• 08:01 Somewhat unsurprisingly, my hands really hurt today. Still have a couple of days of E3 left, with lots more typing in store. Could be worse. #

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• 05:36 @GamePolitics ...do you now understand why there was the Open Bar? (btw, your commentary made the whole thing more palatable, thanks!) #
• 06:25 It is 6:20-something AM Wednesday. I have been awake since 2am Tuesday and I won't get to bed until sometime after 2pm today. Mmm. 36 hours. #
• 08:16 ...being sneaky and pinching an hour or so of shut-eye before I have to do this all again again at 10am. Can't make me feel any *worse* ;) #
• 10:24 Ahahaha yes. Awake, bright eyed and bushy tailed for 10am. This was less than useful when the conference I was meant to watch started at 9! #
• 14:21 @Warlach !! What's a professional media association in Australia? I know of the MEAA - are there any others? Was wondering this yesterday. #
• 14:39 @Warlach Interesting, thank you. Am currently doing the "do I / don't I" freelance writer dance with no real idea or rhythm. #
• 15:15 @Warlach Heh, that's just a small step away from videogames, which is the current area of focus... plus the commute from Adelaide's a bitch. #
• 21:46 It got late. Just because I *can* go to bed at a reasonable hour doesn't mean i necessarily *will*. Maybe i should look at polyphasic sleep! #

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The uterus of a pregnant sand tiger shark is
not exactly a peaceful sanctuary. Her eggs hatch in there well before she
gives birth. Soon the multiple embryos begin a fight to the death. By the
time the mother goes into labor, there's just one pup remaining. I suspect
there's now a similar kind of survival-of-the-fittest struggle going on
within the metaphorical womb of your imagination, Pisces. Several pretty
good brainchildren are tussling for supremacy. Which one will defeat and
eat the others and grow into maturity? I bet we'll find out soon.

...heh.

Meanwhile, I've slept four hours since 7am Monday and it's now nearly noon on Wednesday. The things I do for my public, I don't know... Having a ball though, except that 6am this morning (28 hours awake) was not the most fun I've had. Was awake for 30 hours and then slept for one and a bit... straight through a press conference. Ha. Feeling much better for it though, so I'm not complaining.

Right now though, back to it. Still got lots to do, but most of it doesn't have deadlines now, yay!

• 02:50 2:30a was a lie! Things actually starting at 3am, Adelaide time! Ah well. All ready for the MS Press Conference, let's see what they've got! #
• 06:07 6am, and I'm taking an hour and a half break before diving right back into it. Right now, I'm craving pasta. Not sure what to put on it. #
• 06:55 Olive oil, salt, pepper. #
• 07:05 K is reading categories for visa applications. He is tempted to tick the "Alien of extraordinary ability" box. #
• 07:31 How delightful. The stream we are meant to be watching the EA Press Conference on is, in a word, "not very good at all, thank you kindly" :( #
• 07:35 ...or, apparently, it is on my computer but not on K's, so the disaster may have been averted. (She says, fingers crossed.) #
• 07:51 Fingers still crossed (makes it difficult to type), the feed is sporadic and somewhat dying. Damn. #
• 09:04 @Faience I'm starting to see it as more of a tool than just a toy, these days. For this sort of event, with the right network, it's awesome. #
• 11:09 Working from the office because they are doing electrical work outside our house - no power. I am not an office person, this is unpleasant. #
• 11:44 Oh, and, I haven't copied all my email filters over to this machine, so all my email is higgeldy-piggeldy all on top of each other. Fun day! #
• 12:01 Yay power is back on at home! I wonder how long we'll stay in the office for. I'd kinda like to go back to bed, if I didn't have lots to do. #
• 16:22 Facebook: Jessica is observing just how squishy her brain really is. #
• 17:29 Apparently my proofreading skills ain't so awesome when I haven't had enough sleep. Who'da thunk? No, really? Fatigue affects brains now? #
• 20:53 @kerouacslover Having been diagnosed with a good mystery illness, trust me, the common cold/flu/same as everybody else is MUCH better. #
• 22:54 Tonight's beverage of choice: Green tea w/orange and guarana. I sort of forgot to sleep today, and won't get another chance for a while. #

