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Buzz Off
So, how about that Google Buzz, huh? Google’s last toy, Google Wave, was kind of a flop for me because it seemed like a neat collaborative tool, but none of my friends were on it yet. (On a reread, doesn’t … Continue reading
Cool Breeze
Sometimes when people whine about how their town sucks or there’s nothing to do here, I secretly think they’re just not trying hard enough. Only boring people are bored, and so forth. Also, that feeling of I-hate-it-here is inextricably tied … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged cary, Indian food, LOST, North Carolina, Raleigh, random, reading, Stick, videos
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Reading List
A few weeks ago, Harold and I exchanged tweets (why is there no convenient usage for this?) about reading selections, and how revealing a reading list can be. My choices right now are skewed towards travel (No surprise that I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Raleigh
Tagged blogging about blogging, Books, classics, dead romans, election, games, Harold, henry viii, now reading reloaded, Raleigh, reading, sinosplice, travel, twitter
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Of Other Days
In the novel The Light Of Other Days, sci-fi great Arthur C. Clarke posits a future where a new technology means anyone can see what anyone else is doing. Any past antics are available for review by any future employers, … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh
Tagged arthur c. clarke, BBC, bloggers, Cosmo, ESL, Facebook, Halloween, mac, Raleigh, sci-fi, social media, stivison on the future, tech, the light of other days, travel, twitter, Young
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This Is Just How Caesar’s Legions Got Started
My morning before class started with sleeping through the alarm, and as always, rushing set off a series of other minor catastrophes. When I saw the No Left Turn – Train sign by Chapel Hill Road, I realized I’d have to teleport … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh, Teaching
Tagged caesar, Chapel Hill, coffee, dead romans, my students, Raleigh, teaching, teaching teenagers
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Game Review: Sims 2: Castaway
One day, you’re standing on the dock, waving goodbye to a friend, when you slip and fall and land in a crate, which is sealed and loaded onto a cargo ship, which is caught up in a storm and your … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged candy, cooking, Eric, Game Reviews, games, Google, Raleigh, random, reprints, Sims, Sims 2, Strangetown, ThumbGods, WarCraft, World of WarCraft
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Newark Airport Singalong
I’m kind of jealous that with all the time I’ve spent waiting at Newark Airport (For Christmas 2006, I flew in on AirIndia, Stick came in on British Airways and we both lost our luggage), I’ve never seen a singalong.
Posted in New Jersey, Raleigh
Tagged British, LOST, mac, New Jersey, newark airport, Raleigh, Rome, Stick
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Wisegal
Wisegal is actually the second time I’ve contributed to a Lifetime casual game. I also helped to test Lifetime / Large Animal Game’s Fashion Solitaire in 2008, although I didn’t make it into the credits. Maybe I shouldn’t make fun … Continue reading
Posted in milestones, Raleigh
Tagged Amanda d'Adesky, awesome, BBC, Brenda Brathwaite, chinese, credits, Fashion Solitaire, games, lifetime, Merscom, milestones, Raleigh, reading, ThumbGods, wisegal
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Time Gentlemen, Please!
Time Gentlemen Please, by Simpson’s Paradox Click for full-size version. My latest piece in Indie Game Mag reviews the profanity-laden, filthy and hilarious point-and-click adventure Time Gentlemen, Please!.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, begins by introducing the protagonist, Susie Salmon (like the fish, she reminds us), who is dead, murdered by a neighbor who’s made smalltalk with her parents a few times. As her community searches for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Raleigh
Tagged Book review, Books, Eric, family, Harry Potter, mac, movies, moving, my boyfriend, Raleigh, reading, Young
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