Hello Wednesday, it’s Gavin writing the daily for you yet again. But it's not any old Wednesday - it's Christine's birthday today!
So Happy Birthday Christine, hope you have a Francktastic day ;)
What's been in the news lately?
- In F1 news, it's been a bit of a quiet day, but there have been a few stories worth mentioning. The first is the news that Mercedes are not giving up on their 2010 car. Or their drivers, it seems...
- Korea's track construction is on schedule. Well that's nice. Let's just hope that there will be a Korea when the raceday comes...
- James Allen over-analyses a Victory Photo of the McLaren team, taken by his mate Darren Heath. I think it's a bit of a fluffy piece and you can't read too much into it. What about you?
- Finally, the man from Del Monte (thanks Pat) says that the F1 race in Montreal was a success and that it caters to "...a more traditional market" of F1 fans. What, like normal people who like decent racing in a place where there's an atmosphere and passionate fans?
- In sportscar news, it seems that both Anthony Davidson and Radio Le Mans are trying to clear the air over the incident with Oliver Gavin's Corvette at Le Mans. Anthony notes "...I hear the radio commentator here was a bit harsh on me..." - Yeah, I think he was. Check out this funny pic and be sure to tune into Midweek Motorsport at the usual time tonight as Ant will be appearing live on the show. I for one will be very interested to hear how that one goes!
- In World Cup news, New Zealand managed a last minute goal to scrape a heroic draw with Slovakia, F1Wolf's team. Yay to the All Whites! In the other games, the Ivory Coast and Portugal game was a snooze, while Brazil vs. North Korea surprised us all - scoring near the end of a tight match where Brazil 'only' won 2-1. Have we seen the shock of the tournament already?
Well that's all from me - lots of football to look forward to today, which there will be a breakout thread for later on. Remember to check out Soccernet for awesome live stats and other useful info. Have a wonderful day and see you in the comments!
Happy Birthday Christine!! yaaaaaay
ack, you beat me.
happy birthday christine on the internet.
Happy Milky Bar day... err, I mean Happy Birthday Christine
May it be Panda filled with Frank-esque pressies
Hola. Happy birthday Mrs c!
Happy birthday Christine!
Happy Birthday Christine
I just deleted 200 people from my Facebook and I feel positively awesome about it, its a good feeling.
#facebookcleansing
Happy birthday Mrs C!
Yay for Spring Cleaning
My twitter feed is unmanageable, have been slowly muting folk to assess what I can chop. I can't keep up
I just told Martin Haven how well the Eurosport Player worked for Le Mans, he seemed glad of the feedback.
Oooh Twitter, I think I'll do that tomorrow.
i like the caveat for dex :)
#paranoidtweeting
Mr C: Have you updated Snowy yet?
I think I have scheduled tomorrows world cup post. I won't lie, if you fancy a long lie in, have one tomorrow.
course. no issues.
Heheh!
I squeezed in a little plug too. :)
noted, and thanking you muchly.
Figured as much, they put out enough betas to the devs. Am downloading the huge Combo now
awesome! i must tweet dank about the eurosport player too. i hadn't heard about it, until he mentioned.
it installed so fast, it can only be a minor patch.
Was in the Apple store yesterday to pick up a Camera Connection kit. He said they've onlty had a few in and they fly off the shelves as soon as they're delivered
did they say if it supports video?
I didn't ask but I've read that it'll import pics & vids from a root folder named DCIM on an external
nice one.
I think it only support video shot with the still camera. Must test it with a 5D MkII
Ok, not what I'd read but wanted to check it out personally
Either way, I still need one
be v.interested to find out. if it does, there's no reason not to hope for imovie on the ipad, right?
(don't blame me bassano suggested it)
I silly enough to miss out on the official apple case so the second the camera kits came in, I bought it. Haven't used it though :)
Have a look at this
http://www.edibleapple.com/how-new-iphone-apps-will-look-on-the-ipad/
I don't like the Apple case but the alternatives are few and far between at the moment
that is cool. it doesn't mean imovie will just work though. i have iphone only apps that don't work on the touch and don't work on the ipad. presumably imovie will be the same?
Maybe
I haven't had an App not work on the iPad yet
We'll see when iOS comes in the Autumn
the apple one looks perfect to me because I wouldn't be taking the ipad out to put on a dock. I have a belkin folio one that is classy but doesn't stand the ipad up very well
I suspect the chipset will be almost exactly the same, it just depends on what it wants to edit. I hear you can't export to desktop iMovie
I am writing a blog post about chips. Mmm, chips
Not sure if RG is still here, but..
game ping - http://toomuchracing.com/2010/06/16/tmr-game-week-21/
I found out yesterday that the Gourmet Burger Kitchen was started in London by NZ expats who wanted food to 'taste like home'
They even have a Kiwi burger, with beetroot
Woo-hoo!
Chips as in crisps or chips as in chips? :)
want. Just had my weetbix 2 hours ago - too early for chippies (om nom nom nom)
Fries is only a noun in McDonalds in this country
Most of the time it's a verb :)
Also Amy,
Here=Weetabix
Ooh beetroot in burgers is the BEST. Chips as in crisps :D
Luckily, there is a GBK very near here if you're feeling homesick
Though I do not endorse the use of that stain monster of a vegetable in tasty burgers :)
boo!
Never heard of Gourmet Burger Kitchen, something I'm going to have to try..
must have. Along with pineapple, cheese and BBQ sauce
Happy birthday, Christine, and thank you for all the time and effort you spend here :)
V. nice burgers
http://www.gbk.co.uk/
Gourmet burgers sounds good to me *adds to list.* Pamela and I were discussing last night how we have to go to Greggs and find out what the fuss is about
I fear that may have been blown up in estimation somewhat. [It's just a baker that sells sausage rolls]
#Classified
ooh yes. I hope you have the happiest of non Thursday birthdays
ew bbq sauce is a no in amyland
I agree. BBQ sauce is bleurgh
Also quite expensive :)
Well yes, but so is a burger in a gastro pub [hate that term] and I think they are better at GBK
Just looking at the menu, very nice stuff on there
We were wondering if that was the case , i've never heard of anyone getting excited by chain store bakery products here.
Quite a bit better than the average though..
Well, we love Lukeh because of his uniqueness :)
Wow they've got lots of branches. I miss out not being in a city
They've got franchises in Dublin now too
when you make that call to your mum saying "i'm moving to the other side of the world forever, because they have greggs on every high st." i shall remind you of this ;)
:lol:
i'm pretty sure live preview improves my typing...
