How can it possibly be Monday again? Not only is it Monday, but it is a double driver birthday, with both Nakajima and Sutil celebrating the anniversary of their births. Kazuki turned 25, whilst Sutil hits 27 - hurtling towards 30, but don't tell him that! Meanwhile, here are some of the things we're talking about:
- Apparently, the organisers at Bahrain are hoping they might regain some of the F1 testing that they have lost to Europe. They appear to be hoping for bad weather conditions in Spain to give them a shot at hosting the teams as they evaluate their new cars. Have they forgotten the last test session they hosted though? Talk about bad weather!
- Over on VivaF1, Maverick has a post about what he's expecting from the cars this year, in terms of aerodynamics and sneaky diffuser designs. It's an interesting post, but all I can think is the cars can't possibly be as ugly as they were this year... can they?
- The official F1 site are running a multi-part series of posts, reviewing the season through the news that was breaking during each month. They've just posted July to September, which was a particularly difficult time of the season for pretty much everyone, I reckon. Still, it's a good way to review the season, with one more part still to come.
That's all for now, let us know how your Monday goes, and as ever, I'll see you in the comments.
Oh dear, it's officially Monday. Bring on the sleep and more sleep.
New Daily, anyone?
Hello Monday :(
hello, hello, hello....
Goodbye world.
Aaargh don't remind me! Monday = work again :(
That's a bit drastic
Oh, you mean sleep?
Hey everyone.
Watching one heck of a game between Arizona and Green Bay in the NFL playoffs while I am cooking up a batch Imperial Stout. So far so good.
I think we need to add Mr. Ashley Judd to the potential drivers list. With John Anderson at USF1, it is a distinct possibility. John Anderson has worked closely with Dario the last few years. He was his team manager when he won his 2007 championship. He was his team manager when he drove last year in the ALMS series. Even with Dario having a contract with Chip Ganassi next year, it is a possibility. From an American open wheel racing scene perspective, it makes sense to a degree.
the question is if that makes sense to dario. I think yes...
He has nothing left to prove in Indy car,
Now that, sounds like a good idea
Would he want to come in at that level, he's had quite a bit of success in the states?
Good point
Merry Monday folks :)
I need to shave, 5-day growth is still not accepted in the office yet :(
Interesting thought. Would it be enough for him to try though?
Right off to bed very shortly. It's been a fun evening here and I fear I'm already hopelessly addicted....
Night all :)
he would wrap up nicely his career if he does ok, and he can always go back to the states if he doesn't
Night Saira
awesome!
night!
#isstillwatchingbornhuman
Good to see! Night.
What's Bourdais doing this year?
night saira
you should check the sidepodladder of addiction in the wiki next time... ;-)
Point of clarification. Dario wasn't in ALMS this year, I got him confused with his brother. Still there is a successful relationship there.
Gotta sleep. Booo.
Night all
night jon
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/01/11/finite-element-analysis-in-formula-1/
Night Jono
i think christine may like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jko3q8f1-Ls
in part because you get to say "huffduff" a lot :)
i am stressing that the zoom on my camera is so rubbish :(
what camera do you have?
Ah huff-duff it, I need to go to bed
Night folks
night bassano
:-)
i have a sony cybershot that i like because its tiny but its only 4x optical zoom and my tennis going over the next fortnight needs more!
how many pixels?
I've been quiet because I've been making headway with my multi-series Google Calendar. I've got F1, F2, IndyCar, GP2, MotoGP, WRC, IRC, WTCC, Le Mans 24, LMS, ALMS and Goodwood - with NASCAR Cup to follow when I can face it and DTM when they release theirs but otherwise it is ready to release, only I have nowhere to put it right now :)
That is epic!
:D :D night.
that is quite poor. what will your budget stretch to?
If and when I get around to playing with itunes I'll probably ask you to remind me about this.
it's just a link, isn't it? link away.
Not sure where to get it
ahh, christine did this. somewhere in settings it gives you a code i think.
I found an embed code. I'm fairly sure she will have embedded it within the blog post and the playground.
can you blog it?
Ooh! I'll be linking to that one. Thanks Pat!
PS. iTunes rocks (for most people)
Yeah. I already tried to embed to the sidebar and it won't slim down enough. I can do it in a post, will prob do that once I have NASCAR in. Oh and Daytona 24 (not sure I'll bother with rest of GrandAm)
No probs. Combined with Christine's I think we should be set for the season :-)
what if you change the view, the long view might work?
I'm confused. What's that to do with calendars?
way-hey!
also, i have square eyes now
Nothing. It was in response to another comment he made about getting around to trying iTunes
TDK? :P
Which is the long view? :-)
sorry. agenda.
aha
in the 'embed calendar' section, just above the code there is link that says 'customize size'. maybe that will allow you to fit it into the sidebar
When you find yourself gazing blankly at total wipeout, you know it's time for bed!
Night folks :)
my budget is very very small because i dont really need 2 cameras :( i wonder what my flatmates is like and if its good, if i can steal it :D
Yeah I'm in there, looks good. Can't change the colour of the border though so it being blue on a green blog may look strange...
Try that. http://toomuchracing.blogspot.com/
and when that happens at 2PM in fornt of the computer at the office? ;-)
(I need a sofa in the office...)
night alison
:-) night
looks ok, maybe a little bit too wide (it's not centred by a few pixels)
regarding the colour: maybe if you change the colour on your google calendar page, that will reflect on the embeded one (just theorizing here...)
I reduced the size by a little more, now it matches the sidebar headers.
I can't see how to do that on the original. This is only a temporary solution anyway. I'm going to make a Wordpress blog and this'll be full size on a different page, maybe a small version on the front as well, we'll see.
that's great buddy.
how much is the difference between like 4x and 5x zoom? It seems every single camera in my budget ($200ish) is 3x or 4x but i can get 5x for another $20 or 6x for $65 but i have no idea if its worth it.
if you're at a tennis match, you'll need something like the camera lou just got. i think that's 24x. but she's the person to ask.
Thanks for your help! I'll add the other bits and launch it properly in a few days but feel free to use any of it now, there is a different calendar 'category' for each series so you can pinch what you want.
With that I should get to bed, goodnight :-)
don't forget you have friends in retail when it comes to prices. pick up from your friendly JB store :-)
I'm back at work tomorrow from 10.
plug it tomorrow and we'll retweet it :(
oops. wrong smiley :)
i wondered!
it depends on the size of the zoom. the 'x4' only says that you have a factor of 4 between the wide angle and the long side of the zoom. but if it starts at 16mm is not the same than if it starts at 28mm
night
for some good close ups you should have at least 300mm in the long end of the zoom. more is better, though (all these sizes are for a full frame camera, or the 'equivalent' in a small camera)
one way to avoid this is getting as many megapixels as you can, and crop the picture afterwards. sadly big sensors are also expensive... :-(
boo cameras are hard :( i just want to be able to sit at the top of the arena and take photos of players and actually be able to tell who they are :(
what camera do you have now?
its a t series cyber shot but the exact model escapes me. 24x like lou would be lovely but also at least 4x more than i can afford to spend.
ooh yes the exact model she has would cost me $700 and that is money that would better go towards my euro trip than a camera i only need for 3 tennis matches :D
:D
specially when roger won't be there... ;-)
exactly! I am off down town to pick up my tickets. Fingers crossed i run into novak djokovic on the street ;)
good luck!
the mercury has just hit 40 for the first time this year. I wish I could stay outside :(
More the time passes, more I'm glad to live in a place were 30 is the hottest you can get... :-)
it's bed for me, first day of work of the new year tomorrow. bye!
night, have fun at work!
Just received this tweet from the offical Lotus twitter account.
"We are one week ahead of schedule!! http://www.lotusf1racing.my/article/items/Mike_Gascoyne_Update.html"
It's funny, the students with the cheat sheets always finish a test first.
Show exact duplicates in iTunes
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20091231160510142
ooh that is helpful! I use show duplicates all the time but with 50 pearl jam live albums i have quite a few versions of the same songs :D
It'll be most interesting to see how they do...
hooray for less than one hour of work to go. Then I am going on a mission to find out where Kooyong is so I can be there nice and early on Saturday. It is probably far too hot to go on a mission but I am like a dog with a bone.
The Kooyong vineyard and winery are located at Tuerong on the northern end of the Mornington Peninsula, 80km south of Melbourne,Victoria, Australia.
Not particularly near, as it turns out... But hey, if there's good roads going there, it should be no more than 2 hours away, right?
Steven - still awake?!
Yes.
ah but the kooyong lawn tennis association is nowhere near there :D i know which tram to take and the journey planner website said get off at stop 66 but i like to know exactly where it is, for piece of mind :D
Morning peeps!
tram was a bad idea. But at least so many people around me are fanning themselves that i have a constant stream of air.
Hey Gavin. :)
Amy - 40 deg?! Crazy. Is that normal for your summer? Or is that due to some sort of heatwave?
She is stealing our heat
Between Amy's heatwave and your incessant snow, our temperature has been pretty much normal.
