Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 5hYes - when you go out, you get to buy yourself little treats! Tasty things, stickers, a pretty notebook, a sparkly keychain, anything you like and fits your budget Some people might call these rewards instead, but if you whisper "I present this award to Megan" you had an *award ceremony* so!! AWARD 020
Reposted by Candy Emberley ghoulnoise @ghoulnoise.com · 9hif anyone needs a sicko's touch for sound &/or music for a horror project (game, animation, podcast, movies long or short) ~spring 2027 (or later), I would love to deliver tummy aches to your audience via their ears. 😌 196
Reposted by Candy Emberley toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately 189112543066
Reposted by Candy Emberley Robert Rose @robear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes 138115883112
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Sure have! Watched reruns as a kid. The show came up recently in conversation with a friend who is younger than me, and I was shocked my friend even knew the name. Having him come up again so soon feels eerie lol 010
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's 104°F in October I want out I want out I want OUT 030
Reposted by Candy Emberley Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I keep hearing that being concerned about Covid, or that being concerned about climate, or that being concerned about AI, is really just a sign of “a moral panic,” but based on the state of the world these days it seems immoral not to be at least a little panicked 18826
Reposted by Candy Emberley Gender Liberation Movement @genderlib.com · 01/10/2026As hospitals across the country cave to the Trump administration’s threats to cut federal funding and abandon trans youth, actor Elliot Page speaks out. In New York City, NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, and NewYork-Presbyterian abruptly ended care for trans kids in response to these threats. 101535529
Reposted by Candy Emberley FLEB @flebpuzzles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Okay, it's out! store.steampowered.com/app/4428890/...store.steampowered.com20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes on SteamA puzzle game with twenty small mazes. 19346172
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I think it's bc people don't need to push themselves out of their comfort zones so much by default (as was demanded by school and early career), settling into long term routine/stability, and finding comfort in nostalgia - not at all insurmountable, but you have to have some self-awareness and gaf 021
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I read years ago that many people stop engaging with new music after about age 30. They'll likely listen to new releases by their favorite bands, but their taste becomes stuck in their formative years and newer music is now "garbage". I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happens with games 110
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Happy 20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes Day to all who celebrate 🥳 020
Reposted by Candy Emberley United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026🎉 WE'VE OFFICIALLY REACHED OVER 200K!!!!!! 🎉 Thank you so much to everyone who has purchased the bundle or even just helped spread the word. This is officially twice what we originally set out to raise, and we still have a few days left in the drive. Can we make it to $250k? 011858
Reposted by Candy Emberley Em @emaudible.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My dog was not pleased that her kong was Big Walk's main foley prop 👁️ I used it for the grab and release sound of every other prop, all the body movements, and all the footsteps. It even came into the woods where I recorded it on the many different surfaces! 🎤 09432
Reposted by Candy Emberley Ash vs the Evil Dead @ashflanagan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I'm not the first person to come up with this analogy but imagine a mecha anime where the characters use their gundams to travel to the battlefield and then hop out of the cockpit and fistfight because the mangaka couldn't figure out how giant robot battles would work. That's the whole Iliad 211019
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026This is reminding me of one of my favorite lazy scam attempts that I've received - it was something about my social security account (you know, a US government thing) but was sent from a co dot uk email address lol If any of you have a favorite in this category, please share, I would be delighted 001
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I just searched "adhd how to accomplish things without external accountability" and my browser crashed do you think that's a sign, or 020
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026idk how many microwaves can do this but my parents figured out how to turn the beeps completely off on theirs Learning that was possible somehow felt like peering into something ancient and forbidden 030
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I can't say with complete certainty, but I think you've got a peg tooth harrow and a plow in the first two. No idea on the third unfortunately; the 4th is hard to know from what's visible in the photo, but perhaps a type of rake? Anyway, looks to all be horse-drawn farming equipment 110
