Finn @relsqui@mastodon.social

most of the stuff I've been working on the last couple of days has been under the hood, apart from one of the most satisfying #gamedev gifs I've ever recorded

pro tip: stay out of their way. or, at the very least, get something else between you and them. #gamedev

you can't really take a picture of it with a phone camera because their software has a very firm idea of what kinds of colors the sky is supposed to be and will adjust everything to match

but the sky's orange right now

it's ten in the morning and it's so smoky from the wildfires around here that it's nearly dark outside -- I woke up confused about what time it was.

for a while I was leaving a morning alarm set just for the sake of staying diurnal when I don't have a schedule. not worrying too much about it, slept later if I was tired, but at least woke up enough to consider getting up

luckily I still had time to stop that immediately once I realized I was *training myself to sleep through my alarm*

I've been slowly losing piercings this year. I replaced the metal jewelry with glass retainers before surgery in January, left them that way for another surgery in June, then replaced the ones I could easily do myself, but of course haven't been able to get to a shop for help with the rest. The loose retainers have been slipping out and disappearing and, tired of that and the look, I just took out the last two.

For the first time in about a decade, I only have jewelry in my earlobes. Weird.

also woo go stars lol

these guys are used to living with their teammates for like, maybe a week on a road trip at a time? it's been three weeks, and the first of four best-of-seven rounds is almost over. lots of them have families far away dealing with quarantine shit without them. some of them have families *in town* they can't see. oof.

one high-profile player has opted out, with conspicuous support from his team. I'm glad he could, and hope other guys will feel safe to if they need to.

mountain of respect for the Dallas Stars coach who, in the presser after an 0-3 to 7-3 comeback, spoke plainly and at length about how hard it is living in one of the two NHL-designated bubbles (of covid safety measures) in which the entire playoffs are taking place. the message was basically: we're safe, healthy, and lucky to be here, but this is emotionally *hard* and you're gonna see lots more big swings like this.

I just saw someone wearing one of those folded-ribbon lapel pins in a pattern I didn't recognize, so I googled it, and it's to raise awareness about a syndrome that I had never heard of

that's the first time I've seen the awareness-raising concept succeed that directly!

https://www.hadds.org/product-page/hadds-plaids-awareness-ribbon-with-gold-pin

"post your photos and videos on any social media platform" wait hold on, are Hurricanes social media folks actually checking the fediverse? because I would be very impressed! #LoudestHouses

how much does your daily routine (waking up and going to bed rituals, food, etc.) vary from day to day? particularly things you do solo (not depending on coordination with anyone else)