I've Moved

I've moved over to Wordpress for any who are interested. I got frustrated with the way my photos were being published so I took action. I'm over here now!

A shift

   I'm finding that going all out about one nerd property feels silly.  I'd much sooner just talk about the great nerdy fun that I've had and have.  I feel like I'm pointing to myself and yelling "Look at me! I'm a huge nerd! Just look at all these different things I'm into, it's proof I'm a hardcore geek."  I don't want to feel like that. Minutiae and passions is what it's all about.  It's being unbelievably giddy that Rory punches Hitler in the face or having a good time picking on Shatner.  It's thinking up funny science or literary based pick-up lines to use at bars. Sure, some geeks are big picture people, but almost everyone gets caught up in "that one episode" or their favourite campaign they've ever played.

   With that said, I'll do a few more big, overarching posts for some big name geek properties.  The big ones in my book are Monty Python, D&D, and Disney. You may be wondering about Star Wars.  The thing about that is I've never actually seen any of the movies all the way through, if at all.  I know this is blasphemy, but I never saw it when I was a kid and never bothered as a teen.  It's one of those things that never really came up.  Please stop making that face, it'll stick like that forever if you keep gawking.  I'll watch it eventually, and there will be a great fanfare.  Besides this, I'm going to go for little moments and realizations.  They are just as important as the huge ideas.

The Temple of Fuck-All

   One of my favourite franchises is The Legend of Zelda.  I love these games.  These games are one of the few things my brother and I can bond over.  Unless I'm mistaken, my first experience with a gaming system was Ocarina of Time on N64.  It was either that or a friend's Sega.  I'm pretty sure I experienced the N64 first, though.  I'm going to be quite frank about this. I've never actually played the game.  My brother was always playing it and I'd always watch.  I knew the story and by the time I got my own system I had seen it about 3 or 4 times.  The same thing happened to Majora's Mask.  I watched while others played. I regret not stepping in and  asking for the chance to play on my own, but I was a little girl and siblings don't share. Ever. I still love the games even if I've never controlled Link.

   I'm pretty sure the thing that solidified my love for Zelda was the music.  I was a musician before I was anything else. Some of the best video game music is in the Zelda series.  I know tastes are highly debatable, but it's pretty hard to debate this.  I said a while back that my brother was playing a shit ton of Zelda songs on his guitar.  I felt like everything I was doing was pretty amazing.  His favourite is Song of Storms, and who could blame him? When I showed this to him he decided to take a break. 


  I like the design and loose story line.  That's not to say that the story is loose, but you don't need to do it immediately. Yes you have to do story bits in a general order, but there is also a slew of stuff you could do besides.  The side bits are usually pretty fun and useful if you don't want to do the story right away.  There is definitely a formula that the Zelda games have that just work for me and a few million other people.  I am aware of how silly that sounds.  I will never not say something because it sounds silly or cliche, because I'll  truly mean it despite the fact it's an obvious cliche.

Pardon my rant

   I'm not a special snowflake. I know this.  I'm one of the many, many geeky girls in the world.  I've been doing quite a bit of reading lately, and it seems like some girls want a reward or something because they play Halo or have watched a Batman movie.  I'm sorry, but if you want to be treated special because you have interests that are typically  male oriented, that's just absurd.  No one deserves an award for liking something.  That's not to say that people shouldn't enjoy their work or be praised if they are skillful at it.  It's more about the people that want a gold star because they know what the three pieces of the triforce represent.  Girls seem guilty of this most often.  Just be your badass, nerdy selves.  Wear your geek pride as a badge of honour, not as something that deserves praise.

   Also, being a girl who wants to be a special snowflake is not cool either.  My brother used to game with a bunch of guys and this one girl.  She insisted that no other girl could play with them because she wanted to be the only one.  Talk about silly.  I'm not saying that this is every girl, but this mentality seems more common than it should be.

   I'd like to say that I'm not being a hypocrite before anyone attacks me.  I'm not looking for a prize or validation.  I'm here because geek girls who love what they are like to see others like them.  I'm not here to impress anyone, nor trying to put anyone down for not being a nerdy person.  I'm just putting myself out there and if we agree, fantastic.   I do feel silly just talking about girls throughout the whole post, because I know that guys can be guilty of the same thing.  It's just not as common to find guys that want a gold star because they like Star Trek or D&D. 

