Category Archives: North Carolina

My Tribe

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Meg

MyTribe, by Grubby Games, is a happy Lost-ish sim, with all the mysteries and none of that annoying Others soap opera. I downloaded the game mostly because Casualicious.com’s recent post made it sound like a civilization-advancement sim without that annoying … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, Raleigh | Tagged casual games, Civilization, Facebook, Game Reviews, games, Grubby Games, LOST, My Tribe, MyTribe, mytribe mysteries, Raleigh, random, ThumbGods | 10 Comments

Secret Ingredient

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Meg

I was making cranberry relish yesterday when Stick came into the kitchen and looked hungrily at the jars I was filling. “You can eat the one on the left, ’cause I screwed up the seal.” I told him, hoping to … Continue reading →

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Cartoon Network Rickroll

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Meg

We don’t have cable (we wouldn’t have a TV if Stick didn’t need it for his console games) so I had to find out about the national rickroll through Twitter. It is so awesome to see a nerd joke make … Continue reading →

Posted in Raleigh | Tagged awesome, cartoon network, games, mac, nerd, Raleigh, Rome, Stick, twitter | Leave a comment

Customer Service

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Meg

“Hi!” I said, after a short wait spent wondering when hold-music went out of fashion and enforced advertising came in. “I have a new phone and I’m calling to set up a password for online bill pay!” “Ok, what’s your … Continue reading →

Posted in Raleigh | Tagged nerd, NPR, Raleigh, Stick, tech, telephone, things I'm not good at | Leave a comment

Tropical Nightmare

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Meg

I recently got the chance to beta Tropical Dream: Underwater Odyssey by Digital Chocolate. I usually love betatesting new games, I get a sneak preview and the chance to run my mouth to the developers. Before I say anything else, … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh | Tagged awesome, beta, casual games, chinese, Digital Chocolate, Game Reviews, games, new game, Raleigh, Tropical Dream, Tropical Dream: Underwater Odyssey, Young | Leave a comment

Line 70 is “Become Smoking Hot”

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Meg

My Workout Routine 10 Go to the gym 20 Overdo workout in an attempt to cancel out unhealthy lifestyle 30 Go home achy and sore 40 Skip the gym because my stupid workout hurt me 50 Feel bad about not … Continue reading →

Posted in Raleigh | Tagged exercise sucks, Raleigh, things I'm not good at | 9 Comments

Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera, Curses

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Meg

What makes Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera, Curses! a girls’ game is the female protagonist. It’s not pink, it’s not cutesy, there are no magic animal friends, there is no shopping. Let me repeat that in case you were skimming. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh | Tagged A Case Of The Crabs, beta, cars, feminism, game culture, Game Reviews, games, gaming, Her Interactive, LCC, Lights Camera Curses, mail, nancy drew dossier, new game, Raleigh, teaching teenagers, tween games, why's it gotta be pink? | 19 Comments

Bad Girlfriend

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Meg

“Hey Stick, the psych student from the electric shock test called. He says they won’t be able to use any of your survey because it fell too far outside the normal parameters. You were way too positive about our relationship, … Continue reading →

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East and West

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Meg

I know, xkcd, I know. Via xkcd – A Webcomic – Terminology

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Mind Games

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Meg

The other day*, I got paid to electric-shock Stick! We agreed to be part of a behavior experiment that wanted couples to play an electric shock game, partly because I heard “game” and “electric shock” and I thought it would … Continue reading →