We have reached Tuesday, and as mentioned in this weekend's show, it is Jeremy's girlfriend Zoe's birthday today. Happy birthday Zoe! It's also Valentino Rossi's birthday today, although I believe he is older than our Zoe. I wonder if it is nice to have a birthday near to Valentine's Day or if it has a similar effect as the Christmas birthday - just one set of celebrations. Anyway, here are some F1 related things:
- There wasn't an enormous amount of news yesterday, with most people seemingly focused on what the weather will be doing at the next test. Autosport reported that the weather is expected to be bad, whilst Ferrari tweeted that they would prefer to be somewhere a bit warmer (a bit more Bahrain shaped?) Clearly they've forgotten what happened last year.
- Christine's Rankings updated yesterday with a few new entrants on the list. Already, I'm planning some of the adjustments to next week's rankings. It doesn't take long to fall out of my favour, let me tell you that much! Meanwhile, Gavin has also blogged some rankings, with added graph goodness, plus percentages and a scary formula!
- It's about time I promoted the next section of my F1 story: Life in the Fast Lane - Part 4. You get to vote on the outcome of each section, until we reach number ten, so make sure you head on over and submit your vote if you haven't already. Alex has mentioned that so far he has disagreed with each outcome, and my mother has said the same thing as well. The only way you can change it is by voting!
That will do for now, I think. Just time for a quick congratulations to Pat W for passing his exams, and I will see you in the comments.
Yay, the weekend starts here, no more work till Friday!
Evening all
Evening :D Good times....
Evening sir.
And I must have missed the good news earlier, well done Pat!
Indeed, have been on shift since last Tuesday!
Absolutely, congrats Mr W
Oooh Pat passed his exams? Awesome. Well done Pat!
Just the man - I've been thinking about hotels :)
This snowboarding has confused me.... It seems to me they might as well pull names out a hat it's that random!
Ah yes
ooh thanks for the mention :)
and happy birthday Zoe
Happy Birthday Zoe [and my mate Johnny Pub]
surprising lack of pancakes in the daily ;)
Picked up some Pancake mix on my way home
Pancakes for Brekkie, yum!
Heartbreaking lack of pancakes in my house :(
Gah! I forgot the lemons :(
Pancake mix irritates me though... Isn't it basically an expensive box of flour?
I don't have scales and never paid attention when Mum used to make it from scratch
same, congrats pat!!
Flour, break a couple eggs into it. Chuck some sugar in and mix up with milk. Problem solved.... :P
!!
I also don't have any flour :)
Corner shop better not have run out when I get up
am frightened to ask what you make of packets of grated cheese...
You would if you'd bought flour rather than pancake mix :D
we make our own pancakes.. it's just flour egg and milk.. i think?
speaking of hotels kathi has me worried about our luxurious motorhome!
S'up?
they sell packets of grated cheese???
Sadly, yes
pre-grated cheese??
we sell some at work but to companies who use it for things, i think...
Oh yes... I've bought it once when drunk to cook a delicious meal of pasta with melted cheese on it!
but....!!!!!!!!!
no reason to worry. I will pay my part even if i don't go.
Pat, I had the best Cheddar today
Had Chillis & Garlic in. Fan-Bloomin'-Tastic
Afterburn, it was called
Why wouldn't you go??
WHA?
I know [rolls eyes]
wow! headping! :P Hi Kathi :)
I had a very quick look (okay Dad had a quick look) at the weekend and the hotels turn out to be hugely expensive... so the motorhome is looking more appealing :)
i used to buy packs of ice cubes too.
saves the hassle of owning and cleaning a grater.
she made a comment i could not see about transferring tickets to other people which scares me that she isnt coming and she is the one with all the info on the place #scaredofeurope
If you haven't got time then bags of ice are great
Otherwise, those bags you fill up and chuck in the freezer
you.. bought... icecubes?... when you can get water from a tape?...
I got a summer job, which is nice, but I might have to work on that weekend. I'm still hopeful though
Owning a grater is not a hassle
A hazard possibly, not a hassle
ooh you are here! Hi kathi!
sure.
i can't be the only one, or they wouldn't sell them.
I'll get you there
Can't sleep :(
Mm I'm not so keen on adding bits into cheese :) I had a nice cranberry one at Christmas though.
Didn't you tell them you had holiday booked when you were given the job? That's acceptable you know. I'd never not employ someone over than unless they'd booked over a month....
they are a surprisingly good seller, from knowledge.
Hi Amy. :)
I'll see what I can find, otherwise...
you'd surely only do that if you had no freezer
yeah i can see they'd be useful for parties etc... but i dunno.. it just seems odd.
I understand if you're using huge volumes and don't own a food processor....
Ice by the Kilo, is perfect for parties
speaking of spa i'm tried to figure out the logistics of getting there and getting back the other day, and got very scared of getting lost and things... bad times. lol
...or a cheese grater.
:(
Oh I see.. hopefully you can get out of it..
After my carrot cake experience, I've decided grating huge volumes of anything by hand really isn't fun....
Can always bagsy a seat with Amy & I
Open palms is the key
They are for events though aren't they? Like a party?
What? I'd just use a food processor?
I did. We'll see. Hopefully I'm worrying about nothing.
Dunno. All I knows is I have to fill them up quite often when I'm running frozen.
bassano to the rescue! Do you speak german too? :D
Easy: Get into car. Be driven to Belgium.
i don't understand... surely (this may sound silly) freshly grated cheese is nicer?
When grating, hold the object with a flat hand to avoid grating your knuckles
[Don't have processor either]
it's the same. made by the same people and in the same colour packet and everything.
Nein
You would think so! It's probably got the flavour sprayed onto it or something...
But there's an App for that! ;)
Just dearer
Ah I see.... I was saying that after trying to make a carrot cake and grate 15 carrots by hand, I've decided it's very very tedious. I didn't hurt myself. If I'd needed to grate 16 carrots, the grater would probably be in the bin right now though.... If you're doing volume, I get you wouldn't want to do it by hand!
think it was about the same.
I'd get a Slap Chop, much more fun
I doubt it? Not for the same weight of equivalent quality block cheese....
i shall speak to dad about what he's thinking of letting me do (like get a train etc).. but i don't fancy having to do loads of travelling on my own... specially seeing as i don't know much french.. but if it's okay with both you and the rents that would be awesome :)
About, but not the :)
ok, i didn't weigh it, but it wasn't outrageously expensive.
*waves*
really??... but... surely you need a grater for other things to...?
sure. but i didn't have to buy, clean or replace a grater.
Oooh did it taste okay?
Probably shipped to china for grating and packaging, then sent back for sale :)
it tasted like cheese?
Thanks. I'm not quite sure what search terms he used. I'm having a little nose now but nothing lists GP weekend prices.
oooooops.. hi :D
*cough* processed cheese *cough* :D
What's the dates?
August Bank Holiday
actually I only use mine for cheese.... it's a cheese grater..
DATES!!!
27th - 29th August :)
no.
just cheese.
you guys seem to be confused. the company who make cheese, slice it into blocks right? put them into packets. well they can also grate instead of slice and put that into packets too.
it's not magic. it's just grated cheese.
But probably need Thurs 26th too
good point.
In China :D
why? it's done by a machine. not people.
My only thinking is that smaller bits of cheese dry more quickly. So if you grate it that much earlier surely it'd lose taste or consistency.
(I freely admit I'm spoiled by the cheese I get from work)
Just to throw my 2 cents into it, i know ours is definitely done by the same people. Tis the same brand.
it's just the same. it may go off sooner, i can't say i cared enough to check.
I'm being facetious
exactly.
Ours never leaves the country.*
#BuyOurCheese
*until we export it
can you grate it for me?
Hmmm depends how far you're willing to travel. Availability for that weekend is already very poor. The god that is Hotels.com has told me that of 29 local hotels matching my price requirements, 22 are fully booked. Most of the rest don't have internet which probably annoys you more than me.
We sell a small amount somewhere, couldn't tell you where, I don't work in sales..
hehehe i hope i'm not the only one finding the whole concept of us talking seriously about cheese in the early hours of the morning amusing :)
In San Francisco, a few years back, I wanted a cheese toastie from a diner
The choice was Swiss or American cheese
Naively, I went for American (I already knew what Swiss cheese was like)
I got processed sliced cheese, in toast
#lessonlearnt
It's simple though. The sooner it's grated, the more time there is for the flavour to leach out. It's always going to taste best if I grate it just before use. The surface I'm tasting hasn't been exposed to the air at all.
Cheers Alison
i am shocked mr c went close enough to a fridge to see cheese in a bag.
more a sense of bemusement :)
#NormalForNightComments
Thanks. I had no idea where to begin other than Google :)
i have missed this :)
i had to eat before i met christine :)
Supermarket! Possibly, an online one ;)
I just searched for one room for two. I guess varying what you're looking for is the way to go.
I disappear for half an hour and come back to more than a hundred comments. How did that happen?
More cheese on your pizza?
Nick made this for me once. I was quite disappointed. I'd been offered cheese on toast!
Pre-grated cheese!
we started talking about cheese ;)
Cheese
Doesn't surprise me
#SorryNick
You can't have cheese on toast if the "cheese" doesn't melt!
Agreed, It's more difficult to get the chilli to stick too
wouldn't that be melted cheese on toast?
100 comments in half an hour about cheese. Sounds like a Monty Python sketch
Processed cheese doesn't melt, it just gets more ... flexible :D
There's a similar Twitter Trend about Cheese Film Titles
I think Dave Gorman started it
I think I resorted to putting marmite on it. Then I felt ill.... I'd have been better off with the dry bread!
non melted cheese on toast would be odd?...
#sorrynick
luxury.
No! It's great with sweet chilli sauce
Hello, folks. What's with all the cheese talk?
Mmmmmmmm... Cheese... :D
melted cheese i can agree with.. but just slices of cheese on toast...?....
Does Mr C have Marmite in a squeezy tube?
Do you have an example of a cheese film title?
Quite right... Slices of cheese belong in bread not toast!
not a fan. so nope.
Umm... Can I slip some Merc news in?
This is from Pitpass, though. But there is a credited source for it, so I'll go with it.
Fry out of Mercedes
And he might move to Lotus.
I've mentioned this before but I have a friend whose catchphrase is "feed me cheese and call me Jesus"
I once saw him make a huge Macaroni Cheese after the pub, with a Kilo of cheese
A kilo!
Actually, it works either way for me... any piece of bread with cheese on it becomes muy delicioso! :D
Where is this man? Can I marry him?
We heard that earlier but no conformation yet
We were wondering where that rumour came from.
