@HannahClarity @SLGneil Managed to stay earthbound. Luckily I wasn't camping. Windstorm was actually quite fun from safety of our villa!

RT Alex Smith RTRoxane McMeeken Stop bashing Dubai! http://bit.ly/MMuvX McMeeken flames Liddle!

Can Kevin McCloud say 'Fugslang Kunstmuseum' without accidentally swearing? http://snipurl.com/ns530 Any thoughts on Stirling shortlist?

Building's Sophie Griffiths features in today's Daily Mail http://snipurl.com/nsa8q "My Swine Flu Hell"

RT Make Luxery Which is more boring, the Mercury prize shortlist or the Stirling. and are Rogers Stirk Harbour Kasabian?

Great plug for Ian Martin on AV Club interview with Armando Iannucci today http://snipurl.com/nsgi5 Time to set up US swearing consultancy?

Happy enough with my review of Ash Sakula's carnival arts centre, despite first paras rewritten in my absence... http://snipurl.com/nuuco

Plans to build an airport in central Manhattan? http://snipurl.com/nuxoy Truth is revealed here http://snipurl.com/nuxpi

Find out who is twittering about Hitler http://twhitler.com/ The internet is a weird place.

New blog post: Adjaye and 'Known Unknowns' http://bit.ly/6S2Su

Just realised I can see the Olympic Stadium from my bathroom window in N8.

How many miles can you squeeze out of an electric car? I need to cross Cornwall in a sustainable fashion.

@HannahClarity Alas, I booked tickets to the theatre tonight long ago so won't make the Caro double figures party. Best wishes to all!

#followfriday Various Architects - Norwegian architects and distributors of good eco-car advice. Thanks guys!

Sunand Prasad urges govt departments not to accept unrealistic bids from architects http://snipurl.com/odp3q

RT Paul McNally Rapidly learning French builder lingo. 'Tomorrow' = in a week or so. 'Of course' = not a chance, mate. Not just France, Paul

Just popped in to say I'm leaving Building next Friday, hence radio silence. Back next week to libel random architects in amusing style.

Thanks for yr messages. Off to New York in Sept, where streets paved with gold. Building toasting me gbye in Charterhouse, EC1 tmrw from 6!

New blog post: Cheerio http://danstewart.building.co.uk/2009/08/28/cheerio/

I'm back! Now tweeting at Dan Stewart if you're interested. Not much about architecture though...