Steven, did you sleep last night?
its 43! Its pretty normal, at least the 3 summers i have been here have all had quite a few 40+ days
I slept for about two hours around midnight.
I woke up to my new alarm clock this morning - one that lights up gradually and plays a soft melody. Quite nice actually!
I guess you're not a particularly deep sleeper if you can wake up to a soft melody?
And the light? It gets louder...
USF1 news: US F1 appoints team manager
John Anderson (no relation to Ken, I presume), who is now USF1's team manager, previously filled the same position at Gil De Ferran's ALMS team. The article says he's also an Aussie.
It looks like the guy has experience. Let's see what he can do at USF1.
Meanwhile, in the 2010 rumor mill: First glimpse of the F2010?
It's a Czech article, but I'm more interested in the diagram. The words "Red Bull" are used a lot, though...
Also, I'm intrigued by the (initial) positioning of the Santander decals. So far, they're only on the front wing, as well as the rear wing endplates. They might be on the sidepods (further to the rear of the car than the traditional Shell decals), but we're not sure because the figure is cut out. But the barcode still seems to be on the engine cover and rear wing.
Morning everyone. Hope all is well... More exciting news on my crazy ideas slipping into reality. My mate has made a real version of the distance to hot idea from last week for my travel site. And there are even more ideas up there now: http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2010/01/where-can-i-go-from-here.html
Perhaps I can develop an entire website by casually mentioning things on my blog?
Dont you mean the "to hate one"?
Oh, and this one may be of interest to you all: Lewis and THAT WOMAN split - and it's for real this time
As a Ferrari fan, no. ;)
Kinda like SPC, then? ;) To a certain extent, anyway. :D
I have a bet running about that...
You do? Do tell more. :D
hey guys and gals, how be we this stupid morning?
A guy at work bet me £20 that Kimi would score more points than Alonso this year, and as a side bet he also bet me £5 that Lewis and THAT WOMAN would split before the year was out. Now I can't remember if it's the F1 season or was 2009. So I may be okay.
He has already paid out on the Kimi thing and gone again with £20 that Jenson will score more points than Alonso. He just really doesn't like Alonso I guess.
Unless Ferrari's car is THAT bad or McLaren's car is THAT good, I don't see this happening...
#sorryLou
found it! Tram journey takes an hour 15. Ages. Now to take a train back to the city and see how zuci faster it is. My guess: lots.
Hey Mr Turkey,
Am doing pretty fine, thankyouverymuch. :) And yourself?
i has caffeine and mobile interwebs and Rob Dougan's album to keep me company on the train. That's what i call good planning!
Got less than 10 minutes til the train gets into the station. Entertain me!
oh no i forgot to push the button to find out when the next train is! I hate not knowing :(
Can't you find out on the internet?
*does a little dance*
Everyone seems to be either on a train or waiting for one... :D
I now have 3 complete McDs tea/coffee vouchers. I drink far too much of the stuff!
i probably could but thats way too much effort. Curse you suburban station without an lcd screen! And curse you original home of the australian open for being so far from the city!
@steven don't be daft, they don't have that out there!
2nd time i've chucked tea over me!
That's from the Gazzetto article James Allen was referring to yesterday..
yay train is here!
Hehehe. That's kinda funny. :D
and it has air con! Oh precious train of coldness, you are my new best friend. 6 stops til i am back where i started 90 minutes ago :D
Air Con? On public transport???
and as my train enters station, i must leave. I want an iPhone, internet on it is so much cooler than this heap of junk i call internet-friendly!
JA's site was slow to inaccessible yesterday... Will look now.
Fair enough ;)
You will see which post it is so I won't bother linking!
most of them have air con that gives us at 35 degrees or so. thats part of the reason they cancel 50% of services on a day like today! Every year it throws the city into chaos, its like they dont realise summer = hot.
gives up rather.
Try Denmark=Northern Europe=Possible Freezing and Snow, yet Trains=Cancelled or Delayed!
Around 90 degrees Andronov you mean ;)
Found it. It also has a paragraph on USF1 possibly missing the first four races. And JA is right - PW has said they'll be at all 3 preseason tests and Bahrain. So something isn't adding up here...
I feel that if the delay rumors are true, USF1 might not make it at all...
tram:75 minutes. Train:15. Train wins!
Johnny Noble from Autosport tweetbunked the USF1 rumour last night too. They're still on, apparently. It's CamposMETA that are in TroubleMETA
Car Wins!
car would have been slower today, its peak hour! Now I am going to Nandos so the Nando god shines on me and then hopefully I get to see Nando (Verdasco) v Nando (Gonzalez) on Saturday
No Top Gear-Style race for you then?
if i had a mind the cap i totally could have made a tram v train video.
That's what you were missing!
Morning all. First day of the year I haven't had to scrape my car windscreen. This is progress.
I felt oddly warm this morning!
Still ran through snow, ice and biting cold wind yesterday though!
That's because you're crazy.
No, I'm overweight and unfit :(
Running would never be my first choice of exercise.
Hurrah!
Having said that, I am impressed at your dedication.
Indeed. Your crazy, but I admire it!
there is a guy on my tram wearing a heidfeld cap. Rich is not in melbourne.....right? :D
Thanks. It was great using my new running shoes - I used to get a bit of back pain but these new Asics ones are so comfy!
I must admit it is difficult but I do enjoy it and it makes me feel good for it. I have asked my wife if she wants me to be her gym buddy on Wednesdays (as I have stopped Danish lessons now so I finish an hour earlier). Somehow I have to play Wii a bit more too. I'm really serious about this!
I'm at school... there is lots of snow.. and we have a fire drill. I am NOT happy.
When we had the gas evac last year it was a cold day with no jacket :( Sucks!
we didn't have any coats either :( they wouldn't let us grab them before we went outside. booo to my school!
okay, i'm off to try and get something productive done with the last 15mins of my free grrrrr!!
byee!! xx
The Lesson we learned was don't leave without your jacket, wallet and house keys!
hooray now that I am home and see they have cancelled 110 trains and only 3 lines are running properly. And thankfully one of those three was the one I was on :D
Morning all. finally made it into uni to do some Java fun... ;)
That's lucky!
it was very exciting for me, I never ever get trains so I find them quite a novelty. I'm sure the novelty would wear off if they had cancelled it and I had to get a bus instead :D
Morning all,
I had the pleasure of 6 fire alarms last night, what a joy.
How are we all today?
Christine and other Dr Who maniacs, this may interest you - from Stephen Moffat himself
“It’s Series Thirty-One of Doctor Who, and it’s Series One of Matt Smith’s Doctor, Those are both real numbers. I submit that ‘Series Five of Doctor Who’ means absolutely nothing unless you really believe that Matt Smith is the third Doctor. Everyone knows he’s the Eleventh Doctor so that means it’s definitely not ‘Series Five’. Whichever number you choose, ‘Series Five’ is the one that’s flawed.” “‘Series One’ is an exciting sentence. ‘Series Thirty-One’ is an awe-inspiring sentence. ‘Series Five’ is a boring sentence - and also a complete lie”
So... it's Season 31 now?
I would definitely prefer that to Series 1.
Me too. Season 1 is silly!
Although Season 31 means that the specials last year don't count as a season. which, is technically true I suppose, but still a bit odd. But true.
....just odd.
Three cheers for sense-making
morning all
The old series' were quite odd too, weren't they? A few episodes grouped together at a time? It's very confusing.
All this timey wimey business, i reckon.
You can't cross the streams. The thing is at least he's acknowledging that Matt Smith is the 11th Doctor not the 1st Doctor. That's the main thing.
What I really want to know is who directed and who wrote the lines for Matt Smith at the end of the end of time? I mean he still sounded quite Tennant-esque there. But... I mean it's the first couple of lines of a new character quite important for a writer. And it would be strange if Moffat didn't get to at least approve them.
Moffat was definitely there on the introduction to Smith's doctor, as seen on Dr Who confidential, so he definitely had input
My favourite bit of that Confidential episode was how much say DT had over his final lines.
Hahah, yeah, and how many different ways he tried it! I'm glad they went for the one they did
Good morning, given up on trying to get to work, decided I can do just as little from home
From what i've seen from the trailer for matts series, that is something of a catch phrase.
"Geronimo" is going to be the 11th doctor's 'allons-y'
(I typo'd that as alonso originally, F1 on the mind clearly)
Still bad??
Okay... Cool thanks. I'll try and catch the confidentials somehow... They've probably gone now. That was an annoying thing of being away over Christmas...
No sign on the iPlayer :(
#sorryAlex
No, it's pretty clear - no idea what the problem is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qndn1WnP3xM
SPOILERS!!!!
Its the trailer for next series
I'm sure it'll be back though, they sometimes play the Confidential episodes after the repeats. Will keep eyes peeled.
Now, this may come as a shock to you all, so you may wish to find someone to hug and comfort you before reading on...
Lewis and Nicole have split up
Again?
