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TGConf After-Action Review
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
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged bloggers, classics, Denver, games, gaming, indie games, my boyfriend, North Carolina, oops, press pass, Raleigh, TGConf, Triangle Game Conference, WomenGamers
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Passionfruit Hutong
New development studio Passionfruit Games contacted me the other day about beta testing their new puzzle/adventure game Tiger Eye Curse Of The Riddle Box. Passionfruit is made up of many HER Interactive veterans — the team who worked on Nancy Drew … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Gaming Culture, Raleigh
Tagged beta, China, chinese, Chinese life, dating, games, Her Interactive, hutong, mandarin, my boyfriend, nancy drew dossier, Passionfruit Games, Raleigh, resorting to danger, Sims, TE: COTRB, ThumbGods, Tiger Eye, Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box
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Game Review: My Boyfriend
I was way too excited for the new My Boyfriend game. I anticipated all the fun of Sim dating, plus my favorite guilty pleasure (changing my avatar’s clothes every five minutes), without all that tedious eating and sleeping and meter-watching … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews
Tagged dating, flops, Game Reviews, games, my boyfriend, nancy drew dossier, nintendo DS, resorting to danger, Sims, Sims 3, ThumbGods, why's it gotta be pink?
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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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My Boyfriend
I’m playing and reviewing THQ’s My Boyfriend DS game right now, which was funny before I even opened the game. Stick’s asked me if I like My Boyfriend, if I’m glad I got My Boyfriend, if I’m going to write … Continue reading
At The Video Store
Sometimes I forget how much having lived in China affects me. I don’t mean my new appreciation for bread and cheese, although I think Chinese food has something to do with that. I mean how out of the American loop … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese food, driving, Eric, movies, my boyfriend, North Carolina, Raleigh, repatriation, Stick
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Obligatory Election Comments
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
Posted in Raleigh
Tagged China, election, expats, Facebook, lifetime, mail, Massachusetts, my boyfriend, nerd, Raleigh, soapbox, Stick, twitter
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USA Today On Pre-Olympics Security, Regulations, Visas
I’m quoted in USA Today, in an article about the pre-Olympic security measures and visa restrictions. The article talks to disappointed Beijingers — Chinese residents, long-term ex-pats and tourists — about their pre-Olympic experiences. It’s worth reading, although it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese life, family, games, General, my boyfriend, New Jersey, reading, Stick
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My That Person
The worst thing about living with Stick… well, actually it’s the second worst thing. The very worst is all that compromising garbage that I’m meant to be doing. But the second worst thing is what to call him. I feel … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese life, moving, my boyfriend, my that person, New York City, Stick
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iPod hacks!
I wanted to put my music collection on my new computer, so I could make playlists and listen to song on my brand-new speakers, but I couldn’t figure out a way to get my songs off my iPod and onto … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged Chinese life, Grace, hacks, ipods, itunes, mac, my boyfriend, New York City, random, Stick
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