UPDATE 3: Wonder of wonders, I received payment today (16th Feb). Huzzah! 😀 _________________________ UPDATE 2: I received an email this morning and they’ve agreed to pay. I’ve passed on payment details so we’ll see if that actually happens. I had an amazingly awesome response from people on the internet who bombarded them with messages […]
The Season of Giving
It’s that time of year again. The time of year in which I whine about how much I dislike Christmas and why we don’t celebrate it, in which I mutter disparagingly about corporate greed-fueled holidays and excuses for being charitable on one day of the year without really being charitable at all, in which my […]
Jaco playing XCOM
Some of Jaco’s choice phrases while playing XCOM this evening… What the fuck is this electric boogaloo bullshit? * Don’t blow up the bus! * This is genuinely upsetting! * *pointing at screen* You! Shoot that. WHAAAAT?! Hmph. I am dis-happy. No wait, that’s not a word. * Oh yeah!I put like rubbery springy shit […]
The Minecraft EULA: What You Can And Can’t Do
Since apparently the official post is so bloody difficult to understand (it’s not). THINGS YOU CAN’T DO: Charge for access to a specific part of your server (e.g. a world or area) Sell gameplay-affecting items like tools, potions, armour, etc. Sell in-game currency for real-world currency Sell boosters Sell commands that affect gameplay (like flying […]
Jaco’s ‘Sir, You Are Being Hunted!’ Monologueisms
My boyfriend Jaco likes talking to himself when he’s playing video games. I’ve been meaning to do this for ages – here’s a transcription of him playing Sir, You Are Being Hunted! this evening. ~ * ~ Maybe I should hunt a rabbit. But you can’t, you can’t catch rabbits. Nobody can catch rabbits, ’cause […]