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• 19:43 RT @BlackOnline: HorrorScope - News: 'Nameless' Competition Open bit.ly/cJpa7 #

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• 20:04 RT @BlackOnline: HorrorScope - News: Australian Shadows Award expands! bit.ly/oUIS7 #
• 20:11 RT @BlackOnline: Rising Star Games is making a Wii version of J-horror classic JU-ON. The controller will be a torch. Sounds pretty cool. #

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• 06:17 Merchandise: Guns don't kill zombies, people kill zombies (with guns) digg.com/u14DaD #
• 06:21 RT @nic_macbean: Journos hungry for spin - read Cassie White's article here at ABC News Online tinyurl.com/p7fcxp #
• 06:51 RT @abcnews: Cape York row threatens Rudd's $60m UN Security Council bid bit.ly/zl5YD -> by @nic_macbean #
• 07:52 @michaelmeloni Which cartoon do they want banned? #
• 07:53 @gary_kemble You are one sick puppy. (But thanks for pimping my #zombie tshirts ;)) #
• 07:54 @michaelmeloni Riiiight. I can think of a heap of kids' shows I would want banned b4 that. Dorothy the Dinosaur, for starters. #
• 12:59 @lilithsaintcrow I hate it when you're powering through and your inner critic is like, 'you suck', 'this is crap', 'why don't you give up' #
• 19:27 Reworking my novel's structure feels like an excuse not to write... but I know it will save me time later. #
• 19:43 @amesimmons They 'breathe' the amniotic fluid. Oxygen is delivered via blood through umbilical cord. #
• 19:58 Scrivener is a dream for this structural stuff. #
• 20:24 RT @julie_posetti: How Australian journalists are using Twitter. 1st report on my research into Tweeting, on Mediashift bit.ly/k9dbY #

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• 09:13 @ChristineBetts Sure is. #
• 09:33 RT @abcnews: Sarah Collerton reports from inside #swineflu quarantine house in Brisbane. bit.ly/xM8oz #
• 12:25 RT @KingLeonard: BTW, thanks to @jendudley and @theburgerman for the inspiration. tr.im/mvgK #
• 13:15 RT @abcnews: The latest from Sarah Collerton, @abcnews journo stuck in Brisbane #swineflu quarantine house. bit.ly/azHH8 #
• 13:16 RT @brisneyland: OMG!!! you can buy Cameron Frye's house tr.im/mvsx -> Aaaaaaaaa! #
• 20:48 T-shirt: Guns don't kill #zombies, people kill zombies (with guns) is.gd/GHQI #
• 20:56 Mug: Guns don't kill zombies, people kill zombies (with guns) is.gd/GItU #

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• 19:30 RT @rosieryan: rt @abcarticulate: @Quasimondo recreates the Mona Lisa in 140 chars, so all its data fits in a tweet! bit.ly/8Ronu #

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• 18:57 RT @BlackOnline: HorrorScope - News: Midnight Echo #2 coming in June bit.ly/nDGas #
• 18:59 Kid-free time thissarv meant I could do quick rewrites on two short stories: Fear Factory and Rain Rain Go Away. Now, back to the novel. #
• 19:22 @clembastow Heh. Caption this: "This is not happening, this is not happening." #

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• 12:42 @RunPee No worries! #
• 12:43 RT @BlackOnline: Undead Backbrain - Weekend Fright Film: Peekers bit.ly/EtVtq #

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• 10:04 RunPee tells movie fans when it's safe to go to the toilet. :) digg.com/d1rsDj #
• 10:10 RT @FelicityDowker: Vote for the Ditmar Awards here: tinyurl.com/om4ff8. #

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• 11:22 RT @KingLeonard: RT @mumbrella: Is Clare the bogun shooting witness a PR stunt? tinyurl.com/osc6f3 #
• 11:32 @Templesmith There's a view the #chkchkBOOM woman could be a publicity stunt: digg.com/u13pQv #
• 11:41 Amazing photo of flood damage: digg.com/u13pSA That bus ain't comin' boys. #
• 11:42 @KingLeonard Where are the #chkchkboom ballistic vests? #
• 12:01 How do you market a skateboard without wheels? With a cool ad: digg.com/u13pW2 <- what about household items sold as toys eg cups #

