The Drussel Chronicles

• Retro gamer - we don’t need no stinkin’ DS http://yfrog.com/055r7cj #
• Todays word:Quackered-almost choked or stifled. 1871
  Quackle, to interrupt breathing; to suffocate; to choke. 1898 #
• @Thalassocracy oh joy…next time use the ‘robocopy’ command as you get the percentage completed instead of a dodgy progress bar… in reply to Thalassocracy #
• @Thalassocracy because you’re Windows- Fu is weak…Good job your Mac-Fu is Black Belt! in reply to Thalassocracy #
• Proud of Josh not getting too scared by tonights thunder.”What’s that noise?”Clouds shouting at us about their rain”Up in sky?”Yes”Ta daddy” #
• Is at the Dragonmeet South West geekfest with Pete & Iain and will be running Lady Blackbird at 2:30 - cool! #
• Finished Lady Blackbird-clockwork semaphore ship2ship comms, Lady & Snargle both disguised as Capn Hollas=hilarious confusion - great fun! #

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• @MickBradley saw this many, many years ago. d’Artagnon vs the Cardinals men in the park was epic if memory serves me correctly. #
• @Judd_of_Kryos did you dream you were eating really large fluffy marshmellows? That or you’ve been visited by the Pillow Gnome… in reply to Judd_of_Kryos #
• @Thalassocracy f*ck yeah! in reply to Thalassocracy #
• Is baby sitting his lovely nephew Ben (asleep), with a purring kitten on his lap, waiting for pizza & playing with #iPhone os 3.0. nice #
• @fuseboy yeah, cool quote. Read a lot of Castaneda at Uni (so 18 years ago now…) v.thought provoking. Oh to be an Impeccable Warrior! in reply to fuseboy #
• @MickBradley yep, and a good scene to keep in mind for your S7S game. Just listened to CanonPuncture71, great discussion as always, thanks! in reply to MickBradley #
• @fuseboy is the interview online somewhere? Be interesting to listen to. in reply to fuseboy #
• TodaysWord:Faleste-capital punishment inflicted by laying the malefactor bound on the seashore till the next full tide carried him away 1839 #
• @nathansmith1550 I’ve been using Twitteriffic but will download tweetdeck & take a look in reply to nathansmith1550 #
• Just been measuring up @ the new house, figuring what will go where… Here’s a pic of Grandad out the back: http://yfrog.com/3w31427277j #
• Wishes all dads out there a happy fathers day while wearing his super cool Haynes manual AT-AT tee dads day gift! http://yfrog.com/0vf3vj #
• Chilling in the car listening to Perdido St Station audiobook, sleeping Josh in the back, post family canal boat trip, sun shining, lovely #
• @orklord @Judd_of_Kryos listening to Perdido audiobook after reading your raving about it. Chapter 16 & loving it! John Lee is awesome in reply to orklord #

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• Yesterdays word: Voluptuary - a man given up to pleasure & luxury. Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language 1755. #
• Todays word: Deliverhede - nimbleness, agility; [1400s]. Sir James Murray’s New English Dictionary, 1897 #
• @nathansmith1550 agreed on all counts! in reply to nathansmith1550 #
• Todays word: Alfridaria - a power which astrologers pretend that the planets possess over the life of a person. William Toone, 1832 #
• In the oft said words of the (unfortunately rubbish) Robin Hood TV show - “We go to Nottingham!” #
• @fuseboy no, Herne forbid! They were great! (with rose tinted specs…)
  I’m slating the recent series
  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787985/ in reply to fuseboy #
• Weaponsalve - a salve which was supposed to cure the wound, being applied to the weapon that made it. 1755. Coming to the NHS soon! #
• Has 4 mins to downing tools & starting long weekend @ Centre Parks, yay! #
• Has just finished watching “Krod Mandoon & the Flaming Sword of Fire” - so bad it was actually quite good #
• @Judd_of_Kryos awesome! Ta for the heads up. The tee & patch sound excellent. No chance on the custom book plate though… Roll on July 1st! in reply to Judd_of_Kryos #
• @ Center Parcs. Upgraded to comfort plus lodge for nout, josh finally sound asleep, dinner on & glass of cider in hand. Lovely. #
• @fredhicks congrats & welcome to the world Evelyn! Parenthood is THE best thing in the world, enjoy in reply to fredhicks #
• Converting John Harpers awesome Lady Blackbird rpg to #S7S while eating apple crumble w.custard - double yum! #

