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Visiting Strangetown: Sims 2 on the DS

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Meg

You’re on your way from someplace much cooler to someplace much cooler when your car breaks down in Strangetown, and the Sims 2 game begins. A local yokel says he can fix that, but while you’re waiting (it goes without … Continue reading →

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Record-Breaking Uno

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Meg

A few nights ago, we had our newish friends Monty and Lynn over to play Arkham Horror. Monty works with Stick, and I’ve hung out with his friend Lynn a few times outside of our D&D game. I guess they’re … Continue reading →

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Cheer Up With Glitter Rainbows

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Meg

Have you heard of ‘Cornify? You can give any site you’re reading the fourth-grade Trapper Keeper treatment with this little toolbar add-on. (This differs from certain MySpace pages because all the blinky cuteness is optional, added by the person viewing … Continue reading →

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My Tribe

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Meg

MyTribe, by Grubby Games, is a happy Lost-ish sim, with all the mysteries and none of that annoying Others soap opera. I downloaded the game mostly because Casualicious.com’s recent post made it sound like a civilization-advancement sim without that annoying … Continue reading →

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The Case Of The Haunted Windshield

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Meg

When I was a kid, one of my favorite jokes was about the Viper. A lady in a big house all alone gets a call from “the viper” telling her he’ll see her tomorrow… then tonight… then in 1 hour… … Continue reading →

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Wizard 101

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Meg

I was predisposed to like the new Wizard 101 game. It’s not exactly a secret that I love Harry Potter, and the game promises to be a wizard school MMOPRG. The game is adorable from the first loading screen. They’ve … Continue reading →

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Playing Democracy

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Meg

Democracy 2 has a bit of a slow start, because with so many options and so many possibilities it’s hard to get a handle on what everything does. It’s a government strategy game, which isn’t a new genre, but Democracy … Continue reading →

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Margaritaville, Fish Nation

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Meg

At first, I don’t think Diana believed me that “margarita” is Chinese for “not beer” but after a rainbow of tasty random cocktails around town, I think she did. These ones are at Fish Nation, a yummy British pub near … Continue reading →

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Margaritaville, Fish Nation

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Meg

At first, I don’t think Diana believed me that “margarita” is Chinese for “not beer” but after a rainbow of tasty random cocktails around town, I think she did. These ones are at Fish Nation, a yummy British pub near … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian And Tea Restaurant

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Meg

103 West Dianmen St. (DiAnMenXi DaJie) 西城区地安门西大街103号，齐鲁饭店后院内. XiCheng District (In the second ring road, just outside the north entrance to Beihai park) The outside is nothing special, just a light-up sign saying “vegetarian restaurant”, but the inside is a wonderful … Continue reading →

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