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father & husband, film geek, nerd audio @ Epic Games, he/him Northern California Chicagoan

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Not at GDC this year, but here’s a couple scraps of free advice on networking for new folks:

09.03.2026 05:16 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 5937 πŸ” 3444 πŸ’¬ 285 πŸ“Œ 234
07.03.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for the movie Gymkata

Poster for the movie Gymkata

07.03.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sun setting over the San Diego bay viewed from a high rise

Sun setting over the San Diego bay viewed from a high rise

The view from the Psyonix offices are better than my office view. By a lot.

06.03.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ThisIsTheWay.gif

06.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a beef sandwich, some fries, an a drink

Photo of a beef sandwich, some fries, an a drink

It’s the little things in life…

02.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My first book series growing up. Still have my box set and love these books.

25.02.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Man walks down strip of carpet in exposition hall made to look like office  between hundreds of workers in line

Man walks down strip of carpet in exposition hall made to look like office between hundreds of workers in line

850 workers at 850 desks banging on typewriters for ambient sound. Zagreb set for The Trial 1962 Orson Welles

23.02.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Such as in Delta Slims story - the fact the Slim and Rice could make the police money with their performances kept them alive, but Rice’s casualness with his money got him killed.

21.02.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for writing this. I hadn’t considered the role of money in all its various forms and functions through out the film. Made me reconsider its role everywhere in the film.

21.02.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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D. H. Lawrence
Lady Chatterley's Lover

"Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically...

We've got to live, no matter how
many skies have fallen."

#HowBooksBegin

20.02.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7

This has been my entire week unfortunately. I sleep solid for like 2 hours then laying in bed occasionally looking up at the clock to see how much time has passed. I’d really like it to stop.

20.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is standing next to a monster plant that says feed me ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing next to a monster plant that says feed me
20.02.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FLCL for the music and the just utter bizarre chaos of its presentation.

20.02.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Never give up hope!

19.02.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing sunglasses and a green jacket is standing in a crowd and says `` do it '' . ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a green jacket is standing in a crowd and says `` do it '' .
19.02.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man sitting at a desk with a quote that says not possible that many dreams within dreams is too unstable ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a quote that says not possible that many dreams within dreams is too unstable
18.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Show your Uber driver

18.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought JT was crazy for this idea, but it absolutely makes sense when I see it all in context. Also, our voice actors (Emma Gregory, who you may know from Baldur's Gate 3, and Liam O'Brien, who you may know from Critical Role) performed each of their lines in BOTH VERSIONS.

18.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Model shop that provided the first draft of many great Chicago buildings closes Columbian Model & Exhibit Works made architectural models for the Lakeshore East high-rise development, the Jeanne Gang-designed St. Regis at 363 E. Wacker Drive and the Obama Presidential Center in J...

My architecture column today. "To show off these structures that are being developed in Chicago, I think it’s a really beautiful art," Chicago Architecture Center Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Bakos said. "And it’s sad that it’s kind of a dying one."

13.02.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

The first Star Wars episode they did was the best. They tried to do it again later in that first series but it didn’t quite have the magic of that first go.

12.02.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ended up seeing that as a rental later on but 100% the same reaction. Mesmerizing.

12.02.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ticket stub to see Clerks in 1994

Ticket stub to see Clerks in 1994

Actually it was the Lowes Piper Theater. I went to the 8pm show on Friday 11/04/94 and paid 7.50 for the privilege.

12.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw Clerks at the Mclurg Court Theater in Chicago. The same theater I saw Pulp Fiction, Heat, and a reissue of The Wild Bunch.

12.02.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Most of that went to the marching band

12.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I only need No. 1

11.02.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Stunt Rock (1980) w/ Dutch subtitles
Stunt Rock (1980) w/ Dutch subtitles YouTube video by Cees Brauwers

No β€œStunt Rock”?

youtu.be/kGvBeh4IUok?...

10.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stealing this to use the next time one of those β€œExplain where you at mentally with one image” chain posts comes around

08.02.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0