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• @chrishanrahan excellent! There’s hope for the younger generation yet in reply to chrishanrahan #
• Is back at work after a brill week off. Stuffy office due to dodgy aircon & 101 emails to trawl through. Lovely #
• @magstheaxe hi. S7S is PDQ# not Savage Worlds, a nice light(ish) system perfect for storytelling swashbuckling action in reply to magstheaxe #
• RT: Twitter psychic expt starts today 3pm UK time. Help make history by joining @RichardWiseman http://tinyurl.com/ksxlv8 in reply to RichardWiseman #
• @Angus_A go to snipurl.com or tinyurl.com and follow the instructions. Nice announcement, looks like a great move for Cubicle7. in reply to Angus_A #
• @Angus_A oops, should’ve checked your other tweets before replying! in reply to Angus_A #
• @Thalassocracy excellent! That’s a respectable alternative to gaming tonight Not seen it yet, will probably be watched on DVD… in reply to Thalassocracy #
• @Judd_of_Kryos so that’d be frozen, optic blasted, snikt’d, lightning bolted, fastball specialed & mind controlled… Tres rough! in reply to Judd_of_Kryos #
• Has solved house dilema over a tasty dinner with good wine & now making duck egg mayo for work sarnies. Nice #
• Duck eggs were from the farm we holidayed at. You should see the yolks, bigger than golf balls and golden yellow #
• Just when we thought the house stuff was sorted an old option is put back into the mix…aaaarrrgggh! #
• This will hopefully be our new house!!!! Offer offered, waiting for acceptance, owner loves us so should be ok http://yfrog.com/0yg1xj #
• House offer has been accepted.
  Woo hooooo! #
• Todays word: Zuggers! - an interjection. James Jenning’s Dialect of Somersetshire, 1869. Very #S7S #
• Bec @ the Herts Uni Ball, Josh finally in bed, glass of wine poured, chicken/sweet tom ravioli & home made garlic sorted. The eve can begin! #
• Just reminded himself of the best Flash Gordon cover ever (an oldie but goodie) http://snipurl.com/jj1pg And now, to bed! #
• RIP Grasshopper aka David Carradine #
• Reading through new mortgage application while sipping Bundaberg Ginger Beer (ah memories of Oz) #

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• On the West Somerset Railway heading to Watchet from Minehead. Josh not too sure… http://yfrog.com/e3ajzj #
• View of Dunster Castle & Conygar Tower from the train http://yfrog.com/0xzxypj #
• Is getting his brain mushified sat at the Barnie stage show in Butlins while Bec runs round after Josh… #
• Cries “help meeeeeeee. No more Barnie!” #
• Is having a spot of lunch at Tropicquaria http://yfrog.com/13iddj #
• Is having fun on the blowy Dunster beach http://yfrog.com/13h7nj #
• Is back home after a fantastic week in Exmoor & pleased he still has 2 more days off before going back to the grindstone. #
• Marvelling at the size of the hardback of Starblazer Adventures which arrived this morning. Knocks the Hero 5th edition brick for six! #
• Just finished watching the finale fo 24 day 7 OMG!!! Now watching Google Wave preview. very very impressive http://wave.google.com #
• Gob has been well & truly smacked by the Google Wave preview. Check it out to see the future of email, IM, collaboration etc. awesome #
• @nathansmith1550 yeah, there is that. However as it’s open source you could always set up your own wave server… in reply to nathansmith1550 #
• @Angus_A same here and I already have no idea how long it’ll take to get accepted though… in reply to Angus_A #

