Bloghttp://www.nikolez.com/blog/en-US2010-09-08T10:05:16ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)I suck at blogging.http://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/9/6/i-suck-at-blogging.htmlNikoleZ2010-09-07T03:37:22ZLife blogI think it's possible that I'm not narcissistic enough to maintain a blog.

I'm working on it though.

 

Here goes.

Ugh.

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]]>Parties on a school nighthttp://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/7/29/parties-on-a-school-night.htmlNikoleZ2010-07-29T19:35:14ZBlur Life g4 party
Last night I went to two parties. On a school night. Word. First I went to the G4 Comic-Con wrap party. Apparently plaid is all the rage. 
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Next I went to the Blur party. Blur is an animation studio that makes the best cinematics. Period. My friend Rocky works there. You might remember him from The Game Show. Also, there were deers.
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]]>Comic-Con 2010http://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/7/26/comic-con-2010.htmlNikoleZ2010-07-26T21:01:52ZLife comic-con comics
This past weekend marked my fourth Comic-Con. I've been going every year since I was 19 and it's a different expereicnce everytime. This time I took the train down to SD. Go businees class people, free wine.

I got in Thursday night, hit the show floor Friday and Saturday and left Sunday at noon-ish. It was exhausting. My feet have the scars to prove it. 
I think I have more fun planning for the con than I do when I actually get there. I do like being VIP when I go places though. :) A lot of people who watch The Game Show stopped me and said hi, that's awesome. 


My favorite thing was probably the Scott Pilgrim Experience:

Nikole, Nikole Zivalich, nikolez, scott pilgrim

 

More pics.

 

]]>Identity Crisis Ponyhttp://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/7/18/identity-crisis-pony.htmlNikoleZ2010-07-19T05:38:10ZLife my little pony ponies toysMy Little Ponies have been prancing the line between horsey and "why is that four-legged thing wearing a tutu" for a while. I admit I too had Pony toys in my misguided youth. However, the hair brushing and tea parties of my day were nothing compared to the confusion that is sure to be caused by these toys on today's girls( or boys, there's nothing wrong with that). This has to be the most confused pastel horse ever conceived by Matel or whoever makes them. Why I ask? Why!!!!

]]>Testinghttp://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/7/15/testing.htmlNikoleZ2010-07-15T23:04:31Z

I just downloaded the squarespace app, you know for blogging on the go.

]]>The Game Show :: Naughty Bearhttp://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/7/13/the-game-show-naughty-bear.htmlNikoleZ2010-07-14T03:30:40ZThe Game Show The Game Show Video Games theStream.tv video gamesYeah, self-promotion. The Game Show's going strong and last week we talked Naughty Bear. Brian and I hosted while Alison Haislip was on the tricaster. We interviewed the star of the GotW, straight out of Canada, Naughty Bear. Go ahead. Enjoy.

I prefer to watch it on youtube.

Pics from the show.

]]>I'm baaaaaaaack.http://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/7/11/im-baaaaaaaack.htmlNikoleZ2010-07-11T21:29:36ZLife blog life revision3I'm sitting here in my room watching the IT crowd wondering why I haven't blogged in so long. The reason: I suck. I've been uber busy but dammit I want to blog more. I need someone to nag me to blog, NAG ME!

Catch up:

There has been a lot of changes for me over the past few months. I finished another semester of college, got a full-time job and got a freelance writing gig. I wake up at 6 get home at 8, unless I have The Game Show work then I get home at 9-10. 2am on Friday night's that I edit. On top of all that I commute 15+ hours a week. Whine, whine, complain. I don't have time to do anything, least of all blog.

Oh and we went to San Fransisco for the Rev3 party. Yay airports.

New Job: G4
Freelance gig: @Gamer - The Official Magazine of Best Buy

But I'm back.
Stronger.
Faster.
Better.


Dramticer.

More dramatic?

 

Make sure to catch up on The Game Show.
Follow The Game Show on twitter.
Follow my twitter.
Be happy.

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]]>I pose you a simple question.http://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/5/10/i-pose-you-a-simple-question.htmlNikoleZ2010-05-11T05:11:38ZInternet Goodies nerds star wars
nikole, nikolez, star wars, jediOccasionaly I roam the Star Wars fourms. I'm currently watching Revenge of the Sith. Whatever. No biggie.
Question pulled from http://boards.theforce.net/

"My question is simply one of chronology. Padme says "Hold me like you did on Naboo, when there was no war...." Yet clearly the two did not marry until after the Battle of Geonosis which began the Clone Wars. Nor did they express mutual affection until just prior to the Battle, well after the time they spent together on Naboo.

There seems to have been no chance for Anakin to hold Padme in the romantic way that she describes, since she spurned his advances until Geonosis. This appears to be a discrepancy in the timeline, and I'm interested in resolving it. The best answer so far (thank you, Dark_Jedi_Kenobi) seems to be that the conflict had not yet escalated to the point of all-out war... except that the Republic Ships are leaving Coruscant around the same time as the wedding. Surely Padme would have known the wars were starting? "


Surely.


Sidenote: I don't care what anyone says. Genereal Grievous is such a badass.



]]>Fantasy IRLhttp://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/5/2/fantasy-irl.htmlNikoleZ2010-05-03T04:59:28ZArt art photography uscA friend of mine, Sydney Mills, is an artist graduating from USC this month. She's so good they are giving her an art show. Impressed? Yeah, you should be. Her show is called Fantasy IRL and is at USC starting tomorrow. Oh and I'm totally in the show. I'm wearing a sweet headset.

The Handtmann Prize for Photography presents:
Fantasy IRL

New photographic and video work from Senna Chen + Sydney Mills.

Come see the fruits of our collaborative labor and celebrate us not cutting each other's head off! This is our last big show before we graduate so please show your support.

The show will be up from April 26th-May 14th, and the gallery is open 9am-5pm.

Time:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery
Street:
Watt Hall (WAH), Ground Floor, University Park Campus
]]>The Game Show :: StripperCellhttp://www.nikolez.com/blog/2010/5/2/the-game-show-strippercell.htmlNikoleZ2010-05-02T23:44:42ZThe Game Show The Game Show Top 7 Video Games strippers theStream.tv video gamesLast week The Game Show reviewed Splinter Cell. Nothing special happened really. Oh wait, Top 7 video game strippers and OH YEAH JANESSA CAME IN A POLE DANCED. It's all apart of our new segment, Getting Down with the Classics.

 

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