Friday, April 30, 2010

  • 12:27 So I finished a new book cover design last night. It'll be unveiled next week. Plus I signed new authors! Exciting! I love publishing! #
  • 14:17 @ellenmaze Hey! My mum got hold of your book before I did and now she has to finish it! Don't worry, I'll still be in time for the tour! #
  • 18:41 darn it @telstraclearnz, your flaky connection just made me lose an hour's work in my online translators' interface! #
  • 19:10 @chandalier That's really deep. Thank you for that. #
  • 19:57 Visualisation video of the European airspace re turning to use: vimeo.com/11205494 #
  • 22:03 Get into someone else's head. No, I'm not psycho, I'm a writer. philangelus.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/stereoscopic-writing/ #
  • 23:14 Great. Finished one short story and submitted another. That'll do for today :) #
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

  • 14:04 @OpalFox Mine did that once, but a full reboot cleared it up. It freaked me out! #
  • 22:19 @authordebraney Hullo Deb! Nice to see you here :) New Zealand greets you. Happy writing! #
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

  • 10:29 @salamovil he's not a twitterer, that's why he wants someone local. But I'll let him know! #
  • 16:00 @simon_w How can you compare Dave Dobbyn with JB? I won't even say his name & tweak the stats. Surely they can't be in the same category?lol #
  • 19:12 Lovely hazy full moon tonight in Auckland, but my camera battery is in the charger!Ah well.I'll just have to get an eyeful now. And a spare. #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 28th, 2010: The CFBA tour is featuring The Sword by Bryan ... bit.ly/9ppRMT Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

  • 13:35 Rain for Auckland at last. Hope it goes down far enough to soften my garden for digging! #
  • 20:34 Anyone know what time primary school finishes for the day in Ghana? For a story I'm writing. Thanks! #
  • 20:48 @ananelson Thanks for the RT! #
  • 21:13 That makes three times my connection has gone bung on me in the last ten minutes. Not terribly impressive. #
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Monday, April 26, 2010

  • 09:44 @rhyder ah, so that's why he sounds like that. I had no idea. Tells you how much I know... #
  • 17:37 My uncle is looking for a Spanish tutor for conversation practice on the North Shore, Auckland. Anyone know someone? Pass it on - thanks! #
  • 21:20 pretty cool name generator for authors www.unled.net/ #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 26th, 2010: Here's another great interview with James Ruba... bit.ly/aIBEzv Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

  • 20:16 @Travelwriticus Well, Anzac day is pretty much over now. There have been lots of memorial services today. Aus + NZ flags flying together. #
  • 20:19 Thinking about doing something for the @flyairnz contest that closes tomorrow. Hmm. #
  • 20:20 @calypsogozzo that is sad! I always read on the bike! Why let them stop you? #
  • 21:21 @ProudKiwi sorry to hear that! My thoughts are with you. #
  • 21:24 Having a lovely brainstorm with @kleinerwalter on Gmail chat. Let's hear it for su perhero stories! #
  • 21:27 Ooo! Thanks to brainstorm, rediscovered old favourite movie: CONDORMAN! Woohoo! www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9f-9P3EThc #
  • 22:10 Wow this looks interesting -maybe an option for my next world trip? Wish they said prices though. www.freightertravel.co.nz/about.php #
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Saturday, April 24, 2010

  • 10:00 Hey @telstraclearnz incoming calls mostly (not always) interrupt my internet, making router reset necessary. Filters are on all phones. #
  • 14:02 @ChristianScroll thanks for the #ff! #
  • 17:14 Hot chocolate, carrot cake, and it's time to bang out part 2 of Comet Born, my superhero serial novel. Anyone up for a brainstorm? #
  • 21:21 An Australian satirist examines the Iceland volcano - Funny! bit.ly/daJjpJ #
  • 21:39 "Can you direct me" - twlol.com/tw/?v1-175169 #lol #ichc #
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Friday, April 23, 2010

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

  • 14:27 @findingnewo so does it have a slide out keyboard? That's the Tytn's top feature IMO #
  • 15:10 @findingnewo as in finger compatible instead of stylus? #
  • 23:03 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 21st, 2010: New fiction at Mindflights: "Tumbling Parasol... bit.ly/93xEsV Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

  • 17:40 So that's it! RT @Danjite RT @ThisCJ: The head of customer experience for @TelstraClear says he doesn't use YouTube. That'll be the problem. #
  • 22:11 New flatmate playing Dad's piano, just moved it here today. &lt;happy&gt; #
  • 22:12 I got a whole lot done today. And got a whole lot more organised, too. Wow. It's a feeling of power! #
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Monday, April 19, 2010

  • 12:11 RT: @Worth_Marketing: @gracebridges CONGRATULATIONS!! Splashdown Books have won Picture Says a Thousand Words draw! (logo design!) #
  • 15:02 Some pics from my new place and the unofficial housewarming yesterday! picasaweb.google.com/gracebridges1/Housewarming #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 19th, 2010: Silly Daddy Blasts Into Space with Star Chose... bit.ly/cL3ibI Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Sunday, April 18, 2010

  • 16:54 @Giapo None! I buy my books carefully! #
  • 16:58 Found a baited mousetrap in my carport and no idea how it got there. Not mine! It was sprung, but no one in it thank goodness. I like mice! #
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Saturday, April 17, 2010

