Category Archives: New York City

Sunshine Challenged

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Meg

I ended up with my apartment in Bed-Stuy because it was close to the train to my office work, walking distance to Harold and to Roy, and near lots and lots of hipster coffeeshops, but my bedroom happens to have … Continue reading →

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Kuala Lumpur

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Meg

The following is probably only funny to my college friends, but it proves that I’m not the only one who waits years for the perfect chance to say something ridiculous. Eric does too! Meg: Remember when you poured iced tea … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Michael Saladino’s GDC Talk “Wake up! Your Team is on Fire! Why Your Real Problems Are Cultural and How To Change Them”

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Meg

A common metaphor we all hear in game development, and software development in general, is fire. After an absence, we ask our team what’s on fire. We talk about projects that are on fire, we refer to fighting fires as … Continue reading →

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Protecting The Finnish

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Meg

I’m on a Skype call for work, meeting long-distance with co-workers based in Manhattan and in Gothenburg. One of the guys has just told us a Swedish joke, and then asked if anyone else knows a good joke about Swedes. … Continue reading →

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Daredevil

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Meg

Stick asked me the other night where if my sister Bethie picked a grad school yet. “She did!” I tell him. “She’s going to Columbia! She’s going to live in the city, near me!” “Columbia? That’s a great choice!” Stick … Continue reading →

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Magic Library

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Meg

I’ve been reading a lot on my Kindle, and just as I was about to run out of money buying books, Roy told me I could check NYPL e-books out on my Kindle. This is pretty much the greatest thing … Continue reading →

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Arizona

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Meg

My company shares a floor with a bunch of media companies, social advertisers, and tech start-ups, and someone on our floor has gotten a contract with Arizona and left a crate of Strawberry Coladas in the office kitchen today. That … Continue reading →

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Impressing The Ladies

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Meg

This mission, Professor’s Kardsten’s Journal, is one of the tutorials from Next Island, and Professor Kardsten, a book-loving historian, is a character I really enjoyed working up. Lots of the time, I wonder if players actually read through my dialogue, … Continue reading →

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(Not Terribly Subtle)

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Meg

My bio in A Torn Page I’d really like to send this back in time about two years, to when I was living in Cary, waiting tables and desperately looking for any kind of satisfying work.

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Irish Cream Latte

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Meg

Harold: …then we’ll go once you’ve finished your coffee, James Joyce. Meg: What did you just call me? Harold: James Joyce. Because of your Irish cream latte. Meg: Oh, thank goodness! I thought you meant because I write long and … Continue reading →

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