That's what I was thinking. They are bound to show the repeats before the new series starts on BBC3. So I'm hoping for confidentials. If you do see them anyone then please shout :)
And then presumably write a comment on here. I mean I won't probably hear you just shouting ;)
I'm afraid so
I had no-one to hug! Now i'm all sad...
....
....
Nope, All gone. Am fine
With a gas heater that has the word 'butane' on it, do I need to get butane or can I get propane? the supplier ran out of butane the other day but had propane.. and I don't want to blow myself up or get poisoned so I left it..
totally gonna seduce him in Melbourne. I just want his $$$.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8450385.stm
ahahaha
It has to be butane I think.
"If the appliance states in the manufactures guidelines that it can run on propane and butane then you will need the right regulator for the gas that you are using. You can only interchange the gases if it is stated by the appliance manufacturer."
http://www.calorgas.co.uk/faq/which-gas.htm
ahh thanks
Dr Kiki hammered a nail in using the screen on that phone on a Leo show. I was amazed it worked. I guess it was not designed for tech journalists to spend 8 hours a day trying to break it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8449893.stm
indestructable hard drive!
Although Season 31 means that the specials last year don't count as a season. which, is technically true I suppose, but still a bit odd. But true.
....just odd. {Comment #173}
Personally, I regard the 2009 specials as an extension of the 2008 Series/Season 30/Series 4, New Version/Season 3, Tenth Doctor. It's a bit like having five Christmas specials (counting the Dreamland online episode) after the normal Christmas special.
Also, happy birthday to Adrian and Kazuki!
damn. watching the macca garage atmosphere was going to be a highlight of 2010 :(
all the more reason to seduce him in Melbourne.
That is the highlight of the year? Oh, I am not looking forward to this season!
not the highlight, a highlight.
Ah, phew. Maybe that's why they split.
Nicole singing Don'tcha wish your girlfriend was hot like me to Jenson in front of Jessica was going to be a pivotal moment
perhaps his next girlfriend should be Jessica Michibata. That could really make an interesting atmosphere :D Or even any of Lensoos numourous exes.
i haven't caught up on all the comments yet. has any one posted what i assume to be piola's ferrari diagram?
http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx153/livelyf1foto/aleator/ferr281-big.jpg
exactly. now lewis is going to look a bit single.
he has two months to find someone more annoying though, is britney single?
yes, as of quite recently too.
Miss Hilton, it would even tie in with the team's sponsor
oh yes!
Let's get his people to call her people. She's always looking for a new British Best Friend or whatnot, why not a boyfriend as well?
they could remake the good life, or whatever. eco gardening in woking.
i might be confused...
I'll have some of whatever he's on
Did you know the Good Life is on iTunes?
Couldn't we just get the people to go out?
no way!?
That could also work. They could then report back to the newspapers. Leave out the middle man.
(and woman).
(assuming you don't mean the one with paris and her equally ditzy bff?)
Yes way. I'd link ya but there's no way I could have iTunes here or I'd never get anything done.
Ah, I get you now...
You mean The Simple Life?
right, probably.
I don't think Nicole Richie is equally ditzy. She's up there, but not as bad. Plus, her dad is Lionel, and that can only be cool.
i've found something good about twitter.
sorry, i should have made sure you were sitting down first. sit down...
...
...
okay, i've found something good about twitter.
i've started "favouriting" tweets, so i can remember those i may wish to return to. and the following urls are supported if you want to see my favourites:
http://twitter.com/sidepodcast/favorites
http://twitter.com/sidepodcast/favourites
twitter supports the UK spelling of favourite! i'm assuming it's deliberate, rather than coincidence. technically the text is still spelt wrong on the page though.
she's friends with paris. she can't be that smart?
christine, are you huff-duffing?
So is Fearne Cotton, it was on ITV4 over Christmas.
I didn't say smart.
I don't know. I can't watch the video till later. :(
That's rather nifty and goes a long way towards helping me over the shock of Lewis and Nicole's split
The answer is probably yes, though. I like the sound of it.
hello?
:)
:P:P
Really likes that... It's like instapaper for podcasts!
Truly.
YES!
I like how some companies forget to invoice you for 3 months, and then insist on payment within 14 days.
Lionel Ritchie is responsible for 2 of my favourite music video moments of all time. I love the moment when he says hello, is it me you're looking for to a blind girl on the phone, but after he says hello he has to dance so he kind of leaves the phone behind while he says "is it me you're looking for". It makes me laugh uncontrollably every time. As does the time when he dances with the police officer.
I love the end of the video for "Hello" ;)
is that with the head? I LOVE THAT HEAD!
Yes THE HEAD!
Also seems a bit like the shared items in google reader but for podcasts.
Third wheel much? Hehehe. But if I were to guess, they may have not been able to handle their age difference well enough to cope. I suspect Lewis will now end up with someone younger than him...
Can't actually believe that someone unknown entity on Autosport.com has covered the amicable split by Hamilton and Nicole Schwarzenegger (or whatever her name is).
I wonder how long this will remain on their 'Website Errors' thread on their forum?
*'someone' 'some'... you get the jist!
I just like dancing on the ceiling
Scariest. head. ever.
Well done for complaining about that!
I fit that category. His money will so be mine soon.
You might not be interested but I think to the vast majority of petrolheads, this is devastating news. Forget Schumacher, this will be THE big F1 story of 2010.
;-)
Age is nothing but a number.
That's the one with the police officer right? I think it might be. The police officer arrives when they are all dancing and they stop thinking he's going to tell them off, but then the police officer starts dancing too. The look on his face seems to say to me every time, "cut the video mr director because I'm about to burst out laughing".
Absolutely :)
You know how they filmed that, eh?
Um turned the camera and the stage at the same time?
Yup. The whole stage is actually a giant wheel, but because we view it from a fixed camera perspective it looks like he is walking up the walls and ceiling!
hehe. it's not the only one. I guess she only dates people who aren't washed up. Rules me out then. Morning/Afternoon all.
so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrC4aHns6oM and the twitter activity of thefifthdriver lead me to believe that Santander don't care about Lensoo?
It was the way they did the walking in a wheel in 2001 (the film that caused one of the most confusing moments of Sidepodcast live shows ever). As I'd seen how they did that it gave me the clue.
If you live in Italy, you need to get used to that. Except replace 3 months with 6 months. You can get bills (for 3 months periods) a week apart. Same due date. I love living in the USA compared to Italy. Much Better Organised. except I should spell Organised as Organized.
uk banks are rebranding today. the main reason they sponsor two teams is because they needed lewis for this, right?
Brawn were being tough about not releasing JB until the end of the year - maybe he couldn't film?
I would understand that if he was their only UK driver
And Lewis has been in the ads already so that continuity is probably what they want to maintain - I guess.
Yeah that's my guess. Lewis probably filmed this months ago. It looks almost like summer (but hey it's TV so could be anytime).
makes sense :D Either way if Santander existed here, I would bank with them because of their Lensoo-ness existance. Or not, changing banks is a hassle
jenson has been the face of their campaign for the past 2 years. this kinda rebranding probably too 12 months of planning. there's no chance jenson will be squeezed in, even for a cameo.
Always the key words. Every time!
lewis. not jenson. doh!
Lewis is the face of Abbey/Santander in the UK and has been for nearly three years now. So continuity innit?
On another note, they've been one of the big success stories in F1 in recent years (along with ING Direct) whose brand awareness has shot sky high since 2007.
Jenson knows nothing about bridge design, so he'd have been useless on this civil engineering project anyway ;-)
isn't it? roll n comment editing.
my brain was confused because i keep think lensoo is alonso and i realised i was making the wrong argument. it is a monday.
but he's young enough to truly "get" lego.
Hey Mr C... Some really cool cat wrote this this button that lets you preview things... It's really cool you should totally check it out ;)
Is Lensoo no Alsonso... What? Okay Amy this better be good!
lewis is in breach of all kinda health and safety laws without a hardhat in that environment. don't tell gavin.
this this button? ha ha ha
:)
#blameT9
i do. i just can't read.
#poormrc
Lunchtime in 3 mins. Time to put on my tradesman accent as I'm off to the countryside store to get some butane. I never thought I'd say that.
You need an accent for that? Reminds me of a time I had to go to a pub to see a man and a woman about a dog.
Of course - my girlfriend is older than me too. ;) But you have to be able to handle the maturity gap that might go along with that as well - and that can be the tricky bit for some.
What's the name of the thing that the butane is in? I mean I know I would call it a canister. But there must be some trade name... Can? Or Jar? or something?
cylinder
or bottle
Bottle of gas isn't it?
Bottle sounds good.
cylinder or bottle. 15 kilos please mate
Yeah so you say, alright mate, can I get a bottle of gas?
Butane or Propane?
Butane for me!
Here you go... Anything else?
Yeah have you got 20 foot of 45 mil pipe lagging?
That, plus a typo with took, too. :D
Depending on where you go, you can often swap empty for full for a discount. Take the empty one along if you have one. Waste not want not and all.....
i'm going home :(
awwwww....
"Same again mate......"
They won't! They'll only refill a bottle from the same supplier and the one I've got you can only refill in Devon.. so I put that down the council recycling/disposal centre.
