You know, if I buy one of these after telling my mom I just couldn’t afford to fly back east to see the family, she’s going to lose her shit at me. Yes, I opted for the little white lie of “I can’t afford it” rather than getting into yet another argument over why I… Read More Xbox 360 or not to Xbox 360.
Here it is. Just give me time to go pull on my hip-waders, flak vest, pith helmet and gas mask. And let the wanking begin!!!!! Geek Girls Rule! #29 One of the most strident complaints that I hear from Geek Boys the world over is that they can’t get dates, that there aren’t any Geek… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #29 – Jade Raymond and Why You Can’t Get a Date
It’s not published yet, but I just finished my article on Jade Raymond and that whole kerfuffle. Yeah… Mr. Geek Girl What Rules is warning me that console gamers are the lowest life form known to man, and so to brace myself for a bunch of affronted wanna-be jock boy angst. I’m hoping that at… Read More Bracing self for stupid in three, two, one…
I’ve been listening to podcasts for several years now, mostly of my favorite political talk radio shows from Air America Radio and, for some completely stupid reason, it never occurred to me that there might be OTHER sorts of podcasts out there. You know, podcasts about stuff I like that won’t make my blood pressure shoot… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #28 – Four Color Heroines
Ok, so in the ensuing hours since I posted about my quandry here and in my LJ, I have received about a dozen invitations to do that Animal Crossing interactive, trading stuff thing that you do, apparently. Plus, the sexiest guy at Nintendo, who happens to be a dear, dear friend, is going to help… Read More Nintendo DS it is
Actually, the question is what sort of geeking. I have a LONG bus commute every weekday, and after chatting with the Boy about the fact that frequently the only thing saving my fellow passengers from agonizing death is the games on my phone, and recognizing that my phone is fairly limited in the number and… Read More To Geek or not to Geek…
For those of you not in the know, there is an RPG based on Roger Zelazny’s Chronicles of Amber. And there are several conventions catering to those of us who are lunatics for the books and game: AmberCon UK, AmberCon US in Michigan, and AmberCon NW in Portland, OR (or as it’s better known, the… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #27 – AmberCon NW 2007
I have a love/hate relationship with Halloween. For starters, I’m a big ol’ Goth. I have so much black in my wardrobe that light bends towards my closet. My house is decorated with bats, black cats and ghosts year round. I love excuses to dress up. I love fall. I love the cool crisp air,… Read More Halloween
Ok, a friend just pointed me at the trailer for Wanted: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809878244/video/4771511/standardformat/ It looks pretty. It looks fun. It isn’t the comic book. Instead of a kabal of evil supervillians who have killed off all the heroes and divvied up the world between five gangs, they’re a group of assassins who kill select people to… Read More Wanted: The Movie
Seriously, I did not set out to surround myself with nasty, sarcastic… Oh, who the hell am I kidding? I totally did. My buddy Mukdaddy made me this because he loves me so:
Geek Girls Rule!!! 