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Congratulations! On the launch :) (I don’t know why I punctuated like that, I just woke up, I am still dum.)

I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.

Proud of the team at @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social for putting on such interesting & community-focused events ❤️🕹️🎮

I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover

As pointed out in the comments below this post. The survey is far from perfect nice of them to ask though.

Have you seen the ‘girly’ casino app ads on YouTube yet? They are peak ‘we’ve got gendered marketing on lock’.

Reflections from David Lynch that sum up my feelings on the last day of Gamescom. Glad I came to remember what I love about making video games.

Christmas in July is the best time to throw on a Santa hat and mix up some punch with your bestie. #happyholidays #longstory #longstory2 #laterdaters #thelaterdaters #indiegames #indiegamedev

Plus recursively making mistakes from 3 games ago.

I'm excited to have this game out in the world! Big thanks to @mirm.bsky.social for being on board with a MYSTERY in Season 2. Mystery writer dream achieved! 🎉 🧐 #indiegamedev #visualnovel #gamewriter

Handsome handsome.

If you’re attending Word Balloon Academy today I’ll be on the panel Making the Post-Secondary to Professional Life: Making the Transition into a Creative Career www.torontocomics.com/schedule/wor...

As part of @torontocomics.bsky.social’s day of professional development, I’m going to be hosting a panel on the transition from post-secondary to professional life, with Rosena Fung, Sara Sarhangpour and @mirm.bsky.social! We’ll explore entering the exhausting world of freelancing and contracts!

ACTUALLY if you want to read the piece where our CEO @mirm.bsky.social is quoted you should read this one.

i’m here you fuckaas bitch

If this whole *indie game dev* thing doesn’t work out hire me to organize your tupperware drawer. #satisfying #tetris

@thehandeyesociety.bsky.social has been an amazing cultural organization in Toronto for over a decade. Help keep the lights on and support creative games!

I am super proud to announce that I'll be joining the board at @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social this year. The Hand Eye Society is unique, welcoming, artistic and vital. Please consider supporting their annual fundraiser. www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundra...

Some places go for cherry blossoms. Up here we like to brag about or trilliums :)

Springtime Ontario

On Wednesday May 7 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST Bloom's technical lead JP is presenting his progress creating a new engine for LongStory 2 using Bevy an Open Source game engine.  Learn how LongStory 2 works under the hood, and why OSS matters! f.mtr.cool/dyhfkfffhe

It’s finally out in the world!! This is our newest game and it’s a corker :)

Black Eye Books is 100% Canadian owned, and the majority of our comics and graphic novels are by Canadian creators. www.blackeye.ca (use coupon code MARCH15 for 15% until the end of the month)!

Come find me for Canadian candy in the park! Red blanket over by the Metreon. I'll be here for the next little while! #GDC

Saying it from my whole chest.

This is one that I learned in art school but I think it applies to indie as well: don’t ask for feedback at the time you feel most unsure of the project. If you are out of your comfort zone, it is a time to listen to intuition not other people.

I forgot about the part about social media commentary where watching pundits say jackhole things in real time is infuriating. Especially right before my beddy by time.

Counter argument, many of societies laws & norms prefer overtly anti-social behaviour over the uncomfortable experience of watching groups of people expressing mismatched values through public actions. See ‘the entirety of the civil rights movement’ for examples.

Coffee is just adult juice for people who gave up on their dreams but still need to pretend they’re awake enough to chase them

I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is ‘news’. Getting thirsty for your next ‘MEC mannequin’ aesthetics boss is not the winning strategy you think it is Liberal establishment.

Ahhhhhhhhh… don’t say that. We’re making a custom engine.

Come get into it with @hjacksonwrites.bsky.social & I. We have lots of opinions about indie games and narrative.

Friday March 7th, 8am-10am GMT. Mentorship Matters - Empowering Women in Games Across Borders. It’s free for all to attend via the RingCentral platform, and will also give you the opportunity to network with women and allies around the world. Register for your free place here - shorturl.at/FTWS6

As a person who (now) lives in a rural area, a ‘Canadiano’ is the coffee you drink in the car to blow under the limit if you get stopped on the way home from the bar.

Trudeau: ‘that fuckin guy’ Zelensky: ‘yeah’ Trudeau: ‘It’s good you didn’t deck him’ Zelensky: ‘I know’ Trudeau: ‘I sort of wanted you to though.’ Zelensky: ‘I know.’

Well I am detaching from Meta. I am sorry I won’t get to see all your cute kids. On the plus side, I won’t have to see all my friends getting older and can remain blissfully convinced we’re still sexy AF 30-somethings wearing skinny jeans and going to Xiu Xiu concerts.

We’re here!

Hey, how do I find people ? What’s the deal.