March 6, 2022

 Hello Internet,

As I am sure that everyone can honestly say at this point: it has been a long week.  Recent snowstorms have thrown my school schedule for a loop, and my mental and emotional rhythm is only just now recovering.  Combine that with everyone in my family getting the same cold around the same time, and things at home have been tense, to say the least.  We're on the mend, but we're still limping.

Writing has not taken place much lately.  I am in the process of revising my schedule yet again to get me through the next three months.  Part of what happened was that I had gotten so excited about developing and discovering a new schedule for the coming year that I forgot about the rest of this school year playing out.  With my gaze fixed on the horizon and my anxiety mounting, I stopped sleeping well and am only now adjusting back to a healthy sleep schedule out of necessity.

Mostly, I am looking at the tools I have and trying to use them again.  My wife got me small, throw-away schedule cards to use, which I like a lot.  She also got me a guide book to develop to combat burn out cycles, which has been vital.  I've been falling back on a lot of my comforts, and I'm starting to find equalibrium again.  It's taking time, but I am getting there.

Right now, I'm starting on adapting my short-rest schedule (sort of an entertainment menu).  Last Friday, I turned in the paperwork for my state licensure and now just have to wait for a response from the state certification folks.  My writing schedule shouldn't have to change, though I am definitely paring it down for when that time does come.  I often try to fill every small crack of free time I have with something, but that is what contributes to the burn out.  It's important to allow time for nothing to happen.

So, the plan moving forward then is to update my schedules and adapt as needed, and prepare mentally for what is to come.  The SL are going to be moving into a room together for Spring Break, which will be the next major change I will have to accomodate.  In the meantime, I've gotten quite a bit done, and I am doing a good job. So, I just need to get back to writing and relaxing.  I've already done well with my life.  Now, I need to make my own happiness a priority.

-Short Rest-

Books

0. Main: How to be Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi 100% (241—241)

1. Sun: (Manga) One Piece Vol. 75, Ch. 744: “Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff”—752 10%  (2—10)

Ruroni Kenshin Vol. 5, Act 39—39 100% (9—9)

Zombie Power 100%

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency Vol. 4, Ch. 55: “The Wind, the Chariot and Wamuu part 5”—69 25% (6—20)

My Hero Academia Vol. 8, No. 63: “Yaoyorzu Rising”—71 0% (1—9)

Boruto Vol. 3, Ch. 8: “You’ll Need To Do It”—11 0% (1—4)

One-Punch Man Vol. 9, Punch 40: “The Man Who Wanted to be a Villain”—46.1 0% (1—11)

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Vol. 4, Ch. 19: “Family”—26 0% (1—8)

2. Mon: (Fiction) Pyramids by Terry Pratchett 54% (194—358)

3. Tue: (YA) The Giver by Lois Lowry 0% (0—0)

4. Wed: (Non-Fiction) Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat (1—??)

5. Thu: (Reread) American Gods by Neil Gaiman

6. Fri: (DnD5e) Player’s Handbook by Wizards of the Coast (0–X)

7. Sat: (Fan Fiction) Final Fantasy: Fated bytinygaia Ch. 56% (29—50)

8. Squirrel: One Piece Vol. 17 Ch. 148—155

-View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman 26% (130—502)

Games

0. Main:

1. Sun1: Free Play

Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Duodecim+Dissidia) 12% (8/69(138)) HH

Sun2: (JRPG) Final Fantasy VIII 38% (21/55hrs)

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition 0% (0/70hrs)

2. Mon: (Backlog) Breath of Fire 0% (0/30hrs)

3. Tue: DnD5e/YT

4. Wed: (Multiples) Chrono Trigger DS Reunion Ending 19% (5/27hrs)

Dragon Age: Origins Kallian Tabris 14% (10/74hrs)

5. Thu: DnD5e Prep & Critical Role

6. Fri: (Series) .hack//MUTATION 22% (23/50hrs(5/23hrs))

7. Sat: (Replay) Xenogears 6% (4/66hrs)

8. Noodle: Final Fantasy IX 32% (17/54hrs)

Shows

0. Main: The Legend of Korra 100% (14)

1. Critical Role: “The Final Chapter” 29% (130—141)

2. Funimation: Dragon Ball The General Blue Saga 42% 51—57 (6—12)

3. Owned: Firefly 0% (1—14)

4. Netflix: Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 6 14% (2—7)

5. Online: Batman 36% (12—31)

6. Disney+: Marvel’s Agent Carter Season 1 0% (1—8)

7. Critical Role 6—17

Hawkeye 50% (4—6)

Movies: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

King’s Glaive: Final Fantasy XV

Godzilla: Edge of the Battlefield

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind