With an estrogen shot and a cup of warm tea, I'm settling down to watch The Pitt finale.

POV you wanna couch potato but you live with a dog.

Idle Game Update: 🐂 Livestock is in the game and they produce milk! 🧑‍🌾 Labor AI got an overhaul. It's still very purposefully simple. ⚙️ New Age is almost done with it's own tech tree! It's legit super fun to set things in motion and watch the year go. #IdleGame #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Soft launching being a huge fleet fan! I've got ice seats at the TD Garden game 🤘 #hockey #pwhl #bostonfleet #gofleet

Idle Game Update: 👆 Upgrades are in and you can kinda get crazy with them 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Farmer's behavior, much more efficient 👗 Flax / Cloth Making are in the game! I also made so that each plant has different adjacency behavior so it's more fun to design fields #IdleGame #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

The gas they give you in the dental office should smell like trees that you hang on rear view mirrors.

Idle Game Update: 🕸️Upgrades are now in tree form and are SO much easier to develop for. 🌳Tech Tree remains and progress on the Third (of Five) ages continues. I'm now getting into fabric making and... cows? #IdleGame #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Dogs when you try to work from home:

Idle Game Update: 📦I refined how production works and now you can transfer from storage to winery and back. I think the UX is so much clearer! 👂Also, thanks to suggestions, ambient sounds got a pass! #IdleGame #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Happy Trans Day of Visibility. 👋 It's often a struggle but there's nothing I regret about being myself. #transdayofvisibility #tdov

Idle Game Update: 🌾🍞 Breadmaking in the game 🍇🍷 Winemaking In the game I've spent too long on figuring out how to move resources from A to B, but this method feels pretty good. Also, music-wise, feeling kind of cozy chill-hop? #IdleGame #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

For idle game: Title Proposal: 'Agebound'! Logo Proposal: See below! Happy to hear your thoughts! :) #gamebug #IdleGame #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Working on the Idle Game and then this happened. #gamebug #IdleGame #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Me: sorry, can't talk, I had vocal surgery. Cis people: *whispering* Oh, I'm so sorry Trans people: CONGRATULATIONS! ☺️

Idle Game Update: 🌸☀️🍂❄️ All the seasons are in! They all transition seamlessly as you watch a year fly by in 40 seconds. 🐇 Rabbits no longer eat your crops. They just hang out if you have carrots. You can pet them. I'm just going for cute vibes #IdleGame #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Not at GDC this year, but: #WhatAGameDevLooksLike I'm Mars! I've been in the industry for 14 years, working with WB, Riot, Blizzard, and a few others. Now I'm #sologamedev and working with friends on a start up. HMU if you wanna connect! :)

Have you ever been on a date and suddenly you choke on your own spit and you're fighting for your life not to cough and you have to gesture silently "no, I'm totally fine!" while tears are welling up in your eyes? That's what vocal cord surgery recovery is like. 2 more weeks.

so... Vocal Feminization Surgery. I just had it! I am tired and sore and can't talk or cough, but dang I am happy and hopeful!

Idle Game Updates: 🌟 New Upgrades are in! You can increase number of residents and multiply the number of crops grown. 🗺️ Quest System is fleshes out and lots of guidance for the player. I also updated things to feel a bit less grid-like. #IdleGame #gamedev #unity3d #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Tonight I hung out with someone who has worked with ultra famous a-listers and she asked me from who I wanted to know about. All I could think of was Dropout/Smosh cast. Devastated she's never worked with Vic Michaelis, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Damien Haas, Courtney Miller. 😕

Idle Game Update: You gotta harvest and collect crops before automating with citizens. Also auto-cam movement and juice! I'm also leaning away from tension by punishment (pests, food waste) and tension more by high costs and high numbers. #IdleGame #gamedev #unity3d #sologamedev #indiegamedev

