Monthly Archives: November 2011

Lexicon

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Meg

I wonder if there’s a word for that distinctive mixture of pride and frustration felt when one is freakishly fast, thorough and good at implementing a workaround for a workaround to resolve a “temporary” issue. There’s probably a long German … Continue reading →

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Think Before Printing

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Meg

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Black Friday

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Meg

I went out with Tryon, Katie and Roy the day after Thanksgiving, a Black Friday traditional gathering since we were coming home from college for Thanksgiving break. It was great, actually, the major difference over the last ten or so … Continue reading →

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Amazon Jungle

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Meg

Harold sent me an Amazon link to Wisegal, a casual game he produced, because it’s gotten a pretty stunning player review: This game is very fun. It is not an easy game nor is it very hard. It is perfect. … Continue reading →

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Lex Julia

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Meg

Eric called me a few days ago to say the Pompeii exhibit, Life And Death In The Shadow of Vesuvius, is now up near him in Boston, and that he was planning to take his not-girlfriend to see it. I … Continue reading →

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Bring Me The MacGuffin

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Meg

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How My Mind Works

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Meg

Caitlin and I decided to do NaNoWriMo, the novel-writing insanity. I’ve been doing really well on the daily wordcount goal, but I’m not so great with the discipline. Since I set out to write a novel, I’ve now completed two … Continue reading →

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Tom Shepherd and Miranda Stratford

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Meg

A few days ago, I answered a couple questions about developing at Next Island over at Entropia Planets, and talked about the missions I’m adding to Next Island. I’ve talked with Entropia Times before, but it was still pretty strange … Continue reading →

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Househunting

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Meg

A couple weeks ago, I went to look at a potential apartment. The apartments I’ve been viewing were all basically the same, but the neighborhood seems to change pretty dramatically over a few blocks of walking. It was late evening as … Continue reading →

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Secret Spotify

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Meg

In this month’s piece for Dialect, I admit to naming playlists after crushes and ex-boyfriends, having embarrassing musical taste, not reading the fine print… and still end up feeling smarter and superior. When someone’s online activities come back to embarrass … Continue reading →

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