Tag Archives: travel

Linguistic Circuits

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Meg

I sent my parents my travel plans for conferences and conventions I’m covering this summer, and my dad wrote back: Well done, Meg! Now add these phrases to your vocabulary: (1) “Stop the presses!”* (2) “But the people have a … Continue reading →

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Awesome

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Meg

Alt-tabbing between writing a personal message (Hi Figment! How are your zombie muppets?), reading a work email (…availability of space transport and time travel relies on…) and working on a tutorial (…to best handle killer monkeys…). Awesome.

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Secret Superpowers

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Meg

My recent travels have taught me about real in-room wifi, and on this trip,  after my much-dreaded presentation, I alao learned that “close to the airport” is secret code for “on a highway between Hooters and a strip club.” My … Continue reading →

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Not A Waitress Anymore (Part 4,573,574)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Meg

So I love last-minute travel, and I love my job, but it feels completely bizarre to me to be flying to another city for a meeting. And flight was delayed so long that I had to go straight from the … Continue reading →

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Things I Like About Airports

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Meg

1) Yay! I’m about to go somewhere! I love flying! 2) Reading exotic place names on the departure boards. 3) Competing Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, my two favorite coffees right next to each other! 4) Silently judging people based on … Continue reading →

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Overheard in New York

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Meg

Harold and I were on the train the other night, talking about the game. It was the usual post-work subway, crowded and loud when we got on, but a lull happened to fall in the car a few minutes in. … Continue reading →

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Punchbacks 2.0

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Meg

I flew into San Antonio yesterday to drive to Allison‘s house in Austin for SxSW. If I were a superhero, my archenemies would be driving and paperwork, so I was already pretty thrilled with myself for defeating them and getting … Continue reading →

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Palm Springs — San Fransisco

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Meg

DEMO was held at a gorgeous resort, and I was completely impressed. This is, quite literally, the view from my balcony. I woke up every day completely amazed that this is my real life. (Of course, I spent the rest … Continue reading →

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Not A Metaphor

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Meg

The other night, I told my parents my travel plans for California to go to DEMO and then GDC. “When you’re driving out from LA to Palm Springs,” my dad said, “and you look out the window and see how … Continue reading →

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Monkeys and Tigers

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Meg

(I started to post an apology about how this actually came out as a hard copy around Christmas, but posting about it has slipped my mind because I’ve been so busy with the killer monkeys and timetravel at my day … Continue reading →

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