Author Archives: Meg
DNF: Driving’s Not Fun
So I’m giving up on a second audiobook, Blackberry Winter. It’s not awful, like my previous audio DNF, just flat characters doing predictable things, with a dash of melodrama. Also there were some weird moments where I couldn’t quite picture what was … Continue reading
From Clippings to the Cloud with Recifoto
ReciFoto was described to me as the secret lovechild of Instagram and handwritten, old recipes. Those are both things I like, so I had to check it out. Users can add recipes by scanning or photographing recipes from handwritten index cards, magazines, old … Continue reading
Seventy-Five Rings
Gamer students are available to join your school in High School Story, but they cost premium currency. And girl gamers cost more, of course!
Status: It’s Complicated
My work is starting to decorate for Christmas. Most (maybe all?) of the Jewish staff happen to work in my room, so naturally we were joking around about putting up a menorah or a Hanukkah Bush. “I didn’t know you were Jewish,” another … Continue reading
Things I’m Not Good At: Television
Coworker: Do you watch The Walking Dead? Me: No. I heard there’s blood, yelling, and ignored children in it, so I can’t. Other coworker: So Game of Thrones is right out for you, then.
Instagrammar
Instagrammar – (n.) Communication entirely or largely through hashtagged words. Usage: Check out my #new #word Instagrammar! #OED #Dictionary2.0 #improvingtheEnglishlanguage #WOTD
Open Source for Digital Creativity
Recent story on OpenSource about my work: Youth Digital just moved into their new offices, tucked away in a nondescript office park in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It’s a big step up from their humble beginnings, when company founder and … Continue reading
Hello Kitty Bottlecap
One of my best discoveries at Richmond Comic Con.
Berry Chat With Blabcake
Walking Thumbs’ new Blabcake Messenger App lets users chat with their friends using expressive animations and cute interactions. This social app is often described as emoji chat, but actually users have cute berry avatars. Individual Berries can be personalized with … Continue reading
