Lisa McCrissican

January was a month of reflection, rest and rediscovery. February is a month of self-love, consistency and pushing forward. Goals for the month include getting back to 10K training, more healthy home cooked meals and reorganising my inventory. Let’s get it. 💪🏻

Violin, every time. Mainly to pull the viola out instead to confuse them.

In gamedev, we joke about how we shouldn't care so much because "we ain't curing cancer" so chill, right?

But you know what? These last few weeks reminded me that the Arts, esp accessible Art like videogames is incredibly important because games have a big place in sculpting cultural norms.

Lovely dinner with my girl Julie at Yügo in Belfast this evening. Some crispy pork dumplings and chicken katsu with the signature Yügo sour to wash it down. Definitely worth the trip for some Japanese style tapas.

Started watching #SonicPrime lately. It’s definitely not the same writing style as Sonic Boom which tickled my funny bone. I’m still enjoying it though, the story arc seems well thought out and I’m pleasantly surprised with the voice acting and the art style. Very seamless animation.

I’m already two coffees in to my day. Trust me, I also don’t enjoy being up early but I want to get paid. 😂

Been in thinking mode since waking up at 6am this morning and thought I’d put these thoughts to the @ivgorchestra.com artistic team. @adamc.ivgorchestra.com didn’t appreciate my productive efforts.

a close up of a cartoon character called sonic the hedgehog . ALT: a close up of a cartoon character called sonic the hedgehog .

I was expecting an Escape from the City joke tbh.

This is where I remember that I am actually a functioning adult and not a child that’s being dictated to by my parents on what constitutes “breakfast food” and could make this for myself every morning if I really wanted to.

I don’t want to hit that main objective until I am significantly levelled, thank you very much.

I am all three depending on the music being played.

Doing my utmost to stay on top of my health this year. Had to fight every comfort zone/time micromanagement nerve today just to get myself out for a 30min walk. Simultaneously feeling very defeated from fighting my brain and pleased that I got some fresh air today.

This is a massive achievement, you should be incredibly proud of yourself for taking care of your health like this.

I would absolutely cuddle the crap out of this cat.

Been a busy day of admin for @ivgorchestra.com so far, now on teaching some Rock & Pop and Musical Theatre vocals alongside a few violin students.

That usually comes out during what I like to call the gremlin hours.

YouTube video by LumineersVEVO The Lumineers - Ophelia (Official Music Video)

Song of the day: “Ophelia” by The Lumineers.

Algorithm check-in as we’re fast approaching February. If you enjoy content and are interested in:

▪️Music education
▫️Classical music
▪️Video game music
▫️Embroidery
▪️Baking
▫️Arranging music
▪️Book reviews
▫️The Legend of Zelda
▪️The Elder Scrolls
▫️Halo
▪️Miscellaneous nonsense

Then like away! #promosky

Congratulations! The covid years were a rough time for so many people when it came to job positions, I’m glad things have worked out for you.

Oh geez, that’s a hard spot to be in. Are you close by another town or city? Even just to go and fill up flasks with water for the time being.

Coffee’s made, breakfast has been ingested, admin is on the go. New week, let’s be having ya.

This is lovely! I always prefer adding some brighter colours into the mix when the pattern recommends all neutrals or pastels. Helps to ground the end result.

It’s OK to buy games at launch.
It’s OK to buy games on sale.
It’s OK to play games via a subscription service.
It’s OK to borrow games from your friends.

It’s not OK to shame others for how they access gaming.

Financial situations are different for everyone. Be kind about it.

Definitely check in with local leisure centres, golf clubs and schools. In Northern Ireland, a lot of these have become resource centres of anyone without power and water, offering food, shower services and the ability to charge your devices.

This is so interesting to me because I like the taste of lamb but absolutely hate the smell of it cooking. It’s the only meat that has a bad smell to me.

Saw #Nosferatu in cinema today. As someone not too fond of the horror genre, there was something quite poetic about the story and cinematography of this film. Wouldn’t recommend eating your dinner before watching it though, there are some graphic scenes in the mix.

Hunkered down in the house as #StormEowyn makes its way across Ireland. Everyone claiming it was due to die down around 2pm might be mistaken. Trees behind our building are doing some Pilates fighting against the wind.

I had heard very little about it until it beat Wicked for a good few awards at the Golden Globes. After that, I heard *a lot* about it.

Battening down the hatches ahead of #StormEowyn coming in. Crazy to think all to Ireland is being hit with a red alert and potentially reaching wind speeds that land us in category one hurricane territory. I need a break from extreme weather.

KITTENS ❤️