Life is a mashup of toys and gadgets, hobbies and recipes, kids and odd socks, all held together with love and duct tape.
My family loves it when I get free geek stuff to test and review. You can imagine how excited we were when our new Xbox 360 and Kinect system arrived. It was like Christmas in November! You may know that we’re already fans of the Wii, and that I spend a lot of time playing [...]
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Every now and then, I see something that makes me smile. This combination of crochet (one of my favorite crafts) and video games (another favorite activity) puts a smile not only on my face, but in my geek heart of hearts. This adorable handmade “sackboy” is the creation of Nikki, a nursing student, video game [...]
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Hello, friends. You might have noticed I haven’t been posting as frequently lately. I blame Modern Warfare 2 (LOL). Yes, I started playing MW2 online via the PlayStation network, and it is very fun, and very time-consuming. It appeals to my obsessive-compulsive personality, and I’m like Pavlov’s dog when I hear the electric guitar riff [...]
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Greetings, geeklings! I’ve been a member of Club Pogo for quite a few months now, and I recently made the acquaintance of a fellow Twilight fan on Twitter, who happens to work for Pogo. We did a fun little goodie exchange, and I sent her a Twilight shirt from Bella Twilight Shop. She surprised me [...]
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If you haven’t already discovered Orisinal, you should go check it out. I’ve enjoyed playing games there for a couple of years. Unlike the arcade-style video games you might be familiar with, most of these are simple, soft, pastel-colored games with cute characters and soothing music and sound effects. Think bubbles popping, bunnies hopping, flowers [...]
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Even though I’m annoyed by the suspicious pervasiveness of Google in my life, I still use iGoogle as my homepage. One of the things I enjoy about it is that I can customize it with themes. Until now, the typical iGoogle theme has consisted of a big header and a coordinating color scheme for modules [...]
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Sony Online Entertainment is sponsoring a $10,000 scholarship to encourage women in the field of video game development. If you’re currently enrolled in an undergraduate program related to video games, you should check this out! Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 G.I.R.L. (stands for Gamers In Real Life) Scholarship to help educate and [...]
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