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Like an Angel with a Halo

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You guys remember when I talked about doing a Halo Marathon for charity last month? Well, tomorrow I leave my husband to his own devices for a few days while I hang out with gamers in the name of good deeds.

Previously known as Skulls for Tots.

Do you remember how I posted the other day about having an eye patch? About how I couldn’t look at a computer screen for more than half an hour at a time without getting a headache? Not to mention the total lack of depth perception?

Yeah, that hasn’t changed.

So I’m not going to be playing for hours, but I will be available for breaking the kids when they need a few minutes, and I’m going to be harassing the hell out of them while they play. I’ll still be in the room, on camera most of the time, so those of you who are stalking me, you won’t be disappointed. Also, you’ll get to see me with an eye patch. How can you NOT love that?

I’m wearing the eye patch. You just can’t see it behind all that hair.

You like the above picture? It’s a small part of a larger group picture, one of the many rewards you can earn by donating to the cause. Also, when we reach certain goals in how much we’ve raised, we make the game harder, or do ridiculous things to ourselves. For instance, If we raise $10k, all team members will spend Sunday night in formal dress.

You want to see me in a pretty dress? Donate. And watch me all weekend live! Chat with me! Convince me to do ridiculous things for money!

No, it’s not one of THOSE live cams. Perv.

Killing People Out Of Kindness

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I’m pretty sure Bill forgot to write up a post last night. That, or he messed up the timer on the publish. So either you get no Bill post today and this random snippet, or you get just a quick post from me about charity and activism.

Won’t somebody think of the children?

About 10 years ago, I played in a Halo tournament with 80 other clowns and came in 3rd. I played a LOT of Halo, as I had a lot of frustration to get out, and it’s a good way to pass the time without waking your toddler from his nap (sound off). What I’m saying is that I used to be really good at Halo.

About 10 years ago.

I recently got recruited to do a charity event called High Charity. It is a weekend long Halo Marathon to raise money for Child’s Play Charity, an organization that provides toys and games to sick kids in hospitals. I love charity works, and I love playing games, and I used to be really good at Halo.

About 10 years ago.

Anyone who’s been to my house knows I have many older gaming consoles and a 55 inch TV shrine to game play. I have a wii, xbox, PS2, game cube, N64, and an Atarti 2600 (Anyone who gives me an old sega box or an NES will garner my undying gratitude). All of my systems are hooked up to switches in various fashions so that I can theoretically play whatever system at any time I want.

I haven’t even touched my xbox in probably a year or so.

I figure I should practice my old Halo 2 game. So I go to turn on the xbox. Pause, wipe the dust off of it, and continue. It’s been so long, I have to reset the time and date. And I can’t. The system, everything is working fine… except my controller. Well, replace the batteries. Nothing. Swap controllers. I can kind of navigate with it, but my joystick drifts to the left, and the buttons only work intermittently.

Well, now we know why I haven’t played xbox in a while.

I’ve ordered some controllers and they’re on their way. In the meantime, check out the site, donate, and mark on your calendars to check out the marathon starting October 26th. Last year, Chris Kluwe stopped by and played for a bit, and it seems likely he’ll be back. It’s sure to be a good time for a good cause.

Oh, and before you jerks ask, no, I cannot get you into this marathon. It’s not my house, my system, my set up, or my marathon. Now quit pouting and go donate.

How to Stop Sexism in Gaming.

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The New York Times published a story about Miranda Pakozdi, who forfeited the Capcom Cross-Assault reality show / video game competition after her trainer, Aris Bakhtanians, told her to take her shirt off, asked about her bra size, smelled her and then said that sexual harassment is a part of the gaming community (he said it later, not while he was smelling her. That would’ve been even creepier). The article brings to light the bigger problem of the environment of harassment and general sexism in gaming.



Wait a second. There’s sexism in Gaming? You’ve







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must be chilly in Scrooge McDuck’s vault





This problem has been around for a long time but is just now gaining mainstream attention as gaming becomes more mainstream. The problem is that the gaming community is full of awful, horrible people. Don’t believe me? Go buy an Xbox, play Call of Duty, throw on a headset and find out how a bunch of 14 year olds think you’re a nigger faggot.



Women gamers have it particularly bad, though. Just check out this blog called Fat, Ugly or Slutty which post screencaps from women either getting insulted, clumsily hit on or outright threatened.



The article also asks “how do you stop this?” Microsoft says they’re working on a way to better police online chatter but that doesn’t really get to the root of the problem. The article links a great piece by Erin Kissane called how to kill a troll but there’s an easier way to do this.



You gamers need to stop being so fucking gross.



Yes, you. If you’re an avid gamer and you’ve ever done any of this gross shit to a girl online, just stop. Seriously.



I get it. Why you’re like this. You started playing games obsessively because you had a hard time with social interaction. You played so much that you got really good and found some friends with the same interests. With just you and your like minded buddies you could just let the misogynistic slurs fly and you got comfortable talking like that. Now more girls are gaming and you’re supposed to change just because video games are commercially viable?



Yes. They’re people. They paid money to play a game and they deserve to play it without being harrassed. Stop asking to see their tits. It’s fucking gross.



Seriously.