Thu, 16:38: My inner 5-yr-old is just *ecstatic* at the way this purple metal-effect nail polish looks in the sun! :) (Also, Ikea mission accomplished)
Wed, 12:05: RT @JonathanLHoward: Daughter passed up seeing the torch relay yesterday. A classmate called her a "traitor." Love the way the #Olympics ...
Wed, 12:06: Ohhhhh RT @JulietEMcKenna And the musical son has just discovered today's Google doodle. So that's it for revision today.
Wed, 16:10: .@ickle_tayto @mollydot Well, many Italians are unaware of the meaning too. And it *is* the common informal greeting (friends, family, etc.)
Wed, 16:13: .@ickle_tayto @mollydot "Slave" is the original meaning, & not very close to modern Italian for "slave" ("schiavo", approx pr. "ski-AH-vou")
Wed, 17:01: RT @orzelc: RT @ThatGreekTweet Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome to 430 BC.
Wed, 17:25: I really love puerh tea. Even if a Chinese acquaintance was quite shocked because "It's girl tea!" :-D
Thu, 06:41: Translating a document on tiered storage isn't easy when every time you see the word "tier" you think of an animal... #languagemush
Thu, 08:24: Job delivered. Now splat, then decide whether I want to go to IKEA today or wait until tomorrow.
Thu, 09:17: Ok, IKEA made my decision for me, as the server hosting my shopping list is down. Ah well. I'll check again later, but for now Plan B.
Tue, 15:07: MT @juliainfinland, @lenejohansen Norway changed its constitution 2day, no longr has a national religion. Welcome 2 the modern world Norway!
Wed, 09:54: Critical error: Brain Not Found. Insert espresso and reboot.
Wed, 10:42: Also, I wonder how many of the English speakers who have enthusiastically adopted "Ciao" know that it's from Venetian and it means "slave".
Sat, 12:10: RT @ickle_tayto: Does anyone know if there are dublin based charities looking for bed linen/towels etc? Am clearing out mine. They're in ...
Sat, 12:10: RT @mr_craig: Celebrity birthdays today include Pete Townshend, Joey Ramone, Victoria Wood and Malcolm X. An astrologer's nightmare.
Sat, 12:12: @ickle_tayto I would guess any of the charities that have shops, including Womens' Aid. But I don't know for sure, so I retweeted :)
Sat, 13:48: RT @WSMIreland: Posters advertising next Saturdays Dublin anarchist bookfair now all over Dublin. Doors open Liberty Hall 10am #dabf htt ...
Sat, 17:09: RT @andiosho: Told a tourist it's tradition to throw coronation chicken at the queen on a jubilee. Is this wrong?
Sat, 17:10: Whee! Congratulations! RT @johnreppion Twins James & Joseph Moore-Reppion have now arrived home safe and well. We are legion.
Sat, 17:12: Maybe some dal for dinner? Or maybe I could make some fruit jelly in my new molde pastelero (I just love the name!)? #decisionsdecisions
Sat, 19:31: #Dinner plan (daal) scuppered by lack of ginger. I will resort to Leftovers Refritos. Hmmm... Sobrados Refritos?
Sat, 19:52: RT @urchinette: Watching Titanic for 1st time since saw it in cinema when it came out and entire Ambassador cracked up whenever Irish ch ...
Sun, 09:49: RT @alydenisof: My daughter just asked "Mommy how does my skin stay on?" I knew I shoulda paid more attention in Health class.
Fri, 12:30: RT @kristinagill: When in Rome: never underestimate the possibility of being hit on the sidewalk by a car going the wrong way in reverse ...
Fri, 13:30: Basically no fresh food in the house. I think lunch will be an improvised version of frijoles refritos...
Fri, 17:05: RT @ChrisBrosnahan: @Paul_Cornell You had it easy. When I grew up, Dad got us up at the crack of dawn, all sixteen of us clones, and we' ...
Fri, 17:45: RT @Pundamentalism: The first rule of Thesaurus Club is you don't talk about, mention, speak of, discuss or chat about Thesaurus Club.
Fri, 17:48: RT @knittydotcom: Need a skilled logo designer for a small, urgent project. Deets to be discussed privately. Write asap. knittymagazine ...
Sat, 10:11: I hate it when it's so grey on market day. And I need veg, too...
Sat, 10:15: Shit! Bomb at a school in Brindisi http://t.co/8Gh9TosZ Some hints would link it to mafia, but nobody knows yet.
Sat, 10:18: "Hints" would be: (a) School named after mafia victim; (b) "Anti-mafia caravan" due to arrive in town today. (From It. sources) #Brindisi
Wed, 23:13: RT @RozKaveney: I see that the Radical Feminist conference in London in July is for biological women only. Which is tough on TERFs who a ...
Thu, 08:32: Off to the airport and to the Hibernian mists...
Mon, 16:09: RT @ce_murphy: Don't forget I'm teaching a course in writing fantasy fiction at the @IrishWritersCtr this weekend! Worldbuilding, magic ...
Mon, 19:18: Maybe @annafdd knows? RT @Nemone7 the website is confusing.So,I'm an EEU citizen,just moved to UK,need a Nat Insurance number?where do I go?
Mon, 19:23: @Nemone7 Don't believe @omegar24 -of course we're helpful in general, but we have teh evilest bureaucracy in the world (outside Czechia) :)
Mon, 19:25: RT @sguod Top tip: Tend to forget which gym locker you used? Always use # 404, and relish that "locker not found" moment as it reminds you.