  • 12:54 @Kiwicount Yeah, I've seen the ISS a number of times thanks to @twisst. @velofille posted a great photo of the flyover lately! #
  • 16:18 RT: @AlastairJNZ: I was wondering this earlier too.. RT @avowkind: "Planes or Volcano? who emits the most CO2 bit.ly/atgyRi #
  • 17:11 Think I know that one... RT: @NASA: Shuttle Discovery's crew awoke at 12:21aET to the strains of "Joy" performed by the Newsboys. #
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Friday, April 16, 2010

  • 15:01 120 #kiwicount #
  • 15:05 how to train your cat - made me laugh! www.plasma2002.com/blenderdefender/ #
  • 15:07 In the wake of the Ning shocker, here's one alternative that's still free: bit.ly/cjD4Sr #
  • 16:33 Woah! RT: @HamishCR: Amazing video of an Octopus stealing a divers camera off the shore of Wellington ow.ly/1z8e3 #
  • 16:47 @kiwicount Wow, awesome background pic! Love it #
  • 17:12 @Kiwicount I can see that :) Lovely. They're really not that far up in the grand scope of things, eh #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 16th, 2010: Johne Cook says: The esteemed writing site, Au... bit.ly/aNxQQW Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

  • 12:04 fascinating timeline on the introduction of foods from 10,000 BC to the present: www.foodtimeline.org/ #
  • 14:41 Great article by Anne Lamott on finding time for the important things in life...like writing... bit.ly/9Uu8Vx #
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  • 10:14 Sunshine, glistening sea in the distance, arranging my kitchen at last. The scratch of cicadas and the buzz of a mower. Work later. Life... #
  • 11:05 @KarinaFabian Wow, so you are staying there longterm? Cool! Yep, I'm working from home. Peering at the hazy ocean right now as I translate. #
  • 13:24 Dishwasher working: check. Washing machine working: check...but hot and cold water tubes are the wrong way around. Now, lunchtime I think. #
  • 13:45 @KarinaFabian Well, that's great news anyway :) I'm happy for you. #
  • 15:23 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 12th, 2010: There's a new edition of Digital Dragon Magazi... bit.ly/asxIk4 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
  • 17:24 @librarykris yep I definitely want to know what's happening #
  • 17:24 Can't resist! RT: @robcesternino: One Day Special - Retweet me and I will write you a haiku. Yep, that's right. #
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  • 18:59 @KarinaFabian So do you know where you're moving to next? #
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Monday, April 12, 2010

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Friday, April 9, 2010

  • 23:57 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 9th, 2010: There's a new edition of Residential Aliens up ... bit.ly/9TnH3c Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

  • 10:31 Good morning! As of now, I have a mortgage. Funny, it doesn't feel any different than paying rent. Bet it will once I get the keys... #
  • 10:56 @Stockhausens Glenfield - where I grew up. Goes to show, even after 8 yrs on the other side of the world, home remains home :) #
  • 10:56 @Frederation thanks! it's all so new... #
  • 10:56 @librarykris Heh. In fact I got the rates bill already. #
  • 11:15 @ksuyin thank you! #
  • 12:14 @lifeledlearning @Frederation Anything but the B-word! Not with 4 other people living there with me. I have 3 already :) #
  • 14:21 I got my house keys! Shifting boxes now. It's so muggy, we'll be gobs of sweat by the time we get done... #
  • 16:39 Have moved most of the boxes, now just odds and ends (after a tea break)...and tomorrow, the furniture. #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 7th, 2010: International Thriller Writers has a feature on... bit.ly/a1J5dG Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

  • 07:57 Maybe you've heard this one, but I hadn't: "Opinions are like armpits; everybody has a couple and mostly, they stink." Thanks @LoreeALough ! #
  • 08:13 This article pretty much exactly lines up with my own viewpoint as an independent publisher: bit.ly/d8LS5q #
  • 08:25 I favorited a YouTube video -- 12. Michael Card - Love Crucified Arose youtu.be/jqZ_saaJkmU?a #
  • 08:36 The first review post of the CFRB Blog Tour for The Muse by Fred Warren: cfrblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/muse-by-fred-warren.html #
  • 08:37 @PegPhifer You do know you're not following me, right? So I can't dm you #
  • 09:33 RT: @star_trek: startrekonline.com: Happy First Contact Day memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/First_Contact#Human-Vulcan_first_contact #
  • 10:16 Baffled, but certainly pleased, that my sp*m quota has dropped to negligible numbers - for the same email addresses that used to get 100's. #
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Monday, April 5, 2010

  • 11:56 A rather questionable triumph of German word coinage: Bilanzrechtsmodernisierungsgesetz - the Law On Modernising Account Law #
  • 13:29 Just found this page that makes it easy to send an anti-mining submission to the NZ government.I did! www.forestandbird.org.nz/mining #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for April 5th, 2010: There's a new interview with James Rubart at Ti... bit.ly/cXTkej Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Sunday, April 4, 2010

  • 14:20 It's nice to look at my blog dashboard and see that four posts are already scheduled for this week. Still need a couple more! Hmm... #
  • 16:33 @PegPhifer Sure you can write! At least you are sitting there doing it, unlike me just now! #
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Saturday, April 3, 2010

  • 11:32 Very handy! How to make a personalised mass mail merge in Gmail: bit.ly/doCqiu #
  • 15:24 And I thought Riester was something to do with rooster. Nest egg associations maybe? - I was wrong. German insurance terminology. Yup, work. #
  • 17:48 @Relz do you do sci-fi? I'm interested for sure! #
  • 17:59 I favorited a YouTube video -- The Muppets: Stand By Me youtu.be/zCRUPWDIgYM?a #
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Friday, April 2, 2010

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

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