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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 6h

The real escapist fantasy of JRPGs is making tea and high sugar snacks after 9pm and somehow going straight to bed afterwards.

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nicholas theisen @academicality.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As promised, while we finish up injecting @espressocat.bsky.social with nanomachines, I present to a patreon'd episode, which you will have to pay (not much) for. Or, you can just message me with a sob story, and I'll unlock it for you. www.patreon.com/furidashi/po...

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Kojima's Character Arcs | Furidashi

Another solocast in which a cishet white man tells you all you need to know about the motivations of female characters. More specifically, N

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 30/09/2026

Mamdani is 100% right here, despite some people reading into this things that are not said here. Antisemitism is a scourge upon the world. Doesn't need any qualification or quantification or caveats or what-abouts. Any antisemitism is too much antisemitism.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes I was lost in the wilderness and then stranded in sickness but now I am back at mother base.

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Jess 💖 @jessicajrossana.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Millennial bisexuals everywhere arise! The beacons are lit!

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz on the set of The Mummy 4

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’ve been sick for 14 consecutive days and finally getting out of the house. Time to look fabulous

A selfie of Lauryn in her favorite sweater and beret

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Game Wolf Advance (2001) @ator.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I LOVE YOU SENSHI. YOU JUST GET IT

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Trying to intentionally stay off social media is hard. Instead, I’ve decided to cloister myself in the wilderness for the week. Time to find a mountain and climb it.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We didn’t see the blood moon, but we did get this great city skyline

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Note. I haven’t finished the story yet but am eagerly plugging ahead rebuilding all the roads I can. And people are using them! 🥹 Who needs transponders when you have an insane desire to pave along in your Tonka truck?

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

OFFICE HOURS WITH NICOLAS ARE THE BEST! Come!! Engage!! Inspire!!!

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I don’t know why, but at some point in my life I stopped accurately talking about how stressed and overwhelmed I was. Everyone around seemed “more” like some sort of sick cyclical corporate competition and I bowed out. If I didn’t talk about it, it didn’t exist. Well fuck that. It still exists.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Remember. You’re not procrastinating. You’re prioritizing.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Almost every park in San Francisco used to be a cemetery. Dolores Park? A cemetery. Panhandle? A cemetery. Kids playing with skulls on a playground of corpses. The more you know.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

MySpace is coming back. Time to choose an obviously emo anime theme song and CSS my way to a standout profile page.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

But did this teach me how to play the game …… yes. Yes it did. ( ´Д`)y━･~~

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Playing death stranding 2 spoilers (mechanics only): - man I’m a big fan of the dialogue choices. COOL! - wow I am not a fan of the hard cutscene reset let me skip it - WOW certainly not a fan of not being able to go back to the original options - WELL CERTAINLY DID NOT EXPECT TO REDO THE TUT

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Death Stranding was my absolutely favorite metal gear. I wish we had longer to talk about it!

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Why didn’t anyone tell me the devil wears Prada 2 was an expose on the entire society of capitalism destroying everything we love and hold dear?

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Nothing shows the heart of youth more than two men sharing a lime scooter on the way to work.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

If Telemundo can credit all the people responsible for covering the World Cup, corporate game dev can credit its developers.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

España played an amazing game!!! But we’re still with you Messi!!!! 😭 ⚽️

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Argentina goalkeeper or England’s Pickford deserved that golden glove. Let’s be real.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

England players playing so incredibly well. Argentina dissecting the defense for almost thirty minutes straight. Match isn’t over until it’s over. what a game

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Argentina v England is as men tumbling over each other as I expected. And even more.

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Actually want to amplify this further--95% haven't been digitized and even beyond that, archival CATALOGUING is its own patchy horrorshow of varying strategies, standards, and funding levels. To DIGITIZE something you have to FIND IT first!

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It’s finally happening. I’m becoming an old maid. Give me my foot bath and floral herbal tea and dulcet soothing bpm before bedtime thank you. Only cats can disturb me for their presence is always welcome.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

me: oh what’s this? A new bookstore. How cute! Maybe I’ll stop in. Just to see. me minutes later, hands full, standing at check out: oh, oh no that can’t be the total…. Hmmmmm

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Considering Deadman is a "Frankenstein 's monster" him having vocal cords that don't belong to the visual actor is pretty on point.

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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

After months of pushing myself to perform and produce despite the doubt and the internal pressure, I’m finally playing video games during the day not as an excuse to rest but as a genuine excitement to play. Been a long mental health year ✨

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David Lindsey Pittman @dphrygian.com · 07/07/2026

My best advice for any game devs recently laid off is to keep in touch with your closest coworker friends, do a group call at least once a week, share job postings in the chat, hype each other up, and just generally look out for each other.

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Mexico we gave it our all~ we had such a good match, but England played so well. Norway shook me today!!! ⚽️ what a crazy and fantastic game day today!!

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Look, I know it’s hard to cheer for USA right now. I know it more than sucks to see our administration shitting over the people who built our nation. Hell! It feels like we’re “One United Idiot” instead of “Immigrants United.” (Someone trademark that.)

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Everyone watching World Cup with me ⚽️⚽️⚽️✨✨

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We talked about the importance of game preservation this year actually in our podcast Furidashi Game Design Academy for April. This is such a relevant discussion now more than ever as corpos push for “licenses” to play a game and consolidating their ownership over creativity. Discuss on!!

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

So many heart breaking things this week in my game development and gaming communities. Reaching out across the world to extend my hand and hold yours ✨

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

As any mildly attractive would tell you, they too be insecure about themselves and if people like them for “who they be” or only like them for their gorgeous tats and hair

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Me: It was the best of times, it was the better of times— truly but with that we must say ….. wait what we’re going to do another one?!?! Phantom Pain. Multiple endings. The clash of themes. And who hurt you, Kojima?

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Damn guess I’m getting this game now

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Every time I think I’m doing some wildly different, career pivoting journey all my friends go “Haven’t you been doing this… the whole time?” Now, I can’t even get defensive about it. Ya’ll know me too well 🤣

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Damn. Really recorded a good episode for our podcast for the final final ending of MGSV (or was it?!) LOL

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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Black Panther. Nubia. Batman/Static. Meet the writers behind some of your favorite heroes and learn how storytelling changes from comic books to video games. 🎮📚 June 20, 2 PM @ West End Library Register here: bit.ly/3QnOJNl

"Promotional poster for an event titled 'Between the Comic and the Controller' featuring Stephanie Williams and Evan Narcisse. The event is on Saturday, June 20, at 2 p.m. at West End Library. Hosted by David Betancourt, journalist and Marvel author. The design includes comic book graphics and silhouette images of iconic landmarks."

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It’s already time for part 2?! This went by too fast; I feel we barely dipped into my love for brevity and the art of a description. ✨ Check it out!

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I’ve been corrected that I can, in fact, return to a home I’ve never experienced—further cementing my soul resonance even more hilariously than before. Uh oh!

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The irony is I cannot “return to the world that resonated with me” as FFXI no longer exists. Only FFXIV—which not complaining. Maybe I should go back haha

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Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Haven’t done the FF quiz yet but excited for my astrologian reading ✨✨

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