Jim Otermat
@jimotermat.bsky.social
Game Programmer. Currently in Sweden. Worked on Dark Scavenger, Rock Band 3, Pokémon Go, Marvel Heroes Omega, and a bunch of other stuff.
"There has been a lot of talk about the new retirement age..."
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 AM
"There has been a lot of talk about the new retirement age..."
I finally made time to do ride the ferry into Stockholm when the route is full of ice after missing out the last couple years. BlueSky is having issues compressing the video, probably because it's so loud and crunchy.
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
I finally made time to do ride the ferry into Stockholm when the route is full of ice after missing out the last couple years. BlueSky is having issues compressing the video, probably because it's so loud and crunchy.
Tried some new techniques, making @governorwalz.mn.gov's turkey trot tater tot hot dish. Blanching green beans, making a super cheesy roux sauce, any kind of casserole for this family, enough butter to appease Paula Dean. Looks a hot mess, but tastes amazing. As it should.
February 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Tried some new techniques, making @governorwalz.mn.gov's turkey trot tater tot hot dish. Blanching green beans, making a super cheesy roux sauce, any kind of casserole for this family, enough butter to appease Paula Dean. Looks a hot mess, but tastes amazing. As it should.
Reposted by Jim Otermat
Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA
January 25, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA
Didn't know much I needed to ride a roller coaster with Keanu. Thanks @cyberpunk.net
January 25, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Didn't know much I needed to ride a roller coaster with Keanu. Thanks @cyberpunk.net
Yeah, shaking the winter blues with a new do
January 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Yeah, shaking the winter blues with a new do
At the dentist for a filling and get told, "We're going to give you another injection in the gums, because it's not supposed to be bleeding that much."
a dog is sitting in the back seat of a car and looking at the camera .
Alt: a dog is sitting in the back seat of a car and looking at the camera. In the gif, the dog is repeatedly giving a side eye
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
At the dentist for a filling and get told, "We're going to give you another injection in the gums, because it's not supposed to be bleeding that much."
Prompted by a question by my youngest, I tried to look up what number of the 57 Varieties Heinz's ketchup was. Only to find I've been lied to my whole life and the number was just made up.
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Prompted by a question by my youngest, I tried to look up what number of the 57 Varieties Heinz's ketchup was. Only to find I've been lied to my whole life and the number was just made up.
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
December 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
I had to buy the print and play version of Bugsnax after the store I ordered it from sold it to someone else instead of telling me it arrived, so I needed to repaint one of my other board game boxes to store it. I think it turned out pretty good for a freehand rush job. @younghorses.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I had to buy the print and play version of Bugsnax after the store I ordered it from sold it to someone else instead of telling me it arrived, so I needed to repaint one of my other board game boxes to store it. I think it turned out pretty good for a freehand rush job. @younghorses.com
My pharmacy has their own line of holiday mustard? And it's popular enough to have a regular and a year specific recipe?
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
My pharmacy has their own line of holiday mustard? And it's popular enough to have a regular and a year specific recipe?
Google translate has finally figured out I curse like someone from Ohio. Though maybe this line from the Swedish preschool's blog might actually mean something else.
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Google translate has finally figured out I curse like someone from Ohio. Though maybe this line from the Swedish preschool's blog might actually mean something else.
They need to send in the Heroes to help!
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
They need to send in the Heroes to help!
I'm reading Camp Damascus by @chucktingle.bsky.social and it's giving me that reading rush I used to get back in junior high reading Stephen King novels. Like the drive to abandon all other commitments and needs and just devour the book.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm reading Camp Damascus by @chucktingle.bsky.social and it's giving me that reading rush I used to get back in junior high reading Stephen King novels. Like the drive to abandon all other commitments and needs and just devour the book.
They wrapped up our last 2 slices of pizza like Peking duck. Behold our Peking Pizza.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
They wrapped up our last 2 slices of pizza like Peking duck. Behold our Peking Pizza.
That's kinda mean to our cat, weather app. Fog may be getting older, but she's not dense.
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
That's kinda mean to our cat, weather app. Fog may be getting older, but she's not dense.
Just tripped over the Steam "feature" that prevents me from playing on my Steam Deck while my son is playing a game on my account on my computer. Lame.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just tripped over the Steam "feature" that prevents me from playing on my Steam Deck while my son is playing a game on my account on my computer. Lame.
My oldest loves bright orange clothes, but the styles around here have been much more muted colors. So I bought him a pair of white pants and we dyed them ourselves. So happy with how they came out.
October 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My oldest loves bright orange clothes, but the styles around here have been much more muted colors. So I bought him a pair of white pants and we dyed them ourselves. So happy with how they came out.
There was one of those like 6 jointed cranes, perched on its back wheels, with flaps out for jacks to level it looking like wings. The driver's in the cab, just chilling in mid-air, so I yelled "You're flying!" Realized he couldn't hear me, so put out my arms like an airplane. He gave me a big grin.
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
There was one of those like 6 jointed cranes, perched on its back wheels, with flaps out for jacks to level it looking like wings. The driver's in the cab, just chilling in mid-air, so I yelled "You're flying!" Realized he couldn't hear me, so put out my arms like an airplane. He gave me a big grin.
Whelp. There's the end of the 2025 Cubs season. Now to try to get a little more sleep before everyone wakes up.
October 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Whelp. There's the end of the 2025 Cubs season. Now to try to get a little more sleep before everyone wakes up.
Waking up at 2am here in Stockholm to listen to game 5 of the Cubs-Brewers series. Already a fun game in the second, so not regretting this decision, now. We'll see how I feel when the boys wake up.
October 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Waking up at 2am here in Stockholm to listen to game 5 of the Cubs-Brewers series. Already a fun game in the second, so not regretting this decision, now. We'll see how I feel when the boys wake up.
Everyone can think they're strong, until they have to hold their 4 year old's head, shoulders, and hands still long enough for the barber to use the electric razor.
October 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Everyone can think they're strong, until they have to hold their 4 year old's head, shoulders, and hands still long enough for the barber to use the electric razor.
Back to back home runs in the fifth, and the Cubs take the lead. I've missed this postseason electricity.
September 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Back to back home runs in the fifth, and the Cubs take the lead. I've missed this postseason electricity.
It is important to take your TV with you when biking through the park on nice days like this, so it doesn't feel lonely.
September 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It is important to take your TV with you when biking through the park on nice days like this, so it doesn't feel lonely.
TIL Riff Raff from Rocky Horror voices the dad on Phineas and Ferb, and I don't know what to do with this information. So now you know, too.
August 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
TIL Riff Raff from Rocky Horror voices the dad on Phineas and Ferb, and I don't know what to do with this information. So now you know, too.