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Aisha Tyler just owned all the trolls hating on the fact that she was selected to be a presenter at the Ubisoft E3 press conference. In the form of an open letter. I think I’m more infatuated with this woman than ever before.

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Dear Gamers

I play.

I’ve played since I was a little kid. 

Since I begged my dad to buy me a Nintendo LCD Donkey Kong, Jr.

Since I blew through three weeks’ allowance playing Defender at the laundromat.

Since you were a twinge in the left side of your daddy’s underoos.

I’ve been a gamer since I made friends with a girl in the 5th grade just to get at her Atari.

Since I missed the bus playing Galaga after school.

Since I missed the start of Return of the Jedi playing Tempest in the theater lobby.

You think you know. You don’t know.

I’ve been a gamer since before you could read.

Since I aced midterms after staying up all night playing Evil Tetris.

Since I became dorm champ at Leisure Suit Larry.

Since I double-wielded on Time Crisis 3 at Fuddrucker’s.

I was a voice in not one, but two major video game titles.

I hosted the Reach Beta tutorial.

I was a Gears of War superfan panelist at ComicCon.

I hosted the Ubisoft presser at E3 2012.

I didn’t do any of it for the money. 

For most I got paid next to nothing, and for some, less than that.

I did it because I love video games.

Because I’ve dreamt since I was a kid of being in one of the games I love.

How many games have you done voices for?

How many cons have you repped at?

Your buddy’s Unreal Tournament garage deathmatch doesn’t count.

I go to E3 each year because I love video games.

Because new titles still get me high.

Because I still love getting swag.

Love wearing my gamer pride on my sleeve.

People ask me what console I play.

Motherfucker, ALL of them.

I get invited to E3 because real gamers know I’m a gamer.

I don’t do it for the money.

I have plenty of money.

I don’t do it for the fame.

Fuck fame.

I do it because I love video games.

I don’t give out my gamertag because I don’t want a mess of noob jackholes lining up

to assassinate me on XBL. 

I don’t give a shit what you think about my gamerscore.

I don’t play to prove a point. 

I don’t play to be the best.

I play because I love it.

I play.

I’ve been playing my whole life. 

I’m not ashamed of it.

I don’t apologize for it.

It’s who I am.

To the core.

I’m a gamer.

So to all the haters out there who claim I don’t play;

To the GAF dicks, 

Gamespot trolls, 

To every illiterate racist douchebag on Youtube:

Flame away. Go nuts.

Post every jackass comment your heart desires.

I’ll still be playing when your mom’s kicked you out of her basement

and you have to sell your old-ass console

and get a real job.

For now, I say to you respectfully,

and I mean this from the bottom of my heart,

GFYS.

And I just fell in love with Aisha Tyler.

I mean, she’s the voice of my favorite character in Archer so how could I not?

But she’s a gamer and a nerd and she reps it hard. I fucking love her.

Talented, gorgeous, intelligent, and a gamer.  This woman just upgraded from being my hero to being my soulmate.

If i had panties on I’d be throwing them at her right now

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Source: oldmanasante

I vape; I’m not perfect, but happy 

Since I’ve moved to New York, I have experienced a lot of changes. A lot of “heck yeahs” and “oh heck” moments that have caused a tremendous amount of growth, which I am proud of. One of which is my now “you know what, frak it, this is who I am” attitude. 

For so long I tried to achieve this ideal me, this picture perfect powerful woman. The top of each year I would write down a set of goals to achieve what I thought would bring me closer to that ideal, because that ideal me was were happiness lived and the only way to achieve that happiness was to accomplish every goal on that ideal me list. 

Can we say exhausting?

I spent the better part of my 20s exhausted and disappointed.  Every year I failed at achieving 90% on that list and every happy or beautiful moment was mentally devalued with ‘this would be even better if I was…’ 

So what does all this have to do with vaping you might ask? Actually, you might ask what is vaping? Let me rewind. Vaping is using electronic cigarettes that allow you to inhale and exhale vaporized nicotine to a flavor of choice. Without the smell and toxins of cigarettes. 

I have a long history with smoking, but I was always an apologetic smoker. Even if I could smoke indoors I would most likely go outside, no matter how cold it became or how late/early in the day it was. Smoking was counter to the ideal me who was too powerful of a woman to be dependent on anything, especially not nicotine. I felt horrible about smoking, every time I reached for a cigarette it would remind me how far I am from that picture perfect powerful me.  

Since moving to NY; however, I have met the true definition of a powerful woman. I have been truly blessed to meet amazing women, who are graceful, talented and powerful in their own right and through them I have since come to realize that a powerful woman is powerful because she is happy with herself as she is - regardless of vices, tics, pimples, etc. - she is comfortable in her own skin and knows her own worth. 

So with this in mind I say: I refuse to apologize for my addiction to nicotine. If one day I decide to pick up a cigarette, I might just do that. Or I might stick with this vaping thing (it’s actually pretty awesome) or give it up all together. I don’t care anymore about reaching for that ideal… I’m pretty sure if I achieved 90% of the goals on my “picture perfect powerful me” list,  I’d be a pretty miserable woman right now.

This reminds me of something I’ve always heard and never truly believed till now, “perfection does not equal happiness…”   

So I went to the doctor this morning and I’m officially 70lbs less. The nurse asked how I felt and I immediately thought of the scene of Rocky climbing the museum steps and triumphantly pumping his fist in air for all of us underdogs. Instead of explaining all this to the nurse I just said “cool, still have more to go,” but in truth I’m feeling very Rocky today…

“Yo Adrian!“  

This has to be the most beautifully designed treehouse I have had the pleasure to google. Not sure where it is located, I believe in Canada, but heck it might has well have come straight out of my dreams… 

Source: illmatic-halflife

I want this dress, although I have substantial boobige so I would probably never wear it. I’d just hang it on a hanger and look at it! 

(sigh)

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Source: fashion-is-good-for-me

What is wrong with this picture?

This was the most hilarious music project discussion I have ever had. Not because anything we were saying was funny, but because technology kept on failing on us to the point that he had to try using his mic for audio and I had to place my phone next to my keyboard for him to hear.

Ah… google chat… mass fail on this one! 

Still, all good things! I’m super excited to be providing some guitar work for the talented John Wesley Moon’s next project!!! Stay tuned, the song should be released late April.

For more on John Wesley Moon check out:

https://soundcloud.com/john-wesley-moon
http://www.facebook.com/thecornelwesttheory  

6new project novaGhost,

Rock star view - San Francisco - of course, a true rock star would have taken this picture at night :)

Source: 1000scientists