Mr. Geek Girl What Rules and I went to Gamestorm in Vancouver, WA this weekend. And boy, did I need that. With all the illness and the to do with NorwesCon, I just needed a chance to relax somewhere with no expectations on my person. We drove down in a series of snowstorms Friday evening,… Read More Geek Girls Rule #44 – Gamestorm 2008
(One of the original Media Gauntlet columns) Okay, it’s no secret. I am a huge fangirl for Nightcrawler. I have been since, oh, 1990 and no, I’m not going to tell you how old I was at the time. I collect Nightcrawler statues, busts and action figures. I have the Marvel Tarot set (Major Arcana… Read More The Geek Girl What Rules’ Greatest Hits – #7 Chuck Austen’s Head on a Stick
For those of you who don’t know, for the last couple of years I have done the Alternate Lifestyles programming at NorwesCon, a Seattle-area SF/F convention. What this means is that I get to do the programming for Polyamory, BDSM, Sexuality, Goth, Fanfic and a whole lot of other things that don’t really fit anywhere… Read More Geek Girls Rule 43.5 – LGBT Sci Fi/Fantasy & Comics Fandom and Gamers
Okay, I’ve started this column three or four times, and I could not figure out why I kept blocking on it. Then I figured out a couple reasons. A. I was trying to hard to sound polished and not my usual ranty self. B. I was afraid of sounding too shrill and alienating boys. Then, after a… Read More The Geek Girl What Rules’ Greatest Hits – #6 Comic Fangirl Angst
Playing Vincent Baker’s “In a Wicked Age” brought something to mind, that kind of drives me a little bonkers. Now, I want to start by saying that this is in no way a statement about the game or Mr. Baker. The game is really, really fun. I really enjoy the game, but there’s something in… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #43 – A Time Before Law…
Well, he lived to a grand old age. 90 years old is nothing to sneeze at. I think I was ten the first time I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was my Dad’s favorite movie at the time, so we rented it quite a few times. HAL’s voice still creeps me out. It is… Read More Not Arthur C. Clarke too!
When I read the news on the Story Games forums, I actually started to cry. “Wait,” I hear you say, “you don’t even LIKE D&D.” Well, I don’t really, not the system anyway, but to all the Geeks born since Mr. Gygax and Mr. Arneson created it, D&D really means more than just that one… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #42 – My Thoughts on Gary Gygax (1938 – 2008)
Gary Gygax, one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons passed away this morning, March 4, 2008. There will be a longer column about him and his influence later this week. Right now I’m just going to sit at my desk and be a little weepy.
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