Irene
@alexandrant5.bsky.social
moderately gay zonai engineer - vegan, bipolar, autistic, metalhead and indie developer - she/her
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Irene
@alexandrant5.bsky.social
· Oct 22
valerieknife - Listen on Spotify, Apple Music - Linktree
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Aight, so I made a linktree for my music.
If you're into metal, specifically in the progressive and djent/thall variants, consider checking it out, and don't forget the helmet! #metal #djent #thall #valerieknife
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If you're into metal, specifically in the progressive and djent/thall variants, consider checking it out, and don't forget the helmet! #metal #djent #thall #valerieknife
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”Today’s youth wasting time on their dumb smartphones” rhetoric from elders is funny because I’d argue that in between midday TV, news tabloids and pocket shops, boomer culture has just as much brainrot in it as whatever Gen Z is up to.
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
”Today’s youth wasting time on their dumb smartphones” rhetoric from elders is funny because I’d argue that in between midday TV, news tabloids and pocket shops, boomer culture has just as much brainrot in it as whatever Gen Z is up to.
Switch 2 on the bus is pure agony oh my god. Don’t have any choice because my ears usually hurts after 3 hours of music so I have to mix up activities.
Final Fantasy Tactics is good and all but the rest of the bus doesn’t need to see how bad I am.
Final Fantasy Tactics is good and all but the rest of the bus doesn’t need to see how bad I am.
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Switch 2 on the bus is pure agony oh my god. Don’t have any choice because my ears usually hurts after 3 hours of music so I have to mix up activities.
Final Fantasy Tactics is good and all but the rest of the bus doesn’t need to see how bad I am.
Final Fantasy Tactics is good and all but the rest of the bus doesn’t need to see how bad I am.
Spreading the word
I wrote a new blog, "Dear @falcom.co.jp , Please Stop Using Generative AI In Your Company." This blog is a letter of sorts to one of my favorite developers. I hope the message reaches them and can cross the language barrier so they can course correct immediately.
www.justinmikos.com/blog/dear-fa...
www.justinmikos.com/blog/dear-fa...
Dear Falcom, Please Stop Using Generative AI In Your Company
Normally on my blog I write about things I enjoy, but today is different as I’m addressing this blog primarily to Nihon Falcom, creators of the Trails and Ys series, and also to other Falcom, RPG,...
www.justinmikos.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Spreading the word
Locker room + conference room absolutely murders.
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Locker room + conference room absolutely murders.
I know I said that I wanted to leave it behind due to the amount of bullshit it put me through but I'm getting more and more obsessed with Blue Prince. It's an absolutely immaculate game that its so easy to lose hours upon hours to, even after credits roll. It's a game beyond usual brilliance.
December 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I know I said that I wanted to leave it behind due to the amount of bullshit it put me through but I'm getting more and more obsessed with Blue Prince. It's an absolutely immaculate game that its so easy to lose hours upon hours to, even after credits roll. It's a game beyond usual brilliance.
After burning out on it back in August and shelving it until now, I’m picking up work on #SigridAndFriends again.
Hopefully this new stretch of work time will end with me finishing it!
Hopefully this new stretch of work time will end with me finishing it!
December 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
After burning out on it back in August and shelving it until now, I’m picking up work on #SigridAndFriends again.
Hopefully this new stretch of work time will end with me finishing it!
Hopefully this new stretch of work time will end with me finishing it!
After 197 days, I’ve *finally* finished Blue Prince.
Do I hate it? Yes. Did ir cost me a lot of pain? Yes. Did it make me suffer? Yes. Do I never want to play it again? Yes. Is it my game of the year? Yes.
Do I hate it? Yes. Did ir cost me a lot of pain? Yes. Did it make me suffer? Yes. Do I never want to play it again? Yes. Is it my game of the year? Yes.
December 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
After 197 days, I’ve *finally* finished Blue Prince.
Do I hate it? Yes. Did ir cost me a lot of pain? Yes. Did it make me suffer? Yes. Do I never want to play it again? Yes. Is it my game of the year? Yes.
Do I hate it? Yes. Did ir cost me a lot of pain? Yes. Did it make me suffer? Yes. Do I never want to play it again? Yes. Is it my game of the year? Yes.
A thing I like to do on forums is see a thread about a contentious topic with 17 pages and then read the first and last page in order to experience the tonal whiplash between first reading posts like ”ah, that’s neat.” and then immediately after that read dissertations about marxism.
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A thing I like to do on forums is see a thread about a contentious topic with 17 pages and then read the first and last page in order to experience the tonal whiplash between first reading posts like ”ah, that’s neat.” and then immediately after that read dissertations about marxism.