Yes I like it!
I suppose you can't say, "fill 'er up".
You need to see Giggles' video :-)
I've only really done this on the continent I have to be honest. They haven't refilled the one I give them but I've had money off a full one when I gave them the empty. Good old refillable European things :)
Back soon..
1) Distinct lack of PPE on all workers, including Lewis:
a) Lewis has no hi-vis vest, boots or hard hat
b) No gloves, safety goggles or ear protection on anyone
2) Inadequate signage in the working area
3) at one point workers walked under a lifted heavy object. No way would you do that!
4) No road signage warning of possible road works ahead - or to reduce speed etc.
5) Workers not tethered properly to a high structure (the bridge at the end)
6) Workers using improper lifting equipment and techniques.
Ironic that the analogy the bank uses is full of risks and pitfalls ;)
I love your practice-conversations soooo much. More please.
When I lived in America I was very young and I always dreamed of the day when I would be able to say, "fill 'er up with Super Unleaded". It was the coolest phrase ever. But now most places in the states are self-serve so I will probably never be able to do it. By the time I get around to it we will almost certainly be onto flying cars and I'll have to say, "Computer, re-energize the fuel crystals" or something.
which one? I'm hopelessly behind on F1 and non-F1 stuff.
You could try saying it to Katherine? (just for the record, this is not a recommendation)
I always like the "Heavy plant crossing" sign. It's one of my personal favs.
you don't think "zero" was the speed limit? I think that was appropriate for a lego bridge.
It always disappoints me, never seen a tree crossing the road yet
This was my favourite back home. They're so cute when they waddle.
7) Signage was not adequately clear - sign saying "zero" possibly implying a speed limit, but not asking the driver to stop?
I don't think these rules apply in CGI
I hope you guys realise that I'm doing this with tongue firmly implanted in cheek BTW ;)
the 'slow' sign is for the penguins or for the cars? ;-)
morning all
I agree completely but if we start looking for PPE in advertisements, we'd to give up on living a quality life. At least Bob The Builder sets a good example. I think you're right Gavin about the banks using something with dangers and pitfalls, but since when does anyone think lego is a good thing to drive on?
Back to work for me (need to close window) and write that report due in 139 minutes (tick tick tick)
yeah but i'll still reply anyway :)
The funny part is that I would have thought a lego brick road would be like cobblestones :D
Good :p
back again.
Same here. Afternoon all.
hey :)
i'm slightly scared i think my lecturer may have put the wrong grade on my assignment.
Were you successful?
Good or bad?
Its down as 70% but the group feedback makes me think I shoudn't have got 70.
Welcome to every assignment I do with a good mark :P
Hahaha, BBC reporter managed to break an unbreakable phone in front of the company's CEO
http://sharein.com/shares/139665-bbc-reporter-breaks-unbreakable-mobile-phone-at-ces
Fair play to the guy though he took it extremely well :P
:)
I admit I don't think its worth the grade. but others were marked just below 70% because they didn't meet the criteria and neither did I :)
Perhaps you did a better job of not meeting the criteria! :)
I've had a few assignments like that to be honest but if that's what the lecturer thinks then so be it ;)
That C++ one I got a B in came as a huuuuuge surprise for example. You certainly don't need me to tell you my struggles and experiences of it yet it came out very positive and I did more apparently than I even I thought I did...
hehe maybe. i just worry that she's put down the wrong grade is all.
The problem is, if the grading is subjective (like an essay), they could easily say "sure, I'll regrade it, but might go DOWN as well.
Maybe I should just go with the grade. I don't feel it reflects my work I'm putting very little effort into my work. :D
Its a programming assignment. but I could still be marked down so thats why I'm not sure about asking.
The mysteries of lecturer marking. They should never mark just below 70% anyway, they should be clear that it is worth 70% or not - 69% just leaves room for argument.
not sure if this has already been covered, was away, but ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/01/11/fia-will-launch-briatore-appeal/
joe bumped into red alonso (as ya do):
I arrived this afternoon and was happily sitting in the media centre typing away when Giancarlo Fisichella came wandering in. A little while later there was Fernando Alonso all decked out in Ferrari gear.
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/in-the-mountains-with-fernando-felipe/
I wanna see! :(
No cardigans I hope.
a couple of pics of alonso in red: http://www.f1aldia.com/6941/alonso-se-viste-de-rojo-en-madonna-di-campiglio.html
dancing with me, cheek to cheek
Wait... I know that one!!!! YAY!!!
for anyone having issues with that page:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/alonso-ferrari-jpg
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/alonso-ferrari-snow-jpg
Helllllllllllllo Sidepodcaaaast
That looks like a nice warm coat... #ineedanewcoat
Afternoon all
and a better cap.
Fernando, you've got red on you
Phwoooooaaaarr That looks like a good match :D
thumbs up: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/alonso-ferrari-thumbs-up-jpg
It's mean to expose a Spanish person to freezing temperatures - they're just not built to survive them :(
best yet: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/alonso-and-massa-in-ferrari-gear-jpg
Ooooh. I like their tops.
Looks to much like Arsenal..
Thats why I love it so much :D
Geez, are they models, or drivers! I want to see them in a rally car on the slopes!
isn't that a different alonso?
Bleh
Nah, he plays in Spain
#sorryRG
okay, enough positivity: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/more-thumbs-up-jpg
Whoever said "Instapaper" earlier
I love you.
That is all
I am liking the white. The car might not be totally red this year.
with fisi: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/alonso-massa-fisi-jpg
Could the owner of a red ferrari trapped in the snow out in the car park please raise his hand please...
Hello, a complete fan of the podcasts and an occasional commenter here...just got back from a holiday in Hawaii (somebody has to do it)...and came across a license plate that I just had to take a picture of. Little did you know there is a Frenchman living in Hawaii that is a complete fan of sidepodcast. I've dropped the photo in drop.io, but completely used up all my old person technology skills to get it there so am unable to post a link here. I laughed every time I came across it while sorting through pictures...and my daughter keeps reminding me that it's only funny to me...but I hope sidepodcast people will get as much of a giggle as I did from it.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/img-2229-jpg
Here's the link kathryn
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/img-2229-jpg
Hahahaha, brilliant :D
Hey Kathryn and can tell ya, class license plate there.
Thanks to all of you for helping an old lady across the technology superhighway.
omg! thank you kathryn!
:) :)
Awesome :) And now you're in the comments you should stick around :)
one more and then i must dash: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/alonso-jpg-3
Evening all. Really didn't enjoy today, but at least I got the chance to fall asleep in Physics!
...is that a wax work?
Hello SPC'ers
loving the pics mr c. am just here to say (so i don't miss it)
Just 10 days left until the start of the 50 day count down!! eee!! :D
hope you're all well, and now i must run away again xx
so, I can start the 60 day countdown now? ;)
Evening, I am now home.
That's fantastic :-) Welcome aboard, Kathryn.
Evening all, I don't know if you know, but dear Hammy has split with THAT woman...no more overexcited raves in the pitlane, I'm afraid.
PS - Christine, guest post from me should be finished tonight or tomorrow night - I couldn't finish it because I went out last night.
#blameRG
Whenever I type out the Muse song 'Time is Running Out' recently I always seem to typo the first word as 'Timo'.
It is the hot topic of the day. We're all devastated.
ooh, just watching The Weakest Link. F1 Question!
"In motor racing, whch country has a GP hosted at Interlagos?"
3 Guesses! :P
RG have you changed your twitter name, or has it always been @SauberRG?
i think im getting forgetful in my old age
It's always been sauberRG, I'm sure?
Was Schumacher's GP2 test not mentioned or was I not paying attention?
Yeah, you are getting forgetful. Always been that.
#ForLou
McLaren engineer news
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80804
hmm. i blame @RGActive
Evening! My wonderful housemate is making dinner tonight - yay!
Ya, you mentioned the similarities before. Don't worry, I'm the only RG round here.
Apart from when the flippin French Open arrives.
FIA still dragging along the Briatore scandal. If they wanted to stop all the bad images of the federation, why just drop it, or at least do it behind closed doors. But then, I forgot, it is a political organisation...
yum!
Hey guys, on the move again. What's up?
Just living up to my normal lazy student label.
Hey TM and Lara. I'm feelin' fine and doin' nothing.
Hi! I'm fine thanks...
You wouldn't even know I have my first A Level exam on Thursday by how calm I am and how little revision I'm doing.
What module?
Hello, sounds good to me! I'm hiding upstairs whilst the rest are busy cooking....
Chemistry, Elements of Life and Developing Fuels.
loooooooooooooooooverly
@tom know the feeling. I got cocky and did no revision the week of the exam. Passed easily, no pressure whatsoever!
I love Chemistry, it's lovely and easy and by far my favourite subject. No problems for me.
I have an exam next week and am already stressing over it :(
I've never done revision. Passed all my GCSEs with flying colours. I think I'll be alright with a small amount, just to finish one little bit for this test.
My friend is exactly like that. Me, less so.