   Hopefully, I'll return before the week is out and you'll get a proper post. Perhaps a Legend of Zelda post.  My brother learned a good portion of songs and has been playing them all morning, so I'm in a Zelda mood. Maybe I'll post some pictures if I feel ambitious. You'll get to see my nerdy stuff, how exciting!

I'm a blogger, not a doctor

   Ever since I was a kid I've watched Star Trek. What I mean by kid I mean 1-2 years old.  The only reason I know this is because whenever the television is on in the old home movies I can hear the Star Trek: Next Generation music and/or actors talking in the background.  My mother doesn't remember this, but I doubt anyone has doctored my home movies. I was pretty stunned when I found out, especially since TNG rubs me the wrong way now.  I much prefer the original run of the show.  The Original Series just does it for me. I will always prefer the original to a reboot and the 1960s production just can't be beat.  Okay, realistically, yes it can.  The absurd makeshift sets and the ideas about the future were hilarious.  Those weird clay-like food blobs? Amazing.  The dynamic on TOS was unbeatable, too.  All the main characters seemed to bond more naturally even when at each other's throats. That's just the kind of thing that makes something believable, not sets. I may not have been exposed enough, but The Next Generation just seems too antiseptic. I really can't speak to the other two series, but I imagine that they wouldn't impress me either.
  
   I need to say this. Kirk was never my favourite.  It's not that I dislike him, I think he's effective in his own way.  I've just always preferred the brainy men, McCoy and Spock.  I jump between the two as being my favourite; I guess it depends on the episode.  I always felt bad for McCoy because he seemed the most neglected of the group.  It's like saying George is your favourite Beatle.  Lennon and McCartney are fought over and Ringo has his own charm that people remember, but George is often forgotten until someone says "And who's that other one?" If you're interested, Paul and George are my tied favourites.  This might say something about me. I've gotten sidetracked now. I love McCoy.  He's brilliant on his own and is nice and snarky.  I'd love to have a drink with him.  I like Spock for all the same reasons everyone likes Spock.  He's clever, quick, and still flawed the way everyone else is.  It doesn't hurt that the actors were DeForest Kelly and Leonard Nimoy. 

   I really can't speak to the movies because I either haven't seen them in a long time, or haven't seen them at all.  I know, I know shame on me.  Some things are just more important to me.  I'd sooner watch the telly show than a movie.  The most recent take on the TV show was pretty good. I have some issues with it, it was enjoyable overall.  I'd like to go in-depth but I think I'll save it when I look at all the other movies. 

   Now that you know where I stand on most things, the only thing left to address is the ever debated Kirk or Picard.  They were both effective captains and there are definitely some instances where if they swapped places then they might not have survived.  I still think that Picard had better commanding skills.  He thought things out a bit more and had better judgement calls from what I've seen. Kirk got things done, but he was a little reckless.  They both fit into their respective series perfectly, but Picard did a better job. 

   I wish I had the patience to look at every episode.  Maybe I'll choose a favourite or two and look at those. I'd like to stop now, but I have the urge to be just like everyone else and say "live long and prosper".  I'd like to think I'm above that.  I think I'll just be a good little girl and just stop.
  

They were just four lads from Liverpool

   So,  my first gaming experience of my second wave was Resident Evil 5. Not the best, but not bad either.  The game I played in tandem with it was The Beatles Rock Band.  I have the exclusive drum kit and Hofner bass controllers. If you know anything about me you know at least one of two things.  You know that I'm an enormous, obsessive Beatles fan and you know that I'm an enormous and obsessive Doctor Who fan.  Most people know the former and identify me as that one girl who knows all there is to know about Beatle lore.  I don't know everything, but it is scary how much I do know.  It comes as no surprise that I wanted the game.  I waited very patiently for that game.

   Now, I've played games like this before, and I wasn't bad.  I'm still not really good at the guitar, and my drums kind of suck, but it was the vocals I was looking forward to.  I was a singer for many years and stopped schooling for it, but that didn't mean I couldn't belt out these songs.  I went immediately to expert mode for vocals. I had this in the bag.  There's a snag, there's always a snag.  As accurate as they get, everything is still a bit off.  When John sings off key, as he did with moderate frequency, I learned to parrot it expertly.  The game was not as true to life as I would have hoped.  The designers decided to be logical and have it hit the proper next note.  I quickly found out if I sing it the way I usually did I would get a poor score. So much for not having to look at the screen.

