A Survey from 5 Years Ago: Part 2
Anyway, here’s the survey I teased yesterday. 1. Your name: Marina Rose Martinez 2. Your Web page: http://www.marinarosemartinez.com 3 What have you been up to...
Month: June 2012
A survey from 5 Years Ago: Part 1
So I’ve recently discovered and became obsessed with the Vlogbrothers, who are Hank and John Green, two brothers that embarked on a project in 2007...
Sex, Violence, and Other Things We Love
A comment on my Tomb Raider article from last week has got me thinking in broader terms about “rape culture” in video games. Geared for...
The Time I Stopped the Attempted Robbery of a Stakeboard and Almost Ran Over the Victim
No big. Just that I’m totally a hero… and maybe an almost accidental kid runner overer, but let’s not think about that. So I was...
Brave: At Least Somebody Gets Her Mother Back
So I saw Brave this weekend. It was a pretty great movie. Finally, a film where the most interesting, most active, most dynamic characters are...
What I Wore: Business Uptown, Cheer Practice Downtown
I always feel like I sort of hate how this skirt looks, but then I see it in pictures and it’s so pretty! Purple shirt...
The Creation of the Toctopus a.k.a You’re Welcome
So this morning, I asked my twitter friends to tweet me words and I would draw them. Since I can’t always think of a new...
Dear Old Bitch: Next Time I Will Fight You
So this weekend, I decided it would be a good idea to take my elderly grandmother and her friend to a music festival in Old...
Why You Should Pass Judgement on Crystal Dynamics
I’m sure anybody who plays games has already heard about the Tomb Raider situation, but if you haven’t, I’m here to refresh your memory. When...
This is Why We Should Eat Sushi Every Night
So, last night sweet boyfriend Ben and I went to Kula Revolving Sushi Bar, where there is always at least a 30 minute wait, even...
Reasons to be Ashamed of Myself Today
Because my sweet boyfriend Ben has been working like crazy lately, our sex life has not been as robust as it usually is. So instead...
You’re Probably Jealous of My Glamorous Life
Living in Los Angeles, you probably think that I see a lot of celebrities on a daily basis. Good thing I don’t, or I’d be...
The Time I Fired My Crazy-Ass Therapist
Ok, it’s been about 6 months since this happened so the chances of her finding this seem somehow closer to zero now than it did...
Dance Central 2 Dance Party
So a couple of weeks ago, I bought just about the most fun, addictive game ever: Dance Central 2. It was on sale at the...
What I Wore: Clocket? I Don’t Even Know It!
I have my bluetooth in because I was actually on the phone when these were being taken. Some people might clean up the house while...
Rachel’s Blog: What Do You Do With a Foodie Who Can’t Cook?
This is one in a series of custom blogs I’m doing for my facebook friends. I asked if there was anything they wanted me to...
The One Where I Told My Father About This Blog
Oops. So, I was just talking to my dad on the phone, and I mentioned my awesome new gig with GearedforGamers.com and he asked “How...
JAM Live Music Arcade: For Music Lovers Only
JAM Live Music Arcade is a music creation game from Reverb Publishing/505 Games available for $9.99 on XBOX Live Arcade and Playstation Network. 32 tracks...
Stage Four Metastatic Breast Cancer
So yesterday I probably committed some kind of blogging crime by telling you my mom’s cancer results and then saying I didn’t want to talk...
Bad Movie Theater: Be Back Soon
So we got the news, my mom has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. But I don’t want to talk about it. Today I want to...
Trigger Warnings: How Do They Work?
Ok, so I’ve been wanting to write this blog for a long time, but I was never really sure how to phrase it until just...