Today, I am sad. I started at Xbox in 2017 working on the achievements backend. Spent some time on Mixer, then worked on the twitch integration. There's a lot in between but too much to post. Had a stint at riot for a bit, and came back in 2024.

highschool me is so jealous right now Chiodos and Hawthorne Heights in Seattle last night. Such a good show oh my godddd #elderemo

Actually obsessed with this dress

Same event, one year difference. Maybe the difference is just the lighting. Or the hair. Or the clothes. But, I'm also 20 pounds lighter this year. Still a ways to go but this feels like maybe some visible progress.

I am SO stressed about the current erm.. Situation? with the US government. Like what do I DO? do I call my representatives? Ahhhhhh

Currently watching old seasons of Ink Master and am absolutely devastated to discover that I have the same style as late 2000s/early 2010s Dave Navarro.

Trying to start following people back on here. If we know each other irl please respond 🙏

Trying to start following people back on here. If we know each other irl please respond 🙏

I started doing reduction block printing recently, but instead of ink I've been using watercolor. It's challenging but I'm having a ton of fun.

Anyway I got another tattoo

We've made some major updates to Rewards on Xbox! Super excited to ship these changes, the team has been hard at work for the past few months.

why would you do this 😑

brb sobbing

being on page 1,000 of a book and yet only 70% done is a trip

It's time. I took off work tomorrow for this. #windandtruth

You got any games on your phone?

Ya'll I highly recommend re-reading the Twilight series as an adult, it's insane. Ate that shit up as a teenager and now I am fully team 'both men are trash take immortality and run'

Just the handsomest boy

Ya'll making pie crust is the absolute worst

Me replaying Dragon Age Inquisition:

Going on almost a week with no internet after the power outage. 😩

The power outage map in Seattle rn is killing me lol but I still have power so gg

I will never not be obsessed with The Stormlight Archive. Journey before destination.

Oh neat thanks for 1k.

Not getting bio preview in "so and so followed you" makes it hard to see who I should follow back 😔

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I committed to romancing Emmerich last night because he apparently has the best romance... I kinda regret it Do I reload a few hours back for my demon boyfriend Lucanis instead?

Every time I attempt a new social media platform it becomes blatantly obvious that I'm not interesting at all and people only followed me because of job and exposure from that

Tickets to the Chiodos tour acquired. 16 year old me is screaming.

I think he wants something

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Update: love the game, no further story complaints after Act 1

So uh.. Canada looks nice this time of year

Really enjoying Veilgaurd so far but I must admit the first acts story feels sort of clunky. Hopefully it gets better.

I know I'm out of the loop here but Veilgaurd releases at 9am PT and I am upset about it

Since we may or may not be migrating here, I'll reintroduce myself! Hi I'm Brenna. I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Xbox, I've been in gaming since 2017. I like to make crappy art, read an unhealthy amount of fantasy books, and recently Balatro has taken far too much of my free time.

Fake nerd, that's not even a quote from the books

Futurama is baaaaaaaack

X lol

WRONG I'm 32

all it took was the trailer for Cities: Skylines 2 for my to become hopeless addicted to the first one again

Enjoy this picture of my dog being weird as hell

Lol that explains a lot

I took the rate limit as a challenge

I just can't bring myself to delete my bird app account it feels like a loss of so much (wasted) time

I started reading ACOTAR and it's... Not good? Why does everyone rave about this series?

best game trailer ever don't ask me the color of anything

It's not hard to find underrepresented people working in games. It's not hard to have a diverse group of people presenting games. There's no excuse. It shouldn't be a debate. Holy shit.

Get your dog a cabbage.