international women’s day

Anyone else feel like social media has completely sucked the joy out of any new media, especially video games? RE9 has been out for four days and despite muting every possible keyword, I've gotten most of it spoiled by people just posting untagged spoilers on the other site. I'm so sad.

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Feeling far too deeply seen and understood by this article today.

The #1 worst time to get sick while traveling is on your trip. The second worst time is getting sick before your suitcase is even fully unpacked once you get home. Horizontal watching the Puppy Bowl and vaguely considering everything I have to get done today and not doing any of it 🙃

I never really aligned with the whole "we should be picking berries in the woods and instead we have credit scores" line of thinking, but now I get it. I should be finding seashells and writing odes about the ocean but instead I have to pay bills.

Knowing I have a full day of thrifting ahead of me: glorious Knowing 75% of the people shopping with me will be inexplicably on speakerphone or watching Tiktoks at full volume: not glorious

Snap up my favorite writer before there's an all-out bidding war for her. ❤️

Lots of people are really mad their favorite characters didn't show up in the RE Requiem showcase and I feel bad for them because my three favorite characters showed up. Leon and his arms.

Why is Domino's allowed to have a commercial with the backing track of "Femininomenon" when Chappell specifically cites that she's getting it hot like Papa John's in the song? Wrong trash-tier pizza chain!!

I'll never share the full thing for personal reasons, but you can have the Bears part. Boy is he here.

Missing my dad so much. I actually had a line about the Bears sucking by December in his eulogy. That's normally a given, but not this year. He'd love to see this. He really would. :,]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BEAR DOWN

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HOLY SHIT IM SCREAMING

I just want to know why the Bears only remember how to play football in the last 15 minutes of the game. My cardiologist would also like to know.

There is not enough tequila in my house to deal with this Bears game right now. We need Ben Johnson to work whatever magic he usually does to put the fear of God in these players during halftime.

Go Bears. Fuck the Packers. Abolish ICE.

I will be taking my live reactions and incoherent screaming/anxiety about the Bears vs. Packers game to Bluesky tonight because the other site doesn't deserve it. You're welcome or I'm sorry.

Pat Dane was an incredibly kind-hearted person, a whip-smart writer, and an Overwatch sicko. We spoke through DMs/replies for years before finally meeting in person last year at a Blizz event. It was like reuniting with an old friend. The world is worse without him. Sending love to his family.

Truly horrific news. I had so much fun covering Overwatch and bantering with Patrick over his Sombra-main ways for the better part of the last five years. He was always kind, dedicated to the craft of journalism, and eager to make the world better. Life is cruel. Praying for his family.

Wishing gamers of all games a very please be patient devs are back tomorrow, your balance changes can wait a little longer

If there's one thing I wish I could magically beam into the brains of young women on social media it's that you don't owe anyone who thinks "if she uploads pics of herself she's asking to be AI-edited" a dialogue, an argument, a thought. They don't think you're a person. Don't treat them like one.

not one singular thought

Reminding you (and myself, honestly) that it's ok if you don't want to look back, recap, or reminisce today. It's ok to just want 2026 to get here with the least fanfare possible. If it was a "gg go next" kind of year for you, it's ok for this to just be a Wednesday. 🤷

Tried to go outside and touch grass (overpriced vintage clothes). Looked down. Robert Robertson, he haunts me (affectionate).

Going to try my damndest to be more active here since most of the people I actually find funny (and all the good art I love) have moved here.

Matthew Mercer had to get behind me at a party and very gently put his hand on my back and said "excuse me, hon." Polite AND talented.

Can someone familiar with the weird guy gaming space tell me if they're mad about the increasingly thirst-based marketing with Leon for Resident Evil: Requiem? It just FEELS like something they'd be furious about.

Few things more entertaining in life than watching gajillionaire pro football players slide around in the snow having to actually earn that money. I love it. No notes.

If one of your representatives is on this list, it's time to get annoying. Really annoying. There's never been a more important fight than this. PSA: Durbin doesn't take emails. Here's the webform. I'll be writing a five paragraph essay tonight. Join me. www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email

booing the president at a lions game is a sign of a country in deep crisis. no one is supposed to be booed at a detroit lions game except for the detroit lions

Happy Mandatory Day of Rest*, everyone! * I got the COVID/flu vax wombo combo and it feels like 30lb cats are attached to each of my limbs so I'm pretending it's a holiday to not go insane

Nope! And if I did, no the fuck I didn't

Got a letter from a collections agency that specializes in "managing decedent debt recovery" aka hounding the next-of-kin to pay bills of the deceased. You want to know an industry that straight up shouldn't exist? That one.

This is one of the rare times in Illinois politics when you could call for the governor to be jailed and be incorrect.

EVERYTHING I DO I DO FOR THEM

I definitely play games for the wrong reasons. Ragequit out of Silksong last night and I want to get back in solely to rescue more fleas. I am obsessed with them. AWOOOOO!!

If you live along these two routes (or anywhere in these townships, actually) you could certainly call your local hotels, restaurants, and gas stations to let them know that serving said troops would deter you from doing business with them ever again. Not that I'm suggesting that. Or anything.

Having a high-functioning anxiety disorder is wild because people will compliment how "on top of things" I am and I have to not respond "Thanks! If I don't color code the next two months on my calendar, I can feel my bones trying to escape my body!"

I beat two bosses last night and only died seven bajillion times!!!!!! Clap for me!!

I'm absolutely atrocious at platformers AND big bad boss fight games but having watched about 20+ hours of Silksong, I think I have to git gud just to play this game. The overall visual aesthetic is amazing. Collecting beads looks addictive. And if I'm playing I can READ THE LORE.

Saturdays are brutal because I have to yell at myself for like two hours to avoid laying horizontal in front of Overwatch Esports the entire day and it's a struggle. No want think or clean. Only want six ults on screen at once.

Highly encourage everyone to join me in slamming the laptop shut and sticking your hands into whatever creative hobby will make your heart rate go below 100 tonight. Whatever you're gonna read, you probably already know. Get the paint out.

Update: I had never felt more insane in my life until today, when [redacted very large bank] sent notification that my request to have the total of my dad's frozen bank account transferred to me has been denied because I have to fill out paperwork...that I already filed three weeks ago. LOSING IT

seeing my art on official OW merch 😭😭😭💖💖💖💗💗💗💗

Living in my own little bubble this weekend to escape ~the horrors~ and I emerge with a lukewarm take: we should be able to sentence people on HGTV to extensive jail time for what they're doing to historical/quirky homes. PUT DOWN THE GRAY PAINT AND WEATHERED WOOD, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST

The President of the United States just essentially declared a war on Chicago because — wait for it! — Black and Brown people live here. This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.

Had CNN on for an hour just for this press conference to be about space and the cheeto looks fine

Taylor Swift's engagement is cool, but how about we Engage with Overwatch Season 18 where you can earn...*red dot appears on my forehead as the sniper lines up their shot*

The glorious khanate sends his regards.