I love pet sitting. ❤️🐱🐶

I am in amazing company. <3

My options: Login or Punch

Rabbit Update: Added a bunny that will come eat your veggies, as well as an ability in the tech tree that allows you to ward against it. Also, potatoes and cabbages! Should the dog scare the bunny away? #IdleGame #gamedev #unity3d #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Update to the idle game: Redid the UI, added resident menu, residential upkeep, quests, tooltips, sound effects, juice, and most importantly... A dog. Yes, you will be able to pet the dog. #IdleGame #gamedev #unity3d #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Update to the idle game: Added music, abilities with cooldowns, a market, tech trees, upgrades, and a fast forward feature. Phew! #IdleGame #gamedev #unity3d #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Update to the idle game: Updated it to be a bit cozier with flowers and less harsh clouds. Added a production chain. I really need to rework the 'hover to grow' mechanic. #IdleGame #gamedev #unity3d #sologamedev #indiegamedev

Job Phone Screen: "We restructured the role since we last talked and we're looking for someone with a few years of Claude dot AI experience." First off: ...a few Years? lol Secondly, it's such a rug pull to only mention AI in the phone screen. #gamedev #gamedevcareer

Working on a pretty idle / incremental cozy indie game. Thoughts on the visual style? #IdleGame #gamedev #unity3d #sologamedev #indiegamedev

I feel like this goes well beyond "hard sell". Why is this so common? Does this actually work for anyone? #gamedev #art

UPDATE: 💼I had opportunity to leave my last job to... 🎮Start indie development full time! 🔴Considering streaming it all day, just for fun If you have advice / warning / wanna wish me good luck, leave me a comment! #gamedev #indiedev #streaming #lgbtq #sologamedev

I'm visiting my home state. Me: Merry Christmas! Cashier: I'm 'bout ready to shoot him in the face! Haha Me: 😅😳 (I am fairly certain he was talking about Santa, but still...)

My new friend I made in the TSA line got flagged for having a suitcase full of raw hotdogs. Happy holidays.

In the fight of my life with my ADHD trying to learn a new tech stack. Tonight's dinner: Dry mini wheats and glass of pinot.

Huh... weird! I can't seem to cancel my Hulu / Disney+ subscription all of a sudden. Weiiird.

I can't think of a caption for this picture of my cat I took, but it's a mood I feel a lot.

All the screens on my flight said "Please Wait" and the lights were dim. It felt very liminal.

Hey y’all. I’m still looking for a day job, so if you know anything remote or within LA let me know. I’ve been a tech writer, content creator, social media manager, project manager, operations manager, and a consultant on 5G and Satellite grant proposals, DEI, and marketing.

"Singing your song isn't the hard part. It's getting the fans. That's why they're on the stage and I'm at the bar." -Bartender to Me last night and it felt relevant.

My dysphoria-having ass trying to make the best of June.

QUESTION for those who buy assets: If you buy an asset and post-download, you strongly suspect it was generated by AI (undisclosed, but I'm pretty sure), how do you proceed? - Contact the artist for a refund? - Leave a negative review? - Report them? - All of the above? Something else?

ManaWeaver Update: I've spent a lot of time getting ready for a demo to release next month. The game is so fun to work on and I'm forcing myself to take breaks and vacation. It's so important to do that. Much love and more updates to come.

Joe and friends are making a game, and you can wishlist it RIGHT NOW on steam! If you like exploration, terraforming, and crafting, keep your eyes peeled on Manaweaver. store.steampowered.com/app/3649320/...

Thank you #PAX! Thank you for everyone who stopped by and played our game! Thank you to @darumagames.bsky.social for the wonderful Stamp Quest! We had a fantastic time. ❤️

Day 3 of PAX! What a time it's been. Pretty stoked at the demo reception thus far, though I'm excited to fix all the bugs. Come check it out! #Pax #paxeast #indiegames

After all...Why not? Why shouldn't I ... just change my entire tree solution at 11:50PM the night before PAX? (why am I like this?) #paxeast #indiegames

ManaWeaver is at PAX East! Come play the demo and say hi! Grab a card! #pax #paxeast #indiegames

I got a lot of negative feedback on reddit, which ... any engagement is good right? 😅 But mostly it's been the lack of response that's the hardest. The feeling of discouragement is pretty real. What's your biggest tips for resilience for your project? #gamedev #sologamedev