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Comment on Happy Birthday to me by Quest Log by Z | Scrub Club Presents: Gain HP

Quest Log by Z | Scrub Club Presents: Gain HP — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:38:41 +0000

[...] Weekly weigh-ins, which are relayed to Hatter himself, allow for regular point-tallying and leveling-up, with a leaderboard provided to showcase the top ten. Thus far in my first week of play I’ve managed to do, well, okay. I’ve worked in the requisite 45 minutes of daily exercise for my character class, Monk, and have done a decent job of cutting out the booze and junk food. (Aside from one morning where all we had to eat for breakfast were Pop-Tarts! #nutritionfail) But for me, at least, the important thing is that I’m putting forth the effort, and that I’m doing it with friends. [...]

Comment on Week one down by Quest Log by Free_Geek | Scrub Club Presents: Gain HP

Quest Log by Free_Geek | Scrub Club Presents: Gain HP — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:33:02 +0000

[...] If you want to track my progress, please click here for a link to the original article. [...]

Comment on Happy Birthday to me by Jason T

Jason T — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:59:23 +0000

Happy nearly-a-week-after-your-birthday! I just turned 30 earlier in the month, and am having a lot of the same sorts of thoughts. (I rolled up a bard, though, as my sleep habits are atrocious.) Here’s to a year of feeling more in charge of who we are and who we will be.

Comment on Happy Birthday to me by Quest Log by Free_Geek | Scrub Club Presents: Gain HP

Quest Log by Free_Geek | Scrub Club Presents: Gain HP — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:52:03 +0000

[...] If you want to track my progress, please click here for a link to the original article. [...]

Comment on Happy Birthday to me by 3rr0r

3rr0r — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:32:54 +0000

Happy Birthday man! I’ll be watching all of you GainHP folks, so don’t screw it up ;-)

Comment on The Geek Culture Debate by Geek Studies » Point-Blank Games Criticism

Geek Studies » Point-Blank Games Criticism — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:57:51 +0000

[...] you’re interested in reading more on that, “(Why) Should Games Be Art?” here, and The Geek Culture Debate, chronicled by Matt S, and which I think might end in the middle of a discussion because I’m [...]

Comment on #nerdapaloozameetup by Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:23:23 +0000

I’ll be there! Currently blonde, and I’ll probably have my bathing suit on (purple bikini top) and maybe a cover up. Being a girl, I won’t know exactly until Saturday morning.

Comment on A question of definitions by The Whole, Geek/Nerd thing that’s been happening this week « Bob Jamieson dot Net

Thu, 14 May 2009 22:50:18 +0000

[...] out against it, including Wil Wheaton (who was actually in the video) and Z. from Hipster Please. Here’s another post about what’s going [...]

Comment on A question of definitions by Church

Church — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:48:57 +0000

Well put, Matt.

I’ll build on what you’re saying and add that the thing that kills cultures is when they get too insular. Opera is a perfect example of this. It’s defined itself almost out of existence, while Broadway (and way-off Broadway, e.g. the Klingon Opera that’s debuting on Long Island) are thriving.

Of course, the flip side is that it is possible to become too inclusive. “World Music” is a perfect example. Apparently that includes everything that *isn’t* a Klingon Opera.

(Yeah, I’m still amazed that there is a Klingon Opera. It kind of shows.)

Comment on A question of definitions by Z.

Z. — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:22:17 +0000

Well said, Matt. I think you and Wil have both echoed much of my sentiment regarding the whole “I Am a Geek” fiasco. That being said, I think this further feeds into my pet peeve du jour, which is this ridiculous line that’s been drawn between the words “nerd” and “geek.” I’ve got a post on that coming up myself, so I’ll not bore you with the details, but suffice it to say I feel the terms are now being used divisively even by our own people. And that’s a damn shame.