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Amanda Hudgins

@barelyconcealed.bsky.social
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 1h
I’m in developer discords so folks are talking about booth design and that’s cool and all but have you considered hand quilting your company name.
A booth at a craft show with a booth showing mostly quilted tapestries and also some journals and a capsule machine;
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Beginning Spooktober #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
Recent activity: Akira (4 stars, like, rewatch), the shining (4 stars, rewatch, review), the exorcist (3.5 stars, review), Resident Evil (4 stars, like)
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🍄fufroom @fufroom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My game Hardcore Cottagecore is on sale as part of the Steam Autumn Sale! store.steampowered.com/app/2753330/... #indiegames #steamsale
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’ve been making stuff lately but it’s not games stuff. Quilting and bookbinding and learning more visible mending stitches and making lanterns out of glass slides.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
i've really been wanting to try and mess around with cyberdecks, which would bet me closer to the ultimate goal of doing this project.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
how your email finds me
a person lounging back on a green couch. their face is obscured by a cat sitting on their stomach.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
(not you, but this document writer)
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
when one google search could have saved you.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The job market
Voicemail transcript that shows “hi job submission candidate full name. This is Anna from commercial employees “
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I am fascinated by the disheartening feature of Indeed where it emails me to let me know that my background makes me a strong match for a job that pays $17/hr
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
When I read the news you were the first person I thought of
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
…my dear friend whose Netflix I use visited and it reset back to my house so I’m powering through the docs I won’t have access to. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Recent activity: American Murder Laci Peterson (4 stars, rewatch), Death of a Pastors Wife (3 stars, review), American Murder The Family Next Door (2 stars, rewatch), Coyote vs Acme (4 stars, like)
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There are kids starting undergrad who were born the year I graduated high school .
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Book 29 Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley by Jacob Silverman How have tech CEOs and start up folks fallen further and further right. Audiobook.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
An interesting mix - #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
Recent Activity: grand theft auto 6 an extended look, teenage sex and death at camp miasma (2 stars, review)c the Idaho murders college nightmare (review), Tammy and the t-Rex (4 stars, like, review, rewatch)
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Realtor: the kids, they like Backrooms now, right? Let’s do a real liminal horror look for this house
A text conversation. From the sender a Zillow link followed by a text that reads “what in the analog horror”Two photographs deeply desaturated except for the reds. First shows the back of the house. The second a cluttered back yard showing an hvac unit Two shots of the interior of the house with a desaturated filter that only
Shows reds - in this case the walls are a blush pink and there is a red brick fireplace. Image one is shot into the light of an open front door, so a living room is cast in deep shadows. Image two shows the back of a couch that is pressed to the front of a fireplace Two shots of the interior of the house, showing a heavily paneled room with a painting of a lion on the wall, and a thick shag carpet. In front of a window is a walker
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
There's a BTS concert in Toronto this past weekend, I think, which might be why the hotels are overbooked.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“Watched while playing bingo for prizes”
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
For my belated birthday, Amy set up a night of Godzilla movies that we watched while paying themed prizes.
Recent activity: Donnie Darko (3.5 stars, rewatch, review), the maiden heist (3 stars), Godzilla vs Mothra the battle for earth (4 stars, love, rewatch), Godzilla minus one (4 stars, like, rewatch)
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Here to inform you I have never ceased my bullshit, but hey you can make printable fabric with freezer paper and an ancient sheet and print Godzilla on it if you want.
In someone’s lap a quilted tapestry of Godzilla surrounded by floral patterns
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Stu Horvath @stuhorvath.com · 21/08/2026
Periodic reminder that you can subscribe to Unwinnable for five bucks a month and get all 300+ issues free, because I think it's swell of you to support independent criticism like that. unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Earnestly, one of those farmers market crates that are long and open on the top
Shopping feature on google images showing long plastic milk crates with text like “heavy duty 26x22x6 bread” from milk crates direct for $11.49
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The educational games conference that I helped run pre-COVID has returned in a new incarnation - it's a narrative games festival. If you're even remotely interested, please check it out: www.facebook.com/events/89490...
