Author Archives: Meg
Oil Changes Are Awesome!
There’s usually a bit of paperwork hassle dealing with things that Harold and I share, but are in one person’s name, like whenever one of us wants to pay a bill that’s in the other person’s name. So I was a expecting a bit … Continue reading
It Is So Ordered
Today all my social channels are rainbows and happiness and lists of benefits for married couples and sweet courthouse wedding photos and more rainbows. It’s so wonderful to be a newlywed looking at all the newly married couples, and seeing all the happy … Continue reading
Next Steps
Turns out I don’t have leprosy or the plague, and I’m pretty good at this teaching thing.
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!