Mon, 19:25: RT @cstross Exploding cats: just one of the perils of working from home.
Tue, 07:51: RT @KateElliottSFF: Doctor: Good blood work, you get a star. Me: 1 star for me is a bad review! Doctor: This isn't amazon, this is kinde ...
Fri, 12:02: RT @ohlookitsMatty: Saw this up on eBay: "Parachute for sale. Only used once. Never opened. Slight stain. $50/ono"
Fri, 12:03: RT @Paul_Cornell I heard this new Mayan calendar they've found has a chocolate behind every window.
Fri, 16:42: Current temperature here (Milan): 3 times as much as the current temperature in Dublin (centigrades natch)
Sat, 11:21: RT @richardarnatt: Just so we're all clear, "Traditional Marriage" is the exchange of livestock for unrestricted sexual access to a man' ...
Wed, 12:50: RT @UnaMullally: Christians who remain in the Catholic Church: you endorse an organisation that makes administrative excuses for rape. G ...
Wed, 13:03: The forecast for the next 10 days is between 12 and 24 �C (min/max), some rain but not a lot. Good. #nowtopack
Wed, 13:17: RT @bmagnanti: Julie Bindel disagrees with everything I have to say. Have added that ringing endorsement to the blog's list of reviews. ...
Wed, 13:34: RT @ickle_tayto: Hey all we are looking for traders for @octocon this year. Stall space is free: email dealers at octocon dot com...
Wed, 13:35: RT @ickle_tayto: Also we're introducing an official Artist's Alley to @Octocon.. if you are an artist and interested email dealers at oc ...
Tue, 12:39: "O frati," dissi, "che per cento milia perigli siete giunti a l'occidente,
Tue, 12:40: a questa tanto picciola vigilia d'i nostri sensi ch'� del rimanente non vogliate negar l'esper�enza, di retro al sol, del mondo sanza gente.
Tue, 12:40: Considerate la vostra semenza: fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza".
Tue, 13:19: RT @impworks: Next April 1 I'm thinking of hiring elite ninjas to paint out the circumlex ŷ on signs in Wales and paint them in on rando ...
Tue, 10:04: RT @MajorThrill: Groupon Ireland are hiring for PHP, Java and DBA roles. You'd be working with me but everyone else is really nice http: ...
Tue, 10:30: My 15000th tweet is approaching. I am rather impressed.
Sun, 12:47: Off to final rehearsal. You're still in time to come see us! Ulysses Chamber Choir sing Handel, St Bartholomew Ballsbridge, 3pm, €10 on door
Sun, 16:47: Concert went well, apart from one panic-inducing moment when the basses got lost. They found their way again. The church was freezing tho!
Sun, 19:19: RT @pervocracy: I don't know anyone who isn't weird. If I think someone isn't weird, it always turns out I just didn't know them well en ...
Sun, 19:20: I may not be able to see Avengers until I'm back from Italy... And that's assuming it's still on! #dratdratdrat
Sun, 21:46: Need milk. Very tempted to go out just as I am, but the electric-blue leopard-pattern fleece trousers might be too much for weak bystanders.
Wed, 13:06: #MetroTwit has a menu option to "report spammer". Good. Stunned that it took me several days before I needed it :) #TwitterClients
Wed, 23:57: I've now established that people don't just write "tenants" when they mean "tenets": they SAY it, too. #languageevolution
Wed, 23:58: RT @Cadigan: Geeking out w/joy to know that Cassini-Huygens has been extended to 2017. If I win �100,000,000 in the lottery, I'm buyin' ...
Thu, 00:04: Dear me, the trending topics in Ireland are boring. (Including the one that sounded promising...)
Thu, 10:03: RT @londontonight: TfL "no tunnel collapse" saying "There was a small defect in a tunnel wall, which was hit by a tube train" no injurie ...
Tue, 13:30: RT @MargaretEWard: If you know any Irish female economists - even if they are media-shy - please send them my way. Will get them media t ...
Tue, 15:22: With admirable efficiency, I've disappeared one sock even before putting the washing in the machine...
Tue, 15:24: RT @PenLlawen: Whenever I correctly use a word so obscure my spellchecker red-squiggles it, the Xbox "achievement unlocked" sound goes o ...
Tue, 16:05: Bloody hippy! RT @theinferior stroke the fatted lettuce to peaceful death, after first surrounding it in soothing music? /cc @irishhatgirl
Tue, 16:59: RT @DublinSITP: Planning on eating food on Sunday? Hey, so are we! Skeptics Do Brunch: Sun, 12 noon at the Odessa (Dame Ct.) http://t.co ...
Tue, 17:40: RT @elana: Look folks, we all will die at some point, no matter what. Sort out your stuff now, and live life with a happier heart. Trust me.
Mon, 13:05: RT @TwopTwips PRETEND you're taking part in an office revolution by firing your stapler into the air. (via @RebecR)
Mon, 13:07: RT @caitlinmoran: RT Can you help? @rachelhills seeking Brits & Irish to interview for book on sex & identity published globally in 2013 ...
Mon, 15:18: RT @leahmoore: This is a bit of a long shot but do any of you know what a 16th century Danish catholic bishop would have looked like? #v ...
Mon, 15:22: RT @LAGilman: Jim Hines takes on cover poses...from the guy's side. (snarf warnings, but also v. thoughtful) Posing Like a Man http:// ...
Sun, 16:28: RT @sarahreesbrenna: Mom at Brunch: I like these mimosas! Another! Sarah: Didn't you drive here? Mom: I sure did! Do you like my sunglas ...
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