My bro sent me some pics of downtown Sultan, WA this evening from a canoe! Flood waters slowly creeping up from the Skykomish river. Fortunately his house is about 30ft above the river, but I feel bad for the folks stacking sandbags this evening.

A little late this year, but getting our new pixel light controllers online for our yearly Christmas light show.

They got real strict this year with the testing procedures for the JLPT. Had us put our phones in sealed plastic bags during the test and had to leave the seal bag on our desk during breaks. I guess there was some cheating last year?

One year later back on UW campus for JLPT N3 round 2. Got rocked on the test last year due to insufficient prep. Feeling better about it this year but it’s always hard to ignore pre-test jitters.

Many thanks to @straycatalyst.bsky.social for dragging me in to VR Chat to check out VKet tonight! I need to check this out more this next week. Word of warning if you ride the scooter in VR tho: don’t ride over bumps as it feels grosss! 🤢

This clip of Botan “betraying” her comrade at the extraction point in Arc Raiders kills me every time. I love how the “ドンシュー/Don shu/Don’t Shoot” greeting has become a bit of a meme. youtube.com/shorts/fbFsh...

Going thru some old Tokyo travel photos. This spice level chart from a ramen shop in Komagome still lives rent free in my head. The level 3 was so intense. I dared not try the 神殺し(god killer) per the “anus will be destroued[sic]” warning.

Hey, I'm going to just collage a bunch of previous ad images I made for my Redbubble shop so folks can see samples of what's in there! For starters, lots of birb, including Gunbirb and Fashion Bird! www.redbubble.com/people/Jaded... #shopsmall #supportartists #gundam #redbubble #birdart

New nightmare unlocked: Getting stuck in a giant Ferris wheel for 9 hours after it stopped due to getting struck by lightning. Glad to hear everyone got off safe and sound. @straycatalyst.bsky.social I think this might have been the Ferris Wheel we went on when we were in Osaka?

Took Mon-Wed off to buckle down and review for the upcoming JLPT N3 test on Dec 7. And after studying all day Sat-Mon my brain is smoking already…

We have a Quest Demo now! Play Glassbreakers for free for a little bit to see if you like it. Then go straight for the Deluxe Bundle to get the full game + Supporter Pack 50% off with the best skin in the game. 🔥 (Also available for Steam and Apple Vision Pro) #shill for #VR

My Quill plushie showed up from @makeship.bsky.social today!! She’s perfect!

Feel amazing to finally get this game out the door! We’ve been working on Glassbreakers in fits and spurts for the last 10 years. Super proud of all the work our team has done getting it across the finish line this last year.

Was getting tired of the SRS algo in Anki and just decided to order a nice set of flashcards for JLPT N3 review. Found a complete set that covers N5 to N1. It’s funny how much the N1 box looks the the boss mode of the box.

Finally having some plumbing pros fix a long standing tree root sewage line issue that has plagued us for years. Every ~2 years they would have to come out and hydrocut the sewer line to sweep out the roots that snuck in. Feels awesome to finally get this dealt with for good.

Fun question from my Trivia meetup: What Olympic Sport could you personally get away with for the longest before anyone noticed you had no idea what you were doing? - Bobsledding seems like the safe answer - Downhill Ski Jump and Canoe Slalom seem like physics cover inexperience until catastrophe.

Redditors, mark your calendars: we’re hosting our first AMA on r/OculusQuest, NOVEMBER 14th, starting at 12PM Pacific! Bring your questions about Glassbreakers, game development, and crafting immersive worlds in VR. We can’t wait to see you there!

Naji of the Winterborn, though they do not know it. Sahima might be just the one to teach them their true legacy. Pre-Order and Wishlist!: 🔗 Meta 🔗 Steam

Fun weekend project. Finally got around to putting up sound proofing foam around my desk to cut back on wall reflections when recording audio. Co-worker is recording some narration here tomorrow so it forced me to get the project done lol.

Yay \o/! My Dokibird (Tomato Form) vinyl car sticker showed up today.

A lot of indie development is working hard on a game with the hope people will enjoy it, so it’s really rewarding seeing people’s responses to the demo. Playing the demo three times is a high compliment! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

i am in tears

Currently playing the Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss preview. It's technically and artistically impressive. @polyarcgames.com has created something special. More coverage soon.

Not every day I get to make an old-taku "お前はもう死んでいる" meme reference in a code review. And it actually fits for once in the context of the bug! I suspect I might be the only one that gets the reference though and am now feeling old. 😿

Hey look it's our lovely game in the Guardian ✨ www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...