As I said to Amy last night, I have a very distinct mental image of Greggs - hope it lives up to my made up image :D
Oh, I'd forgetton about that
*Opens new window*
Greggs is awesome. Anyone who says otherwise is just trying to keep you away from their Greggs
the contents purchased therein should. i'm not sure the sign is that awesome.
Is it an LCLT or Doohickey thing?
The actual shop is just a shop. What they sell, though..
There are many reasons to move to the other side of the world but sausage rolls is not one of them. I don't even like them!
I will have to tone down my expectations I think. haha
Somewhere Lukeh is stirring in his sleep, he may wake up hungry any minute now
But you haven't had Greggs yet
Oh dear, that sounds like a challenge
ye olde comments only at the moment. once happy, it'll be migrated. ipad support currently dodgy (before you go to the effort of trying).
Ooh, I see
Nice
Ps we also decided meet up for Tuesday night. Be there or be square. And by square I mean meany who won't travel to London when we have come allll the way from the other side of the world ;)
I'm phoning you at 05:30 when I travel to work with a hangover ;)
noted. what time, what location and what should i wear (don't pretend you haven't planned it all)
Me... since I'll be in Italy... I think.
The melted cheese and ham roll is sublime
slice, even
:D
Hmm. Possible. Would mean an extra hotel night though.
Mr C: how are we gonna get those elephants to the airport for the welcome party?
ummm... steven?
But I do like the idea of drinking more on Tuesday, hangover Weds, then lay off Weds night for the drive...
I may need Wednesday off
How am I supposed to get elephants?
I've already got it. I was waiting before deciding about taking Tuesday as well for 'packing time'.
i dunno, you know... stuff.
All the diesels at Le Mans are illegal!!!!!
http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/cars/473092/are-the-diesels-all-illegal.html
I'm sleepy, so bedtime. I updated my blog's sidebar with upcoming events, I forgot to do that last week.
In that case how many of what kind do you want?
Night Pat
blimey
am kinda glad franck didn't win now. will the petrol people protest though?
cheers pat
Did a diesel win?
I have no idea what ACO rules are on protests. Don't know when a protest has to be lodged.
I noticed the smoke during the race but didn't know it was illegal. THey are diesels and diesels produce black smoke
1-2-3 for Audi
Happy birthday Christine!!! :D
Good evening/morning...
HI Guille
Doh!
evening guille
this will be interesting... and kind of ironic on Audi. They would get more bad press by winning and being disqualified than if Peugeot had won and both were disqualified... :P
Hi Guille
I can't imagine the engine/exhausts on the Audis and Peugeots were any different this year to the last year or two. I would be amazed now if a protest held up.
Audi have had all the immediate post event publicity so any disqualification would get a lot less coverage and have a lot less effect.
Yes I agreed with the idea that meet up the night before driving might be a bit much. Location is The Southerner. Time is not chosen! Wear a suit and tie ;)
...can't afford one.
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/33/33041/Southerner/Temple
the rules at le mans' webpage only say:
29.2 - Protests and Appeals : shall be lodged in accordance with the
International Sporting Code, together with a fee
are the same rules and timeframes than for F1? then probably there won't be any problem for audi.
Not sure what the rules are.
In that case any clothes will be fine
maybe nobody check it last year. now they know for next year...
mmmm... perhaps. but I still think that an 'Audi break the rules and loses 1-2-3 at Le Mans' would look very bad...
Anyway, it won't happen. But both teams will be probably looked more carefully next year.
i'll be there.
protests should be lodged before sometime the afternoon of the race. I think...
The thought of seeing your face terrifies me
i have that effect on women.
:D
Did we not tell you it'll be a Ustream on an iPad we'll bring to the pub of Mr C typing responses?
happy birthday christine
:)
OS update & then bed for me
Night folks
night bassano
night bassano
hi guille
hi leigh
someone stealing RG's idea?
http://www.f1traction.com/html/news_100613.html
seems to :-( . it's too much of a causality that it appears just after Virgin gave it a shout on twitter...
i was thinking that myself
:P
i know what you meant
;)
RGs is better #goHeikki
aye, but it's still poor form though
Ooh Pamela if you see this I looked at the Kathmandu sale brochure on their website, sale starts tomorrow and they have 50% off quite a few packs
today has been a good if dull day - have stuff to write tomorrow
:)
rude!
early night for me. see you!
night guille, hey leigh.
I will cry if people don't stop bringing me work to do. Is it holiday time yet?
Ohh, thanks! Will see if I can find one near work at nip out at lunch time tmrw.
hello mr c
good day chappie?
a bit tiring - work, heathrow, flight, bus, finally home at 1am (but not tired enough to sleep - doh!)
you sir?
i appear to have improved my own typing ability via the new commenting preview. as days go, that's as good as it gets :)
sweet - have a thing on in dublin tomorrow and then a good week to work on writing projects
:)
i demand plenty of pluggage.
pluggage?? i'll install a sink too if you fancy sir!!
:)
first brief is:
how the F1 highlights shows of old (1970's to late-80's) potentially skewered our vision of modern F1, especially considering the vast amount of coverage now afforded to the sport
(i.e. 35 minute highlights shows compared to 10-12 hour GP weekend coverage)
second brief is:
The next legendary circuits entry - montjuic...
With the european gp on the streets of valencia, reflections shall be having an in depth look at one of the original Spanish street circuits - Montjuic in Barcelona
might have the first sorted by the weekend and the second is pencilled for next thursday
looking forward to them :)
first one could take longer - am trying to sort a couple of interviews for them
As much as living in the Eastern Time Zone is decent as it allows me to see the European Formula 1 one races at a decent (early morning) time locally, it is awful in that your are always at least five hours late in wishing Europeans Happy Birthday.....
Anyway, Happy Birthday Christine. Too bad it did not coinside with that awesome Canadian Grand Prix.... It was so exciting that you completely forgot to look for marmots....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I would like to book myself in for some guest posts between august 1 and august 22 :D
My Spa tix arrived at my house! But I'm at work so I can't see them yet :(
I changed the delivery address to Bassano's house though - wonder if a second set will turn up there?!
wow lucky they arived before you left! if only they were here yesterday, i could have stroked them lovingly over dinner :D
Morning.
We don't have sausage rolls in Denmark so Mrs. Goat and I have figured out how to make them ;)
Maybe the guy from the Belgian GP Org who I was emailing with finally worked out the difference b/w June and July. :D My sister opened the package and says the tickets are basically paper - so I'm imagining half sized Monza tix.