The Guns of Mascapone
YEEEES! Can I have some of that please? :D
I mean, who just happens to have a kilo of cheese in the fridge?
I understand the level now.
It may have come from Sylt. He says it came from company documents Mercedes filed... presumably with Companies House?
I would if I had the chance. :D
yes they do! :) cheese sandwich.. melted cheese on toast, that's just the way it should be.
Edam Busters
Edambusters
yay!! i agree marmite is yucky.
We have a little tiny pot of marmite in out house though... so em can have some when she comes round :)
it doesn't say they left the team though? they no doubt got a whacking pay off to step aside, but not leave.
2+2=5 surely?
:D
jinx
was it pre-grated? ;)
I don't really like it. I put it on because I wasn't enjoying the sensation of tasteless rubberyness!
Could be, but would Fry agree to get paid for doing nothing? I don't think he's the type. The Lotus spotting could also be something.
Anyhow, we shall see.
:)
Marmite and cheese on toast is heaven itself
Julius Cheeser
The Day The Earth Stood Stilton
Gouda Will Hunting
the baby bell and the butterfly
The Life of Brie
Harricotta and the Camembert of Secrets
Wild Wild Wensleydale
Mo' Feta Blues
Bram Stoker's Primula
That's a big leap. I had no idea he was at the Lotus launch, if he was that doesn't automatically make him the next principal...
Driving Miss Dairlylea
Cheesey Rider
The Grate Escape
Armacheddan (my fave so far)
Dial M for Mozzarella
Cheese Gotta Have It
Much Fondue About Nothing
Roquefort of the Lost Ark
Three Men and a Babybel
You get the point :)
Blimey the women's start looks very slow! Why can't they start from the same place as the men seeing as the men are now at the "women's start"?
ice preparation is boring.. :(
Luge is go!
ooooo!!!! :D
massive.
my take. joe said he is friends with nick's wife (on the podcast maybe?), if anyone knows, it'll be him, not buspass.
and The Grate Escape brings us full circle :)
I read that a long lensed photographer saw a clipboard of his with Dallara on it
:)
Armacheddan?! Really??
Cheesey, I know but made me smile
where is lukeh, he is missing the cowbells! :)
if he's going to Lotus, no way will he be the next principal, I think. that's all Tony's. but he may be some sort of business consultant or lead.
again, we shall see in due course.
he's cheesed off?
wasn't he just here?
What's all this about?
http://www.walterscommercial.com/
Or gone to buy ice
Clearly all the cheese puns have been done.
:)
Is that the ex-Toaster Factory?
I'm not sure I get it
I love the Olympics. I can't believe Nick pretended he didn't like them!
"Formula 1 race shop" in Charlotte listed as for sale
He pretended?
For once I am going to bed at a sensible time. I look forward to seeing how creative you lot are when I check in tomorrow
Hmmm.
He can't watch it as Dubai aren't showing it
He thinks it's Vancouver's fault
Well no. He was whining.... I have talked sense into him!
G'night Steven
Neither do I. It could be nothing, just something came up on Twitter. It could be just changing ownership and the tenancy (of USF1) continues unaffected.
:D
The lease started in June 2009. It seems to fit the USF1 timeline.
Night
:D
Steven is going to sleep before i do... this feels strange...
Night Steven
That's interesting
Night Steven.
Which one?
It looks like it's properly for sale. BUT it went up on 8th January. Which is a long time ago.
http://www.charlottecpe.com/propertyView.cfm?PID=21321
:D
Definitely going this time.
Night all
I had to sit on the phone for ages and share my screen so he could watch it but at least he admits that he likes it now.....
How many F1 race shops are there in Charlotte?
I see a Toaster facilty :D
In reading that it looks like USF1 has leased the facility until 2014, it's just that the owner is trying to sell the building and it shouldn't affect the tenant
jpancoast (Don't cry for me ARGENTINA!):
What's the Argentina reference in relation to?
Ahh. I see. Fair enough. Thanks jpancoast. :)
word has just come from the ceo that all tvs in the company must be on the olympics while they are on. I very much like this policy but what about my tennis! I need to work out the time difference to nickland to see if it will be live when i am at home.
Pechito!
Que?
that's my guess, I could be wrong :)
Was that Kenny Rogers?
Jose Maria Lopez, the only USF1 driver :)
I think he'd be 8 hours behind you. Stress on the think! That's what he said but he didn't sound very sure....
Ah, his nickname?
Not J-Lo then ;)
This sounds like breaking news. :D
Understood, thanks :)
These winter sports are confusing to me! It all seems a lot more about luck and chance than other things....
www.timeanddate.com says 7 hours
yeah, sorry (I really shouldn't doohicky from class)
One of my other things was "What the heck is a 'Pechito!?'"
Still haven't figured that one out yet.
Guille will know
specifically http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?day=16&month=2&year=2010&hour=12&min=0&sec=0&p1=152&p2=776
they seem much more interesting than the summer olympics though :)
There is also a doorbell involved. I'm unsure why?
Those Luge gloves remind me that I need to get iPhone gloves for next year
They have dots on for touch-screen scrolling
doorbell?
Not Cowbell?
When they're about to start the luge run, a doorbell rings!
cowbells i can hear :) but not doorbells?
No, definitely an electric doorbell!
Better than a gun shot?
Keep listening as they're about to start....
Did you hear it?
okay :)
1 minute warning/countdown?
You already missed it! I think it tells them they're allowed to go or something.... It's before they prepare to start.
no?... i just hear cowbells. i'm going to concentrate next time :)
It's very faint
Needs less Cowbell to hear it
#sorryLukeh
Not on my computer?
Sounds a bit odd, needs new batteries maybe
You have to have heard that? Maybe I just have sensitive ears :P
i heard it! :P
Yeah. The back door at work sounds like that. Everytime I hear it I remember it needs looking at then immediately forget :P
Oh boy, according to Google Translate....
Pechito is "little breast"
http://www.google.com/translate_t?text=pechito&sl=es&tl=en&hl=en&ei=WPR5S-z8N9bz8QartbyeCg&sa=X&oi=translation&ct=result&ved=0CAYQmwM#
THEY MUST MAKE IT TO THE GRID BECAUSE OF THIS!
Does he have moobs?
just one little one.
Lack of symmetry is not good in F1
Scary Luge Woman
In life really I'd say....
maybe he can store some extra fuel in there.
That's debatable!
Makes for a higher centre of gravity :)
I wouldn't argue with her
Fair point :)
Did anyone see the Sterling Moss racing shoes earlier?
as much as i am loving watching the luge... i need to sleep. night all! xx
Night lou x
Commentators are morons. "Unbelievably there's still only 0.1 between 1st and 6th"
Surely as things go on, gaps can only get tighter unless someone is disqualified or something?
Night Lou
btw, I was listening to Mark Kermode raving about Ponio earlier :D
Ponyo [sorry]
Oooh yellow visor!
Taramalslata, Pitta & Red Wine
Snack of champions, delish!
Want!
(forget that I don't eat taramasalata and red wine makes me sick) Pitta is the best invention ever.
Are you a pescatarian or a proper veggie?
I'm proper veggie. I've never really liked fish though... Taramasalata from memory is quite tasty though. I would probably eat it if it was offered to me :P
You should get some, is great with toasted pitta
Mmmmm I'm sure it is! I'm glad you heat the pitta. Nick thought I was destroying his bread.... If you get the shop stuff though it's all hard if you don't warm it up.
That boy needs a lesson in bakery products and their uses ;)
I get caught up in spreadsheets too easily, doing the results of my little game.
Best get off, catch you later...
i am a little sad that i havent seen anyone fall in figure skating yet. I am a bad person.
ooh just as i hit comment there was a wee stumble there.
I really don't get figure skating
Night Pat
I taught him the merits of a blast in the toaster.... I think this must be what happens if you're packed off to boarding school! :P
I'll rephrase that
It bores me to tears
No life skills?
Yeah basically :P
#sososorrynick
i dont get it either, i think secretly everyone only watches it to see people fall and that makes me feel better.
I definitely love it when they fall over!
That's what YouTube is for
So, if the 100m sprint is the top draw in the summer olympics (well, athletics anyway)
What's the biggie here?
Ooh, oversteer!
Figure skating?
I thought the marathon was the biggie in the Summer?
That completely has to be a man?
You might have a few....
The 500M long-track, the downhill, certainly for us it's the hockey.
Never
That's big but everyone wants to see the 100m
Can't see the Puck
Do they have pro teams
[Olympics should be an am tourney imho]
I'd say one of the downhill events? I don't really know though. I guess winter sports aren't such headliners here.
Hmm, seen 3 Luges, seen em all
Speed is impressive though
Absolutely, without a doubt. I hate to see NHL players playing. Just as I hate to see NBA players in the summer.
The best suggestion that I have heard is that the world junior league (formerly Canda Cup, IIRC) make their world-championship in Olympic years.
I am very much of the opinion that the Olympics should be an amateur games. I remember when I was younger, having Junior players deciding if they would "turn pro" or wait another year.
How does one decide to become a Luger?
Where do you practice? :)
I guess it's a case of follow the money. Not all sports use pros, though. I know boxing still doesn't.
The Olympics should not be about cash though
Achievement in Sport
Unfortunately you are absolutely right.... Money rules the rings!
You choose luge if running in an enclosed sled is to "sissi" but going down head-first is "too-nuts"
I guess one would practice at the luge track? ;-)
But achievement in sport isn't limited to amateurs, though?
i was told the "blue ribbon" event is the downhill skiing.
Bob Sleigh I'd like to experience
Luge is for nutters!
Ta, Amy's informant
i dont think tennis should be an olympic sport, but since it is, i will be there in 2012 :D
The Olympics should be an Amateur event
There are enough pro-leagues for everyone else
Ooooh you don't even know if you like it yet?
What, Tennis?
I'm pretty sure Amy does ;)
The country not the tennis obviously!
Bobsleigh is the winter version of F1, no?
:D
Amy will travel to the antipode just for Tennis
Fact!
Probably
Unforeseen speed skating delays = rrrrrubbish!
Nah, the downhill is THE speed event. Bobsleigh is the NASCAR of the speed events.... you can bash around a bit.
[Looks for Bobsleigh schedule]
Wrong kind of ice?
Snow pothole? ;)
In case you didn't hear, the first Zamboni (ice-resurfacer) had transmission problems, the second (on-site spare) had blade issues (there is a big blade dragged behind the thing). They brought in a third, but it was not compatible for long-track speed skating surfacing. The tire (tyre?) studs were too long and the water outlet let too much water out.
Sounds like Indy all over again
[Or Daytona]
I find it hard to believe that the Hockey crazy canadians can't get a working Zamboni going.
