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Dropping the speed limit in the CBD to 30 kmh

1 comment November 6th, 2005

How the FRACK can they justify dropping the speed limit that affects the entire city, just because one stupid fracking woman, last year, stepped in front of a bus and got her dumb arse killed.

You see, accidents are relatively few and far between within the CBD. Most people are relatively safe and responsible. I say 'relatively', because obviously there's a few idiots here and there. But generally, we don't get accidents. And then this stupid woman, without looking, steps in front of a bus and gets herself killed.

No more jury duty

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I'm a little disappointed that I didn't even make it to the selection process for jury duty. I lucked out in the pre-selection selection process. There were far more people turning up than could fit into the jury selection room, so they called out the names of 55 people to be selected for the selection process. I wasn't called out, and it looked like I was one of only 3 people to not be called. Why didn't they just call out the names of 3 people who could go home, rather than make us frackin' wait through the calling out of 55 names! Sheesh.

Eight rules for writing fiction

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I found this on the weekend and thought it was excellent advice for a budding young (or not so young) writer such as myself. I thought I'd share it with you:

1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.

2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.

Night Watch - Chapter 3

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Lisa stood there with her back to Alex, looking out the window at Mike, watching him through the glass walls of the various offices, He seemed diligent with his information gathering, that much was certain. Security logs showed he hadn't left his office since yesterday's interview. She wondered if he slept at all. Her musings were interrupted by Alex.

"Why the hell are you recommending this guy?" he asked, sounding frustrated. "He's got no military training at all."

"That's right," she said, turning around, her hair, with its long red ponytail, swinging as she did so. "But not all of the team are required to be grunts. Dean is an accomplished cyber-specialist…"

Jury duty starts today

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I'm off to jury duty this morning. Don't know if I'll be selected, but I hope so. I'll be taking a good book and a notepad/pen, just in case I get the urge to write more of my story. Laptop too, just in case I don't get selected and have to work! Darnit…

More later.

Night Watch - Chapter 2

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Mike rubbed at his tired eyes, standing up from the desk and stretching. Some of his vertebrae cracked as he stretched, and he walked over to the window, looking out at Washington DC. All those people out there, he was thinking. How many of them knew about these aliens? How many were aliens themselves? There were so many stories of UFOs and beams of light, time slowed down or stopped, broken memories and other unexplained experiences. Most of the people involved in such things were met with derision or disbelief by families, friends, workmates and the media. But all of it was true.

Night Watch - Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

The face of a US soldier was on the monitor, in various shades of green showing it was via an infrared camera. Glistening trails of sweat could be seen running down his cheeks, and he was breathing hard. He spoke quietly but intensely into the camera.