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Tag Archives: World of WarCraft
The Wonders Of Technology
“Can you get on Facebook and give me Josh and Terri’s address?” I asked Stick a week before Christmas. We were sitting in the living room right before Christmas, with a gorgeous fire going, as I prepared our very first … Continue reading
Ancient Secrets
I recently heard about Ancient Secrets over on GameHouse. You play as Kate, a young archeologist, who is following her father’s footsteps in the search for the lost key of the Tekka. Kate needs to gather solves puzzles to gather … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Game Reviews
Tagged Ancient Secrets, Books, casual games, China, games, latin, LOST, mac, text-based, text-based games, travel, WarCraft, World of WarCraft, Young
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Provincetown
Phone conversation with Allison tonight. Friends of ours got married on the Cape this weekend, and I’d already talked to Eric, who’d officiated the ceremony as a temporary justice of the peace, about the wedding. But when girls talk about … Continue reading
Posted in quotes, Raleigh
Tagged allison, Books, Eric, quotable friends, quotes, UMass, WarCraft, World of WarCraft
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Wizard 101 Pictures
Yesterday the folks at King’s Isle gave me permission to post screenshots from Wizard 101. I didn’t post yesterday, because when I logged on to get some nice screens, somehow I ended up fighting trolls instead of taking pictures. Anyway! … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Game Reviews, New Jersey
Tagged beta, Game Reviews, Google, Harry Potter, King's Isle Games, kingsisle, mail, moving, new game, Stick, Wizard 101, World of WarCraft, WoW
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NY Renn Faire
On Saturday, Germaine invited me to go to the NY Renn Faire. Germaine is Bethie’s friend from high school, but being sisters means I get to steal her clothes and her friends. Score! I was really excited to go, since … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, New Jersey
Tagged allison, Bethie, games, Germaine, LOST, Renn, WarCraft, World of WarCraft
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WarCraft and Weddings
Scep told me that our highschool friend Garan got engaged a few days ago! Garan’s living in Korea (it’s amazing how many of our old friends moved to Asia), so I immediately emailed him to get the details. Meg to … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life
Tagged Garan, girls play that too?, mail, Scep, WarCraft, World of WarCraft, WoW
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Southern Comfort
Stick was hired by Epic Games as a playtester! It’s a great situation for him, sure, it’s not actually sitting at home playing WarCraft all day but it’s close. The job’s in Raleigh, so now we’re going to be southerners! … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged adventures with Stick, awesome, Beijing:Raleigh, chinese, Chinese life, coffee, family, games, mandarin, moving, Raleigh, Stick, WarCraft, World of WarCraft
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Priorities
Some of Stick’s students will be receiving their red scarves in a Children’s Day ceremony next week. I believe they’re called honglinjin (or is it honglinjian? Not entirely sure). You see them on Chinese schoolchildren all the time. These red … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life
Tagged chinese, Chinese customs, game culture, girls play that too?, life in China, Stick, WarCraft, why I love Stick, World of WarCraft
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Office Adventures
In the office the other day… Sven: I’m off to class to have mad fun with our apathetic teenagers! Carol: Good job! Did you learn that word from David? Sven: What? Meg: He said “mad fun” not “ma fan“. (Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in teaching teenagers
Tagged chinese, mail, Sven, teaching teenagers, World of WarCraft, WoW
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