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California Dreamin…

If I could be anywhere on Earth right now, I would be in San Diego. Even Google is honoring what is probably the largest geek gathering in the world: Geeks of the world, unite! And yes, if I were there, I'd be donning the infamous Princess Leia bikini. I have this Facebook status thread from last night to prove it, where I debuted this oh-so-very attractive picture of me: Don't I look hot as slave-Leia? ...

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Monopoly, Repackaged

I admit it - I am a total boardgame whore. I much prefer having friends over for a feisty round of Cranium over many other activities of the non-geek variety. Visitors to my house are always amazed by my collection of boardgames, and whilst I thought The Devil Wears Prada was an over-hyped, unextraordinary book, I loved the fact that the main character left her parting message to her ex-roommates on a Scrabble board. I have owned no less than a dozen different versions of the classic game Monopoly over the years, but at the time being there are only three (the horror!) editions in possession: the Deluxe Edition; the Nintendo Collector's Edition; and the Star Wars Limited Collector's Edition, complete...

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