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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
Nerd Flu
Nerd flu – (n.) – The post-convention malaise caused by flying across the country, not sleeping properly and touching the same game controllers every one else is touching. (Wish I had made this one up, but I actually heard it from a guy in the press … 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
Play! A Videogame Symphony
Stick and I went to Play! A Videogame Symphony at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre a few weekends ago. We joined the crazy quilt of blankets, over a carpet of drying pine needles, and unpacked our cheese, olives, Nintendo DS, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged Books, cary, China, driving, Facebook, games, gaming, General, jeans, nerd, New England, nintendo DS, North Carolina, Play! A Videogame Symphony, Raleigh, Stick, travel, Twilight, WarCraft, wine, World of WarCraft
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Xyzzy
I have a new piece up on In-game dating: Not just for basement-dwelling nerds up at TechCoquette. Like online dating on Match.com, eHarmony or other matchmaking sites, couples who meet through World of Warcraft first connect entirely through their words. … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh
Tagged colossal caves, dating, game culture, gaming, my family is crazy, my other writing, nerd, Raleigh, tech, TechCoquette, WarCraft, World of WarCraft, xyzzy
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The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett
I have mixed feelings about Colleen McCullough. On one hand, she wrote the well-researched and racy Caesar’s Women and other novels set in ancient Rome. On the other hand, I haven’t quite forgiven her for Thorn Birds. Now, I love … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Raleigh
Tagged Book review, Books, caesar, Darcy, huh?, nerd, pride and prejudice, Raleigh, reading, Rome, The Independence Of Miss Mary Bennett
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Repeating Decimals
For some reason, we’ve been having a problem in the apartment where we can’t both use wireless internet at the same time. Maybe there’s not enough room in the tubes for both of us? This is a crisis in a … Continue reading
Cartoon Network Rickroll
We don’t have cable (we wouldn’t have a TV if Stick didn’t need it for his console games) so I had to find out about the national rickroll through Twitter. It is so awesome to see a nerd joke make … Continue reading
Customer Service
“Hi!” I said, after a short wait spent wondering when hold-music went out of fashion and enforced advertising came in. “I have a new phone and I’m calling to set up a password for online bill pay!” “Ok, what’s your … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh
Tagged nerd, NPR, Raleigh, Stick, tech, telephone, things I'm not good at
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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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