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Saturday, May 30, 2009

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08:45 @lkl Actually, I think we're going to do exactly the same thing. Got suggestions on where to go? We're thinking Loire Valley for one. #
08:46 RT @aby Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen. #
09:06 @cactusclubcafe twitpic.com/66xcb - Ooh. Teasing people with pictures of the menu is a fantastic way for cafés to use Twitter. Yo ... #

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Friday, May 29, 2009

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09:11 @NewtonMark Okay, that's insane. I'm sure there's plenty of more important issues these people could get their knickers in a knot for. #
09:14 @archetypo I'm not sure how I wound up in the same group as Bill Bailey (@realbillbailey), but it certainly made me smile. Thanks! :) #
09:48 @LibrarianIdol That would make you inhuman. And besides, you'd never learn anything. "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once" -?? #
10:08 @LibrarianIdol Crap. Sorry to hear it. Maybe you can find comfort at the bottom of a cupcake? *offers cupcakes* #
10:12 @LibrarianIdol I think you may be right there.. #
11:05 @andyredfern Officially making us all jealous. Well done - I swear that's what twitter is for. :) #
16:43 @loveandgarbage Now you have us all on edge.. #
17:03 @pink_soprano Because the universe has decided to keep all Dr Who info away from you. In fact, you're doomed to watching Torchwood instead. #
17:27 Useful tweeps for learning French: @frenchmot @frenchetc @frenchtoday @frenchlanguage @frenchieprod #follow #french #français #followfriday #
23:13 I just found out that some French people measure how pissed off Australians are by counting how many times they say "Bloody" per sentence. #

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

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11:08 @applejuice2424 Right. I'll be your personal motivator for today - get working! :P #
11:08 RT @MaryWilhite The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. Its as simple as that. (For @applejuice2424) :P~ #
11:14 RT @blellowvj @jackschofield I nearly spit my coffee all over my computer! That should have come with a warning! :P bit.ly/vm2oD #
11:18 Eeek! The creepy tradesman came back. Time to be somewhere else. #
14:45 My errands are coinciding nicely with the lovey sunny day. Win! #
15:23 I love cycling on the first warm day in a while, only to sport a nice wet patch on my bum that only other cyclists will understand. NOT! :) #
16:01 RE: @mashable Pity Phonevite thinks my name has dodgy characters in it or I'd sign up. disq.us/7ii #
21:04 Lesson Vs Lessen is now my favourite example of homonym abuse. How can you mess that up? They're (their/there) not even remotely the same! #
21:57 @NewtonMark Quite. #

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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08:02 RT @Edmonton_Eh Death Valley: The Milky Way... Freaking cool IMO... bit.ly/woOV8 #
09:04 Distracted by: "The Benefits of Distraction and Overstimulation -- New York Magazine" ( tinyurl.com/ppb2oh ) #
10:20 Painting an L on my forehead after throwing away a useful phone number. Doh! #
10:26 @tweet4education I like your #25! And I agree - Thanks @tombarrett for starting something so useful. I hope the list keeps growing. #
10:31 @Alexmilway Hah! That's a great idea. #
10:32 @joeyalarilla Don't worry I'll live. Just laughing at myself. :) #
10:34 Thx for RTs @GillDeCosemo @applemacbookpro @eric_e @tomwhitby @edmonton_eh @katykat @recordedbooks @tombarrett @hedgewytch @lynnMcMonigal #
10:37 And also thx for RTs @lostinsweden @ashalynd @scotradcliffe @pipstar #
13:14 12seconds - 12challenge: The Great Internet Piracy Debate: Where do you stand? tiny12.tv/WTZND #
15:48 @applejuice2424 Just start writing. Even if you only type at 40wpm you'll have your wordcount in 100 minutes. Then you can rewrite the bad. #
15:50 @applejuice2424 You're still not writing it.. Shoo! #
16:23 @katykat I love how you're always doing something awesome with yourself. :) #
16:50 RT @mashable 5 Ways to Share Your Social Media Identity bit.ly/n9V8l (via @tweetmeme) #
18:45 @chris_stevenson That's gold! #
21:52 Oops. I had my phone on silent all day, so everyone thought I'd dropped off the planet. o_0 #

