Author Archives: Meg
Also The Whole Thing Really
One of the common complaints about social media is that people who are Instagramming or livetweeting their experiences, aren’t really “present” in the moment they’re recording, and are therefore enjoying things incorrectly. I usually don’t understand this complaint, and it … Continue reading
See Ya, Space Cowgirls: Til Cows Tear Us Apart
I’ve been playing tons of browser games to review for my students, which means spending a lot of time on sites like Kongregate. I keep getting Til Cows Tear Us Apart in my recommended games, which is probably because a … Continue reading
First Step: Proving I Don’t Have Leprosy
I’ve been talking around this for a bit, mentioning my Chinese lessons and alluding to future changes, but with my work visa in the works, now it seems like it’s really happening. I’m going back to China for a few months to teach. … Continue reading
Destroying Daleks in “Doctor Who Legacy”
I discovered Doctor Who Legacy when some of the kids at a homeschool convention saw my Tardis necklace, and told me all their favorite Doctor Who games and episodes. When one of the kids showed me this game on his iPad, … Continue reading
Trumpington Street
One of our welcome lectures right after I arrived in Cambridge told us that the friendships and connexions* we were all about to make would last us all our lives. Blatant classism! I thought. Literally announcing that who you know … Continue reading
“If You’re Not The One”
In If You’re Not The One by Jemma Forte, Jen Wright is in an underwhelming marriage, with two small and needy children. She’s wishing for a little more passion and excitement when she’s hit by a car, and while in … Continue reading
No Troglodytes Were Harmed
I just finished reviewing the Knights of Pen and Paper 2 for Hardcore Droid (where I reviewed the original Knights of Pen and Paper), and man, Behold Studios really knows their audience. So many tabletop jokes in this game!
Beginning Chinese
Just finished my Chinese class! I took the beginning Chinese class from 北京大学 through Coursera, and now I can do basic things in Chinese, like say the days of the week or ask about favorite television shows, instead of just ordering food. I … Continue reading
Exploding Limes and Fractal Cabbage
A few weeks ago, I covered the browser version of Enchanted Cave 2 for my students, so I was pretty excited to review this roguelike treasure grab for adult gamers over on Hardcore Droid. Lots of meta-jokes for RPG gamers, and silly … Continue reading
DO IT OR YOU FAIL!
In one of my classes, our syllabus proclaims that the correct heading must be name, date, and course section number, and threatens that students will receive an AUTOMATIC ZERO if the course section number is above the date. This isn’t the only formatting mistake for … Continue reading
