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E3 Run-ins
At the airport — on the LAX side — I met Mike of GameDrinkCode. We hadn’t met before, although I’m a big fan of GameDrinkCode (I’m more of a GameDrinkWrite girl myself), and I’d been disappointed to miss his highspeed-development talk … Continue reading
Virtual Mooncake Exchange
A friend of mine, who’s going to go nameless in this post, called most Facebook social games “window dressing on the poke application.” He wasn’t specifically referring to FarmVille, but it fits. FarmVille’s genius is turning our contract with society … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, Raleigh
Tagged chinese, coffee, Facebook, Farmville, Game Reviews, games, Grace, mac, MyTribe, Raleigh, random, Sims, social media, Zynga
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Bracing Mountain Air
Did you see the brand-new blog category? DENVER. Because we’re in Denver now, visiting Hugo and Diana. I’ve read that Denver is on a plateau in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, but that doesn’t really describe bumping into gorgeous … Continue reading
Impressive
I made it to the first day of the Triangle Game Conference this morning with a minimum of fuss and confusion, and picked up my very first media pass! It’s so awesome, I’m thinking I might start wearing it everywhere. … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming Culture, My Other Writing
Tagged Amanda d'Adesky, awesome, chinese, coffee, glasses, my other writing, press pass, Stick, Triangle Game Conference
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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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Waiting
Eight or nine years ago, I worked in a diner while on a, ahem, break from college. The Pioneer Valley is full of similar college-age breakers, finding themselves, forming bands, creating art, getting that awful first novel out of the … Continue reading
Dungeons and Dragons Soda
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine. The people at Jones Soda and I agree that Simpson’s Paradox readers are all huge nerds will find this product interesting and … Continue reading
Still Lost In Blue
The other day I was googling for “I’m stuck on an island with a total moron,” er, I mean, reading a bit about Lost in Blue 2, and I stumbled upon this Guide 2 Games review of Jack and Amy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming Culture
Tagged awesome, coffee, cooking, family, game culture, games, LOST, Lost in Blue 2, Merscom, nintendo DS, reading, Shutter Island
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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
Bluestone, Red Face
My dad and I drove back to Montclair from Middletown last night. This morning Scep and Katie came to get me and we went to the Bluestone Cafe in Watchung Plaza. We walked past Watchung Deli as we waited for … Continue reading
Posted in New Jersey
Tagged Bethie, coffee, dating, e3, Garan, General, Grace, Katie, Montclair, New Jersey, Scep
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