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• 09:13 ...I feel like I'm the only person in the industry who's planning on working a "normal" day today. Nobody is online, it's like a ghost town. #
• 09:22 @doctorparadox Understandable - but make sure your strike is on the right side of the country, at least. I'd hate to miss you! ;) #
• 09:26 @Faience ...I'm reading fantastic things about transport in your country. Think I'll stay home and ride (reliable) kangaroos instead. #
• 09:35 @Faience Bigger house == bigger commute. Got it. *takes notes* ...you able to get another lift there, or should you put yr walkin' shoes on? #
• 09:41 @Faience Bleh. How long you away for? Taxi not an option? *has no idea about taxis or town cars over there* #
• 09:45 Me: *close tab* / Firefox 3: *crash to desktop* / Me: *swear in a most unladylike fashion* #
• 09:46 @spiderkitten I has teh E3 disease too though, but everybody else seems to be in transit, while I'm still at home alone (&somewhat jealous). #
• 09:55 @spiderkitten Oh, yepyep. Which is good, as I have three windows and plenty of tabs in each ;) ...I'd die without restore session, I would. #
• 10:00 @Faience Ah. Sounds sensible, then. Frustrating, but sensible. I live <$20 taxi away from the airport, so my ideas are a bit distorted. #
• 10:05 @doctorparadox K says: "Seriously, you don't really want to go to E3, do you..." #
• 10:38 ...read some stuff (with pictures) about nasty spider bites, necrotic flesh, infections, blahblah. Now I'm itchy all over. This sucks :P #
• 10:48 @spiderkitten I didn't *mean* to read about it. It wasn't in some weird spider-bite information repository. It was on a games forum. *itch* #
• 11:23 Facebook: Jessica is in a bit of a Depeche Mode state of mind. #
• 11:47 @jennielees I want a toaster with blue lights! ...I also want one that scorches novelty designs into the bread. Mine doesn't do that, wah :( #
• 11:55 @chickiepants I have one in the kitchen. Spider, not silverfish. He is big and brown and very poorly camouflaged against the white ceiling. #
• 13:12 Tip for later - if you're going to ask me what to do, don't then tell me you're doing the opposite. I won't be impressed. #
• 13:22 @z0x1c Amusingly, the post before yours on my feed was from a local news service, announcing the winner. I won't spoil it for you though! :D #
• 13:30 @posty ...whatever would I do without Twitter and its waiting audience for my 140ch ranting vagueries? (Back on LiveJournal, I guess... hm.) #
• 14:00 @joshnunn @posty - what's worse, a superior asking you for information that's then ignored, or someone working for you ignoring instruction? #
• 14:18 @joshnunn The problem is that while these are people that should listen to me, sometimes they're not. I must squash this "human nature". #
• 14:19 @posty Arguing is fine, as long as you can accept that sometimes the other person may not be as wrong as you think they are. Ignoring = bad. #
• 14:46 Twelve hours. Blech. My sustenance for today has largely been French Onion dip sandwiched between cracked pepper Jatz crackers (see: Ritz). #
• 14:48 @joshnunn Amen to that, my friend. Viva la revolution, etc! *is wearing suitably stompy boots, looks good in red* #
• 14:50 ...and then I ran out of crackers and now must go find alternate sources of nourishment. Possibly something with nutritional value, I think. #
• 15:05 @Akelaa Aha! Pronunciation! Saves me asking :) ...I work with a gentleman who calls himself Acaila (ah-KAY-lah), so I was wondering, too :) #
• 15:10 @Akelaa I figure - it's your name, you can choose how you want people to say it :) #
• 17:00 Inspired by the lovely @chickiepants, I am now engaged in an experiment to see if Richard Cheese is, in fact, decent working music. :) #
• 17:38 End result of the experiment - Richard Cheese is definitely no worse than a lot of the working music I've tried. Must tell @chickiepants. #
• 19:49 @kerouacslover *adds both deliciousness and yum to shopping list* *...also, big pot* *possibly garlick bread, too, maybe cheese* #
• 22:17 Tuesday: 2:30a Microsoft, 7:30a EA. Wednesday: 1:30a Nintendo, 4a Sony, 7a Ubisoft, 9a Capcom, 13:15p Activision. Thursday: 7a Konami. *zzz* #

(thanks, LoudTwitter)