Morning guys, how be we?
boo at boring tickets! get with it, europe!
alistair is like mr c... no capitals? :P
Caps Are Too Time Consuming ;)
Have you guys seen this world cup twitter replay thingy? http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/world-cup-match-replay
is alistair a device through which amy is communicating to the SPC masses?
You could think of it as Amy's partner of sorts...
<3 alistair
not via him?
Morning one and all.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Blimey, thank you. :)
Happy birthday Christine :D
May you get many milky bars.
Happy Birthday!
Pandacakes! http://www.charmcitycakes.com/images/gallery/fun_54.jpg
Loving the Gin bottle that goes with it!
Oooh. What are the chances of getting Mr C to make that for me, I wonder.
buckleys
i think the closest you will come is a picture of a panda drawn in Paint.
Hehehe! Well, no, be fair, he would at least use Photoshop.
I had to google that, but I am so going to use it in a sentence today.
I wonder if he could use content aware fill? :-)
I was supposed to type 'buckleys and none' but I only had 3G signal for a few seconds at the train station between tunnels and didn't want to miss my comment window of opportunity
:D
I like it.
You inspired me to research it as well. Buckley's and Nunn! Who knew? Certainly not many Australians that's for sure :)
Who?
see!
I think older Victorians will know it
Morning guys
Happy Birthday Christine!! http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q127/Lukehmuse/christine.png
AWWW. Lukeh, you're awesome.
that is brilliant!
yay! glad you liked it!
it's a super nice day outside too so even the weather is happy
Happy Birthday to Christine,
Happy Birthday to Christine,
Happy Birthday dear Christine,
Happy Birthday to you!!!!
Gosh, singing as well!
Morning, everyone.
Ooooh. Happy Birthday, Christine! :)
Morning :)
Happy happy birthday Christine :D
I was about to ask if Santa was kind but I think I'm a bit confused....
Santa was kind enough to stay away so as not to freak everyone out.
Good move :)
I hate going to have my hair cut :(
Me too.
me too. Which is why I do it once every 18 months. Sometimes being a girl is handy :D
oooh Pamela just pxted me a picture of Spa tickets.
SO PRETTY
I always get disparaging looks from my hairdresser!! Does anyone actually cut their hair every 4-6 weeks though... That would be mad.
my mum does because her hair is very thin and magically the hairdresser does something that means you can't see her scalp
Okay I give your mum an exemption! If I cut my hair every month, I would be bankrupt. Nick would also kill me :P
I do.
#prefersshorthair
Santa's in Tenerife taking a holiday isn't he?
so do i. But i found a place where the lady who cuts my hair is really nice :)
RG's great World Cup post: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/16/2010-fifa-world-cup-day-6/
Afternoon all
My girlfriend used to, her family get someone to come to them so its considerably cheaper, and your hair is in alot better condition if you do it more regularly
Agreed. I only get a hair cut every year, when I visit my aunt who absolutely insists on bringing me to the hairdresser. :P
I have to as I have short, spiky hair...
I'm watching a stupid rugby league game. Or it could be boxing, I'm not sure.
Hello all, just popping in to wish Christine a very Happy Birthday.
I'm off to my local hospice today as I'm volunteering in their fund raising department. I went last week for an introduction and they all seem very nice. One guy wasn't there because he was at the grand prix so I will find out if he saw any marmots :)
Hello all, Happy Birthday Christine.
busy day today..
I do mine every 3 or 4 days in the shower. Mr Gillette is very quick :)
Afternoon all
Christine, I hope your day has been birthday-tastic so far
Every 3 months, sometimes longer. It does look stupid by then though.
Mr Basssaaaaaano, why don't you have our tickets yet *whine*
I don't have mine either. They are just 'prepared'...
They are obviously enjoying their waffles too much to leave Belgium, sorry
They did say July, I think
but they're so preeeeetty http://twitpic.com/1x8q0f
Plus Pamela and I want to play the 'oh I hope they actually listened and did sit us together' game :D
You sent your Spa tickets to him?
Apparently mine are still being prepared too.
Hi all.
iPhone 4 'ordered'
Not having my wallet at work yesterday has delayed delivery by a week, apparently 1 or 2 people put in pre-orders yesterday
aye, just on the off chance they decide to arrive after i leave the country.
Mwah hah hah ;)
Brave. Does bassano play darts for tickets?
fail!
I try to. After that it just looks like a mullet. The Evening with Joe meetup is a good example.
Hello Pamela
I'm feeling very pleased with myself as the tickets I ordered online have arrived. They're only for Buckingham Palace but it's the first time I've done anything like this and I was having all sorts of panics that I'd ordered the wrong thing. Now all I've got to ensure is that I don't leave them behind when I go to my sisters...
Is it o2 exclusive?
Just heard a Doctor Who advert on' radio, very excited :D
Nope, Vodafone & Orange too
I think Three, T-mobile & Tesco mobile are in talks
Off to work I go
Ciao for now
Tesco have apparently confirmed they will be offering it but no tariff details yet http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20100616/ttc-apple-iphone-4-coming-to-tesco-mobil-6315470.html
Happy birthday Christine!
Here's your cake, your present, and another cake that got eaten by a passing panda.
Hope you have a fun-tastic day!
say hi for me again, only 68 days now :D
Hehe, panda eating cake.
He was probably too hungry.
:D made me laugh
Jaime is in excitable mood again. No all-caps though.
https://twitter.com/JAIMEALGUERSUAR/status/16297386651
Hehehe, the panda cake with Christine's name on it was a good find.
last one has stopped hotlinks though.
Ha :)
It was photo-shopped actually. :P
Here.
Hello, folks. :)
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/formula-1-news/237144/williams-likely-to-retain-barrichello-and-hulkenberg/
If FW is serious (and I don't see why he couldn't be), where would they be without Rubens now? Struggling to beat Sauber? That would be an epic low for Williams...
and Lotus will run its 500th GP at Valencia.
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/formula-1-news/237054/lotus-to-start-500th-grand-prix-in-valencia/
Clive will attend to mark the occasion. Do you think that Clive attending legitimizes Lotus F1's claim to this being their 500th GP?
No not really. I am surprised anyone is calling it their 500th.
#sidepodspace
Remember the episode of Star Trek DS9 when Sisko flew in something that was like a sailboat in space?
The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) are trying it...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10328584.stm
hehehehe
hehe
eee
My god I'm having a wierd day. The world has gone topsy turvy for christine I reckon
like me :)
(hugs) christine.
awwww :D
It's a bit odd - IIRC, they said before that they're not claiming to be the same as the old Team Lotus, yet they go for the GP 500 claim. It's a bit of having your cake and eating it too. Ultimately, I still like them, but for me, this is just marketing spin to attract attention and sponsors.
what did you do/what do you want? ;)
Joe's struggling..
