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• 19:30 Halloween was great last night -- even though the print was quite worn. It was awesome just being in a cinema, hearing the screams! #

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• 08:27 RT @abcnews: Opinion: New anti-graffiti laws will help save RailCorp $3.8m a year. bit.ly/w5luA #
• 08:29 @tara_g Good luck! #
• 08:47 @annacaldwell How'd it go? #
• 10:01 RT @wolfcat: rt @ABC_NewsRadio: Will you still buy from Pacific Brands, now they are moving jobs offshore? webpoll at bit.ly/XxIuY #
• 10:02 Roster done. #
• 10:07 @KingLeonard :) You kill me. #
• 10:25 RT @612brisbane: More on 612digital (discussion on air now): Digital to start "mid-year", similar coverage to Bris FM stations #
• 10:32 Watched Seinfeld last night. Great tip from George Costanza: If you want to appear busy, just look annoyed all the time. #
• 10:47 @djackmanson No, but I really envy my 4yo, who gets to have naps at kindy #
• 10:50 @earleyedition I'll see your 'incorrect pg title' and raise you a 'climbers blah balh headline' :) is.gd/l2pG #
• 10:54 @earleyedition No! We had a laugh about it here when I first saw it. Have been monitoring since then to see how long b4 it's fixed. #
• 11:17 RT @abcarticulate: Comic about 'what if the Rapture really happened'. You can download Therefore Repent! for free bit.ly/7OzeU #
• 11:21 @stilgherrian Internal meeting: Pizza, meet stomach. Stomach, meet pizza. #
• 11:59 RT @abcnews: What do you think about U2's album being leaked? Have your say. bit.ly/13Lszb #
• 12:03 Sourcing new opinion pieces for ABC News Online is.gd/l2Lu Ideas, suggestions welcome! #
• 12:23 @DoctorKarl TED: tinyurl.com/23gkzs #
• 12:41 @Templesmith Have you noticed that when you talk to robots you start talking *like* a robot? #
• 12:41 RT @wolfcat: Retweeting @cameronreilly: Google Maps captures a missile flying over Utah bit.ly/W10Cg #
• 12:55 Digging through stats for @abcnews #
• 13:17 @DarrylMason Mainly ideas. I'll DM you the specs. #
• 13:50 RT @annacaldwell: just been to Argos media advisory. 7 arrests. #
• 14:18 ABC News Online (@abcnews) now posts selected replies to its emails page (bit.ly/k7V6) In Brief section #
• 14:27 @CallistaCooper Sultanas should not be allowed anywhere near savory food. I'm still traumatised by my Mum's 'curry' as a kid. #
• 14:32 My friend Bek had to peek through her fingers while researching this story :) Horror films in Brisbane is.gd/l3re #horror #
• 14:36 Anyone going to see Halloween at GoMA tonight? It will be good to see it on the big screen #horror #
• 14:58 RT @abcarticulate: Movie Minutiae takes a look at some of the films in GoMA's 'Be Afraid' program bit.ly/W0xP3 #
• 14:58 RT @Mickwray11: bikie gangs bad in QLD. Operate under radar & QPS despise talking about them but v active. Maybe obvious but candid #
• 15:23 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Laws o/s making homosexuality illegal encourage those who would deny us our freedoms in Australia.bit.ly/1amn4K #
• 18:27 Waiting 4 halloween @ goma #

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• 13:39 @rosieryan W (as in Dub-Yah). Palace Centro (the Valley). 7pm session. #
• 15:13 @wolfcat Hell vs rostering. Hmm... close call. #
• 19:15 A page of my zombie story done. Now checking emails and then maybe a session of Left 4 Dead later on. #

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• 10:16 @rinosphere I guess because it's a 'special event'? Apparently it was quite hard tracking down some of the prints. #
• 10:16 RT @abcnews: At a glance: The Dow Jones and the Nasdaq since 1997 bit.ly/tD8PV [what I was working on yesterday] #
• 12:28 RT @abcnews: News Online is keeping a tally of standing ovations for Pres Obama's address to Congress. Current count: 4. Our prediction: 17 #
• 15:54 Kid-wrangling and trying to get my AHWA Mentorship application finished at the same time. #

