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STORYTIME! Today was my only day to roam PAX as a free agent.

- Long lines are looooong. I have just enough podiatric fortitude to wait in one major line each full day I’m at PAX, and since today was my only full day, I got one game. I picked Batman: Arkham City, which was maybe a 10-minute demo that I waited in line for a good hour for. It was totally worth it. I wanted to wait for Skyrim or Mass Effect 3, but 2-3 hour waits are just obscene for games that I already know I’m gonna buy anyway. Sorry, Shepard, but Batman will win over you every time.

- I played Spy Party and absolutely LOVED IT. I hope this game comes out soon. It’s so good. I won both rounds I played and was feeling fiendishly accomplished and maybe a touch genius, then I stood up and walked around the other side of the display to shake hands with my opponent, who as it turned out was maybe nine years old. IN YOUR FACE, KID!

- Played VidRhythm while eating a donut. Extremely fun, laughed hysterically the entire time. Nightmare-inducing hilarity. You can put that quote in the app description, Harmonix. That’s a freebie.

- Having tattoos is an amazing conversation starter! I even used my own tattoo to start a conversation with a lovely Irish guy dressed as the Rocketeer (thanks, Dennis, you were delightful! You’ll never read this!). There were several people who wanted to take photos of my tattoos, including a sweet girl who chased me down the street yelling “MA’AM! HEAD, RED HAIR! TATTOO GIRL!” which I think sums me up really well.

- I finally met my convention crush, John Drake from Harmonix. Dreamy sigh! He and the other Harmonix guys there at the time (Aaron Trites and Eric Pope) were massively cool to talk to. I also got fab hugs from Wonder Russell (sober) and Brittany Aubert (definitely not sober). 

- I saw a squadron of people all dressed as Lando Calrissian (Cloud City cape costume version, all with mustaches). High point of the day.

- Not even once did anyone come up to me and talk to me about the show, but I saw a few people nudge their friends and point at me. I’ve been stressing how friendly and harmless I am up till now, but I’m going to try a different tack: if you come introduce yourself to me, I will slap you square in the face and spit in your eye. 

Here’s what I know for sure is going down for me at PAX this year:

Friday, 12-1pm, Serpent Theatre: The Harridan’s Guide to the Game Industry
I’m a panelist. Come ask me easy questions that will make me seem very smart. Everyone who comes gets a FREE!!! optional high-five at the end of the panel.

Friday, 2-6pm: I’ll be donning my Guild Wars 2 staff shirt and roaming the convention floor, looking for deserving fans to give cool swag to. Wear that rad Guild Wars 2 bandanna you probably have laying around and I’ll be the helpless shrimp to your anglerfish.

Saturday: DAY OFF! This is my fun, aimless-wandering day. Must-sees: Skyrim, BF3, Spy Party, SW:TOR. 

Sunday, 2-6pm: Again, I’ll be handing out swag to only the most enthusiastic and inappropriately vocal Guild Wars fans on the convention floor.

If you spot me anywhere at PAX this year, don’t be shy, come say HEY GIRRRL. I am exceptionally harmless, and I’d be delighted to meet you!

Even being on hiatus, I’ve been trying to keep up with Youtube comments and emails about once a week. Today, confronted with an upcoming weekend of nothing to do, I thought I’d do some cleaning on the ol’ channel to prep for a possible episode.

My latest video, up to almost 100,000 views now for some ungodly reason, has over 900 comments. 

Here are some of my favorites.

MAYBE ONE DAY ULL BEND OVER TOO BITCH?!

Maybe. Anything’s possible.  

That’s a cool story but no one cares about your life bitch.

That’s where you’re wrong. Everybody cares about my life bitch.

You’re not very convincing. Tbh you come across as uninterested in gaming. step it up

Secretly I want to do a show about makeup but there’s just so much competition. Plus, I really like Mario, so I’m ahead of the game. GET IT? It was a pun. About games. Hopefully this convinces you. Please get back to me.

SHE IS SOOO FREAKING HOOT!!! I WANT YOUR PUSSY NOW!! IF YOU DONT GIVE IT TO ME NOW ILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND RAPE YOUR MOTHER AND YOU.

Bro. Seriously. I’m a grown woman. My mom doesn’t live here.

wanna lick ur butthole? ;]

I’m glad you asked. The answer is yes, but I’ve never been flexible enough.

Hi Kate, You’re attention whore.

This lured me in with the polite prologue, then betrayed me with the shocking twist in the second act.

You are so professional it’s irritating.

I stared hard at this one for a good two or three days. I still don’t know whether it is an insult. 

she will have a great life PURELY BASED on her looks

At first I’m like, aw, thanks. Then I’m like, wait, fuck yourself.

As a note, 800 or so of these comments are people recommending games to me or saying really kind things (or at least non-abusive things). Those are all really nice to read, and they’re the ones that make me want to return to publishing content. Thank you, sincerely.