   I beat that game pretty quick.  I'm still not aces at the guitar or drums, but I have an excuse to sing the songs.  I actually haven't played in a long time.  I keep promising myself that I will, but it just doesn't happen. I should bring myself to playing because as long as I'm listening to the records, I may as well be playing the game and seeing the funny little animations.  I kind of adore the silly things. They seem so obscenely cheerful and I kind of like that, espically since towards the end they were really not so delighted to see each other.  We all need that little suspension of disbelief once in a while. 

Allons-y

   If you haven't already guessed, I am a huge fan of the long running television show Doctor Who.  If you know me you are sick of hearing this.  I'm sorry but this is necessary.  I discovered it on my own, sort of.  My parents were casual watchers when it was still on its first run.  My father's favourite was always Tom Baker, no surprise here.  I'm actually jealous that they got to watch those episodes when they were new. Oh, well. David Tennant was my first Doctor and must be my favourite, it's the law.  Your first Doctor is more often than not your favourite Doctor.  I'm sorry, where are my manners? For those of you who are not familiar with the show, it's pretty simple.  An alien that looks human uses his spaceship called a TARDIS to fly around time and space.  This man is called the Doctor and is a timelord.  The timelords regenerate their bodies to get around death and the actors leaving the show at any given time.  The Doctor picks up companions from everywhere/everywhen and takes then with for adventures.  So far there has been 11 Doctors and boatloads of companions.  If you want to know the nitty-gritty, ask or use the search engine of your choice.

   Anyway, my first and favourite Doctor is the 10th.  My very first episode was School Reunion.  This is interesting because that episode features a companion from both the 3rd and 4th Doctors' runs, Sarah Jane Smith.  The story isn't the best of the season, aliens taking over an elementary school to use the creativity of a child's mind to hack the universe, but it was enough to catch my attention.  When I like something I usually jump in with both feet and go with it.  Yes this has gotten me in a bit of trouble a few times, but it usually makes me a lifelong fan of whatever I choose.  So, I watched episodes, learned quotes, learned trivia, and knitted my tremendous scarf.  I try not to half-ass my love for the media of my choosing.  Just wait until I post the not-nerdy-but-the-way-I-approach-it-is-pretty-nerdy epic of my love for The Beatles.  I've frightened off people because of my prattling.

   I keep getting sidetracked, sorry.  My Doctor is the 10th.  He's insane and delightful, a bit moody though.  The latest Doctor has some big shoes to fill, but I think he's been doing a splendid job.  I like him because I can.  He's pleasantly quirky and not too heavy handed.  I can't wait for the new season to start in a few weeks.  It should be a blast.  Some things seem a little bizarre, but I'm not going to count it out just yet.  I'm really looking forward to the episode written by Neil Gaiman.  He's pretty fantastic as a writer and a human, or at least to my understanding he's a good person.  He certainly has a sense of humour.

   I wanted my Significant Otter to watch the show, I knew it was up his alley.  I started him with the the 9th Doctor.  I figured he should see everything, not just my favourite.  Of course, this meant that his favourite would not match up with mine.  The only trial I had was getting past the first episode.  It's so silly to be attacked by mannequins.  The whole episode was not on par with the rest of the series.  Once we got through that it was smooth sailing. Now we giggle with mad delight together over little references and nuances.  It's good fun, really.

  I wanted to get this post up before April 23 because that's when the new episodes are going to start airing.  I would like to give my opinions of them after seeing them.  I'm sure there will be spoilers.  I just wanted to make sure that everyone understood the gravity of my love before I started to look at individual episodes.

Knit one, dammit I dropped a stitch

   Okay, so I like all these nerdy things?  Big deal, right?  If I didn't actually do anything about the things I like them little would differentiate me from fans.  Collecting, memorizing, creating, and bonding with  other fans helps the nerdom flourish.  My chosen method of expressing my love is by knitting.  I love knitting.  It relaxes me and allows me to keep my hands busy.  When my nerdy interests overlap with knitting it's like my own personal Christmas.  In fact, I wanted to knit the Jayne Cobb hat before I even saw that episode of Firefly.  I liked the show, knew of the hat and had it made by the time I saw the episode.  It was wonderful.  I've made so many since then that I can make that hat in a day.

   Besides that hat I have made many other nerdy knits. My first ever knitting project was the Doctor Who scarf.  I made it in a month and have been wearing it ever since.  A part of me hates when the weather gets warm because it becomes a pain to wear.  It does drag on the floor and I have tripped over it many times.  My aunt asked me a few days ago if I got it caught in doorways often. I told her no, not regular doors, revolving doors and doorknobs however were the bane of the scarf's existence.  I refuse to stop wearing it though. This scarf has made me more friends than my sparkling personality ever could.  Strangers on the street have stopped me to comment and one woman actually took my picture.  The scarf has been a great pillow, blanket, conversation starter, leash, jump rope, lasso, and overall fun object. I'm pretty sure i'm going to be buried in this scarf.

