OK, it wasn’t Virgin Mobile’s fault. Probably. It was a 3G packet data failure. In Sydney CBD. You know what that calls for? Yes. #badoptus
Thamk you, Virgin Mobile, for sending me a configuration message which broke tethering. Looking for Wi-Fi now.
Your replies are confusing me. I’m heading tn the CBD now. Mindless retail will help.
You don’t think that pink, silver and lavender tie threatens your masculinity?
If I’m paying $20 for a plate of noodles I’d expect a hand-job to be included.
Ah, Blues Point! A whole new world, where they reckon Pad Thai priced $19 is a “lunchtime special”! It’s just fucking noodles, you wankers.
RT @marcfennell: WTF a swine flu game?! http://www.swinefighter…. #swineflu
@ikostar I’m no epidemiologist, but anything under a couple thousand cases is statistically meaningless for tracking mortality. :)
Central station. Glorious day, Crossing Sydney Harbour will be magnificent. It’s a shame the train windows are like peering through a be …
Mobile. Enmore Rd / Newtown station / North Sydney station / 1100 #sekritmeeting.
@jmacmullin And we won’t know mortality rates for weeks yet, ‘cos that’s how long it can take to die of the ‘flu and report it.
@baethan Are ALL “brown-nosing incidents” unfortunate, or NONE of them? Depends on the nose, I suppose.
@jdub I don’t seem to have The Power To Editâ„¢. Must I perform difficult and unmentionable acts upo@GreenJnJ?
@jdub It’s pure self-interest: correctly-tagged stories turn up as “related stories” more often and make me look cleverer. ;)
@rmccue I currently only do odd bits for Crikey, and @mpesce was mainly just in that video. But @firstdogonmoon is “special”.
@wolfcat No, the word “loose” goes with my previous Twitterthread. You mean “lose” here. I hope.
@jdub Currently only 4 are tagged “internet-filtering” http://tr.im/kbYD but I’ve done many more http://tr.im/kbYQ I’m such a prima donna.
@jdub Well, yes. I log in. I see WordPress. “Oh, I’ve built these before.” :P Now, can I re-tag my old stories? ;)
I probably shouldn’t have been chuffing the cockroach spray.
@crikey_news I’m pleased that my Crikey Blogs login lets me log into the new website to file stories. Less chance of @GreenJ “forgetting”.
@hortovanyi Am I trying to find some new drugs? Um, not right now, no thank you. Not if they cause nosebleeds. Or constipation.
Did I mention that I’m asking these medical questions on behalf of a friend?
“Constipation can be a cause of nosebleeds, so you may need a stool softener to prevent straining.” http://tr.im/kbOm
@AmosKeeto Fair point. I am seriously not in the mood for a stroke or heart attack right now.
@sylviadiscount @stephenconroy @Maab @Lilylauren @GeordieGuy OK, I was SO not expecting an answer to that. I should be more careful.
Can constipation cause a nosebleed?
Oh look! Crikey haves an brand new website on teh intertubes! http://tr.im/kbD3
@neerav Another vote for Kenya? I’d never have guessed. ;) All #secretmission votes and comments ARE being noted, even if I don’t reply.
RT @afficionados_hh: Still reckon reckon should be the Lost island. Like to see you get back from there! #secretmission [Ha!]
@curious_scribe Agreed, DRC or Somalia would be “interesting” too, but I do not choose the list. #secretmission
@thegrenville Indeed. I can’t reveal the logic of #secretmission yet, but told today it’s Kenya, Sierra Leone or Tanzania. I don’t choose.
@ikostar I haven’t seen “The Trap”, but I have seen “The Power of Nightmares” by the same director. It’s free now, too! http://tr.im/kbyf
@gedulous Do I want to be safe? Does that fit with a #secretmission? I’m not sure that it does! Is that wrong?
@stinginthetail Hmmm… Kenya may have beaches, but I don’t think beaches rate as a #secretmission.
RT @iDarryl: Landloacked Pirates? http://tinyurl.com/34mmt8 [Oh, VERY well played, Sir!]