WTF!
No House again this week
Studios: make a series, release it in full
kthxbye
I mean, doesn't every canadian drive a zamboni during the winter?
Or Daytona (NASCAR) at Indy? (now that was a cluster-****)
Maybe it has to be an Olympic grade one?
Theme from Shaft & Figure Skating
Just wrong!
You see, we have different KINDS of Zambonis (not Zambonii)! Would you expect a Monza spec car to make it around the Lowes hairpins, or the Rascasse?
i figure what better place to watch the olympics than a country that speaks my language, in a city where i know about 20 people so can probably arrange free accommodation (because you can bet the hotel prices will be put up astronomically) and where the tennis is being held on the most famous tennis courts in the world :D i cant believe i didnt think of this sooner :D
My friend has subscribed to a series on itunes and even though episodes are being shown on sky, they're not being added to the itunes store. Most odd!
That's contractual
Sky pay a lot of money to get it first
SPC were bemoaning this on the podcast last week
They've not had an update since Christmas though. It's now February.....
American shows are so keen to start as series when the viewing 'season' begins, they have to take weeks off because post production isn't finished yet
26 episode seasons are to blame, I guess
Google is your friend ;)
Yeah I'm quite guilty of that generally but she thinks it's wrong! I wouldn't feel at all guilty about it if you'd legitimately paid to watch it though....
Good point
Torrents are bad though, too much malware
I don't even know what a torrent is? I'd never download files.
I rent DVDs from LoveFilm and watch them when I choose. Can get up to 12 deliveries a month if I'm lucky
Handbrake is a wonderful Application
What are you guilty of then?
Maybe I am downloading things then I guess? I don't understand enough about my computer. I would stream stuff? Is that the same?
I do normally pay for things. I would watch online if there was no way for me to pay.
500m Speed Skating update
SPC first with the info :)
Technically, streaming is downloading
People generally mean saving to hard drive when they say 'download'
Data coming to you = download
Data going from you = Upload
just don't download software. I don't have issues with torrenting video files.
I hear Malware is being packaged with mp3's these days
Yes I get that. I don't really have virus problems though. My virus checker runs my browser in a bubble.
Who knew men could get Camel Toe?
Thanks for that.... I hadn't noticed and really really didn't want to ta!
Streaming is much safer but still is risky. Sport and such probably aren't the big targets though
:D
Did he have a broken right skate? Are they supposed to be attached at the heel??
meh, I don't know about that, I buy music now that I can get it non-DRM'd
But I play most/all of my video content through my PS3, so it's tougher for a bad video file to affect it (most bad guys would spend their efforts on malware that affected PC's/windows)
Nope, thought it used to be. That is the "clapper" skate. It came out for the 1992 Olympics IIRC. It allows a longer push-off stroke, so more speed.
This is fun!
It is!
I'm still convinced you're more likely to win if you start on the outside though....
Mac ftw!
I still buy music but I try a lot of stuff out for free
I also read that Warner is going to stop music streaming like Spotify
Darn Tootin'!
Bad gold suit
Quad Core 27" iMac by summer, fo sho!
The commentator has gone for sensational....
I was more accurate ;)
Yeah it's pretty obscene!
Those are some thighs
Colonel Sanders would be happy!
Good psychological advantage
Inside line for the finish
Appear to be behind at the start, try harder
It's like Toro Rosso on ice!
Yeah I think that's it. It still seems very unfair!
Coin toss?
Unless you're obviously much better, it looks impossible to win from inside though. You might as well toss to decide who's the winner.....
For the record: Bobsleigh starts on Saturday
I think I heard that the better qualified (faster) skater gets lane choice, and the better choice is to finish on the inside lane.
Hoooooorah! I've finished my stupid assignment!
Well done Jon
Are you coming to the Joe talk Friday week?
Friday week, let me check
Qualifying makes sense
Pole position :)
You need to book it, if it's available still
Hmmmm
http://www.morienval.com/aneveningwithjoe.html
That's fair
Nope, thats a heavy week anyway but Friday im in Gerrards Cross, which is probably alot less exciting than the place name suggests
It's not renowned for excitement
Oooooh Goodge Street! There's a huge paperchase beside that tube station. It might be my favourite place in the world....
I prefer Borders on Oxford St
Have live music sometimes
^^^ Not anymore you dont!
But there's less paper in there!!!
It's in Bookform!
I do like books but Paperchase makes me so happy I could cry.....
I'm with Alison on this one #cantbelieveijustsaidthat
Paperchase's RULE
Has it gone?
http://www.borders.co.uk/
I didn't know there were Snowboard races!
Oh my god. How did I miss that?
"For sure"
I saw them earlier, they were super exciting!! They basically jump on each other though....
seriously?
Obviously I live in a bubble....
Ok....so question....
I have to buy a new bike helmet, it has to be of a homologated standard, but do I go for the cheap one or the more expensive one, whenever i look at helmets i get the stupid voice in my head saying "If you've got a $1 head get a $1 helmet" grr ,but they're both of the same standard, so im not sure what to do....
boo
Do they have borders up norf?
My nearest one is probably Glasgow?
Perhaps there's one in Newcastle, I've never noticed one though.
ah. that would probably explain why you may not have seen
ooh for our birthday party (which got delayed from yesterday) i just got awarded employee of the year! Shocked.
Hmm, is ringing bells now
[Not bovine ones :(]
Hehehe speed skater ploughed straight into the wall releasing a lot of what looks like hockey pucks onto the ice....
hoorah!
I'm being invited to a tweetup in L.A.
Twiiter: Better than SPC for international Pubbing
Woohoo. Now may be a good time to ask for a raise? :P
Best Tennis watcher, evah! ?
At what point does it become socially unacceptable to where the same shorts and t-shirt to the gym?
3 days in a row? 4?5?
Gah! Figure skating. Stop, stop.
Some things you can't unsee
If you wash them, I'd wear the same thing everyday.
Oh erm yeah sorry about that! If it helps, I think you've helped me blackmail Nick into taking me on a proper holiday! :D
and....for example....if i didnt wash them....
I'd have to judge by smell.... If they didn't smell, I'd happily continue to wear them!
hoorah. correct answer!
Bassano: help you go on holiday since 2010
*helping
[Motivational text FAIL!]
Hehehe yeah he didn't seem too impressed at the idea of you taking me out the country! I'm not sure you're in the "responsible adult" category....
I was referring to Mr C's terrible advertising for international SidepodMeet-Ups
I've not heard it. Is that the point?
Well, i am a bad influence
But still a gentleman
Gald to be of service :)
I can't be trusted to walk down my path unaided!
Oh blimey more resurfacing!?
Twice he plugged my trips and asked for listeners to get in touch for beers [Phoenix & Montreal]
I didn't come out well on both counts
"He's a lovely bloke but he will get you drunk"
[Harsh but fair]
Not a good idea
Gym wear is a one-day only thing until laundry
Swiss luge costume is like new Ferrari livery
BOOOO
Snob!
a raise would be nice but i an happy enough with my $50 gift voucher haha. I also got to cut the birthday cake with the ceo in some sort of weird marriage like ritual.
Your gym users will be pleased though
Maybe I'm swayed by my own experiences.... I actually don't sweat. At all. It's why hot places make me sick I reckon.
No. Smelly and sweaty is NOT good
Just cos it doesn't smell when dry, don't assume it won't once humidity kicks in
I don't know anyone of them :D so it dosent bother me, maybe a change of t-shirt would be a good idea atleast
What's the voucher for?
I'd say it'd be a good thing
If you have a spare shirt why wouldn't you wash one/wear one?
I'm not the best in hot climates [but still love 'em]
2 T-shirts and showers per day at least on holiday
Ah yeah see I was hospitalised with sun stroke in Northern France. Never again..... I would say I burn very badly too but I don't know. I've never let myself get anywhere close in the past 10 years.
Huefner sounds SO much like Huffhurrrrrgh from The Man With Two Brains
I have no hair, pale skin and freckles!
Hats, sunscreen and protective clothing
[I don't want skin cancer]
Yeah I was only out without a hat for 45 minutes though. Through dappled shade. You'd never believe it could make someone that sick....
I thought I'd had a stroke. I was completely paralysed down my right side. If I hadn't been raving like a drunk, it might have occurred to me that there's a reason it's called sun stroke :P
Hmm, partying in the sun = hazardous
I blistered my head so badly in Aus, never again
Ouch :S
Yeah you're definitely not selling me on responsible!
I think my Twitter inviter is a Vampire!
[strangely, it hasn't put me off yet]
Can they Glamour via Twitter?
Have learnt my lesson
[was like an orange rind]
Good evening all.
Eurgh!
I've never been badly burnt. I guess that's one thing to thank my mother for at least...
I gotta shoot, but got some exciting news today...
The university are going pay for my entry fees and travel to compete in regional Triathlon events this year, with a view to representing the university at the British University Triathlon Championships! Very exciting.
My bike however decided it didn't like the news and decided to break. BOO, back in the gym tomorrow then.
Creating a season plan of events which I'll actually do is quite exciting! I've got 9 events at the moment, 7 Tri's and 2 Dualthons! Exciting.
Anywho. Night all
1970's: poor sunscreen education
At least I know now, won't end up looking like Judith Chalmers
Cool
See ya Jon
Retweet from Gary Busey: Necromance is dead :lol:
Boooooo.......
That like my constant stream of Kevin James jokes today.
Anyone know a good cover version reference site?
I know the song [drive, originally by The Cars]
Cover was by an British chilled/shoe gazer band whose name escapes me
Some L.A. Vampire tweeter just RT'd it I thought it was funny
that the King of Queens dude?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_(The_Cars_song)
Been there
Hmmm in that case, no.
I'm gonna have to find the CD now
[haystacks & needles]
voucher is coles group and myer which probably means nothing to foreigners but apparently i can spend it in lots of places
Deftones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHiP3_-N0Vc
Have you looked at places you can purchase music tracks?
Sorry, Kevin Smith.
( Kevin James X 2 weight) + White trash beard = Kevin Smith
I know Kevin Smith
Clerks II, Dogma. Jay & Silent Bob
Effin' funny
I own it, too much Tempranillo
But iTunes search may help
Bassano, did you check out the Deftones cover?
Not yet, this one's bugging me
Will do though
it scares me that your mind goes to clerks 2 before clerks.
Clerks was good, Clerks II was better
Rosario Dawson also does
Not British but it fits your description.
Agreed.
I think it all fell apart after Dogma for him.
Curious now
(*jaw hits floor*)
How can you say such a thing?
