Valentine Powell
@valentineirl
Queer nerd who makes stuff for video games (they/them). Current: Wizards of the Coast. Formerly: Crop Circle Games, Playable Worlds, Blizzard. Opinions posted here do not reflect the opinions of my employers either present or past.
Wizards of the Coast has issued their first response to our announcement of unionization. I am glad that they agree that workers are the lifeblood of the company, however it is important to note that we tried and failed to raise our voices for years about this stuff and were unheard.
Huge thanks to @scryfall.com for the solidarity on their page today ^_^. Stronger together!
Game devs, post your first shipped game and your latest shipped game. Because this industry raked me over the coals and I've mostly worked support/devops, I'm counting games I worked on during a release cycle I was on them. First was Realms of Despair, a MUD where I helped develop newbie areas.
Ha this is fun. Surprised at how early I was. Certified Bluesky Elder lol.
Pumpkin cupcakes using homemade pumpkin puree, they came out great imo.
Roasting pumpkin seeds tonight then making pumpkin cupcakes tomorrow.
Resuming my baking journey. Orange cranberry scones this time. They are much lighter and flakier than most store scones.
Looked out my plane window and was like “wait how is the ocean right there?” Looked at my map and it’s Lake Eerie. This lake is huuuuge
And she has a patio now so she can be outside without a harness, she's so happy.