Tag Archives: dating

What Else?

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Meg

I’ve got another article up on 15 Minute Date, on dating and MMORPGs, you know, what I always talk about! Tweet this!


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Summer Issue of Bleech Magazine

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Meg

My article on gaming and dating is in here! PS. It’s Bleach, not Bleck. Tweet this!


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But Don’t Blog About It, Ok?

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Meg

Sorry I’ve been updating kind of sporadically recently. My free time has been sort of feast or famine these last few weeks. I had quite a bit of free time today, but it was while I was at the auto … Continue reading →


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Spokeo Beta

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Meg

I finally got onto a social networker before Kristin. I signed up with Spokeo, a new combination blog/RSS reader and profile network. Unlike MySpace, Spokeo seems to have users who are out of their teens. You don’t have to declare … Continue reading →


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Murlocs and Dating

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Meg

Just letting you know that my article on MMORPGs and relationships is now on WomenGamers.com Tweet this!


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For Love Or Money

Posted on September 17, 2006 by Meg

This story on Laowai!Laowai! talks about running a speaking exercise for high school age ESL students. This exercise asks each student to choose between Love or Money, and explain why. Without exception, the boys in his class chose Love while … Continue reading →


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China’s New Altruism Videogame

Posted on September 2, 2006 by Meg

Usually my local net cafe is full of boys and young men playing CounterStrike for hours on end or staring at the lao wai girl (your results may vary). As internet gaming becomes more popular, it’s having some surprising effects … Continue reading →


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Imperfect, Tense

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Meg

Stick called midway through my teenage girls class — I was telling them that they had to be more focused, that they needed to pay attention instead of coming to class with their minds somewhere else, and then my cell … Continue reading →


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Dragon Boat Day

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Meg

(Written on 6/1 but Dragon Boat Day is 5/31 so I’m backdating this) Once there was a Chinese poet called Qu Yuan (??). Depending on who you ask, Qu Yuan either jumped or fell into a river and drowned, and … Continue reading →


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Games and Relationships

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Meg

Stick just sent me a link to this MSN dating article, in which a girlfriend writes for advice on dealing with her computer game-addicted boy. In the spirit of Dear Abby’s Wastebasket, I’ve written a different answer. Dear Tired, Did … Continue reading →


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