It’s not quite Saturday but it’s a bit more than Thursday, which must mean it’s a Friday once again! Lukeh here once more taking through these 24 hours into another weekend of no Formula 1 and following a week of very little news (unless of course you are an avid thumb enthusiast in which F1 went into new level for excitement for you I’m sure.). Happy ‘Koninginnedag’, or Queens Day, to all the Sidepodcast fans reading in the Netherlands, hope you have an awesome celebration. I would have a Queen day myself and throw on some Bohemian Rhapsody but sadly I shall be too busy working. Enough about that though, there’s so much to discuss but Time is Running Out...!
- Yesterday saw the big unveiling of the new Silverstone layout from this year forward in terms of the track and future pitlane development. The guys behind Silverstone did a great job at being quintessentially British by putting up a little building with a couple of cars on a dull British day. The BBC have a video where they talk with Tony Jardine (remember him from ITV F1?) and Damon Hill as they explain the changes, especially Jardine who seems to really enjoy the word fast. It is quite a fast word, in all fairness. Hopefully not too fast to go causing too much Hysteria.
- There’s not much more to talk about F1 really, the news this week has been slower than a Luca Badoer Simulator. Goodness that would be a terrifyingly boring game. On the subject of games, Codemasters yesterday released an extended video of their recent develop diary studying the handling in the upcoming Formula 1 2010 videogame. I’m quite excited by it. I hope you are too, because if you aren’t I may cry. It really does look Glorious.
- Jackie wrote a fantastic post on Viva F1 yesterday regarding the presence of women in motorsport and it’s definitely worth spending your time reading as is going through the awesomeness that is VivaF1. One last plug-style link from me; This isn’t related to anything in f1 or whatever but I had to share what I saw it on Twitter yesterday. It’s a musical equivalent of the London Underground and it really is stupendously fantastic. Just going studying the amount of detail included provided much Bliss for myself
- I’m going to have a De-lurkers point here. If you are lurking in the comments reading this then just do one thing for me today – come and say HELLO!! Maybe not as loud, or you could, I don’t mind. Just say hello to us all and come and join the conversation whether it be in real time or whatever way you like. The regular Sidepodcast commentors always love to see a new face come and greet themselves so you’ll be missing out if you don’t say hello. I’m sure you’ll come away Feeling Good from doing so.
I think that covers everything. Today will be the last day that commentor Kathi spends with us for a few months as she trots off to her “super secret” summer job (I reckon she’s touring worldwide to make our internet as super fast as hers). Not only is she a lovely person but Kathi has been a huge help for everyone who’s going to the Belgium GP later this summer so before you head off Kathi, thanks and good luck with the job!! Sorry if it’s a bit long again, I should know when to shut up. Remember to go read Christine’s new part of Life in the Fast Line, have a super Friday and a great weekend, and in the comments is where we shall meet once more. Need to find a better way to sign off, perhaps next week I could Take a Bow...
Hooray for new Daily :)
oh wow. Thank you Lukeh!
Will it jinx your job if I tell them where you've gone once you arrive? I can't handle the pressure of knowing the secret!
hehe. My flight is confirmed. You can tell them now if you want. Although I have the feeling I build it up too much
No its exciting! There is a volcano! #reallyobvioushint
She's going to work with Lukeh?
not Australia then? :-(
Have you seen what they did with the flights during the last few days. They rerouted them to Glasgow and the you had to check back in to fly to Akdrhvnsoienuhm (
I hope the check in procedure doesn't involve pronouncing that!
I'm trying to decide whether that's a real place or not :)
Seems crazy though.
note to self: remember using < means the comment disappears.
it's not a real place. I couldn't remember the correct name. The comment went on describing my possible odyssey involving a 12h ferry, 3 buses and a train.
Hence the need to pack light.. Will be an adventure then.
thankfully not since the cloud decided last night to move away from Reykjavik airport
That's good. May I ask why the decision to go - just to see somewhere new?
I was looking for summer jobs in Finland and on their jobs site was a link to the Icelandic employment service. I thought: why not, noone will answer anyway.
And a couple of weeks later I got this offer and since I always wanted to go to Iceland and the chances of getting anything here in Finland are almost zero if I didn't want to go strawberry picking again, I said YES!!!!!!!
Fantastic :)
Always admire people who can do stuff like that..
Well I should go to bed even though I don't want to. I have a stock take to do at our other site so not much commenting for me, then I'm off to see a mate who lives down that way... I've been promised Wii and beer but we'll see if I stay over or not..
Have a great time Kathi. :)
err during Friday that is, not right now
Night Pat and thank you
Well done in getting back into your flat Kathi. Glad you managed to sort it out.
Iceland is somewhere I have always wanted to go. I am sure you will enjoy it unless there is a massive volcanic eruption. If there is one remember the most important thing is to get us photos and video.
Have fun and enjoy yourself.
I wish I could take Lou's talent with me.
Can you fit her in your bag?
I guess it's rude to sneak out of bed to comment when you can't sleep?
Depends who you left there
Just smelly university friends
I am not sure there is a sidepodcast-friendly way to follow that up. How many people are in your bed?
