candy land – VoVatia (original) (raw)

When I Get to the Bottom, I Go Back to the Top of the Slide

I recently saw an update from Amanda Palmer where she mentioned playing Snakes and Ladders with her son, apparently what you do when your husband leaves you in the middle of a pandemic, or something. But what I actually wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Amanda Palmer, Animals, Board Games, Games, Hinduism, History, India, Islam, Jainism, Music, Pachisi, Philosophy, Religion | Tagged asuras, candy land, chutes and ladders, devas, fatalism, gyan chaupar, gyandev, karma, milton bradley, moksha patam, morality, snakes, snakes and ladders |

I Am Bad, and That’s Good

Wreck-It Ralph – As someone who’s interested in video games and particularly their characters (hey, I have the complete series of Captain N on DVD), I guess it was pretty much a given that I’d enjoy this. The movie did … Continue reading →

Posted in Donkey Kong, Mario, Mega Man, Video Games, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged beard papa, candy land, disney, dr. albert w. wily, ed wynn, jane lynch, king bowser koopa, nintendo, q*bert, sarah silverman, tapper, wreck-it ralph |