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• 09:09 Saw the new Star Trek movie. Thought it was a bit of a cop-out. Enjoyable, but a cop-out. #
• 10:36 RT @abcnews: Eyewitness to #flooding in south-east Queensland? Send us your photos/video: bit.ly/IjkQc #
• 12:15 Amazing story: "Dr Carson told me all he can remember saying is, 'Get the Black & Decker'." digg.com/d1re4q #
• 12:59 RT @BlackOnline: RT @horrorhideout: Dolan's Cadillac Trailer digg.com/u13gPC -> looks like they've changed the story a fair bit. #
• 13:58 RT @abcnews: NSW police are trying to find out who is behind the @nswpolice account: bit.ly/6aSUQ #
• 14:24 RT @BlackOnline: Undead Backbrain - Kaiju Tourism bit.ly/bMfcM #
• 14:26 @nswpolice Um, did you know the police are after you? bit.ly/6aSUQ (via @abcnews) #
• 15:31 Trying 2 get home in #bneflood. #
• 16:13 Made it! There's a skip in the creek. #
• 20:26 I'm sick of paying $40 for 2Gig broadband. Who should I go with? #

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• 08:46 @ErikVeland I don't have a problem with OS X -- it's X11 I find annoying... and GIMP... OpenOffice I don't mind. #
• 09:53 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: There are reports Australian actor Charles 'Bud' Tingwell has died. More soon... #
• 10:02 RT @awrd: RT @chr1sa Amazing graph of Internet traffic of this morning's #googlefail. Google practically IS Internet: bit.ly/nICxj #
• 10:11 RT @abcnews: Watch this link for more on the death of Australian actor Charles 'Bud' Tingwell: bit.ly/IzulG #
• 12:45 Venture capital needed: Snuggie + ShamWow = AWESOME! :) #
• 12:52 Office brainstorming: a Snuggie with GoDuster arms would also be worth development, we feel. #
• 12:56 Go to this page for a word cloud comparison of budget speech and reply digg.com/d1qwq0 #
• 13:55 Who let the dog out? @banjo_breen #
• 14:21 @Bosun_McShiny But you can dust in half the time! #

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• 07:11 Untethered, via wordle:digg.com/u13GRW #
• 08:18 I feel like I've invested too much time learning Photoshop to bother switching to anything else, regardless of how good it is. #
• 08:19 RT @JohnBirmingham: Welcome to Hell, you numpty nuff nuffs. On feeling sorry for Generation Y. bit.ly/O9xv1 #
• 08:38 @Templesmith I'm glad I made Gen X. If I'd been born six or so years later I would've had to be an emo. #
• 08:54 @ErikVeland No, I'm trying to get my head around GIMP. Think I'll have to pony up for Photoshop for my Mac. #
• 11:20 RT @abcnews: Smith blunder: Uranium export plans tabled bit.ly/AEpO3 #
• 11:20 RT @abcnews: Goward tells group sex players to come forward bit.ly/aEbCf #
• 13:08 RT @BlackOnline: RT @GunsandTacos: Top Ten creepy kids in movies: tinyurl.com/ohk2c5 #horror What did they forget to add? #
• 13:23 @earleyedition It's probably just a case of getting used to GIMP's quirks. And yes OSX is annoying. Glad OpenOffice now has a Mac version. #

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• 08:43 @cochineal Man, it's hard having 'original' ideas. :( #
• 08:46 @askseesmic Yes, it was there in task manager, so I ended task there, closed task manager, then tried again. No good. #
• 08:47 RT @abcnews: Opinion: The Fed Govt paid parental leave scheme is a step in the right direction, but isn't perfect. bit.ly/TOYJV #
• 09:14 RT @LEIGHSALES: In space, nobody can hear you scream. But apparently they can hear you tweet. tiny.cc/K9d3m #
• 09:27 @JohnBirmingham I hear ya. I've hit the wall at the end of chapter 3. That's a bad time to hit the wall. I blame kindy fair meetings. #
• 09:33 RT @abcnews: Astro_Mike tweets from space bit.ly/jbYCj #
• 09:33 RT @abcnews: A handy wrap of #budget analysis by @abcnews experts: bit.ly/tSPsg #
• 11:28 RT @BlackOnline: Looking for #horror fans, writers, artists, filmmakers to follow! (esp from Australia) Pls RT! #
• 11:49 RT @KimWilkins: trying to work out how to use Twitter! <- 80d ago. Guess she didn't work it out. (Was looking for Aussie author, same name) #
• 12:07 RT @abcnews: Watch Hoodoo Gurus singer Dave Faulkner try to protect Matthew Johns from the media bit.ly/M3Lk7 #
• 12:53 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: Matthew Johns has been stood down by the Nine Network. More soon... #
• 13:11 RT @abcnews: More details on Matthew Johns being stood down by Channel Nine: bit.ly/ROQGB #
• 14:18 @wolfcat More bushfire recovery diaries here: digg.com/u13CuM #
• 14:29 RT @renailemay: RT @DDsD: Retweet this if you disagree with Twitter's decision to hide replies to ppl you don't follow. #fixreplies #
• 14:37 I love the #budget speech word map at the bottom of this page: digg.com/d1qwq0 Mr Swan said 'Mr Speaker' a lot. #
• 14:45 According to wordle, I seem to RT a lot: digg.com/u13CyP #
• 15:11 Porn name game leaves tweeps exposed: digg.com/u13D2J #
• 15:19 @capital_boy :) yeah, i don't think it takes *every* word #

