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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Specularium has been my favorite so far... had a lot of trouble deciding on one image for the first post.

Specularium exhibit in VRChat. Lit rings sitting in water with a sculpture in the background.

Specularium exhibit in VRChat. A red eye follows the participant through one room.

Specularium exhibit in VRChat. A broken sculpture watches the entrance to the exhibit.

Specularium exhibit in VRChat. Cameras focus on people at one end of the table, keeping them isolated from the people in the room with them.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’ve been checking out some of the Venice Immersive works in @vrchat.com over the past few days. Very cool! It’s only there for a little bit longer, check it out while you can!

Specularium world in VRChat - part of Venice Immersive 2026. Red lights flow between a model of a human and their phone, while wires emerge from the back of their head.

LIMITLESS PT.1: ENTER THE VOIC world in VRChat - part of Venice Immersive 2026. Abstract neon shapes and colours fill the world.

Veiled Dark world in VRChat - part of Venice Immersive 2026. A stone plinth is backlit in front of a restless sea and framed by a dark stone arch.

Memory world in VRChat - part of Venice Immersive 2026. A patchwork blanket covers the ground under a pillow bridge while large colourful hands reach to the sky where flowers with eyeball centers watch the participants.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I had a clock error (laptop still thinks it's one timezone over). NOW it's two hours left. 😰😰😰

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Yeah, I'm a pretty elite VR mini-golfer in @walkaboutminigolf.bsky.social. I'm in the 0.1% for some achievements. (Nevermind that the achievements just came out a few hours ago...)

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Anyways I’m glad I went to Grassi a couple times already because who knows when we’ll be able to again.

Grassi Lakes with Ha Ling Peak in the background on a chilly winter day. The water is incredibly clear and a beautiful shade of blue-green.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The freaking CUTEST game, I swear. 😍

Mamamonkey as a green blob in Flock Around, with a bushtit on her head

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Started a new gig this week! I’ll be supporting @deadlydelivery.bsky.social for their beta tests, launch, and afterwards! Super excited to just be on GOBLIN MODE! all the time 😄

Picture of a delivery goblin from the game Deadly Delivery. It is wearing a straw hat, tan shirt and grey pants, and is drawn in a cartoony, unique art style

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I see this and all my gamer brain can think is "It's a beautiful day out. Yesterday I saw a deer. If you solve this next test, maybe I'll let you ride an elevator all the way up to the break room, and I'll tell you about the time I saw a deer again."

A young deer in the bushes near Los Gatos, California.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Current status: RUNNING AWAY TO THE MOUNTAINS

View of Highway 1 as it approaches the Rocky Mountains near Canmore, AB.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

This year I decided to really make the most of our summer weekends. It’s been awesome, honestly.

Troll Falls in Kananaskis Country, Alberta

Two teens rafting on the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta.

Ha Ling peak with a waterfall in the foreground, near Canmore, Alberta.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Made chicken tacos for dinner today! For, uh, no particular reason.

Chicken taco on a soft corn tortilla with avocado, cilantro, queso fresco and homemade pico de gallo.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

It was a good weekend. 😊 Reading, hiking, games, and good food.

View of some snowy mountains across a frozen lake.

Snowy hiking trail through the forest with mountains peeking through in the background.

A foamy orange cocktail at Park Distillery in Banff.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Current status: RUNNING AWAY TO THE MOUNTAINS

Shot from inside a car heading west on Highway 1 towards Banff.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Current view from the hotel. I am DYING at my desk.

Wintery mountains, trees and a lake in Canada.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Swap “critically acclaimed” for “financially successful“ and this meme remains relevant as ever.

Two panel meme. Top panel: "worked on a mediocre game? Fired" Bottom panel: "worked on a critically acclaimed game? Believe it or not, also fired"

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Exposure 2025 Photography Festival at Contemporary Calgary. Attributions in the alt text. Thompson’s shot in particular is uplifting. Embrace queer joy! 🏳️‍🌈❤️

Safe Spaces: Stories by Tiffany Thompson.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I don’t know how I missed this but SQUEEEEEE it’s here! (Monument Valley III!) It’s absolutely lovely so far (one whole minute in).

Screen cap of the Monument Valley III title screen

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hit up a local museum over the weekend and got my fill of weird art. Some of the work by Marigold Santos was particularly interesting! Attributions in the alt text.

A blue feathered polar bear who appears to be twerking mounted on a wall. Art by Paola Pivi.

Art of a partially-formed human figure wrapped in some materials on a stormy background. In the Efflorescence/ The Way We Wake exhibit by Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos.

Somewhat abstract art in the Efflorescence/ The Way We Wake exhibit by Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos. The outline of a person bending forward is filled with multiple patterns.

Image of a video of a person standing in a forest in a cartoony mask. Part of the In a Strange Place exhibit by Mia + Eric.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This is Kaylee, who is very sure she could catch that squirrel if I would just let her off leash.

Black and tan dog excitedly watching squirrels in a tree.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Looks like winter is finally here… chilly walk in -10 this morning. Really, can’t complain - mid-November is pretty late for the cold to set in!

Black and tan dog surveying her surroundings on a snowy path in Canada.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Happy little adventure dog is pleased with the snow!

Slightly blurry black and tan dog with snow on her back and head licks her snout like she is catching a snowflake

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

My favorite Halloween tradition! Everyone gets to pick one thing. Choose wisely.

A black Halloween cauldron with an assortment of full-size chocolate bars and two potatoes.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Bit chilly for me but Kaylee got to see SIX SQUIRRELS today so she is a happy dog.

Brown and black dog looking around alertly on a paved path on a frosty autumn morning in Canada.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

(Also I totally carved a pumpkin based on my childhood nightmares from The Black Cauldron... it's in the maze!)

Screencap from the 1986 video game "The Black Cauldron", showing scary trees with tortured or angry humanoid faces.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #141,162!

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

This gets more and more true every day in this industry.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 27/08/2024

Missing the west coast already.

Picture taken in East Sooke Park, Vancouver Island, BC of the coastline with mist rolling in off the ocean.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 14/08/2024

Found a Merlin hanging out on the neighbour’s house!

A small brown and white falcon called a Merlin on a house’s chimney.

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 15/07/2024

Some wildflowers in the Rocky Mountains:

Tiny white flowers, maybe yarrow? Maybe not.

Yellow flowers, maybe Sagebrush Buttercup?

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

I thought I’d take the dog for a walk and get coffee and now I have coffee but also I’m soaked.

Very wet balcony and evident rainfall in the foreground and background

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Tamara Hughes @mamamonkey.bsky.social · 26/03/2024

If you see this, post the best portrait of yourself drawn by someone else. Not a portrait, but a super cool sand sculpture a friend did of my in-game character!