   Another project I've worked on was a golden snitch.  That was a pain in the ass.  They had to be done on tiny needles that I was afraid I was going to break.  Despite the bitty needles, they are quick and simple to make.  My brother used it to woo a girl and it worked, so take note guys.  It was fun to throw around and watch "fly."

   I've also knitted a double helix and Mario mustaches.  On my list of things to make include Mega Man's helmet, a one up mushroom beret, a TARDIS,  bacteria, and something in binary.  I'd love suggestions for something else equally awesome.  Until then I'll have to make due with my own awesomeness.

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock anyone?

   As a nerd girl I feel like I should make comment on how nerds are portrayed, not just girls but all of us. I really don't dare to cover everything, especially not in one post.  I'd like to start with the Big Bang Theory.  It seems to be one of the most popular television shows and it's almost curious why.  If geeky people are as shunned as we are led to believe, then why is it such a hit? Do we like seeing stereotypes be both reinforced and broken? I think this show definitely does a bit of both.  Every nerd that has seen the show seems to like it or not. There is little middle ground.  I think it's entertaining. I have some problems with some character choices, but it's overall pretty good.  Before I get too far into it, I'd like to say that I'm talking about characters, not the actors.  I know they are two totally different things and I want to make sure everyone knows what I'm talking about.  The blokes all have their flaws and Penny isn't a prize, but at least they're human. I'm thrilled that all the females are strong in their own right, and that the guys aren't basement dwellers. That's real important and positive considering the stereotypes.  Heaven forbid we see attractive nerds or socially capable people.  They're not perfect, but they're capable.  As a pale, glasses-wearing, socially inept nerd girl I identify with the awkwardness.  Like I mentioned above, the girls are all pretty strong and that's impressive especially since I still can't handle a group discussion without prodding.

   All the lovely, geeky people have their vices and quirks.  I just wish that they would be a bit more varied. I know they have small quibbles, but real nerds have very real differences of opinions.  I've had the favourite Doctor argument many a time and the necessary Kirk vs. Picard a few times.  These are basics and have barely been touched.  Watching nerds fight is hilarious anyway, you'd think they'd include a bit more of it. I love watching people fight about D&D rules, calls, and character actions.  Plus it's always fun to pick on the bard. Any one of them could play the bard and it would be hilarious for different reasons.  Sheldon would want to stay away from battle, but he could also easily be a cleric or wizard for that; Raj and Howard would seduce NPCs, and Leonard would probably be the best bard ever, but fail because it's a bard.  I keep typing bard and I'm starting to think that a whole campaign of bards would be tragic but potentially amusing if the right people were playing. Seriously CBS, quit the Halo and bring on table top gaming. I promise it's funnier and probably more accurate. My personal data is skewed, but I still think it has great potential.

   The show tickles me so I can't complain too much.  The one thing that really gets under my skin is Leonard handles relationships and sex.  It annoys me to no end.  He seems like a good guy but it's more than just being a little clueless about love.  I know that love and sex don't always go together, but bear with me.  Sometimes he equates them, sometimes he doesn't.  One episode Penny was drunk and demanded sex and he was like "Score."  That's wrong for a few reasons, but let me move on. He then thought that they were back together even though Penny was very clear.  I know it's not the most important thing in the world, but it does make me cringe.  I'm not here to be preachy.  This is just one flaw I really don't care for in anyone.

   I'm not sure I have a favourite.  I'm pretty sure it's the latest edition, Amy.  The guys are all fine, but she's pretty awesome. She can recognize the necessity of social functions but is still the nerdiest girl at the convention.  It also kind of helps that she reminds me of someone I'm quite fond of. No, I'm not talking about myself, that would be rude and weird. You'll just have to be on pins and needles.

I'm no Nurse Joy

   As I'm sure you may have gathered I kind of dig Pokemon.  I watched the show as a kid, collected the cards, played the games.  I had wall stickers and a blanket for my room.  I drew the buggers everywhere, too.  The 1990s and early 2000s was a good time to be a kid. It must have sucked to be a parent, but it was fantastic to be a kid.  Ooze toys were at their peak, Nerf and Super Soakers rarely disappointed, and Pokemon was in full swing. Not to mention the gaming platforms from the decade.  I'm still kicking myself for letting go of my systems. I mean, I'm glad I donated them to a family friend with a bunch of kids that adored having them, but I had the Donky Kong 64 bundle with the clear green N64 and the Toys R Us exclusive Pokemon Gameboy Color. You have no idea what I would give just to have those back.  Don't even get me started on the games. As soon as I have the money I'm  hunting them down and replacing the ones I let go of.