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• 08:14 Congratulations to @nic_macbean (from @abcnews) - finalist in this year's Young Journalist of the Year Award #
• 09:00 @LEIGHSALES Kim Landers did a great piece on this for AM this morning:digg.com/u137SZ #
• 11:11 @cnetaustralia Am I the 1,000th follower? No? D'oh! #
• 11:14 Just found out insurance is going to cover the wee incident that befell our laptop. Woohoo! Any recommendations for a $1,600 replacement? #
• 11:14 RT @Tara_Moss: RT @Quotes4Writers "All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling." Oscar Wilde #
• 11:15 RT @seanrubinsztein: Hanging with alleged bikie's cousins outside house being raided at guildford in sydney's west. #
• 11:15 RT @seanrubinsztein: They're cheerful but lady friend told me I'd f off if I knew what was good for me. Clearly, I don't. #
• 11:36 RT @JonathanMaberry: @BlackOnline It's a real honor to work with the Panther book. Very much a dream come true for me. #
• 11:37 @FelicityDowker Thank you! You too. I'm heading for my 3rd failed Ditmar tilt. :) #
• 11:37 RT @abcarticulate: Rebekah van Druten (@abcshallowend) talks to @samson4delilah director Warwick Thornton bit.ly/8ND4j #s4d #
• 11:46 @FelicityDowker Other 2 were for non-fiction - @abcarticulate. This time I *won't* write acceptance speech, then I'll be sure to win! #
• 11:51 @FelicityDowker Anyhoo, it's nice to be nominated. #
• 11:51 RT @mashable: NightTline: Twitter and ABC Launch a Tweetable News Show - bit.ly/TzIXO #
• 11:56 @wolfcat LateTline anyone? LatTeline? Nah, second one makes it sound like we're all latte-sipping commies. :) #
• 14:16 @seesmic twhirl installs on this PC but when i doubleclick the desktop icon it won't launch. Any ideas? #
• 14:29 Awesome photo: www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2009/05/12/2567479.htm #
• 19:05 Can't believe my <geek>t-shirt</geek> hasn't been BoingBoinged is.gd/z6Ez :) #

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• 08:42 @capital_boy Thanks. :) #
• 08:53 @CallistaCooper Umm, funny story. The publisher got cold feet, decided it wasn't 'edgy' enough. #
• 09:04 @KingLeonard And what's more, it's time for #followmonday. :( #
• 09:06 @CallistaCooper Apparently, people only want to read about #zombies these days. #
• 09:06 @CallistaCooper And #vampirebeatles @KingLeonard #
• 10:38 RT @KingLeonard: RT @abcshoponline: We are all amazed at just how many copies of Pride and Prejudice Australian mothers need to have. #
• 10:44 RT @LEIGHSALES:just heard that Kerry's nickname at 730 is 'Main Flame'. I'm gonna tell Lateline crew they hve 2 call me 'The Ginger Ninja'. #
• 10:45 @abcshoponline Dads love it to, y'know. :) #
• 11:11 @CristenTilley Well, I've only been trying to break into the industry for 12 years or so, so it's early days yet. #
• 12:12 RT @rosieryan: rt @abcarticulate are video games 'works of art'? and which titles do it best? bit.ly/YKLKv #
• 12:43 @Krasnostein You should buy a Mars bar and scoff it down in front of her tomorrow. Check. Mate. #
• 13:47 @Krasnostein You would blow. her. mind. #
• 14:04 RT @meganrogers: @renailemay have you seen the original series? nearly every week Kirk got his shirt off snogged an alien they blew shit up. #
• 14:07 Keanu as Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde. Whoa. digg.com/u131yw #
• 14:08 RT @AurealisXpress: RT @qldwriters Resources for spec fic writers: strategies and survival tips. . . tinyurl.com/qs9dqq #
• 14:51 RT @abcnews: Opinion: David Richardson expects tax cuts to continue to favour the rich over the battlers: bit.ly/13UIvm #
• 15:25 RT @mrdavidbacon: RT @MatadorNetwork: Insane photos from an oil pipeline explosion in Moscow: bit.ly/U8411 #
• 20:59 Australian #horror lovers rejoice! Black Magazine (for which I did a bit of writing for last year) is on Twitter! @BlackOnline Pls RT #
• 21:07 RT @JohnBirmingham: Ghoulish I know, but does anyone have any personal tales of the Great Recession they care to share for a cover story? #
• 21:19 Full of geeky goodness? Then this <geek> </geek> t-shirt is for you:digg.com/u133m5 #
• 21:27 RT @wolfcat: rt @ABCTV_australia #4corners #nrl for extended interviews go to bit.ly/i3Xch Available on abc iView from 11pm EST t ... #

