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Garden Party World

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Meg

The new online kids’ game Garden Party is almost ready, and Victoria from Asylum was nice enough to send me an email introducing me to the beta. I checked out the game, which is billed as a safe, multiplayer world … Continue reading →

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Bertie Botts Every Flavour Perfumes

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Meg

I saw this and wanted to share with you all: the site WeirdFragrances.com is offering samples of zany perfumes!  I’m not entirely sure what their deal is, since the site says that the scents aren’t available for purchase, but the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Twitter

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Meg

I’ve heard that blogging breaks the barriers between Author and Audience. Well, Twitter breaks the barrier between blogger and commenter. It’s group instant messaging or microblogging for your phone or on the web. Whenever Stick’s dad asks me about a … Continue reading →

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Obligatory Election Comments

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Meg

I really resented the vote-with-your-ovaries movement among Hilary supporters. A woman president would be nice, but I found the idea that women are a cohesive voting group who should all pick Hilary based on gender kind of demeaning. Not entirely … Continue reading →

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Wizard 101 Pictures

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Meg

Yesterday the folks at King’s Isle gave me permission to post screenshots from Wizard 101. I didn’t post yesterday, because when I logged on to get some nice screens, somehow I ended up fighting trolls instead of taking pictures. Anyway! … Continue reading →

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The Pastor’s Daughter

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Meg

I got my license several years ago in Massachusetts, but it expired while I was in China, and now that I’m home in New Jersey, I’d like to drive legally. Today I spent a couple hours on the phone with … Continue reading →

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WarCraft and Weddings

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Meg

Scep told me that our highschool friend Garan got engaged a few days ago! Garan’s living in Korea (it’s amazing how many of our old friends moved to Asia), so I immediately emailed him to get the details. Meg to … Continue reading →

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Jersey Girl

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Meg

I flew up to New Jersey yesterday to see my family. The upside to the visa hassles and life upheaval is that I get to visit my folks! It’s been just under a year since I’ve seen my family. Now … Continue reading →

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Still Life Without Stick

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Meg

Stick left today, which was just as miserable as the last time he left China. Airport goodbyes don’t actually get any easier with practice. We had a really insane 36 hours getting him ready to go. Finally, as he was … Continue reading →

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Blog Schizophrenia

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Meg

Sorry for the recent blog schizophrenia! I think I’ve got most of it worked out now… My PayPal adventures became less funny when they decided that I didn’t really pay WordPress for domain forwarding, and canceled the charges as an … Continue reading →

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