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Mindgames 2010 – Day 2 (#mg2010) – My Ballot

Well, I’ve played every game that I care to play. I mean, there are seven more games that I haven’t played out of the entire group, but I have no interest in playing those. A few are solitaire puzzle games, … Continue reading

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Mindgames 2010 – Day 1

Games completed: 24 Games to complete tomorrow: 7 Games in addition to that that I want to try before I leave: 3 If you want to check out my game lists with ratings and comments, click this link: Mindgames 2010 … Continue reading

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Time Travel

As many of you have noticed, the blog has gone back in time to catch up on posts from our (very awesome, wanna go back NOW) Disney trip. As such, I skipped over quite a few events that would normally … Continue reading

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WeeM Stuff

This year’s WeeM was pretty good. The addition of my parents was fun. I think they had a good time, especially being my TSA Agent assistants at the costume contest. I regained an appreciation for Agricola and renewed my hatred … Continue reading

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I [heart] The Daily Show!

I owe thanks to rmjwell for pointing me to last night’s ep. I’d gone to bed early and missed it. Also, my dear husband has me on political overload right now and probably will have me overloaded until the election. … Continue reading

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Hangovers suck

I had my first ever honest-to-goodness hangover today. Generally, I can drink as much as I like, and at worst, I’ll have a mild headache in the morning. However, after last night’s Pretentious Drinking at WeeM, I woke up in … Continue reading

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Want to sell stuff to smart people?

I’m the vendor coordinator for my local Mensa group’s annual convention. Our con (called an “RG” or “Regional Gathering”) draws 500+ Mensans to the Sheraton Chicago Northwest in Arlington Heights, IL. It is the largest regional convention in US Mensa. … Continue reading

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Colloquium

Colloquium went well. My feet hurt. But, I got meet everyone, as that is what the registrar on-site gets to do.

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Interview Meme

Gacked from Greg: If you want to be interviewed: 1. Leave me a comment to that effect. 2. I respond by asking you five personal questions. 3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions. 4. You … Continue reading

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IQ Question

In my day to day websurfing, I often come across this ad masquerading as a puzzle: I can’t get to the source site from work, and I’m not interested enough to bother when I’m at home (nor do I read … Continue reading

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