Boolair Thorboorn 👻

Uh huh. [slowly slides the case file across the desk]

You read the fine print about the eye tracking and heart rate monitors, yes?

Pulling up your file and... 😬

I don’t want to see people lose jobs anymore…I want them celebrating getting them or reaching milestones. 😞

Happy birthday! Hope you have a fun and spooky time! 🎉

I've been calling it "z to a" so I hope there's room on stupid beach for one more.

I've been putting this off for so long while I clean up everywhere else 😅 I'm not sure I'll ever be ready.

MONDAY.
SPITE AS FUEL.

pics or it didn’t happen by Brianne Battye — NO CONTACT in the too-early, I watched a milky warped sunrise its own reflection puddled on a string of cloud

🍂 Sharing eerie and autumnal pieces every Monday/Friday to Halloween 🎃

Starting with an autumnal piece that starts in October before turning wintery.

There's a definite chill in the air today...

My poem "pics or it didn't happen" appears in No Contact:

www.nocontactmag.com/sixteen/pics...

Not having work-life balance can literally kill you or disable you. The grind absolutely is not worth it.

She's my fave from DA2 as well, had a real soft spot for her and she rarely left my party.

Assan, up to mischief? He would never. #Dragonagetheveilguard #Untitledgriffongame #untitledgoosegame

oof, right in the kisser

how big are we talking? it's hard to tell from the picture.

Yeah, this is a familiar feeling. My heart sinks twice whenever I see a new cut, and celebrating friends landing new roles is tinged with envy. The worst part is having to feel it over and over.

We'll regroup, and it'll improve, but it's horrid waiting.

The one-two punch of seeing this after reading the Aftermath article. OOF.

It's bad out there. For everyone. In ways I didn't even know it could be bad.

Everyone looking for work is vulnerable in some way, and deserves to be treated better than this automated, callous, scam-filled, AI-riddled hellscape.

Pondering the PORB

“That’s going to have a knock on effect.”

“Oh, my God. I hadn’t realised that.”

“It’s just extraordinary that I hadn’t thought of this”

“and nobody had made me aware of it.”

New Grand Designs episode aka the closest thing to any game production process I’ve ever seen on tv including any attempt at fiction

is it still an accurate meme if the last five years left the guy on the left shanked and bleeding on the floor already?

this is the equivalent of stores shilling christmas stuff in july, let us have october, jeff!

As recent waves of layoffs impact our fellow workers and union members, we see again and again how little the word of your boss means when it is not backed up by a union contract or challenged with collective action.

1 out of 5 stars. Mr Blake at Your Service review - John Malkovich does worst French accent ever in baffling comedy misfire

you had me at "worst French accent"

on the one hand, it has felt really reassuring to have a community of game people to navigate these brutal industry days.

on the other, it would be great if we could stop needing to collectively mourn the collapse of our livelihoods, health, and futures every other day of the week.

I even put it off for a while, but thought I might have progressed enough to make it more enjoyable... 😅

the swamp mechanic preventing proper healing is the first thing that's felt unfair in the game for me. with the non-fixed spawns for the flying enemies too, it's really hard to find the flow on runs 🫠

made it to the upper bench in bilewater and want to leave bilewater

Today is a good day to support my friends and former co-workers, whether they're at @yellowbrickgames.bsky.social, @summerfallstudios.com, @northmiststudios.bsky.social, or elsewhere. So many brilliant people making things that bring a little more love into the world.

💜

A friend mentioned I should post my Venmo too in case that’s easier for folks. Any help is super appreciated 💙

venmo.com/u/BBoolean

Working on an article about EA's aquisition by Kushner / the Saudi PIF, and its potential impact on queer and disabled rep in future games.

Particularly focused on the future of The Sims.

Would love to chat to some queer Sims fans about their experiences and opinions.

LauraKBuzzOfficial@Gmail.com