• 10:54 ...so while I got a bunch of stuff done yesterday, it wasn't quite everything on the list. Today, I eat leftover nachos and then more work! #
• 11:55 Happily nacho-filled, now ready to face the world again. #
• 13:01 K is happily looking up street views on Google Maps, showing me places that we'll be visiting in October. He's easily amused. #
• 13:29 @stilgherrian As far as titles go, "Stilgherrian" seems a somewhat obvious choice. Somewhat unique there, too. ;) #
• 13:35 @stilgherrian "The Stilgherrian" ;) ...you'd be the best one they have. #
• 16:01 @chickiepants ...oddly, that's not the first time I've heard that statement. :P #
• 17:20 Frustrated that I cannot find a particular Bowie tribute album I want either easily-accessible online, or in my house. Grr. #
• 17:54 In the absence of the Bowie cover album, I have resorted to Russian Depeche Mode tributes in its place, procrastinating weekend work. #
• 20:58 When contacting Twitter, the pulldown menu includes "Spam request" shouldn't that really be a report? ...unless you'd like spam with that :P #
• 21:39 Note for later - Depeche Mode's "Ultra" really is one of the best albums of all time, as far as I'm concerned. It is also supremely calming. #
• 22:18 Ahahahahaha. Google Calendar just emailed me with a reminder that "E3 is on this week". Thank you, Google. Whatever would I do without you?! #

(thanks, LoudTwitter)

• 11:05 My day was all planned out nicely, but now some stuff's changed and it's all been turned on its head. Can I be SuperGirl and achieve it all? #

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• 09:45 ...and, again, it's nearly 10am before I'm awake and ready to do anything that resembles work. Bleh. At least this time I have breakfast. #
• 11:03 @monnie ...dare I ask what happened to your timing belt? ;) #
• 11:07 @kerouacslover The horizontal resize cursor? Vertical resize cursor? Diagonal (NE/SW - NW/SE) resize cursor? Oh, the options available :P #
• 11:34 K's computer is reporting a "chassis intrusion". We are both trying very hard to not make too many dirty jokes about that, but it's tricky. #
• 12:01 "But then he found this newsbot, he realy dug her dig lines, he realy liked her gumboots...." (sic) #
• 14:07 @garthk ...it took you this long to notice about Westnet? We've been chuckling over that for a while now (and it's still terrifically funny) #
• 15:05 @monnie Budgeting at work, then? Nice :) #
• 20:07 I made yummy yummy nachos for dinner and now I am stuffed like a big fat Mexican-filled ... something. This is a good start to my weekend! #

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• 09:11 ...so my "reading more" ended up being "finishing the book" and staying up - again - past my bedtime. Bleh. Hope this tired goes away soon. #
• 09:59 @Faience I'm not talking! I took the dogs for a walk and froze my fingers off. This is making typing a tad awkward, but I'll manage. #
• 10:02 Meanwhile, it is much later than I realised, so I have about two hours to do work that I thought I had about five for. Blergh. *dives in* :D #
• 11:42 @doctorparadox Amen to that, recently wrestled with it m'self. It's a great sense of relief once it's been handed to Someone Else, though. #
• 13:04 Dear Games Industry, as much as I love you, please be more consistent in your timing. These ebbs and flows are driving me batty. xo, me #
• 13:23 Facebook: Jessica is hoping the organisational / motivational gods smile upon her sooner rather than later. #
• 14:25 @Jimmykitty Dear Games Industry, wasn't the *buying* that's the problem. It's the fact that everything happens at once - or there's no news. #
• 14:26 @Jimmykitty btw, GI, I hope that your spokesperson is feeling better. May I suggest the addition of some lemon and/or honey into that tea? #
• 14:33 @stilgherrian "Frottagerie" ...my goodness, that is the best word (both sound and definition) I've seen in a long time. Thank you, kind sir! #
• 14:52 "...which has the positive effect of enabling the character to ignore limb pain when the character's extremities are targeted by the enemy." #
• 17:04 @garthk You have such a way with words. That was sheer poetry, my friend. And accurate, too. Double points! #

