The Cellar - Techno geeks rejoice!

I'd just like to say at this point that I suffer from what might be termed 'techno joy'. I've been into computers since I was 13 and got my first Commodore Vic-20. I progressed through the 64, to the Amiga and then my first PC was a 486 DX Packard Bell. I am intermittently addicted to online games and in Ultima was what is known as a 'PK' or for those who arent familiar with that genre a 'player-killer'.

I love gadgets. I can't afford nearly enough of them. I am rubbish with them, but I still love them. I have always been way more excited by a new piece of techno junk than any pair of shoes (even though I do have a penchant for boots......particularly sleek leather ones that reach up to the calf, or sturdy biker boots for wearing with miniskirts :P)

I was always really aggravated by the lack of appreciation that the gaming industry showed its gamer chicks. It was like we weren't even there. I got tired of the attitude of people who weren't into the scene when they heard I liked comp games. I even had one friend at work roll her eyes and say "aren't they a bit of a boys thing.....mind you you are a tomboy". Thanks sister....really appreciate that....

Thing is, it's been okay for lads to stay all Peter Panlike and enjoy playing even when they grew up. But girls have always been expected to grow up and lay off the playfulness. Nowadays it's changing. It's alright for a lass to keep that playful side of her personality when she grows up. So, we start to see more of an acceptance of girl gamers and girl technophiles. We've always been there. We may not have been the majority but we were there.

So, now all we need is for the gaming companies to stop trying to tramline us chicks into Sims and Creatures and recognise that we also might enjoy a blastfest at times. We'd enjoy them a hell of a lot more if the female characters didn't all have bouncy castle tits of course, but that's starting to change too.

So yeah.....techno joy. I'm a chick with a joystick, hear me roar!