Emily C Taylor

@pentapod.bsky.social

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Game designer in Edmonton, formerly EverQuest2 “Domino”, formerly BioWare, now Spry Fox. Mostly I share cat photos, Edmonton stuff, food, pottery, covid info, & other nerdy randomness including reading, SciFi, mycology. Also found at @pentapod@mstdn.ca.

Photo of two side by side bookshelves in a book store, both labeled COZY MYSTERY.
A large pot-bellied pottery pig made into a mug shape rotating on a banding wheel.
Screenshot of the entry hallway in the Befallen dungeon in EverQuest. The narrow hallway is entirely packed by a wide variety of player characters, including at least 3 ogres, 2 iksars, a froglok, and multiple of their pets.
"Drake" meme template showing Drake holding up his hand and looking away captioned "Annoyed because EQ Legends launches while still at work for 1/2 a day", and beneath it, Drake smiling and pointing, captioned "Re-living authentic EQ launch day "took 1/2 day to download on modem" experience
A brass band seated on folding chairs plays live music inside the Churchill LRT station, underneath a sign pointing the way to the Winspear Centre.
Screenshot of half a dozen players in Spirit Crossing lying in a circle on the ground, all displaying the mood “procrastinating” over their heads.
Screenshot of a player standing on green grass in front of a modest home covered with ivy. Light is shining out of the doorway and windows.
A level 1 froglok named Scaphiopus standing at the entrance to Ak'Anon in EverQuest Legends.
A short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat sprawled out with her front half stretched out on a crocheted blanket and her hind legs still in a shallow olive/brown plush cat bed. Her front paws are outstretched and her eyes mostly closed - basically she has melted in the heat.
A screenshot of dervish camp #1 in the Desert of North Ro, in EverQuest Legends. Blocky graphics show a group of pitched tents in a desert. A Dervish Cutthroat (an orc in a yellow-orange breastplate and reddish kilt) stands in the middle of the tents. Very close by, peeking out of the tent on the right, is a dark elf in blue armour whose name shows as Dorn. The targeting ring is on the orc. Various spells and stat bars are visible around the sides.
Tried a local “Elbows Up” beer last night. Photo of a large beer can on a table. The label is bright red on cream, with a maple leaf on the left side. The text (cream on red) reads: BREWED IN CANADA BY CANADIANS FOR CANADIANS WHO LOVE THEIR COUNTRY (and beer) ELBOWS UP PILSNER Let’s show them “Howe” it’s done
Photo of an interior deck of the Keewatin, with an ornate carpet, beautiful carved and upholstered wooden sofas around a grand piano, and a brass staircase in the background leading to a higher deck. The ceiling is open to reveal the deck above with plants lining support beams across the opening. Elegant lights and iron handrails are visible on the deck above.
A screenshot of two characters on a fishing pier in Spirit Crossing. The character on the left is wearing a white sleeveless undershirt and black underwear and wearing a wooden bucket on his head. The name of his character, displayed over his head and on the interact prompt is “bald wraith stole my lunch money”.
Screenshot of a moment in game with a large number of players are sitting or standing around a bonfire talking and playing music. A character in the foreground is saying "Nice to meet you!" and offering to meet one of the strangers nearby (stranger appearances are semi-hidden by a dark shadowed shader, which is removed once players meet).
A short haired dark tortoiseshell cat asleep in a grey hard-shell domed cat bed with all her little pink and black speckled toebeans sticking out the front.
A sleeping torbie cat head poking out of a fuzzy grey plush blanket tightly wrapped around her. The blanket-burrito is being held by a bare light-skinned arm, the hand of which is also holding an e-reader.
Version of "Distracted Boyfriend" meme where the boyfriend is labeled "me", the old girlfriend is labeled "my work", and the boyfriend is looking at Murderbot (image from the old novella covers, not the Apple TV show version which is newer than this meme) and which is labeled "new Murderbot novel".
Concept art from Spirit Crossing, showing a red trolley-type vehicle gliding through clouds against a background of mountain peaks and human-build structures and a fishing dock, while a group of spirits and humans stand on top of the trolley looking outwards. In the background clouds swirl and three small figures glide on hang-gliders.
A short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat in a black plush cat bed on an olive covered couch. She is lying on her stomach facing the camera with her head and ears up and alert, and her tail draped over the bed edge. Her right paw is stretched out front towards the camera, showing all of her claws unsheathed as they dig into the olive covered couch.
Photo of two snow-covered dead plants in snow-covered plant pots sitting on what is clearly a wooden surface where the snow has fallen through gaps between the planks in a series of parallel lines, revealing that the snow is about 1-2cm deep (so far).
