February has been wild so far, my brain has struggling to keep up with everything happening all at once 😅

*hits blunt harder* Baseball= turn based Football = turn based Soccer= real time Hockey = real time Basketball = real time

I really need to stop telling myself not to apply for certain jobs because I feel like I don't deserve them because of how many talented people are out of work 😅

I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?

My depression vs me going on a 5 minute walk 😩

I don’t particularly like living in the “leadup to” paragraph

Despite the horrors, I persist 😇

Welp, I jinxed it because they passed on me this morning saying I don't have enough experience which is wild given I have over 10 years in the games industry 😩 oh well, back to square one I guess

It really sucks when one of the people you usually go to for emotional support is straight up mean to you, adding another tally to my mental scoreboard of "why I need more friends who are women"

I’m gonna be so insufferably hot and healthy come the Spring.

why can't I hold all these equally important reasons to be angry

I'd be a heck of a lot happier if I had a girlfriend I could send a bouquet of flowers to... and also if I had a job so I could afford to send her the very best, but hey 😅 hire me so I can get a girlfriend and send her flowers

Garrus 🙃

All video games need a “oh shit let me undo that I did not mean to press that particular button and drink eight of my rarest potions but I am playing too many games at the same time and forgot which button does what” option.

I don't want to jinx anything, but I have an interview on Monday for a role that would literally be one of my biggest dreams come true and I'm losing my mind, I've never wanted a specific job this badly in my life 😭🤞

I'm an exceptional communications manager + writer/editor + social media manager + community manager with over a decade of experience in gaming, I would be an asset to any team... I say to myself as I kick off another week of job hunting 😩

Inverse's Gaming section is being shut down as the company "divests" from gaming content. I'm out of a job along with my wonderful co-writers. I've put my heart and soul into this job for four years. Gonna need to take time to process, but I'm now completely open for work - and boy do I need it.

Starting to think I'm never going to get another job 😅 between the massive pool of talented people who've been laid off and are also looking for work, and the fact that I've been in the industry since 2016 and my entire resume is built around gaming, things aren't looking good

they should have put pierogi on here a fourth time

Writing an article about PowerWash Sim 2 for my new Medium page, along with a deep dive on one of my all-time fave films, 2002's The Time Machine 🥹 it feels good to write something just for fun, for no other reason than it brings me joy and I want to share that joy with others

Games W

Debating whether to dye my hair red again or keep it like this 🤔

Nothing says unemployed like being able to restring all 3 of my guitars first thing on a Monday morning

I'm so tired of seeing people I respect upload long ChatGPT-generated slop posts to LinkedIn every day.

Eternal feels

We need to bring back 200+ page game manuals.

How is everyone going about their days/careers, playing games, eating food, and having fun right now? Because I'll be honest, I'm really struggling... am I just not disassociating hard enough? 😅

Coming out of my cage (getting out of bed) and I’ve been doing just fine (I’m not fine, this is terrible)

It sounds like Larian might be worried about Divinity not being as strong of a title as BG3 so they're already thinking of ways to cut costs, that's the only logical reason to consider gen AI instead of tapping into the more effective marketing tactic of saying "this game will be 100% human made"

Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.

It's almost 4am and I can't sleep. I feel sick to my stomach. It's not just what happened, though that's definitely a part of it... it's that this has been happening, over and over, for far too long and until we all collectively take a stand and make it stop, things will only get worse.

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

everythiiing🎵 I have to saaay🗣️ would get me baaanned🎷 or on a liiist🎶

don’t know what to say anymore man

Not me having dreams about being awkward and weird where I forget my wallet at a restaurant but I'm too embarrassed to ask for help so I look around for it by myself while everyone stares at me wondering wtf I'm doing, I'm sure there's a lesson in there somewhere about it being ok to ask for help 😅

Garrus stole one of my hangers 😩😆 just one of his calibrations I guess lol

I really wish male game devs would stop putting underage girls in games, like I'd love to not have to see male gamer bros on Reddit citing age of consent laws to justify wanting to romance Maelle in Expedition 33, or people defending Rebirth allowing Cloud to date Yuffie (Cloud is 21, Yuffie is 16)

His little teefies 😭

His little teefies 😭

Just saw someone claiming that the democrats doing nothing is fine because you shouldn't stop your enemy when they are making a mistake and whilst that may be true you definitely should stop your enemy when they are *killing innocent people* and it feels bizarre to have to say that out loud.

Don’t just send your outrage out into the social media void; send them to your representatives. The politicians in positions to do something about the near-daily unlawful actions of this administration need to know their constituents are paying attention and demand action.

On a more positive note I finally got 100% completion on PowerWash Simulator 2 💦

I don't think people realize how bad my depression is and how quickly my brain goes to "I'm a bad person and don't deserve to be alive" every time something bad happens to me. In my head it's always my fault, even when it's not.

Working on creating a Medium page for my writing but I'd also love to contribute freelance work (unpaid is fine) more often, if anyone's looking for writing help in 2026 hit me up 🙏

Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026, may everyone get the jobs and opportunities they're after, and things get easier in general for everyone 🙏✨️

Happy New Year!!!!! Wishing all my unemployed games, journo, and tech friends a very JOB in 2026🙏

I'm incredibly proud of everything I accomplished this year as the Communications Manager for Nightdive Studios (+ social media manager, community manager, marketing coordinator) 🥹 I'm looking forward to sharing similar successes wherever I land next in 2026!