   Anyway, Pokemon was aces in my little mind.  After a while anyway.  The first time I encountered Pokemon was a paper book cover that was distributed in class for our textbooks.  I thought the thing was really stupid and didn't want to be associated with it.  I folded the book cover picture side down and drew my own damn pictures on the cover.  As far as I was concerned Pokemon could take a hike.  What on earth could it offer me? Obviously things changed. I played the games more than I could admit.  I had a binder of the cards that I lent to some asshole that just never seemed to be able to find it when I asked for it back.  In high school it had definitely fallen out of popularity.  I never stopped liking the little buggers, I just stopped caring about the merchandise.  A mix of nostalgia and reintroduction has gotten me thrilled again. 

   No, I haven't played Black or White yet, but I have seen it played and I have it on good authority that it will be a birthday gift.  I love that one of the things I'm most excited for on my 21st birthday is the latest Pokemon game.  It's all very thrilling. For those interested I'm going to choose Tepig as a starter. No this isn't my first choice, nor is it my second.  I was going to choose Snivy. The games I've played I've always preferred the grass type. The problem with this is that my boyfriend has done the same thing in his games.  Since he's been playing more consistently I guess he has some rights.  This wasn't a problem. I could choose Oshawott, I'm not that petty. His sister chose that one. I know that this doesn't really stop me in any real way, but it makes sense to have the different starters.  I really don't have anything to complain about. By the time I get the game I'll be able to have all the starters in the first few hours of game play.  I still want to complain a little.  Just enough to give the impression of "well, that's inconvenient." 

   As long as I'm on the topic, I feel I have to bring up the blog name.  It's a bit misleading. I'm not a wild nerd girl in any sense of the phrase.  I'm not wild in the sense that I'm out every night partying, nor am I wild as in a Pokemon that is up for grabs.  I like staying home and reading or drawing over a night on the town. Heck by that phrase alone you could tell I haven't been out in a while.  I'm also in a very happy relationship so I guess that means I'm caught. I have a problem with this idea because we're very balanced, but it's based on a phrase so the definition has to be a little more narrow than what actually exists.  I just really liked the phrase, but I felt I did need to clarify while I was talking about Pokemon.  I'm sorry if you are disappointed.

Science!

   I know there is more to nerdery than video games. Originally it seemed knowledge and passion in math, science, and computers were the key identifiers of a nerd or geek.  I like to think that I dabble in these things quite a bit.  I've tried to solder together some wires to fix headphones and read scientific books for leisure.  I find it all very interesting.  Science is always fun and math comes easy. I was finished with my science credits within the first semester and I've almost used up my electives on science courses. I think the significant part about that is that I'm an artist.  I've considered dropping out of art school to become a scientist so many times I'm surprised I haven't done it yet. 
  
   When I was little I begged for a chemistry set.  That's all I wanted for a few months.  I did end up getting one for some event or another.  I still have it, mostly intact.  I refused to waste the precious substances that came with it.  I did, however, run around everywhere with the goggles on.  If I remember correctly, it came with a microscope, too.  Oh how I loved that thing.  I loved making my own slides.  The gunk from under my fingernails was ever so fascinating.  I'm pretty sure something like 10 slides were just fingernail gunk. 

   These days I'd sooner take something apart and figure things out than pitch it.  I experiment with whatever I can.  It's usually flavour combinations in cooking, but cooking is definitely a science on its own.  One of my favourite places to shop is the American Science and Surplus store right by me.  I could spend hours there just fiddling and admiring the oddities.  I keep promising myself that I'm going to buy the paperweight that has several small animal hearts in it.  I just don't need any more oddities.  My collection of things is pretty bizarre as it is.  I always welcome absurd things into my life, I just like them to be inexpensive.  I rather like having coconut halves and green knit bow ties instead of a rare shrunken head plated in bronze. 


