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Happy Halloween everybody! Here's my Cocker Spaniel, Titania, engaging in some Chell cosplay: The Inspiration: Best Job Ever One of the perks of working at ThinkGeek is knowing what new products are coming before the rest of the world does. I had a heads-up on the Mini Portal Gun long before it launched, and I knew I had to dress Titania like Chell for Halloween. Of course, she can't actually use the Portal Gun, but it's the perfect size, isn't it? The Process: Oh Yeah, I'm New … [Read more...]
It's been (cough) several years since I left my school days behind, but I still love back-to-school time. I look forward to the crisp days of fall, the feeling of a fresh start, maybe even a fresh haircut... and sales. Yes, it seems everything I like and need goes on sale at back-to-school-time. As someone who especially loves books, electronics, cross-body bags, and new episodes of Doctor Who and Downton Abbey, I feel almost like it's a geek holiday. And yes, it's only the middle of … [Read more...]
Ah, Portal 3. I wish I had some concrete news to report concerning a sequel. Alas, all I can do at the moment is dream - but maybe that'll be fun too. For I've been thinking: what do I want in Portal 3? What might the storyline be like? What would be reasonable, and what would make a good sequel? Here are a few of my ideas. Note: there are probably going to be major spoilers here. Kind of difficult to talk about where a story should go without referring to where it's been. The … [Read more...]
Okay, I'll be the first to admit it: while I thought the first Portal game had ingenious gameplay, funny voice acting, and a strangely addictive end credits song, I didn't get the hype. Unlike other phenomena that took me a while to warm up, it was not that I'd heard that this game was ah-maze-ing before I'd ever played it. I think I might've played it shortly after it was released. No one was talking about it, then. And it was cute, and funny. It was funnier later to see that Rock … [Read more...]
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