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• 12:42 @ardieroque Can we use your Samoa pics on @abcnews? Pls let me know if that's a problem. Thanks. #
• 12:44 Hi @gpatnava. Do you mind if we use your Samoa pics on @abcnews? Let me know if that's a problem. Thanks. #
• 12:49 @ardieroque Thank you. #
• 14:23 RT @wolfcat: congrats to @abcnews for attributing twitpics to the actual users unlike some organisations.. #
• 15:27 @pinglo Ditto. #

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QWC blog tour: Sex, violence and monsters

Q. Where do your words come from?
A. Everyday experiences coupled with bizarre ideas/concepts. I watched a lot of TV as a kid. Some might say too much.

Q. Where did you grow up and where do you live now?
A. Born in the UK, grew up in Capalaba (southside Brisbane), now living in the shadow of the Mt Coot-tha TV antennas.

Q. What’s the first sentence/line of your latest work?
A. Jake McKinsley had worked enough undercover operations to know when something was about to go wrong.

Q. What piece of writing do you wish you had written?
A. The Shining, by Stephen King. It oozes claustrophobic terror.

Q. What are you currently working towards?
A. The first draft of Metamorphosis (working title), a sf/horror/twisted 'buddy' story about an undercover cop and a femme fatale who are forced to work together after a biological weapons attack wipes out most of the population of their city, and turns the survivors into blood-lusting, 12-foot-tall monsters.

Q. Complete this sentence… The future of the book is…
A. ...continued convergence of and crossovers between other art forms, such as TV, movies and video games.

This post is part of the Queensland Writers Centre blog tour, happening October to December 2009. To follow the tour, visit Queensland Writers Centre’s blog The Empty Page from October 6.

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• 18:50 @Elva_Darnell Damn. #
• 18:54 Right, I'm just gonna write something, and keep tapping away until I'm done. #amwriting #
• 19:22 581 crap words tonight. 160 crap words last night. I'm clawing my way out of the abyss. #amwriting #
• 19:50 Research Q about #chicago. My character works downtown Chicago, is fairly well-off. If he is paying off a mortgage, where would he live? #

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Dead cell phones: suspense movie cop-outs

(Via Boing Boing)

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• 08:02 RT: @sfsignal: RT @ManMadeMoon: For those interested.... PKD's leter about Blade Runner bit.ly/4tbRH #fb #
• 08:22 RT: @zaibatsu: RT @kim: RT @shaboui: RT @mparent77772: Augmented Google Earth Gets Real-Time People, Cars, Clouds bit.ly/2ZjfjG #
• 08:24 @tech_stream It's only a concept though, isn't it? One of the other entries was a food 'teleporter'. #
• 08:30 @tech_stream I agree. What would be the basic building blocks? Some sort of nutrient/carbon sludge? Gross. #
• < em>11:40 @Colvinius A friend of mine got a Utah teapot tattoo (he's a 3D computer designer type guy) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_teapot #
• 18:59 Stalled about 5k from end of my first draft of my novel. Am I scared of finishing it? #amwriting #

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• 06:39 @MindReign thank you! #
• 08:12 @pinglo @hillmaker can't believe this tripe conversation is continuing. :) #
• 08:12 @lucethoughts do the police love her or hate her? :) #
• 08:48 @pinglo I asked for that, didn't I? #
• 09:18 @pinglo stop! stop! #
• 09:28 RT @lucethoughts: Anyone in Fortitude Valley last night at 'The Beat' nightclub? D id you see Lady Sov assault someone (allegedly) pls DM me. #
• 12:31 RT: @sfsignal: RT @RickKlaw: Top 10 Unanswered Questions in Geeky Movies shar.es/1tICN #fb #

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• 20:07 Can anyone recommend a good book about the history of #tattoos? #

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There's a bear in there

IMG_2139, originally uploaded by garykemble.

I flew down to ABC headquarters at Ultimo yesterday for a meeting about ABC Online's plans for opinion and analysis.

Can't say much about that at this stage, but it's going to be a very busy couple of months.

Also had an impromptu meeting about social media, and that was very exciting also.

And, of course, I got to meet Big Ted. Or Massive Ted.

(Thanks Ping!)