Absolutely love that film
#FunnierForCatholics
Ok, how about funnier
[And Rosario Dawson]
Ooh, that's sounds like Massive Attack at the beginning
Welcome Grouch, by the way
Have we seen you before?
Prefer Incubus version, but still good
Ya, I am Jarrett in CT. All of the boards I belong to I go by grouch though so I figured I'd make the switch here. It's been a while since I have been around. Been distracted with life and all sorts of other things.
Ouch! Somehow my hair has become very tangled! I wouldn't expect any of you to understand....
That happens
Welcome back!
I have eyebrow issues
[As close as I could get]
Thanks.
I have a 5 yr old daughter with somewhat long hair.
I understand ;)
How does one go about getting a USF1 toaster?
I have natural curls. My hair reaches halfway down my back. Tangles are pretty lethal!
My niece had such long, thick hair when she was a child
She'd wake up like a wookie in a cage fight
:lol:
:lol:
:lol:
They are having a huge discount at Lopez's down in Mara del Plata
Sorry, that's the best thing I've read since the Cool Runnings comment
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Best+Comment+of+the+Year+2009
I grew up with four sisters, and dated a girl with dreadlocks back in college... I understand.
Can't believe that got no takers
Just heard it again
;)
Plugging again :)
For that matter, how does one go about quoting another comment? I am slow as of late.
When you are in the reply interface. just click the comment above.
Eva Amurri says she has a fever
How can you not tweet back with 'More Cowbell?'
am i included in any of you? I too have very long very curly hair. The longest i have gone without tangles is about 3 minutes.
Use either
http://sidepodcast.com/livecommenting/
or
http://sidepodcast.com/realtime/
and click the text you wish to quote
Do you two need to discuss straighteners? ;)
There aren't enough hours in the day to straighten my hair....
Let's test your suggestions out with a vote for NO more cowbell.
But no Amy you are exempt from the non-understanding rabble!
Don't be baldist!
My hair is very curly. If I let it grow. I give myself a buzz cut every few weeks because if I let it grow out I get a 'fro.
Fro Blanca
I had lovely hair
It never saw much of my twenties
I keep mine buzzed down or else I'll look like Cosmo Kramer. Dreadful look on a fat guy.
[googles]
bah straighteners. Thankfully i love my curls (almost every day someone tells me i have beautiful hair, its good for the self esteem) so only use my straightner when i am dressing up as a tennis player ;)
Oh him
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=Cosmo Kramer&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
Amy, is that a Tennis Wedding Dress?
Blimey, Heikki's smiling!
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/heikki-mpg
SidePodPub Shout-out
Mar 17th, St Patrick's Day, The Strand, The Coal Hole
Thanks
its a wimbledon dress so it has to be white. Soooo pretty though. The photo does no justice.
Tennis attire doesn't need other colours.
Quite fetching though
Just testing,
They appear to serve Real Ale.
I approve.
Try this
http://sidepodcast.com/about/new-to-sidepodcast-quick-start-guide/
Well that didn't work, will this?
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/dsc-0001-jpg
And mini Pies!
With Garvy shots
It's the shiznit!
:(
Boo, no
Or Gravy, depending on your preference ;)
Or 'Ale' as we call it on this side of the ocean :)
It's swimming in it here. Bit flowery for my tastes, Guinness in my roots
I was trying to attach a pic to test the share image bit.
Bassano: @usf1team is the official account, I think. @ericswarren is their chief aerodynamicist, and I _THINK_, although I'm not sure, @sammyandres is the part time video production guy.
Try http://drop.io/sidepodcast
There's a difference. "Real Ale" is ale served from a cask through a hand pump. It's flatter because it doesn't get infused with CO2 like it would coming from a tap. (Or Nitrogen, in the case of guinness)
Don't wanna rub it in:
@ USF1Team Sidepodcast comment of the year "How does one go about getting a USF1 toaster?"
OK,
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/dsc-0001-jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cask_ale
That's still 'Ale' for us
But I know what you mean
[on both counts]
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/dsc-0001-jpg
So you guys are ale drinkers? Do you enjoy a good pilsner from time to time?
(*Dan getting his beer bible.*)
Something's going wrong, it's not you
Try another description
Am guessing DSC-0001-jpg has been used before
Oh I probably have a hand in it somehow, it's the cut of my jibe.
Pilsner!?!? PFFT!
So no, not really :)
I'll try any beer once, even lagers. There are some lagers I like, but in general I'm much more of an Ale man.
I like some Pilsners but am more of a Stout man
I like Italian beers, Moretti, Peroni
Some French, Bierre Du Dessert
You can't PFFT this,
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kut9711Wpr1qaq0g1.jpg
That's a nice beer, tried that
I am more of a scotch drinker but sometimes a beer does me good.
Like this
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/grouch-ute-jpg
Though I think you've already got it
Last test,
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/red-jpg
Ha ha, beat ya! :)
By a second
According to CAMRA (the CAMpaign for Real Ale)
a real ale is "a natural product brewed using traditional ingredients and left to mature in the cast (or container) from which it is served in the pub through a process called secondary fermentation."
That means that it is casked beer that is not pasteurized and still has live yeast.
I didn't wait long enough, this grasshopper will never learn.
Nah, you got it now
Real Ale is a geeky science
Ale is everywhere here though
Though, it's still booze = good
That's gotta be illegal in the StatesIf Cheese can't be un-pasteurised...
I most certainly can:
http://twitpic.com/13iyl0
http://twitpic.com/13iyq3
That's not including the case and a half or so I have in the fridge.
Is that Stilton? I remember an old episode of Chef! where he went around the countryside looking for this unpasteurized cheese. Funny.
The UK is definitely Ale country.
And cask ale is perfectly legal in the US, it's just somewhat rare because of the effort required.
Pastuerised cheese is like boiling beer to get rid of the goodness
Where 'Speckled Hen' is not an unusual beer name
Beer cellar!
I love making ales. That reminds me, I need to transfer my honey steam beer tommorow to my aging cask.
or Young's "Dirty Dick's ale". Or Young's "Ram Rod". Or Santa's Butt Porter.
I need to finish drinking my first (not so good) homebrewed batch.
And, oh yeah, make the weather warm up so I can brew my next try.
do you use extract or do you go all grain?
Santa's Butt Porter? Has is become so large that he needs someone else to carry it around?
You and I need to do drinks, where are you?
I'll pass through at some point, no doubt
i dont know about beer types other than "normal beer" "that fruity radler stuff" and "dark ones like guinness"
That's a fine line
Just for info :)
All grain.
Amy, too much of this talk and someone'll need to hold your haor back ;)
*hair
East coast of the United States, 30 miles or so south of Washingon DC.
So yes, if you're in the area, we'll drink :)
New Doohickey, with non-'to the top comment' scrolling is doing my frickin' head in
#sorryMrC
East coast here as well, about a hour and half north of NYC.
Tell me about it! I don't own a mouse.... It makes it pretty impossible.
VA, I remember now
Right. Nick is awake. This definitely means I stayed up too late! Night folks xx
Night Alison.
When he sks for feedback, we need to tell him
Love the Daily post there but Oh.My Gawd. It's annoying
Night Buddy
[translates]
Love text arrived :)
Hahahah I more mean I decided it was time for him to be awake and woke him up. I'm caring like that :)
I believe ya
See ya soon
the normal doohickey doesnt annoy me but im not a big fan of the new mobile daily layout #sorrymrc
I like to think of it as work in progress
His mistake was not asking for opinion first, though I'm not sure he had a choice
Code Rage?
Alright guys, the fiance pulled my interweb time card and I gotta go. Night all.
Later dude
Lewis Hamilton is not seeing Gemma Atkinson, is he?
It's that dude with the massive Colonel Sander thighs again
400m speed skating is way more exciting that 400m athletics sprint
Ahhhh.... I hate to break the news to Massa but...
LINK: http://www.formula1blog.com/2010/02/16/massa-why-has-no-one-hired-heidfeld/
Finishing races in the mid-field is easy
Winning is not
Safe doesn't win races Nick
Patchy info but from a French website via Google Translate:
I let you type the name of the dummy on the Net to find out more about his pleasant physical uh .. not that I say, about his great interest in Anglo Norman tapestry in wool dyed purple and the XI th XII th centuries!
Well, quite.
G'night SPC
i have no idea who gemma atkinson is. Must google when i get home.
I wonder why he woke up :P
Isn't she that hot model who also showed up in Red Alert 3?
Morning all. Just dropping by. :)
[translates]
love text/call arrived :)
Massive amounts of conversation in the past 6 hours - how do you all do it? :-)
Thanks for the Zoe Birthday messages - she works very hard to make sure that Valentines and her Birthday are two separate events which costs me a fortune. If only she'd been born a day earlier :-)
Congrats Amy! I would have voted you most valuable employee as well if I worked for the same company. Did I mention that I love shopping? If you need help deciding what to spend your voucher on, just call :-)
Morning, and Congrats Amy :)
Remember to keep the safe search turned on ;) I think she's best known as a lads' mag model...
I did some googling and the answer I came up with was 'oooh she seems far too trashy for anyone associated with McLaren!'
So she doesn't fit the "Driver cohabitation and nuptial effectiveness Matrix" then?
Cheese is an important subject :)
I'm pretty sure Lewis wasn't thinking 'What would Ron say?'
Maybe he was a Hollyoaks fan
have you been to bed yet?
I'm in bed, does that count?
[7 late shifts screws with circadian rhythms]
But now I'm thinking of Pancakes
that doesn't count. I "went" to bed last night at 10 but it was 4.15 before I turned off my computer and then my alarm went off at 7.30. Ouch.
Been there
Though on 'Earlies' that's usually only the first day
#AmyNeedsToLiveInEuropeLikeHerFriends
It's the second night in a row I've had 3 hours sleep and I'm still not tired. I foresee an epic crash later in the week.
I never understand how you guys do it. I go to bed between 10 and 12, get up at 5 and I am absolutely shattered by the time I finish work!
Years of practice?
Maybe you need to perfect power naps. They don't work for me
Of course, these days they are called a Horizontal Life Pause :)
That seems to happen on the hot stuffy train home a lot...
In Japan, they wear signs with 'wake me up at ...' on the train
Genius.
I put my iPod earplugs in and set my alarm. Thing is, I am sensitive to the train's movements as it is an express train, so I can tell where I am...
An effective nap needs to be in 15 min batches
Ah that sounds good. In the morning I sleep for about an hour. In the evening I do stuff and then at some point, I have to sleep for a bit...
genetics. My mum and brother are exactly the same.
It's basically the reason I am moving cities to be closer to work...