I'm not sharing a bed with anyone. I even have my own room. I'm just supposed to be asleep.
I won't tellt hem you sneaked out then.
I just want to get paid. I'm too impatient to wait until 9 :(
You want to get paid at 2am while you are in bed
Yes please :D
I like getting all my bills paid as soon as I get paid.
You missed all the excitement earlier. Kathi locked herself out of her flat and couldn't get hold of her flatmate. Not normally a big problem but her flight out of Finland is at 6am and her luggage was inside. In the end she managed to get someone to let her in then she told us her top secret summer job is in Iceland.
Oh dear. She caught her flight alright though?
I'm still at home. My train to Helsinki is leaving at 7ish. The flight is not until 15something
Oh yeah I see #timefail
Her flight is at 6am so she has plenty time. She arrived back from a night out and her and her friend couldn't reach the part open window but they had a bottle of vodka to keep them company while they came up with a plan
Shouldn't you be sleeping
I need to be very very tired to sleep through the first night in a new environment. Rather tired while travelling than on the first day of work
Good thinking. I can't believe your English is so good at this time of night
kathi is off to work for lukeh?
Lukeh is going to Iceland?
most weekends?
talking of which, awesome daily
I can't believe how bad my English is most of the time
I hope my Iceland is a bit warmer
:)
No-one reading comments would know English is not your first language most of the time.
have you told us what you'll be doing when you get there kathi?
Volcanos will heat it up
cleaning other people's bathrooms
of ash? (sorry that could get annoying quickly)
are you going all by yourself, or in a group?
How big do you think Icelandinc bathrooms are?
hehe. i mean, i'm quite scared if it's a whole new country, and she's all by herself.
by myself.
noooo! i may stay up just to make sure you're okay. what if the internet is slow?
:D
I am sure the doohickey will work in Iceland.
There might be no Internet at all. *catches fainting Mr C*
Don't go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wh...
ah..
f...
uh...
i feel like spidepodcast has failed you. what did we tell you about going outside?
sorry Mr C. *shuffles feet*
Not just outside but outside and no internet. I am stunned
i have to go to sleep. don't you go leaving the country before i wake up, ya hear?
Night Mr C. I hope you can sleep after a comment like that.
I won't ... probably.
Good Night
New countries by yourself are awesome! (feel free to quote this when I get too scared to leave belgium and the safety of the sidepodcast friends.)
xx
New countries with no internet?
There had better be internet, I based all my accommodation choices around free wifi!
I have this problem flat hunting. I'm horrified by how many people don't have broadband. They also seemed confused as to why I wanted it.....
Not in Belgium. Kathi said she may have no internet in Iceland
How can anyone in this day and age not know why they need broadband. Even my mother is on the net now. I can imagine how she would react if she couldn't have her broadband.
Yeah, I'm like my boyfriend lives abroad. Internet is a dealbreaker....
Never mind him. If you had no broadband you would need to wake other people in the house and talk to them at 2am
Time I was in bed, Although I doubt I will sleep now worrying that people in Iceland and England don't have broadband. I think if I was a politician trying to get cheap votes I would give everyone broadband.
Good night all.
Hehehe I'm going to tell him you said that!!
Ah yes I know, I meant I picked my accommodation in the other 6 cities based on their internet, i totally couldn't do what Kathi is doing. Major withdrawal would kill me.
Hey HELLO everybody! I've never commented in the daily posts. I knew sidepodcast just a few months ago, and since that time I was following you guys. You're doing a very good work.
Please go ahead with this!
David from Argentina
It scares me that my accountant flatmate could not work out how to divide our $130 rent rise between 3 people. Which means she didn't pay enough. This combined with the new flatmate not paying his share into the account before the bank closed means I have to cover him from my savings because the rent has to be paid today. gah, I feel like their mothers!
shifty shifty accountants! Don't trust girl!
Morning everyone :)
a hoy a hoy
:)
Ahey hey.
a hoody hoo
oh that just baited for the hook line and sinker. hi de hi!
yay it's working, hello David
hullo and goodbye to all, brief cameo is brief :)
keeps the public begging for more
#needsmoreLukeh
It worked!
Nice one Lukeh, and hello David :)
Yay for Friday!
*woop woop*
I showed blowslukehsmind.co.uk to my firend at work today and it blew her mind. Then I told her about the Xmas party at Alex's house that was live streamed and now she needs a website too.
Thanks Alex!
hurrah!
Really. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83194
Their answer should be: "Yes, what of it?"
Joe's take.. :) :) http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/resistance-to-cigarette-advertising/
Ha!
Actually, this comment really made sense:
As for seeing things, if you look at the frontal view of the F10, you can almost see the white and red chevron…
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/1324245
Not that I am supporting the case against Ferrari. :P
Computer at check-in are broken :(
You can't go yet, Mr C hasn't arrived.
Do you think Mr C has hacked into the computer check in?
