I’ll Finish Those Entries Eventually

I have six posts, most of them long, that I never finished nor published since coming back to the states from my adventures overseas.

I have a couple about my hiking and walking, a few about the hard times I’ve had coming back to America, and the last two being attempts to find a general love for life and people when there seems to only be an aggressive hatred for anything that exists.

Geek Scene Travel Guide: Tips on Meeting Other Gamers

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Dragon made of pumpkins in Ludwigsburg, Germany

For the past seven months, I have been traveling the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. I was excited for my new adventure—hellbent on the hiking I’d be doing, as well as the many different sights I’d get to see roaming each town I passed through. There are many pros to traveling on your own, and I was eager to jump on all of them, but a hefty con was the human interaction.

One of the largest myths of gaming, I think, is that gamers have an aversion to social interaction. If that were always true, how are MMOs and co-op gaming some of the most sought-after games? Halo, World of Warcraft, Minecraft, and even Mario Kart 8 are all fantastic examples, and that isn’t even getting into board games. And please tell me you’ve heard of San Diego…

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Experiences That Pressed Me That One Night

I’m running.

I’m running and running and running. And I don’t know why I am running so hard or what I am running away from, but I actually do know exactly what I am running away from and why I am running so hard for in the same breath.

It is dark. I shouldn’t be running. It is past midnight. I shouldn’t be running. But that is part of the reason I run, part of why I take the risk anyway, because I need to defy something, anything. in my own terms.

The Deals Aren’t Over Yet: Holiday Rec List of Games on Sale

My first article has been published on FemHype–check it out, especially if you’re looking for new games this winter.

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You’ve snuggled into bed, the blankets are warm, the pillows are comfy, and the sun is peaking out from under your curtains to warm your face. That’s when you wake up with a gasp because, guess what? Those huge gaming sales you kept telling yourself you’d get to are now over. Now you’re going to have to pay full price, or wait until it goes on sale again, which could be a lifetime.

I may have just been projecting myself onto you. Deadlines have rarely been my friend, and that includes video game sales. I can’t tell you how many times my head has popped up off of my pillow when I realize I couldn’t get that last minute deal on a game I’ve been debating over due to its price simply because I waited too long.

If you’ve missed the sales, too, don’t worry—they’re still about. And there…

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Keeping It Together (Or, How The Struggle Is Real)

One of the toughest things about traveling the world alone is hearing the news from where you left. It isn’t because you necessarily miss what you ultimately flipped off, burnt, then pissed on the ashes. Although, the imagery is clear.

I’ve burned a lot of things in my day.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

The thing about Spain is that it isn’t France.

I don’t mean this in a terrible way. Except that I do. In a sense.

The Things I Carried…Was A Bit Excessive

When I first sat myself down to pack my bags for a dual trip, I didn’t pack everything in the pack first. Instead, I decided to see whether I could put my Tetris skills into play by setting out everything I wanted to bring and figured would fit.

 

And then I’d have to start all over again.

The Pyreness Of Self Loooooove

When I woke up the next day, it felt odd to know I’d been so tired that I couldn’t remember hearing anyone getting ready for their walk. Apparently, my body had been exhausted enough to acknowledge that their noises was nothing out of the ordinary. I couldn’t even remember if I’d woken up at all that night, which was rare enough in of itself.

The One Where Mallory Walks 48k In One Day

For Valerie’s birthday, Kath and I wanted to plan something fun. I went hunting for candles in the grocery outside our gite, while Katherine searched for champagne. After much discussion and worry of whether we’d have enough to share with everyone, we ended up buying three bottles of champagne and an extra bottle of wine.

You know. To be safe.

What The Actual Fuck Was Going On

The next day was when I found out what had actually happened to cause the change in emotions.

It started with when I had left the group a few days prior because everyone sort of left after I did except for Katherine and Ludo.

Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.