For me, a nap spoils my sleep pattern if it's less than 10 hours before bedtime
I can't do power naps unless in a chair at work
Where's next?
I can't do naps because if I try I wake up and its 5 hours later and it's ruined my chances of having a normal nights sleep. Sleeping for 15 minutes? Just can't do it.
CPH?
I live in Odense, I work in Copenhagen. It's too much when things go wrong with trains, etc.
Yep. Near the airport hopefully!
I remember that. You mving to Copenhagen?
Perfect for a visit! ;)
There is an iPhone app which apparently changes when you wake up (in a window) based on your circadian rhythms. Apparently it stops you from having that ooof moment. You lie the phone on your bed and it monitors your movements.
Morning all.
Indeed!
That's freaky!
I have one of those alarm clocks that slowly wakes you up with light - it's very nice!
Morning :)
Is that the iSnore thing?
Hi Christine
When this episode of Enterprise is over I'm definitely making Pancakes
It's Pancake Day?
uh Huh!
Can't believe I missed a conversation about cheese.
:)
That was a good'un
The world's best sportsmen and women battle it out in Vancouver
Sidepodcast spends an hour on grated cheese :)
And bags of ice cubes. As if it is odd that people buy things that have already been prepared. Sliced bread, anyone?
Bags of ice are good but soon you'll be telling me to get rid of my cow and buy pints of milk!
Oh no, keep the cow. I like cows. I don't buy milk though.
Milk is awesome
Yup.
Blimey Bassano, you got a lot of comments in overnight for someone that doesn't like the doohickey anymore!
No, that's not quite right. I actually commented on this before...
According to my Argentinian colleague, it means "A Man of small chest", as in, he's not very strong or muscley...
I like it but it bugs me at the moment
Still better than Ye Olde
Mr C has spoilt us
Pancakes and good coffee. Yum!
A Franck post: http://iheartfranck.com/2010/02/16/quiet-in-franck-land/
The last line is the most important.
:D
Morning all.
Morning Lukeh, how are you?
I'm ok thank you, looking forward to celebrating the birth of pancakes. I assume that's what pancake day is about. :P
How is everyone else?
Don't forget the pancakes on Jif Lemon Day ;)
I forgot it was pancake day!
It's the most under-advertised Holiday!
Truth. It is shadowed by the annoyance of Valentines Day, yet it definitely has more importance with the pancakes, and the Jif Lemon and the sultanas.
Although, I don't really like pancakes that much.
#don'thateme
Have you tried them with Ice Cream and Jam?
Clearly there should be a sausage roll day to balance out the odds :)
Much better!
Nope. Not a huge ice cream fan either though.
have you had american ones? they are sooo good..... http://connectpittsburgh.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/pancakes.jpg
You have Jesus to thank for Pancake day... kinda
Every Sunday ;)
Use up your eggs (used for tasties such as cakes) before Ash Wednesday tomorrow and the start of Lent
I dunno, they just don't look appealing to me. I do like waffles though. Is there a waffle day?
Not Eddie Jordan? Did he not invent them? I mean, Jif Lemons are yellow...
Eddie thinks Pancakes will never work. Kinda like an early 2009 McLaren
There is, but you may have to go to Sweden :)
http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2009/03/19/waffle-day-in-sweden.htm
Oooh, and it's called: Våffeldagen
Fabulous word.
Noooooooo, mum forgot to get pancake stuff and they're going out for the rest of the day!!
...Hmm. I wonder if somewhere nearby does pancakes.... like... they do sausage rolls, so....
I found this... its vaguely panda related, vaguely pancake related and its a usb flash drive...
http://craziestgadgets.com/tag/dorayaki/
It confuses me on so many levels
And if there weren't any pancakes, you could have a sausage roll as consolation.
I anticipate many swallowed USB drives.
I'm liking this plan.
And then i found this cake... it is amazing!
http://craziestgadgets.com/2010/02/14/jabba-the-hutt-cake-looks-cute-and-tasty-bonus-rotta-content/
schumi invented pancakes too? his talents never end.
congrats!
Nobody around your area sells crepes then?
See this is where the Scandinavians confuse me - we have plenty of waffles but no day for them. I guess that's because we can eat them all the time...
"They are the really thin pancakes. It's just a French word for them"
Crepes will never be the same thanks to Jean Girrard
Morning (just)! how is everyone?
Morning :) Not too bad thank you, just getting over the sad news that mum won't be making pancakes today as she forgot to get the stuff :(
How are you?
morning all! hello lou! I'm good thanks, finished my assignment at 4 this morning but cant be bothered to get up and hand it in
Marianne will be making me pancakes tonight... even though Denmark doesn't observe the day (They eat Cream Cakes instead)...
bad times. just go to the corner shop (if you have one)?
all you need is a mug of flour, a mug of milk and an egg. simplest recipe ever
eggs, milk and flour is all you need (i think.. ) ;) i'm sure you could make pancakes? (and live stream it :P )
i'm alright, having a nice productive day which is just the way i like it :)
You seem to be under the impression that I can make even the easiest of things. ;)
Did you sort out the photo/story thing?
you can cook a roast though?... pancakes are easy!
easiest recipe ever!
Roast is easy! It's all ready for you, really. Easy stuff is worse. I'm backwards like that.. :)
Even toast can be a challenge. #stupidtoaster
Mr. C. has to attempt this after cupcakes!
Speaking from experience, just because you think it's easy, other people can find it completely alien!
hopefully yes :) i need to choose between 2 more photos and finish of the statement that goes with them and then it's all done. I'm not 100% happy with it,but as long as the uni see potential and that i can take a photo for the right reasons that should be alright (i hope). They can't be expecting University standard stuff, otherwise that just isn't fair :)
Otherwise they'd have nothing to teach you!
Lou, you got the potential!
if you live stream it we'll all talk you through it ;) or.. i suppose you could see if Greggs do them (bad times)
i meant in terms of remembering it, pancakes can be really hard to do, specially if they stick
exactly. It's hard to get an interview there but if i don't get one it's not the end of the world. I have applied to other unis. :)
Hello
I waited and waited. Strangely my pancakes never arrived.....
hey Alison.
:(
wow... table fail for AUTOSPORT
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81531
I may try and make my own this afternoon...
What's wrong with it?
It's a free text table with no borders or styles applied to it?
They always look like that.
What's wrong with that?
Pancakes? Can you make me some? It'd make you very very popular......
Gavin, have you decided already if you go to Spa and if yes how will you get there?
I'll concentrate on not setting the kitchen on fire before doing that :P
#jonfact
Arm Wrestling is a recognised sport by Sport England
it may be cause it's in chrome.. but i get this...http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/table-fail-jpg
doesn't erm.. look like a table..
I have decided to go to Spa, but not how to get there yet. I may be bringing a friend down but I am unsure if he can make it...
Oooh that is pretty failworthy
Looks fine in Foxfire though
Ah. Chrome fail (again).
It also looks alright in Firefox... doh.
ahh. #sorryautosport.
I thought she just didn't like the design :D
:D nooo, i'm not that fussy when it comes to tables :)
Because at the moment it looks like I will fly to CPH and then go on to spa, so any tips you have on what's the best way to get there are very much appreciated :)
Finally I see Chrome fail at something :p
What do I need then for pancakes?
I'm still catching up, just wanted to say JPancoast is right, we call it Real Ale too.
Hehe, you're lucky. I was yelling at it all weekend.
Ah right. Well the choices I had were to take an overnight train, get a cheap flight, get a bus with a Danish travel company or possibly drive. I cannot drive however.
Do you want to travel with us? Might be easier...
download it and you'll see the fails. eveeery day
awww it's alright for me, i don't usually notice the fails.. :(
hehe. although i did look at the table and it looks fine in Chrome for me.
Really? It's been pretty good for me so far...
i have it, just dont use it ;)
:P
flour, eggs, and milk.
I see... and how could I live stream this using my webcam? :)
Tape it to your chest?
Also something for topping. I'd suggest honey and lemon but I guess fruit, jam, whatever floats your boat....
Nutella is pretty awesome too...
position your laptop in the general direction of where you'll be cooking the pancakes?
lemon with a sprinkle of sugar is also nice :)
Think that's what I'll have later...
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pancake-fail
Is it working? Can anyone hear/ see me?
:D
i can see you, but not hear you. i'm also getting bad buffering.. :(
I have no sound.
Will sort that out, hold on
Okay I need a place like that...
Try again guys?
The sound is still quite quiet
Yeah it's loads better.
Any better?
My laptop has gone into totally meltdown.., well it's all frozen, and the fan is louder than my thoughts. Back soon
Boo :(
I have no idea what to do!
Do you have flour yet?
You don't need a blender....
I found self raising...
Self Raising makes fluffy big ones (american style)
Plain makes crepe style
Get a reasonable sized mug, get a mug of flour, a mug of milk, and an egg. put in bowl. whisk.
nononono. 1 mug! USE THE SAME MUG
Are you going Thu or Fri?
Do the flour first :P
#whatshesaid
Get 1 mug.
Sieve a mug of flour into the bowl.
Pour the same mug of milk into the bowl.
add egg.
wisk.
If you don't leave it any time to rise, it shouldn't make much difference. If anything, it could be slightly fluffier but it's not a big deal!
http://s1.hubimg.com/u/128752_f260.jpg
using self raising will make them like that ^^
Sieve it!
Don't worry then :D dosent matter too much
A sieve seems like the sort of thing that belongs in a drawer not a cupboard...
It's not too late for the sieve!! You sieve it into the bowl...
Okay it is too late now. Never mind :P
You need to crack hte egg first ;)
I have whisked! Now, what? :)
Pan. You need to get the pan hot before you put the mix in.
Have you put any oil in it?
A little bit, thats how you see if its hot enough
The oil is in the pan and has been swirled about!
So once the oil is warmed up, pour about half a mug of pancake into the pan, wait till its cooked. flip. cook. take out. simple
Hunt out some kind of fish slice tool before pouring it in to help you flip!
I have to go! KEEP GOING! I BELIEVE IN YOU!
Don't leave the hot pan unattended!
okay laptop is seeminly alive.. i got blue screen of death and everything O.O..
should i ask how the kitchen is going?
A pancake has been produced....
i have just tuned in... i'm impressed. there is no fire or anything :)
seems like a lot of hassle to me :)
Yeah I'm not sure Jamie Oliver's worried about his job yet though!
:D
lukeh... have you just got another plate out for the second pancake?... can't you just put them on the same plate?...