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/technology/
seems that way. I was respecting their take on the name up to now. Hrt may as well go an dcall themselves brabham or cooper
Hehehe.
Oh yes, I realised on the way home that I again would not be able to write Friday's daily as I'll be going to see Lou tomorrow so I won't be around... is anyone willing to swap days?
I am super duper stupid for only realising now, sorry :(
oh no :(
So is James Allen - his website seems to be down...
i can't believe you and lou don't want to write it together? :)
am happy to step in, if no-one minds it being late?
Dear Mr C, Automagically is my new favourite word ever!
That is all.
We're gonna be out in London all day so that might be a bit difficult :P
Although we'll probably write the Friday daily together when we're at goodwood. 2 weeks till goodwood eeeeeeeeek!!
it's true! awesome automagic comment preview.
How long has that sutton images link been there?
He doesnt use their images does he?
I'll swap with you for Saturday's if you like.
Buuuuut only if you write us a World Cup post at some point too. :)
I'll write tomorrow's World Cup post if you like?
must be new today. i thought gpweek used sutton and joe used nygaard.
might be to do with his split from grandprix.com?
Deal.
:D Smart thinking.
Yes, please.
Woohoo! thanks christine :)
It's always good doing a good business deal, especially on your birthday.
I'll do one at some point too if you have a free spot...
*test* Mr. C's preview pane thing...
.... nice....
Yes please. Whenever you are free.
w00t!
Gp Week seem to have sticker sponsership! http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/13253387
ooooh.... GP+ politics.
Im still convinced Bernie is involved with GP.com :P
I'm thinking Sunday for Gavin, as New Zealand play Italy :P
bless you :)
Clickety quoting is the best bit.
Perfect!
.. I am currently weighing up the pro's and con's of going to FOS this year... its just its money I dont want to spend, plus am going to WTCC at brands this year too...
Genius.
true story.
*quotes*
I'm going to the filming of Question Time tomorrow :D wooo
I've wanted this function for ages!
i think we're going to do one day, but many are doing the whole weekend. the lineup looks strong.
It would be an understatement to say lou and myself are quite excited for it. :P
Tis a fair thought regarding money though especially if you wanna stay nearby. I loved last year so much I just can't miss out on it though.
NZ play Wales in rugby on Saturday! The last ever match at my beloved Carisbrook. I might cry.
What question are you going to ask? Are you gonna plug Sidepodcast?
Awesome... Ask "What Would Bartlett Do?"
wha...?
ooh, a sport we might win at
Really? How do I make it come out?
Well I do have to submit a question before I get there....
they're building a silly new stadium that is costing the rate payers lots of money and is making my dad angry in time for the World Cup next year.
Against New Zealand in New Zealand?
go here: http://bit.ly/9Qk5wM
start typing. don't blink ;)
Sadly thats as optimistic as welsh sport gets
ctrl+return shortcut is also handy. ...although blatantly stolen from google wave.
yeh, well i am lucky and can drive there in 30mins or so... hmm.. thinking maybe just friday to get some pics... but then i can get the BOGOF offer in the paper and go sat or sun too for 50 squids..
You guys always have... erm... Whale Racing?
Boo. Wellington's new Stadium is nothing like the old Athletic Park ... you will find out this too with Dunedins...
My old boss is now the world cup organiser guy BTW...
ooooh!
I went to a job interview at the caketin. It was an odd place for a job interview for a bank.
Wow... Just wow. :O Do the other commenting tools get this too? :D
yeh in the local sussex papers.. they do buy a sat or sunday ticket and go for friday free....
bog snorkelling.
see. automagic.
yep, it needs more tweaking first. but soon.
Soon I won't be able to laugh at your rubbish typing :(
I invented my own sport called TennIce in work on Friday and Saturday, where we playt tennis in the staff room hitting a scrunched up Greggs bag as a ball and our hands to hit it. A table acts as a net
The aerodynamic qualities of an Greggs bag make it a challenging and fun game. As the inventor I like to think that the welsh are the best in the world at TennIce.
;)
The place never has an atmosphere and it's so hard to get in and out of...
The old Athletic Park involved walking across town past garden parties etc and was much more fun.
haha. live preview makes me smarter.
Ace. :D
messing with stadiums is not good. I don't think people ever got over the Lancaster Park name change.
Yes I hit many of them :P :P
I hate it when they do that too...
Stadium name changes can bring such gems as Sportsdirect.com @ St James' Park Stadium.
Which could be what inspired him to make this in the first place. :D
corrected. ;) :D
Language! ;)
my favourite local example is that Etihad took over the naming rights to a stadium here but because Qantas are a sponsor of the AFL, they don't even call it Etihad Stadium when they refer to it, they just call it "Docklands Stadium" because thats the part of town it's in. Naming rights fail.
ugh. don't get me started about that
OUCH!
We should mention to everyone that the new one in Wellington is called something like "Westpac Stadium", but everyone calls it "The Caketin" because of it's appearance:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/645403437/
To anyone playing the Viva f1 quiz tonight, I have worked whoever's secret plan it was to copy my answers
http://twitpic.com/1x8zvc
I shall just close my curtains! Mwahaha ;)
well, if it makes you feel better, you did make the code that does it. and you'd have to be pretty smart to do that. :)
Ugh. I haven't joined the quiz in aaaaaages. :(
I'm still mad at Westpac for not giving me that job :D Although not really, because the job was in Auckland and I didn't want to work in Auckland, and I got a free trip to Wellington and got to see my brother :D
You need to!
...on the other hand I did come 4th last week :P (Although I say 3rd as 1st and 2nd had the same points)
I'll try to... as always, assuming I wake up. :)
Do lots of people join now?
I'd say we get 9 or 10 average a week. I got 2 fellow muse fans who are big f1 fans to join in over the last few weeks and they love it.
They do it for race tracks too, annoys me a lot
:D
Yeah it's good. I don't actively try to be in the bottom two every week...
Do the old folks still join?
Of course, we still have Pat, PM, jackie, mav, kimster etc joining in. :)
Only iPhone 4 preorders will get the phone before July
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2264855/iphone-shipping-july
I am going to sit back in this lovely daily you have here
Hi guys...
Back from Montreal and I was not sure if anyone had mentioned Kimi leading the Rally de Laterna all the way into the final stage and then getting pipped by that pesky Ogier...
Anyway the guy did terrific on his first ever asphalt rally...
