- 6 weeks out from the wedding and my fiancee has just learned how to make ganache. #ThingsAreLookingGood #
- About to gig at a music festival that time forgot, on the grounds of a WW2 RAF base in Bedfordshire. David Lynch would say it's weird here. #
- British man barred from returning to UK because too fat http://bit.ly/d7mkhV #
- There are only 11 tix left for GLITTER & DOOM so get yours now! http://bit.ly/cenBEA More info here: http://theglitteranddoom.wordpress.com/ #
- Short-haired black & plum worn by a man in his 50s. #WigsInTheWild #
- Trees eat fence. http://bit.ly/95eGrw http://bit.ly/cwdmXj #
- Since when is a personal shredder is a back-to-school necessity? #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29
August 29th, 2010 § 0
Squirrel #6 – Stinger, Game Voices & Incomprehensible Russian Sci-Fi
August 24th, 2010 § 0
In the long-awaited Episode 6 (which bears no resemblance to its preview), Jim & Kent talk about 1983 arcade flop Stinger, Jim’s favourite Japanese game voices & the problem with rollercoasters.
Download Episode 6 | Subscribe in iTunes
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22
August 22nd, 2010 § 0
- No milk for porridge + Sleeping, Sick @FloValentine + Leftover Indian = Chicken Bhuna for Breakfast. #
- Tix for Glitter & Doom #1 feat Tony Law (01/09/2010, 8pm @ Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon) are only £5 & are on sale here: http://bit.ly/cenBEA #
- Kenk: graphic novel humanizes Toronto's most notorious bike-thief without apologising for him http://t.co/SQNAk4f via @boingboing #
- If you've got any kinda of (even fleeting) interest in the mechanics of stand-up, Stewart Lee's book is a must read. http://amzn.to/9pjsdU #
- I'll be outside Aust. High Commission, London today after 12pm talking to Aussie voters for BBC Radio 5 Live. Come say hi #ausvotes #
- I love that in the age of Viagra, porn merchants in SoHo are still flogging Spanish Fly. #KickItOldSchool #
- I'm on BBC Radio 5 live in about 45 minutes talking Aus election, so… you know… tune in http://bbc.in/dD6RDV #ausvotes #
- Driving to another country to do a gig. #DoesntHappenInAustralia #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-15
August 15th, 2010 § 0
- Just locked self, fiancée & baby out of flat & car. Bad news: spare keys 3 hrs away. Good news: we were going to a picnic & have sandwiches. #
- Passed a church with 2 preachers, but only 1 in audience. Doesn't God know if performers > crowd, you have to pull the gig? #
- The difference between a Tesco Express & a regular Tesco is cauliflower. Cauliflower is not an express vegetable. #
- Lando Calrissian – Blackstar Warrior. The hippest cat in the galaxy. Sho' nuff. http://youtu.be/NATeU-r0GDU #
- Stand-Up Comedy + Live Musical Soundtrack = GLITTER & DOOM. Kick-off, Sept 1 @ 8pm, London. Join our Facebook group! http://bit.ly/cX2CLH #
- Anyone know how long we have to wait for some resolution with #Sherlock #
- Dar(k)/(th) Raven http://bit.ly/aLNyS1 (via @Threadless) #
- Door-knocking Jehovah's Witnesses just woke a sleeping @FloValentine. Fuck you God! #
- Awesome! Woman quits job with dry erase board. http://bit.ly/aLvbOo (via @LaughingSquid) #
- You may /think/ #RedDeadRedemption is better than #MassEffect2 but you'd be wrong. #FuckingCougarsArePissingMeOff #
- A good comedy gig LOOKS like a hostage situation but a bad comedy gig FEELS like a hostage situation. #
- Once you see a photo of a pig's penis, you'll never eat fusilli again. #
- The jaw bone's connected to the mouth hole, the mouth hole's connected to the anus… damn, I knew I shouldn't watch Human Centipede. #
- Modern games de-made for old consoles. http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/8/2/videogame-de-makes-give-modern-games-a-downgrade–2 #
- It's raining in Leicester. It looks like God is trying to rinse off the blight of teen pregnancy. #
- Father & Daughter or Why I don't eat GM foods anymore. http://yfrog.com/cbnynxj #
- Passport Photos: What a fucking rip-off. Cheaper to get a 16th Century artisan to etch my portrait in gold leaf. #
- Never mosh with rollergirls #LifeLessonsItsTakenMe32YearsToLearn #
- #Warehouse13 ep 1&2 were kooky & fun like camp, early X-Files. Anyone know if it goes the distance? #
A Disturbing Relationship
August 11th, 2010 § 0
This is sure to upset many people, but who could challenge its truth?
