Melissa Avery-Weir @melissa@irrsinn.life

An #introduction: I'm Melissa (they/them)! Some of my projects are in my bio, but in general I am and do:

#gamedev & #podcasting

#gardening #succulents #cacti

#asexual / #grayace / #queer

#polyamory #relationshipanarchy

I write. I #webdev. I play way too much Fallen London. I collect tattoos. I will not call posts "toots".

I like learning to be more imaginative in devising solutions to difficult problems. 🎊

While I'm mildly annoyed at needing to find a new client for Mastodon (and Peertube!) to avoid potential blocks to accessing my full feed, I am so relieved it's possible and only took 30 minutes of trying apps.

I haven't used Tumblr since their Dec 2018 policy change, but the utter obnoxiousness of their mobile app felt like an inescapable trap that added problems to an already busted SM platform. I miss tumblr's format for my fandoms, but not anything else about it.

The Trump Administration Just Gutted the Endangered Species Act
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kz4q9z/the-trump-administration-just-gutted-the-endangered-species-act

Last week I spent time talking to a Christian... constitutionalist? originalist? Someone who thinks the Founder Fathers nailed it and that people/govts shouldn't be mandated to help others. His focus on diminishing spheres of empathy leads me to wonder if he thinks ecological shit like this doesn't matter until it hits his backyard or his local-ish economy.

I'm too tired to ask him.

Sometimes I wonder if Tr*mp voters who like him because he "negotiates" even care if he does it well. Evidence suggests no. 😑

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/business/Trump-Struggling-farmers-lose-customer-trade-war-China-532691482.html

💃 @zenlucy is streaming Baba is You over at https://www.twitch.tv/lucyqz! This is my first time seeing the game, tbh. 🙈

Random #indiegame suggestion: I've been playing "Heaven Will Be Mine" lately, and it's super weird, gorgeous, fun, and very queer. It's taken me a bit to get a handle on the political/historical situation in the game, but I'm loving it so far.

https://pillowfight.itch.io/heaven-will-be-mine

I should note that I'm only three eps in, so Kirk Hamilton (the host) might pivot to talking more about the cultural aspects somewhere along the way.

😍 I fell completely in love with a podcast today: http://strongsongspodcast.com/ It's an accessible, technical breakdown of songs that goes into chord progressions, vocal techniques, instrument usage, etc. I've wanted something like this forever.

It's not a podcast that discusses cultural aspects of songs or production, though, so while Toto's "Africa" episode is very, very good, there's only one passing remark about the lyrics of the song. I can get that elsewhere, so that's okay with me, but YMMV.

I'm live on twitch! Come hang out with me while I play Inside My Radio: https://www.twitch.tv/averymd #magic