Kathi, good luck with the new job :)
Time I was in bed, Although I doubt I will sleep now worrying that people in Iceland and England don't have broadband. I think if I was a politician trying to get cheap votes I would give everyone broadband. {Comment #74}
The Conservatives are trying that but they're realising that those votes aren't as cheap as they initially sound. Also the 12% of the population which wouldn't take broadband if it was free won't be persuaded.
hi!
hehe.
i am learning that in times of barren news... autosport write an awful lot of c***
hey david. now you've answered lukeh's call to arms, will you come back and say hi more often?
been the case for years
Hi David
It's not just them.
true, but they're pretty much the only people i read now that we're following less f1. twitter + autosport + joe has f1 covered.
i haven't read an autosport story from beginning to end this week.
What about from end to beginning?
My teeth hurt, which is bad timing because I don't have a dentist or the necessary transport to get one until after the Bank Holiday now :(
:)
:)
There's the stuff about Silverstone which is mildly interesting. And a couple of new features, though one is only trying to turn F1 into GP2
Either DC is an idiot or the person who transcribed the tape is
"I think Village is more likely to be a spectator area than a spectator zone."
maybe that isn't a bad idea.
would that make them village people?
actually more about heat races rather than feature/sprint. dunno, I didn't like it
Either DC is an idiot or the person who transcribed the tape is
"I think Village is more likely to be a spectator area than a spectator zone." {Comment #116}
I'm going for the transcriber...
I know which I'd bet on.
again, i'll take that. and reverse grids and any other false means of spicing up the action. including but not limited to oil slicks and shortcuts
again, i'll take that. and reverse grids and any other false means of spicing up the action. including but not limited to oil slicks and shortcuts {Comment #122}
Sorry, but that sounds like Skunny Karts and we've already got that (in fact, we've had it for 16 years, it being a DOS game...)
Me too
stock take time, see you later or tomorrow, may not be around tonight..
for lukeh - cs5 30 day trial available for download: http://www.adobe.com/go/tryphotoshopextended
microsoft chip in on the flash debate:
"reliability, security, and performance are not as good as Microsoft would like them."
how bad does you software have to be for microsoft to call it unreliable and insecure?
:)
hi
Phew!
:)
Stopping a plane is not easy :)
I have to board now. bye (waves)
*waves*
bye!
Have fun!!
Afternoon all
Reflecting on Mr C and Alex mentioning blogging the other day
I think I just realised that if I ever did have a blog it would most likely be unpromotable here. Can't see how it would be anything other than a complete rant, likely NSFW
#StillNotGettingABlog
Is Kathi jetting off on a spying mission?
*waves*
I think its a daring task to make the Valencia GP more interesting than Alex's grass growing video
heh :)
I just realised that it rained overnight and I left my volcano outside :(
...things you never thought you'd read
So where Lou lives, is that near Frome?
I don't think so
or rather lets be honest I know so...
No
At least 3 hrs away
in comparison to where you live? yes.
:)
If it stays there until winter maybe it could become a glacier
Ah, so she won't be at his public appearance on tuesday?
You of all people should never underestimate the lengths stalking will bring people to ;)
I would totally travel 3 hours for Heikki, but I can drive :D
...and I'm not doing A levels :D
Both true
I did laugh at the #mclarenfail of having to send the email out twice because the first one had the wrong date on it.
Oops
Lunchtime. There's some scrambled eggs and chillis with my name on
Kettle on, coffee to brew
Emma who is coming to Spa with us is at Spa this weekend for the WSR. As she is a Spa veteran she is in charge of insider info.
oooh, cool! guest p...
let us know in the comments ;)
Nice!
Your in charge of note taking when you debrief her ;)
my parents leave tomorrow, I might even get around to that guest post now that I will have free time again.
Speaking of which, I have to get up at 6.45am to see them off. What is with people I like leaving me at ungodly hours two days in a row?
on the plus side, you can't be late for that :)
so tempted to go back to bed after they leave but I have a house to clean and my second pilates class at 10.15 :(
i can only get this to work in firefox, but i really want f1 highlights like this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8652884.stm
I'd like to be able to produce transcripts that quickly.
If in garage band everything seems to be out of sequence with itself is there a way to fix it?
What I mean is when I'm dragging things to certain places they don't seem to be starting where they have been placed on the timeline.
aha... Quiting doesn't do it... but closing the current file does... I guess it keeps a scrach file somewhere otherwise...
No it's still completely busted... :(
I can't line things up :(
Not really sure what you mean. Things aren't staying where you put them? Or they look like they line up but not when they play?
The second one... As the timing beam goes along usually a clip starts playing when it crosses the left hand side of the shaded area of the clip. But in this case the clip starts playing before it gets to the left hand side... very odd.
Like this? http://63.246.25.250/thread.jspa?threadID=2188135&tstart=-1
Not sure there's many answers in there though.
this will likely solve it:
pain in the bum tho
plus how can you not love a support fix that ends in "KAPOW"?
:)
Hi! and thanks for all your personal replies!
Mr C: I'm some kind of timid person, but I'll try to do it everytime I can. :)
Thanks guys... At this stage I had edited all of the stuff out that I didn't want and was adding the jingles so I may be able to export 1 track and import that and cut it up again might be easier...
i know someone else like that, sometimes we call her the boss ;)
Yes David HELLO!
