Tumblings of a Northerner

2009

December
November
October
September
August
July 1
June 2
May
April 95
March 340
January 172

2008

June 67
May 29
April 95
March 14
January

I must remember to say the right thing

RING RING...
Me: Hello?
Caller: Oh hello, is that Johnny?
Me: No, it's Chris.
Caller: Oh, is Johnny there?
Me: No.
Caller: Oh right! What time will he be back?
Me: Sorry, what I should have said is, 'you must have dialed the wrong number.'
Caller: Oh — so is this, ##########7?
Me: No you dialed a 1 at the end not a 7.
Caller: Oh riiiiiight!
Me: Yeah. Is there anything else I can help you with?
Caller: Oh! No! Okay then, byeeee!
Me: Cheerio.
I felt like asking if I could take a message — I wish I had.
Apr 28th
Listen Listen
copycats: Viva La Vida by Lady GaGa originally by Coldplay (posted by bunkercomplex) A terrible...
Apr 26th

News about Professor Hawking

The BBC lunchtime news has not mentioned Professor Stephen Hawking so I presumed that he is making...
Apr 21st
“Please do us a favor and upload a photo that does not show...”
— Technorati.com profile photo...
Apr 21st
listening to "Voodoo Ray - Guy Called Gerald"
Apr 20th

Testing Times (Tumblr + Twitter)

