Category Archives: New York City

Also, I Have Pretty Hair

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Meg

Last week, I went to Hair Metal over in Greenpoint to have my hair repurpled. I’d passed this salon earlier this summer, walking with Harold, and it’s a quiet kind of delight to actually be living a couple subway stops … Continue reading →

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Not Terribly Reassuring

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Meg

Harold and I are sitting in the coffeeshop, sorting out travel plans with all the moving parts of family days and work deadlines and transportation. “You’ll be on a little Buddy Holly Killer to Raleigh…” He says. “Oh, sorry, you … Continue reading →

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Wicked Awesome (Again)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Meg

Caitlin: What do you want your password for <software> to be? Meg: MegIsWickedAwesome Caitlin: Are you sure? Meg: Why, yes, I AM sure I’m awesome. Caitlin: No, I mean, are you sure you want such a long password.

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G Train

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Meg

The G train into Manhattan one morning is unusually late and unusually crowded. At each stop, as person or two get off, and a dozen more try to get on, the conductor asks several times for passengers to get away … Continue reading →

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Mah-Jong Themed Mah-Jong

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Meg

The other night, I met Roy at a pub in our neighborhood. We ducked in from the rain, and compared electronic gadgets, which is some cultures (this one) serves as a greeting. “Wow, you have a lot more books in … Continue reading →

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Office Conversations

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Meg

Coworker #1: Oh, that guy? He’s the one who wrote all the Chuck Norris books. Coworker #2: Chuck Norris doesn’t write books, he stares at blank pages and the books write themselves. Coworker #1: And now we know who plays … Continue reading →

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GiN Interview

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Meg

John Breeden II over at Game Industry News asked me a few questions about Next Island and game designing in general, and the story’s up today on GiN. GiN: Not everyone gets into this sometimes crazy business. Were there any … Continue reading →

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Stupid Mundane Garbage

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Meg

So I lost my phone the other day. This is pretty annoying for a lot of reasons, the biggest one is that I don’t have a phone.  Well, actually, I do have a phone, a second-hand Verizon model that would … Continue reading →

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Lexicon

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Meg

I wonder if there’s a word for that distinctive mixture of pride and frustration felt when one is freakishly fast, thorough and good at implementing a workaround for a workaround to resolve a “temporary” issue. There’s probably a long German … Continue reading →

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Think Before Printing

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Meg

As seen at work.

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