Josh Roby @joshroby@mastodon.social
I write things. Used to make games. Occasionally teach Sex Ed. ~ Agender (they/them). ~ Marathoner. ~ Winnipeg ~ writing toots over at @joshroby
Imagine: You and your family are sleeping innocently and one night, men with gnus burst through the door and
yes, with gnus
no, not Linux. Blue wildebeest. From southeast Africa. They point a gnu in your face and
the pointy end, yes
the one with horns on
they say 'we demand a stable population with clearly delineated migration corridors from Kenya to Tanzania or we toss you into a watering hole'
to show they mean business they toss a lion into your swimming pool
its not even your lion
Hostiles is brutal in so many good ways.
I think my second-favorite genre is now "white people sitting uncomfortably with their emotions."
Silpats are fuckin magic.
I've written a 7500-word short story and am stuck on the last fucking line. This thing needs a tag. =P
Cybernetics is the study of the communication and control of regulatory feedback both in living and lifeless systems (organisms, organizations, machines). It focuses on behavior, information processing, and reaction to information.
tfw you read something you wrote and can't imagine how you wrote that
Guys? Guys. I think I may have found the secret to reducing parenting stress.
Are you ready for this?
The secret is alcohol.
Have had writers block on my paranoid claustrophobia project for months. Curiously, the moment I returned to the States I could tap right back into those feels again. =P
If they have to replace Leia with somebody for Ep9, I nominate Michelle Yeoh as Sabine Wren.
Knocking around Nashville for a few days has not triggered any strange "back home" feelings.
Walking into Nashville Target, tho… immediate feels.
It's -8C in Nashville and the locals are all dressed like Winnipeggers at -20C.
#HappinessIs Show more
Our children are the best of friends and love playing with each other and it is driving me up the fucking wall.
You can tell it's a Josh Roby game because the medieval city's grain silos are very important.
I napped too hard today and now I can't sleep. =P
Hello witches. This is a shot in the dark but I'm looking for death positive books, articles, posts etc. (non fiction if possible) Anything about how people, society or other cultures deal with death and our own mortality. Boosts are appreciated thanks.
It exists for real! "Let Me Take A Selfie," my collection of selfie games, is now live on DriveThruRPG!!!
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/229540
Getting a small child into and then out of a complete suit of hockey gear is a workout in and of itself.
Hey Mastodon!
Do y'all have any favourite artist/writer combos or small creative teams who have or are presently making cool stuff? I wanna start checking some folks out but I'm not sure where to start outside of my current faire.
((please feel free to boost this if you want! I'd definitely love to try get a good spread of perspectives if possible))
Canada update: spending the afternoon in an ice rink (which is warmer than outside) watching the 5yo learning hockey (i.e. Ice skating).