That seems to have worked... Phew!
thank you :)
it's not just logic that sucks :)
LOOK! Someone has FINALLY noticed that the stripes on the back aren;t there for show!
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83194
they take their time dont they!
i think it's fair to say that they are definitely there for show
really really?
For show that Marlboro is the sponsor
indeed.
Does anyone have the barcode scanner app that you can get for iphones? It would be interesting to see what you get if you scan the barcode.
I assume nothing or there would have been mention of it isn the article
christine does. it bleeps a lot.
You mean it's an obscene barcode?
:)
i'm assuming it's a barcode for price of alonso's thumbs.
I have also never found a real life use for it, 'cept for running round the house beeping things because it is fun.
have to say, BAR used to do the whole bar code thing a lot better: http://www.ukbankruptstock.co.uk/shop/images/T/bc.jpg
:D
I thought it wassupposed to recognise a barcode then tell you where you could get the same thing for less locally.
oooh blimey Ant's let himself go
It does that. Thing is, I don't buy stuff in shops!
I forgot about that. Ferrari ripping off BAR's brand
It doesn't tell you what other websites you can get it from then
It may do, I forget.
am wondering why doctors aren't having a go at bridgestone?
they barcode every single tyre in every session. there must be thousands of subliminal messages being given out throughout the season.
I will probably have to test it out now.
#sorryMrC
looks like i picked a bad day to quit smoking rubber.
BLEEEP!
Yay for more bleeping
http://twitter.com/sidepodcast/status/13133252182
As this game proves, barcodes are ALWAYS meant for sending subliminal messages.
Everyone should get a barcode reader. Now.
I sense an Etsy purchase coming up
oh my good god. we need virtual etsy goods.
Go for odd episode 3 - http://goforodd.com/2010/04/30/go-for-odd-podcast-episode-3/
am wondering why doctors aren't having a go at bridgestone?
they barcode every single tyre in every session. there must be thousands of subliminal messages being given out throughout the season. {Comment #197}
If they did that they'd have to have a go at all the pharmacies that sell the things they prescribe to people. I don't think the doctors are quite ready for that battle yet ;)
evening all! :)
Hi Lou.
I would stay and chat but I have to disappear for a couple of hours so it's hi and bye.
hi Steven
....
....
Bye Steven, have fun outside :)
Not sure how many people are around atm, but today was the last day of my Alevel textiles exam... it took me along time, and i may have broken about 6 needles.. but i finished my piece
yay! go lou
that is kinda huge
:) hehe i've totally loved spending 2 days doing an f1 piece :) has been awesome. tiring and i'm covered in paint and bits of cotton, but fun :)
er... yeah.. it took me 1 1/2 days to stitch all the details and things on the cars, less time to do the background but it's the largest piece i've ever done.
so how are you mr c?
am good, was just reading stuart's post: http://www.stuartcodling.com/2010/04/crazy-seal/
Ooooh, that looks brilliant! Nice work :)
Hey folks
hey buddy
Hello all, fabulous work lou :)
congratulations Lou :)
quick warning, the following is a bit rude, but oh so media|future|change that it cannot be overlooked.
ben folds, live on stage, opens a live webcam app called chatroulette (which kathi would love if she had any bandwidth) on a big screen so fans can see, then sings songs about random strangers who appear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfamTmY5REw
the strangers get to watch the gig, the fans get to watch the strangers and ben gets to sing stuff. a personalised concert in your living room, i love it!
the video was made in response to this original (which is also rude): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTwJetox_tU
aaahhh that's such a shame. It is rather awesome silverstone is all done now though.
Hey R.G, thank you.
Heya! thank you.
Hey janna
Hi Alex! thank you. just 5 more exams to go till the end of alevels ;)
allo
Love the conversation between Martin & DC ;)
love ben folds. Will check in a second. He was on chat roulette annoymously first. Does one of them involve Bam?
oooo... was this what Alex (i think it was Alex) was talking about in the pub?..
Alex, do you know when it will be on iTunes?
that's the one (i think). it's probably old, i'm just heard about it.
i only saw the original yesterday
oh wait... merlin was an anonymous ben?
that makes so much sense!
yup :)
aha!
:)
i didn't recognise he voice or nothing.
i love the live show concept though, that really has blown my tiny mind. 20,000 people singing to one man called bobby, sitting in his living room, halfway across america is just flippin awesome.
*wonders how long i'll have to sit on chatroulette before ben will sing to a panda*
One of my new favourite things on the internet
:)
It's there just now for me :)
i can't believe giggle's gives exclusive info out to people who meet him in person. i tune into giggles radio every week.
Ummm... Oooops!
It's the new model... I can't just make money through album sales... Live is where it's at!
Hello everyone,
The long weekend is here!!
:)
:)
i demand merchandise
woohoo!
hehhehe you'll just have to come to the next one so you don't miss out :)
Heya,
yay for long weekend, boo for the amount of work i need to do tho
Not for me yet, I'll check again shortly.
I'm glad its a long weekend, Sunday and Monday are revising for my French :(
and hey Leigh!
booo-urns
exacltly he can hardly complain he was slated to attend (or was it the other one ?
hey RG!!