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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13:38 Just contributed a page to a very handy presentation on Twitter education uses. bit.ly/11Der8 #
14:39 Horrified about: "15 Words You Won't Believe They Added to the Dictionary | Cracked.com" ( bit.ly/10z8Wt ) #
17:55 @jasonbstanding I'm so glad I know this. #
19:17 WTF California? This is crazy. #

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Monday, May 25, 2009

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23:58 @katiehog I actually set that tweet using Tweetlater days before I left because I was getting excited about it. :) #
23:59 @darrenporter I think Noarlunga to Adelaide is a train trip that can be happily avoided by any tourist. :) #
00:00 @jasonbstanding I never want to wear shoes again (despite wanting to buy all the pretty ones in Paris). Actually, that's a real dilemma. #
00:31 @vampSaam Aww thanks :) #
09:26 @vampSaam Haha. Speaking of.. I saw a painting which looked exactly like my blue blanket would look if I stretched it out over a frame. #
13:19 Wishing I could see: "Indiana Jones and the child prodigies - Features, Films - The Independent" ( tinyurl.com/cmad6s ) #
21:11 "There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more." - The Smiths #

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

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08:30 The train from Agen to Bordeaux is quicker than Noarlunga to Adelaide. Hmm. #
21:01 Right now, I'm watching Bobby McFerrin with @thornae and @jasonbstanding at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris! #

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Friday, May 22, 2009

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05:00 LabF geeks #followfriday @thornae @timelady @jeamland @katykat @edwatts @mgeh @thescream @holsz @brendonkelly #LabF #follow #geek #
13:09 @holsz Sorry - it was a singing mashup. If we ever actually mix it up and record then yes, you can have it. :) #
16:49 I'm starting to get a little excited about going to Paris this weekend - my first time. :) #

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

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08:53 I think today has been my best day ever for dealing with uni admin. I spoke to several people who were all entirely helpful. Amazing! #
08:54 @Anna_Kosov *splutter* You nearly made coffee come out my nose. :) #
20:02 For all students and teachers, here's a guide to teaching on Twitter: bit.ly/QsquY #
20:50 @robblatt They won't see it in their home feed, but they can see it if they go to your page. Interesting idea for a demi-post-secret though. #
20:59 I think @thornae and I just managed to mashup Coldplay 'Spies' with America 'Horse with no name'. Nearly works.. Ooer. #

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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08:57 @expat_blog @eric_e Thanks people. Perpignan is really very nice. I didn't get to see le palais, but I'm not here for much longer. #
09:58 @timelady Thanks. I kept meaning to look that up. Kangaroo care looks very useful. #

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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11:05 I'm chilling in Perpignan near a canal. Life doesn't suck. :) #
21:55 @eric_e Oh, I was there. It's just to neat and trimmed, I didn't think it was a river. :) #

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Monday, May 18, 2009

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10:35 @thornae Baby Foxes and Meerkats FTW! #
10:39 @ChocoholicBec These might get a few giggles (and possibly make you feel better): new.mylifeisaverage.com/ www.fmylife.com/ #
10:43 @ChocoholicBec And here's some random funny/pretty distractions. :) delicious.com/smange/funny cloudpics.tumblr.com/ #
11:15 Time to share my other twitter: Follow @frenchmot if you're interested in learning random French words. #french #français #
13:17 @jasonbstanding :) ;) =) (n_n) (^_^) (o_0) (-_o) :P~ #
14:19 Dammit. After the web form debacle, I thought I'd go in to buy the item. But, now it's 50 € more expensive. bit.ly/AcuBL #
14:29 Check out: "The Hoverboard Lie: How Back to the Future Ruined Childhood | Cracked.com" (twitthis.com/xdbj5m) #
15:13 @pressdarling Thanks for the RT. :) #