   My love of science certainly influences my taste in media.  I get a kick out of scientific songs, The Galaxy Song by Monty Python comes to mind immediately.  I know that one by heart.  Science-fiction ranks very high with me.  I absolutely love Doctor Who, and not just the new seasons either.  This is just a teaser sentence because there will undoubtedly be a whole post dedicated to Doctor Who in the near future.  I love reading the old school paperback adventure books from the 1960s and 70s.  They are as amazing as those B horror movies.  I am a huge sucker for those as well.   All these amazing things are based in the amazing world of science.  I imagine I'll eventually be a scientist, even if it's only one of those mad fellows with the amazing hair.
  

In the beginning...

   The whole reason I wanted to have this blog was to be more of a gaming journal.  I've been around video games for about ten  years, if not a little longer.  I know this is hardly impressive but bear with me.  I'm the eldest and my only other sibling is my younger brother.  The 1990s wasn't exactly the best decade for breeding young girl gamers.  Don't get me wrong, I still wanted to be the red ranger just like my male counterparts and Biker Mice from Mars holds a special place in my heart.  Video games just weren't marketed to me effectively until the N64.

   The system that set the wheels in motion is my PS3.  It's a hand-me-down from my younger brother.  Does that make it a hand-me-up? I hope not because that sounds too dirty to be associated with my brother.  I'd much rather stay away from that.  Anyway, I don't use it much because between college crap and my art there really isn't much time to play. I'm hoping putting this out there will force me to play more. It's hard to blog without content.

   Before I get started on gaming I feel like I should tell you about my set up, or lack thereof.  I've had the same television since I was 6 and have no intentions on changing that in the near future. I have the oldest television out of everyone I know, and that includes my grandmother. She's way more hip than me.  As a result, my picture quality resembles what the world looks like without my glasses on. Everything is fuzzy around the corners and isn't horrible, but most other people's gaming suffers because of the crap picture quality. I like to think of it as home field advantage.  My one controller has thumb sticks that live up to their name and frequently need to be readjusted or else the character will run to the right for all eternity, or a wall, whichever comes first.

   Okay, so this is going to be a bit retroactive to start. I really would like to go through everything in the second wave of my gaming experience.  There isn't as much as one would expect, but there you have it. The first game I really played on my new toy was Resident Evil 5. I'm not proud of that, nor really ashamed. There are much better titles I could have started off with, but I needed something to play that my brother wouldn't mind missing for a while.  I also needed something that my boyfriend had so that we could play online together. When everything worked, it was fabulous. I usually pick up on controls pretty quick and am a fast learner.  I still had horrible problems. While playing online the connection was constantly going out. We'd get a few minutes into the game and we'd be kicked. It wasn't those instances that were horrible. It was being kicked after an hour of game play and having to start over right as we were almost finished with the level.  I'm pretty sure that only two or three stages were completed in 8 hours.  I always felt silly with the Bluetooth headset in my ear.  It made me feel like a businesswoman that was trying to relax but just couldn't manage to stop caring about her job. It's also a little strange to have a little voice inside your head that sounds like your significant other and is cursing about a majini that just won't go down. Also, because our connection had a shorter attention span than a gnat or 1 year old child we would often be cut off in the middle of a sentence. Actually, the last thing I usually heard or said was "shit." 

   When I wasn't playing online, Sheva was pretty useless. The bit with the tanker was impossible for me even though I knew to shoot the barrels.  I also never got the stupid trophy for prying that gaudy piece of parasitic jewelry off of Jill's chest. I did it, but my system hates me. Once in a while I'd recruit my brother to play with me so I didn't end up with a controller shaped hole in the wall.  It's actually pretty boring playing by yourself, too. It's great if you don't mind, but I like other people around me even if I think they are judging me.

   I did end up finishing the game, but I've yet to go back and do anything with it. That was a year and a half ago. The second game, and main reason for wanting the machine, was The Beatles Rock Band. That's a whole other ball of wax though. I kicked the tar out of that game, that and Borderlands.  Those will have to wait for another day.

Hello There

I must say that this is a new venture for me. I'm hardly one to talk about themselves, yet I couldn't get this stupid idea out of my head. I needed a place to share all of my nerdy undertakings and experiences, and frankly more nerd girls need to be vocal. I'm not new to this lifestyle.  It's kind of difficult to grow up any other way when I was watching Star Trek: The Next Generation before I could walk unassisted.  I actually have a bit of an internal conflict about that, but I'm sure that will be a post some time in the future. Hopefully this blog will have stories like that once in a while, the sure to be perilous tales of my attempts toward being a more well-rounded gamer, sketching out and co-writing a D&D campaign, nerdy knitting, and whatever else may crop up. So, as Mario says, here we go.