Author Archives: baudattitude

Ramen revelations

Posted on August 13, 2012 by baudattitude

Dear Diary, Today, after a couple of decades of being just a little too interested in Japanese culture, and after several trips to Japan proper, I learned – in a ramen shop in Oregon, of all places, that Cha Shu … Continue reading →

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Comics, actually Comic:

Posted on August 12, 2012 by baudattitude

I used to have a bit of a comic book problem. Back in the mid-to-late 90s, I lived in Los Angeles about a mile away from an absolutely amazing comics shop run by a pair of guys who were very … Continue reading →

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Tony Stark made me buy it.

Posted on August 11, 2012 by baudattitude

A couple of weeks back, I had occasion to go down and wander around my university’s campus.  It’s only been a year or so since I graduated, so there honestly haven’t been a lot of changes, but I did notice … Continue reading →

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The TERA! The TERA!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by baudattitude

Hmm.  Maybe a little too much Joseph Conrad.  Anyway, moving on. So, I fell absolutely in love with TERA for a couple of months, and now we’re going through a rocky breakup.  This sort of thing happens. I still can’t … Continue reading →

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Thanks for 200K Hits

Posted on July 27, 2012 by baudattitude

I just noticed that the site passed the 200K visit marker earlier this week.  That’s a lot of people who have taken a couple of minutes out of their lives to read something I’ve written, and that’s kind of neat. … Continue reading →

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A Catgirl Saved Is A Catgirl Earned

Posted on July 26, 2012 by baudattitude

I really didn’t want to download Save Toshi, because it looked like a game designed specifically to cash in on people in their Oh My God Japan Is So Cool And Everything About Japan Is Just So Awesome phase. I … Continue reading →

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Experiments in TERA

Posted on July 24, 2012 by baudattitude

Way back in “The Day”, I played Everquest over Ultima Online because, well, Ultima Online had full-on PvP combat, which scared the hell out of me, on all its servers, whereas Everquest only allowed PvP on one (later, four) of … Continue reading →

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Tera updates.

Posted on July 11, 2012 by baudattitude

My latest MMO addiction continues to consume a surprising amount of my evenings, though I have found a way to get at least some of my time back. Simply put, I park my adorable butt in town, put myself into … Continue reading →

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Witch Touching

Posted on July 10, 2012 by baudattitude

After recent trysts with the Tower Defense genre, I think I’ve actually gotten to the point where I can consider myself a fan.  It’s a genre that can be very formulaic at times, but I believe the similarities between tower … Continue reading →

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TERA Firma

Posted on June 29, 2012 by baudattitude

Even though i spent a surprising amount of time trying out assorted F2P games earlier this year, it’s been a while since an MMO managed to get its hooks into me past the first four or five hours of play. … Continue reading →

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