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• 11:21 Bit of a disorganised morning, but I've managed to leave the house -early!- to go have photo taken / fill out paperwork etc. Very grown up. #
• 15:34 Home! Had a big fun day doing big fun things. Passport should be here in 10 business days. I have new headphones, Sharpies and durian chips. #
• 15:37 @Akelaa I've never tried it- apparently it's something you either love or hate. The girl in the shop said it was horrible and made her sick. #
• 15:59 @kerouacslover re: Coworking - I've often whinged about the apparent lack of any space set up for that in Adelaide. I can see many benefits. #
• 16:44 @kerouacslover I've often contemplated whether having somewhere to go to "for work" would be beneficial. Will keep the idea in mind, thanks! #
• 16:56 ...so, apparently, I fall into the "Do not like" category of Durian eaters. I'll put the chips into an airtight bag and give them to my mum. #
• 17:02 @kerouacslover ...wouldn't be the first time, actually :) (I don't think she's tried it either, so is likely also curious. And tolerant.) #
• 17:28 @notjosh Congrats - not so much for the low-iron thing, but. It's one of those things that's both forever ago and yesterday, right? #
• 19:39 For the video game nerds - Fallout 3 has been officially refused classification (effectively banned) in Australia: twurl.nl/fabevd #
• 19:46 @gameradam - Internode has a far better games network than you're going to find with any other Australian ISP... :) #
• 19:47 @monnie Yeah, I get a bit like that. "Ooh, I beat other sites!" is quickly followed by "...with bad news that will make people upset." :( #
• 19:52 @kerouacslover ...as much as I love my job/s - can't say I'm a huge fan of that whole "bearer of bad news" thing. #
• 20:02 @kerouacslover I get called a lot of things (because a balanced statement is siding with the enemy), but so far have escaped the radiation. #
• 20:12 @emmiejay Technically you can feed your own Plurk updates to twitter via the RSS feed. I'm frustrated there's no "me + friends" RSS option. #
• 20:23 @emmiejay With the help of twitterfeed.com/ - the rss feed you want is www.plurk.com/user/(username).xml :) #
• 20:27 @emmiejay Not a problem :) Twitterfeed is also frustrating with its lack of a "test now" button, but it does the job the rest of the time :) #
• 20:40 ...new headphones, it's like I'm hearing all this music for the first time. They're not even *that* good quality, but... wow. #
• 22:41 Because of my little jaunt into the city today, I've only just finished my work at 10:30pm. Now, I am going to read more Ruby Fruit Jungle. #

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• 10:16 @Faience @Akelaa *sets to work busily comparing lists* ...can I put this down as approved for July? #
• 10:19 @dUbiAsIti I ask myself the exact same thing every time I make it. It's just pour, add, mix, chill, eat. If only it had nutritional value! #
• 12:18 Currently on hold with Australia Post. Want to find out fun details about passport applications. Their hold system is somewhat blah. #
• 13:25 Okay. Passport application: Booked. Passport photos: Tomorrow. Frequent Flyer account: Paid for. Old flights: Claimed. Tummy: Rumbling. #
• 16:55 @kerouacslover I looked at the clock at apparently half-past 3 and was horrified. I've done next to no "practical" work today. Not happy. :( #
• 17:17 I didn't realise how much the tempo of the music was affecting my work until this track slowed to a crawl and my typing decreased to match. #
• 21:53 Facebook: Jessica has an appointment with the passport people. And then one with a headphone shop. #

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• 09:55 @chickiepants *horribly jealous* No easy-access Pandora for me, due to that whole "living in Australia" thing. I wantses, the preciousss. :P #
• 10:45 @chickiepants I saw! Much jealousy there too. I'm trying to work out what I have locally that beats that, other than - y'know - fresh air. #
• 10:50 @chickiepants It's lovely down here (not that I know any different). And it's only *some* of the animals that'll kill you, not all of them. #
• 14:17 @Warlach ...I'm sorry to say, it makes me sad that you actually had to explain that. Surely Bowie's required listening by now...? #
• 14:22 @Warlach Hunky Dory would have to be one of those albums that I can hear the opening notes to- and then sing the rest of, without the music. #
• 14:55 Fill your heart with love today - don't play the game of time! Things that happened in the past only happened in your Mind... #
• 20:46 @anirbas I'd love to present myself as a terribly creative, enigmatic genius... but really, you should look to Mr. David Bowie for that one. #

