Category Archives: North Carolina

Playing Quidditch

“Stick? Can you play Quidditch for me?” I recently rented Harry Potter for the DS, and the Quidditch parts are just as annoying as they are in the books and movies. Unlike the books and movies, I can’t flip a … Continue reading

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Wesleyan Commencement Speech

When I went to Bethie’s graduation last month, Anna Quindlen was the commencement speaker. (I know this is not exactly timely, but it took me a while to get my thoughts into a coherent shape) I was really excited to … Continue reading

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Wonderland Adventures Review

I’ve got a new review in the July/August issue of Indie Game Mag, talking about Wonderland Adventures: Mysteries of Fire Island.

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Apex

Buckwheat Farm is out in Apex, so we drove through old Apex on the way home. Last summer, when we were looking for an apartment, I secretly wanted to live in Apex. Not because I know anything in particular about … Continue reading

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Harvest Moonlighting

Last weekend, Stick and I went out to pick strawberries.  We ended up at Buckwheat Farm, where we filled a tray and our mouths with hot red berries. It was summer-day perfection.  After half a tray, we started to get … Continue reading

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Vocabulary Building

“Look, Stick, I got spam in Chinese! It says:  I…. good…. mine…. you… not or no… please… compare or comparison… net… not have… you… Um, that’s all I can read.” “You clearly need to learn the Chinese for ‘Nigerian royalty’ … Continue reading

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Microsoft Says To Give Up FireFox, Or Get Lost

In a move that sounds like a joke, Microsoft is offering $10,000 as a prize for using IE8. They specify that Firefox users need to switch, or get lost! I’ve been accused of blog hyperbole once or twice, but that’s … Continue reading

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TechCoquette

I have a couple articles up on the new TechCoquette, including this one on What his Twitter Timeline is Telling You: Want a peek into your new boyfriend’s mind? Just browse his Twitter timeline! A guy’s Twitter stream gives you … Continue reading

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Does Whatever A Spider Can

Cashier: What adorable Spiderman band-aids! Your kids are going to love them! Meg: Kids?

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Ex-Expat Thoughts

I was listening to Obama’s Cairo speech on NPR the other day when the radio cut out and it went to static. My first thought was not that I was driving through a radio dead zone, or that NPR might … Continue reading

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