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• 19:21 Just found out I made the shortlist for 'best new talent' at this year's Ditmar Awards! Woohoo! is.gd/y0YB #
• 19:27 Better get off my arse and actually do something to warrant the nomination. #
• 20:31 1,500 words done. 1k on the novel. 500 on the short story I'm reworking. Time to wrap mother's day presents.\ #

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• 07:48 RT @abcarticulate: Eye candy: Posse, by Thomas Allen bit.ly/nl4OK #
• 12:05 Nothing cries out 'teen angst' like Christian Slater slouching through suburbia to The Pixies' 'Wave of Mutilation'? digg.com/u12kBR #
• 14:19 @cochineal Ah yes, I'd forgotten about that. This was the movie that introduced me to 'alternative music'. #
• 14:57 From the archives: Interview with an up-and-coming author - (webcomic) digg.com/u12knB #

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• 07:25 RT @abcnews: Student's Wikipedia hoax dupes newspapers: report bit.ly/bKOyK #
• 07:35 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Unless we take steps to avoid it, we're poised to lose huge slabs of our web culture. bit.ly/H6b6D #
• 08:41 STOP! Don't chuck out your old VCR! It may contain treasures! tinyurl.com/cdzy5e (via @KingLeonard @IanAspin @kevmaguire) #
• 09:13 What do you love and what do you hate about MSM use of #twitter? #
• 09:18 @BillHarper mainstream media. Sorry, I probably could've actually fit mainstream media in that last tweet. #
• 11:00 RT @abcarticulate: Would you release an album on cassette? Electric Jellyfish did: bit.ly/cEV7D #
• 11:03 @earleyedition It's the new twitter. Everyone's rushing in before @oprah and @aplusk get there. #
• 11:11 RT @bengrubb:There's so much on the DBCDE site that remains hidden. Just found this:Telstra Retail Price Controls- tinyurl.com/c9ky2j #
• 11:34 RT @abcnews: Breaking news: Unemployment down to 5.4 per cent in April #
• 11:41 RT @KingLeonard: Quite possibly the most stupid thing to come out of Murdoch's mouth. bit.ly/xm0TP #
• 11:43 @earleyedition @thenextcorner @bengrubb @scttw Friend of mine says FriendFeed has a better API #
• 11:43 RT @mashable: Most popular link on Twitter today: Twitter Co-Founder saying they're NOT for sale. Users approve! bit.ly/u0zin #
• 12:58 @hp_touchsmart All devices will merge, so you'll be able to access any information from any device. #touchsmart #
• 13:04 Matt Brown in Afghanistan: 'To the special forces guys ... I must have looked like a dozing doofus wrapped in kevlar' digg.com/u12eAS #

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• 12:02 I need examples of MSM who are using #twitter well. Engaging with Twitter, and presenting Twitter content on their websites. Ideas? Pls RT #
• 12:02 What do you like and what don't you like about how MSM have used Twitter? #
• 12:07 @aramadge Yes, I like that. Is that always @newscomautech tweets? Or do you post feedback tweets there too? #
• 12:12 @BlueTyson I agree. Also agree with your tweet re search engine. #
• 12:15 @aramadge That works well -- the moderation must've been a pain tho (but no option really, given disasters of unmodded feeds) #
• 14:52 @aramadge Did they make you rest your chin on your hand, or tilt your head at an odd angle? :) #
• 14:54 @aramadge Flashback to wedding day: okay, now put your hands in your pockets, lean against the fence, tilt your head. Look NATURAL. #
• 15:03 'Civilised urinating': quest to save Chinglish digg.com/u12ZKc #