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• 10:33 It seems Firefox 3 needs no external stimulus to curl up and die - woke up this morning to find that it had crashed to desktop an hour ago. #
• 11:00 (Me, I'd like to think that life is like a drink - and I'm hoping that it tastes like bourbon!) #
• 11:03 @monnie I miss the drive-in. When I used to live in the North-East, we'd pop in every now and then (Star Wars!), but haven't been in years. #
• 12:44 Just in case I didn't burn myself out completely on Blizzard and Diablo 3 news last week, today I get to revisit it all for more details! #
• 12:48 @firefox_answers Thanks for the reply - I'd tried that, but it's such an intermittent issue I gave up. Time to go disable some more, then! #
• 13:24 She said... "There's something in the woodshed... and I can hear it breathing - it's such an eerie feeling, darling..." #
• 13:48 I thought writing out to-do lists was meant to make me feel organised and in control, not utterly swamped by masses of work! :( #
• 15:31 Wandering through piles of work, making decent headway. K, on the other hand, is thoroughly confused by some misbehaving code. #
• 15:43 @monnie re: TweetDeck - that's the same problem I have with Twhirl - it takes up too much space. I don't need userimages with each post! #
• 17:47 Okay. I will finish this story and then have a good hot shower (and wash my hair) and then we will go get things to make hot dogs with. Nom. #
• 19:23 Well now. That took longer than expected. Now we are going to purchase pre-made hot dogs because it is late and we are tired. Still, nom. #
• 21:54 Okay. Work done. Feeling bad about not getting as much done as I'd like, but it's really not a bad day's effort. Now... yoghurt + movie. #

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• 08:22 *does the "Major project is at a stage that we can call 'finished'" dance while drinking hot chocolate and being careful not to spill any* #
• 08:38 @Faience Not wrong, I do the same thing... and forum replies. And IMs, to a lesser extent. Type out great long witty eloquent snark, delete. #
• 08:52 ...so I open the blinds because it's actually quite sunny outside and I don't get out enough... and now I can't see the screen due to glare. #
• 10:34 Drinking green tea w/peppermint and lemon balm, filling out passport application, listening to Bowie... it is a good day, indeed. #
• 11:51 @kerouacslover "Away" (she says ominously). One of those busy trips that are both work and holiday, very exciting ;) #
• 14:43 "Sure thing, tiny chef!" #
• 15:54 Facebook: Jessica has not been refused classification by the OFLC, thanks for asking. #
• 17:45 Making another pot of tea, feeling quite happy about the amount of work left to do on this Friday evening. I think my brain is brokened. #
• 20:08 @fulltimecasual ..you could just listen to more Kula Shaker, y'know. Currently playing here, not-unrelated - Massive Attack: Safe from Harm. #
• 20:23 @fulltimecasual Oh! Oh! Listen to the Earthmen. You get points if you didn't have to look up who they are ;) #
• 20:34 Singing alternate lyrics to The Killers, "because he doesn't look a thing like Meatloaf..." - that joke is months old, still makes me laugh. #

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• 09:57 Mmm. Reheated pizza. Breakfast of champions. Listening to Supergrass isn't a bad way to start the morning either, I'm observing. Take notes. #
• 11:53 @garthk Mmm. Grosse Pointe Blank. Lovely movie, lovely soundtrack... Can you ever go wrong with John Cusack, really? Even as an assassin... #
• 11:55 @dUbiAsIti I like the red one you linked - or the black with red. V striking. Could work well for independent contractor with attitude :P #
• 12:08 @dUbiAsIti The orange is gorgeous - but may be *too* awesome and restrict accessorising, etc - important things to consider! #
• 12:11 @dUbiAsIti I really like the old-style medical bag detailing on the last one- the red is nice too, but the black is sleek. Looks roomy, too. #
• 12:40 @chickiepants You are now my new hero. I would like to subscribe to your magazine. #
• 14:00 Observation: Working (much) later than usual last night (and the nights prior) have left me with amazingly little desire to do any work now. #
• 14:40 ...as a follow-up to my last post, I am now also identi.ca/dotarray - didn't get any work done, but it's all shiny and I am a sheep. #
• 14:52 @spiderkitten You too, huh? *offers chocolate and cups of tea* Maybe it's a reminder to be quicker, next time. #
• 14:54 @Warlach I had precisely the same thought. Somewhat disappointing, but do we really need to be in so many places at the same time anyway? ;) #

