*Jaw drop*
It’s nice to see (no use clicking that link; the site just upgraded WP and apparently the old posts aren’t coming back) that I’m not the only “girl” playing Half-Lives and Painkillers and Dooms and what not. I would’ve left a happy comment on the post but the form was closed so I’ll trackback it 
I’m itching to get back to Painkiller but a) my eyes are tired so I probably wouldn’t dare push my luck, b) my sister’s still online and I don’t want to overload poor Simon who’s acting as a Master to that little slave over there.
It’s great to see another “girl” who’s into Half Life and the other games I’m into. Not that I’m sexist, but when I went to buy the game, the guy asked me if I was buying it for ‘my son’. He was quite surprised when I said, “no, it’s for me”. WTF is that? Get out there women and play!
I’ve never encountered “discrimination” at a game store; no one would think I have a son (which I don’t) and people wouldn’t believe Dad plays games as crazily as I do (if I don’t buy for myself it’s usually him — he plays strategy games, I’m more of an FPS person). Friends etc. give me amused looks when I rant about a game, though (*waves* to the guys at work :P)
*waves* back
I (surprisingly) happened to play a game in the holidays. Or does it count – “test playing” the kids’ pop idols game after its installation?
Oddly, I get odd looks when ranting about my favourite games (well, they still run in a dos emulator…)