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Hot Coffee

Posted on October 6, 2005 by Meg

What’s with all the controversy with the “Hot Coffee” Easter egg on Grand Theft Auto? It’s a game about running people over. You can beat hookers to death. You can go postal at restaurants… they are even old ladies to … Continue reading →

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Rachel’s Wedding

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Meg

Rachel‘s wedding was this weekend. I considered inventing a tale about all the crazy cool things I’m doing with my life now, because for some reason I thought I should impress people who were important to me ten years ago. … Continue reading →

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Diplomacy

Posted on July 14, 2005 by Meg

My job at Lonely Hearts is a lot like everyone else’s office job, only I’m supposed to be gossiping on the phone all day. Sometimes two members will go on the same date and have completely different experiences. (Sometimes this … Continue reading →

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License Exams and Blood Sports

Posted on May 16, 2005 by Meg

A few months ago, Stick and I went to play games at Bill and Andrea’s house. Andrea had just taken her MTELs in chemistry, and after a few much-needed drinks, she cheerfully insisted to everyone in the room that Denmark … Continue reading →

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Princess Maker

Posted on May 4, 2005 by Meg

I’m a little insulted by the top ten girlfriend-friendly games list on www.1up.com. It’s a good concept, girls tend to like like different games than boys do, and there are a bunch of great games that girls love. The Sims, … Continue reading →

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A Buggy Game

Posted on January 20, 2005 by Meg

Yesterday when we were at the store, Stick wanted to play X Bugs, which was described to me as goofy tiddlywinks. We set up play, which consists of picking sides (I’m the Russian bug army), and throwing stickered tiddlywinks down … Continue reading →

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EverQuest 2 And The Flu.

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Meg

Stick, a candidate for Greatest Boyfriend Ever, got me three months of EverQuest 2 for Christmas. I installed my new game — all 10 CDs of it! It was like an old Sierra game! — and found out that I … Continue reading →

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Cretan Art and Gamer Boys

Posted on December 4, 2004 by Meg

I’m doing a research project on Minoan seals, specifically on mythical monsters on Minoan seals. I was explaining this to someone at UMSFS, who comes back with the not-terribly-original question of how that benefits me. Exactly what use is that … Continue reading →

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Cyberlore

Posted on November 16, 2004 by Meg

On Saturday night, Stick wanted me to go to the Cyberlore 12th anniversary party with him.  It was in the Cyberlore offices, they have a cool loft-y space anyway. One room was blacklit DDR, another was just booze in coolers, … Continue reading →

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City Of Heroes

Posted on September 8, 2004 by Meg

Why isn’t City of Heroes more fun? It’s a multiplayer superhero game, and yet somehow it’s boring. This is coming from a girl who regularly meets up with a dozen friends for an Abberrant game (for non-gamers, that means we … Continue reading →

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