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Rant Rant Rant
Last weekend we traveled to Idaho to visit family for the holidays. Unfortunately, this short vacation also happened to coincide with the final hours of my trip through Revelations, forcing me on a...
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My World
Okay, I have a confession to make. Deep breath. Here goes: I have never, in my entire 32 years of living here, on Planet Earth, in the United States of America, in the shape and form of a female of the...
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Make Peace, Not War
Around this time last year I compiled two lists in my head. The first one, titled ‘Fallen Soldiers’, was about the video games I started but never finished. The second was a compilation of my favorite...
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In the News...
I know this announcement is strictly for the toys that will be available in the summer of 2012, but I’m still doing a happy dance about the prospect of a LEGO Lord of the Rings video game. I don’t read...
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Status Update - Alive
Subject: Source Material DroughtRe: SkyrimStart Time: 01/06/12Approximate Date of Crisis End: Unknown Happy 2012, everyone. http://www.itallstartedwithchronotrigger.com
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Back From Outer Space...and Skyrim
Coming back to writing after a rather extensive break is one of the most surprisingly difficult endeavors I have yet to task. Keeping this blog alive has been a labor of love for over two years now,...
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Screenshot Friday!
I played all of Skyrim in January, managing to do so without taking any preplanned time off work or ‘unexpected’ sick days. Late nights and weekends were spent traversing the lands, blasting fire...
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How I Found Peace with Assassin's Creed 3
My college years were spent exclusively studying the past. I majored in History, emphasis on European Ancient to Renaissance, emphasis England, with a minor in religious studies. I had some amazing...
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Internet Love
Found this while searching for the perfect background image for my desktop at work. Glad I wasn't alone in my French Revolution wishes. You can find the full res version here....
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Wrong Way: Do Not Enter
After two decades of video game interactions involving cartridges and discs, I wouldn’t necessarily say I am a professional at connecting games to consoles, but I think I am getting pretty good at...
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Screenshot Friday!
After spending so much time in Skyrim, and for the most part enjoying the experience, I have decided to give Oblivion another chance. I initially rejected it because I got caught in a combat bind,...
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Virtual Magazine Love
"It opens with a cliché so well-worn it is almost smooth: an everyman writer drives along a dimly-lit, winding mountain road. The young girl we presume to be his daughter dozes in the car beside him,...
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A Song of Blah and Whatever
I’ve exposed myself to too many Songs of Ice and Fire in the last nine months or so. What started as a genuine interest in an engaging television series has now slumped into near apathy via a lifeless...
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Screenshot Friday!
This is my Dragon’s Dogma character, Gaia. She makes the cutest 'oh no!' face and has the most adorable sprinkle of freckles across her nose. She also has a gaping hole in her chest that’s been sewn up...
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AC3 E3 Video For My Viewing Pleasure
To me, E3 is fairly whatever. Since most of my gaming focus lies sandwiched between Microsoft and Ubisoft, I keep a fraction of my senses focused on the headlines, mostly to see and hear any news...
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Antisocial Socialite
Once upon a time I had a tiny virtual farm. I planted pumpkins and corn in elegant rows and waited patiently to harvest them in the 2-4 hours allotted for each vegetable. In the interim I spent my time...
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The Ontological Geek
Good news, everybody!I’ve accepted a position as a monthly poster for one of my favorite blogs, The Ontological Geek. The contributing writers are top notch and talk about video games in a critical and...
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The Ontological Geek & a Brief Update About Not Updating
My newest post is up at The Ontological Geek, where I chat about why playing villainous characters is sometimes more fun than being heroic. I've been spending most of my summer doing outdoorsy things...
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Borderlands 2!
When Matt & I both really want a game on release, but don't (necessarily) want to spend the big bucks on it, we occasionally get two copies via Gamefly. Insurance. Assurance? Some sort of -rance....
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Challenge Accepted
If I could engrave one piece of gaming advice into my controller that I would have to adhere to everysingletime I start a new game it would be this: if I am rambling through at a fairly even pace, but...
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The List
Since my recent confession regarding a growing list of backlog items left behind mostly due to my own snotty failings, I have become a little obsessed with finishing. I am pretty sure I have admitted...
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Internet Love
Artist Jeff Langevin is selling prints on Etsy of this sensational piece of fan art devoted to my beloved series. I am especially fond of the mask, as the carnival scene in AC2 remains high on my list...
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(Xbox) One is the Loneliest Number
In the years since I have been erratically throwing words to the wall in this blog, I have been unapologetic and forthright about my identity as primarily a 360 gamer. I love the 360. I adore the...
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