Lori Hyrup
@lorihyrup.bsky.social
Studio Design Director for The Wheel of Time | Voice Actor | Author | AAU Adjunct teaching Story in Video Games | Ace/Aro. She/her. Always a geek. Opinions are my own. | lorihyrup.com
This made me think of this now-ancient photo of two toys that were brand new. These were attached to objects.
December 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This made me think of this now-ancient photo of two toys that were brand new. These were attached to objects.
I've had these since at least high school, possibly earlier. They've been at the bottom of my holiday decorations box.
I pulled them out & showed my 10yo daughter.
Her: Are those DVDs!?
Me: Nope
Her: Uuuhhh... floppy disks?
Me: Uh uh
Her: <thinking hard...> Music tape!?
Me: Close enough!
I pulled them out & showed my 10yo daughter.
Her: Are those DVDs!?
Me: Nope
Her: Uuuhhh... floppy disks?
Me: Uh uh
Her: <thinking hard...> Music tape!?
Me: Close enough!
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I've had these since at least high school, possibly earlier. They've been at the bottom of my holiday decorations box.
I pulled them out & showed my 10yo daughter.
Her: Are those DVDs!?
Me: Nope
Her: Uuuhhh... floppy disks?
Me: Uh uh
Her: <thinking hard...> Music tape!?
Me: Close enough!
I pulled them out & showed my 10yo daughter.
Her: Are those DVDs!?
Me: Nope
Her: Uuuhhh... floppy disks?
Me: Uh uh
Her: <thinking hard...> Music tape!?
Me: Close enough!
Nah, they weren't always like that. Once upon a time, gamers were grateful for whatever they could get. When AAA started getting bigger, the quantity & quality of what could be built into games grew. Today's gamers have been spoiled; many don't realize how expensive & complicated those features are.
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Nah, they weren't always like that. Once upon a time, gamers were grateful for whatever they could get. When AAA started getting bigger, the quantity & quality of what could be built into games grew. Today's gamers have been spoiled; many don't realize how expensive & complicated those features are.
I don't know about other websites, but Mobygames handles it just fine.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I don't know about other websites, but Mobygames handles it just fine.
When I launched my indie game back in 2019, we didn't write paragraphs of text, but we did make sure everyone got credited for everything they did. We listed each person alphabetically and formatted them as "Name of Person" + Everything they did for the project.
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
When I launched my indie game back in 2019, we didn't write paragraphs of text, but we did make sure everyone got credited for everything they did. We listed each person alphabetically and formatted them as "Name of Person" + Everything they did for the project.
Right now, at the end of my street, a few feet from my car. Deer in my neighborhood are very unconcerned about being around humans. This neighbor has a crabapple tree that the deer love; they're always there. (sometimes bears too)
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Right now, at the end of my street, a few feet from my car. Deer in my neighborhood are very unconcerned about being around humans. This neighbor has a crabapple tree that the deer love; they're always there. (sometimes bears too)
Here's a little something to brighten up whatever you have going on right now.
October 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Here's a little something to brighten up whatever you have going on right now.
@ryannorth.ca My 9yo "must always have her tablet" daughter brought a change of pace with her to dinner.
She said, "I need to get through all the endings!"
She said, "I need to get through all the endings!"
September 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
@ryannorth.ca My 9yo "must always have her tablet" daughter brought a change of pace with her to dinner.
She said, "I need to get through all the endings!"
She said, "I need to get through all the endings!"
Took my daughter to see the Limited KPop Demon Hunters showing in the theater (she's seen it dozens of times at home). The theater was packed.
August 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Took my daughter to see the Limited KPop Demon Hunters showing in the theater (she's seen it dozens of times at home). The theater was packed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Something you didn't know you needed on your timeline:
Pet turkeys walking on leash
They walked with our community for our little annual Independence Day parade.
Pet turkeys walking on leash
They walked with our community for our little annual Independence Day parade.
July 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Something you didn't know you needed on your timeline:
Pet turkeys walking on leash
They walked with our community for our little annual Independence Day parade.
Pet turkeys walking on leash
They walked with our community for our little annual Independence Day parade.
Getting it back onto a flower.
May 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Getting it back onto a flower.
Before I was a game dev, I was a zoologist. So, it's not uncommon for me to help out critters I find. This is a fuzzy-horned bumble bee. I found it on my porch, lying on its back; it had some spider webs on it. I pulled the webbing off and got it back on a flower.
May 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Before I was a game dev, I was a zoologist. So, it's not uncommon for me to help out critters I find. This is a fuzzy-horned bumble bee. I found it on my porch, lying on its back; it had some spider webs on it. I pulled the webbing off and got it back on a flower.
