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it’s me, the midi squiddy! (she/her 🏳️‍⚧️) programmer/musician/general nerd faxing you good vibrations
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oh no I resonate with this oh no

old mcdonald had a fondness for the smallest galilean moon that doesn't start with E (i.e. io)

worldbuilding pet peeve: when someone translates a poem from a fictional language to english, but it still rhymes in english!!!! direct translations usually don’t rhyme!!!!!!! the one ring inscription gets a pass I GUESS because tolkein made a whole elvish language and it also rhymes there

my creative process works in a very specific way step 1: an idea emerges fully-formed out of my forehead just like athena step 2: I work on the idea, sometimes finish it! hooray! step 3: evidently I have not finished it. step 4: months pass step 5: please step 6: it's been years now step 7:

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few folks have been asking about the fires in california: I’m okay! that’s all down south, and the bay hasn’t really been affected. appreciate y’all thinking of me though <3

as expected I finished the book a few days ago but it’s all good, I went to the brainrot store and got myself an osrs addiction (as a treat)

Tee smells

2024 was a year where amazing things happened to me and it ruined my life

exciting announcement: 2025 will be the year of my downfall

new year, new me, but like ship of theseus new where it’s the exact same as the old one and arguably not new at all

way of kings good news: good book is fun to read :) :) :) bad news: I am almost done with it!!!! and I’m still in finland for two more weeks!!!!! and I didn’t bring any more book !!! !!! !!!

daily squid update next thing I wanted to figure out was the star-creating minigame. this is a big part of the core loop, so it’s important to make sure it’s interesting! I used python to prototype a deckbuilder-inspired system which I think works quite nicely!

working on this as a fun lil project so far I have developed the dynamic skybox and some super mario galaxy style gravity, with a custom player controller that uses it

on the first day of christmas fibonacci gave to me a partridge in a pear tree

@arsonistee.bsky.social shush

on my way to finland (land of fins)

chess achievements the best offense: checkmate by castling holy hell: force your opponent to en passant traffic jam: stalemate while having at least 10 points of material ceasefire: don’t lose or capture any pieces for the first 10 moves resurrection: win after your opponent misses a mate in one

sitting in an elevator waiting for the train because it’s rainy and windy and it’s the only indoor spot lol

roblox company party