Official Voting Guide of Me Part 4
Click here for part 1 Click here for part 2 Click here for part 3 LOCAL MEASURES Measure A Appointment of County Assessor — County...
Category: Commentary
Official Voting Guide of Me Part 3
Click here for part 1 Click here for part 2 STATE PROPOSITIONS Proposition 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded,...
Official Voting Guide of Me Part 2
Click here for part 1 STATE PROPOSITIONS Proposition 30: Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding Should the California Constitution be amended...
Official Voting Guide of Me Part 1
In light of the upcoming election, and the fact that I have yet to study my ballot with any real conviction, I’m killing two birds...
RIP Marina
Me: I just thought of something Benjamin: wait first watch this Me: wait is this a real advertisement for hot pockets? Benjamin: yes Me: yeah...
Workaholism Means Never Having to Say “I’m Available”
Overwork has been a struggle I’ve had all of my adult life. Like anybody with a genuine problem, even as I write this, I think...
A Pile of Dead Kids
This morning I read the BuzzFeed article that reposted this video from the conservative blog campusreform.org. And I can’t help but think this was released...
Don’t Worry, I Still Hate Stuff
I already talked about my hatred for the institution of marriage in this angry tirade, but my views have evolved in the last couple of...
Welcome to Body Acceptance, Now Stay on Your Side
Through the magic of tumblr, I was introduced to this post about how Lady Gaga’s body acceptance movement is bullshit. I think if I didn’t...
Fucking Doorways, How Do They Work?
When I was a little kid, I lived with my grandma and grandpa, the latter of whom was completely insane. In addition to talking to...
Who The Fuck Is Deadpool?
So lately, EVERYwhere (tumblr) I go (tumblr) on the Internet (não, só tumblr) there’s this little red guy, doing ridiculous things. Credit for this art...
Take it Like a 90 Minute Thriller
So this morning I was in the shower singing this song And I told Ben (we shower together) “you know this is one of two...
Twitter Illustrated
My new phone, the awesome Samsung Galaxy Note has a stylus pen, and a note program that lets you easily screen-cap things and then draw...
Transgender Transformers
Today was one of the many days where I couldn’t think of anything to blog. So, I asked twitter what to write about and my...
Are You Worrying About Life?
Well, stop it. The truth is, there’s probably nothing you can do about your worries right now. Unless there is, in which case you are...
Bad Luck Blogger
Last night, Ben and I were talking about the curious situation where I downloaded the All in One SEO Pack, and started using the Google...
What Do Gamers Want?
Last weekend Ben and I went to the Beach and recorded some video for you guys. I asked what it is GearedforGamers readers wanted to...
Pomp & Circumstance at Oregon State University
While we were in Corvallis for our recent vacation, Ben’s mom took us to the campus to see the stick installation Patrick Dougherty had built...
A Friendly Mid-Campaign Reminder: Everything Is Bullshit
So it’s hard to unseat an incumbent President. Like, really super hard. Out of 43 Presidents, only 10 men ever beat out an incumbent, and...
Rachel’s Blog: What’s the Deal with Females?
This is one of the custom blogs I do for my facebook friends. I asked if there was anything they wanted me to blog about,...
Bad Movie Theater: Dare
So it took me about three days to watch this movie because I kept sad-quitting. The characters are all so weird, and pathetic and I...
Reasons You Might Not Know What You’re Talking About
Ok people, far be it from me to try to tell others how to conduct their lives. I’ve got my own flaws, many of which...
Gendered Bullying in Gaming
Today at 1:00 p.m. PST, 5 friends and I had a panel discussion on gendered bullying in gaming. We ended up talking about bullying in...
Is OUYA a Better Mouse Trap?
So the gaming world is all atwitter about the new, $99 console that’s set to turn the industry on its boring, old ear. Gamers are...
Azealia Banks: Fantasea
I’ve been exhausted all week so I was out of ideas by Thursday night, where I’m writing this from, if you can’t tell. Pro tip:...
Rape Jokes Clearing House
Warning: This blog recognizes the existence of rape and that there are jokes about it. This entire thing is written with tongue fully in cheek....
Gaming While Grown-Up
I know we’ve all been asking ourselves: Why do gamers suck so much? I’m mostly referring to the recent Anita Sarkeesian bastardry, but really I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Blogging Monday through Friday Means Never Having to Produce Your Best Work
Have you ever noticed how much this guy: looks like this guy? I guess that’s why they made him the Hulk. And an excellent hulk...
Daniel’s Blog: We Gotta Thing That’s Called Grunion Love
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...
Jeff’s Blog: Umm, Breakfast
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...
Am I Really Writing An It Gets Better Blog?
I don’t know why. There are so many other, more awesome It Gets Better things out there done by famous people, and successful people and...
What’s the First Game You Ever Beat?
I didn’t feel like writing anything, so I sat down with my boyfriend some random guy and we talked about the first game we ever...
AmHam’s Blog: The Secrets of the Ancient Maya
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...
Emily’s Blog: NyanCat
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...
Are Videogame Heroines Turning into Action Movie Heroines?
I don’t know about you, but I love a good action movie. Explosions, baddassery and sweaty dudes as far as the eye can see. Also,...
Bonus Post: A Tribute
Today we lost someone who touched our lives all too briefly. Here’s to you University of Colorado Falling Black Bear. If you don’t know what...
Why I Dwell on Death in Times of Stress and Why You Should Do It Too!
Yesterday I had a headache, and as I was walking down the hall rubbing my temples, a random guy said “Don’t worry, it’ll be over...
Why I’m Afraid of the Cops
This morning a police car followed me for half my commute to work. I’d rather have 10 spiders in my car with me, crawling up...
I’m A Videogame Reviewer, You Guys!
My first article, an opinion piece about videogames, relationship and the concept of ‘friendzoning’ can be found on GearedforGamers.com So check it out! Friendzoneing and...
“No Access” Strike: Poe’s Law In Action
Have you guys heard of the “No Access” Strike?. Basically, the idea is that feminist women country wide will abstain from sex for one whole,...
Girls Will Get This…
Maybe I’ve been hanging out in reddit.com/r/all/new/ too much (even the smallest amount of that place can be fatal), but I’ve been seeing a lot...
Atheist Billboards: WTF
I’m not really an atheist. I have a semi-regular belief in a vague higher power (outlined here.) But if we were drawing lines, I’d probably...
Fuck Other Countries: A Philanthopic Plea
So after the whole mess about #Kony, we recently learned that Mike Dairy, famous for exposing mistreatment at Apple’s Chinese sweatshop is actually just famous...