Category Archives: New York City
Why I Wear Headphones At Work
Caitlin: Hey Meg? I had a question for you about your *system proposal*. Meg: Sorry, what? I was evacuating the dance floor over here.
Bohnhoff
Stick lived in Germany for a couple years before we met, but he was on an American base, so the only German he knows is Where is the train station? and potato. (Ed. note: Stick would like you all to … Continue reading
Communicating By Voice
Harold recently switched to an iPhone, because he really wanted to get Siri, the voice-activated assistant. He set it all up, and then showed me how well the voice commands and speech recognition work by sending me a voice-activated text … Continue reading
LitStack Reviews In the Snake’s October Issue
Just heard that LitStack reviewed the October issue of In The Snake (and used my favorite pullquote): “The Age of All Nighters” by Meg Stivison was perhaps my favorite; in it, a muse remembers her youth and the many men … Continue reading
Not Entirely Flattering
Stick and I are on the phone talking about work, which is a lot better for both of us now than it was in Raleigh. It’s better because we’re both working in games now, instead of stopgap jobs, and also … Continue reading
Squad Eli
I’m at a pub with some friends, when I find myself chatting with a girl near me about sparkly vampires. She shares my views that the Twilight leads showed up to film so they wouldn’t get cut slips, while the … Continue reading
Apathetic Protest
As seen in Chapel Hill.
Laowai Pricing
In a small, work-related negotiation, I got exactly what I requested. My immediate reaction was NOT to be pleased that something is going my way, but to wonder if I asked for much, much too little, because why else would … Continue reading
