Sam Writes for You

Watching my husband play Pokemon Shield for the first time reminded me why I love us being able to game together. When Pokemon first came out way back in the 90s, my husband was already nearly a legal adult. These games just never interested him at all.  Unlike me where I was obsessed to the point I once had a full sleeve tattoo planned out for every Eevee evolution and made sure to leave room for new ones too... Anyway , we got a Nintendo Switch for Christmas 2019. It was something I had been eyeballing for a long time and I decided it would be a good gift for the family. I debated for days on what games to get. I know my daughter loves Minecraft and my son had been going on about Lets Go! Eevee and the new Spyro trilogy. Spirit, my husband, wanted Mario Party and games we could all play together.  So how did we end up buying Shield? Well, we saw Many a True Nerd on YouTube doing a play-through. We had watched so many of his Fallout let's plays that, wh...

RottenPapi's Twitter Icon RottenPapi answers my questions about misogyny on Twitch Live streaming on websites like Twitch and Mixer is becoming more and more popular every day. People make their careers out of streaming content live to viewers. With this, there has been a rise in women streaming. Like most things, streaming has been male dominated for a long time. This rise in women streaming has brought controversy from almost every corner of the internet.  I wanted to interview a streamer who I follow on Twitter. RottenPapi has the best attitude and tears down the misogynists with humor and class.   So let's jump into it!  Some answers have been edited for clarity. 1. Tell me more about yourself. Answer:  My name is Adrienne and I'm a 22 year old Canadian full-time twitch streamer. 2. What got you into gaming? Answer:  Games have been a huge part of my life ever since I can remember.  My famil...

Photo by  Priscilla Du Preez  on  Unsplash Tips for living with anxiety from someone who has it. There are a million and five websites that will give you tips and tricks for living with your anxiety. However, this is my list that I made from my own personal experience with anxiety. -- 1. Take a second and breathe Now this is basically on every list you'll find on the internet. You've probably seen this one and tried it. Does it always work? Hell no it doesn't. However, I've found that forcing myself to focus on my breathing can start to calm the anxiety storm. It takes a few forced deep breaths but soon I'm calm enough to start thinking straight again. If you work somewhere that will let you go outside for a few minutes, do it and breathe that fresh air in deep.  2. Tell your thoughts to STFU I can't say I've seen this one too often but here it is. I was sitting at my desk the other day when my boss threw a pile of paperwork at...