Token Female Gamer

Happy Year of the Dragon!

This fabulous print is by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law of www.shadowscapes.com. Love her work so very much. <3

Watch me procrastinate some more. =P
Actually these were some of the links I had saved up for a while. Might as well post them. Yaay FB, my source for fabulous, strange, and enthralling tidbits.

George Takai, the broker of space peace. Star Wars and Star Trek need no longer fight, because there is a new enemy in town. /bow Mr. Takai. Well played.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/mvTCr5Z-0lA

Mario Kart IRL. This would be so incredibly fun to do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N2dlREU0xT4

Voltron short film. Nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1g6QJ5TfA7w

Sci-Fi Acapella sung by the Novis Acapella Group. Do you recognize them all? I missed a few. =(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht24mZ7W_r4

Cello Wars – Star Wars Parody, made me smile! Plus some crazy ass cellos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgAlQuqzl8o&feature=share

I fight Dragons – The Geeks will inherit the earth. Best geek song I have heard in a while. ‘I Fight Dragons’ is actually the name of the band. Awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do61etbvpa4

This movie was an automatic add to my queue when I spotted it on the new release list. I am a total sucker for hot Asian guys in fantasy movies. Needless to say my queue is filthy with random Asian movies.

Blame Chow Yun Fat (love Hard Boiled) or maybe Ekin Chen (of the fabulous Storm Warriors). Whatever the case, the little otaku in me goes weak in the knees when served with sword wielding, martial arts masters of the Asian persuasion.

Like most of these random adds, this movie was a complete mystery. Watching these is always a crapshoot, as a pretty poster (or actor) will only take my interest in a movie so far. Sadly, not all that many live up to expectations, though finding out is always entertaining. =)

But the Warrior’s Way was stroke of luck. The poster did not lie, swords, ninjas, and action abounds!

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We have been watching the fourth season of Chuck (on DVD) and the amount of product placements is obscene. So I looked it up, since it really seemed a bit much. Turns out that the show had to create revenue in season three to stay on the air.

I’m happy that there is another season of Chuck, and its sort of entertaining how obvious they have made their plugs, but even I am feeling a bit dirty about the whole thing. I guess the actors and writers are just happy to still have a job. =/

Clearly the whole TV thing is breaking bit by bit and the fix isn’t here yet. I seriously hope that product placement is only a temporary solution.

In case you havn’t seen the new Modern Warfare 3 ad -  ‘The Vet & The n00b’, here is the youtube link. Really worth watching!

Harnessing the combined star power of  Jonah Hill as the n00b and Sam Worthington as the Vet and packing it into thirty seconds of action, comedy, and redemption, make this the most deviously effective commercial I have seen in a long time. I wouldn’t be surprised if MW3 sales double.

If I didn’t know better, I would want to go play the game. Sadly the game doesn’t come bundled with either Jonah or Sam. Bummer.

Felicia Day is my heroine!! If I were a famous actress, this is exactly the sort of thing I would want to do. Running around pretending to be a heroic elf, awesome!

And she wrote this!!!

The show is actually really well done and so worth the ten minutes it takes to watch the first three episodes. Watch it and support the awesomeness that is Felicia Day. =)

Dragon Age: Redemption Episode 1
Dragon Age: Redemption Episode 2
Dragon Age: Redemption Episode 3

Every year, around Halloween (or major conventions), this overwhelming urge to dress up (~cough~ Cosplay ~cough~) arises. I dream of elaborate costumes with complicated props and armor, running around pretending to be Wonder Woman or some fabulously giddy anime character.

I formulate a strategic plan of attack, what fabrics to use, which shoes to modify, and a basic timeline (which usually doesn’t take into account the 5 million other things I have to do). I research online, which is of course when reality sets in and I realize that I have neither the time nor the stamina to really pull it off.

But this month the Codex pre-made costume was released. Right up my alley in the geeky department and it’s the perfect amount of time commitment for me. (Codex is Felicia Day’s online character in the web series “The Guild”. WATCH THIS!)

I might be able to pull off a costume for this Halloween after all. =D

If this were Football in my fantasy world, my team would be scoring better (shocking, I know!). But alas I have to share with everyone in my league and thus have to play ‘fair’. (Poot!) I should really reclassify it as Horror Football, as that would be far more accurate to my current experience. =P

Currently my team is 1-4 and that is with me switching people around. Picked up Eli Manning (who did awesome this week!) and Jermaine Gresham who is better than my old TE.

Not that any of that matters as my opponents seem to be rolling in the luck. Last week my opponent played Aaron Rodgers, you know the week that Mr Rodgers essentially played the entire offensive side by himself, with 408 yards passing, 4 passing touch downs, and 2 rushing touchdowns. Ridiculous. Aaron Rodgers alone almost outscored my entire team last week.

This week I had such high hopes. And I was doing great, ten points ahead by the end of Sunday. We both have one team member to go. Tight End vs Line Backer, could have gone either way. Monday night, I loose by three points. =(

And so I am 1-4. Horrific. ~sigh~

Yesterday, the whole world changed. Steve Jobs died.

The news took me by surprise, I hadn’t known he was so ill. What surprised me even more was the acute sense of loss I felt.

Although I never knew Mr. Jobs personally, he contributed to my life in significant ways. He contributed to everyone’s lives in such incredibly visionary ways. It’s difficult not to wonder what he would have accomplished with more time.

His genius and charisma can never be replaced.

Finally a win in Fantasy Football. The previous two weeks were dismal. Really poor showing with almost the lowest scoring team both weeks. And then week 3 breaks through like a kick return for a touch down!

Fantasy Football is back!! I might actually pay attention to my team again.

Matt Schaub, even though he lost, still threw for 373 yards and 3 touchdowns. Mike Wallace managed 144 recieving yards and a touchdown. And the fabulous New York defense sacked the QB twice and intercepted the ball 3 times, all while only allowing 16 points to be scored on them.

Go team! Ra Ra!