I have just spent far too much time editing the CSS for this Tumblr page. Now I just need some to...
Apr 20th
Experimenting with my tumblr account — http://cfm24.tumblr.com/
Apr 20th
Experimenting with my Tumblr page design, having set the...
Apr 20th
I’ve been watching the FA Cup semi-final this afternoon. I think I could have used my time...
Apr 20th
A penalty shootout it is — I bet Everton win.
Apr 20th
I think Chelsea vs Manchester United would have been a better Cup final.
Apr 20th
Landon Pigg – “Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop” — been there, done that :) ♫...
Apr 20th
Tim’s penalty was worse than that taken by Diana Ross during the USA World Cup opening!
Apr 20th
RT @eight7teen: SexyBookmarks - http://e7t.us/0c2dc1 *Visually pleasing @wordpress plugin for adding...
Apr 20th
I used to use GeekTool (Mac) and this article has just inspired me to start using it again. —...
Apr 20th
I’ve been listening to Elvis Costello’s album Spike for the first time since giving up...
Apr 20th
RT @skribe TweetDeck needs a Dancing Girls option in prefs. Doesn’t need to work but it does...
Apr 20th
RT @TweetDeck: @skribe interesting idea, will have to do some research into that :) *Twitter is...
Apr 20th
50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory - Psdtuts+ http://ff.im/-2dvDM
Apr 20th
Goodnight, I leave you with another beautiful track from the album Spike. Such a sad song. ♫...
Apr 20th
Need some music to wake me up. Ah, The Prodigy should do the trick!
Apr 20th
600 Free Design, Twitter and Social Media Icons: A Collection Motherload | The Design Cubicle...
Apr 20th
listening to "Baby Plays Around - Elvis...
Apr 19th
53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn't Live Without |...
Apr 19th
70 Expert Ideas For Better CSS Coding | CSS |...
Apr 19th
25 Impressive Blog Footers | Vandelay Design...
Apr 19th
50 Excellent Blog Footer Designs |...
Apr 19th
50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design...
Apr 19th
listening to "Falling In Love At A Coffee...
Apr 19th
listening to "A Deep Dark Truthful Mirror -...
Apr 19th
50 Excellent Blog Footer Designs | Inspiration http://ff.im/-2dnxb
Apr 19th
53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without | CSS | Smashing Magazine http://ff.im/-2dvlr
Apr 19th
25 Impressive Blog Footers | Vandelay Design Blog http://ff.im/-2dnxc
Apr 19th
I’ve be concentrating so much on a website redesign that I forgot all about this...
Apr 19th
Wish I hadn’t looked at the results. Bolton Wanderers lose to Portsmouth and Southport draw at...
Apr 19th
monkeybacon - Roller http://ff.im/-2dkV5
Apr 19th
70 Expert Ideas For Better CSS Coding | CSS | Smashing Magazine http://ff.im/-2dvlf
Apr 19th
Polly Scattergood - Other Too Endless http://ff.im/-2bMXW
Apr 18th
Has anyone used either dataflame.co.uk or eukhost.com web hosting services? If so, would you...
Apr 18th
Google Streetview car has just been down our street. Strange because our street isn’t even on...
Apr 16th
I’m wondering where three years worth of email has disappeared to. This is NOT good. <huge...
Apr 15th
Sun, beer and 90s BritPop. Ace!
Apr 13th
Just what I was looking for to make a whole ‘CSS box’ and content into a link — #css...
Apr 13th
Must get some wifi speakers. I’m having to play CDs in the kitchen. First time I’ve...
Apr 13th
24 ways: Swooshy Curly Quotes Without Images http://ow.ly/2II1
Apr 13th
It’s Bank Holiday weekend, where’s the rain?
Apr 12th
Time For Summer [pic] http://ff.im/-23YEQ
Apr 11th
ScrnShots: CSS Is Awesome (pun) http://ff.im/-22KzD
Apr 10th
I Had A Vision That Come True http://ff.im/-22iTK
Apr 10th
I was amused by the second comment about this image — http://ow.ly/2rcQ
Apr 9th
picture: Cow and Dolphin http://ow.ly/2rc5
Apr 9th
Watching Horne and Corden. So funny.
Apr 8th
Just got a DM from @Build_A_Tribe, apparently I ‘ROCK!’. Is that good or bad?
Apr 8th
In the style of a disgruntled FaceBook user: Bring back the OLD @TweetDeck icon!!! — Actually I like...
Apr 8th
I just made up a rubbish joke! ——> What do chiropodists like with sausages and mash? ——>...
Apr 8th
Busted [pic] http://ff.im/-1Zthm
Apr 8th
Screenshot from the @MacHeist homepage. Déjà vu times two — http://twitpic.com/2zr0w
Apr 8th
Found a new tune I really like. Yay! Thanks to the original blipper who’s slipped of the blip...
Apr 8th
Everybody’s Happy Nowadays : If only! ♫ http://blip.fm/~3yxy9
Apr 8th
listening to "In Transit - Albert Hammond,...
Apr 8th
listening to "Everybody's Happy Nowadays -...
Apr 8th
» Lego advertising/design goodness - advertising and design blog http://ff.im/-1YMS4
Apr 7th
Today’s cute picture — http://is.gd/rhfV
Apr 7th
15 Artistic Watercolor Effects Photoshop Tutorials, http://digg.com/d1o7VO
Apr 7th
Vimeo yesterday and now Facebook — is it international website maintenance week? I think it may...
Apr 7th
Hello CSS Experts — Is it wise to use just absolute and fixed positioning for a layout? Put it this...
Apr 7th
“Something is technically wrong,” states Twitter when I’m trying to change my...
Apr 7th
Skeleton found in tree 29 years after suicide
Apr 7th
RT (self) @macheist is ending today. A great Mac software bundle with something for everyone...
Apr 7th
RT @guykawasaki: How the Internet got its rules. Hint: It wasn’t Al Gore....
Apr 7th
Sometimes I forget to wear my glasses. Now my left eye is hurting and I’ve a headache. Time...
Apr 7th
RT @jwiltshire: Ugh, looks like it’s time for Flickr to get Akismet *Comment spam on Flickr!...
Apr 7th
Skeleton found in tree 29 years after suicide http://ff.im/-1YiNS
Apr 7th
RT @mashable The New FriendFeed Looks A Lot Like Twitter http://tinyurl.com/ct88db (via @tweetmeme)
Apr 7th
RT @enlli: Apple introduced variable pricing to its iTunes online music store today, raising the top...
Apr 7th
RT @applemacbookpro: Reading: “Skeleton found in tree 29 years after suicide | Oddly Enough |...
Apr 7th
RT @behoff 50 Beautiful Business Cards of 50 Graphic Designers http://tinyurl.com/der6fu *Good...
Apr 7th
RT @steverubel25 apps for Twitter - great post http://bit.ly/HxZu0 *Some interesting Twitter related...
Apr 7th
When retweeting I sometimes add a comment too. I use an asterisk to signify that my comment is in...
Apr 7th
“SMS delivery is now enabled for Vodafone subscribers in the UK” — I hope @twitter are...
Apr 7th
I bought the @MacHeist 3 Bundle. 12 Top Mac apps worth $900+ for just $39 AND I just got Delicious...
Apr 7th
Day two of Easter school holiday — son and daughter fighting. Oh deep joy! Seems to be subsiding as...
Apr 7th
Techno Squirrels - Music Is My Drug http://ff.im/-1WXm0
Apr 6th
Headland - Dogging Sisters http://ff.im/-1WiOe
Apr 5th
Jade’s funeral on Sky News? FFS!
Apr 4th
#magpie So skype has released its app for the iphone. Use this with your unique SkypeIn number. Find...
Apr 3rd
Twitter on the front line at the G20 Summit http://ff.im/-1T7rR
Apr 2nd
Rob Brydon Tweets about Mat Horne
Apr 2nd
Mathew Horne collapses on stage
Apr 2nd
Twitter on the front line at the G20 Summit
Apr 2nd
I had missed this April Fool. “Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink”...
Apr 2nd
Rob Brydon Tweets about Mat Horne http://ff.im/-1T75o
Apr 2nd
Mathew Horne collapses on stage http://ff.im/-1T6Bv
Apr 2nd
Discovered pianist Bill Evans via iLike, listening to him via Spotify — nice. ♫...
Apr 1st
listening to "Bill Evans - I Will Say Goodbye...
Apr 1st