I was so, so pleased they did the cottage bit. That's the part from the book that stuck with me the most, and it's so integral to understanding the creature.
02.11.2025 22:26 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@criticalkit.bsky.social
they/them. Scholar at the intersection of children's literature and video games. Incorrigible nerd. My footnotes have footnotes.
I was so, so pleased they did the cottage bit. That's the part from the book that stuck with me the most, and it's so integral to understanding the creature.
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02.11.2025 19:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0a long orange cat is stretched out on a rug.
don't be fooled by how cute he is; this bugger figured out how to find and chew through treat bags
01.11.2025 01:18 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Screenshot from SRIV, four spheres in different skin shades
On Saints Row we had a debug npc named Skinballs (lol) that was literally just four spheres wrapped in different shades of skin texture so we could test lighting for different skin tones during development. But teams need to plan for that kind of testing with intentionality, and not enough do.
31.10.2025 15:23 โ ๐ 1834 ๐ 584 ๐ฌ 40 ๐ 57is this what i usually wear to work anyway? maaaaaaaybe
31.10.2025 12:48 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0putting on my mushroom pants with a black top and telling people my costume is decay existing as an extant form of life
31.10.2025 11:23 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Michael Emerson poured so much talent into making Leland in Evil the most punchable POS ever, and Mike Johnson exceeds that effortlessly.
29.10.2025 18:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I've written my versions of this essay. But until the problem goes away, we need to keep hammering at it, and this piece by a Black woman in the NYT is a superb version that should have some impact. lithub.com/rebecca-soln...
29.10.2025 12:46 โ ๐ 138 ๐ 20 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1look, it's been a hard year to be normal about video games
28.10.2025 22:51 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0funniest thing I ever did in grad schoolโbesides making a pun so bad the professor called class break earlyโwas put on a playlist for our Halloween party that played Monster Mash every third song.
27.10.2025 12:26 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I was right.
27.10.2025 01:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I finally drag my chronically ill ass into the office on a Friday and get rewarded with a shelter in place order because of a drive by shooting by a man on bicycle.
24.10.2025 15:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0being chronically ill is so silly. like, yeah i heard too many noises yesterday so now I can't talk. oh that? that's just low-iron wobble. why am i throwing up? oh haha that just happens if I start my day too early.
24.10.2025 02:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The timing on the AWS story? Peak ๐ค๐ป
20.10.2025 15:05 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0idk know why the petty AI poop video is the last straw for me as opposed to all the previous egregious fascist bullshit, but i really feel like we need to nix the presidency and do some new government now. like, how can a future president have any credibility after the utter debasing of the office?
19.10.2025 03:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0concept: i stop getting migraines on protest days
18.10.2025 15:25 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0again thinking about my character Sel who has incredible time manipulation powers and has mostly used them to speedrun making the perfect magical whiskey.
17.10.2025 14:54 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Readimasks (certified N95s that use adhesive instead of straps) are 75% off w/code NONSMOKINGZONE.
Theyโre MRI-safe (nice because if you need an MRI, you prob really donโt also want Covid) and also handy for things like haircuts. Not my everyday mask but super to have around for those situations!
6. (courtesy of my wife) People are in your inbox asking you to write Rent fanfiction
14.10.2025 14:22 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0they are bringing out the dandelion wine as we speak
13.10.2025 23:33 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0eating popovers with local monk-made jam and drinking birch beer
13.10.2025 23:18 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0recession indicators in fandom 
1. ur fave author is writing Supernatural fic in 2025
2. u r jonesing for a reread of The Student Prince
3. other ppl r too. bbc merlin is back on ur dash
4. u r seriously considering dipping back into marvel
5. they r inventing brand new forms of A/B/O
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11.10.2025 17:45 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Come for the will-they/won't-they romance, stay for the rich worldbuilding and interrogations of power ๐
08.10.2025 21:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0me, whaling on an enemy prone on the ground and somehow taking two mask damage: sir, I believe that is what we call "not cool" and "no good"
08.10.2025 19:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I've had the pleasure of reading this and you don't want to miss it. Rich worldbuilding, compelling characters, and the righteous fervor that comes from critically examining societal structures and finding them wantingโwhat's not to love?
08.10.2025 14:01 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0i suppose one nice thing about manosphere influencers abandoning trump is that rats have a nose for sinking ships
07.10.2025 21:51 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0While looking at clouds--
me: it looks like a fox running.
wife: it looks like naked george costanza in a sexy pose.
Silksong ๐ซฑ๐ป game ending with fertilization and womb imagery ๐ซฒ๐ป Echoes of Wisdom
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