Category Archives: Chapel Hill

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Meg

It has been almost six months since I last reviewed a Pride and Prejudice spinoff, so this weekend I read The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick. This is a novelization of the TV series, … Continue reading →

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Seed 4

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Meg

Seed 4 is a new fantasy MMORPG, available for Android from Gameberry.  The game is free to play, and monetizes on in-game purchases. Players can choose a fantasy hero — or heroine, there are plenty of playable females — and … Continue reading →

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The Girl With All The Gifts

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Meg

Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. … Continue reading →

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Specific

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Meg

Every morning, I put on pretty earrings for work, and then take them off almost immediately when I launch the game and put my headphones on. #blog

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5 out of 5

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Meg

When I moved to Chapel Hill, I went to career therapy. Career therapy is when you are so deeply depressed that you start going to counseling to deal with it. In counseling, you answer the therapist’s questions and establish that … Continue reading →

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Black Bear Lake by Leslie Liautaud

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Meg

Black Bear Lake by Leslie Liautaud is almost a 1980s period piece, full off cassettes and feathered hair, told in an extended flashback to a family vacation when he was growing up.  Adult Adam is looking back on the summer … Continue reading →

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As Cultural Stunts Go

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Meg

Old China Hand Imagethief, a blogger I followed with dedication during my Yantai and Beijng years, now writes thoughtfully about returning to American life after many years in Asia. As cultural stunts go, China was an epic win. I became … Continue reading →

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No Pineapple Left Behind

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Meg

I was really excited to hear about Seth Alter’s new game project, No Pineapple Left Behind.  When we’d talked last, he’d dropped some hints that his next project had to do with pineapples in school, but this was not exactly … Continue reading →

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Connect! (And Get Off My Lawn.)

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Meg

So ever since Google Reader ended, I’ve been trying out different feedreaders and wishing Bloglines was still around. I’ve mislaid some of my feeds, and spent a while getting different formats and different services to work well together. If This … Continue reading →

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Rich Kids of Instagram: Satyricon And The City

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Meg

Rich Kids of Instagram is a Tumblr of, well, rich kids posing with their expensive stuff. Whether it’s yachts, sports cars, resorts, or dropping $10,000 on cosmetics , the Tumblr recalls late-Roman excesses. It’s hard to tear my eyes away, … Continue reading →

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