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• @Judd_of_Kryos cool. Hope the insurance covers a replacement in the event of activating the Thermal Detonator function in reply to Judd_of_Kryos #
• Has just received an offer on the house! It’s 8% less than our asking price though… Let the negotiations begin! #
• @Judd_of_Kryos make sure you do! My old cell had a Shark repellent spray feature. Ruined the keypad… in reply to Judd_of_Kryos #
• @hwraight hi sis. Make sure you add the twitter app to Facebook so you only need to update your status in one place xx in reply to hwraight #
• Yesterdays word: Danderer - one who habitually saunters about. To talk in a rambling incoherent way c.1898.
  Looks like I’m a danderer then! #
• Yesterdays word contd.
  ‘on the dander’ - on a drinking spree.
  English Dialect of Donegal, 1953 #
• Todays word: ‘Crack of Doom’ - the end of the world; the signal for the Last Judgement. 1922.
  Also a holiday destination in Mordor… #
• Has accepted an offer on his house & made an offer on a house. Eek! Will find out if our offer’s been accepted later… Fingers crossed! #
• 40min wait at Crewe station for a train to Preston so catching up with a backlog of #geekbrief vidcasts. Waiting is fun with an iPhone #
• Enjoying a solo supper at the Chinese EAMAYL ‘Buffet @ Preston’ & reading Call of Cthulhu on the Stanza iPhone app. #
• Is stood in the car park at the hotel waiting for the fire service to turn up, alarm bells ringing. I can hear sirens! Not long now… #
• They’re here! http://yfrog.com/0uqryj come on, sort it out. Got shower & breakfast pending, along with 50 of so fellow bleary eyed guests… #
• Thinks he jinxed this morning by saying yesterday he’d have ‘a relaxing morning’ before heading off to work… Doh! #
• Has been let back in to the hotel but the smoke alarm keeps going on then off then on (repeat) WTF? #
• @Thalassocracy you’re rediscovering the lost art of zen twittering… in reply to Thalassocracy #
• Is officially entering holiday mode for the next 10 days #
• @DaveGorman forwarded your Mac prob to a mate who works at the Apple store. If he can’t fix it I don’t know who can… Go @nathansmith1550 ! in reply to DaveGorman #
• @DaveGorman here’s an Apple KB article that may be worth a look http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1554 in reply to DaveGorman #
• Car is packed! Next stop, Burrow Farm on the outskirts of Minehead! Head to the middle of nowhere & turn left #
• is having a lovely hol. Burrow Farm is fantastic. Josh has driven a tractor & met all the animals No mobile signal or wifi though… #
• Wants to thank Adam & Emma for a bloody fantastic wedding party! May the newly weds have a long, happy life - preferably together #
• Is tweeting while he has a signal… pitch black night with no light polurion in the middle of nowhere & the stars are out - all of them #

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• Has InvisiShielded his #iPhone & is impressed http://www.zagg.com #
• Todays forgotten English word: Owler - one that conveys contraband goods, c.1850 #
• Yesterdays word: Nooz’d - married, hanged. c.1699. I’m sure there’s a bad pun there somewhere… #
• Is home after a satisfying eve of #BurningWheel with @Thalassocracy. And now, bed! #
• Watched my 1st Buster Keaton film at 2nd half of Paul Mertons Silent Clowns tour. Awesome! Missed 1st half due to certain little monkey… #
• Yesterdays word: Fidther - rustle; any slight sound, as of a mouse. c.1900 #
• Todays word: Belomancy - divination by means of arrows. c.1888
  Nice. Belomancer gaming supplement anyone? #
• Kittens! http://yfrog.com/45l2cj #
• Wishes his lovely wife a very happy 6th anniversary xxx #
• Just had lovely impromptu picnic outside the Great Barn in Ruislip. Now at auntie leannes w. Josh having Ben, car, bubbles & kittens fun #
• http://www.wolframalpha.com/ - very nice! (thanks @nathansmith1550) #

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• Is upgrading Windows7 Beta to the RC… #
• Pain free Win7 RC upgrade completed successfully. Quite likeable. Such a shame that the coolest apps are on OS X. #
• is now updating his Ubuntu server from the Intrepid Ibex to the Jaunty Jackalope (geeky morning @ home as working late tonight) #
• tinkering with the #BurningWheel online character burner integrating it into the Google App Engine… Ob5 with B3 skill - Artha required! #
• New layout of the #BurningWheel online character burner Character page. WHat do you think? http://twitpic.com/4qnra #
• Posted a brief update on the #BurningWheel Online Character Burner http://snipurl.com/hoeb5 #

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• @nathansmith1550 saw nightwatch at the flicks when it came out v.enjoyable if bit weird as didn’t know it was in Russian! Daywatch any good? in reply to nathansmith1550 #

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