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.
Geek Girls Rule Podcast #2 The second Geek Girls Rule! Podcast, wherein I interview Sherry Yeary, President of Privateer Press. The interview was a load of fun and I hope you all like it. Also, Sherry was kind enough to offer that if any of you out there had questions for her that you could… Read More Geek Girls Rule #41 – The Second GGR Podcast: Interview with Privateer Press President, Sherry Yeary
Wow! We had an excellent time at Conquest Northwest this weekend. We didn’t get there until 11-ish Saturday morning, and after reg-ing we went straight down to the Story Games Lounge, and pretty much stayed there until midnight. We were in a smallish conference room with a long table and exceptionally comfy chairs. One end… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #40.5 – Conquest Northwest!
I think one of the reasons that the “Gamer Infidelity” excerpt from the Part-Time Sorceress book annoyed me so much was that Mister Geek Girl What Rules and I are all about playing as many games with as many people as we possibly can. For years, because of geographic isolation living in a small city in Eastern Washington,… Read More Geek Girls Rule #40 – Play Outside Your Gaming Group
Teeth. Go. See. This. Movie. Seriously. It’s a horror movie about Vagina Dentata. How could you possibly not want to see this? Dawn, played by Jess Weixler, is an enthusiastic supporter of her school’s chastity pledge group. When she is raped by a male chastity supporter, something inside her bites off his penis, leading to… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #39 – Teeth, Part-time Sorceresses and sundry errata
ISBN: 978-1-60309-009-4 6″x4.5″ graphic novel 56 pages For mature Readers Top Shelf Productions – November 2007 I was going to wait until Friday to review this, but after reading it I got all excited and decided I couldn’t wait. I really, really enjoyed the hell out of this little comic. It’s black and white… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #38.5 – Comic Review: Alex Robinson’s Lower Regions
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