oh bluesky why so blurry

And yet, things aren't changing fast enough in this industry to make it non-hostile. Non-men with intersectional identities experiencing it at a huge rate; non-white, disabled and/or queer people are massively disproportionally affected.

The games industry has got to change.

There are exceptionally brilliant people in this industry; community members, games industry professionals. Those who fight for equal opportunities & speak out when they witness inequality. All genders who uplift each other. Men who call fellow men out for their sexism & help change things. I see it

Going to conventions and speaking at events, having organisers assume, that a man in my physical proximity were "Kolo", were there to speak, even men that I wasn't with or talking to
It can be intentional, it can be a non-conscious bias; both must change. Non-men take the stage in gaming too

But the thing that got me the most was the assumption. The there was only one possible reason for my success; that I had slept with a man.

It wasn't due to my hard work, incredible supportive community, the best moderators I could ask for or my business mind. It couldn't possibly be that... right?

It was massively intimidating, purposefully nasty. Would they have done this to a man? claimed a man had only achieved success by "sleeping his way to the top"?

It affected me deeply & nearly pushed me off the internet.
Things are not changing fast enough to protect women in the gaming industry.

They created new channels with intentionally similar usernames, doctored images of me and spread them online, publicly & personally attacked me, attempted to doxx me, all while also flirting with me, attempting to solicit explicit images of me, & asking "how much for you to come to X hotel with me"

I've also heard that Groundhog Day—Feb. 2—is based on a German superstition. In Germany, though, it’s not a groundhog that forecasts either an early spring or a longer winter: it’s a badger 🦡

Groundhog Day—Feb. 2—is based on a German superstition. In Germany, though, it’s not a groundhog that forecasts either an early spring or a longer winter: it’s a badger 🦡

HELLO TANK BOY 💜

I spent my summers doing punt tours for Scudamores and I lost count of the number of times I saw people try to hop from bridge to punt, it almost always ended in a splash and a cheer, lmao

Somewhere, I have a video of some students stealing tourist's punt poles from the top of a bridge, running after the floating boat and handing it back across the river. #JustCambridgeThings or something

Okay, one tiny early peak at "Laura plays Train Sim on a Train" :P

I love this

as a transplant-to-Yorkshire with a heating pad, fluffy blanket and big jumper, I have decided the same 😂

DECISIONS MADE!

Next game will be Deliver Us The Moon, after which we'll play at least one of these:

- God Of War (2018)
- Child of Light
- Celeste
- Harold Halibut

Story game every Weds/Thurs & wildcard Monday streams too, playing something different each Monday

Excited for some 2026 gaming ✨