We had enough trouble explaining the one mug concept. Don't push your luck!
oh goodness... :D
So what was the glitch in the Lotus podcast BTW? Did somebody drop an F-Bomb?
hah, live streaming? :)
hehehe 'they aren't that bad! they came out round' ...
well.. at least he can cook a roast and pancakes now... plus order a pizza. :)
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/02/16/usf1-it-could-be-so-very-much-worse/
ooh, i'm missing out.
I have to go. Remember to turn the hob off when you're done!
see you Alison :)
Thank you alison!
hehehe
Sidepodcast: teaching people to cook one comment at a time :)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pancake-fail
Do they look ok?
not too bad. acceptable first pancakes :)
i think i know who's doing the next sidepodradio cooking show.
see... it's much safer if you do it Mr C ;) as Christine is there :)
Crazy man :)
Although I did enjoy my sidepodlearning experience.
Although the first 10 mins were me wondering what self raising flour does... but still... :)
I'll have to watch that later ;)
I'm very jealous of your pancakes. I object to having to make them myself though!
It's good fun! Especially when you have no idea what's going to happen :)
everything is all tidied up and put away now, all washed up and clean. That last one was really nice.
Mmmm they taste better in bed!
:) i wish i could stomach eating anything when i wake up.. i'm really not a morning person..
I'm usually always reeeeeeeally thirsty when I wake up for some reason... glass of orange juice always sorts it out.
cup of tea usually consists of my breakfast on a week day. occasionally some cereal over the weekend. :)
I get up at 5 and eat brekkie at work (we get it free) at 8:30...
I'm not a big breakfast eater. Lie in + breakfast in bed is pure heaven though....
On Sunday morning I had myself egg, toast, glass of orange juice and yoghurt in bed with the sunshine in and noone else in the house so I had sigur Ros on my iPod Dock. It was total bliss :)
Clearly there should be a sausage roll day to balance out the odds :) {Comment #673}
There's a National Doughnut Week (8th - 15th May), a British Sandwich week (16th - 23rd May) and a National Baking Week (18th - 24th October), but no mass celebration of sausage rolls. Sorry.
I am too. Cereal with lots of milk helps..
I drink about a litre of water in my first hour of work normally!
I just recently tried an experiment to eat breakfast every day. Didn't like it. Not doing it anymore :)
Dad doesn't either. I don't understand it, surely you must be massively hungry by 11am?
Breakfast is the best meal of the day! The yummiest food is all at breakfast! :D I eat breakfast even if I start working in the afternoon.
Hi everyone.
I find having breakfast actually makes me more hungry later in the morning. It wakes your whole digestive system up.
I can't do it everyday either, especially when I get up at 6 or so for work. Toast on my first break is always the best route :)
Hi J.
What do you guys have for breakfast? I have a choice of meat and/or cheese on fresh or rye bread, muesli, cereal, or fruit...
Thats a good thing though...
Toast and orange juice!
ooh, not for me. makes me feel reeeeeally sick if I'm active and moving about all morning.
Yes probably. But the reason to have breakfast shouldn't be that it stops you getting hungry later because it blatantly doesn't!
Then eat a nana mid morning?
On weekdays, I have bread with butter or cheese plus milk.
On weekends, it depends on what I'm in the mood for. I may have eggs plus either corned beef or beef tapa with rice. :)
I do! Like I said, I have toast on my first break at work in the mid morning, much better for me :)
Sometimes, but not always. Then again, I don't always have lunch either, so I am absolutely no benchmark.
:D
You don't eat until dinner?
Mmmm sounds good...
I get like that sometimes.... It's not really a big deal!
Best we don't get into my crazy eating. Suffice it to say breakfast is yucky :)
I suppose I could see it if I wasn't that active...
Makes dinner even tastier i find :D
...assuming I make it through the day with a grumbling tummy.
I'm very active especially at work. I don't really have a desk job. I'm busy though so I'll go and eat if I get hungry. If the hungry feeling never arrives, I just won't remember to eat.
Fair enough. I guess cause I cycle and walk to and from work then I couldn't do that. But I could do at the weekends - where I get up late and sit on my bum all day :)
Ah the 3pm lunch. I used to do that in a shop too....
If I miss a meal I badly lose concentration after a few hours.
Joe is a proper workaholic, isn't he? http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/just-to-let-you-know/
In the last few days I have taken full control of the award-winning Business of Motorsport newsletter.
has the price dropped? am sure before i looked and it was way to expensive. $5 a week seems more doable.
It must have. I remember it being extortionate before but we figured that's because it was aimed at those wealthy team principal types :)
What do you guys have for breakfast? {Comment #837}
Cornflakes, one wheatabix, bran flakes, sultanas, other dried fruit if available and milk with one or two glasses of fruit juice. In case you're wondering I have everything except the fruit juice in one bowl.
That said, sometimes I don't have breakfast (as a general rule, if I'm not hungry before 10:30am and I don't have anything major coming up before lunch, I skip breakfast because otherwise it spoils my appetite for lunch). In that case, I just have a glass of fruit juice.
Joe says 'chin up'
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/always-look-on-the-bright-side/
I don't know if this has been seen 'round these parts yet, but it's in car footage of Danica during the Arca race when Piquet bumps her. She let's go of the wheel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtXm5jO2E0Y
that's good right, if they think they'll hit the wall.
or is it different in nascar?
"Indy car style!"
*hums the indiana jo.. ohh Indy Car...
I have not seen the video.....
If you know you are going to hit the wall, yes, the proper technique to crashing is to take your hand off the steering wheel. Saves lots of wrist damage.
Otherwise, in most forms of roudie-round racing, if you have a chance to "save-it" ("IT" being crew time spent fixing the car you broke), the procedure is to "lock-it-down", in which you turn hard left, and possibly give it some gas, to induce a spin. This is usually only suggested where you have large run-off areas to the inside of the track (e.g. Daytona) and not really suited for a short-oval, where the inside wall may be just as close.
you're going to have to take a look :)
it doesn't seem to me like she freaks out, but i really have no clue.
Backing in to the wall is usually not a reason to take your hands off the wheel. If you do take your hands off the wheel you would usually want to secure them by crossing them over your chest or something similar, so that they don't flail around. Rally co-drivers have that move down-pat!
I'll give her a 3/10 for the arm-saving and a 7/10 for car-saving.
:)
ace.
Someone was just telling me that when you win the lottery, they will give you advice on what to do with your millions, but not until you've got spending out of your system. Apparently you get a credit card with about £40k on and the challenge is to spend it in a day.
EASY!
like Brewster's Millions! but smaller
What's that?
something to be added to Film Watch :)
Oooh, cool! :)
80s comedy film where Richard Pryor has to spend a lot of money in order to inherit lots more... I think (patchy memory of it)
I am just looking at the book version: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster's_Millions
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088850/plotsummary
not sure if there are spoilers..
My brother has just come in complaining that Mum isn't home to make pancakes...
...reckon I should share my new found knowledge?
Maybe Mr. C should visit and make some pancakes for him?
yes, teach him how to make pancakes too.
a visit to the apple store would help ALOT :D
(*Insert snarky remark here.*)
you realize it's just the building, right, and USF1's tenancy isn't affected?
I wonder what effect these pictures will have on Heikki's position in Christine's ranking
I know. At least they were smart enough to lease.
I need coffee...
what is he...? why... is he...?......
Lotus' pitstop ideas aren't looking good.
oh lordy!
It's for MTV3 F1 promo video. Which is here. (But that might be geolocked)
heheheahahahh!
I love the one with him and the horse... that is a solid 8.5 on the unintentional comedy scale.
That must be a really small horse.
Can't fault the man for wanting more horsepower.
Is Heikki doing a parody of the Rocky 4 montage?
Is he training like Sly in Rocky IV?
omg!!! that's.... odd...
i think he is!
Now we need Heikki to climb a 97,000ft mountain with no mountaineering equipment and scream, "HAMILTON! HAAAAMMMMMIIIILLLLTONNNNN!!!!" once he reaches the top.
OMG if that's an intentional parody that's frakkin' hilarious!
it must be, right? who tries to outrun a horse?
Heiki does.
True story.
Incredible pics:
10 Most Incredible Earth Scars
:) :)
Oh my goodness, I think my brother just said the ultimate compliment
"It tastes like something from Greggs"
*faints*
awwww :)
awwwww :D yay for spc cooking school :)
Definitely excellent teachers! :) Also this time it took me 10 minutes... not an hour... :P
:D good to know :)
You do realise I'll make you some eventually, yep? Good good good. ;)
hmmmm er.. okay..
Evening.
Lasagne in a moment - and then.... PANCAKES!!!
'Lo!
Just back from Snowy Sweden....
Did you do anything here on the WRC?....
How was it? Are you frozen?
Cosy warm now thanks but standing in the dark in a forest waiting for Kimi at minus 23C was a little surreal...
But the locals generously let me close to their fire to keep warm.... and helped instruct me on rallying....
i only just realised what i let myself in for transcribing the podcasts. mr c don't half ramble and/or rant!
oops.
Has Dave finally run out of Top Gear?
Tiff is still a plonker
Hurrah for auto refreshing James Allen twitterness from tomorrow. (Please work!)
Agreed. Still annoyed he didn't want to talk to me at Le Mans!
how long do we give it before it collapses?
quick update on ye olde comments.
have re-added bold/italic/quote buttons. should work on all browsers, yell if you have issues.
also, the "share this comment" link has returned, this time as a roll over on each comment. click it to share comments with twitter, should you need to share / remember them.
I don't understand?
guest post? *looks hopeful*
10 minutes.
@RubberGoat.
Amazing column. I forgot made those percentage. I will comment on it a bit later.
Thanks :D
If you'd be interested I could do something in a few days....
I thought you were going Kathi....
yes please!
No, I was planning to go to Rally Finland. But that won't work out.
so, go here: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/02/16/usf1-it-could-be-so-very-much-worse/
and then hover over a comment. does a link appear?
But it's not F1 "me"....
Oooh it does ;)
Yes!
true, but the new site means we can expand into other areas, whilst keeping the core bit f1.
giggles now has a weekly radio show here, bearing no resemblance to f1, for example.
cool. click it.
Bad luck...
I am looking to do a few more now I have Sweden under my belt..
I don't think people believed it could be my first ever rally until I showed my complete lack of any knowledge at all.... except on my specialist subject!...
Ahhh...
Got you....
By the way,
PAAAAAAANCAAAAAKES Sounds like CHAMPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGNE!!!!
Evening all
hullo chap.
There is someone else here. Phew
I am here too, just doing F1 Minute.
I'm catching up on the Winter Olympics...
I am getting claustrophobic with all these people turning up at once
I am waiting for it to appear on TV in ten minutes
:) :)
All this pancake talk makes me want....
wait for it....
