One gay gals' musings and observations while travelling on the streetcar
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Tech Support
Aug 30th
I’m not entirely too sure how (or when) it happened, but I’ve become our department’s go-to person when it comes to tech queries. We do have an IT department but getting them to look at anything requires setting up a work ticket which then gets ignored for weeks on end.
Recently, I had to ask our network guy to look into why one of our printers wouldn’t connect to our network. It took over two months and many follow up emails on my part before he came downstairs and had a look at the problem. Needless to say, if someone’s having an Excel, Word or content management system problem, they ask me first.
I’m fine with that. Most of the time, it’s something I know how to do. The other times, I have to Google it and then I end up learning something new. I know that Larry doesn’t like it when I spend time not working on something that’s directly related to my job. To avoid him getting his knickers in a twist, I usually help when Larry’s on lunch, in a meeting or it’s close to my lunch time.
Anyway…
Wii Fit Accident Causes Woman to Become Sex Addict
Apr 17th
Earlier this week, I found an article over on Kotaku, a video game site about a woman who’s found herself in an unusual predicament thanks to a mishap with her Wii Fit. Amanda Flowers is a 24 year old woman living in England. One day, she was using her Wii Fit and fell off. As a result of the fall, she suffered some nerve damage which has left her aroused pretty much all of the time.
One Month
Feb 15th
One month. That’s how much time is left before God of War III is released. One month tomorrow, it will be available in stores (and online) for purchase.
To taunt us some more, a new trailer was released last week. I would embed it into the post, but you have to sign in to prove you’re 18 since the material is considered “Mature.” Check out the link above and watch the video in HD; trust me, it’s totally worth it. I think it’s safe to say that it will be the game of the year.
I can’t believe the wait time is down to a month. Considering I thought the game was going to be released last year, it’s been a long wait.
There’s a whole whack of promotion material available for this release. Honestly, I don’t really care about extra boxes, posters or whatnot. I just want to have the game in my hot little hands and in my PS3. The demo (and all of the trailers) have shown that it will be an amazing visual experience.
If the blog is a little quiet a month from now, you’ll know why.
Craigslist Virgin
Oct 21st
The other day, I decided to sell the video games that I no longer play on Craigslist. I could take the games in to a retailer like EB Games or Best Buy, but they take a crazy amount of money from the sale/trade. With Craigslist, I could set my own price and cut out the middle man as it were. Craigslist had come in handy before, I got rid of my apartment; Franz tickets I couldn’t use and we’ve picked up some furniture on there too. It was as good a place as any to start out
I decided to post Heavenly Sword first to see if there was any interest. I tried several times to play the game, but just couldn’t get into it. The graphics were pretty sweet but the actual game play and the controls were brutal. The fighting sequences were long and drawn out and always involved the same moves. I know the game was widely publicized and acclaimed by gamers, but I didn’t find it to be very much fun.
I should mention that before posting the ad, I ran it by S. I felt a bit bad about selling the games since she had bought most of of them for me. She said she was okay with it since I don’t ever play with them, it didn’t really make sense to keep them collecting dust.
The Arrival of Mr. Drake
Oct 2nd
I was on Amazon the other day looking for something, I don’t remember what, when I noticed the pre-order option for the new Uncharted video game, Among Thieves. The screen shots from the game looked pretty sweet so I started hopping from site to site looking for more information.
I knew the game was going to be released this month, but I hadn’t paid much attention as I knew I’d just rent it or wait for the price to be lowered before buying it. Then I saw this:
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