In today's news: the office treadmill is transphobic. The shared office treadmill desk was up to my shoulder. Once again reminding me that some of my coworkers are at least a foot taller than me.

"Favored by nature with immunity to female 'charms', but does not hate women." - Henry Gerber

Last night I was scrambling to get ready for therapy. I had a (closed) can of hop tea on my desk. I knocked it over and the TWSBI Eco I had drying next to it managed to puncture a hole in the can (pen's ok). Hoppy chamomile tea sprayed everywhere. Idk why people are saying TWSBIs easily break.

I realized that it's cheaper to buy a field museum membership than to go to the museum with friend(s) three times in a year (with the Pokémon exhibit tickets). So now i need to find a friend to go with me to the member preview day in May...

We once again have 8 minutes left I wanted to get to £5k and if I have to watch it happen one pledge at a time in ten minutes intervals just to keep this clock ticking then so be it www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

Shit is getting bad in the office. I might need to drop the "they/them" from my email signature to help with misgendering.

Hey, so you should back this really amazing game. Get in on the ground floor - like all of us smart folks. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hon...

Facebook reminded me that a decade ago today I had put down a deposit on a wedding venue.

Happy Asexual visibility day! I hope y'all feel accepted and validated today (and every other day)

Soul mate? I believe in soul nemesis. Someone you are destined to have beef with for cosmic reasons. For example, Markiplier is Tofu's soul nemesis.

It's definitely interesting when a business owner joins a community discord to be really shitty about (valid) safety concerns people had.

I just saw a clip of the "points" segment in this season of @dimension20.dropout.tv and I just have one question... Did Sam Reich bribe Katie to do that?

Just your annual reminder that iguanas are less "pets" and more "wild animals that tolerate captivity on occasion."

What's better on Easter Sunday than feeding an opossum roaches and berries?

I swear that I am not trying to use Grindr as a way to find people for 2 player TTRPGs... it just turns out that there's a lot of cute nerds on that app

I don't know if there's one "right" answer to the question "what's your experience with trans men?" But i do know the wrong answer is "well, I've been watching a lot of porn with trans men..."

I know it's a little late for Trans Day of Visibility, but I released a little game about the experience of medically transitioning. courtana.itch.io/herp-replace...

If you like any of my work and want to check out more of it, all of the games that I have worked on are currently in the TTRPGs for Trans Rights - Idaho bundle. Go support an incredibly good cause and check out some great games! itch.io/b/3525/ttrpg...

Bonus picture of me trying to capture my new chest hair growth in the gym bathroom

Decided to switch gym days to WFH days. It worked out pretty well today.

Just got BASSET Certified! Also going to get the food handler training - just to round out my volunteer credentials

We can all agree that if someone has 4 kids and not one of those kids has children of their own, you royaly fucked up your kids - right?

There's a guy on tiktok who is doing an amazing job of educating people on gay hookup culture (including bathhouse etiquette). That said... I was shocked when he mentioned his age.

Finished day 3. I'm already stressed about all of the unpaid debt and regrets. Day 4 will be interesting...

I think this Friday I'm going to go to the gay little bar and play my gay little ttrpgs. Maybe meet another gay little person for a 2-player one shot.

Midwest tabletop scene is really popping off!

Finished both parts of Day 2 today. Not much to report. We'll see how 3 days without sleep impacts me during lunch tomorrow.

I know it's not ecologically friendly, but being able to pull a single-serve packet of peanut butter hits different.

Listeners! I've released a new TTRPG! For those looking to answer the age-old question "What if Columbo fucked?" I bring you 'In Hot Pursuit', a 2-player Old Man Yaoi TTRPG. Act out your favourite problematic Webtoons as a Detective and Killer ruining each other's lives. theneoncaster.itch.io

🏳️‍⚧️ perceive me 🏳️‍⚧️ (Happy trans day of visibility - I'll see y'all again for bisexual day of visibility.)

Wrote a new article on solo RPGs. I played games by Comprehensible, @smallredrobin13.bsky.social, @breathingstories.bsky.social, and Brandon and Nicholas from @ravensridgeco.bsky.social. Then I interviewed them about how they make solo games and gave my thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/martianc...

Look Becky, nowhere in your cat cafe rules does it expressly forbid smearing cat paste on myself and stuff my pockets with catnip before the session. It's called gaming the system. Get wrecked.

On a scale of "absolutely" to "jail"... If I'm writing a game about gay culture and sexuality, what are the chances of me being able to write off my trip(s) to Steamworks on my taxes for "research" purposes?

Forgot to update on Thursday last week. I finished part 2 of Day 1 today. Looking forward to starting Day 2 on Wednesday.

The solo but not alone bundle on itch ends in 2 days! It's about 1k short of the goal and could really use support. If solo games aren't your thing, even sharing it on your socials would be awesome. Funds go towards giving people mental health support. itch.io/b/3481/solo-...

Arrived a little early for tonight's meeting. So I'm doing a bit of solo gaming with You Are a Muffin by @exeunt.press

This game series was peak and ahead of its time in so many ways.

Are any of my Chicago friends: - Interested in raising money for an animal sanctuary and taxidermy museum - Have BASSET certification - Are free on the evening of April 25th If so, DM me for more details.

This is bonkers! My first fully published game, and it sold out at its very first con! If you’re at PAX East today, absolutely stop by the Plus One Exp booth and check out all the other incredible games they have.

Back this project! It's less than $20

This was a wonderful event and we need more of them!

Petition to call a corduroy jacket and pants combo a "Paddington tuxedo"

We played XXXXTREME Street Luge by @p-h-lee.bsky.social at @storygameschicago.bsky.social mini-con. Our lugers weren't such losers after all... (well... unless you consider the new president elect calling you "unc" to be loser stuff.)

"I want to un-learn these rules." "Live, Lance, Lobotomy"

*walks up to a table of Lancer players* So... who is the Lance and who is the not-Lance?

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Draw Steel night is upon us!

If you think about it, assuming the butterfly effect is real, so many things had to go right for you to exist as you are in this moment.

Just a reminder for Chicago friends - This event is on Saturday www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AB...

Them: You can't eat cheese from the block. It's not healthy. Me: What were my last blood cholesterol test results again? Them: ... aren't you nearing 40? Me: 🙂