Guard: “Hey! What are you doing?!” Thief: “Don’t worry! I’m wearing a yellow construction safety vest, hard hat and carrying a clipboard” Guard: “Ah. Right then. Carry on.”

Was surprised to see a VirtualBoy here at #prge in a hard plastic case. @straycatalyst.bsky.social helped me find a virtual boy in a previous trip to Osaka, but mine was in a simple cardboard box. Turns out these were rental units for video stores. Had no idea this was a thing!

I had learned for the first yesterday at the Nintendo talk there was an official sowing machine add on for the GameBoy. Imagine my surprise when we came across one at a resale booth today at #PRGE

Portland knows how to give a grand welcome! (At Retro Game Show)

It's been a week, but I'm still wide open for character and silly little doodle commissions! Email me if you're interested: [email protected]

I'M DOING COMMISSIONS!! This is my 1st time doing an open call, so I'm going to start with 6 slots & go from there! Mainly looking to draw original characters, but I *might* do fanart if its an IP I love. Email me to inquire ([email protected])! Full terms here: jadedsketch.com/commissions

Testing out some AC Christmas light controllers from HolidayCoro. Finally replacing the homebrew Renard controllers we’ve been using for years as they were start to get a bit squirrelly.

📢Turning Manor demo is out now! See if you can start unraveling the mysteries of the Manor... Try the demo and wishlist Turning Manor today! 🏚️ store.steampowered.com/app/4040700/... #indiegame #demo #horrorgame #horror

Trying out making carnitas for the first time tonight. Was surprised how much juice came out of the pork in the Dutch oven (start led with just the juice of a few oranges on the pot). Wishing I had left the pork for another 30min to slow cook, but over all tasting pretty darn good!

Polyarc is looking for a Principal Animator www.polyarcgames.com/jobs/princip...

Turns out half of perf optimization in Unreal is just finding all the static meshes that have dynamic collision turned on that someone forgot to unset.

Finally got around to getting frames for the art I bought at AniRevo and Pax. I always forget how expensive frames can be, often far exceeding the cost of the art itself.

Of course when I fat-finger a Ctrl-S and insert a random 's' in a middle of source file right before check in, it has to be in a shared library across projects 🤦‍♂️. Watching build failure messages light up Slack like a Christmas tree.

The “Art of Nintendo Power” at PAX was a glorious nostalgia bomb. I vividly remember that Mega Man cover art and had no idea it came from diorama props. Super cute seeing the fan letter illustrations too. @straycatalyst.bsky.social and I got a Gameboy Camera photo at the end of the exhibit.

“Yeah I’m laying on your freshly folded shirts… what are you going to do about it?😸”

Went to the Weird Al show with @straycatalyst.bsky.social and some friends yesterday. What an amazing show! 2nd time I’ve seen him perform. Always an impressive musician, but was really blown away by the non-stop costume changes in this show. Seeing “Amish Paradise” in full garb was a delight.

Wait a sec- it's International Cat Day and I just so happened to find out I can now post all my art from the upcoming Cat Fluxx game? Kismet! 😸 I'll be slowly sharing that art throughout the day/weekend! #cats #animalart

Had a funny interaction with US Customs guy: “Any purchases while in Canada?” “Some merch from an anime convention. Shirts. Stickers. A poster” “Any Gundam figures?” (I wonder if there is some figure export restriction) “Uh no… just a nendo figure” “Make sure to buy Gundams next time 🙂”

Went to a very interesting talk today at #anirevo about the effect of tariffs on figure import. I did /not/ know about the “de minimus exception” going away on 8/29: * 📦 from a country with a tariff rate < 16% = $80 per item fee * 16-25% = $160 fee www.pcworld.com/article/2863...

Magical con moment: Fellow Deadbeat came up asking if I could open a Hololive card pack for him to see if the mask gatcha luck would give us a Mori card… Final card for the win!!! #anirevo

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our panel at #Anirevo2025: Exploring VTubing and Streaming! 🎉 @nakivt.bsky.social and I had an amazing time, and we were honored to be panelists for such a spectacular audience. Wishing the best for all of you in your content creation journey! 💕

I love from this angle the pixel whale statue next to the convention center looks like it’s dabbing.

If there was any question about being in Canada a fellow con-goer extolled the subtle nuances of ketchup chips to me. No shade to ketchup chips, was just surprised it came up unprompted.