Constantly scanning the net for news on Saturday did earn me a few raised eyebrows on the Isle Notre Dame ....
To celebrate I popped into the casino when the champagne ran out..
Oh and the race wasn't bad the next day either...
Ps we also decided meet up for Tuesday night. Be there or be square. And by square I mean meany who won't travel to London when we have come allll the way from the other side of the world ;) {Comment #80}
Since there's every possibility that I will be stuck in Nottingham at that point...
The melted cheese and ham roll is sublime {Comment #84}
They don't sell it in my local branch of Gregg's...
All the diesels at Le Mans are illegal!!!!!
http://www.rac…sels-all-illegal.html {Comment #95}
What?!? You'd think it was within the wit of humankind to make a diesel prototype that didn't visibly pollute and was still faster than the petrol versions...
Do they do actual emissions tests on the cars?
I have no idea what ACO rules are on protests. Don't know when a protest has to be lodged. {Comment #103}
The only limitation on protests is that they must be before the FIA WMSC meeting in December that seals the year's results. So there's plenty of time yet for a team to stump together the requisite €680 to make a protest.
Do they do actual emissions tests on the cars? {Comment #348}
Only on visibility I think, not on composition as such. The rule is there largely for aesthetic reasons rather than environmental ones.
mmmm... perhaps. but I still think that an 'Audi break the rules and loses 1-2-3 at Le Mans' would look very bad... {Comment #118}
It would - but fancy the headline "Strakka LMP2 team comes second overall?"
bah. Yeah, it "looks" bad, but I'm more concerned with whether it's ACTUALLY bad.
Perhaps that's why I dress like a slob and never shave.
Agreed. I only get a hair cut every year, when I visit my aunt who absolutely insists on bringing me to the hairdresser. :P {Comment #214}
I can't remember the last time I had a haircut and don't see the point of me visiting, since I like the length of my (long) hair and it doesn't seem to need anything complicated doing to it.
BWAHAHAHAAHA
@VivaF1 is cracking me up right now :)
OMG how awesome is the iceman really? But Ogier should have won, or it'll just make both Sebs look stupid (especially when the younger just beat the older to winning Portugal).
bah. Yeah, it "looks" bad, but I'm more concerned with whether it's ACTUALLY bad. {Comment #353}
It's probably no better than road emissions, though matters are somewhat controlled by the fact that teams can only use the type of diesel or petrol fuel with which the ACO supplies them.
Has anyone posted this video of 'Rons hole' in woking?.
its a bit like watching paint dry, except its concrete setting
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=445700900870
I think that Kimi surprised Seb Mark II....
I think Ogier hasn't shown form on tarmac yet as Citroen have only put him into the main team for gravel rallies...
Bulgaria may be interesting but I am just sorry that I have to be at Silverstone instead...
Well you can tune in to radio WRC just like me then. :D Rallying is my haven from how badly Sebastian is doing in F1 this year.
Back from Montreal and I was not sure if anyone had mentioned Kimi leading the Rally de Laterna all the way into the final stage and then getting pipped by that pesky Ogier...
Anyway the guy did terrific on his first ever asphalt rally... {Comment #344}
Nice one Kimi! :D
Good evening. I just had a lovely walk through a quiet hidden wooded area on a hill in the middle of town. Should've stayed longer.. Lots of insects though so I came back.
Hey all.
Happy Birthday Christine!
Nobody can tidy up a hole like Ron
Oooo... how rude of me not to say sooner....
Happy Birthday Christine...
I do hope that Mr C is marking the occasion with a nice meal and a fantastic prezzie...
An iPad would be nice...
Hello all, just finished dinner, Lloyd Grossman Thai Green Curry cook in sauce is fantastic. :)
Hello!!!
Happy Birthday Christine!! :)
Hello lou, hope you are not too stressed from all the exams, not long to go now :)
i'll have to try that. I treated myself to a yummy pesto pasta with pin nuts and a bit of goats cheese. most.perfect.post.exam.treat :)
I've been having to take some time out from the internet cause i'm stressing out. However i just have 2 exams left (psychology), History is all finished today, and textiles was completed monday.. so just psychology left! how are you Janna?
I'm fine, if very full of turkey curry. Went to local hospice today to do some voluntary work in their fund raising department. Had a lovely walk there & back & felt I was useful so all good.
Hiiiii :)
Home sweet home :) It's such a lovely day out there...
ahh thats good :) so enjoying your time off then?
hey!
Is there anyone around with an ipad?
Very much so. Will have to end soonish or else I'll never want to go back to work but we'll see.
Hi Lou and Alison and anyone else I missed
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1283860&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=5508588715&aid=-1&id=1016816816
Legard Bingo ;)
howdy :)
I have a feeling the comments are going to be swarmed with football related stuff soon.. i forgot for one blissful moment that it was on.
You've got a long few weeks then. At least Wimbledon will be on soon ;)
Who are Wimbledon playing?
The new iPhone has been delayed again - twice in 1 day. July 14th
http://gizmodo.com/5565259/
it's only day 6 of the world cup and i'm sick of it. it's everywhere! the moment tennis is back i'll be fine :D
Charlton Athletic on 10/07/2010, apparently :lol:
:D
Move to Denmark. Nobody cares here!
omg! that's awesome! i just wish i could listen to the radio for an hour without football being the only topic of conversation.. i couldn't care less about the silly horn things.. or which team one last night :s tennis will give me a nice break from such yucky things. :)
Mrs. Christine is turning 21 again today? ;)
I'm about to have some pasta with mozarella and pesto.. maybe brie... forgot to get tomatoes.. something healthy for a change, no doubt will be starving later though.
how was exam?
Seen that before somewhere..
LCLT in the daily :)
hello everyone
happy birthday mrs christine!!
:)
ooh that sounds yummy too! lots of yummy food being eaten today by sidepodcasters :)
My exam was alright, could have been much worse. I'm just thrilled i'm all finished with history now :D at last! :)
ooo i like that thinking :)
I quite like the World Cup but it being constantly on is getting a bit tedious. Music is the answer..
I have one for the daily and one for the other stuff that we don't mention here
Oh and MWM is on in a minute, I may listen to hear the ending of the Ant saga while they all kiss and make up...
hehe :D i like the idea of the daily being a totally football free zone... it might be the only place i have been all day that is.
Ant!?!? Where??!!!
Radio Le Mans Midweek Motorsport
right... *finds* :)
My boss wouldn't understand why I wouldn't paint an england flag on my face for their next game. I was like I'M NOT ENGLISH!!!!!
that's in 5 minutes isn't it?
radiolemans.com and click on listen live
I'll listen to that later as a podcast. Listened to the Ant interview and the Hindy rant again at the end of part 20.
