Tag Archives: New York City

Mah-Jong Themed Mah-Jong

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Meg

The other night, I met Roy at a pub in our neighborhood. We ducked in from the rain, and compared electronic gadgets, which is some cultures (this one) serves as a greeting. “Wow, you have a lot more books in … Continue reading →

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Office Conversations

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Meg

Coworker #1: Oh, that guy? He’s the one who wrote all the Chuck Norris books. Coworker #2: Chuck Norris doesn’t write books, he stares at blank pages and the books write themselves. Coworker #1: And now we know who plays … Continue reading →

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GiN Interview

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Meg

John Breeden II over at Game Industry News asked me a few questions about Next Island and game designing in general, and the story’s up today on GiN. GiN: Not everyone gets into this sometimes crazy business. Were there any … Continue reading →

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Stupid Mundane Garbage

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Meg

So I lost my phone the other day. This is pretty annoying for a lot of reasons, the biggest one is that I don’t have a phone.  Well, actually, I do have a phone, a second-hand Verizon model that would … Continue reading →

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Lexicon

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Meg

I wonder if there’s a word for that distinctive mixture of pride and frustration felt when one is freakishly fast, thorough and good at implementing a workaround for a workaround to resolve a “temporary” issue. There’s probably a long German … Continue reading →

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Think Before Printing

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Meg

As seen at work.

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Black Friday

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Meg

I went out with Tryon, Katie and Roy the day after Thanksgiving, a Black Friday traditional gathering since we were coming home from college for Thanksgiving break. It was great, actually, the major difference over the last ten or so … Continue reading →

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Lex Julia

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Meg

Eric called me a few days ago to say the Pompeii exhibit, Life And Death In The Shadow of Vesuvius, is now up near him in Boston, and that he was planning to take his not-girlfriend to see it. I … Continue reading →

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Bring Me The MacGuffin

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Meg
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How My Mind Works

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Meg

Caitlin and I decided to do NaNoWriMo, the novel-writing insanity. I’ve been doing really well on the daily wordcount goal, but I’m not so great with the discipline. Since I set out to write a novel, I’ve now completed two … Continue reading →

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