And here it is. As Erin says, blatantly criminal and unconstitutional, and I would guess we'll see lawsuits from a number of states almost immediately, but...it's here. Fucking cruel people who want children dead. That's what they all are.

EXCLUSIVE: Befriend small bears, mingle with spirits, ride fluffalo, and join a bustling community in Spirit Crossing, a cooperative life-sim from the makers of Cozy Grove. Currently in open Alpha and coming soon to Steam. s.team/a/2321960 #WholesomeSnack2025

BTW, Spirit Crossing is coming to Steam. The goal is to create a major Cozy MMO with a huge population of folks making friends in a safe and welcoming space. I deeply believe we can make the world a better place. If this interests you, please wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...

Life update: Game I've been working on at work, #spiritcrossing, that was previously just on mobile: now available for wishlist on steam. store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...

SURPRISE. 🥰 We just revealed a brand new trailer with an exciting announcement inside.. Spirit Crossing will be coming to Steam! 🎉 We’re SO excited to share this journey with you all, and we’d greatly appreciate it if you could give us a wishlist to help us spread the word. 🧡 s.team/a/2321960

Wholesome Snack is tomorrow! ✨💗✨ Tune in at noon PT / 3 pm ET / 9 pm CEST for approximately 30 minutes of joyful, thoughtful, and hopeful games! We hope it brightens your day ~ Find out where to watch (as well as a full list of all games featured after the show is complete) at wholesomegames.com!

WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership. details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

NEW: Netflix is selling cozy game studio Spry Fox back to its founders as the streamer shrinks from six game studios in 2024 to three Spry Fox is avoiding closure, still working on the ambitious MMO Spirit Crossing Netflix is releasing games, but has changed focus www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-se...

Officially looking for work again! My contract ended a week ago so I'm back on the job market. If anyone is looking for an experienced character technical director for video games, I know a guy (it's me).

Well, I guess I'm not going to get a new annual pass for the national parks since they're putting the orange one's face on the next card; you know, the dude destroying the parks with no remorse right now 🤮

I wrote a little blog post about what sort of game we are trying to make with Spirit Crossing.

A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF

🚨 Yet again Ted Cruz and Steve Scalise are trying to sneak in a moratorium on state GenAi legislation. If passed states can no longer enact laws for transparency, child safety, privacy, environmental protection etc. We got 3 days to stop this. Call now! www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists

Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk. please donate if you can! fund.blender.org

Me: -makes a typo typing the word 'animations'- Spell check: Did you mean 'abominations'? Me: ... yes, sure

New Demo Reel Drop!! <3 I plan on updating this continuously, but here she is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXfL...

Hey Seattle friends, take a minute to click this link & make sure your vote got counted! The mayoral election is gonna be CLOSE, like possibly a-few-dozen-votes close

People don't talk about it, but part of that cottage core garden lifestyle is using your lunch break to go pick up several gallons of manure and driving it back with the windows down, releasing the stink, with the wind in your hair

Have Netflix and want to check out the game I'm working on? Download the app at playspiritcrossing.com and sign into your Netflix account, it's free with your subscription and there's an all new starting tutorial as of TODAY which is what I've been working on for the last month+! #gamedev #cozyGames

The reason why there are no republican major cities is because when you live close to everyone you realize everyone is a human being and we all support each other to make this place work. Your office job has a bodega or coffee shop at the bottom. You see each other on transit. It creates compassion.

Hi everyone... So this happened a bit sooner than I had originally anticipated. I am actively looking for work (along with so many others in this industry 💪😔🤘). If anyone is looking for a goober of an animator to join their team, please feel free to message me. <3 www.linkedin.com/in/annavriel...

Seattle and WA more broadly, VOTE TODAY. even though they say today is the last recommended day to mail it, I propose you take it to a ballot box if you can. Lower the USPS processing burden!

While we're finishing up Dosa Divas, we're still shopping around two smaller new projects. We wanted to let folks know with enough time and severance. Here's a spreadsheet with info on each person and I'm happy to provide any recommendations for any of them. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

All cars should have speed governors in them and speed limits should be much lower. No public road should be built that is farther than a half mile walk to public transit with minimum 20 minute headways Single-family only zoning should not exist

October is the fucking best

Keep. Fucking. QUIET about attending a protest. DO NOT sign up for it. Leave your phone OFF, buy things with CASH if you need to, use PUBLIC TRANSIT. BE SMART ABOUT THIS. The last thing you want is the government hunting you down because you got caught.

Reminder that I'm looking for work after being affected by layoffs at Giant Squid. 3D Environment Artist, or 3D Artist/Props; ideally a full time position. If your studio or somewhere you know has an opening, please let me know. Thank you ❤️ Portfolio: nataliespitzel.myportfolio.com

Hey guys, don't go to national parks during government shutdowns. This isn't your chance to score a deal getting into the horribly underfunded parks for free. It's hugely damaging to the parks when the staff aren't there to maintain them

If anyone knows of any animation jobs open, I'd love to hear about it as I'm looking for my next adventure. Thanks!

It is time 🧡

Me going back over animations from three years earlier in a project, and wondering if I even knew how to animate back then

TODAY is the deadline to submit public comment on Trump’s proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, which would expose 45 million acres of national forest to permanent roads and their attendant environmental ills. Register your disapproval here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... #roadecology

Rollin up to the home depot with a dead tree that I bought eleven months ago, and grabbing the last equivalent exchange tree that they had in stock 😎🌲

If you're in the U.S. and haven't gotten the 2025-2026 COVID vaccine yet, experts are recommending you schedule it NOW before Friday. If you live in a Republican-controlled state, I STRONGLY recommend you get it before Friday if you can, before the ACIP restricts access. #COVID19

Wondrous details can be found lurking wistfully in the skies of Spirit Crossing... and sometimes those details are *really* happy to see you! #playspiritcrossing #netflixgames #mobilemmo #mobilegames #cozygames

Been obsessing about the aesthetics of these Kodak blindbox mini digital cameras (that are unfortunately sold out everywhere)

Went out to get covid/flu vaccines, and came home with a handful of the home depot halloween buckets. Ah fall, I've missed you

Samwise for Mayor!

A few of my favorite of our environment shots from Sword of the Sea Reminder that I'm looking for work as an Environment Artist or 3D Artist 🙂

Crunch KILLS people, I'm not sure how many times we need to tell companies this. Companies need to be held accountable for these kind of things. www.kiro7.com/news/trendin...

Some good news: *everyone* is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Washington State, and it *will* be covered by your insurance!

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

80% of BlueSky right now

Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.

Natalie is such an incredibly hard worker, who just worked her ass off shipping an amazing game; and doesn't deserve this Anyone would be lucky to have her on their team. Hire her before someone else beats you to it!

Seattle Gamedevs! Let's do a COVID-safe (outdoors, masks encouraged) meetup next Tuesday, Aug 26th at 6pm at Tailwind Cafe in Capitol Hill! Tailwind closes at 7 but there are nearby places to grab food\drinks and bring to the courtyard. Public transit encouraged!