;)
i demand a guest post from the last one ;)
Oh and seeing as how I wan't here yesterday, hooray for Adam Carroll...
:D
I seem to recall spending the May bank holiday before my A Levels watching cricket. My mother wasn't too impressed, can't think why.
IRL:
small bit of bad news - t'is currently raining in Kansas at the moment during IRL practice, so it's on hold and weather is kind of iffy for tomorrow's race too
:/
they run in the rain don't they?
One of the guests on this go for odd is not keen Earhartear herself back. I checked and she was happy for me to let other people to hear it just not her.
The can't. The speeds and the dangers are far too high to allow it.
They do rum on road/streets in the rain though
?
Earhartear = to hear
oooh :)
ooh, it's an oval? in that case boo :(
Definitely a contender for the dictionary.
random iPhone corrections 'r' us
:)
Oh the Indycar's are much better than NASCAR on ovals - different sport altogether. It can be jaw-droppingly good
a couple of days old, but this is fun to watch: http://vimeo.com/11205494
oooh, did we not try and track kathi's flight? damn
do we know where she's flown to yet?
to see lukeh
sweet
she's going to Wales?
erm, no. reykjavik or somewhere, she couldn't spell it
erm.. okay.. *Reads back through comments*
omg! she's going to iceland?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
she has the best job in the world.
that's why kathi's gone to iceland
i wanna go to iceland.. she's so lucky. I hope she knows i expect photos.
and i get the comment about her going to see Lukeh now.. lol
it's ok, i've tried it three times in the past 12 hours, and it hasn't worked once. i'm wasted here ;)
hehehehe i got all excited that she might be going to wales and we could have sidepodmeetups and everything... i'm even more excited she's in iceland though. how awesome! :)
i'm worried about internet withdrawal. how do you go from the fastest broadband on earth to none at all?
Hello. How's that?
Anyway, Roland Ratzenberg died on this day 16 years ago at Imola. Hate to darken the mood, but I thought I should say it. :( RIP
i went on holiday for 2 weeks and didn't last 5 days.. i hope she'll be okay. i'm sure there will be internet though?...
oh.my god!!! in Frome?... i... i ... can't be there...
*shakes fist at Alevel psychology mock exam*...
Also would have been 50 this July...
he did, and i'd forgotten. cheers sir.
Good news/bad news time.
Just found out me and the new Mrs have been handed places on the McLaren pit tour in Monaco, the place we're heading for our honeymoon.
But the tour is on the Friday at 2pm....which is the same time as Joe's Q&A with Johnny Herbert and which we've got tickets for.....D'oh!
gah, I spelt his name wrong. Sorry Roland Ratzenberger.
yay!
oh no! what will you do?
:(
wow!!!
Thats some honeymoon! Shame about the timing though.
It's a once in a lifetime opportunity! Never been to a grand prix before but I guess there's probably nowhere better to break the duck.
We can't turn down the McLaren gig, that one's too big to miss. Might see if there's a chance of them doing it on another day, but the email appears to be pretty strict on the time of the event. I guess we'll just end up being fashionably late to Joe's party, or I'll have to see if the time machine in the garden shed still works.
bummer!!
what a freakin awesome day!
This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time
Clean your screen, from the inside!
http://doglickingscreen.com/
That is officially brilliant!!
:)
IRL:
On a better note, Kansas speedway is drying up, so there may be track action soon
:)
And this is just freaky, move your mouse slowly around the screen
http://bestiario.org/web/media/19/preview/index.php?id_proyecto=19
@bassano: my colleague just handed me a cheeky vimto. i am now very worried!
Clear tomorrow's diary now while you're still capable
Done, but i am still worried. any suggestions?
beer
No, enjoy your night
Oh, drink it of course
That's not at all nice....
Cheeky Vimto excludes the need for beer :)
i have had 2 pints of beer and i have one waiting. still looking at the cheeky vimto, its giving me funny looks back!
Best put it out of it's misery before it punishes someone else
careful now...........
:o
Hiya everyone
sir
Grammatical irritations explained
http://www.gcse.com/english/licence.htm
http://www.gcse.com/english/practice.htm
http://www.gcse.com/english/its_confused.htm
Hey Lukeh
oh no. grammar police
Hey mate
hello, excellent daily.
hehe, thank you. Hope it wasn't too much, and reading back through comments I see new people have said hello so yay :)
hi lukeh
Lou:
This is worth checking out
http://photofocus.com/2009/11/30/25-photo-composition-tips/
i passed the cheeky vimto to some other poor sod. he seemed quite surprised i turned it down!
Lightweight! ;)
I think you meant, "Oh no, it is the grammar police."
Awesome.
Hi all BTW. Survived outside again
:lol:
Hi Steven
Nice work Lou
oi bassano, i am a sensible drinker. am on my third real ale! 1 cheeky vimto would have me counting what brain cells i have left after the evening.
Get in touch with McLaren and tell them the hneymoon stuff and they will probably try to re-arrange.
Probably wise, which I am often not :)
oo thank you.
thank you,
welcome back, well done for surviving outside :)
thank you
Enough coment trawling I think. Time to be right up to the second
Comment trawling and the time travelling involved affects your spelling. It's true
@bassano good stuff though this real ale. gawd i love wetherspoons.....
