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@plsj No, sorry. I'm not a journal buyer. 26 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to plsj
Every generation gets the boy band they deserve. God knows what these kids have done to warrant One Direction. 27 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone
Sweet people are sweet. about 14 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
@rmi Oh, thank you! Especially for the reminder of this futilitycloset.com/2012/05/16/rev… about 20 hours ago via web in reply to rmi
@clarionjulie @szechuan @paulbrislen I woke up this morning and thought 'Seriously? I drank something called Alligator?'. But it was perfect about 22 hours ago via web in reply to clarionjulie
@JoshForde @timoslimo Photo of the day: one I've never seen before, but it touches me beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/227776… 2:01 PM May 24th via web
The right perfume can make everything feel better. 1:17 PM May 24th via web
Christopher Kemp (an American working at Otago Uni) writes a book on ambergris - and it sounds amazing themillions.com/2012/05/the-hu… 12:50 PM May 24th via web
@mikeforbes You know what? I think you're right! 12:40 PM May 24th via web in reply to mikeforbes
Only the New Yorker could make a "hub for all things health & health-care related" exciting to me newyorker.com/health 11:53 PM May 23rd via web
@bawdybelle @shiftermike I think this is one of the occasions where cliches are cliches because they are *true*. 10:55 PM May 23rd via web in reply to bawdybelle
@AnthonyByrt The show is a little cooler than I'd like (I wonder if that is the fate of Adam shows?). But the Eric Lee-Johnson room: magic. 10:54 PM May 23rd via web in reply to AnthonyByrt
@smamol Oh - measuring the quality of daydreams might ruin them. Imagine finding out your daydream was a 4.5/10. Crushing! 10:32 PM May 23rd via web in reply to smamol
@AnthonyByrt Hey - not to be all stalky and stuff, but I really enjoyed your Listener piece on 'Dark Sky' listener.co.nz/culture/art/ge… 10:18 PM May 23rd via web in reply to AnthonyByrt
@smamol Lovely. I now want to conduct an international survey asking 'What is the best thing to look at while daydreaming?'. 10:14 PM May 23rd via web in reply to smamol
@EmmaMakes True. I've been thinking a lot lately about growing up on a farm, and I'm still faintly surprised I'm a city dweller now. 9:47 PM May 23rd via web in reply to EmmaMakes
@AnthonyByrt Yours is the 'shit or get off the pot' of daydreaming manifestos. 8:43 PM May 23rd via web in reply to AnthonyByrt
@AnthonyByrt It's only creepy if you think about what's happening behind the windows, right? And maybe not even then. 8:37 PM May 23rd via web in reply to AnthonyByrt
@Vexus_Nexus This might sound weird, but the sound a herd of cows makes working through a paddock is mighty conducive to daydreaming. 8:37 PM May 23rd via web in reply to Vexus_Nexus
@Becs Perhaps the glory of harbours is that they generally come with the sky attached. But big skies ... yes. 8:25 PM May 23rd via web in reply to Becs

Name Courtney Johnston
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