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• 09:36 Yes, that really bad headache I had yesterday *was* a preemptive hangover. Weird. #
• 09:37 RT @abcarticulate: This week, Movie Minutiae takes a look at Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket is.gd/koqq #filmtrivia #
• 09:52 RT @abcarticulate: Greg Sheridan opened up on the Australian film industry yesterday - tell us what you think is.gd/kovV #
• 12:29 I hate server lag :( #

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• 11:09 Friend's buck's night tonight. So why do I feel like I've got the hangover already? #

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• 09:07 RT @abcnews: FNQ's Neil Carpenter is sick of the region being cut off by floods. bit.ly/He0Ib [RT because of 'long pig' reference!] #
• 10:42 @tara_g Did you get a discounted movie ticket. :) #
• 11:00 @tara_g Yes! You need to show your card, ask for a concession ticket, and LOOK CONFIDENT! #
• 12:39 Procrastinating about starting new roster. Maybe chocolate would help? #
• 15:10 I just went to put my dirty dishes in the fridge. 'Baby brain' not limited to women, it seems. Can I go home now? #
• 15:20 RT @rosieryan: @abcarticulate RT Youtube wants you to vote for its symphony orchestra; 3 Aussies are in contention. twurl.nl/oteltl #
• 21:05 Paying bills. Sigh. #
• 21:19 I should be heading off to bed, but I've got two pages of Deadweight to do. #

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• 08:23 @earleyedition Have you noticed that anything with 'Facebook' in the headline does well? :) tinyurl.com/dxf4zq #
• 09:28 RT @abcarticulate Check out this gallery on GuardianOnline: items found on the London Underground twurl.nl/axmbyv #
• 09:39 RT @abcarticulate Oscar winning actress Juliette Binoche on the challenges of her new contemporary dance show twurl.nl/8nzh82 #
• 10:20 Can anyone recommend an alternative to LoudTwitter to post tweets to Typepad blog? Want to digest @abcarticulate tweets. #
• 12:05 RT @abcnews: Butcher Mark Nolan is offering a reward for the return of a 40kg fibreglass sausage stolen from his shop bit.ly/JCpcS #
• 12:43 Currently chatting @ www.tinychat.com/catr - Click the link to chat with me or go to www.tinychat.com/ to make your own. #
• 13:19 Friday the 13th remake sets new horror record at US box office is.gd/jM9Y #
• 13:20 Check out my old, but comprehensive, look at the Friday the 13th franchise is.gd/jMah #
• 14:05 RT @abcnews: Ricky Gervais + Kerry O'Brien bit.ly/DO9ge #
• 15:18 RT @abcarticulate wants to know what you think of Philip K Dick's 'new novel' twurl.nl/4r6hrg #
• 19:45 Paying bills. Sigh. #

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• 08:45 RT @abcnews A trauma recovery expert says there are positive signs emerging from the communities hit by the #bushfires bit.ly/MqYDL #
• 10:01 Looking forward to this... ping.fm/nfcgX #
• 10:02 by 'this', i mean the Be Afraid horror film festival at GoMA ping.fm/qgdYX #
• 13:20 RT @abcnews Scott Ludlam says the #nocleanfeed #nofilter fight may have sparked the birth of open source govt in Oz bit.ly/CHAaY #
• 13:27 RT @abcnews The randy octopus's 'date with death' bit.ly/e4VQw [this story has done *insanely* well] #
• 15:09 ABC News Online's arts weblog, Articulate, is now part of the Twitterverse! Yay! @abcarticulate #
• 19:28 Need to set up a system that allows multiple bloggers to gtalk to @abcarticulate. Any suggestions? #
• 19:31 @earleyedition Just letting you know, in case you didn't notice, that @abcarticulate has joined the ranks of Oz media in Twitter #
• 19:33 @korenhelbig I think your knee needs its own Twitter account. :) #
• 19:37 @fanbloodytastic Hmm, possibly. If it allows posting from gtalk, which we all use at work. I'll investigate. Thanks! #
• 19:54 @websinthe Thanks! Now that it's done, I'm seeing all the errors, but oh well -- it's CC-licensed so Photoshop gurus r welcome to fix! #
• 19:54 @fanbloodytastic No worries. The hunt continues. #
• 19:56 @earleyedition Ulterior motive - i set up @abcarticulate, so I want everyone to know about it! #

