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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

you know, my daughter has one of those... #MayTale #keepmoving

4:09PM Mon, February 04

In reply to: " What is the weirdest gift you've ever been given in May? #MayTale (part of my #BlackBerry10 #KeepMoving project) " -Asked by @neilhimself

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

Nope. We wrote the script in 1997, long before the Heaney translation. #question

12:55PM Tue, January 29

In reply to: " Hi @neilhimself, #question: was Seamus Heaney's Beowulf translation used in anyway for the film? " -Asked by @cobyjoneser

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

but if he DOES do it, can we collaborate on a caper novel in which someone accidentally gets it as a souvenir?

4:42PM Tue, January 08

In reply to: " The platinum coin idea is stupid and Obama isn’t going to do it so can you political-opinion type chaps stop yammering about it? " -Asked by @joe_hill

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

once I figure out what it is..

6:47PM Mon, December 31

In reply to: " When is this year's new year wish being posted @neilhimself? " -Asked by @cozloynes

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

Not sure. This year I hope.

1:14PM Sun, October 28 2012

In reply to: " When is @neilhimself coming back to manila? " -Asked by @eydee08

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

when you find out, tell me.

9:59AM Sun, October 14 2012

In reply to: " Anyone have any advice about this? How do I get to be a grownup? " -Asked by @JanineHJones

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

Star at http://t.co/rQ7VgKhV and then just click next. And I'm sorry for your loss.

9:53PM Fri, July 06 2012

In reply to: " Lost 2 kitties in 36 hours. Looking for the @neilhimself post about his cat passing. Anyone know where I can find it? " -Asked by @LillMila

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

I have wondered the same...

11:07PM Sat, June 16 2012

In reply to: " Why did I have to be an awkward Ashkenzazi instead of a sexy Sephardic? " -Asked by @MaraWritesStuff

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

It's so personal, and is about handwriting. I like any nib with felx and give best for signings.

1:12PM Sat, June 16 2012

In reply to: " I know some of you authorly folks like to write with fountain pens, but does anybody sign with them? @neilhimself? " -Asked by @g_willow

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

go into a half-decent pen shop and try some out. OR get a japanese brush-pen from an art shop. But try first.

1:11PM Sat, June 16 2012

In reply to: " I know some of you authorly folks like to write with fountain pens, but does anybody sign with them? @neilhimself? " -Asked by @g_willow

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

Yes, but good signing pens are not good writing pens. They need to write fast, not scratch or skip.

12:14PM Sat, June 16 2012

In reply to: " I know some of you authorly folks like to write with fountain pens, but does anybody sign with them? @neilhimself? " -Asked by @g_willow

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

start with the first word. Then write the next one.

1:00PM Tue, April 17 2012

In reply to: " "@neilhimself: Typing out my small book in a Dallas coffee shop. Can u teach me how to write a book? Love to write- don't know how to start " -Asked by @ANDERS712

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

Don't use twitpic, or Twitter photos. I'm using my blog, tumblr, to post photos. You can link from twitter tho.

11:45PM Mon, March 05 2012

In reply to: " Can anyone tell me what the rules are regarding the erotic content of photographs and art-work I put up on Twitter?Even in our earliest.. " -Asked by @RealCliveBarker

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

When something like this was tried in Melbourne Austr. they had protests by performers, bands etc. Maybe they need one of those.

8:17PM Sat, February 11 2012

In reply to: " If this is Florida why is it so COLD? Is this some kind of meteorological prank? Or have I in reality not left the chilly midwest? #brrr " -Asked by @neilhimself

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

well done

5:31AM Tue, September 06 2011

In reply to: " Can someone help @moehrenfeld with kickstart support from Germany? " -Asked by @neilhimself

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

will buy it as well! Brilliant!

10:33AM Fri, September 02 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have any spare tickets to tonight's Heaven @Amandapalmer gig? Serious question. " -Asked by @neilhimself

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

her husband likes it.

8:06PM Wed, June 29 2011

In reply to: " if The Doctor's Wife can wear what she likes, @neilhimself, why does she insist on Police Dress? " -Asked by @arjayman

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

Anything by Robert Aickman. Except his books on canals.

5:27AM Wed, June 29 2011

In reply to: " Twitter, can anyone recommend good, spine-chilling ghost stories? Not horror/gore but more suspense/psychological/supernatural scariness? " -Asked by @thestephmerritt

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

what she said. It's an acronym. It's not a word that we got from Latin, Greek or old English. You make it plural by adding "es".

2:55PM Sat, May 28 2011

In reply to: " Whovians - help settle an argument... What is the official, grammatical term for more than one TARDIS? " -Asked by @mrtonylee

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

go to your profile, upload a photograph...

10:49AM Thu, May 19 2011

In reply to: " Oh. And how do I swap my egg thing for a photo? " -Asked by @ClaudiaWinkle

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

because if you climb over the wall, you don't get to the other side.

9:22AM Sat, May 07 2011

In reply to: " Why doesn't Tristan just climb over the wall in another place? @neilhimself #Stardust " -Asked by @MsTrssMirri

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

I think that's one you should talk to about. She's fabulouslorraine (at) gmail.com.

4:30AM Sun, January 30 2011

In reply to: " Seconded! RT @wordsoflizdom: @neilhimself what are the chances that you'll pay a visit to your undying South African fans one day? " -Asked by @sameshnaidoo

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

Hang on. Wasn't that the MonkeyShines spin-off? With as the cherub determined to make Neil-next-door happy?

12:20AM Tue, December 07 2010

In reply to: " [P] Can someone *please* create a @neilhimself & @amandapalmer sitcom feat. @pattonoswalt as their neighbor who believes he's a cherub? " -Asked by @paulandstorm

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

good question. I should put my head together with and pick a time #1b1t

11:22PM Thu, July 01 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know when @neilhimself will be doing the final AG Q&A for #1b1t ? " -Asked by @kendermouse

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

I think anything that makes people read and use their imaginations is a wonderful thing.

1:20PM Fri, June 18 2010

In reply to: " Come to think of it, what does the great @neilhimself think of the likes of "Twilight" and "Harry Potter"? " -Asked by @BNSFTOBY

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D9b5c4bc15963d306e8d453362335604_normal @neilhimself

the only difference should be the name of the publisher on the spine.

6:25AM Mon, May 24 2010

In reply to: " Does anyone know the diff between Vertigo and Titan's release of Absolute Sandman? @neilhimself ? Can I get 3 from one, 1 from the other? " -Asked by @Finchnixer

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