In AUTOSPORT today I found out who it was Joe was talking about who returned via New York. None other than Mark Hughes. He had an interesting column on tai chi. Made a lot of sense
That's your excuse for this one! ;)
i was reading through comments earlier and i found out things that made me sad..
Kathi may be without internet in Iceland
.. i want to go to iceland too..
and Jenson is going to be in Frome.. and i wont be there. bad times.
Rather you than me on both counts
As long as it's fun, I guess
I didn't realise she was going to Iceland
They're bonkers there
I also want to visit :)
Now I am jet lagged from the time travel which accounts for the next couple of hours
she told us this morning..but i was sleeping.
It was a secret. Only Amy knew
Experience has furnished you with a brillant repertoire of excuses :)
i'm loving the image the bbc have chosen to have as their advert for last night's debate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00s6lft/The_Prime_Ministerial_Debates_29_04_2010/
Are they limbering up for the Macarena?
IRL:
Sweet, cars are now on track for practice at Kansas - only 2 hours late....
I just analyse the situation and find out what has caused the problem. It's like Schumacher and his new chassis. Clearly he has been rubbish because the chassis he has had so far has a minor fault. That minor fault on the floor must be to blame for the nearly a second a lap he has been slower than Rosberg. So now he has a new (old) chassis he will be faster now.
That looks so fake.
awwwww - http://twitpic.com/1jpurx
Funnily enough awww is not what I say when I find the local ginger moggy on my car.
Me neither, though it's easier now seeing the evidence of footprints in the layer of vocanic ash
cats are amazing. we used to have a cat that liked coming out with us in the car when we went out for a quick shop. it would sleep on the parcel shelf in the sun.
I have no difficulty seeing it because the damn thing won't move until I am 3 feet away.
I think the foxes scare the cats away on my road
I swear wheelie bins were invented because of foxes
awwww
!!
:D
#notawwwwwww
yeah, totally aww! cats look so cute when they sleep :)
They are cuter when they are far from Steven & I
:)
hehe
Hi Sidepodcast
Just wanted to say a big thank you to Lukeh for wishing us Dutch a happy Koninginnedag.
We had a big music festival in town today called Oranjepop. Music was so loud you could hear the beat 2 miles away. Went for a nice meal at my local greek restaurant and had a good koninginnedag.
what a fab name!
Indeed. I wonder if they sell Oranjeboom
i don't know what that is, but as you do, i'm guessing... alcoholic?
Bavaria was a sponsor and the only beer available.
You don't know what Oranjeboom is!
Am searching for the adverts as we speak
i don't either if that helps..
Dutch Budweiser
Me neither. I know who Ruud Van Nistelrooy is though
You are young though. Once you get to university you can start properly researching beers
Oranjeboom is part of Inbev now.
Don´t even know if they make that beer anymore.
oh.
YouTube & Google have failed me :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuQdETRJbaw&feature=related
Nope, in the UK there was a sing-a-long advert
Iconic [unlike the beer]
Haven´t seen that.
Btw. Oranjeboom is not produced anymore, and i´ve never met anyone who is sad about that.
:D
@Mr.C
Have you seen The Daily Show about the lost Iphone 4G and the whole Gizmodo affair. John Stewart had a great segment about Apple.
I'll console myself with Hofmeister adverts
Follow The Bear
ooh, nope. is it available online in the uk?
Should be on 4+ or whatever it's called
More 4 show the Daily Show
Online here for me:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/wed-april-28-2010-ken-blackwell
"terribly sorry, not available"
how polite :)
Some of my fave childhood ads
Chewits
"Hope it's Chips"
Accrington Stanley
And of course: Um Bongo!
ah-ha, i may have it
Strange that in the Netherlands I'm able to watch it.
Great line about the fact that the police kicked in the door of the Gizmodo editor.
"Why did they have to do that, when there is an app for that"
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/4od
Who are they?
What date was the show, USA?
[it's a day later here]
28 april show
Bassano.. did you see Jenson yesterday?
http://twitpic.com/1je9zs
Doctor Who ping: http://wibblywobbly.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/awful-lot-of-running/
Guest for the show was Ken Blackwell
Sadly not, I wasn't airside this week
Is that an iPad hs is carrying?
Too big. Laptop most likely
noooo!!! Jenson literally visited you :(
I'll see him at Goodwood or Spa
I'm pretty sure hundreds or racing personel pass through Heathrow quite regularly
hehehe if you're around me you're bound to see him at least once, unless i run off to take pics without everyone noticing (it is very likely this might happen :) )
I realise this
What are you gonna be like if you're in the car and we pass Ant & Crofty on the way to Spa? ;)
i apologise now for the volume and the length of the 'eek' i will probably make in that situation...
good evening
no lost tonight, so an early check in for me
hope you are all ok
Hullo SB, is Lost normally on Fridays?
on sky one. i wait until then.