Take the Tom G approach and not panic! Panicking makes it worse!
Someone told me I was just showing off, I just said 'No, I can just remember.'
no matter the subject or how well I know it, I always get nervous, but it goes up with the class level. So, Freshman level I'm just a little bit nervous. Senior and Graduate level classes I'm a total wreck starting the evening before :)
Can't help it, have always got very stressed by exams! I try not to, but it never works
I never panic before an exam. But I am panicking about my English which I'm getting on Friday.
Should really say English results.
Good luck! :)
Cor, blimey, that'll mean it's a year on Friday since I got mine then! Time flies. Doesn't seem so long since that set of exams, way back in November 08. Hope you've done well!
I hope so. Am feeling 50/50 about it. But ya know, confidence and all that.
Thanks Tom and Lara
I had to do mine when I had gastric flu. I came out of the exams thinking I'd failed...
Phone runs out of battery, i can just replace the thing for a fully charged one. Yay for ingenuity!
unless, of course, you have an iPhone.
Quick Excel question... anyway to make a bar chart appear so it goes from smallest to biggest in order?
Order the data in your table before you make it, is the only think I can think of.
Will do, makes sense
Apart from my typing. 'is the only think I can think of.' Clearly, I was thinking too much about thinking. That's dangerous.
Back!
Awaiting Science results on Friday...
What is that for then? Hope you've done well!
Oooh, best of luck mate
Oh, erm, does anyone consider James May a hero? I've got a birthday party to on Saturday night (it's her 18th tomorrow) and it has a fancy dress theme of 'Heroes and Villains'. I have no idea what to do. At least with Mr May, I'm almost there.
Oh you'll be fine, is it the anatomy and physiology one? It's not too bad from what I remember! You only need to pass it anyway, so it'll be no problem :)
He could be considered a hero to many a slow driver...
That'll do for me!
Awww I love James May but dunno if you could call him a hero! Surely a villain would be more interesting, no?
Ah, but I look very similar to James May, apparently. I just want the easy way out, to be frank, as I have no other ideas or costumes!
Well, he also seems to be able to put up with Clarkson, and some might consider that requires a heroic level of effort ;)
Fair enough then!
Yep, I'm cheating, using my initiative, I mean. All I need to do is curl my hair a bit to make it all wavy and it'll be perfect!
That's how I would do it too...
Ah yes, never thought of it like that! He's definitely a hero in that case!
Oki doki, sorted now :)
As you can find out over at my new blog post about Muse's European tour defficiences... (I am still in the Alex Andronov School of Plugging)
Good work with the graph there!
I had a major facepalm moment though at one point. I got all worried thinking 'Most of them are all gonna be the same though...'
....then I realised that was the point of actually illustrating it. Doh.
That's the lightbulb moment ;)
How did you caption the graph like that?
One of the layout options on the 2007 version of Excel. I just messed about with it all in the toolbar at the top
Sorry, I meant the Image courtesy of ZioGiorgio.com
text!
Oooooh, just on wordpress itself on the caption text when I uploaded the image :)
'ello
Evening Scott
Are you using the wordpress editor? I wonder how you do that in Live Writer?
Haro Scott!
Yeah, wordpress editor. No idea how in WLW
not sure if this has been plugged, but BIG dakar:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/dakar_rally_2010.html
Neither. Your source code works though :D
GCSE Biology and Physics Module 1a...AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Ooooooooh wow..
I wasn't gonna say it. ;)
Hi again BTW, good to be home on a proper computer and not a half-baked job.
That's a proper rally that is!
Speaking of which, you gotta see this clip from Rally Denmark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E164vdn__Y&feature=fvsr
What a place to land - and what a reaction!
Easy peasy Sidepodsqueezey! :D
I love how they're all so matter of fact and calm about it!
Picture 35 is my favourite. Get a sense of just how blimmin' difficult the damn thing is. Non of the namby pamby business you see in F1!
It's very typical Danish to be honest!
Speaking of Rally, here's what Kimi will be doing a bit of next year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9jta1PBVG0&feature=related
(He's actually number 5 I think...)
twelve is frightening though!
Meh, looks like my daily commute to work.
A lot of them are!
:)
you have helichoppers chasing you to work...
It is literally lethal is the Dakar.
Exactly when did oxford start to look like Mars?
:)
STALKER!
Though Oxford looks more like the series 'A Life on Mars' than anything else.
It's called Facebook ;)
Fantastic
Did any one see this from USF1 and think "who the heck...?"
http://www.facebook.com/OfficialUSF1Team?ref=nf#/photo.php?pid=3988616&id=223461686185
Nope, I knew who he was!
You are joking! Well done sir!
I'm wondering if that picture wasn't taken with a level camera, looking at the helicopter at the top of the picture (which may not be level, either)
I have no idea who that is
Jacques Villeneuve's new do?
It's fair to say I have a broad taste when it comes to motorsport. ;)
I did, but looking at his wikipedia page, he seems to be not a half bad driver
So it's not Jacques Villeneuve then
looking at the wheel tracks, i'd say it's oriented correctly.
Me :-)
Thankfully the comments came to rescue
Really? That bank he's just descended looks far too step
Badger sez Henri Lloyd are selling cheap Brawn/Button gear: http://www.f1badger.com/2010/01/brawn-gp-clothing/
So, it's a younger, slimmer & darker Boris Johnson?
that was my thinking!
No way it's Boris Yeltsin, that would just be silly
He never smiled
Still not happy they didn't make a Brawn GP men's hoodie. Hmph :(
if you look at the tracks on the left, before he took a right and went down the hill, they look pretty straight. If the picture was taken level, they would have been driving almost on their side.
:-)
Either way, that's STEEP.
i think with a perm like that, i'm better off not knowing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Said
The Hoff has a brother? Hoff too ;)
what did boris say?
top left i agree. what about bottom left?
Oh, Mr C! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=327802078&s=143444
hehe!
"What the heck are all these toasters doing here?"
he said "I've NEVER heard that one before!" ;)
He wants to know who's on first
what?
He said, "who put my hair in curlers whilst I was asleep, dammnit!"
i watched the 2008 bathurst race, and still never heard of him :)
I've been trying to find that out for years!
just tweeted this but figured i'd share here as well. david tennant's forward to the specials :) http://twitpic.com/xp80r
Evening!!
Anyone mind if I do a quick Blug?
3 new posts on my site read at will and remember...it's MCM!
I forgot about MCM
I'm about to do the rounds!
Well, I'm gonna head off
A bit of braindead tv before an early night
See ya folks
Cannot wait for ASI this year. Front row seats for the Live Action show, catching up with the CTL guys at their stand, meeting up with some of you guys, Jenson being there and a 205 T16 and Metro 6R4 on the rally stand. AND karting afterwards. Awesome! :D
Oh God, the Most Haunted crew are in Norfolk....
Run around them wearing a white sheet going 'ooohohohohooooo'
I am so incredibly tempted, really. However, I think they do that already by getting a member of the crew to do it. ;)
:D
However, I would love to pay them a visit... :D
Evening all! How are things?
Decided I should probably write another post for A Little Bit Piquet, but I think that will have to wait until at least after Thursday. After then, I'm free to pretend my A Levels don't exist between days.
I pretty much spent my entire evening just researching and writing up the post I did earlier when I should have been doing assignment work. Oopsy daisy
Oops! In all fairness, I should be revising for the Chemistry exam, but I really don't want to. I'm certainly not going to do it tomorrow.
everning
And i've been trying to work out how to create a full page brochure in pdf form without it cutting the edges off or making it lower quality....when i'm meant to be writing a report on marshals...
#sidepodprocrastination
That's the one thing I'll never miss about school or Uni, having to revise, do essays etc. I always got way too distracted by other things...
Revising? What's revising? :D
Ok...offski for a bit.
Laters Sidepodders
Given up on tidying! Decided to pack my suitcase.... I guess then I can replace anything I suddenly realise I don't have tomorrow....
Too sleepy to be bothered though :(
Byee
byeee
Haha, believe me I hardly did any revision for GCSEs and A Levels and did fine but then Uni was different! You should get stuck into to it now and not fall into bad habits, they're hard to break!
I got mostly As at GCSE and didn't revise whatsoever. Luckily, the Uni course I'm looking is not a skill I need to revise either! It's something I've done for many years!
You're doing a procrastiantion course?
No, I'm looking into the course Jon said about, a degree in Air Transport, with a PPL and CPL as bonus.
Errrr really? Even if it's not revision, there'll be a lot of work you have to physically get done. Tedious, time consuming work....
*waves*
Yeah but in retrospect GCSEs are easy.... What course are you goona do that doesn't involve revision?!?!
Agreed, Uni is a step up from A levels. And I'm at a rubbish mickey mouse uni and the work is still mind numbing.
Erm, it's a degree in Air Transport, or something similar. But the majority of the course is gaining two Pilot's licences.
I'm meeting up with Jackie and the
PFViva crew on Saturday. Should be fun!I'm going on Saturday as well! Mind if we meet up with you guys too?
