At a time when there is so much poison and hurt in the community, can we please, PLEASE be kind to the people who actually care about us? Dave is a good person making people smile with harmless humor that happens to be mature. We have real problems to focus on, people. Do better.
@rsmoushall
Plenty saying these people need to touch grass… I think I need to too. As much as I let stuff wash over me this one has really stuck in my craw. Purely for my sanity I think I’ll take some time away from here.
Hi folks, the Forge mod team and the cast of Shadow of an Empire have put our thoughts together into the following message. We stand strongly together on this.🧡
#ethanreid
#jackcollard
Thank you, friends, for reaching out to me today. This betrayal has broken my spirit. And if you were in the discord chat with me tonight, even just to stop by or to be present, it meant more to me than you'll probably ever know. Thank you for being you and for keeping me safe.
The fact that I will probably be outted to my whole family as Queer as a direct result of the betrayal that has taken place this weekend is fucking terrifying. This is not how it was supposed to happen. I do not feel safe.
"There's nothing the world can give you that you can't face with your teeth bared and your eyes wide open."
Thank you again
@SamanthaBeart
for this pep talk. I may have requested it for Ryan, but I'm the one who needs it now. 🧡
This picture made me unexpectedly emotional. My life is forever changed because one of these kind souls answered a call for help when I needed it most. That is not something I'll ever forget. I wish all of them so much happiness and success, however that may look for them. 🧡
Thank you for the amazing stream
@SamanthaBeart
and
@fpdblaxland
! Gizmo hopped into my lap during your stream. That's the first time he's wanted attention since he was in the ICU.
He knows good people when he hears them. You two ARE inspirations. 🧡
To anyone at
@larianstudios
or a part of the
@baldursgate3
cast and crew, if you want to talk, let me know. I had access to his socials after things went down.
After seeing the pain of the many people I love and know have personally given their time and money only to end up blocked, I say this to the person behind the curtain:
I dare you.
As a pansexual, pro-choice, cisgender women who has always been ferociously protective and supportive of the LGBTIA+ community, this is an excellent summary of my feelings as well. I feel filthy.
(4/6)
The only conclusion I can come to is that I was being used for my skills and was not welcome in his eyes, which makes me feel so horrifyingly sick, so I really hope that's not the case.
I really hope my kindness was not wasted on him.
@larianstudios
BG3 putting out a patch while simultsnously winning Game of the Year is the biggest flex of the century.
Congratulations
@larianstudios
. So, so very much well deserved. 😭🧡🙏
A lot of the
@larianstudios
&
@baldursgate3
teams have been preparing for & attending
#GDC24
&
#PAXEast
. Pls give them time to learn & make an informed statement. They're the ones who gave us this beautifully inclusive game & I feel like they need some grace at the moment.
Anyone else find it ironic that Autism "awareness" Month starts with a day that encourages breaking trust & making implied jokes that are difficult to pick up on?
Anyway, this April 1st consider pranking your pets instead. Ask them if they want *a* treat, then give them two. 🧡
People are upsetty-spaghetti that Dave retweets mature fan art and that he makes the suggestive tweets that he does even though they are CLEARLY in jest. It's his twitter schtick and he provides a lot of comic relief for people who are having a hard time in their own lives.
In the light of the deeply saddening revelations that have hit the BG 3 community recently, I just want to say that I am indefatigably pro-LGBTQIA+, pro-Palestine, and anti-bigotry of every kind and Neil and I are dedicated to keeping our communities safe spaces for everyone.
Just got a violation notice from my HOA because the street in front of my house has weeds in the cracks... So anyway, my Satanic Temple flag will be here tomorrow ready to hang outside my front door.
#FuckHOAs
Hi folks, just as a heads up: now that it's the work week, I may be slower to respond. I am the head of HR at a company where I have spent my entire tenure growing an open and honest work environment, and I need to make sure my Queer employees feel safe.
@SamanthaBeart
I know you don't know me, and i feel stupid and guilty for even posting this, but I could really use any bit of encouragement, even just a barbarian rampage cry. 🧡 Gizmo is... he's sick. Really fucking sick. And I need all the strength I can get.
Sam, my heart is so full. Thank you so, so much. All the love and healthy long spoiled lives to you and your tressyms. You have done more than you know. 🧡🙏
@SamanthaBeart
I know you don't know me, and i feel stupid and guilty for even posting this, but I could really use any bit of encouragement, even just a barbarian rampage cry. 🧡 Gizmo is... he's sick. Really fucking sick. And I need all the strength I can get.
