
• Went through Girl One’s Personal Statement for her application to teaching course. First time her new career choice has slipped into focus. #
• … It actually suddenly makes perfect sense for her to be doing it, & I’m very proud of her. But don’t tell her nor nothing… #

• @josiefraser Some of us had social stuff to do with birthdaying friend. Stupid birthdays! Stupid friends! Already think I’ve been spoilered. #
• We had a pleasant night eating barbecue, playing games and watching Superbad. Superbad is supergood. I can get behind films like this… #
• Bad news about Michael Turner. Again, stepping away from the computer for a few hours has made it feel like the world has gone nuts a bit. #
• Not 2 hours after laughing at a reference about how the Coen Brothers don’t make porn, I discover that they actually HAVE! Ta, @raquelita #
• @joshhechinger If Guitar Hero doesn’t constitute “escape” I don’t know what does… #

• @vanessay Velociprocrastinator, surely? Yes, I know it’s about six or seven hours later, but what is a chap to do…? #
• @courosa Dan Meyer’s videos are indispensable… thanks for pointing them out! http://tinyurl.com/6hyna3 for anyone who didn’t see the post. #
• My colleagues seem to find the idea of me as a high-class escort funny…So now I feel like I’ve got something to prove… #

Dan Meyer has made a commitment to produce a series of ten vodcasts over the summer. The two that he has posted so far are, I reckon, indispensable, especially as an eLearning professional.

First up, Earn The Medium. In which he talks about using the right tools for the job:

Then we have “The Next-Gen Lecturer”. In which he talks about his own evolution into the multi-media capable lecturer that he is today.

His blog is pretty interesting, and you can subscribe to his feed there, to eagerly await the next eight videos: http://blog.mrmeyer.com/

(Found at the Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy blog.)

• @lexia That was the problem with Powweb, when I launched Elephant Words. Now they’re not so bad, but I suspect expensive… #
• WHAT? There’s a 24 The Series energy drink? Let me answer my own question… Yes. Yes there is. But there’s no time to talk about that now! #
• @tonymoore Uh, this might seem a personal question from someone you don’t know, but does that help with snoring? #
• @vanessaY Blueberry muffin wonderful? Are they sendable through the postals? You made my tummy grumble, on a 4 hour delay…? #
• This is hilarious: Nuclear Missiles Could Blow Up Like Popcorn: http://tinyurl.com/52776y. #
• No, wait, what was the other one? Terrifying, that’s it. This is terrifying. J points out the shonkiness of the phrase “assessed as safe”. #
• @vanessaY I’ve heard about this sort of thing before: You are withholding muffin! In some cultures, that is considered an act of cruelty #
• @vanessaY Well, yeah, we have bakeries. But they don’t tend to put the “AWESOME!!” (note capitals) in, the way I know you always do… #
• @vanessaY I kinda guessed it was a longshot, anyway. Mmm, Longshot… he was always my favourite off the wall three-fingered alien dude… #
• There’s a kid who at the oldest is about 12-13, & a girl, who in the way of such things has just been hit, ever such a little, by puberty… #
• … But in fact is probably the same age as her much younger looking boy. Anyway, they are in a clinch, just off the main drag here… #
• … It is the most awkward & earnest attempt at adolescent sexuality I have seen - that I didn’t live through myself, that is… #
• Privacy, Competence, Passion, Family Values, Discretion: Fail! Cuteness? MAJOR WIN! Although, y’know, probably not supposed to think so… #
• Ok, after a shaky start, the 2nd season of Torchwood is alright. Took me a while to get round to watching them cos of low expectations… #
• Though I can live without the rebirth of Tosh’s doe-eyed lust for wossname with the ratty eyes… #
• Oh Gok, will you never learn…? #