Pancakes!
I forgot all about pancakes
Evening all!
*waves*
Hi Chris
i have a uni interview! it's wolverhampton.. and i'm not that keen on going.. but it's still an interview :) heh
Just saw on Facebook. Well done! I have a friend there and she loves it!
it's like my 4th choice, but so far it's the closest one, so having that first will be great practice :)
Good for you. At least you can use it as interview practise. Wolverhampton is a long way south though
south for you... a loooong way north for me :)
It's 5 ish hours south for me and probably about the same north for you
Everywhere is south to a Scotsman, right? ;)
Iceland and Finland are not
i have a uni interview! it's wolverhampton.. and i'm not that keen on going.. but it's still an interview {Comment #954}
Excellent news! Even if other universities you prefer invite you to interview, look on it as good practise and a well-deserved commendation of your work :)
by car, google says it's about 3hrs 20. :)
See. Too far south.
Did you get your photo story sorted?
All this pancake talk makes me want....
wait for it....
Pancakes! {Comment #949}
Mum's good at pancakes - I got mixed vegetable and corned beef pancake for tea and custard and ice cream pancake for pudding, and they were lovely :)
I've just noticed - happy birthday Valentino Rossi!
Buon Compleanno Vale! I wonder if he is having pancakes too?
i have just this moment sealed the envelope so it can be sent off tomorrow morning - phew :)
Well done.
it's been a challenge.. it really has. but hopefully it's alright..
Snowboard cross is so awesome!
w00t!
If it's not a challenge then is it worth it?
jpancoast did you see the comment I made explaining what a pechito was?
I was watching that earlier, v good
challenges are good, but it really was a mean project :)
no, which thread/post was it in?
Google translate says it's "little breast"
BBC2 is showing curling which is a bit less exciting
Close. My Argentinian colleague reckons it means "small chest" - as in, he's weak and not very muscley....
Red Button. Maybe online
Furious sweeping! That always makes me chuckle!
Either way it is an odd nickname for an F1 driver
Agreed.
If he ever becomes one!
In the build up they said the GB curling team has been working with a psychologist for two years to make sure they can concentrate all the way through the game.
hehehe... I'm guessing "little breast" is maybe the direct translation?
Either way, it's kind of a funny nickname!
Oh, and speaking of pancakes, one of my nicknames used to be "pancakes" (because of my last name), but it got shortened to "cakes" eventually. One of those things that kids started out using to make fun of me but it got coopted :)
Can they send them to my house too? Otherwise I'll never make it!
The lane markings look like the blue rinse aircraft used to use before vacuum toilets. Thankfully, 'Blue Ice' is becoming a thing of the past
I thought that was an urban legend?
Nope, when it leaked it'd form big balls of blue ice. Quite corrosive to Aluminium too
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ice_(aircraft)
Most of yas island including the circuit and the infrastructure around it has been sold by the property developer Aldar to The Abu Dhabi Government
http://gulfnews.com/business/property/aldar-sells-yas-island-properties-to-government-1.584298
No more F1 racing?
Nah, we're not that lucky ;)
ferrari world?
I did hear rumours of a second circuit to be built earlier in the week, but i dont know if they would get a second race or alternate it or just use it for national championships.
It probably wont happen though, although this is an interesting development
f1 minute: http://www.f1minute.com/category/daily/
f1 big pic: http://www.f1minute.com/category/f1-big-picture/
Thank you both
I dont think so, i expect they will hang onto the hotel too since they printed their name on all the room keys ;)
(nothing to do with me)
#confidential
You can't build a circuit in less than a week
:)
Well, you did post the links!
Interesting tyre wear on the front of that car
true. i am quite ace i guess.
Lots of right hand turns
They built a 1km 3 lane road outside my apartment over a weekend!
Did anything come out about the Nick Fry story from last night?
I have a friend at work who has a friend who rode skeleton for Canada in Turin. He mentioned that she needed to work with a sports psychologist to get her head in the right place after having a bad crash.
I argued that because she was doing the Skeleton, she was probably already beyond help!
Apparently not
Not that I have seen...
yes. it was 120% BS. and then some.
Is skeleton the one where they go down the luge track head first?
Skeleton?
More reasons not to listen to the site in question i think...
Don't be mean about Nick Fry ;)
:)
Who broke it?
Yep.
Crikes!
And the one where you brake and steer by dragging your feet on the ice...
It's called the skeleton bob. It looks like a luge but they go head first. There was a British girl called Alex something who won the gold at the last Olympics I think
the site Stuart calls buspass :P
Ah so we should never have bothered in the first place :P
I have seen it called much worse
christian sylte or whatever his name is, put took 2+2 and made mountain out of a schumacher.
or something.
He he, good rhyming slang
they also appear to have pulled the story without a word.
How many clichés? :D
Sylt muddying the waters? Or is that silt?
not enough for them
:)
I can't wait for them to bring out 'Ross Brawn leaves Mercedes to run Brawn Again Racing'
...actually, I would like that.
...as predicted?
Sounds like an Abba tribute band doing F1
hehe!
Of course! F1 journalism is the new mystic meg
Kathi, how come the Germans are so good at the Luge?
Some of them are more like Septic Peg though :D
Great Britain's world chamion curlers just lost to Sweden
*Not Denmark, so don't blame me!
Is it because they go "Ein, Svein, Drei, and push it down the line" ?
#CoolRunnings
That was the Swiss you silly!
Are there any winners at the end of a game of curling?
Or just people who could have made better use of their time?
Its still german :D
I don't know, but there is some really clean ice!
It's Schweiz Deutsche which isn't really German. The Swiss like changing languages for some reason
that is true!
Maybe it was invented by an ice rink owner as a way of getting the public to clean his rink for free!
I think the Canadians have a clour blindness problem. There is supposed to be a blue circle inside a red circle but they have a blue circle inside a very bright green circle
Bedtime for me...
I might get a raise or the sack tomorrow... this should be fun!
#stressfullweek
It was invented by a Scotsman so you could be right
Oh dear. Best of British to you sir!
See ya Nick
Err.. good luck
Good night
we cheat?
:D
Not as far as I can see!
schumi does the luge too?
Do you turn up gravity?
Ooooh they're using that superimposing technology on the luge that they did for F1 practice!
you sound surprised?
I saw that last night and at one point I was conviced that one guy was moving his foot to avoid the other one's head
in that case, i'm betting they did so during the last winter olympics and f1 was just copying them.
They used it in alpine skiing already when I was very little, I don't know about luge certainly before the last games.
More pleased to be honest...
The last stage of the rally in Sweden was down the ski run at Hagfors....
At the top of the hill before coming down one car ended up actually pointing skywards.....
Appropriate for the Winter Olympics...
Evening all. Watching snowboard cross, with many delays due to weather. Reminded me of the Brazilian GP qualifying... http://twitpic.com/13n4ze
Me too. Been some spectacular wipe outs!
:) :)
ok not very little, first used 1998.
Serves me right not to look at the pic!
Night guys :)
Yeah, especially the one with the orange trousers who fell through the finish line. Cut her lip open.
night sir.
Night Gavin
Good night
night Gavin
I so want a go at snowboarding. Looks like fun!
you know what's scary. no-one ever says after an f1 race "i want to go karting".
yet that's all i've heard since the winter olympics started.
(not about karting, do you start on me ;) )
Ok, well, since I got into F1 a few years ago, I have desperately wanted to go karting. Unfortunately, I have insufficient funding... And it's too late to go for F1!
errr....
I started karting because of F1 (well, because of a general interest in racing, really). As a matter of fact, I'm going tonight!
I think that when I watch karting on youtube or when it's mentioned on the BBC F1 show.
snowboarding must be more expensive?
I want to drive an F1 car. Does that count?
Quite possibly. So it looks like I'm doing neither!
rats! :)
yes.
I don't want to go snowboarding OR karting. Does that count?
What about Mario Kart?
erm. you're not watching snowboarding or f1 though?
But you're on holiday so instead of one half and hour session, you get to go many times a day for a week at least on the slopes
My friend, for example, is currently spending the week skiing in the French Alps, it's definitely the way to do it.
I checked out some of the snowboarding earlier. Also watched figure skating. Don't want to do that either :)
*phew*
Figure slating, I really don't get
You're off the hook for that one. ;)
I love the sound of figure slating. It's like something you do to an accountant
I have to watch the pair competition, sometimes they fight :)
:lol:
Doh!
*you
Buffering, nooooo!!!!
What's not to get? They skate around and spin a bit.
It looks scary and dangerous.
It's boring
Indeed. So is F1. Oh well.
the luge is on at a sensible hour!!! yay! :)
It's always on at a sensible hour... in Vancouver. ;)
ooh, awesome. *turns over to winter olympics*
yet it's tape delayed on the west coast of the US.
Of course, I'm on the east coast and don't care about the Olympics, but I just like to complain.
Woohooo!! Cowbell!!
And yet, I haven't seen any cows.
You don't need any cows to have a cowbelling good time!
Even better if you have a fever. It makes for a good prescription.
Yup. At least 1) they delay it till I get out of work. 2) I am close enough to Canada that we get all the CBC stations.
CBC saves me again. When F1 went off ESPN, they were my life line for F1 coverage when they would replay the races at Sunday midnight
Hey Mr C, Ferrari answered you: http://twitter.com/InsideFerrari/statuses/9203701906
wow.
...now what the hell was my question?
:D
:)
They wanted to go somewhere a bit warmer for testing.
You wanted to tale testing to Bahrain :)
ooh yeah.
*take
Wow
They don't seem to realise that they have been there once at that time of year and got wiped out
Maybe they should stick some of the parts outside, sanblast a few kilos off the car?
my friend is making me watch robbie william's performance at the brits.. save me..
I'm so sorry.
I need a spine protector like they're using in snowboarding! Protects the coccyx too! :)
replied:
not a clue, but even you guys can't predict the weather. i'm all for testing in bahrain, because leaving equipment there will likely save money/hassle before first race. i just don't think bad jerez weather is a good enough reason to switch.
twitter needs morr characters.
Florence won the major award so i suppose i can cope with some Mr Williams.. it's a little bit more bearable with wine.
I have been impressed by all the rage on twitter concerning Kasabian and Muse, it's been very amusing :D
at least Florence won somethin though. Can't believe JLS were voted better break through band. Despite, yknow, being on a TV show for a year. The Brits are quite awful like that :)
well we have made and flipped our pancakes.. and i am drinking wine so all is good. I forgot how silly these awards things were :)
Wine and pancakes are always an acceptable solution to silly shows :D
Anyone watching the women's snowboarding?
Yep, I am.