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08
August 8th, 2010 § 0
- Mad props to Martin Freeman for making Watson just as compelling as #Sherlock #
- RT @declanf: This has made my day. Wikipedia synopsis of Warren G's "Regulate" http://bit.ly/aQTESe (via @a51m @andrew_mueller) #
- #iPhone has died. Taking it to be cremated (aka claimed on insurance). #
- #FreezerWhoops http://tweetphoto.com/36612372 #
- The new #SquirrelOnAStick isn't ready, but its rad little preview is: http://bit.ly/bS6eLo #
- If you're in London tonight & want some free comedy: http://bit.ly/bwluzR #
- RT @JSCarroll: Miss Xray, 1959:http://i34.tinypic.com/1fcqwm.jpg #
- Saw this & thought it quite @GreatDismal. "Market Data Firm Spots the Tracks of Bizarre Robot Traders" http://bit.ly/9jEDtZ #
- Both @ThatKevinSmith & @NeilHimself are in Sydney right now & I'm stuck on the Bailiwick of Jersey. #
- Jersey: Big enough to have it's own currency, but too small for a functioning rail network. #Strike1 #
- Jersey: 4 registered telcos, but no mobile reception @ the airport. #Strike2 #
- Jersey: I can't believe it's not Guernsey. #Strike3 #
- Octopus with assorted pig organ? http://tweetphoto.com/37512209 #
Squirrel #6 – PREVIEW – Pret, Projects & Starcraft 2
August 3rd, 2010 § 0
Jim & I have been so caught up in the real world that we haven’t had time for any of our Squirrel on a Stick fantasy endeavours.
Not wanting you to have to go a full fortnight without us, here’s a little teaser for what will be coming up in the next episode.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-01
August 1st, 2010 § 0
- Westboro Baptist Church vs. SDCC. Never take on cosplay nerds if all you have on your side is an angry, homophobic god. http://bit.ly/c34Zxu #
- Excellent 8-bit cover of Chris Isaak's Wicked Game by Sadnes http://youtu.be/Am2ii340rWk #
- A litre: Mid 20th C novel about a man's inappropriate relationship with an undersized milk carton. #RacyNovelsInMetric #
- Hey #Optus Making me pay $30 every 6 months for the privilege of you NOT deleting my number, sucks balls. #
- Steampunk & tabletop RPG? Yummy double-nerd sandwich! RT @BoingBoing: Free, CC licensed Steampunk RPG: Lady Blackbird http://bit.ly/bjGQf0 #
- True dat RT @tomkelshaw: ProTip: Daft Punk fans drooling over Tron – DON'T watch Irreversible just because Bangalter did the soundtrack. #
- Fucking cougars! #RedDeadRedemption #
- Hey #Apple 4 weeks to fix my Macbook Pro which is under warranty? This sucks the big one. #
- If you have 2 mobile phones & track pants I will assume you're a drug dealer. Also have a bum-bag? I'm already calling the cops. #
- People with tattoos, permanent tattoos, of Tweety Bird are NOT to be trusted. #
- This is the face of central London on a Friday night http://tweetphoto.com/35843026 #
- 6 hour coach to Huddersfield make almost tolerable by an inflatable neck pillow & 2 Tarkovsky sci-fis. Rock. #
- Stalker 1 – Laptop Battery 0 #
- If you're on a 6 hour coach ride back to London & want a seat to yourself, just start watching Taxidermia on your laptop. #
- …but be aware that the last 5 mins of Taxidermia will make you want to throw up on said crowded coach. #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25
July 25th, 2010 § 0
- Alan Wake haiku-review:
Sounds like Stephen King
Written by a 4 year old.
Yawn, boring story. # - Don't buy an HDMI cable for your xbox if it doesn't have an HDMI output. You'll just feel like a real dick when you realise what you've done #
- Julian Assange @ TED on "Why the world needs WikiLeaks" http://on.ted.com/8Sm1 #
- Just saw Paul Greengrass at BBC television centre. His hands weren't shaking so his shooting style must be an artistic choice. #
- Squirrel on a Stick #5 is now available for download in two flavours – Regular (http://bit.ly/9Fk3yn ) & iTunes (http://bit.ly/bBrGYa) #
- RT @Wil_Anderson: Thanks @JessamyJane for this excellent Old Spice parody at the library: http://scaryideas.com/content/18876/ #oldspice #
- If you lose a glove, it's gone forever http://huff.to/bmRNl8 (via @huffingtonpost) #
- Drop what you're doing & read the excellent Washington Post project Top Secret America http://bit.ly/cxu0TH #
- Yeps, but it's GIANT. I'm trying to find a text-only version now. #
- If you live in/around Buxton and you want to hear a cracking story about your pet shop, come to underground venues @ old hall hotel. #
- The face of the Monkey-Mermaid-Fish at Buxton museum & art gallery. http://tweetphoto.com/34586024 #
- Holy shitting-Christ, Buxton! http://tweetphoto.com/34594972 #
- RT @marszau: what is better than one slave Leia? http://bit.ly/9bGOUE #
- The 1st time you see a spinning top after watching #Inception it will freak you out. I fell backwards into a bath & now have a concussion. #