Tag Archives: classics

Words With Coworkers

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Meg

At work, I’ve designed a mission chain, set in Ancient Greece, and I’ve brought it to a meeting to try to get it approved. “Well, the first thing you’re going to have to do is change the name of that … Continue reading →

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The Cave Is A Lie

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Meg

Our game’s last content release had a small problem that left players stuck in the Ancient Greece realm, unable to come back to tropical. And the major activity in Greece was running around in underwear (Figment: How’s that a bug, … Continue reading →

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Prima Porta Augustus

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Meg

Not saying I talked on and on about Venus imagery and the return of the Parthian standards, but this statue of the Prima Porta Augustus was later used as a landmark, as in “Hey, Meg, I’m back at the statue … Continue reading →

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TGConf After-Action Review

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Meg

Right before I went to Denver, I went to the Triangle Games Conference.  It was a great two days, I met a ton of creative people and heard about a lot of interesting projects. This meeting-strangers thing is getting a … Continue reading →

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Reading List

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Meg

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 →

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Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting To Danger

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Meg

Resorting To Danger, by Her Interactive, is the second in the Nancy Drew Dossier series, following Lights, Camera, Curses!. This time, Nancy is investigating a series of bombs at the Redondo, a rejuvenation clinic for the stars. The bombs are … Continue reading →

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North Carolina State Fairgrounds

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Meg

I like the state fairgrounds because they allow me to use bucranium in everyday conversation.

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The Wonders Of Technology

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Meg

“Can you get on Facebook and give me Josh and Terri’s address?” I asked Stick a week before Christmas. We were sitting in the living room right before Christmas, with a gorgeous fire going, as I prepared our very first … Continue reading →

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Geek Jack-O-Lanterns

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Meg

This Weburbanist list of geek pumpkins includes a Death Star jack-o-lantern, Mario, and ends with Stick and my classics pumpkins from 2004!!!  The photos of really artistic carvings make my Minoan octopus and Stick’s Greek helmet look not-so-good, but we … Continue reading →

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Books I’m Reading

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Meg

Last weekend when we went to the Beijing Bookstore, I got Age Of Innocence and Dr Zhivago from the Moonstone English classics series. I really liked Age Of Innocence. Marcus, I think you should look for this one, although you’ll … Continue reading →

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