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	<title type="text">Room 237: Origins</title>
	<subtitle type="text">All work and no play makes Effigy a dull blogger.</subtitle>

	<updated>2008-09-01T05:57:20Z</updated>
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			<name>Effigy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Real Life Invisibility Cloak]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.room237origins.com/?p=221</id>
		<updated>2008-09-01T05:57:20Z</updated>
		<published>2008-09-01T05:57:20Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="News" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="cloak" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="cloaking" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="invisibility" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="invisible" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="rogue" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="science" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="stealth" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="technology" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="world of warcraft" />		<summary type="html">Ever been ganked by a rogue in World of Warcraft you never even knew was there? You know you have, and you hated it. Well here&amp;#8217;s your chance to get back at them, except in real life. Calm down, it&amp;#8217;s not available yet. But it&amp;#8217;s looking like it&amp;#8217;s not that far off.
Yup. Researchers in California [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/380213355" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Effigy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[I Am Not A Vampire&#8230;]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.room237origins.com/?p=214</id>
		<updated>2008-08-20T17:34:33Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-20T17:32:51Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Games" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Humor" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="email" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="embraced" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="funny" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="game" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="mistake" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="pc" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="roleplay" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="vampire the masquerade" />		<summary type="html">This is a bit unusual, but at the same time pretty funny.
Many months ago I wrote a post about Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines the pc game. While I was trying to be moody and immersive with the article, I think I made it abundantly clear I was talking about a game&amp;#8230; Apparently not, as I [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/370156486" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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			<name>Effigy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Grand Theft Auto IV for PC]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.room237origins.com/?p=199</id>
		<updated>2008-08-18T13:12:34Z</updated>
		<published>2008-08-18T12:57:43Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Games" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="grand theft auto" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="News" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="pc" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="pc game" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="release" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="video games" />		<summary type="html">After what seems like forever, and having nearly forgotten about it in the first place, it looks like GTAIV is due out on the PC in November! November 18th in North America, to be exact. Read more about this here.
Glad to hear it&amp;#8217;ll be with us PC gamers shortly. I hope the system requirements aren&amp;#8217;t [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/368077217" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Effigy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[I Am A Vampire]]></title>
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		<updated>2008-04-29T05:53:56Z</updated>
		<published>2008-04-29T05:48:16Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Games" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="bloodlines" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="game" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="gaming" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="rpg" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="vampire" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="vampire the masquerade" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="vampires" />		<summary type="html">It&amp;#8217;s been a while since I&amp;#8217;ve written anything here, hasn&amp;#8217;t it? However, I have a good reason! A week ago, I was embraced by a vampire and sent to Los Angeles to fulfill a number of tasks. My sire, unfortunately, was exterminated and I was left to often fend for myself as a fledgling. It [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/279870438" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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			<name>Effigy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Choose Your Own Adventure]]></title>
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		<updated>2008-04-23T01:13:48Z</updated>
		<published>2008-04-21T16:40:35Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Games" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="book" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="choose your own adventure" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="game" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="gaming" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="rpg" />		<summary type="html">You come to the end of the hallway. A hideous skeleton suddenly appears and looks at you &amp;#8230; fury burning through his eye sockets. He raises his bony arm; a giant sword piercing the air above him as he readies for combat. If you want to draw your blunt force trauma weapon, turn to page [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/274809235" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Effigy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[LucasArts Let Downs]]></title>
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		<updated>2008-04-16T03:27:31Z</updated>
		<published>2008-04-16T03:14:15Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Games" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="game" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="gaming" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="gladius" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="lucasarts" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="monkey island" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="playstation" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="star wars" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="video game" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="xbox" />		<summary type="html">It&amp;#8217;s a shame that a company I can say has produced some of my favorite game titles of all time has also been a major source of let downs for me now and again.
I wrote about wanting to see a new Monkey Island previously.  It&amp;#8217;s been forever since LucasArts said another sequel would follow, [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/271138963" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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			<name>Effigy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[BRB, Bathroom]]></title>
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		<updated>2008-04-15T12:19:53Z</updated>
		<published>2008-04-15T12:03:20Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Humor" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="advice" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="bathroom" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="help" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="poo" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="poop report" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="potty humor" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="shame" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="shit" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="toilet humor" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="website" />		<summary type="html">Whenever I take a number two, I think of these guys. And I mean that in the most respectful way. I found this site a month or so ago when a headline to an article caught my eye on an unrelated forum. It was some kind of a poll on finding out whether people stand [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/270667516" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Effigy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Does Your Crotch Itch?]]></title>
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		<updated>2008-04-14T05:58:58Z</updated>
		<published>2008-04-14T05:43:35Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Humor" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="blogging" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="funny" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="google" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="keywords" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="tingle crotch" />		<summary type="html">No, mine neither. But my sides were aching after I read a post while blogsurfing just a few moments ago.
It&amp;#8217;s officially Monday on the East Coast. 1:14am as I&amp;#8217;m typing this, and god knows what it&amp;#8217;ll be when I hit publish the way I proof read stuff endlessly before finally launching a post.
Earlier on, my [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/269806941" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Effigy</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[What Set You Claiming, Son?]]></title>
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		<updated>2008-04-21T20:10:05Z</updated>
		<published>2008-04-13T07:28:52Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="News" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="arrest" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="child rearing" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="crip" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="gang" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="gangbanging" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="parents" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="toddler" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="westside ballers" />		<summary type="html">Hey homies. I ran across a news story tonight and I need your help.
I&amp;#8217;m not sure whether to laugh, shake my head in disbelief, or start c-walking over to the kitchen for a snack and forget I ever read this shit.
You be the judge after I break it down for you. Here&amp;#8217;s the 411:
A 19 [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/269326779" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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		<author>
			<name>Effigy</name>
					</author>
		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Top 5, Noob Blogger Moments]]></title>
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		<updated>2008-04-12T16:21:24Z</updated>
		<published>2008-04-12T16:13:53Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="Humor" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="blog" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="blogging" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="embarassing" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="funny" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="mistake" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="noob" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="silly" /><category scheme="http://www.room237origins.com" term="weblog" />		<summary type="html">I&amp;#8217;m sure each and every blogger out there has a short list of silly, funny or embarrassing things they did as brand new bloggers.
Here are my top 5 noob moments since start up.
5. Sticking a stat counter in the footer of my brand new blog and announcing to the blogosphere that I had a whopping [...]&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/room237origins/~4/269018681" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</summary>
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