I don't think what Ant said was that bad ... I think that Hindy totally took his comments out of context. Calling him a D*** and having a go at him because he drove in F1 (which Hindy loves to have a go at) was out of line.
If they are all lovey lovey tonight it doesn't make anything better...
Starts in 4 mins, go to the listen live link at www.radiolemans.com
You said that yesterday. Did you do a saltire?
:D hehehe!!
everytime i see those silly flags on people's cars it makes me a bit angry..
I haven't heard either, but I did see the Speed interview.
PR management.
Just proves they are shills for sportscar racing.
ohh... that doesn't sounds great.. i love Ant though hehe :D
It's sad that somebody waving a flag has become a negative symbol :(
The outrage has spilled over!! He was genuinely annoyed. He thought I was being fussy or something. I asked about the saltire and he said "people might be offended" which I thought was cheek when he couldn't understand that I was offended by the idea of painting an english flag on my face!
i don't mind the flag. it's just the silly things on the cars. One flew off the person's car in front of mum on the motorway the other day, that wasn't a good moment.
Oh dear, not good!
They are allowed to not like a sport.. The take it too far though
I never understand people who think offence works one way. And there are a lot of them
Tbh I think they've just about reclaimed the flag from fascists now....
That's what I mean.
Ant spoke
I also think all of this was just to whip up a bit of interest in MWM too...
so... i'm listening.. when do we hear Ant? :)
He said hello then they are going to speak to him later
I think he's having trouble reaching the mike
:)
oh. hehe i shall continue to listen then :)
USF1's sole F1 car part they produced sold for $7850
Skype fail
their bottle of champagne went for $370 and the stand that the car sat on went for $600... i've no idea how much the barbecue sold for
I saw the auction catalogue but I didn't realise the sale had happened till Radio Le Mans just mentioned it
it bad when you can hear the skype blip
RLM need Kathi for skype. Sidepodcast 1 RLM 0
ANT TIME LOU
aye - last wednesday morning
Haha what?
Skype is perma fail at the moment... They need to get it together!
3 Million listeners and they can't afford a decent skype link? ;)
am listening! :) if they are mean about him i will be sad though.
Sounds like he is leading into an apology
who is speaking now? is that hindy.. or whatever you call him?
Reminder, VIVA F1 quiz in 17
http://www.vivaf1.com/chat.php
Yes. John Hindhaugh
eeeeekkkk Ant!!!! :D
I am going to miss it again. I am doing to many things already and I need to eat.
Sorry Jackie
ah cool! he sounds like another commentator i've heard.. can't think of where though.. do he do track commentary?.. like BTCC or something? i've heard him at an event... i think....
Hehehe you're so excitable :D
Not sure. He must have a profile on the RLM site somewhere that says what he has done in the pst
i think he's motorsport uk a few times - maybe that's it
He does the support races on ITV4 sometimes, and Mobil 1 The Grid
Cardiff is rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrubbish :( http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-news/2010/06/12/cardiff-city-stadium-hopes-to-corner-pop-concert-market-91466-26636566/
Ant and Jenson are my two favourite f1 people (besides from photogs).. oh that and the fact i never ever have to take another history exam ever... EVER! :D
http://rlm.0157.org/team.php
He commentates on all sorts of racing
ooohh that might be it then! i just recognize his voice.
:(
I still want to know how they make a car fit Ant and Wurz
sounds like a question for FP1 ;)
Maybe Ant gets platform shoes so he can get to the peddles :P
How does Ant see over the steering wheel?
a cushion? ;)
he sits on several dan brown books
don't they each have a different seat cover/inlay/whatever they put in when they do their stint?
Hahaha he genuinely has a booster seat??
wonder if the pedals are adjustable.
i saw one get thrown out of the audi when mcnish was getting out/in
I remember when the Brabham brothers shared a BMW for the Bathurst 1000 one year that because they were of a similar shape and size, instead of changing seats, one of them had a cushion sewn into the back of race suits...
Yes but there is a huge difference between those two
They don't have time to do that
hehehe! having conversations with f1 photographers while listening to Ant is awesome :)
One thing I love about Le Mans. Everyone including the drivers uses corner names and not numbers
I really liked watching the crews work.
found this video showing a driver change, you see the seat pad being removed, but nothing with the pedals. the drivers are probably a similar height.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4Zwhs6avA
Michael Waltrip is a Nascar driver
Clearly he is a moron too
Pit Stop Procedure from Le Mans.
Ant's seat could be really really really thick? (unlikely i know)
http://www.astonmartin.com/thecompany/news?a=63729e15-1862-4ce3-920d-5ca9c126b734
I thought "Nascar Driver" and "moron" were synonymous...
i'm listening to a man rant about nascar :s ...
I've been telling people that for ages!!
>:(
The Irish guy? He was the one with the foul language on twitter...
I have no love for Michael Waltrip at all
Seems to be.
"Ricky Bobby is not a thinker... Ricky Bobby is a DRIVER!!!"
OH MY GOD!!!!
Best pic of the weekend (yes i'm just catching up on this weekends photos)
http://www.sutton-images.com/preview.asp?filename=d10cdn05.jpg
Jenson AND Shov.. together! it's like the.best.image of the year!! :D
Nick Daman going on about Michael Waltrip sayin it is great when Nascar chuck a 'random' yellow with a couple of laps to go because it is what the fans want
Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
Yeah I saw MW say that... couldn't believe it!
Why do Sutton insist on re-sizing and moving my window?
:D ehehe! :D
if someone else suffers through the nascar to announce to the rest of us when Ant is back, I'll buy them a beer :)
i've no idea, it's very annoying. usually i will load a page and open tabs individually, i can't do that with Sutton. love their pics though so it's worth it.
Now
now
Ant is an atronaut?
Gracias.
astronaut
ehehe! i wonder what JB asked Shov for him to make that expression.... maybe...
'how are you finding Schumi this year?' hehe :D
http://www.sutton-images.com/preview.asp?filename=d10cdn06.jpg
He doesn't look happy
If Christine's about, Happy Birthday!!!
he should move to mclaren :)
Jenson should have taken him with him but it probably won't happen now
not sure JB had a choice?..
ehehehehe Ant is funny :)
Are MWM sucking up to Ant at all?