I don't know if this is a chicken nugget or filet-o-fish, but this squirrel isn't a vegetarian.
May 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I don't know if this is a chicken nugget or filet-o-fish, but this squirrel isn't a vegetarian.
That's not fair! I watched more than that before streaming services and DVDs existed.
😅
😅
April 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
That's not fair! I watched more than that before streaming services and DVDs existed.
😅
😅
To offset my humor, here's my bird, Hapi.
She knows she's a dinosaur.
She knows she's a dinosaur.
April 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
To offset my humor, here's my bird, Hapi.
She knows she's a dinosaur.
She knows she's a dinosaur.
Here's an example of why Oxford Commas are important. I was initially very confused by this headline.
April 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Here's an example of why Oxford Commas are important. I was initially very confused by this headline.
Done properly now (especially since this is brand new)
Art by Mattia de Julius (Absolute Wonder Woman)
Art by Mattia de Julius (Absolute Wonder Woman)
March 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Done properly now (especially since this is brand new)
Art by Mattia de Julius (Absolute Wonder Woman)
Art by Mattia de Julius (Absolute Wonder Woman)
Now, 3 years and some change later, the little sprout that averted disaster twice has grown through that hard time and is on its way to becoming a tree.
Today, our leaves may be damaged, but we fight, each in our own way, to keep going. Whatever the battle, you'll get through this.
Today, our leaves may be damaged, but we fight, each in our own way, to keep going. Whatever the battle, you'll get through this.
March 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Now, 3 years and some change later, the little sprout that averted disaster twice has grown through that hard time and is on its way to becoming a tree.
Today, our leaves may be damaged, but we fight, each in our own way, to keep going. Whatever the battle, you'll get through this.
Today, our leaves may be damaged, but we fight, each in our own way, to keep going. Whatever the battle, you'll get through this.
March 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Convo between husband & me as we drove through our neighborhood:
Me: They're going really fast.
Him: Guys in the red hats are gonna get them.
M: Red caps? Goblins?
H: Little guys w/ the flags.
M: Oh! Yep, red caps.
H: They come to life & bite your tires.
(Lots in our neighborhood)
Me: They're going really fast.
Him: Guys in the red hats are gonna get them.
M: Red caps? Goblins?
H: Little guys w/ the flags.
M: Oh! Yep, red caps.
H: They come to life & bite your tires.
(Lots in our neighborhood)
March 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Convo between husband & me as we drove through our neighborhood:
Me: They're going really fast.
Him: Guys in the red hats are gonna get them.
M: Red caps? Goblins?
H: Little guys w/ the flags.
M: Oh! Yep, red caps.
H: They come to life & bite your tires.
(Lots in our neighborhood)
Me: They're going really fast.
Him: Guys in the red hats are gonna get them.
M: Red caps? Goblins?
H: Little guys w/ the flags.
M: Oh! Yep, red caps.
H: They come to life & bite your tires.
(Lots in our neighborhood)
Six of my coworkers got together & named themselves Multiple Girl with variations of Is and Ls. Some had teleportation abilities or the ability to pull people to them (they could appear/disappear)
They had the entire server convinced that they actually had the power to multiply their character(s).
They had the entire server convinced that they actually had the power to multiply their character(s).
March 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Six of my coworkers got together & named themselves Multiple Girl with variations of Is and Ls. Some had teleportation abilities or the ability to pull people to them (they could appear/disappear)
They had the entire server convinced that they actually had the power to multiply their character(s).
They had the entire server convinced that they actually had the power to multiply their character(s).
I'm devastated... by the passing of a crab.
I don't know you followed Howie the Crab, but she passed away two days ago. She was 9.5yrs old, walked on a leash, had the most magnificent hat collection, & had a huge following (Howie fan made the Steve Irwin picture)
www.instagram.com/p/DGPKfBYTFf...
I don't know you followed Howie the Crab, but she passed away two days ago. She was 9.5yrs old, walked on a leash, had the most magnificent hat collection, & had a huge following (Howie fan made the Steve Irwin picture)
www.instagram.com/p/DGPKfBYTFf...
February 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm devastated... by the passing of a crab.
I don't know you followed Howie the Crab, but she passed away two days ago. She was 9.5yrs old, walked on a leash, had the most magnificent hat collection, & had a huge following (Howie fan made the Steve Irwin picture)
www.instagram.com/p/DGPKfBYTFf...
I don't know you followed Howie the Crab, but she passed away two days ago. She was 9.5yrs old, walked on a leash, had the most magnificent hat collection, & had a huge following (Howie fan made the Steve Irwin picture)
www.instagram.com/p/DGPKfBYTFf...