@DaveJonesActor
Ngl, my heart dropped in the first half. I was ready to bring out my second healthbar, assemble the duck army, and grab my Random Axe of Kindness. 🫡
In the last 12 months, I got laid off twice, found out my dad has cancer, lost my cat to FIP, had my heart and trust broken by a dear friend, and had to watch my husband as he was hospitalized for a week.
Nevertheless, I am still fuckin here.
I was his volunteer social media manager. I had access to all of his socials. I did his monthly metrics reports, the video production for Burning Questions, SOAE, and Iron Insights, and I occasionally posted stream announcements for him on his socials.
@microgirlActual
@KaylaTheMess
Kayla worked with him directly with Discord, etc. So she has more of an insight than anyone besides Larian and the people he worked with. He used people to become more popular. Being two faced in the process. Because he was being nice and friendly wanting to be friends with them
My husband really just threw his gengar plushie at the ceiling fan switch shouting, "Gengar, I choose you!" to turn the fan off without getting out of bed.
It worked.
BG3 Community, we are better than this. Leave him alone. Leave his family alone. Let the people actually involved handle things like the grown-ups they are.
It's not at all your responsibility or obligation to reply, and I FULLY understand and respect that. 🧡 but if you do feel like sending encouragement from one cat person to another, it would be so very much appreciated. 🧡
Autistic people have a tendency to just “materialize” as if from no where … often to the startled bewilderment of our peers.
This occurs for many different reasons … some of us are very quiet observers for example …
Me: I should be working on a graphic for
@fpdblaxland
's interview with Beth Park today.
My ADHD: OK, but what if you made a picture look like Goostarion was ducksitting the lucky duckies?
So everyone, catch the shenanigans at 6:30pm GMT / 1:30EST on !
To be more pointed, this has only really come from strangers looking at photos and since the game was released. A disappointment that I'm nowhere near my character's dimensions, I'm guessing. (At least one of the guys is much TALLER than his character, never commented on 🤷♂️)
The funny part of this all will be when the dust settles on all this drama and everyone who has followed me for it starts seeing all the cat stuff I post.
I bet half my followers on here don't even know I have over 600k followers elsewhere on the internet.👀🤣
Sometimes people let us down and that sucks. It hurts. A whole lot. But there are lines, and I have cut closer people out of my life before.
My trans and nonbinary friends, all my other LGBTQIA+ friends, you'll always matter more.
Love you all dearly <3
DM me if needed <3
Husband's been admitted to the hospital indefinitely with diverticulitis. Job messed up my separation date which caused my benefits to cut off yesterday. Fuck this. Fuck that. Fuck me. I'm out.
UPDATE:
Soldiers, you SMASHED the fundraising goal! I'm absolutely speechless. Glad this app is still good for something...
Thank you so much for giving Gizmo a fighting chance!!! 🥰🤘🏻
I think my favorite part of the
@TimDownie1
streams was when someone asked him about pineapples on pizza and he enthusiastically responded that he had seen a documentary about it. 10/10 scholar right there. 🙌
YALL. My poor 6 y/o. Bless his sweet little heart. He just burst into hysterics downstairs. Why? Because the light on our new Roomba turned red and he thought it turned into "mean mode" like in The Mitchells vs. The Machines. ☠️ It was just going to empty itself. 🤦♀️
Leaning more about being autistic is cool because I understand myself better, but I've also come to realize that none of my mannerisms are just "because". It's the 'tism. 🙃
Main takeaways from yesterday's BG3 panel with
@cissyspeaks
&
@SamanthaBeart
: the Absolute is here for brain flaying and main (companion) laying. 😏 and Karlach is a *checks notes* "big angry teddybear on fire." 😆 10/10 great panel!
@Jakattack9000
@SamanthaBeart
Because when human lives are directly impacted, it becomes a threat to human rights rather than a political subject of debate.
To be abundantly clear, this was the statement we published & the statememt that the Phoenix Fables (PF) Admins (formally The Forge) still stand firmly behind. The link is to the video we made.
Gizmo would be so proud of all of us. 🧡 Thank you all for your donations and words of encouragement. Because of your generosity, we are able to help so many more cats.
So much love to you,
GizMom (Kayla)
#GizmosBestLife
#FIPwarrior
#thankful
#FIP
#encouragement
Posting this as a WIP that I've had for months and will unfortunately probably not be able to finish. Either way, here it is. 🫣
#Karlach
@SamanthaBeart