Category Archives: New York City
This Is My (Traffic) Jam
Happy Story Hello! Did you know that I am a nicer person when I do not begin the day with careless commuters creating near-death situations on the highway? Well, I am! This is probably not terribly surprising to anyone, just … Continue reading
Lucky
Short post up on IGM talking about a new Android game called Lucky, from twist-edgames.com. I’d be into an experimental narrative-focused game about perceptions of success even if the dialogue wasn’t written by awesome Jerry Bonner! I’m already a fan … Continue reading
The Bramford
Harold’s new apartment is a massive, sunny space in a lovely building just off the main road in downtown Chapel Hill. It would be one of those doorman buildings in Manhattan, not that I’ve ever lived in a doorman building, … Continue reading
Iron Man Vs. Mandarin
Can not stop laughing at this. (Hey, Mandarin is my superpower, too! I’m going to save the world!) Poor Tony is going to be extra pissed when he realizes that he’s studying Traditional and not Simplified. Awesome picture via irenydrawsdeadpeople … Continue reading
Rebuild
Al Jackson, the editor at the new Android gaming site Hardcore Droid, assigned me a review of “Rebuild”, an indie game about the zombie apocalypse. I’m not really a zombie fangirl, but I found a lot to like in this … Continue reading
Down The Coast In Seventeen Hours
This weekend, Harold and I loaded a uHaul with his boxes of comics, boxes of books, more boxes of comics, and maybe some clothes and a couple pieces of furniture, and started driving south from Brooklyn to Chapel Hill. Harold’s … Continue reading
Future
Mentioned to a work contact the other day that I’ll be splitting my time between NYC and N.C. for a while because I’m getting married and my future husband has been offered a job in Durham. It feels weird to … Continue reading
Achievement Unlocked: Gameification Class
After asking Grant if he got an achievement for the gameification class he was taking, I looked into it and signed up for this gameification class on Coursera too. This was my first Coursera class, and I discovered that it … Continue reading
Secret Message To Tourists
New York, as befits the Greatest City In The World, has a wonderful system of transportation known as the subway. New York, as befits the Greatest City In The World, also has a constant influx of tourists, visitors and new … Continue reading
A Million Comic Books
Harold might talk a lot about hating comics, but I’m helping him pack, and that man owns several million comic books. (Helping him pack actually means dividing his books into boxes for him to take to Chapel Hill, and into … Continue reading