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

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00:01 Moldova - It's Neil! #eurovision #twumpet #
00:23 @hortovanyi Sorry! And sorry to other Australians.. you might have to avoid the internet entirely to avoid spoilers :) #
00:29 I still think Germany, Spain and Moldova deserved more points. #eurovision #twumpet #
00:33 Still miffed the voting number for France wasn't listed online anywhere. The live stream didn't show it - so only TV viewers can vote. :( #
08:08 RT @mistygirlph 100 Excellent, Educational Twitter Feeds - bit.ly/zkUxT RT @ManuelViloria @joeyalarilla via @mashable #
08:11 Looking at: "NASA - The View" (twitthis.com/5ivyeu) #
08:19 Laughing at: "MyLifeIsAverage" I wasn't going to tweet about it, but I'm squealing and giggling here! ( tinyurl.com/rdj97t ) #
11:09 @urbanbohemian This site shows the origin and meaning of hashtags tagdef.com/ (Found your tweet while searching for the link) #
12:00 I'm looking forward to a second-coming of last night's twitter fun when the Australians sit down to watch. :) #eurovision #
12:05 Been thinking about lunch for a while. I'm probably going to eat some soon. #mlia #
12:16 @Jameslicious You're doomed. Peggle will eat your life :) bit.ly/Gj4PJ #
12:24 12seconds - 12erator: The Room In My House that I Spend the Most Time In tiny12.tv/7IK2U #

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

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09:26 12seconds - 12challenge: Share a scar with us and the story behind it. tiny12.tv/2DNPY #
10:00 Trying to decide between two awesome houses. #fb #
10:57 Cat-lovers in Sydney - Contact @prettyredwater if you can adopt a cat. Needs a home urgently. Please RT. #
20:53 #eurovision #eurovision #eurovision Wheee! #
20:54 @vampSaam @katykat Thanks for RTs - Hopefully we can save a cat life. :) #
21:00 I'm actually really happy that the only thing I've wanted to watch on TV in ages is available in real time online. :) #
21:28 Haha. Swedish entrant has watched Fifth Element too many times. :) #eurovision #
21:29 It totally is the year of the black and white. #eurovision #
21:36 Trippy 60s visuals! Magic Roundabout! #eurovision #
21:39 OMG dolphins@ And Neil Patrick Harris' evil Icelandic twin! #twumpet #eurovision #
21:51 Russia - here's a hint: Microphones don't work like that...#eurovision #twumpet #
21:59 It's Final Fantasy - The Musical! (@thornae) #eurovision #twumpet #
22:16 I hate Eurovision entries in English, but even if Denmark had sung in Danish they would still sound like Bon Jovi. #eurovision #twumpet #
22:20 Silver pants, tap dancing, fireworks, key change and costume change! At once! Germany wins the Eurovision drinking game #eurovision #twumpet #
22:27 Was that Gumby? #eurovision #twumpet #
22:30 Norway just dyed old ABBA outfits! #eurovision #twumpet #
22:34 C+C music factory did the choreography and riff for Ukraine. #eurovision #twumpet #
22:43 UK would have been better off entering Susan Boyle. #eurovision #twumpet #
23:04 Hmm. Liked France, Croatia, Armenia, Russia, Estonia and Norway. Will either be Estonia or Norway. #eurovision #twumpet #
23:08 Gah! What's the sms vote number for France? #eurovision #twumpet #
23:24 I can't believe the UK has so many points. But Norway has it. Totally. :) #eurovision #twumpet #

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Friday, May 15, 2009

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12:28 Househunting is a continuous choice between paying too much, living in a hole and not getting a house at all. #
13:51 @JDFirst Haven't studied French long. I did a bit at school, but no conversations. So, really only er, half a year? Roughly. #
13:53 @jasonbstanding Yes, sadly. No more mansion. Owners are going to renovate and keep trying to sell. Seen some nice places, though. :) #
13:54 @billythekid Oh, I don't want to think about that. Please no!! #
16:47 @JDFirst If only baguettes and cheese were the key - I'd be fluent by now :) #
16:51 The English may have invented the stuff, but the French now OWN Creme Anglais (the same way Johnny Cash now owns 'Hurt'). Custard, pfft. #
17:30 @france_normandy It's more watery in a way that's far more stylish. In reality I love both, but I had some great Crème Anglais today. :) #
17:32 @Rincewind42 Well, that's certainly the case in Australia - just expensive custard. And the French do seem to love it (and make it better). #
17:34 @france_normandy You have all the great ideas.. #

