Entries from July 2008

July 29, 2008

A Yellow Panelist

So Kohler asked me to be on his panel on about games journalism for PAX.  So you’re now reading the blog of a PAX guest speaker!
Kohler says:
Karen is pretty much there for color commentary and off-color commentary.
EVERYBODY WINS.

July 24, 2008

Suck My Non-existant balls, Verizon

So I was watching Venture Brothers on TV the other night and there was this horrible Verizon commercial that aired.  The numbskull story set-up of the ad is as follows: hipster dude leaves his phone in the junkyard, hipster dude tries to retrieve his “unbelievably attractive” phone except…DUN DUN DUN…there are two chained violent-looking barking [...]

July 19, 2008

Dear Marie Claire: You are asinine.

From my 1up blog post:
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8812015&publicUserId=5462536

Wow. Really? Marie Claire– I understand that the last page may not be the meaty principal vessel for your “editorial vision” but still, you think your Sex-in-the-City wannabe intern can come up with a less annoying and a genuinely wittier caption? [...]

July 15, 2008

I got spat on

Three years ago, I was on the bus back to PJ’s old apartment from work.  I took the 31 that goes along Eddy Street that goes through the faux projects.  It was crowded but I secured myself a seat in the front where the benches are facing in towards the “hallway” of the bus.  A [...]