finlay
@finlayis.bsky.social
game center mfa '27 | former middle school teacher | programming squad @ geeks out | victorian history, ducks & frogs | they/them 🏳️⚧️
If you haven’t seen this bizarre, incredible, fever-dream movie yet imo your life is simply incomplete
sometimes it's hard to get out of bed, get dressed, and start my day
but then I think about how delighted Hans Conried's titular gay supervillain is to get dressed in Dr. T, and it gives me the energy I need
youtu.be/Bwju0ZG5sVk?...
but then I think about how delighted Hans Conried's titular gay supervillain is to get dressed in Dr. T, and it gives me the energy I need
youtu.be/Bwju0ZG5sVk?...
The 50,000 Fingers of Dr. T(1953)-Do-Mi-Do Duds(Song)
YouTube video by McCraeTheMediaLover1999
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February 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
If you haven’t seen this bizarre, incredible, fever-dream movie yet imo your life is simply incomplete
played agricola (2007) for the first time today & experienced the board game equivalent of reading great expectations and thinking "yknow this classic novel is actually pretty great, who knew!"
February 17, 2026 at 1:05 AM
played agricola (2007) for the first time today & experienced the board game equivalent of reading great expectations and thinking "yknow this classic novel is actually pretty great, who knew!"
The funniest possible thing happened last night:
Me, to @babaloga.bsky.social, breaking a dog biscuit: ok THIS time I’m not going to—
[immediately bashes the exact same spot]
Me, to @babaloga.bsky.social, breaking a dog biscuit: ok THIS time I’m not going to—
[immediately bashes the exact same spot]
Cut my knuckles on a dog biscuit - the universe is keeping me humble 😓
February 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The funniest possible thing happened last night:
Me, to @babaloga.bsky.social, breaking a dog biscuit: ok THIS time I’m not going to—
[immediately bashes the exact same spot]
Me, to @babaloga.bsky.social, breaking a dog biscuit: ok THIS time I’m not going to—
[immediately bashes the exact same spot]
nyc is constantly changing, but then there's things that just seem to be eternal. today's entry: first encountered jonathan toubin absolutely crushing andrew wk in a dollar-bin record dj battle at housing works way back in 2009(?) and just got tix to his ongoing soul dance party for next week.
February 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
nyc is constantly changing, but then there's things that just seem to be eternal. today's entry: first encountered jonathan toubin absolutely crushing andrew wk in a dollar-bin record dj battle at housing works way back in 2009(?) and just got tix to his ongoing soul dance party for next week.
yesssssssssss at last
Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 - Part One is out now on Steam, itch, and GOG.
Part two will be releasing next Friday, February 20th, at 10am Eastern.
Welcome home.
Part two will be releasing next Friday, February 20th, at 10am Eastern.
Welcome home.
February 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
yesssssssssss at last
task: get doors in this bitsy game to go to a different room if foo == bar. should be easy, i figured.
2.5 hours and a missed dinner later...
2.5 hours and a missed dinner later...
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
task: get doors in this bitsy game to go to a different room if foo == bar. should be easy, i figured.
2.5 hours and a missed dinner later...
2.5 hours and a missed dinner later...
So far the best part of the Super Bowl is everyone booing at the ai and betting ads
February 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
So far the best part of the Super Bowl is everyone booing at the ai and betting ads
Reposted by finlay
Babylonian incantation bowl with drawing of the demon it's intended to drive off. Drawing done by Billy, age 3.
February 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Babylonian incantation bowl with drawing of the demon it's intended to drive off. Drawing done by Billy, age 3.
Cut my knuckles on a dog biscuit - the universe is keeping me humble 😓
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Cut my knuckles on a dog biscuit - the universe is keeping me humble 😓
algorithms doing their job: i know all about the city's snow removal/cold weather emergency plans, but was completely unaware of the superbowl and olympics until yesterday.
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
algorithms doing their job: i know all about the city's snow removal/cold weather emergency plans, but was completely unaware of the superbowl and olympics until yesterday.