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

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09:39 @CafraneInEurope You realise you're only an hour or so away from us? Where are you headed? #
16:04 @robblatt Sounds a lot like this blog: wheresmyjetpack.com/ - could be fun as a show. #
16:22 @CafraneInEurope Completely the wrong direction. Oh well. Next time :) #
16:45 I have French lessons leaking out of my ear. #
17:35 @HiToYou @mrtrev Thanks, but I'm surrounded by fluent French speakers. That's kind of why I need to learn. :) #
17:42 @Zeblue_Prime Pas du tout. Je le préfère quand les leçons demeurent dans ma tête. #
17:45 @frak Well headphones tend to fire directly into the ear, so they arrived in my ear that way but never got into my brain, unfortunately. #
18:58 @frak Brain gave up working. #
18:59 @JDFirst I'm not fed up with it at all! There's just a limit to how much a brain can learn in one day. Eventually it just stops learning. :) #

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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19:55 @fancyfembot I was excited to reach 1000. Now I feel like such a n00b. Or quiet. One of the two. :) #

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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10:57 Planning appropriate treats to reward myself with if I get lots of work done today.. Cherry ripe? Mmm. #
11:57 @holsz Reckon it could be worse than this? :) bit.ly/NMm6r #
12:51 @grum They hide it. Go to your inbox. Get the url for the notifications feed. Then change notifications.php to status.php hacky, but works. #
15:27 Argh. Webforms. If this product is available to all, why is 'Département de naissance' a required field that only accepts French locations? #
17:11 @TraciKnoppe Well done for picking it. Luckily, she was just describing the symptoms (by the looks of it). #
21:26 Oh, Adobe just approved a comment from 5 months ago. Not only outrageously slow, but link to my 'comment' goes to a page with no comments. #
21:42 Ooh. The Eurovision live streaming is very good. I'm excited about Saturday. :) www.eurovision.tv/esctv #

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Monday, May 11, 2009

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10:49 RT @lrkane COOL! NASA astronaut Mark Polansky (@Astro_127) will be posting updates to Twitter live from space (fromis.gd/yEST ) #
20:05 RT @BreakingNews URGENT -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch within the next minute from Florida. Details to come. #

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Sunday, May 10, 2009

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11:44 @ebeth twitpic.com/4wsk5 - Now I know exactly what I want (and won't get) for breakfast. *sigh* #
13:44 Mmm, lazy Sunday and an awesome breakfast. #
16:40 @randulo The Garonne very nearly flooded a few weeks ago in Agen. It's still very high even now. I hope you're much higher than the river. #
18:17 I'm prone to sudden outbursts of daggy music up very loud. #

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Saturday, May 09, 2009

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13:52 I was taken out to a brilliant Moroccan restaurant last night. From now on, all our visitors are getting taken there. That place rocks! #
15:28 @mvheath In Agen, near the footbridge over the river. You go between all the restaurants fronting on the road and there's a permanent tent. #
21:38 I'm so excited that I'll be in Europe for Eurovision. *squee* #

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Friday, May 08, 2009

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06:43 @katykat Congrats :) #
11:07 @holsz I'm glad someone was grossed out by that. :) #

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Thursday, May 07, 2009

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09:22 What I need right now is to be able to search Twitter bios of people I'm following so I can find certain people. Does anything do that? #
09:28 Hold that thought. Tweepsearch does exactly what I need tweepsearch.com/ #
10:00 Making a list of Twitter accounts whose primary goal is to teach french to followers. Please @reply with any ideas. :) bit.ly/163ps0 #
10:39 @guide2pc Have you tried Angloinfo? There's a Riviera section. riviera.angloinfo.com/ #
11:28 Oooh - The pendulum has finally swung. A whole week ahead where the weather is warmer in France than in Adelaide. Woo! *loves* #
12:28 @DeadPlayground No. I used to live in Adelaide, so I still have a weather widget for there that I see occasionally. :) #
12:32 @DeadPlayground I'm in France now. #
20:18 A wise friend of mine once said "Some things just don't mix - like Bundy and Fanta" #