That's quite funny, I love Jon Stewart
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/4od#3057607
The U.S. didn't have a break this week, I thought Sky were up to date
back folks,
hope all your friday's are going to plan
:)
We;;, I've just cracked open a Guinness so I'd say, yeah :)
Those aren't L's!
sweet,
IRL practice has just restarted - Qually soon I think
:)
they are. just checked. the last episode was 20th april in US, next one is may 4th.
http://abc.go.com/shows/lost/episode-guide
Ahh, ok
I'm a week or so behind
Didn't realise. Cheers
I really wish they'd just learn to schedule their shows when they know they are going to be completed in time to air
Woooo I have found another task I can do at home :D Faux working rocks :D
Hi Alison, how was the house hunting?
I found something acceptable. There was again no broadband though. I told him it was a dealbreaker and he promised he'd connect it before I moved in. I really don't understand how some people live.....
i'm hoping the end will be satisfactory, as in all questions answered. somehow i am doubting it
If he doesn't, get him to deduct the cost from the rent
Same
I'm so glad I never got into watching that. Seems to be a constant stream of disappointment....
QI XL, nearly forgot!
i'm at the point where i've invested so much viewing time in the series, i can't miss an episode.
Yeah I see that but it doesn't mean I'm not better off well out of it :P
Nick has me addicted to the West Wing at the moment.
agreed
damn that 1st series, drawing me in like that
i'm pretty sure this is bassano's calling: http://wot.motortrend.com/6283630/miscellaneous/sick-of-drinking-beer-during-races-try-cabana-cachaca-s-felipe-massa-mix/index.html
he thinks it's a reality show set in the whitehouse, doesn't he?
:D
hoorah, its epic.
evening all
you mean Jed Bartlet isn't really the president?
AND i've been watching it all afternoon
No, Morgan Freeman is
He's also God, I believe
Can I go back to university please?
Yes, yes you can.
There's probably a course somewhere which is called "West Wing" studies or similar.
I believe it's called "Politics"
I thought that was the plan
Hehehe
I just want to sit around all day and watch the West Wing. I best choose some sort of social science....
Or Motorsport here, I could sleep and get a first, infact, i have spent a large preportion of my day asleep.
I am likely to be leaving at hte end of the year, so you can take my place!
There must be some kind of media course or political analysis where you can watch The West Wing and Yes Minister
I think Nick already did that. He called it "International Relations"
I could see myself enjoying that.
I will not go for cheap punchlines.
I would look for a course on the social effects of grand theft auto IV on the human psyche, i've done enough research.
Not bad for the only guilty man in shawshank
:) :) :)
is there anything more depressing than seeing your work bar live on TV - while you're stuck at home?
oi! students are not allowed in there!
of course this will only make any sense to anyone able to watch BBC west midlands... :-D
eh?
BBC just broadcasting from my work place, can see colleagues in the bar - meanwhile I'm stuck at home on a friday night
wow. trippy.
why aren't you there?
it's going to be cold on monday!! gaah!
children.
they're a nuisance to any kind of social life
ahhhh. bugger
mystic lou?
Bank holiday so it will be cold and wet
not so mystic lou
the wonder of having a niece and a nephew. can be handed back to their owners.
good job i said no to oulton park on monday then. british superbikes are on i believe.
hehehe it should be sunny though. at least that's something..
i was watching the weather forecast... going to london on monday, i want to figure out if i can plan to go somewhere that is outside.. or if i have to find a museum or something..
The BBC weather is promising rain for me this weekend, it better happen.
You will get ill if you go there
rain for the weekend, but sunny and cold for monday for me...
for a man who likes football, you don't half hope for a lot of rain ;)
it's not my fault, blame lukeh.... and my new obsession with wanting to go to Hampton Court Palace,,,
I'm a keeper, hard pitches are quite annoying for me.
What did i do!
am currently debating turning the heating back on
she sort of blamed you for her wanting to go to hampton court palace.
ooooh. sorry, i assumed you were hoping it would be rained off.
#knowsnotwhatheissayong
:P Steven was saying i shouldn't go to London cause it will make me ill...
I thought Hampton Court Palace disappeared in 1600 and something
and lou thinks his time machine is fake
Steven you're silly, stop being silly.
... http://www.hrp.org.uk/hamptoncourtpalace/ ??
Ooooh no, 2 games left. Not worth the hassle.
you're thinking of Crystal Palace
in that case, i hope for rain up north and sun down south
If it is still there why did the move out and into Buckingham Palace?
That was 1800 and something
i've already been there about 5 times, i just love it soooo much, but haven't been there for a few years. maybe i already have a time machine?..
wasn't it nearer quarter to five?
that would explain the mysticness
Parents have been deposited on a bus, now heading home to clean my house. It's not even 8am! This should be illegal.
what is... 8am?
It's a horrible time of the day :(
You are cleaning after your parents left?
that was come under "i've already been there about 5 times, the last time was next wednesday"
cause Buckingham Palace was built after Hampton Court?..
#waittillyoureolder
@RG
I just e-mailed Burwellian and yourself in case you have forgotton your TMR picks.
But why if they already had one palace did they decide they needed a new one?
haha
Wait until you are a couple of hours older than 8am before you get up
Oooooh cheers, you are a legend.