Outer Wilds was incredible.
(Yes, I’m REALLY late to this one)
(Yes, I’m REALLY late to this one)
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Outer Wilds was incredible.
(Yes, I’m REALLY late to this one)
(Yes, I’m REALLY late to this one)
Usually when I’m depressed I listen to music but today I’m so fucking deflated I can’t even bring myself to reach for the headphones.
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Usually when I’m depressed I listen to music but today I’m so fucking deflated I can’t even bring myself to reach for the headphones.
Why do people watch Metacritic scores like it’s the god damn stock market
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Why do people watch Metacritic scores like it’s the god damn stock market
Job searching sucks so hard nowadays that it has actively killed my motivation to continue to play Prime 4.
That’s DIRE.
That’s DIRE.
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Job searching sucks so hard nowadays that it has actively killed my motivation to continue to play Prime 4.
That’s DIRE.
That’s DIRE.
Soon, we’re going to finally experience ”operate mechanisms and open doors” for real.
I know the meme kinda wore out its welcome on Fami by now but in all honesty, every time I think about that trailer I crack the fuck up.
I know the meme kinda wore out its welcome on Fami by now but in all honesty, every time I think about that trailer I crack the fuck up.
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Soon, we’re going to finally experience ”operate mechanisms and open doors” for real.
I know the meme kinda wore out its welcome on Fami by now but in all honesty, every time I think about that trailer I crack the fuck up.
I know the meme kinda wore out its welcome on Fami by now but in all honesty, every time I think about that trailer I crack the fuck up.
Help a magical girl out!
Hello! My sibling and I have had a very rough year with medical bills and the rising cost of living. If you can spare some money, any dollar helps immensely!!
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December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Help a magical girl out!
My eyes bleed with pleasure after the first proper look at Prime 4 on my 4K monitor.
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My eyes bleed with pleasure after the first proper look at Prime 4 on my 4K monitor.
The week!! Aaaahhhh
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The week!! Aaaahhhh
I AM EXCITED FOR PRIME 4 OKAY
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I AM EXCITED FOR PRIME 4 OKAY
I promise that one day I will grow brave enough to ditch this self-serious pretty face tidy girl schtick that conceals my true nature.
I AM EXTREMELY FUN AT PARTIES
I AM EXTREMELY FUN AT PARTIES
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I promise that one day I will grow brave enough to ditch this self-serious pretty face tidy girl schtick that conceals my true nature.
I AM EXTREMELY FUN AT PARTIES
I AM EXTREMELY FUN AT PARTIES
The fact that Tulin is the sage of wind in TotK trips me up because it was this unanimous and wholehearted agreement between both the fanbase and Nintendo that Teba kinda sucked.
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The fact that Tulin is the sage of wind in TotK trips me up because it was this unanimous and wholehearted agreement between both the fanbase and Nintendo that Teba kinda sucked.
Prime 2 new playthrough finished.
Such an awesome final boss and finale. Game is every bit as magical now as it was 21 years ago.
Such an awesome final boss and finale. Game is every bit as magical now as it was 21 years ago.
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Prime 2 new playthrough finished.
Such an awesome final boss and finale. Game is every bit as magical now as it was 21 years ago.
Such an awesome final boss and finale. Game is every bit as magical now as it was 21 years ago.
Benefit from switching from Spotify to Apple Music is that all the artists I tracked on Spotify to keep up with releases I’ve now lost track of.
Meaning WHAT THE HELL SO BELOW DROPPED AN ALBUM IN SEPTEMBER?!
Meaning WHAT THE HELL SO BELOW DROPPED AN ALBUM IN SEPTEMBER?!
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Benefit from switching from Spotify to Apple Music is that all the artists I tracked on Spotify to keep up with releases I’ve now lost track of.
Meaning WHAT THE HELL SO BELOW DROPPED AN ALBUM IN SEPTEMBER?!
Meaning WHAT THE HELL SO BELOW DROPPED AN ALBUM IN SEPTEMBER?!
One of my favourite video game areas ever ❤️💕
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
One of my favourite video game areas ever ❤️💕
Excited to share something: from today going forward, I am going to start using lol and lmao.
Really stoked about this change!
Really stoked about this change!
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Excited to share something: from today going forward, I am going to start using lol and lmao.
Really stoked about this change!
Really stoked about this change!
Disk space ran out first….
Can the game project import everything before I run out of disk space?
This is genuinely tense, haha
This is genuinely tense, haha
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Disk space ran out first….