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• 19:20 Three pages to do on Deadweight tonight, to make up for tiredness on Fri nite and dinner last night. #
• 20:31 Done! Now, time for L4D. #

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• 09:04 RT @abcnews Opinion: The film 'Australia' is a key example of what's wrong with our media. #media09 tinyurl.com/d3tpmo #
• 11:54 RT @abcnews Senate passes stimulus plan bit.ly/1jefu Woohoo! Show me the money! #
• 12:01 @JonathanMaberry teen angst + zombies = awesome #
• 12:16 Check out the first comment on this blog post. Hilarious. ping.fm/aPQga #
• 12:25 @mattliddy No, the horror movie is over. Now it's all sun-shine, lolly-pops and rain-bows dah dah dah. Ker-ching. #
• 12:27 @mattliddy This is the real horror movie (tinyurl.com/d5ludq)... and by 'real', I mean 'fake' #
• 12:28 @mattliddy The poster that is. The movie is real. Or, at least, planned. #
• 14:00 Incoming: a *good* news story from Vic #bushfires! Should drop on @abcnews any minute... #
• 14:53 RT @abcnews As promised... dogs' miraculous survival lifts spirits in Alexandra: bit.ly/r1BB #

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• 12:56 RT @abcnews Max Pickering watched helpless as his 6 prize horses were consumed by the Vic #bushfires on Saturday bit.ly/dLh0p #
• 19:30 Deadweight is now 10,535 words long! All thanks to #doctorow's patented page-a-day method. #doctorow, i salute you! #
• 19:31 Of course, I meant to say @doctorow, I salute you. #
• 19:32 Apparently, I'm slotted into the program for #flycon. Better find out when, and where... and why #
• 22:52 Check out my mash-up of L4D and P&P... please! ping.fm/sZHMi #
• 22:55 @mhblacksmith Re: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies... www.flickr.com/photos/garykemble/3273534525/ #
• 09:04 RT @abcnews Opinion: The film 'Australia' is a key example of what's wrong with our media. #media09 tinyurl.com/d3tpmo #

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
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I have just spent an insanely long time Photoshopping this. Please, tell your friends. (Inspired by the new book/film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and my fave game, Left 4 Dead)

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• 09:09 RT @abcnews Opinion: The Vic #bushfires are a lesson in what's really important in life. What do you think? bit.ly/12KbJ #
• 10:24 Pride and Prejudice AND Zombies... I am *so* there... ping.fm/THWfQ #
• 10:25 (I wonder if they could make a L4D 'Pride and Prejudice' DLC?) #
• 11:37 @mhblacksmith Tell you what: I'm not standing in the way of a witch and Lady Catherine de Burgh... hang on, she *is* the witch. :) #
• 11:49 @stilgherrian when does the tarring and feathering start? #
• 11:54 RT @abcnews A couple who survived Cyclone Tracy describe how they fought deadly Vic #bushfires with cans of soft drink bit.ly/LZFa #
• 11:59 @mhblacksmith Bill = Mr Bennet: 'a bookish and intelligent man somewhat withdrawn from society' tinyurl.com/becgxv #
• 12:56 RT @abcnews Opinion: As GFC worsens, Bruce Haigh says Defence is a prime area for spending cuts. What do you think? bit.ly/29XtiO #
• 13:25 RT @abcnews Nic MacBean reports from Whittlesea on the backlash against the #bushfires media circus bit.ly/1heD #
• 13:27 RT @overingtonc Tide is turning on the media. Many survivors have had enough.TV guys are coping it most #bushfires Think she means 'copping' #
• 14:58 ABC News Online is now delving into the (relatively) new KickApps 'Contribute' platform. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/ctk3bp #
• 19:38 Some work on Deadweight to do (zombies at sea). Then maybe more L4D, or... something involving Photoshop. #