RT @Wyane: Kenya 58,339; Tanzania 6,279; Sierra Leone 3,046… Google News hits. easy pick, Sierra Leone #secretmission [Interesting logic!]
RT @mpesce: Oh dear. http://doihaveswineflu.o…
Home. Yay.
Off to Potts Point for chiropractor. Battery low. TGIF.
So… Where should I be dropped? Kenya, Sierra Leone or Tanzania? Please tag your replies #secretmission
I don’t know which country, only that it’s one of Kenya, Sierra Leone or Tanzania. I get briefed on Tuesday. #secretmission
I should explain #secretmission a bit. I will be dropped in one of those countries for a week to report back, amongst other things.
@Opheli8 I think you mean Somali pirate ships, not Sudanese. Sudan is landlocked. But neither are on the list. #secretmission
RT @Alex_Manchester: No Somalia on that list? You wimp. [Possibly. But the other three are such peaceful resort towns too.]
@GreenJ Um, yes, it appears I DO need to talk to you about SEKRITS! #secretmission
OK, you heard what the lady said. Where should I be dropped? Kenya, Sierra Leone or Tanzania? Please tag your replies #secretmission and RT.
Oh, it looks like my SEKRIT will not be very SEKRIT much longer either!
RT @FiBendall: #secretmission will possibly be: Kenya; Sierra Leone; Tanzania. You will be briefed on Tues. Pls Vote on Target Drop .
@GreenJ I will read @firstdogonmoon’s funny picture page and then look at your SEKRIT thing then. Will that make you happier?
Reading Robert Manne is cheaper than rohypnol and thrice as effective. Does anyone want to have sex with me now?
@GreenJ I’m only just now catching up on reading the last 3 days of that thing on the Internet, what’s it called? “Bindy” or something.
@GreenJ Um, no, I didn’t look at that SEKRIT site yet, I will do so shortly. I have to talk to you about my SEKRIT project tho.
@kcarruthers I’ve been really tired this afternoon, so I’d like to thank you for providing suitable replacement snark. Much appreciated.
@ikostar “Fast leaners with short memories”? Yes. Hence my “Hallucinating Goldfish” meme. http://tr.im/kb2C [Long and weird.]
@GreenJ Who’s Robert Manne?
@eskimo_sparky I’m not sure that “famous” is the right word to describe it. Maybe someone else has a better word.
RT @DavidFeng: The United States of #CaoNiMa? Why not? http://tinyurl.com/c9p889 [And most pretty it is, too.]
@JonoH Oh nothing particularly dressy needed, though I will be on a conference panel soon. Just thinking ahead for when I’m truly famous.
@jeamland AFAIK I do not own a dress. A sarong, yes, but that’s different. It’s made of silk, for starters.
@mrsnickhodge On an only vaguely-related matter, I don’t think I even OWN a tie. I don’t have a suit. Nor any dress shoes. [shrugs]
@ikostar I think we’re kinda in agreement about one thing, though: Swine Flu could still be ANYWHERE between a minor outbreak and 1918.
Re-watching @ApostrophePong’s slideshow “Bangkok Express” http://tr.im/kfEg plus the other 4 in his Bangkok series. http://tr.im/kfEp
Emerges.
Going to bed before my head explodes. [exit]
@SeandBlogonaut I do like the new Crikey layout, yes. It provides a much more flexible framework, both under the hood and at the surface.
RT @FiBendall: Q given 4 other poss locations for #secretmission - but think we have top 1 from votes! Get the guy a metal helmet! LOL
Kenya. Sierra Leone. Tanzania. That is the question. #secretmission
RT @FiBendall: I have eczema! Organising #secretmission - location to be revealed Tuesday mission to be revealed within 2 weeks - shh!
@tilama I’ve conducted a thorough search of my nasal cavities. And all others. No signs of asylum seekers or other aliens.
@rmccue Well, even the few stories with “author” set to me don’t have an edit button. Unless there’s another me in there.
@jdub On the whole, I would rather be a contributor than an editor. I means I can send you stuff from #secretmission without worries.