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• 07:00 RT @abcnews: Opinion: Given the global economic crisis, can we afford paid maternity leave? bit.ly/hmvyM #
• 07:12 Ultradome: Han Solo vs Indiana Jones? Yoda vs Kermit the Frog? Coolest show EVER? digg.com/u12Qej #
• 07:56 RT @abcarticulate: Which pop culture icons would you like to see duke it out on Ultradome. Tweet us, or leave a comment: bit.ly/EXDy9 #
• 07:58 Personally, I'd like to see the Terminator open a can of whupass on Twiki #
• 08:13 RT @Templesmith: Say hello to a very interesting new vampire trailer. Primal. & it's Australian as well. tinyurl.com/dfppt4 #
• 08:40 @stephenconroy werd #
• 08:53 bne was here - viral marketing, right? digg.com/u12QxW #
• 10:53 RT @abcnews: Man pays $1k for Kiwi-shaped fruit bit.ly/bUzcY -> you can't beat a funny-shaped fruit story #
• 11:03 RT @RazorNylon: If the 60's had Twitter.... tinyurl.com/dhrjnc #
• 12:10 Excited chattering in the office about Point Break 2. Remembered I did Point Break on Movie Minutiae ages ago: digg.com/u12RgH #
• 12:24 @stilgherrian Only a little bit of poo -- you're in luck. #
• 12:30 @stilgherrian eek #
• 12:47 @johnbattelle Yes. #
• 12:50 Gremlins in The Exorcist, Batman, Goonies, Raiders OTLA etc digg.com/d1Ynlq (via Undead Backbrain: digg.com/u12Rpg) #
• 15:38 Heading @abcnews working group on ABC News Online's approach to social media, UGC, online communities. Anything you'd like to see ABC do? #
• 15:45 Can anyone put me in contact with Australian comic writers? (I'm putting together some resources for Australian Horror Writers Assoc) #
• 19:49 Thanks to @_owl_ @spacejock @JohnBirmingham @Bosun_McShiny @benharkin @mattliddy for help on the comics (graphic novel) question. #

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• 08:54 RT @abcnews: @riskybusiness likens The Pirate Bay trial to 'growing pains'. What do you think? bit.ly/uqeWz #
• 09:00 @Templesmith I hate those docos where 'historical figures' talk to the camera as tho they're being interviewed. #
• 09:05 @deptofinternets Great. Now I've got The Facts of Life theme tune running thru my head. :( #
• 10:41 @lincolnarcher Gawd. I'd better get started on my roster. #
• 12:28 RT @riskybusiness: Pirate Bay Trial just "growing pains"... tinyurl.com/c9vtt9 #
• 12:56 @cochineal I can tweet some... I've Got The Brand New Doo-Doo Guaranteed Like Yoo Hoo #
• 12:57 @cochineal I'm On Like Dr John, Yea Mr Zu Zu #
• 12:57 @cochineal I'm A Newlywed, Not A Divorcee And Everything I Do Is Funky Like Lee Dorsey #
• 13:47 @cochineal What a cop out. #
• 13:47 Heaps of people are RTing this: @abcnews: Fitness First 'emotionally blackmailing' members bit.ly/88w6b #
• 15:05 @KingLeonard What about #followmonday? @KingLeonard @lincolnarcher @OHnewsroom @lessig @JohnBirmingham @joe_hill @templesmith #
• 15:07 An Aussie Jerry Springer? digg.com/u12LdW Didn't they try this a few years ago, and it was a total disaster? Not JS, but similar idea #
• 15:21 RT @zaibatsu: RT @absolutelytrue: Murdered by the Media: 25 Premature Celebrity Obituaries, digg.com/d1qDI1 #
• 20:46 Hate being in group photos but too polite to say 'no'? This is the t-shirt for you... is.gd/wzb9 #

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• 11:40 Anyone know how I get on the list for review copies of Xbox 360 games? I've signed up for Games Press. It's a legitimate venture! :) #
• 20:50 500 words this morning and 500 just then. You really feel the back break on 1k when you get to about 650 words. #

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• 14:57 here before @oprah tshirt: now for women too! is.gd/w2Fs #

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• 14:28 RT @abcnews: Did you know @abcnews has a tag cloud? Here it is: bit.ly/Ewmjt #

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