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Ghic Chic - who has written 196 posts on ArsGeek.

“Dawn” or “whatsherface” is a Senior Editor with ArsGeek.. If she’s not nestled in front of console playing an adventure or RPG game, she could be found at someone else’s house nestled by a console playing the latest adventure or RPG game. When caught, she goes to work and does “stuff”. Complicated stuff. Stuff that is so involved that she doesn’t even know what it is.

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World of World of WarCraft

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

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Onion style

To Wii or Not to Wii

Saturday, June 14, 2008

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Wii. While I can’t afford all the new consoles out there, I must slowly take my time to decide which would be the best for me and my son. I’m an old school girl; it started with a paddle, ball and a wall, then scribbling two walls on a piece of paper and zipping my [...]

Sometimes you have to create something to confess

Saturday, June 14, 2008

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A couple in Italy who apparently had a little ‘too much to drink’ were found having relations in a confessional booth. I guess it’s their way of ensuring the future of the church. I’m conflicted as to whether or not it’d be by having something to confess about or getting new people interested in Catholicism. If [...]

Educational TV ROCKS!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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The other week I was having water cooler chat with my co-workers. Some how the topic of PBS educational programming cropped up and I admitted that I used to love 3 2 1 Contact. This of course led us to our attempt at remembering the theme song. Once we managed to invent new notes and [...]

Can we call it a constellation prize?

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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For those who have felt bad for our little Pluto who was stripped of its title a couple of years ago of being considered a ‘planet’, perk up, all other little psuedo planets shall from hence forth be called a plutoid in honor of Mickey’s dog. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pluto, demoted from planet status in [...]

Skyscraper of steel toy parts sparkles in New York

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Holy glittery goodness Batman! If you’re going to be in the NYC area before July 19th, make sure you add this to your “Must See” agenda. NEW YORK (Reuters) – A million pieces of stainless steel toy parts assembled into a nearly seven-story model skyscraper glimmered under the hot sun in New York on Tuesday, [...]

Killing spree brings on agoraphobia

Sunday, June 8, 2008

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I know some fears are straight out irrational, and I myself have not had any issues with large crowds except perhaps breathing in germs and feelings of disgust, but now, after many years of day dreaming to become a J-pop sensation- I think I’ll put that one on hold. I know things like the following [...]

This is news? Really?

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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I’m always looking for decent things to write about on AG and I do admit I’ve been in a slump. Nothing has grabbed my attention lately. Nothing is of interest (at least nothing I can try out because my graphic card SUCKS) and I’m broke and I live in the bowels of hell… and I’m a naysayer. [...]

Move over potato clock… build your own Multi-Touch pad

Sunday, June 1, 2008

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Found on New Science and Gizmodo With gas prices now over the four dollar mark (Road Warriors still plays in my head when I think about that). Seth Sandler, you’re my new hero. With merely a cardboard box, tape, a piece of glass, paper and a webcam; he was able to create a Multi-Touch pad. [...]

Huge angry bird terrorizes small Amazon village

Thursday, May 29, 2008

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There’s not a whole lot these days that makes me say “wow”- a genuine wow, not a sarcastic one that keeps away from being invited to parties. Well, this week marks a historical week of genuine wow’s. One was when I was trying to figure out why a certain program wouldn’t run on my computer. [...]

Darth Vader Soundboard

Monday, May 26, 2008

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On my quest for really fun widgets, I found this one at Widgetbox There were a few issues I have ran across: 1. Adjusting the size still didn’t make the boxes legible 2. Clicking on “Full Screen” only took me to a site with the google ads. The game didn’t show up. Regardless, it’s still uber [...]

The new wave of online dating. Part 1

Monday, May 26, 2008

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I have to admit that when I saw this on E! Entertainment I thought it was a little weird, yet at the same time I was both curious and impressed.In this day and age where almost every minute and mile counts, why not take a virtual date before you go on the real thing? It’s [...]

Fun, creepy way to save the ever increasingly rare “spare change”

Monday, May 26, 2008

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Get your own face bank

Assume the crash position?

Sunday, May 25, 2008

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It’s hard to believe it’s Memorial Day Weekend. For the first time in the 6 years I’ve lived at my apartments the parking lot is full. The typical busy Saturday afternoon street beyond my patio is almost quiet, and went I tucked my tail between my legs again and bought a weeks worth of groceries at [...]

German police recruit wild boars

Sunday, May 25, 2008

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Police seem to have a deal with the forest community. We’ll capture their fugitive boars who escape to the streets of Berlin and they’ll capture our criminals who wander into the forests. BERLIN (Reuters) – German police pursuing a car thief through a dark forest turned rescuers when the man became cornered by a family [...]