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A friend kept me vaguely up to date on the woman who got a subpar wedding dress
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
my partner said “does he know he’s gay” and a friend said “I thought this was a song about getting a blowjob behind a church”
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“No no it’s Romans 7, you don’t get it” my guy it’s pretty fucking gay I don’t know what to tell you
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Think Hozier but a guy who is going lower than his natural register:
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Telling myself I won't go there
Oh, but I know that I won't care
Tryna wash away all the blood I've spilt
This lust is a burden that we both share
Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer
Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I enjoy low stakes drama so my favorite thing this week is the guy with a TikTok viral song who is like “checkmate atheists, this is a praise song about Jesus” and like…it’s a really fucking gay song.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I have fallen into a spell and just keep making these quilted tapestries. This doesn’t even account for the 3 that are waiting to be finished and bound.
A shot of the floor and a tortoiseshell cat walking across a grouping of 9 blue tapestries.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Book 28 Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story by Rich Cohen The story of the disappearance and murder of socialite turned wealthy suburban mom Jennifer Dulos. Oddly chatty. Audiobook.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
lol if it paid like....$3/hour I would never leave tbh. Today I did troubleshooting on a NUC, cut a bunch of letters on a laser cutter, organized embroidery floss and made a friendship bracelet. That's a pretty light day but the college kids don't return until next week.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
my day job is a "workshop assistant" which is basically like a professional crafter, facilitator and like, person who answers questions. we have three spaces, one of them is a bookbinding lab.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
lol sorry, I have to explain bookbinding like once a week and for accessibility I started explaining tools swaps in my demos so its always at the top of my mind.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It looks fantastic! I love making travelers journals. It clearly worked but if you have it handy, I have found a thumbtack to be an easier awl replacement than a fork.
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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 08/08/2026
ICYMI: "National Treasure has a conception of the Founding Fathers so golden it feels like something I would have been taught in a Southern middle school." @barelyconcealed.bsky.social analyzes the National Treasure series' extreme sense of American exceptionalism: unwinnable.com/2026/08/07/w...
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We Don't Need National Treasure 3 - Unwinnable
They declined the money, because what they want is the land.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Running an art vending machine in Brookline today. Feel free to stop by and say hi if you’re local.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Recent activity: Clue (4.5 stars, like, rewatch), a Toxic Love Story (2.5 stars, review), the Odyssey (3 stars), Spider-Man Brand New Day (4 stars, like)
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I have written for @unwinnable.com web for the first time in forever about the timely topic of the National Treasure franchise. unwinnable.com/2026/08/07/w...
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We Don't Need National Treasure 3 - Unwinnable
They declined the money, because what they want is the land.
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David Shimomura Halloween Edition @unwinnabledavid.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Anyone laid off from @restart.run, now and as always, if I can offer you a feature slot at @unwinnable.com to help keep your feet under you or to explore some critical angle that's never made sense for a games site, I'd be more than happy to!
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Very good
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I did check, and haven’t found anything. I have a lovely blonde Drexel curio cabinet that I got for $10 once with the makers mark on inside. But this one does not appear to have one.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I had insane luck finding it - my friend is house shopping in Brookline and we walked into this mess of a house with the remains of an estate sale and I was able to get it for a steal, along with a set of decorate boxes, an andiron and a functioning treadle sewing machine.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Do I know any folks obsessed with mid century furniture? I just acquired a dresser and chiffarobe set from an estate sale that I love but I am incredibly curious as to where it comes from.
An up close shot of a square drawer pull with a chinoiserie  backplate showing blue birds and red flowers A mirror shot of a cabinet showing a six dresser drawer with a large mirror.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Book 27 The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai Green yuri- I’m not sure this has massive legs on which to build a series but it’s a fun read and I think it’s really well illustrated.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
LinkedIn calling me out.
Linked in notification: invitation ignored - I don’t know Jesus
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
My morning wake up
Two cats very close and staring directly at the camera. They are on a bed
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I guess? It’s a podcast, basically. Just a different format. Not all are created equal, obviously.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
You don’t watch them. You listen to them while doing other things.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Sometimes having craft hobbies that are also grandma hobbies means that when you go to pick up an antique armoire from an estate sale the person just gives you a functional treadle Singer because no one else wanted it.
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Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Yes! I still haven’t had a chance to watch it, but I’ve heard about it.
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