Depends how confident he was that McLaren wanted him in the car
Yeah
...like strawberry flavoured lollipops
Great drive, you are wonderful. grat drive, great move. Setting him up for a moan
I knew it. Pathetic. You can't go and call out a driver, call him name and then suck up to him!
ewwwww...
Ant letting go in the drivers seat.........
:O
Heh, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go!
He's not the first one...
A Nelson Piquet (snr) special
Good on Hindy
"It wasn't as bad as I first painted it"
Almost an apology then
He'd never apologize. That lot are way too opinionated!
That's as near to one as you'd get from him
oh!! is this the owner of Hispania?
http://www.sutton-images.com/preview.asp?filename=d10cdn586.jpg
Don't know
ooo apparently... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Ramón_Carabante
never seen him before.
holy moly:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10333211.stm
:o
Looks like a race engineer rather than the owner
How does a bulldozer outrun a gang of bikes?
he looks like Peter Andre.... kinda...
It's a German bulldozer y'see
Peter Andre owns HRT?
*sits back in daily*
well... look at him...!
ooh, Hindy doesnt like f1 then?... ergh
He reminds me of someone but not Peter Andre
Normally he rants about F1. For him that was glowing praise
oh.. anyone got any ideas?... i really want to hear him talk now....
I can't decide who it is
bwahahaha Oh yes you are!
#IWantAPhotoOfThat
More Ant
How much are you willing to pay?
woot woot...i didn't watch much of le mans so this is fun :)
awwww Ant gets grumpy when he gets hungry. ^.^
awww.... my sweet little english rose :D
5 ducks or no photo should be your terms
Here's the spade, have fun
i would say an ipad.. but ;)
From Viva... Spot five differences
http://i48.tinypic.com/2w5ncs6.png
football!!! nooooooo!!!
Lukeh, what time is your train getting to london tomorrow?
Whatevers best for you, mine run the usual. I can get in for 11 or half 11 like we usually do?
perfect! :)
Racing driver quotes Winston Churchhill??????
Awesomes. I'll get to london paddington for 11ish then.
I bring racing game news from E3!
First, some stuff on the new official WRC game coming in September
http://www.virtualr.net/world-rally-championship-new-previews-developer-video/
Then, some videos and plenty of info on Gran Turismo 5, coming in November
http://www.virtualr.net/gran-turismo-5-more-details-revealed-new-videos/
And to top it off, some gameplay footage of the new F1 2010 game coming in September, featuring Jenson in the McLaren!
http://www.virtualr.net/f1-2010-e3-gameplay-videos/
Enjoy!
cool! now i need to plan what we are doing :)
(hearts) ant
GRRRRRR!
*drools*
they messed up at the bus stop chicane
How real does it look in the wet conditons? They've got the lighting for it just right! :D
*drools a little bit more*
I'm going to assume the pos bit with 22 cars means they just simply haven't added a team yet.
Looks awesome though
Hmm. I wish they'd let them know what settings they were on...
The rain does look amazing though, yikes.
I think September through to November, my bank balance is going to take quite a hit what with:
GT5
F1 2010
Test Drive Unlimited
WRC
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit
Call of Duty Black Ops
Gears of War 3, etc.
All coming out in this period of time!
Intresting though, Virgin and Lotus are in it and I saw Chandhoks name so that means HRT are there. wonder who is messing.
Test Drive Unlimited 2*
how on earth do you find the time/money?
my excuse was student loans :)
:D
I miss my student loan :(
I don't quite think I'll get them all at once,maybe the ones coming out in November I'll ask for Christmas, or my birthday seeing as it is on the 17th of that month :D
Yeah, that'll do it. I know just what to ask Dad for my birthday. Need For Speed Hot Pursuit please! :D
:) I spent mine on rent and bills in my little studio flat, awful place, shouldn't have stayed but it did mean I had cable :)
Also, how much trade in value do you reckon a current XBOX 360 would give at the moment?
I'm going to stab at it and guess at Toro Rosso. Didn't see any of their names pop up when Button spun on the third video.
With or without hard drive?
Well I want to keep all my data so without?
I'm only interested in F1 2010, GT5, maybe Portal 2.
Red Dead Redemption and GTA4 Episodes will have to keep me going until then. More RDR than GTA though
Oh, Happy birthday Christine, by the way! :)
well arcade consoles are £120 so i'd say about £50-60 trade in. GAME tell you trade in prices over the phone so give your local one a ring tomorrow
For those battling with spot the diff, here are the answers
http://www.vivaf1.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2002
Ooh, I've actually got a day off tomorrow so might just do that.
Mind you, mine at the time was the "premium" console with the hard drive.
yeah but what you'd be trading in would be an arcade model, as there'd be nob hard drive
Urm, no hard drive.
See, if there was a way of transferring my data somewhere and then being able to trade it in with the hard drive, then that would work.
Only way is by buying the larger hard drives which come with a transfer data kit. even then, those kits only work from HDD to HDD.
Although 360's now support USB drives for storage so if by any chance you had a 16GB usb pen...
whats wrong with Toro Rosso?
Hmm, good idea! Mind you, how much is one of those?
i don't understand the love for an xbox.. from what i hear they just seem to break all the time. Everyone i know with one has sent it back to microsoft at least once to get it fixed.. that would annoy me. Then again i'm not someone who plays games much..
Open up your PC and plug it into that?
you don't get this with PS3. just backup first, fit your own HDD with same spec, and restore from backup.
About £25
one word - microsoft
I have a 32GB one that I bought by accident because it was so cheap, I didn't realise how huge it was.
Wow, honest I thought it would be more than that. Definately will check that out. So do all 360s support flash drives now?
I heart my xbox but even I can't defend how porrly made they were when they originally came out, at one point the chance of one breaking down was around 40-50%. But they've improved them lots over the past 2 years I'd say, but yeah, originally they had a horrific reliability rate
yeah, but, sony? i was so surprised when i found out i could do my own upgrade.
Mock the Week is back tomorrow!! yaaayyy! :)
I believe so, check the Xbox.com website just to make sure
(i should really be an xbox spokesperson for a job :))
Actually sony are starting to get dodgy about it. You can't do that on the new ps3 slims and you can;t install linux on any ps3 anymore as they've banned it and blocked the option to do so
I'd like to think the reliabilty is improved for this new slim one. Otherwise there'll be some fist shaking for sure!
i don't know anyone with a Wii that's had to send it back because it broke down... just sayin..why do microsoft rush to release things..silly people
Even the newest 360s have been reliable, the new slim one will be much much more reliable I'm sure.
ooh i know someone who did!
