Vanessa is Tired But Trying
@vanessasketch.bsky.social
Games Illustrator, TTRPG enthusiast, creator of webcomic Arcane Eon, MDT5K player. Available for work! Really.
Lover of horror, fantasy, and goofy snark.
A duo with @atypeofbird
www.vanessacohen.com
www.arcaneeon.com
vanessacsketch@gmail.com
Lover of horror, fantasy, and goofy snark.
A duo with @atypeofbird
www.vanessacohen.com
www.arcaneeon.com
vanessacsketch@gmail.com
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Forgot to do an intro post so here! I’m Vanessa. Artist/writer who works in games (when I am employed), & comic creator.
Queer, neurodivergent, full of asthma.
Love TTRPGs, videogames RE, SH, FF, DA, voice acting, horror, fantasy & singing.
Anti-bigotry & AI.
Queer, neurodivergent, full of asthma.
Love TTRPGs, videogames RE, SH, FF, DA, voice acting, horror, fantasy & singing.
Anti-bigotry & AI.
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one little detail i love is that almost every single key player is introduced in this episode in a character-defining way with a brewer that matches them, and Cooper is instead *exiting* the episode when he first drinks coffee, his first thought of long-term habitation comes with it
August 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
one little detail i love is that almost every single key player is introduced in this episode in a character-defining way with a brewer that matches them, and Cooper is instead *exiting* the episode when he first drinks coffee, his first thought of long-term habitation comes with it
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
Been just about 2 years since I was laid off. Still feels terrible, worse now due to the state of things, and my prospects are *vague gestures at the videogame industry*
Sure do wish I still had that job. No matter the issues, I miss that thing.
And affording to live was nice.
Sure do wish I still had that job. No matter the issues, I miss that thing.
And affording to live was nice.
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Been just about 2 years since I was laid off. Still feels terrible, worse now due to the state of things, and my prospects are *vague gestures at the videogame industry*
Sure do wish I still had that job. No matter the issues, I miss that thing.
And affording to live was nice.
Sure do wish I still had that job. No matter the issues, I miss that thing.
And affording to live was nice.
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the fantasy of an apocalypse wherein what was hidden will be revealed and justice finally rendered feels so quaint in a world where nothing was hidden to begin with and demons just thrive and thrive
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
the fantasy of an apocalypse wherein what was hidden will be revealed and justice finally rendered feels so quaint in a world where nothing was hidden to begin with and demons just thrive and thrive
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Love this so much. 💜
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Love this so much. 💜
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November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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After an economic crash you always see headlines like What Was Everyone Thinking? What do you mean everyone, most of us are waving our arms and screaming every day, it's a handful of insanely rich assholes who aren't listening
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
After an economic crash you always see headlines like What Was Everyone Thinking? What do you mean everyone, most of us are waving our arms and screaming every day, it's a handful of insanely rich assholes who aren't listening
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As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
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i tweeted this when David Lynch passed and i just keep thinking about how there have been so many Lauras and how rare his kindness for her was.
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
i tweeted this when David Lynch passed and i just keep thinking about how there have been so many Lauras and how rare his kindness for her was.
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networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
networking is an incredibly important part of maintaining a professional presence in your creative industry, but it can be daunting. have you tried being completely fucking ridiculous online
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And one of the biggest things we can do to help victims and survivors of violence is to make sure EVERYONE has a safe place to live.
UBI! Housing and healthcare for all!
So many people would be able to escape violent situations if they had a safe place to go. A place that accepted kids and pets.
UBI! Housing and healthcare for all!
So many people would be able to escape violent situations if they had a safe place to go. A place that accepted kids and pets.
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
And one of the biggest things we can do to help victims and survivors of violence is to make sure EVERYONE has a safe place to live.
UBI! Housing and healthcare for all!
So many people would be able to escape violent situations if they had a safe place to go. A place that accepted kids and pets.
UBI! Housing and healthcare for all!
So many people would be able to escape violent situations if they had a safe place to go. A place that accepted kids and pets.
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The jobs are shrinking already and then This is a household where my disabled wife has been in hell in a handbasket bc she needs remote work as well
I hate this timeline we deserve better
I hate this timeline we deserve better
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The jobs are shrinking already and then This is a household where my disabled wife has been in hell in a handbasket bc she needs remote work as well
I hate this timeline we deserve better
I hate this timeline we deserve better
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Thank you to all SILENT HILL f players for your patience. Today we've released a patch that adds a new casual difficulty and addresses feedback we've received, including reducing the amount of forced combat areas, speeding up NG+ runs, and bug fixes such as Sakuko's diary in NG+.
shorturl.at/k2ejV
shorturl.at/k2ejV
SILENT HILL f Official Website
www.konami.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Thank you to all SILENT HILL f players for your patience. Today we've released a patch that adds a new casual difficulty and addresses feedback we've received, including reducing the amount of forced combat areas, speeding up NG+ runs, and bug fixes such as Sakuko's diary in NG+.
shorturl.at/k2ejV
shorturl.at/k2ejV
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Every CEO could be replaced by a drinking bird toy and none of us would ever know the difference
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Every CEO could be replaced by a drinking bird toy and none of us would ever know the difference
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local Rizzard starved of magic items because party member is literally a pirate
#baldur'sgate3 #Gale #Kast-Away
#baldur'sgate3 #Gale #Kast-Away
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
local Rizzard starved of magic items because party member is literally a pirate
#baldur'sgate3 #Gale #Kast-Away
#baldur'sgate3 #Gale #Kast-Away
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the biggest lesson from the emails today is that powerful people are so unafraid of consequences for crimes as bad as “raping children” that they will just talk about it openly in emails
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
the biggest lesson from the emails today is that powerful people are so unafraid of consequences for crimes as bad as “raping children” that they will just talk about it openly in emails
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
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we need to bring the hammer down on wealthy and connected elites. it’s been desperately needed for a long time. regardless of party or politics.
Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
we need to bring the hammer down on wealthy and connected elites. it’s been desperately needed for a long time. regardless of party or politics.
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IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
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Democrats at every level of power could simply repeat "he must resign" over and over and over again. It's what the GOP would do if the situation were reversed. Further erode his power by pushing him to lash out more.
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Democrats at every level of power could simply repeat "he must resign" over and over and over again. It's what the GOP would do if the situation were reversed. Further erode his power by pushing him to lash out more.
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It's so discouraging to post art when you see how fucked up the ratio of like to repost is. Just please, do the second click, it's literally few seconds and does so much more for struggling artists.
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's so discouraging to post art when you see how fucked up the ratio of like to repost is. Just please, do the second click, it's literally few seconds and does so much more for struggling artists.
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you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
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It feels sappy, but this is true about every discipline. Let the environment artists influence your writing. Let a cool animation dictate your bark rewrites. The more you and your characters are literally in conversation with the rest of the world, the more authentic it feels.
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It feels sappy, but this is true about every discipline. Let the environment artists influence your writing. Let a cool animation dictate your bark rewrites. The more you and your characters are literally in conversation with the rest of the world, the more authentic it feels.
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