"George III, from the moment of his accession, never set foot in the palace [HCP]; he associated the state apartments with a humiliating scene when his father had once struck him following an innocent remark." - Wiki
They already had more than one Palace...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Palace
suggests Buckingham Palace was a 'town house'
stupid second home allowance no doubt
I return from Sainsburys with a huge amount of stuff that is utterly bad for me.
HOORAH
That's a good reason to spend a fortune on huge house
Nice
I am cleaning because since they stayed in my room I have been sleeping in the lounge so most of my possessions are in there. No one can use the couch or the dining table :D
sounds like an episode of grand designs
And to think they called him Mad King George
The film was going to be called the Madness of King George III but the reckoned Americans wouldn't go and see it because they would think it was a sequel
:D Hampton court is soooo much nicer than buckingham palace (imo).. the gardens especially... the only things i really loved about buckingham palace were the chandeliers and the epic staircases..
IRL:
Qualifying live from indycar.com in about 10 minutes should anyone be missing some fast cars
:)
nice one, thanx chap. shall tune in
USF1 Toaster T-Shirt:
http://www.motorsportinprint.com/41/323/2714/TailEnders_%28Grid%29_Mens_T-shirt
Are you watching racing again?
Now, now Christine. What else is a gentleman to do on Friday evening?
Alison and I had him doing Only Connect walls a couple of nights ago but I think that was short-lived
ooooh! i forgot
and pray tell us what you are doing?
not watching racing at a push
BLEEP!
Listening to music.
:) :)
and what else
being interogated
Hmm, sorry, I can't hear you.
i see cars
hahah
Ooh, yes, that!
IRL:
i really wish they'd give us a timing screen
:(
would be helpful
what happened to the race centrey thing? i get emails about it like every week!
seeing as you brought it up.. what music?
i got mine this afternoon
that's what we're using
Leave.Me.Alone.
♥
and it dosent have live timing?
awww!
Who sings that?
it's not enabled for this session
:)
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson.
how silly. im most impressed that it works after all the issues they had with it*
*so i hear
Pink
comment snap
apart from some audio issues, i've never had an issue. midweek motorsport bitch about it endlessly but i assume that's because they want the commentary gig
I am currently 5 dolly mixtures away from a sugar induced coma...
it's been having problems all day - i'm relying on the commentary
Oh, wrong one
ah ok, i used it for about 10 minutes once but fancy some cars so am watching now!
dolly mixture?
You must know what they are
The best sweets ever.
Although Sainsburys rip offs arent so good
oooooh i googled... yes i do. haven't had them for ages though,
sarah fisher is running two cars this weekend?
yep - herself and jay howard
http://updaterc.indycar.com/html/
"live" timing
oooh!
cool, go sarah
my internet wont play the video so i tried the html version and thats what i gots! it updates every 10 seconds but will do the job
well, it's something i suppose
Hello all, checking in with IRL and you fine people
hey ya joe
as are we
:)
I think a beer might be in order now
time for me to sleep. night all! xx
Night Lou
see ya lou
Hi Joe
adios
Byeeee.
hmmmm..... newman/haas/lanigan, eh?
newman is dead, haas is in his 80's and quite ill and lanigan left the team a couple of days ago...
night lou
i suppose i'm not the only person who noticed that muse song titles feature near the end of each paragraph of the daily post?
night Lou, hi Joe
wha? no i didn't
I never spot Muse stuff
really really really? you didnt think lukeh may have slipped them in? ;)
All of them? Eep, only noticed the first one then.
nope
jay howard always sounds like he's just woke up when he talks
i see cars on an oval. stuff the podcast, i'm busy
JUSTIN WILSON!!
:D
no no no
it's andretti...
identical cars
:/
is that a virgin racing car on track??
why do they have to have commentary in the left ear, and track sounds in the right ear?
Bernie clearly dosent understand how much F1 teams want to race in america
ha
there's been problems their end all evening
yes, except with a bigger fuel tank
http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Entertainment/images-3/johnny-carson.jpg would be proud
;)
holy **** - helio slower than mutoh!! didn't expect that...
oh oh..... andretti went under the white line during his run
Marco managed to have an incident even with no-one else on the track?
he put his left side wheels under the white line, which is the pit lane - that'll be a penalty
What a plonker
i think wheldon's just done it too
nah i think it looked like it on the onboard camera
Does anyone know if Bernie has a house in Buckinghamshire?
My friend said he talked to him briefly in a local pub (and I don't think he was lying) so I wondered if he had a house in the area?
now it's Wilson!!
:D
yep - looks like he went under. another silly boy
i take it back
I know he sold his place in CHelsea but other than that I have no idea. Bucks seems a logical place for him to be
sorry if this has been asked already, but do they go out on individual runs one after the other, like 2003 f1 qualifying style?
yep, but only on ovals - they do a four lap run and the average speed/time makes their grid position. on road/street circuits, it's kind of like current f1 regs
great job by Tags - stunning effort with his new team
SATO!!
IRL:
....and we're done. Great job by Briscoe - thinking there'll be penalties for Wheldon, Andretti and maybe Dixon though.
Where did Dario finish?
4th
dario is provisionally 4th
right - i'm going for some sleep now
night everyone