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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

Hi Bluesky, my house was one of those that was destroyed in the Eaton fire in Altadena, CA this last week. I need your help rebuilding my life.

Please read and consider donating or sharing my GoFundMe.

GoFundMe: gofund.me/e69c2676
Story in thread 🧵

#eaton #losangeles

Donate to Rebuild Kristen's Life After Eaton Wildfire, organized by Kristen Carlisle

Hello. My name is Kristen. I'm a Los Angeles transplant that recently mov… Kristen Carlisle needs your support for Rebuild Kristen's Life After Eaton Wildfire

gofund.me

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Mar 26

LMAO MY THOUGHTS TOO. It isn't my story to tell but PLEASE. PLEASE. SOMEONE. THE BUS.

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Feb 19

Trying to rebuild your life during this time in American history is truly a waking nightmare. I just had a remote follow-up with my psych who had a patient ask her this week, "Are they really going to put me in a camp?"

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you, Mads. It was the first place that felt like home in years. We had wild parrots overhead and I loved going to the local shops for things like fresh pasta for dinner. I'm devastated.

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thank you, Chris. <3 I hope you're doing well these days.

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 14

Renter, which I think is fortunate considering stories I've been hearing from home owners, but I loved it so much that I was hoping to buy a home there in a few years if I could sock enough money away.

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

I've truly been humbled by the graciousness, kindness, and love from so many people both in my own #gamedev community as well as friends who are already trying to build spreadsheets and lists of essentials for my cat, Leia.

Thank you for everything, and stay safe. ❤️‍🩹

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

I know times are so hard right now. Grocery prices alone have been a strain on everyone's finances. So whether you can donate $1, $20, $100, or nothing but a repost, it means the world to me.

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

So after much urging, I've put together a GoFundMe. I've never done this before, and hopefully never will again, but I am in a unique position of having just moved twice: once across the country in 2022 and again in late November 2024, as mentioned.

So I'm here asking for your help.

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

I have some insurance but it won't be enough to rebuild my life, especially with the prediction of rising costs in 2025. LA landlords are already raising rents by the 10% max to capitalize on the thousands displaced. I've put in an application to FEMA, but the future is deeply uncertain for me.

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

By 5AM, I got the notice that the house had burnt to the ground.

There is nothing to describe the amount of pain that I have felt this week. Immediate reaction? Numbness, panic. I've lived through a lot of traumatic events in my life, but nothing has prepared me for this.

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

I started to cry, just knowing in my soul this was the last time I'd see my beautiful home. I had just finished decorating my living room that week... everything had begun to feel like "home" again.

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

In the dark, I hurriedly packed underwear, a set of pajamas, my grandmother's ashes, the only portrait taken of her, my family photos, and the box full of my birth certificate and taxes.

When the front door opened, the air was black. I could barely see in front of me.

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

I had barely gotten my suitcase out of the closet when my phone lit up with an evacuation notice. We were told to leave immediately. Not a Set notice, an immediate Go notice. We had never even received a Set notice.

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

By now, the winds were gusting at 60-100MPH, which carried embers for miles. Fortunately, the air around south Altadena were thick and clouded with smoke, but our air was clear.

How quickly things changed. At 3AM, I began smelling smoke in my bedroom and decided to pack a bag "just in case."

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

Initially, this was uncomfortable, but not immediately concerning. After all, it was miles away, and I've lived in LA for years and seen massive fires burning on mountains in the distance. Naive in retrospect.

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

Flying debris hit the house and windows all night, making it difficult to sleep. By 6:40 PM Tuesday, I started to notice the night sky outside our front window was glowing orange. By 9:00PM the ominous glow had exploded into a full-on wildfire outside the kitchen window.

Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

After all, Santa Ana winds had always been a moderate inconvenience for my sinuses, but nothing more.

Around 4:30 AM Tuesday, we began experiencing power outages and extremely strong winds. If you've ever lived through a hurricane, imagine the wind without the rain.

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

On Monday afternoon, LA was informed that we were going to be hit with "strong winds" and there was a high chance of wildfires. I let my studio know that I may be without power over the next few days but would be online by Thursday or Friday at the latest.

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

Donate to Rebuild Kristen's Life After Eaton Wildfire, organized by Kristen Carlisle

Hello. My name is Kristen. I'm a Los Angeles transplant that recently mov… Kristen Carlisle needs your support for Rebuild Kristen's Life After Eaton Wildfire

gofund.me

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Maks Ksenjak @caliwinter.bsky.social · Jan 9

Altadena 💔

Aftermath of Eaton Canyon fire. Altadena, CA. January 8, 2025

Photos taken by me

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Jan 13

Thank you so much, Ariana. 😭

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Polyarc Games @polyarcgames.com · Dec 20

Hey Bsky, we're giving away a Quest 3S headset for every new 1,000 followers we gain during the holidays. 🎁🎄 To enter:

1️⃣ Follow us!
2️⃣ Repost this post!
3️⃣ Tag 3 friends who you think deserve a headset this holiday!

We'll announce the winners in January!!

#games #indiegame 🎮 #vr #gaming

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Dec 21

What sound engineering wizardry goes into making the NPR Tiny Desk concerts sound so good? Seriously. So crisp and clear. I can pick out individual instruments and voices. It's magical.

#soundengineering #sound #music #NPRTinyDesk

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Polyarc Games @polyarcgames.com · Dec 19

Animating games be like... 🎮🥴

#GameDev #Animation

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Mini | Kristen C. ✨🌈 @minijungletroll.bsky.social · Dec 19

@ozone.birb.house Hi Trezy! Would you be able to toss a Game Dev label on me? Thank you so much!