Tag Archives: New York City

Daredevil

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Meg

Stick asked me the other night where if my sister Bethie picked a grad school yet. “She did!” I tell him. “She’s going to Columbia! She’s going to live in the city, near me!” “Columbia? That’s a great choice!” Stick … Continue reading →

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Magic Library

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Meg

I’ve been reading a lot on my Kindle, and just as I was about to run out of money buying books, Roy told me I could check NYPL e-books out on my Kindle. This is pretty much the greatest thing … Continue reading →

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Arizona

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Meg

My company shares a floor with a bunch of media companies, social advertisers, and tech start-ups, and someone on our floor has gotten a contract with Arizona and left a crate of Strawberry Coladas in the office kitchen today. That … Continue reading →

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Impressing The Ladies

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Meg

This mission, Professor’s Kardsten’s Journal, is one of the tutorials from Next Island, and Professor Kardsten, a book-loving historian, is a character I really enjoyed working up. Lots of the time, I wonder if players actually read through my dialogue, … Continue reading →

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(Not Terribly Subtle)

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Meg

My bio in A Torn Page I’d really like to send this back in time about two years, to when I was living in Cary, waiting tables and desperately looking for any kind of satisfying work.

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Irish Cream Latte

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Meg

Harold: …then we’ll go once you’ve finished your coffee, James Joyce. Meg: What did you just call me? Harold: James Joyce. Because of your Irish cream latte. Meg: Oh, thank goodness! I thought you meant because I write long and … Continue reading →

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The Round Tables

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Meg

After my pass delays, I came late to Evan Skolnick’s Learn Better Game Writing In A Day, and tried to slip quietly into the room. Oddly, the room for this  all-day lesson was laid out not in lecture-hall rows, but … Continue reading →

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All the URLs

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Meg

Meg:  Hi Chip! We were just talking about you. And about how you buy ALL the URLS! Chip:  hahaha all the URLs in the world alltheURLs.com is now mine Meg: Of course it is.

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Now With Extra Hipster!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Meg

My friend Nick was visiting our offices, and he redecorated my PC while I was away from my desk. I think he’s trying to send some kind of message.

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Distantly Awesome

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Meg

I work developing missions and gameplay for an MMO, which has outsourced parts of development, and marketing, and works remotely with a distant platform, and is pretty great about letting folks work remotely when necessary. Anyway, my point is that … Continue reading →

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