Category Archives: New York City

With Benefits

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Meg

Almost as soon as I moved back north, I got into this… situation. I hesitate to call it a “relationship” because the other party made it pretty clear that I couldn’t make any demands. We’d see each other when we saw … Continue reading →

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Original Sims

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Meg

I was a freshman in college when my hallmate and soon-to-be best friend Kristin introduced me to the Sims. While other freshmen were passed out on Frat Row, I was playing Sims. (Which isn’t to say I wasn’t on my … Continue reading →

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My Cyberpunk Life

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Meg

I think taxi TV is about as cyberpunk as you can get without getting a corporate logo tattoo (Not going to name any names, Caterpillar Mike!) or a flying car.  Watching the news while commuting is a pretty solid Clarke … Continue reading →

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Default Settings

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Meg

My trip to Los Angeles passed in a blur of not sleeping, game excitement, coffee, fantastic conversations and arm-out photos with awesomely talented people. Again. Coming back from Los Angeles this time, I still have the post-adventure greyness of the … Continue reading →

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My Virtual Life

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Meg

Over my senior year of high school and freshman year of college, I wrote a really awful science fiction novel. I think it’s Russell Baker who said that his first novel was good because it taught him to type quickly. … Continue reading →

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Surprise Muppets

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Meg

I’ve been taking a picture of my travels almost every day since I’ve been in New York. Partly because I’m completely enamored with the city, and taking photos is easier than grabbing random strangers and announcing Look! I’m walking across … Continue reading →

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Arsenic and Teleporters

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Meg

I’m a little late posting this, but I was really busy with my conference on nanobots,   and then my other conference on million-dollar virtual economies, and then there was that meeting about the teleporters.* NASA discovers new form of life, … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Meg

Boss:  …and then in December you’re going to go to Los Angeles for the launch event… Meg: Does this launch involve talking to strangers? Because I distinctly remember asking to not have to do that. <Ten minutes later> Meg: Wait! … Continue reading →

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Apps That Need To Exist: Auto-Cool Twitter Locations

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Meg

Auto-Cool Twitter Locations This app would automatically add my location in great detail when I tweet from someplace cool, like when I’m sitting on modern white furniture in a Madison Ave ad office, or having a meeting in a restaurant … Continue reading →

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You Must Be…

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Meg

A few years ago, my friend Allison got married. Her wedding is famous for two things. The first is a bridesmaid-dress hemming party on the night before the wedding. The other us that although it was the King-Leary wedding, Allison … Continue reading →

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