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• 10:18 Slept in. Still quite dozy. This is not-so-good for the projects I had planned today. Puppies kept waking me up, can't be cranky - too cute. #
• 10:55 ...so, it seems that all I had to do in order to achieve the level of focus I wanted was to just turn my headphones up a bit. Who'dathunk? #
• 11:35 These bombs and bullets at night you wear like jewellery - that seems to be the difference between you and me (let's hope it's not a grave). #
• 12:08 @chickiepants ...obviously not totally wide awake though, eh? Btw, thanks to you, I want to eat chocolate and peanut butter. Wah! #
• 13:53 @luomat @chickiepants To be honest, I'd be making the combination with M&Ms, due to geographical differences, but I'll still blame you both. #
• 16:53 It is much later than I realised. I have Abbey Road, headphones, and a new understanding of differences in US / Australian work culture :) #
• 17:14 ...so I (re)installed Twhirl and am already unhappy with it. Why is it that all desktop Twitter clients seem to feel the need to be HUGE? #
• 17:21 ...the one I'm using is part of the Google Desktop sidebar. It has its own problems, but at least it's sleek and small. And it mostly works. #

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• 09:43 I'm sure, if I wait patiently enough, my eyes will remember how to focus, and I will be able to get some work done this morning... #
• 12:14 @chickiepants Paxton-puppy appears to actually quite *enjoy* having his temperature taken. He not only relaxes, but wags his tail, too! #
• 12:19 @chickiepants Yeah, the vet thinks he's a funny little thing. Pax has a few other quirks, they all seem to point to him being a bit queer ;) #
• 12:25 @chickiepants ...would it be clearer if I said my dog is a flaming homosexual? ;) #
• 12:43 @clight I'm actually quite interested in that one - the detachable pedometer intrigues me, somewhat. #
• 12:46 @doctorparadox I was reading about that earlier, really hope it goes well for them - even just raising awareness would be great. #
• 12:53 @chickiepants I think he knows, btw. The signs are too great to ignore. Plus, he loves his mummy. That's the giveaway. #
• 13:25 Facebook: Jessica has a name made up of an emotion and an animal which has profoundly affected her life. #
• 15:12 K has the day off after the big weekend, so we are out throwing planes off cliffs. I am watching hang gliders and feeling earthbound. #
• 15:32 Polarising sunglasses make for pretty rainbows. Watching rainstorms blowing towards us as my ears turn to icicles. Earcicles? So cold... #
• 21:57 Well now! That was some goood invoicing! I am now going to lounge by the heater, eating frozen yoghurt and planning to spend my millions. #
• 23:27 Frozen yoghurt eaten, Jonathan Creek watched, both fabulous, and now my equally fabulous bed awaits. It's been a good day. #

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• 01:35 @clight Let me know how you find GH: Aerosmith. It's been copping a lot of bad reactions over here (not released yet), mainly over the band. #
• 01:52 "only thing better than a zombie-dog is an exploding zombie dog... so we blew them up." #
• 03:11 @moomoney I was considering staying up for it, but it's just past 3am here and I think that sleep may be the wiser choice! ;) #
• 09:26 And the beautiful, loud rain that woke me up has swept through as quickly as it arrived, and left sunshine. It's a nice start to the week. #
• 09:40 Also worth noting that when my phone alarm went off this morning, I managed to turn it off and put it under my pillow... while still asleep. #
• 11:25 @Warlach According to everything Blizzard are saying, WitchDoctor and Necromancer live happily side-by-side. One doesn't replace the other. #
• 11:53 Facebook: Jessica is an Olympian! (...on the Xbox 360, at least). #
• 12:31 I'm still disappointed that Blizzard didn't get Alizée to appear at the Invitational, doing the Night Elf dance "properly". Seemed obvious. #
• 12:58 Taking a deep breath and disconnecting from various messengers because people don't seem to understand "busy" as a status. #
• 13:50 Am taking a break from doing work to idly research new smartphone to replace N80. Do I want an iPhone? Do I want something else? Decisions! #
• 15:04 @decryption ...but *why* do I want an iPhone, when it does a whole lot of stuff I don't need/want, and doesn't do some of the things I do? #
• 16:41 Out walking puppies, much less cold than i was anticipating. Alma+Paxton are very happy to be out among all the smells. #
• 16:54 I am told that it is apparently freezing and the dogs should have their jackets on. Maybe my bio-thermostat is broken? #
• 20:29 As much as I can actually justify a less-than-productive day today, it is the end of the month, and I have Stuff To Do. C'mon, brain! Work! #
• 22:43 It must be deadline time, my brain is full of a million things I could be doing (including cleaning!), none of which are "finish your work". #

