I was cracking up this morning at 5:19, thanks to Australian news anchor Lisa Wilkinson. Every time I see a clip of Wilkinson, I like her more. And she didn’t disappoint with the video she posted on Twitter, of New Zealand comedian, Matt Mulholland doing his hilarious rendition of the Titanic theme…on the recorder.

Today’s Alter Ego comes from Pat’s Papers reader Harley. He writes: “I always play the Starbucks name game, knowing they’ll almost never get mine right. This was a good one.” We agree.

If you missed NY1’s Hurricane Irene coverage over the weekend, there’s an extensive play-by-play of it on Capital New York this morning. I spent a long time talking to Tom McGeveran about our approach to the storm coverage, which he crowned as the best in show, writing that “NY1’s storm package was evidence that you can sell news without hysteria, and that real knowledge and honesty beat showmanship.”

As New York City emerges from two days of Hurricane Irene, I’m emerging from two long days of coverage at NY1. It started with a stressful trip back to the city after my August vacation in Alberta.

Pat’s Twitter follower Luge Pravda knows his name is unique. But his Starbucks Alter Ego was a first. He writes: I’ve been called many things before, but ‘Liz’ is not one of them.

I’m away from NY1 this week, but my Twitter feed lit up today with news that my colleague Jamie Shupak is featured in a 3-page profile and fashion shoot in the New York Post.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from one of Pat’s Twitter followers, @AlbertaActor. He submitted this picture of the alias his girlfriend Heather received recently. As far as pet names go, this is a new one.

Apparently I need to play Scrabble more often. Some researchers in my hometown at the University of Calgary have determined it makes you smarter.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Catherine. She’s used to people misspelling her name with a ‘k’—but this was a first.