One of the strangest jobs I’ve done was “fire blood cannon from inside a puppet” for a show at the Whitney so just FYI muppet people, if you need a puppet cannoneer I’m available.
Jim Henson would have built a practical eyeball-cannon housed inside the Beaker puppet is all i am saying
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
One of the strangest jobs I’ve done was “fire blood cannon from inside a puppet” for a show at the Whitney so just FYI muppet people, if you need a puppet cannoneer I’m available.
I’m taking an art class this semester! This weeks sketch assignment was to draw a creature based on a designed object (basically diy Pokémon)
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I’m taking an art class this semester! This weeks sketch assignment was to draw a creature based on a designed object (basically diy Pokémon)
Wishing the miscreant who stole my chicken bowl out of the school freezer a very uneven microwave heating experience >:[
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Wishing the miscreant who stole my chicken bowl out of the school freezer a very uneven microwave heating experience >:[
Well deserved success for an incredible game
Thrilled to announce that Slay the Princess has officially surpassed one million units sold!
When we started work on it, we couldn't imagine a visual novel would be able to hit such a milestone let alone being backed by critical acclaim. And yet, here we are. We couldn't have done this without you.
When we started work on it, we couldn't imagine a visual novel would be able to hit such a milestone let alone being backed by critical acclaim. And yet, here we are. We couldn't have done this without you.
February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Well deserved success for an incredible game
Deltarune: also good.
It’s turning out that things people recommend are largely good? idk how to feel about this.
It’s turning out that things people recommend are largely good? idk how to feel about this.
Ok ok you all were right, andor is great
February 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Deltarune: also good.
It’s turning out that things people recommend are largely good? idk how to feel about this.
It’s turning out that things people recommend are largely good? idk how to feel about this.
How is it STILL the same month?? I don’t understand.
personally i packed an entire narrative arc into the last week
things that happened on weds feel like another lifetime, linear time no longer has meaning
things that happened on weds feel like another lifetime, linear time no longer has meaning
Anyone else feel like January has just been *crawling*?????
January 31, 2026 at 6:32 AM
How is it STILL the same month?? I don’t understand.
Ok ok you all were right, andor is great
January 31, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Ok ok you all were right, andor is great
The best part of brainstorming project ideas is taking wildly different games and making them kiss.
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The best part of brainstorming project ideas is taking wildly different games and making them kiss.
literally any time i take a break from programming for more than a single minute
January 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
literally any time i take a break from programming for more than a single minute
personally i packed an entire narrative arc into the last week
things that happened on weds feel like another lifetime, linear time no longer has meaning
things that happened on weds feel like another lifetime, linear time no longer has meaning
Anyone else feel like January has just been *crawling*?????
January 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
personally i packed an entire narrative arc into the last week
things that happened on weds feel like another lifetime, linear time no longer has meaning
things that happened on weds feel like another lifetime, linear time no longer has meaning
session 1 --> session 3
January 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
session 1 --> session 3
Signal boost.
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Signal boost.
Immeasurably satisfying to look back at my work from the semester and realize that my first game and last presentation were - coincidentally - about the same thing, right down to the specific mention of brother ant.
January 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Immeasurably satisfying to look back at my work from the semester and realize that my first game and last presentation were - coincidentally - about the same thing, right down to the specific mention of brother ant.
Every time I watch moonstruck I find something new to appreciate it. This time, the plaintive shopgirl at the bakery and olympia dukakis’ sheer range of disgusted expressions. Seeing it with a big crew @boshis.place giggling along made it even better! 🌕
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Every time I watch moonstruck I find something new to appreciate it. This time, the plaintive shopgirl at the bakery and olympia dukakis’ sheer range of disgusted expressions. Seeing it with a big crew @boshis.place giggling along made it even better! 🌕
maybe this is just the monkey's paw delivering on those "precedented times" we were asking for.
if you're not already familiar, and a lot of white people aren't, the USA, England, France etc. etc. have always behaved like this.
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
maybe this is just the monkey's paw delivering on those "precedented times" we were asking for.