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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

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10:10 Very excited that I've nearly got @thornae to the end of Buffy Season 3. Eventually, one day, he might have seen them all. (And then AGAIN!) #
11:32 RT @iamdpbeltran RT @Lotay "We cant help everyone, but everyone can help someone." - Ronald Reagan #
14:46 @mrsoap I'm right there with you. :) #
16:25 RT @davidlebovitz This made me laugh for 8 minutes tinyurl.com/cv77uo - One for #journalism :) #
18:00 @ikki_oo @paul_steele Thanks for the RT. I thought that one was a pretty funny lesson for journalists. :) #
18:23 It's such a lovely evening that I think I have to go for a stroll. #
19:29 I finally braved the pool and it was a most awesome swim. I love having a pool (better use it while I can)! #
20:49 What's the most interesting place in the world you have visited? Why? (And I don't mean just the country/city. I want specifics) #travel #
21:15 @andrewghayes Thanks - I like your blog. Full of fun places to travel to. :) #
21:42 @erpe That sounds quite amazing. Yes, I definitely need to travel right up to the northernmost bits of Europe. Thanks! #
21:47 @gsempe Lucky. Although I don't think it's a great travel destination for me. It's an hour away & I don't know you well enough to visit. :) #

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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

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11:24 My finger is poised and ready to buy tickets. Just waiting on one teensy piece of confirmation. Come on, come on, come on. #
11:39 It's done! Leonard Cohen tickets in row J. And they only cost a miniature fortune. Woo! #
13:23 RT @Mrcalzone post.ly/SaZ - Geek art at the office. #
15:16 @Mrcalzone Ooh. Thanks. *wants* #
16:28 I wish someone would design a Mac Twitter client which had groups you can create multiple ways: search, list, browsing and elimination. #
17:14 @paul_steele Nambu's nice, but it's still not quite right. It's still very difficult to check if all the people I want in the group are in. #
17:34 @paul_steele Thanks. That's a nice list, but sadly I've tried all of them and still nothing is quite right. *sigh* :) #
17:38 @paul_steele In fact, Nambu does most of what I ask. But there are still some friends it can't see - so I just can't add them to groups. #
17:39 I'm concluding that Twitter is determined to make it difficult to keep track of your own real-life friends via Twitter. #
18:37 @amypalko @paul_steele @pxlgirl @Sirjohn_writer - Tried Seesmic and Tweetdeck. Both very annoying to make a group list of 40 from 1700. :) #

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Monday, May 04, 2009

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09:41 I just spent the weekend in a French farm being fed some of the most amazing food. Every meal was more exciting than Christmas. #
10:16 Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you. #
11:49 I thought I'd never be able to eat again.. But, is it lunchtime yet? *sheepish look* #
12:46 OMG. 'Bat for lashes' is my new favourite band. Very awesome sound. (I love Last.fm) #music #
13:45 @chris_stevenson Heh. It's smange. Add me! :) #
20:56 Singing "Toto - Africa" loudly. :) Here, you can sing it too: bit.ly/4DWyn www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPT_3PEjnsE #
21:06 @Stuartcfoster Oh, If there was no-one to help & no enhaler I'd think of sms.. then tweeting. A cry for help or last message to the world. #

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Friday, May 01, 2009

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08:48 @katykat Yeah, sorry. We indirectly met through you.. Our common geekiness and expat status merely made it stick. :) #
08:52 Sorry for tweeting my last @frenchmot word from this account last night. I was certain I logged in as the other account. Damn cookies. #
13:48 Enjoying watching the Morris Dancers out themselves on Twitter. :) Also, noting a distinct lack of people to dance and drink beer with here. #
14:05 @digressica Hashtags are clickable if you use PowerTwitter. :) #

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