I'm going alone, but heading to the karting afterwards. Looking forward to it!
Sounds like Aviva now I think of it.
Ooooh, background should be green...
There will be a fair element of academic content if they're awarding a degree. No matter how they jazz it up in the prospectus #sorrytom
*whispers* and me?
I'm expecting that, but if it's to do with aviation, I'm instantly switched on!
That's certainly where I fell down, I hardly worked at all for A levels and got As quite easily, but that didn't quite work out at Uni, you really need to work whatever
Lou has had an excellent idea to replace THAT woman....
THAT father.
Not necessarily. You'll have to do work (clearly) but if its anything like mine then you'll be fine. I find mine quite easy, but some of my coursemates find it hard...so it depends what your strenghts are as to how easy you find it
We're doing the 11am live show (assuming I can get up and be there on time), then apparently lunch, and a wander around. If that fits in with you then I'm sure it'll be fine. You may want to check here.
Lewis is dating Antony?
I'd imagine so. Ask Jackie :-)
*shudders*
No, we need someone to fill the void of blame and annoyances without that woman there.
Ironically i've just walking into my kitchen where about 7 international students are talking about how much they pay for tuition fees each year, the number was £8,000. I didnt dare tell them that i only pay £3,225 :D
#sorryinternationallypeople
I don't want to sound like I'm going on about this but you're in your first year....
You're only in your first year, right?
ah.. Alison beat me to it. ;)
Just wait till the next inevitable attention-seeking money grabbing 'girlfriend' of Lewis comes along?
I don't know if I can go 4 days without blaming someone
Steven?
yes yes i know, but i dont see it as work, i enjoy doing it so it's not an issue or 'hardness'
:D
*of
Yeah, but when you've been there three years maybe it's less of a joy? :P
Same here.
ooh! Ooh! I know how that feels!
I think that's how I'd be with the course I want. Aviation is my passion, more than anything else. To just have the opportunity to learn to fly would be my motivation.
Maybe, but the work load dosent really go up (have talked to second years), i spend 90% of my time doing personal projects
everyone i've talked too loves it. let me know if you want to chat to someone about it, or if you want to come and have a look
I really hope it works out for you then :)
Phew! Minor panic over.... Prescription located! There is a God!
I was fed up of the work after the first semester to be honest... I shouldn't be saying this here as Lara is doing the same course as I did!!
I may do soon. I sort of have to choose at the moment whether or not I could afford to do it. My original plan was to go straight into the RAF, and get a degree once I'm on the job, which they'd pay for, but that course looks more enjoyable for me, I don't enjoy being shouted at. Now, I'm not so sure on the RAF, but it'd be the only way I could possibly do it and avoid a mountain of debt!
#confidential
:P
We're doing the 11am show as well! :D
Small but quick post by me
http://onetimoglock.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/new-years-news-roundup/
Glocky needs to be in the news more.
haha she already knows how much I 'hated' the course but the career afterwards makes up for it!
Aww he sure does! :D
Bah, I'm at 2...
hehe maybe. i just worry that she's put down the wrong grade is all. {Comment #340}
I had that happen to me once on a piece of university coursework.
Tip: don't try to get it changed - even if it's blatantly obvious on the paperwork that the grade is wrong, the error is in your favour and there isn't enough change to actually affect department funding, the staff will fight tooth and nail not to sort it out because of the extra effort they have to go to in order to correct the system.
James May has now been approved by birthday girl as certified hero. I'm in the clear!
For future students - to get used to
For past students - to reminise
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/loverly-mp3
Excellent :-)
Ahh, no.. Don't know what to suggest. Perhaps meet after that?
Awwwww hahahahahaha
#sorryjon
Possibly... I'm there from about 9:30-10, so depending on what you guys have planed, we can meet whenever
Ah...those were the days...
last night...
4 of them
between 2.30 and 5
humph
I remember that vividly. The one time it came in use all the students in the halls of residence were panicking blindly at the fire in the 3rd floor. The only calm one (heavily influenced by half a bottle of Jura Single Malt) was me, so I rang the fire department, twice, to get them here sharpish and sort it out. Warden was absolutely clueless and only just opened the gates in time.
Problem fire was traced to somebody microwaving a trainer at 4am. £2000 for a refit of the kitchen, and needless to say the flat weren't getting their deposits back.
Right, now I need to find out how to do my hair.
And no, it wasn't me. :P
Awww you weren't one of the suckers who went out without proper outdoor clothes? People did that all the time in my halls..... Always get dressed peoples!
Depending where the thing was set off, you're quite within your rights to give them an almighty clip round the ear for setting it off constantly.
Like James May?
Just wake up after a bad night's drinking?! :D
Exactly that. Mine's too flat and straight at the moment to look accurate.
Easier said than done, lol!
i learnt quite quickly to get dressed....
now i leave my tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie by the door...
last night after the 2nd one i slept in it, made it quicker out hte door
Clever boy! Some idiots in my block would go straight out the shower.... In my opinion hypothermia is a much bigger risk than fire!
yeah some do that in mine too, silly people. cant wait to be in a house next year!!
The lesson of 'take all your crap with you' was learnt by me when we got evacuated from work last year and I had no jacket, wallet, train ticket or house keys!
I actually think that'd do the job to be honest... :D
They are arriving at all sorts of different times. I'll get there at about 10 and head straight for the live show. Best check the Viva thread. The old PF chat login should work for it.
Yeah. In halls especially you NEED to lock your room as well. People have been known to set of the alarm so they can nick stuff out peoples abandoned rooms.....
Erm, yeah, ok. Not sure if my head would enjoy that one though.
Your head might not, everyone else will! :D
Yah i always do that too, although theres only 3 people in my flat at the moment and each flat is locked off, so i'd know who it is because one of the 2 others waits for me, but it's not worth the risk
Saira, PUB! :D
Especially considering the fact I've never gotten drunk to the point of gaining a hangover.
ahh shucks. he's started calling himself the number two driver and it's only his first interview of the year:
"The team is working very hard to get him up to speed as fast as he possibly can, but then he is the world champion you know. I am not the world champion, I am just, I am the number two driver"
kil me now, please.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/01/11/sports/sports-uk-motor-racing-hamilton.html
Ah don't worry, I've been very drunk many times but never had a hangover, you may be lucky too... go for it!
Oh yeah, my old place of employment was up café street who used to have a very good day if there was a fire alarm because 800 people would go and get a coffee instead of waiting...
I blame that woma...
...argh, this is gonna take some getting used to.
Why? I'm confused, what's the problem?
or not ;) your call
Woohooo!!! XD
USF1 put out another empty factory picture: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3990285&id=223461686185
There is a great row brewing. Apparently this pic proves they are right on target ;)
Possibly, then again possibly not. I prefer being sober anyway!
Haha, I need a train to London. 3 hours away is Lowestoft.
that's what he spent most of 2007 saying.
"i'm just the number two..."
everytime alonso finished in front.
on target to own an empty factory??
Oh very sensible! Don't ever listen to me, I'm usually a bad influence XD
This is exactly what I was going on about last night.
Ah I see... I presumed it a was tongue and cheek comment. If there's irritating backstory I understand :P
ahh, is that what started it? i missed the beginning.
Mr.C missed two words at the end:
"he laughed"
Implying it was a flippant remark?
he always claims/claimed it was in a tough and cheek way.
Awww :(
I dunno, but my point is that he does seem to be scrutinised more than the others with what he says. Yeah OK, he says stupid stuff but I can't see the problem with this one.
Right, got it. I shall make a note of that! :D I got wobbly once last year, but I decided it wasn't all that fun, plus I don't particularly enjoy the taste.
of course.
when wasn't it a flippant remark. except it isn't is it? he hates number #2 more than #22.
it's something about him that annoys me intensely. and i bet he'd go on about it all season, and it's his first interview.
And so he should - along with any other F1 driver worth their salt. Else they are the Ralf Schumachers of this world...
Wonderful stuff. Did ya suspect the owner set it off occasionally to drum up business?
Surely he doesn't believe Jenson's better than him though? He must be messing about.....
I doubt it, I worked for the government ;)
ROFL, good times! :D
yes and no.
it seems to be some kind of switch in his head that says "i deserve number one". i honestly believe it eats at him a little. he cannot leave the phrase alone. it's like his "for sure" moment.
He is playing mindgames with Jenson - doubt if it will have the same effect it had on Fernando.
maybe.
i wish i'd put money on him saying. although the odds would've been poor.
#22 is better than #23, but #23's closer to #27. ;)
And that is exactly why I like the guy.
i guess so. i think maybe i shoulda got him a new book of stock phrases for christmas.
It is probably why I do not like him! Just get on and drive the car - I have no time for this playing around - they are team mates not boxing opponents.
You wouldn't have put money on him being #2 driver at McLaren anytime soon though would you. I think it's just as much of a shock to him. Even if it is just a number.
Exactly
Not a Prost vs. Senna Fan at all then?