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• 01:19 Nihilum Live Raid, on webcast: "Do you guys think we'll make it?"
  Me, listening to audio but not-really watching: "Nah, not really." #
• 01:29 ...maybe I jinxed them (or I can tell the future). I have no real idea what they're *actually* doing btw, just that they're not doing well. #
• 02:06 Why have there been no gnomes in Warcraft cinematics? "There's lots of gnomes, they're just so short you don't see them in the camera view." #
• 02:16 Why have there been no gnomes in Warcraft cinematics? "There's lots of gnomes, they're just so short you don't see them." #
• 05:39 5:30am sounds like a decent bedtime for this one. Curse you, opposite time! Curse you, interest in current happenings! (Praise you, sleep!) #
• 12:38 Dear Brain, you went to bed at 6am. Stop feeling guilty about sleeping until 12. That's not a sleep in. That's *less* sleep than normal. xox #
• 18:13 *dives right back into more Blizzard / Diablo 3 stuff* ...may or may not be another all-night adventure, followed by more demonic dreams. #
• 18:17 @Akelaa Bonjour m'sieur (french translator lady invading my brain). I would much prefer to be staying up all night for a Muppet MMO, btw. #
• 18:21 @Akelaa *flutters eyelashes* Indeed it is! Apparently I need to be more easily recognisable... hmm. Maybe a t-shirt with my name on it? #
• 18:28 @Akelaa One of two, yeah. They're both a bit bigger now, but still awesome and cuddly and very cheeky. Not dissimilar to @Faience 's two :) #
• 23:01 @sweetums I try not to dedicate too much time to pondering what's *in* veggie bacon, but can't say I'm really surprised. #
• 23:09 Aha! I found my old headphones because I can't wear my "new" ones with these glasses. Apparently the $80 difference buys you sound quality. #
• 23:10 ...actually, probably more than $80. I don't know. These were cheap, those were... not-so. These ones have a microphone though, that counts! #

(thanks, LoudTwitter)

• 10:23 @Faience 1: Twitter has a UK number that may work (it's the one I use). 2: visiting google.com/ncr should help. 3: Go to sleep! #
• 11:44 @chickiepants Unfortunately, you're not the only one. Fortunately, online is far more important than any "real world" stuff, so it's okay :) #
• 12:04 Calculating time differences. Looks like I should sleep today, and buy energy drinks and sugary foods. Oh, the fun life I lead! :P #
• 12:48 ...why am I looking at Plurk again? No, really. Why? It's not like I have the time to spare, poking around... but eh. I'm there. dotarray :) #
• 13:53 Learning about B2 Stealth Bombers because I was curious about real-life flying wings (I have a radio-controlled model one made of foam). #
• 14:01 @bii I think you may be onto something, there. I wasn't meant to look at Viviti and get interested in it now, was I? #
• 15:22 Okay, brain. We need to get some work done so we can relax before the evening's festivities. Now, play nice, or I'll make you do invoicing. #
• 15:33 In amongst all my varied and numerous job titles, I now have a new favourite. "Anti-colleague management professional". Yes, I am a hitman. #
• 17:59 We have bought delicious bake-your-own pizza, plus blueberry muffins and garlic bread. I also have chocolate cake and good yoghurt. All set. #
• 20:35 K decided to write up some liveblogging software so that we could properly cover Blizzard's Invitational -the result: twurl.nl/vh1tyx #
• 21:36 "and now we talk about the paladins..." "noooo I don't want to talk about the paladins!" #
• 21:46 "The Lich King doesn't discriminate" so you can be a gnome Death Knight. This is very cute and I needed somewhere to record it :P #
• 22:49 Listening to the French translator lady and thinking I need to study language again, and then get a job like her (I still understand a lot). #
• 22:53 ...then again, quite a lot of my job currently involves translating from "gamer" into english, so maybe we're not as different as I thought. #
• 23:33 @kerouacslover This sounds like a plan, and an incentive for me to go to learn more stuffs, so I can teach more stuffs, and get more cake! #

(thanks, LoudTwitter)