A short haired dark tortoiseshell cat lying asleep in a black plush cat bed on an olive green cotton throw, with a crocheted orange and green blanket in the foreground. The cat has her hind legs extended and hanging over the side of the cat bed, with her pink and black speckled toebeans facing towards the camera.
Screenshot of a series of check in notes from Unreal Game Sync, which shows a series of incrementing changelist numbers and 8 check-ins with timestamps from between 3:23 PM to 3:44PM GMT (full names are obscured to protect the guilty). The notes read, from oldest to most recent: Author: C***** - Waystation wrap text Author: A***** - [tc] more floating volume stats: this time on sizes Author: A***** - [tc] fallbak when we don't have all the snapshot data Author: A***** - we want(?) Author: A***** - [tc] next attempt at summoning snapshots! Author: A***** - [tc] WILL THIS FINALLY WORK Author: A***** - [tc] we still out here Author: S***** - initial work for decor togglable lights Author: A***** - [tc] the joy of a build engineer is sometimes it's too hard to test locally and that works 90% of the time and sometimes you look like a moron in the p4 history Author: C***** - Non-unity build fix
A short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat sleeping in a plush black cat bed on a green cotton throw. She is curled into a C-shape with her nose tucked under her front paw and her rear paws hanging over the edge of the cat bed with one set of black and pink toebeans facing the camera.
hand holding an unfired pottery mug in grey clay, with a carving tool a short distance from an embossed phoenix logo which has a freshly carved symbol on its chest
A light-skinned woman with curly shoulder length brown hair and glasses, standing on one leg with the other leg outstretched and arms thrown out wide, in front of some built-in bookcases full of books and board games and a plant, and part of an aquarium visible on the right. She is wearing blue jeans and a black t-short with a sparkly green lip print on it, across which is written in white cursive font: “kiss me I’m Irish”.
A slice of lime pie on a green flower-shaped plate sitting on a white marbled countertop. The pie is topped by a swirl of whipped cream sprinkled lightly with lime zest.
A short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat stretched lengthwise on a green and orange/red crocheted blanket with a couple of cat beds and some food dishes in the background. Her front and rear legs are stretched out exposing her tummy to the camera and her tail tip is flopping limply into one of the beds. She is completely passed out (and was snoring).
Camera panning around a corner to reveal a torbie cat standing on a green rug with a William Morrison print. The cat opens her mouth and yells a very complainy and demanding sounding meow, glaring at the person holding the camera, eyes narrowed and tail twitching slightly.
A terracotta brown mug shaped like a rounded pig, spinning slowly on a banding wheel to show all sides. At the end of the video the camera lifts to show the dark walnut glazed interior.
A brush painting dark brown glaze into the interior of a terracotta pig-shaped mug which stands on a scuffed banding wheel on a grey table.
A terracotta pig sculptured into a mug standing on a banding wheel, which is being spun to show all sides of the sculpture.
Photo of the underside of a terracotta pig sculpture being held by a light skinned hand. Two very thin vertical cracks are visible on each side between the peg legs.
Two pot-bellied pig shaped mugs standing on a banding wheel, surfaces slightly shining.
Video of a pottery mug made with grey clay, glazed black with blue/green streaks. A light skinned hand is rotating the mug to show all sides. The bottom of the glazed portion is now significantly thicker and showing drip marks in places; the blue runs down further towards the bottom edge of the glaze.
Two terracotta clay mugs, still damp, shaped like round-bellied bowls with a pig-like eyes and snout and four small peg legs. They are sitting on a grey work table with smears of clay and various related tools and supplies in the background.
A long haired black cat with rather wild eyes rolling on his back exposing a fuzzy belly on a mat below a door. Beside his head is a green ceramic pot with some rather chewed and scraggly looking catnip growing in it.
A moon made of white porcelain clay, sitting on a black lamp base on a wood shelf, illuminated from within by a warm golden light. It shines more brightly through the “craters” and illuminates the textures and lines on the surface.
A slim, long-haired black cat standing on a greyish throw rug looking up at the holder of the camera with his ears back and a demanding look in his eyes.
A light skinned hand turning a pottery mug around. The clay is granite grey, with a shiny black glaze which has blue and green streaks.
A short video of a mug revolving on a blue turntable in a pottery studio. It is covered by smears and splashes of a pale grey, pink, and cream substance that has clearly been very haphazardly brushed on.
Low-res screen capture of Druidsfire's logo, a silver phoenix on a blue background over the name DRUIDSFIRE in an angular script. On the phoenix's chest is a circular logo of some sort that is slightly too blurry to make out the details clearly.