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• 19:36 #Yahoo Mail #fail. Keeps asking for verification codes, even though I enter them correctly. I AM NOT SPAM! #

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• 09:05 @WauloK Hilarious! Can we use that on @abcnews? #
• 09:45 @aramadge Yes, it was a bit shaky yesterday too. #
• 10:00 Attn @WauloK @StephenRants @marclehmann @julie_posetti @neerav @mpesce @PaddyPlasterer @PhilWillis @catri @renailemay bit.ly/GP9mS #
• 10:01 Attn @catatonickid @Croc_Hunteress @rod3000 @teenateacup @IAmTheAnt bit.ly/GP9mS #
• 10:09 RT @abcnews: Dust whips up a storm on #twitter bit.ly/GP9mS #duststorm #sydneyduststorm @bbsug gest #
• 10:55 It's getting dusty in #brisbane. #duststorm #
• 11:15 @benjaminsolah Yes, visibility has dropped noticably in the past 30 minutes. #
• 11:30 Will the Brisbane #duststorm become a #dudstorm? Only time will tell. #
• 15:21 I never thought I'd see the day... #zombies on the ABC's PM program! digg.com/u1Cx59 #L4D2 #

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Dust whips up storm on Twitter

Twitter lit up after the dust storm hit Twitter this morning.

Read my story here.

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• 13:13 @thetowncrier I don't think @AustralianInk is obscure. Just new. #
• 13:29 @thetowncrier I reckon (hope) there are more people interested in tattoos than pig shooting, and look how long Bacon Busters has been around #
• 14:12 @mpesce that's a sticking plaster solution, if ever i heard one. :) #
• 14:13 @nic_macbean You could call it the BBQute #
• 15:05 RT @abcnews: Check out our YouTube page, NewsOnABC: bit.ly/boK5v #
• 20:45 Is anyone still seething about the Oz #L4D2 ban? If so, leave a comment on The Soapbox: is.gd/3yEkF Pls RT #
• 20:45 Of course, you can also leave a comment if you think the L4D2 ban is a *good* thing. #

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• 11:42 Outrage over #L4D2 ban, by @abcnew's Gemma Breen. is.gd/3teZG #
• 18:34 82.5k done of approx 90k on manuscript. Woohoo! #amwriting #

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Amazing murals by Meels

IMG_2136, originally uploaded by garykemble.

I don't often post about personal stuff on this blog, but I finally got to see the murals my wife Amelia has been painting on a cubby over at the Lady Cilento Parenting Centre, and they are amazing.

Check out more at Art by Meels.

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• 10:18 Is starting a novel with a dream/nightmare a good or bad idea? #amwriting #
• 11:03 Thanks @CrissWrites and @amergina #

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• 10:56 RT @abcnews: What do you think of the decision to refuse classification for #L4D2? Tweet us/leave a msg on The Soapbox: bit.ly/aK4Ht #
• 20:59 RT @abcarticulate: WALL-E. Cutest. Robot. Ever? Have your say: is.gd/3poCP #

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Movie Minutiae: WALL-E (2008)

Saw this movie last weekend and I can't stop thinking about the little guy!

I liked the movie, especially the first act. Yeah, it got a little cheesy towards the end, but I can live with that.

But WALL-E himself -- he's just so endearing.

Read my Movie Minutiae post here.

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• 15:28 RT @JohnBirmingham: RT widely and loudly. L4D2 zapped in Oz by censorious muppets. bit.ly/nG6Oa &lt;-Nooooooo! #

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• 10:34 RT @abcnews: Who's your favourite Question Time tweeter? #qt #
• 11:38 RT @abcnews: National Tertiary Education Union (Vic) secretary Matthew McGowan has his say on uni strike. The Soapbox:bit.ly/aK4Ht #
• 14:22 RT @Emma_Rodgers: Determined expressions of restraint from most frontbenchers so far. Almost sombre compared to yesterday's antics #qt #
• 14:37 RT @abcnews: @Emma_Rodgers is tweeting Question Time for @abcnews today. #qt #
• 14:38 @Krasnostein Are you following Emma_Rodgers? An erstwhile acquaintance of mine, tweeting #qt for the fi rst time today. #
• 14:55 RT @abcnews: Who are your favourite non-MP, non-journo Question Time tweeters? #
• 15:27 RT @AlanBaxter: Don't let your literary panty line show - good advice! bit.ly/fwt8U #

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• 20:29 #optus problem was faulty line. Technician out within an hour or so of it being diagnosed. #

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