Category Archives: Boston

Spiderman’s Villians

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Meg

My sister came down from Boston to crash with me for a couple nights, while she visited the labs at NYU and met more professors and researchers. She had a lot to do in a short visit, but she had … Continue reading →

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Changing Gears

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Meg

When I picked up my first ZipCar, a couple weeks ago, I went out to the parking spot in Newark, and swiped my card over the car’s windshield. The doors unlocked, I got in and pressed the go button (Priuses … Continue reading →

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Chihuly Exhibit At the Boston MFA

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Meg

More pictures! Tweet this!

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Still Life With ZipCard

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Meg

Getting coffee at Harvard Square. Tweet this!

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Copley Square

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Meg

New England is home to me in a lot of ways, even though I love living in New York and going to LA. It felt good to be back in Boston for a weekend, walking down to Copley Square one … Continue reading →

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After 10+ Years Of Mocking Eric’s Spelling..

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Meg

Meg: Hey, Eric! I sorted out my transportation to your place next Friday, I’m picking up a gar from a place near Alewife. Eric: You’re renting a guar? Cool, I thought you could only find then on Vardenfel. Meg: I … Continue reading →

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Atlas Shrugged

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Meg

On New Year’s Eve, I took the train to Boston, where I met up with Marcus to drive the rest of the way up to Maine. Marcus had told me a few days before that he’d looked up our route … Continue reading →

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Did They Teach You That In Poet School?

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Meg

Marcus and I are drinking coffee at Harvard Square on a Sunday afternoon just before Christmas. Ok, I’m drinking enough coffee for both of us, and he’s regaling me with stories from academia. My friend Marcus is an actual working … Continue reading →

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Saving The World With Games

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Meg

This is Jane McGonigal’s awesome TED talk about gameplay, problem solving and creativity. I’m mostly posting it for my dad, but I want everyone in the world to watch this. Tweet this!

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Skipping The Tutorial

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Meg

A recent post on Brenda Brathwaite’s blog discusses “the frequently forced, painful and cramped narrative-on-rails that is the in-game tutorial” (Full text here). These are usually an awkward blend in media res urgency with a constant jarring reminder of what … Continue reading →

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