Photo of a Costco food court menu in Edmonton
A rotund short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat reclining on her side in a blue plush cat bed. Her hind paw toebeans are showing. She is looking at the camera slightly suspiciously, with her eyes narrowed.
A round bellied pottery mug being held by a light-skinned hand over a white marbled background under electric lighting. The glaze is shiny black at top and bottom of the mug, with uneven waves of blue and green in the middle.
Short video of a blue-haired character in a t-shirt and skirt from Spirit Crossing standing in a room in front of a row of potted plants. After a second, the plants leap out of their pots, do a wiggle in the air, then re-plant themselves. The character puts a hand to her head and a cartoonish "sweat drop" appears beside her head.
Screenshot of a conversation thread in Slack, in which our community manager at the time says "Welp, there you have it, @Justin" and appends an image from Discord. In the image, we can see the bottom half of the Amano concept art with the caption "what do you first think when you see this art? Inquiring artists want to know!" The first response: "I LOVE HIM" Second response "CONCEEEPTTT ARTTT, this is amazing... so wintery but cozy" Third response: Daddy (All three replies posted within the same minute) Below the image, Justin replies "time to daddy was like... 44 seconds? The community manager replies "If that" And a third person chimes in to add *daddy achieved* (to which 5 people reacted with the "achievement" emoji) (Names in the screenshot have been redacted in the screenshot to protect the innocent ... which does not include Justin)
A short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat curled asleep on her right side, front paws sticking out to the left, with little pink toebeans showing against the black fur.
Fairly terrible photo of the author at a protest march wearing sunglasses and a bright pink knitted hat with cat ears.
two round-bellied pottery mugs, glazed green. Both have a spherical indentation in the side, in which is sitting a worried looking frog with a large downturned mouth and bulbous, worried looking eyes on the top of its head.
A version of the "disaster girl" meme, but instead of the young girl smiling as the house in the background burns, she has been replaced by the character Nibbit from Spirit Crossing. Nibbit is a squarish bear with large round gold glasses, dark hair, and business casual attire. She is smiling, with her (tiny stubby) arms flung wide as the house behind her burns to the ground. The caption on the meme reads: HEADING INTO 2026 NOW INDIE
A cubic glass aquarium, still empty, sits on a brown end table between a built-in bookcase and a cabinet. There is a cloth attached to the outside rear of the glass tank. It is solid black except for two huge yellow cat eyes that appear to be staring directly into the tank.
Frog painting from 1790 by Japanese artist Itō Jakuchū. A bulbous frog sits in front of a pond. It has large, worried looking bulbous eyes at the top of its head looking in slightly different directions, and a huge downturned mouth.
A handmade pottery mug featuring a small frog sculpture set into an indent in the side. The frog appears to be suffering from a crisis of existential angst, and is based on the 1790 painting of a frog by Japanese artist Itō Jakuchū. The mug is glazed in layers of green.
A printed paper sign taped to the front door of the shop. Black text reads: AQUARIUM CENTRAL MASK REQUIRED Exemption: Small Children Under 36" tall FREE MASKS INSIDE ON ENTRANCE RIGHT WALL Thanks for your respect Our motto: Keeping fish diseases and mean anti-maskers out since 2020
A short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat sitting in a peach coloured crocheted chenille cat bed facing to the left with one hind leg resting on the rim and her tail hanging over the edge towards the camera. Her eyes are closed and a pink tongue is curled up to touch her nose. A patch of bright sunshine lights up her, the cat bed, the green covered daybed that the cat bed is on, and a green and orange crocheted throw blanket in the foreground.
A torbie cat curled up asleep in a matching coloured chenille cat bed. A grey fleece blanket is pulled over the cat and bed and she is snuggling under the blanket so that only her head and forepaw are uncovered.
Photo of a dome-shaped grey cat hideout. A short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat butt and tail is hanging out of it.
Pansy, a short-haired dark tortoiseshell cat, poking her head out of a tan cat carrier, pupils widely dilated as she stares at the camera. Her fur and whiskers are mostly black but she has a couple of ginger patches on the right side of her face, and somehow manages to grow just one single bright white whisker. Behind her can be seen a vet exam table, and an out of focus whiteboard in the background on which “Pansy” has been written.
Short video of a light-skinned woman with shoulder-length wavy brunette hair and glasses wearing a dark parka and standing in front of a snowy street at night. A snow-covered park in the background contains trees, some of which are covered with white string lights. Snowflakes are rapidly falling and landing in the brunette’s hair and on her coat.
A torbie cat curled up fast asleep in a matching crocheted chenille cat bed on a tan comforter. The cat’s side rises and falls rhythmically and about every 3 seconds she emits a sound somewhere in between a snore and a honk.