Yeah, quite frankly, I think it's just a number, not status. Jenson only gets #1 on his car as he's WDC.
that's a good point. this is a mental interview:
"Every year I seem to have more and more input into the car. Last year actually I didn't have much input into it, thank goodness"
wtf??
At the end of the day, he's just gonna get battered everytime he opens his mouth anyway so he may as well go for stock phrases ;)
I have a theory that he uses them as motivational tools for himself as much as anything, perhaps more so than using them as mind games against his teammate / opponent. Like he's still trying to convince himself.
No - because I like strategy and team play. I was more of a Prost fan than a Senna one.
...heikki fixed Mclaren?
but he talks such utter rubbish!
he must've!
Oh absolutely. These days I have a mark from all the facepalming I do when hearing about Lewis!
I did not completely forgive when he was telling everyone how much better he was than Kimi - that he could feel the grip more than his opponents.
please read that interview and help me out here.
he has more input each year... or he doesn't? i really have no idea what he's trying to say, unless he means:
"every time the car got faster it were me that did it. and when it got slower it was someone else's fault"
that's what i'm seeing.
I think that is exactly what he meant to say.
i don't remember that. probably for the best.
his team must love him.
It was after Spa and the chicane dispute.
Someone please find me some motivation!!
You mean like Mr. 6-tenth's who made similar claims?
I plead the Ricky Bobby Mantra here: Lewis Hamilton is not a thinker, Lewis Hamilton is a driver! :D
Oddly I think they do - he is after all a winner which sadly his team mate really wasn't - jut a nice guy.
Have you looked in the shed? I find mine is always hiding away somewhere.
Don't look at me, I'm just a lazy student ;)
:D :D
That did not endear me to him either, despite originally being a fan.
i guess so. i rather engineer for heikki and come last to be honest.
do you think Jenson and lewis are going to be shaking and baking come the next few months?
made worse by the fact his 6 tenths came from ferrari documentation anyhow.
Off on a tangent - Let's see what Shov says about that at the end of the year!
either that or selective use of the ear plugs when Lewis opens his mouth.
I think Jenson might be too busy crumbling to bake...
if lewis is ahead, yes.
Thats harsh!
awwww :(
Is it just me that isn't particularly offended by Lewis' outbusts?
He does talk a lot of rubbish, is badly managed and is stifled by his dad/McLaren into not being his own man. But I feel that most drivers are dull and stifled or just talk rubbish anyway. Sure there are nice ones, but most are not allowed to be as personable as before lest they upset a sponsor or something!
It is interesting isn't it. When it was announced I thought Lewis was going to kill Jenson this year. Now I'm not so sure. Lewis seems scared and Jenson seems mega-confident.
I don't like Alison anymore :(
thus far. jenson is saying all the right things. if he can drive like he talks, i wonder if he might be in with a chance.
How awesome would that be? Lukeh, photoshop that now!!!!
tis true.
strange. but true.
I'm keeping my confidence with jenson. everyone is writing him down against lewis!
I do! Jenson's gotta prove he's quicker than him in the first test though, otherwise Hammy'll have the legs on him the first few races. Takes a while for the new guy to bed into a new car.
I fear the reprecussions from a certain special member of our community...;)
I'm not so affected by them. But it might be because I don't live in the UK...?
That would make 2010 awesome if McLaren was truly a fair fight!
meaning?
Me too, Ant reckons he will give Lewis a run.
I missed out on all the media coverage and all of 2007's ITV shenanigans. What I did see was quite laughably bad. I get the impression part of Lewis' problem is media saturation - he is oft-quoted and it's like they have to find something to quote, but it's usually rubbish because of this...
oh i see.
i would agree, because i liked him last year (post australia), so that would point to itv. but this latest interview is just as annoying and he hasn't been on tv for months.
In fairness, Ant is biased
Think of a song that really annoys you and then you don't hear it for a while - is it still annoying when you hear it again?
*thinks of a certain kings of leon song*
I can categorically say yes, yes, yes, YES. Now it's in my head!!!
yes. but i heard this song last year and it wasn't annoying.
i guess the piece works best on a slower speed and gets irritating when sped up :)
at the end of the day, everyone in F1 is in someway.
Sacks and FIre?
good point.
The dance remixes of songs you know always end up being annoying :P
I warmed to him because I thought he buckled down and worked with his team to improve the car.
Now he is saying he may or may not have done that.
I'm tempted to look, give me another way to avoid packing! I don't even have a shed....
I thought that too, particularly when he took Jake around the factory and told him just that..
I actually loved everyone second of the bad times for him and McLaren. I'm bad I know.
i'm not sure he knows what he did?
You want motivation? to pack? to go and see Nick?
Shouldnt that be your motivation?
I can see that. I struggle to remember things too.
Actually you make a good point - he was supposed to have paid his dues by developing a winner and now he says he didn't?
i should ban you from all interviews too.
"i made sidepodcast better, by working harder, except when it got worse... that was all mr. c."
All that G-Force must make them forget AND think they're clever :)
Ha! I should try and apply that to things myself!
I find it miserable though because I don't have any nice new clothes for my holiday and I can't buy any because it's about 10 below here.....
He could have been talking about the pre-season. The interview does say this:
"Through the year obviously I had a lot of input into it and it got better and better, but with this one I was at the factory quite a lot, really trying to give as much input into it as possible."
he really shouldn't take his eye off the ball. clearly he's managing the factory too.
You're not the only one...
What do we want?
I don't know!
#sorrymrc ;)
:)
There's a ball now?
are you saying it's my fault when things go bad, too?
#nothere
grrrrr!!!!!
ummm... he really should take his eyes off of woking.
:)
one day LewHam will learn to be more careful about what he says in interviews.
Not hard to do, Woking's a rather dire place now McLaren have permanently put up shop! :D
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
i'm thinking he probably won't learn.
Maybe his Dad needs to give him a clip round the earhole now Ron's up and left.
Awwww I'm sorry Lou. I am happy for him to have done well.
:D
I can't wait for what he says next year.
:)
what's really annoying is i want to support him, and will him to beat schumi. but i'd be happy to see lewis come second after that interview.
Booooo you're mean! I guess I have to now or he's gonna get angry in the morning!
Evening everyone :)
He won't. I really do wonder why he doesn't either...
he could do well next year
#keepshoping :)
F1 is all about tough decisions!
I can never support him, no matter what he does. 2007 stopped that from ever happening.
i can only assume he really does believe what he says.
that he really thinks him being in the factory makes all that difference. it wasn't the umpteen all nighters that the aero guys put in last summer. it was him taking a keen interest.
i trully believe that is what he thinks.
*waves*
It's odd considering his dad is his manager and how PR conscious McLaren are or at least were under Ron.
isn't it!!
No matter what Lewis says I would still prefer him to beat Schumi.
Then he is thick, just like a lot of sportsmen sadly.
One day the full story over 2007 will come out and you will be shocked.
I can think of several others who I'm happy to see beat the pair of them ;)
First name Jenson?
i guess if his team continue to worship that, then they and he will be all right.
Just been MCMing just now... Not sure if I've finished though...
I know Alonso isn't whiter than white, but I took a dislike to Lewis before any of the trouble started.
in wat way though? pro-lewis shocked, or anti-lewis shocked?
Jenson, Nico, Sebastien, Mark, Felipe, Fernando - in fact everyone!
Thank you for your spinal tap comment :)
ooh, haven't started yet. will do in a bit.
Well I did leave a more reasoned one on the other post!
I sort of did as well - but put it down do something irrational on my part.
Uh oh. I think I'll be doing Totally Forgot Tuesday again this week.
hehe. along with a few others ;)
ahh, is that an option?
Crap, I forgot about MCM!
TO THE BLOGS PEOPLE!!!!
Don't tell anyone though.
#confidential
phew!
noted.
and Rubens into that and thats perfect!
I would like Rubens to do well - I felt sorry that he was kicked out of Brawn-Mercedes.
I have no idea. I really don't. I just know that for Alonso to get so battered from all sides about his time there and his only retort was "...I have no problem with Lewis, just the team wasn't behind me..." (or similar)
Seems pretty mild for a guy blamed on a lot of stuff and getting fired that year?
Have just had a look at that interview... Couldn't he have just said this bit that he said, and left it there?
"I've got the world champion sitting next to me as my team mate. Felipe Massa's back, Fernando (Alonso)'s at Ferrari. Really I would say the best drivers are in the best teams and so the competition this year should be the most exciting I think."
I don';t think he was kicked out.
I think it does make something of a difference though. If he's at the factory he can practice on the simulator, work with the engineers on setups and preferences, like making the steering wheel controls intuitive so he doesn't accidentally engage pit limiter...
if only.
Evening
COMMENTED! http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2010/01/where-can-i-go-from-here.html
i don't believe lewis made the difference between the car that started the year and the car that ended it.
also, you have to ask. if he is that good... what the hell was he doing last christmas?
There was no apparent opening as they intended to keep Jenson if he came cheap enough and they had Nico.
Actually I am very angry with Brawn/Mercedes their attitude to both driver was extremely disappointing. I am really hoping the Michael will fail miserably - sorry I do not like the guy and I now do not like the team or Ross.