I was, but I had to stop. Freeview started playing up
Just tuned in now. what happened to that woman? The commentators seemed quite down for her and she was going uphill.
I don't think you snowboard that way.
Ah, got it to work again!
She fell right before a jump, and she was so desperate to just finish her run, but it was a mostly uphill section. It was rather sad to see.
Awww, poor her. :(
I know. She deserves an award for her spirit though.
f1 quotes roundup: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/02/14/quotes-roundup-week-ending-14th-february/
can you help us choose a film to watch?
I heard Up is really good
What are the choices?
we don't have that on DVD or anything :(
:)
do you have itunes? or where's the choice coming from?
What type of genre film mood are you in?
There was an advert on TV 2 minutes ago saying the DVD is out now
The choices are
- The Other Boleyn Girl,
- Blood Diamond,
- Zorro
- The Pianist.
Hello.
we can't choose between those 4... i would buy/ download Up from itunes but it would take hours...
I would say the Pianist... but it's not the most uplifting film in the world, as brilliant as it is...
Blood Diamond?
I have only seen the first one I think
Hi Pat
I've only seen Zorro. Watch that!
the Pianist is an awesome film....
Blood Diamond is a good choice... but... so is the Pianist...
Zorro (the first one with... errr... what's his name and Catherine Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins) is pretty fun. The Other Boleyn Girl and Blood Diamond are pretty good as well, if not very happy-go-lucky. Haven't seen teh Pianist
Heads or tails coin flip?
I call it something else.
Maybe if i throw Up it'll land near your house...
#damngeography :(
was it the pancakes?
Blood Diamonds, definitely
or creative roofing
my friend doesn't want to watch it!! :(
:D :D
Womens Snowboard Cross quarter final race about to start
But she got you to watch Robbie?
Fair's fair.
Their missing out
i dont blame her! not exactly a cheery film....
evening all.
how about cool runnings?
Zorro then
:D
she did not watch Robbie, she sat in the other room. complaining.
Oooh, that woman on the snowboard got that jump so so wrong.
I was not informed of this!
Why can't f1 have jumps in it?
i could still hear him..
not the point, you didn't watch, and i bet you couldn't even hear him.. you were talking over him :(
ehehehehe!
hmmm that's what she wants... :s
Oh lord no!
Zorro
Shocking behaviour
Maybe talk over The Pianist? Play piano over the pianist, to make it appropriate?
#sorrylou
only because he gets the audience to sing his songs!! i mean if you pay for a concert you don't expect to sing the songs yourself... you can do that at home ;)
Problem solved then
Is The Other Boelyn Girl Sofia Copolla's film?
Watch that
It's a good bit of escapism
Let's be fair though, Robbie is a glorified Karaoke singer
hehehehhehehe
Not with 10,000 other people unless you have a big living room
but that isn't the point... you pay for to hear the artist sing.. not point the microphone in your general direction ;)
okay we are watching blood diamond, it's an awesome film. that okay Naomi?
Not for me
Each to his own
[can't stand Zeta Jones]
Yes that is fine. In fact, a fantatsic idea. Quite superb.
I'm speaking on behalf of Naomi.
You pay for the experience. If you want to hear him sing you go to iTunes and hear him clearly for a fraction of the cost
so you weren't happy when Coldplay let us sing Yellow? or bits of Vida la Vida.. it wouldn't of been the same at home.
and yes, Blood Diamond is okay to watch i spose. hehe
Sofia Coppola did Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation, and the Virgin Suicides
but Chris Martin Sang Yellow first... then we sang it.. tis the way it should be ;)
awsome!
Problem solved!
What a way to cross the finish line - on your face! Madness...
we may of just changed our minds... well i did. haha
Problem unsolved!
Marie Antoinette!
I knew there was a period drama in there somewhere :)
These races are awesome!
That was style!
Winter Games > Summer Games
I agree
We need Chris Tarrant here tonight
Lou and Nay, what's your final answer? Is it Blood diamond... The Other Boleyn Girl... Zorro... or the Pianist...? You've used Ask Sidepodcast, you have 50/50 and Phone a Friend left...
i just spent several minutes trying to figure out why the DVD player wasn't working, would help if i plugged the scart lead in.. #fail.
Why was it disconnected?
you should see us trying to choose a place to eat lunch or something... i'm not good at making decisions.
:D
i hardly use my DVD player. Plus the Sky was plugged in..
hahahaha
i dont knooooooooooooooooowwwwww. too hard a decision. maybe we should phone Hannah lou?
[facepalm] :)
*cue dramatic music*
i wanna watch blood diamond.. (or Up)..
Up involved going somewhere far away by putting helium balloons on the house. All I need is balloons and you can maybe watch it...
hannah said Blood Diamond!! decision made!!
Yay!
If you said A) The Pianist.... you'd still have been right.... if you said B) The Other Boleyn Girl... You'd still have been right...;)
Hang on, why aren't you watching the awesome Snowboarding?
lou is on the floor laughing haha. no more wine for lou! hehe
Although, it's slightly less awesome now the UK are out...
Drunk on pancakes. *tuts*
i wasn't given the choice! :(
But going out in the quarters is the British way!
You put wine in your pancakes?
I suppose the wine has had some effect too :P
Still, based on previous reports, at least it's nothing involving Cheekiness...
if by rolling on the floor you mean trying to sort the DVD player out then yes.. i was. however i am not drunk.
:D hehe or new years eve parties ;)
Cheeky Vimto™ FTW
i heard about that hehe
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... touche. :)
Me too, I found out on here about that. Which is never good when you don't know about yourself. :P
:D
The female commentator on the snowboard cross is wonderful. She doesn't really commentate, she just shouts her reactions in the background
Big Final & Small Final
Funny snowboarders
has she got any better from yesterday?
Yesterday it was just "THE BLUE ONE!!! ""
wooooooooow at the view.
Someone fell at the first turn and missed the flags, and just went "NOO! NOO!! NOOOOO!!" It was wonderful.
She just said "for sure" twice!
He he
I quite like her
Plus, she's Scandanavian which brings an air of 'I know what I'm talking about'. She also just said "For sure"
#F1indisguise
Bernie should propose jumps
Give it a few months, he's began step 1 of get Mario Kart into F1
Another one :)
Come on Zoe!
Gold plated helmet? That isn't going to help
Ah! Freeview's frozen! Tell me how she does.
Bah!
Zoe froze too
Out of the gate
Got it back.
Jacobelis must be gutted!
Poor Zoe, the commentator thinks she's injured.
Big Final!
Time for the final!
Blimey! The 4th place woman got 2nd because the two in front fell!
That was crazy!
That was amazing!
Crazy sport - love it :)
We are cooking popcorn in the microwave... I have never done this before.
Sidepodlearning time? :)
Stand well back just in case. Don't put a box of wine in a microwave. That makes a huge bang
Be careful. The only time I tryed that, I burnt it! I thought it was impossible to burn things in a microwave!
What's next, there's Luge on, I hope they show it
i don't like it.... It's not natural...,
Yes!
Looks like it.
its on the website...
Luge is streaming on the website
Luge is one of the options on the website
Next time, don't buy microwave popcorn then
Make it yourself?
...might be slightly more complicated than pancakes....
i didn't buy it.... Naomi did
I missed the snowboarding *sulks*
Evening all.
"Coming up shortly" on freeview
Oh, here it is :)
Nay!!! *shakes fist*
:(
#blamenaomi
So what are we watching next
I'm watching tv in bed. Will watch a film soon
Luge by the looks of things
Luge for me.
Hey RG
Watch out for replay on freeview or iPlayer
It was fantastic
Tom! Orange gloves!
I keep waiting to see the guys preparing the luge start slipping and disappearing down the run
Lukeh, was your photo accepted for the Rage tickets draw?
i think james allen's site is autorefeshing now. every 60 seconds:
http://twitter.jamesallenonf1.com/
Yeah, probably will be watching it, loved the men's yesterday.
I didn;t apply, I was just passing on the good word
Ah! Scary american in huge hat!
I registered but my friend's photo was rejected and she forgot to re-submit, silly suasage
Need to find someone who was accepted
I heart the crowd, they seem soooo much more fun than the summer olympics
Indeed. I think he was trapped, seemed to be screaming for help!
This must be the ad break
He just said the crowd were watching a medal ceremony
But why are they pausing the commentary?
Talk about what's coming up!
I think they're waiting for BBC2 as well, they did this yesterday. No idea why they go quiet for it though
Its probably a pause so the commentators can introduce it on BBC2.
I can imagine Mr Bean dancing to this music thats playing
I've switched it off for now.. I've seen enough luge lately to last me for a bit :)
Are Canadians the cheeriest people on earth? Even in freezing temperatures they seem smily :)
Talking about women's snowboard on BBC2
Most Canadians I've met are great fun
I love the canadians. Then again, BNL (the band who are to me what Muse is to Lukeh) are canadian, so I'm a tad biast!
Zoe Gillings has BA sponsorship
Wah hey!
Women's finals being re-shown on BBC2
Luge just started on the web
Right, I'm off to get food. See you guys later.
See ya Chris.
See ya. I'm gonna head off I think, am super tired tonight. Night everyone.
Night Lukeh, bye Chris
Watching snow boarding and luge at the same time is very confusing
Nighty night Mr Lukeh
Yesterday someone said "They should do luge but lying down on their front...that would be insane..."
I resisted saying that it was called Skeleton ;)
Night fellas
Luge is ok but snowboarding is way better
Oooh, I heard that as well.
Can't remember on what.
Night to the leavers.
and thanks to the people who bumped up my readership on my Twitter article, quite amazed at the numbers, if wp.com is right..
RG, did you see the BBC2 comment?
Yep, watching the luge at the minute. I can catch up on it on iPlayer.
i cant wait to put the olympics back on, my colleague is watching united v ac milan #breakingtherules
Football?
Boo!
Since it sounded like such a good game, I'll let that person off.
he came to work dressed in the right kit and everything "i cant wear their home kit when they are playing away" no matter that its not even live.
Is he a Pom?
you could tell him the result?
Thats, some scary obsession he has there.
ooh and the crash i was predicting for later in the week arrived with a bang last night, i fell asleep at 715pm. I had no dinner!
Did you sleep through?
I missed most of the afternoon
nah hes from melbourne but super super into football
i woke up at 3am for about 20 min then slept through til alarm at 7.30. I am really looking forward to dinner tonight now!
He sounds fun. Shame hes supporting the wrong club :(
I bet!
:)
15 mins of Luge and then I'll grab a bite to eat soon too
Bought fresh burgers with Jalapenos in yesterday. Mmmmm!