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• 12:35 RT @abcnews Nic MacBean talks to a family that lost their home to the #bushfires three weeks after moving in. bit.ly/10Vo0 #
• 13:27 RT @abcnews Opinion: Criminologist Chris Cunneen says jailing graffitists won't solve the problem. What do you think? bit.ly/2qXElQ #
• 13:40 RT @abcnews Survivors of the Vic #bushfires who had to face the hard question: stay or flee. What would you do? bit.ly/44dAn #
• 15:12 RT @abcnews ABC News Online has launched a special blog for coverage of the Vic #bushfires bit.ly/6WGNs #
• 15:28 @774melbourne is currently ranking 14 on retweetrank.com! tinyurl.com/cg9fze #
• 19:53 I must have tweeted or retweeted something good - 10 new followers in the past few hours #
• 20:02 I know people diss violent video games, but there really is nothing like blowing away zombies when it comes to de-stressing #

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• 08:51 @mhblacksmith No! Tell me more! #
• 09:10 Anyone know if Australia was targeted in this ATM 'flashmob' scam? tinyurl.com/an6c8p #
• 09:51 Amazing audio slideshow on this page... ping.fm/evedj #
• 15:08 My take on social media and the bushfires: ping.fm/Aiuhv #

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• 20:23 Trying to absorb the awful scope of the Vic bushfires. #

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• 15:06 Just listened to interesting podcast from RN's The Book Show about Australian spec fic #
• 19:29 L4D cracks me up. The Tank whacks me off the top of the hospital, then jumps off after me. :) #

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• 10:15 @earleyedition Also, @abcnews (which is based in Brisbane) staff, such as myself! #
• 10:16 @earleyedition not to mention @KingLeonard and @craigmcc #
• 11:22 Funny... RT @mashable Reading: "25 Things I Didn't Want to Know About You" tinyurl.com/d3okh7 #
• 13:37 RT @abcnews Opinion: Google's Chris Palma responds to criticism of Google Book Search. Tell us what you think. bit.ly/1IHHxT #
• 13:59 @KingLeonard Can I come on my 50cc scooter? #
• 14:29 @KingLeonard Is the ride mostly downhill, or mostly uphill? :) #
• 16:20 C u tweeps @ game on 2nite (slq, from 6pm) #
• 18:48 Had 2 raid piggybank 4 busfare. 2 quote seinfeld: what r we? We're not men! #
• 20:39 Arcade games just aren't the same when they're free. Where's the challenge? #

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• 14:42 no, i wanted the picture ON the flash drive, not OF the flash drive... ping.fm/XAoXD #
• 20:11 working on... you guessed it... deadweight #
• 20:19 going through one of those 'my writing really sucks' phases #

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• 12:22 oped i commissioned on mandatory isp filtering going boingboinged! yay! ping.fm/Ytz0E #

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• 09:11 Opinion: EFA's Colin Jacobs says mandatory ISP filtering won't work. What do you think? Have your say here tinyurl.com/cv5fdo #
• 12:34 Details of the Government's $42bn economic stimulus package: tinyurl.com/ac8l7a #
• 19:41 @jemappellekim Cirrus? tinyurl.com/atk4gl #
• 19:53 My page of deadweight is done. Now I think I'll put some more thought into Number 13. #

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• 05:37 Producing for ABC News Online #
• 09:19 @joe_hill Yep -- even in Australia, couldn't get through high school without reading The Great Gatsby. #
• 09:21 @scribblefly which aspect of the digital tv dilemma? #
• 12:41 @scribblefly we just upgraded to digital -- our tv has built-in DTV tuner. I'd recommend that over having *another* box under TV! #
• 19:31 working on deadweight. #

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• 20:28 deadweight done... about to enjoy zombies in high definition. #

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