Although that was because they threw their wiimote at it in a game of wii tennis
oops :)
people with wiis usually have to replace their tv before the wii, because of throwing the controller into the screen
you shouldn't have to buy a new model for an unreliability problem like that to be fixed.. it shouldn't be released like that in the first place... imo :)
Guys,
Long overdue, but here's my Analysis on the incidents in the Turkish Grand Prix: http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/blunder-on-the-orient-express/
http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/image.php?external_image=http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p53/01.jpg
Evening all.
Pppphhhhh! Sore fingers. Just audited my docs from Le Mans and calculated that I wrote 11,000 words over the course of the weekend...
....hmmm? Was'this?
http://twitter.com/Marissali/status/16333915169
I didn't know you could. it is tempting to upgrade my HDD. I love the original PS3 I will never consider getting one of the slim versions.
Oh no I'm not buying it to fix the reliability problem. I'm getting one because it's awesome :D
?! woah.. i used to play the official tennis game alot and thats never happened to me..
will probably be some sponsor or partnership they've established.
Also concerning GT5, my had has a PS3 so I'm sure he'll have that purchase covered :D
dad*
I want one because a) it has a huge hard drive and b) I CAN'T HEAR WHAT I'M PLAYING OVER THE XBOX'S FANS
They are quite very so unbeliavably loud.
ehehehe!
McGregor will drive for them I bet
#damnsponsor
Blimey
when i read it i thought... 'Rubens isn't retiring is he?'.... then realised if he is he'd probably announce that at the Brazilian GP...
I have a similar issue with my PS3 its fine and then the fan kicks in and its just distracting.
it has to be of a certain type HDD. i searched for it on youtube. quite easy
woooaaah! that is alot of writing! did you have a nice time though?
yeah mine is noisy too after a while. less noisy in winter
I have that sometimes with my ps3. But the 360 just takes the mickey. It's like a jet engine starting up.
yeah, i just looked up after you mentioned it. hadn't even realised it was possible.
may attempt to upgrade from 60GB to something bigger.
Would be amusing, given the confab above, if they were announcing a partnership with a TV/Wii repair firm...
It's the wretched internet. Time was when I could take notes and write a report over a glass or two of wine in the comfort of my own home. Now it's a case of shovelling coal into the monster (while other people, who have no deadlines to observe, witter on and drive you potty)
Had insanely itchy foot after being bitten by a nocturnal insect. Better than spending half the race in the toilet though. Epic race! Worth all the itching.
Have to say – I visited the house of a 360 owner once and when he fired it up I thought a 737 was doing a fly-past
Ooooh you reminded me talking about planes there...
I drive past an army air base on the way to work and on the way home I saw them practicing landing helicopters on moving trucks. It was INSANE!!!
Autosport.com had a live page people could use in a pinch, people can't expect instant 500+ word reports.
Do it. I got a 500GB drive to replace my Macbook's morted one from Amazon for £50. It's only a few screws and a ribbon cable.
In a world where helicopters are bored of helipads, one military crew find a new way to land... TRUCKS... Coming soon to a cinema near you... starring Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, Samuel L Jackson and Special Guest, Alison... BARMY ARMY
:D
I'd be worreid about damaging the PS3 though ;)
I can so hear Dr Mark Kermode reading that (it is possible I listen to too many BBC radio podcasts ;) ). Tag line " They're an Army and they're Barmy"
Except this really happened! I've never seen anything like it!!!
Good timing that Stuart's here. I've just seen tweets from various scribes mentioning Abu Dhabi's hotel rates for this season, special media discount.. Over 400 Euros...
you need an external usb drive to backup the original drive (my ps3 was 40gb, took half an hour to do this). get a sata 2.5" 5400 rpm drive (quite cheap) then restore data from external drive back. i have a 250gb drive, no problems at all.
worst case scenario, refit the original drive back in if it doesn't work.
A belated Happy Birthday to Mrs C :)
i Andy? Out of hospital since there is no iPhone mention?
Hey Andy - how's the Pork Pies?
I've been home since Saturday afternoon. Eye is much better now.
The hospital did send me a letter confirming my appointment LAST WEEK though.
I thought it was Mince Pies, but much better in any case ;)
Yeah probably .. you get the idea!
:D
Oh dear. What happened? Get well soon :(
karunchandhok On the train back home after long day...girl across the aisle is in full little britain mode shouting on phone "yea but, no but, yea but"
http://twitter.com/karunchandhok/status/16337636705
I got an eye infection. As a contact lens wearer due to my Keratoconus (Wikipedia explains all), the doctors were very keen to make sure I got intensive treatment so I can get back to the lenses. This meant eye drops every hour for at least 25 hours, so they admitted me to hospital. Not the one 10 minutes away, but the area eye specialist at Stoke Mandeville.
There I stayed for 3 nights - drops on the hour and nothing else to do. After the first night I was allowed 6 hours off to sleep at night. Luckily I had my iPhone and a good 3G signal otherwise I'd have gone crazy.
I can't wear lenses for at least 4 weeks and will need new ones because mine got taken away for culturing to see what nasty bug I had.
Anyone having trouble accessing the Fantasy Racers site?
I am, however, much much better now.
Seems to be OK. Maybe slightly slow
Tomorrow's world cup thread is scheduled, with that I shall head off to bed.
Goodnight all!
see you tomorrow!
See you later guys :)
Would it be immoral to write myself a compliments card before I ask for a payrise :P
Nope
oh.my goodness
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3rj8aNmGv1qby74no1_500.jpg
i want one.
Evening, Quick question to all; The FIA won't announce who the 13th team is until August, question is; do they never learn?
no. next question? ;)
They grow into monsters
thats in my daily post that will appear any minute :P
but no i don't think they ever will, shame really.
goodo, just wanted to make sure it wasnt me thinking this was de ja vu
In all the time I have been watching racing I have never seen a shred of intelligence from the FIA
so do pandas.. but mrs c still wants a baby panda..
But she plans to have a few animal parks
well.. i'm sure she wouldn't mind a baby turtle in one of her parks.. they are about the size of a finger tip..:)
I just just just dont get it. If they don't pick a really really decent team this time then they can't be surprised when they don't turn up in March
It depends if she has one for animals that begin with T. The first one is for animals that begin with P
It is beyond me ow any team can make a car, hire all the people it needs and put a budget together in that timescale
Lotus did it, but they were a special case
what about if i call the turtle peter or something? will that count?
:D
You could write one too ;)
:D
Get everyone on the internet to write one
Are you volunteering to co-ordinate this?
You need someone with a podcast or a radio show
Eurgh okay I really need to go to bed now. Early early start tomorrow :(
Good night