I was with you until you said that Cooking Mama is a game - no it isn't, it's a simulator of an essential life skill. Or as I call it - that thing that's pretty boring that they thought would suck less if they made it a game. [spoiler]They actually made the activity suck more![/spoiler] As for your statement that most gamer girls are seeking attention and don't always want to talk about video games - well - you should probably not make a post seeking attention and talking about video games if you DON't want to be considered a portion of that group (which after reading your long diary - Im pretty sure you don't want to be...)