Not, y'know, universally lovely things, though obviously a post of kittens and spaceships would be keen, but lovely things for me, lovely writing related things, which I fully intended to blog about in a more timely fashion but clearly that didn't happen so everything gets thrown in together, like a cake! A delicious, tasty cake…
Tag: computer games
Ten Great Women of the Star Wars ‘verse
What the dickens is this? Two posts in one week? Why yes, delicious readers, it is. Devilishly exciting, I'm sure. What on Earth could this one be about then? (The title might give it away somewhat.) Ah, Star Wars. Lovely, lovely Star Wars. They are smashing movies, all three of them (shusht). And I will…
Happy International Women’s Day!
Almost appropriately timed (it was actually posted yesterday) is the release of the first episode of Anita Sarkeesian's phenomenally successful Kickstarter Trope vs. Women in Video Games. And it's bloody good. I was a bit worried it was going to be informative, but kind of dry and dull. And, lo, it is quite dry, but…
The cake is a lie and other true things
I'm trying to develop some better blogging habits so the next seven days will - I say with the best of intentions - be A Blog A Day. Yes. Optimism! Today, my love of Portal 2: "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want…
Sensible Armour Matters
Computer games have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’ve loved them from when, under parental supervision, I stuck a cassette in my much mourned C64 and then had to find something else to do for an hour while it loaded up (with the ever present fear that…
Lizbeth Myles 