In the Freshly Posted spread today, the lines “What Did You Give Up To Get What You Got?” jumped out at me. The Truth and Cake article was not exactly about what I thought it was going to be – I was expecting a question about the roads you gave up to take the one…
Author: rika9
I like video games, clothes, rock n roll, art, and generally trying to be a vagabond.
Marketing producer for Gearbox Software, but all opinions are my own.
Dear Geeks: Please Stop Complaining About How Much Faker Geek Girls Are Than You.
The Forbes article “Dear Fake Geek Girls: Please Go Away” by Tara Tiger Brown has been making the rounds on my Facebook and Twitter page today. While its certainly not the most angry or derrogative article I’ve ever seen on the subject, many people, myself included, took issue with it. My initial response was to…
Spycam St. Patty’s – On and Around Greenville, Dallas, TX
I told you I like taking pictures of people who don’t know I’m taking their pictures.
Vinyl Thoughts 2 – The Next Level: Video Game Themed Toy Art Show in Pictures
Who needs actions when you’ve got words? Too bad we don’t have words here, just pictures.
To Do Tomorrow: Vinyl Thoughts Next Level Art Show (Video Game Mural and Vinyl Toys)
Tomorrow night I’ll be heading out to Vinyl Thoughts. Its an art show that features custom vinyl toys. This time there’s a video game theme. I had to go down and check out the mural for the show of course. And of course, the mandatory touristy self shot.. The show starts at 7 tomorrow (Thursday…
Tarragona, Spain – Part 1: the Roman City, Re-used.
(a late travel blog) Taking the train from Barcelona to Tarragona was the greatest test of my Spanish that I encountered in Spain. Or rather, buying the ticket. But no, I’ve got to take that back too. It was not taking the train or buying the ticket, it was the three hour struggle with the…
Love vs. Hate: 4 Things I Don’t Need a Trend to Love, and 4 Things a Trend Can’t Make Me Love.
I have been thinking on the concept of personal style lately- mostly because I’ve realized that mine needs a revitalization. I’ve gotten lazy; what I actually do no longer matches my vision. I think that personal style is the assortment of themes that serves you well over the course of time; translated into the language…
Make-Your-Own Valentine’s Day Gluttony
Thom and I decided to make our own Valentine’s Day feast. I think we are getting to the point where most of the time, we would rather eat our own cooking than go out and eat someone else’s. We have gotten pretty damn good at cooking. I do wish we had wait staff at the…
To Austin and Back for Zola Jesus at The Parish, in the Rain.
Last night we drove down to Austin to see Zola Jesus play at The Parish. Tickets were a whole ten dollars, and since picking up Conatus in Barcelona, we’ve become increasingly bigger fans of her. The openers were “not my bag” so to speak. We skipped most of Technicolor Hearts’ set, so I won’t really…
Seeing Things I’ve Seen Before – Caddo Lake
I used to describe the life of a model (under my breath, and to close friends) with the phrase “See interesting places.. with people you don’t give a shit about.” That’s harsher than I really felt I suppose, most of the time, and it doesn’t exactly apply to Caddo Lake, as the first time I…
Stupid Blogs About.. Really Good Stuffed Porkchops That Thom Cooks
I don’t even like pork. If you asked me if I wanted a pork chop, that’s what I would say.. “Eh.. I don’t really like pork.” But these were badass. He also does a fairly famous slow cooked shredded pork that’s really good, but this time, he did seasoned pork chops stuffed with fresh mozzarella…
Arcading Follow Up – Stupid Video: The Pink Poodle Begins
We have won the pink poodle.
Rika Confesses to Almost All of It 