here we go again! anthropologist • award-winning game & narrative designer • writer || 8123 - Ł communication PhD student at Concordia game making program coordinator @pixellesmtl.bsky.social arabic localisation at WB Games https://linktr.ee/hanineelmirhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3mi2iqqsruc2xI’ve emerged from my long coffee-less break commonly referred to as “Ramadan” to say that life’s too short to give up the greatest joys earth has to offer 🤷🏻‍♀️ thank you for listening27 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2iqqsruc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3mejjvhp7fc2mneed the McGill comms intern to explain to me the decision behind using this subject for their newsletter today10 Feb 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejjvhp7fc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3mbhpub2s3c2none thing I struggle with as someone who—according to many—needs to take a break more often is: how do people motivate themselves to do anything after the break? I’ve been staring at nothing for two weeks and now I have to be functional again? it’s hard to even put on boots at the moment.02 Jan 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhpub2s3c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3m7xoeljv4s2jI started an excel sheet to document brands using AI in ads as they pop on my feeds: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xqZB19DP2XEKjZx8lNuu0aoHeTLYA8SRkVuScTS93fs/edit?usp=sharing disclaimer: this isn't to attack anyone, just gathering data tickles my brain the right way and people are free to do with this data whatever they please.14 Dec 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xoeljv4s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3m7qvfqczv22iwelcome to the clair obscur show everyone!12 Dec 2025 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qvfqczv22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3m5enwxfswk2bhappy national “let’s see if my winter coat still fits from last season” day to everyone who celebrates 🎉11 Nov 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5enwxfswk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3m4snzktyu22traw dogging the last metro pre-strike (I dropped my mask in a puddle of rain while running after the last bus)04 Nov 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4snzktyu22thttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3m4lpnn3f5c24it was somehow deactivated for me by default. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lpnn3f5c24https://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3m2z3g25ies2tDoes the trapped wasp grieve her sister’s lifeless body which had been moving like hers just a few minutes ago? Does she keep trying to escape after seeing her sister fail or does she see her future ahead of her now?12 Oct 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2z3g25ies2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3m2rtyotdhs2o [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2025 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rtyotdhs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3m2rqqh4a6c2s girlie pop’s “I passed comps” treat09 Oct 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rqqh4a6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3ly3lgz4fr225huge fan of the fact that everyone and their mom are reading Katabasis right now. it’s the perfect post-comps submission novel05 Sep 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3lgz4fr225https://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3lvcjdq4ogk23I really want to figure out a safe way to go dancing because I don’t want to be the only masked person at a party but I also don’t want to be somewhere this crowded without a mask, you know? 🥲01 Aug 2025 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvcjdq4ogk23https://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3lv2mk2ujak2yI love when authors make my point for me… my entire COMPS for the past 5 weeks has revolved around this: people for some reason do not view fish as animals and fishing in games falls outside the human-animal relationship dichotomy… and now, on page 82, this fine author gave it to me for free.28 Jul 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2mk2ujak2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3ltzmxe5bu227idk when this shift happened but coffee shops nowadays are very keen on playing rave/techno music during the day like clubs.15 Jul 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzmxe5bu227https://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3ltl5ji7ej22salright, wrap it up summer… when’s the first snow of the season again?10 Jul 2025 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltl5ji7ej22shttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3lr3wspn7s22hI love conference season so much ugh08 Jun 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr3wspn7s22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/fishinggames.bsky.social/post/3lquewhiavc2gcompanies LOVE to tell you “you saved _______ in fees because you subscribe to our premium services!” but neglect to mention that these are fees they charge us for05 Jun 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:ydyhtfbsm5ol2at5vbvg7idb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquewhiavc2g