No way. That would require a racing driver to be a thinker and therefore violate the Ricky Bobby principle. Therefore they cannot be a driver!
Thank you!!! My mentioning of MCM wasn't a blatant attempt to get comments on the post that I wrote today... This is a blatant attempt to get comments on the post I wrote today ;)
http://www.gamboling.co.uk/2010/01/where-can-i-go-from-here.html
it's been a lifelong ambition to drive for Williams because of Senna, and he was always going to get a drive in 2010 with the year he had, he and Williams were discussing a deal back in June so I can't see how they kicked him out, he was obviously willing to go as the opportunity arose and Brawn was happy to take Rosberg
I'm sure we'll find out more one day, probably in Alonso's biography. ;)
F1 Minute Ping: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/01/11/11-jan-10-us-f1-given-extra-straight-line-testing-days/
am liking the ricky connection. i think you're onto something.
yay.
i huffduff.
I like the word, but I do not think it will catch on.
oh.
If I were to do the same, that would require me being bothered to update my blog.
Oh shucks, I'm writing a post as we speak. Oh dear! Organised? I think not!
It makes me think of Hufflepuff.
ooh, just watching The Weakest Link. F1 Question!
"In motor racing, whch country has a GP hosted at Interlagos?"
3 Guesses! :P {Comment #389}
I got that as the £125,000 question on the original Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? game. Needless to say I didn't bother phoning a friend (the only lifeline I had left at that point).
It makes me think of the big bad wolf in Three Little Pigs.
I think Rosberg has been on the horizon for a long time. Rubens put a brave face on it. It is huge for Williams though and other Nico - could not have a better team mate to have as a mentor.
:)
It needs to have an 'ggle' or a 'bble'. Like 'Scrobble' or 'Google'.
Hey guys, on the move again. What's up? {Comment #400}
I went to college for the first time since Christmas! Half the class didn't turn up and we ended up studying kidneys, the endocrine system and diabetes.
That's the main thing. Why didn't he have anything to do with it? Of course he may have been distracted having won, and this year he is concentrating on everything. And it may be true that that concentration helps. I bet it does as it goes. I mean Lewis won't be suggesting variations to programs to run on the CFD machine... But he could be standing there saying, "hey have you come up with the new variations to the CFD machine". And the guys will all laugh, and then they'll go home and think, "he seems serious this year, you know".
It was a stupid interview though. Reminded me of Joey on Days of our lives. Expect Lewis to walk into an elevator shaft. (Note: Joey claimed that he wrote most of his lines in Days of our lives because sometimes he changed which words he said)
or a shortened 'r' on the end to make it a service like huffduffr or something...
Blimey Alianora, I wasn't expecting you to quote something from when I was on a train 4.5 hours ago!!!
Good on ya for attending though, you get extra brownie points with the lecturers if you do that.
And a small leading 'i' and no other vowels. iHffDffr
how do you say that?
I've never done revision. Passed all my GCSEs with flying colours. I think I'll be alright with a small amount, just to finish one little bit for this test. {Comment #412}
The only revision technique that has ever worked for me is to learn it properly the first time and re-read shortly before the exam. Preferably the original books or my original notes - re-doing them (which is what most other methods I've seen amount to) makes me forget stuff.
Badly
You don't - you cough it.
Hey this is web 3.0 you don't need to say things.
I like Huffduff though. The interface is right up my street. I loved the sign up screen. And I actually made a squealing noise when I added somebody to my group and the word "ahhh" floated off from the plus sign...
:P
i didn't see that?
What is a huff duff anyways?
You have to go and do it now... Remove me and add me if you need to... a little word will float off... Either that or I'm having a stroke!
holy...........
doohickey needs that.
see!!! Aint it cute?
http://huffduffer.com/
that has to happen when you cancel a comment or something. that might be the best thing i've seen this year.
Right, must sleep. Good night all and don't overdose on the Huffduffing ;)
It is January the 11th.
Night!
As a final note... Due to the burst pipes situation I have been wearing jeans all day. I feel quite odd.
Night everyone!
oh yeah.
night people who leave in two's.
When you heart something :)
Night Gav. And everyone else!
Heh. I clicked this link and two thinks of note were on the homepage.
The first highlighted 'New' podcast was F1 Minute.
In the 'busy Huffduffers' bit was this...
YES!
Night
what in the world...
I suddenly think Huffduff is a good name for a beer. I see it now 'Huffduffer's Premium Ale'... yes!
i'll drink to that.
Ahh, there's a definition at the bottom of the page.
– noun
The common pronounciation of the acronym HF/DF meaning high frequency direction finder.
A triangulation method that uses two or more radio receivers to find the bearings of a radio transmitter.
:D
The name has that old country feel to it, I think that's why I thought of it.
Ironically i've just walking into my kitchen where about 7 international students are talking about how much they pay for tuition fees each year, the number was £8,000. I didnt dare tell them that i only pay £3,225 :D
#sorryinternationallypeople {Comment #558}
It was worse in my day. I was in the penultimate intake before top-up fees and qualified to have a lot of my tuition fees paid for me, so when I told my (Singaporean) best friend on the course I personaly was only paying £58 for my first year of university tuition she was astonished. It was costing her about £7000 for the same course...
nothing at all to do with The Simpsons ;-)
i prefer the beer suggestion.
Hehe... you beat me to it! Thought the same! ;)
No, not at all. In fact, you've only just made me realise it.
If you huffduff a podcast about touring car drivers does it become a Rob Huffduff?
righto ladies and gents. must dash, will tackle #mcm around midnight going on 3(ish).
See ya..
Sounds like #oopsiamlateagainTuesday if you ask me.
You'll all be glad to hear that I've packed my suitcase! Wooooo go me!! Feeling much more relaxed now..... Just the tidying up to finish now.
Tom, just the person. Doing some research. Can you cast your mind back to this?
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/01/04/daily-4th-january-2010/#comment-644678
Have you got that site?
Sounds good!
I shall go dig it out! I think it may have started because of your tweet rumour.
I remember that vividly. The one time it came in use all the students in the halls of residence were panicking blindly at the fire in the 3rd floor. The only calm one (heavily influenced by half a bottle of Jura Single Malt) was me, so I rang the fire department, twice, to get them here sharpish and sort it out. Warden was absolutely clueless and only just opened the gates in time.
Problem fire was traced to somebody microwaving a trainer at 4am. {Comment #593}
I knew some students were silly but that takes the biscuit (um... ...trainer). Ladies and gentlemen, better ways of drying footwear exist!
The only times I heard the fire alarm at university were when I was in a building during the weekly fire alarm test. I hated it...
I read the following comments and guessed so, serves me right for not reading the comments at the time :)
It would do except that it was the tidying up that made me lose my will to live in the first place.... It serves me right for not unpacking any of my stuff since I moved house months ago I guess :P
http://www.virutasdegoma.com/?p=10151 You'll need to run it through Google Translate but that's your site!
Legend :) Thanks mate.
I try my best! :D
I has me a blog update: http://turkeymachine.co.uk/ukgpl-s18-graduates-silverstone/
ahh shucks. he's started calling himself the number two driver and it's only his first interview of the year {Comment #614}
I can see this being a long and painful year for Jenson :(
Note that that gives a reasonable insight at 11pm into the online racing I do. The long and short of it is: it's fun!
And now, I head to the land of nod. Catch you tomorrow guys and girls, I need to sleee*snooooooooooooooooooooooooooore*
night
Goodnight!
Me too (thanks again Tom) lotsa love
Night RG.
Night whoevers going
F1 Minute Ping: http://www.f1m...ht-line-testing-days/ {Comment #779}
Grrrrr! The other new teams aren't getting extra straight-line testing days, so USF1 shouldn't either. This is two-tier F1 via the back door :(
Clearly, my reputation as Mr Injury is speading...
yeah, can someone explain to me why they're getting extra days?
Or spreading. One of the two.
see ya
Blimey Alianora, I wasn't expecting you to quote something from when I was on a train 4.5 hours ago!!!
Good on ya for attending though, you get extra brownie points with the lecturers if you do that. {Comment #794}
Well, I try to read all the comments at some stage, even if they're done the day before (which explains why quite a few Daily entries end with a comment from me). I thought you might like me to answer the question, so I did ;)
I don't like the idea of missing class unless I'm ordered to do so - not doing classes last week because college was shut annoyed me quite a lot - and besides, there was supposed to be a respiratory system test and starting studies of digestive system terminology. It didn't happen due to the few people who'd turned up and assumed lack of revision on account of Christmas!
yeah, can someone explain to me why they're getting extra days? {Comment #857}
The only theory I can come up with is that the FIA is primarily about increasing power for the FIA...
Right, for anyone about...
I want you to define "New Media"
GO!
Media that's new? :D
I think I won that competition... ;)
What for?
just....wanted to know what people thought it meant. it's not for anything. just what to know what you think it means!
Oh. Websites, blogs, social media, I suppose.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_media
i've read that ;)
wanted to know what you thought ;)
that is what i think.