Reposted by Candy Emberley Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Hello! Some of my contract works is starting to wrap up and could use more work. Please let me know if you are looking for: Event Manager Curator/Scout Guy who knows a lot about indie games Content Person - blogs, video, podcasts Producer DMs are open. Please RT. Thank you! 076
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026These were gargantuan, like bigger than both my fists and honestly worth the price, I'm just being silly 010
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026And if I only could I'd make a deal with God 100
Reposted by Candy Emberley Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Generative AI is not only fundamentally based on the rejection of consent, but also *standards*. Artists have been micromanaged and hounded over individual pixels, academics fighting to defend every minute detail of their thesis, etc, and then are tossed away in favor of the get shit wrong machine. 552751938
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026It's possible that generative AI could be designed and used in good and beneficial ways, and I'd like to believe it can also be done without horrific impact to communities and the planet, but what we have now is not that 000
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I know some ppl are required to use it at work: this isn't about that, though I hope there are ways you can push back without risking your ability to pay bills and live I'm talking to the employers who are forcing it and the ppl who choose to use it because it feels easy or inevitable to our future 111
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026It's only "the future" if we allow it to be. Yes, the billionaires have a ton of power and sway, but if we refuse their AI, the bubble can burst. We do not need to give them our power and agency as well Do not obey in advance 121
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026You do not need a chatbot to feed you bullshit that approximates the appearance of a truth. It's easier in the long run to research or calculate things properly You don't need to learn any of them now to "get ahead", especially if they're as easy to use as they claim 100
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I wanna remind you all that you *do not* have to use generative AI There are browsers & search engines that let you disable AI summaries or don't have them at all. You can search for reference images or use random generators for inspiration instead of tools that can only exist by grifting others 141
Reposted by Candy Emberley Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Remember all of those times you said you would pick up an indie game if it was on sale. Now's that time. Here's a list of solid titles you can pick up for less than 5 bucks. 213665
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026ABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE 030
Reposted by Candy Emberley alexis nedd @alexisthenedd.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Before I go on Etsy, are there any laid-off game artists in my follower/repost pool who would be available for a custom DnD party art commission? Four characters, a few special requests, preferably by Christmas? DM me! I have money! 30387346
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025* Finding a way to go back to work full time * Making a new batch of vanilla extract * Creating a D&D campaign from scratch (and running it!) * Taking a photo w/Rob at a big xmas tree (a tradition) * Running * Playing viola again Sometimes it's good to think about nice things waiting in the future 010
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Some things I'm looking forward to, in no particular order: * A friend's baby being born * Getting married * S2 of Bocchi The Rock * Releasing the Wildermyth Omenroad soundtrack * Sewing a curtain that I recently cut out fabric for * Making a loaf of bread for the first time in a long while 140
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 14/11/202510 amazing years with this wonderful man! I can't imagine a better partner to pirouette around the sun with. Happy Anniversary ♥️ 030
Reposted by Candy Emberley Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 23/08/2025To which I add this wonderful Bruce Sterling passage, which for many years I kept beside my keyboard. 6436194
Reposted by Candy Emberley Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Shop opens in about 30 minutes! Commission spots available for the holidays!! Angled cups with cats surviving the hardships of space!!! Amyraehill.com 113034
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Please tell us more about the lemon candy... candied peels? Gummy lemons? Hard candies? 100
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Btw I read the article about "scientific advice for a longer life" and you guessed it, all of the things are way easier to do with more money Good diet (specifically avoiding processed foods), getting good sleep, social interaction, aerobic exercise and weight training. So easy! Much accessible! 010
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025There's so much to unpack here and it's all awful (screenshot from a Washington Post email) 100
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Me: never logs into LinkedIn Near daily LinkedIn email subject line: Candy, you're on a roll! 000
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 12/09/2025One year ago today they cut the cancer out of my body FUCK cancer 050
Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 05/09/2025It's hot as hell outside but if Trader Joe's says it's pumpkin brioche time, who am I to argue? 000