2023 Week XIII: "Burnout"

Hello Internet,

I am writing this late because, frankly, I am burned out.

Yesterday was good.  I saw family for the first time in ages.

I got a number of words in last week; I've been keeping track.  Overall, I managed just shy of 28,000 words in the week, which is very good, but Friday saw only about 500 of those words, which isn't nearly so good.  I was feeling tired and burned out by the end of the week, and I am struggling to find motivation as the year is going on.  I need income, and I need a daycare, and right now there is a shortage on both ends.

This week is Spring Break.  I have a number of cleaning tasks that I wanted to get done, but I am finding it difficult to imagine that I will see them finished.  Again, I am struggling with motivation right now.  All I want to do is play Dragon Age: Origins, and I don't even really want to do that.  The break yesterday was fun, but today was the return to my humdrum and difficulty.

I'll see it done, though, and hopefully next week will have some good news.

Sincerely,

RWS

P.S.

-Short Rest-

Schedule

1. Fullmetal Alchemist/Free Play/Critical Role: Campaign 3 Part I

2. One-Punch Man/.hack//OUTBREAK/Outlaw Star

3. My Hero Academia/DnD5e (Dragon Age: Origins)/Fullmetal Alchemist & The Legend of Vox Machina

4. The Emperor and I/Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition+/Seven Deadly Sins Season 1

5. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes/Persona 3 Portable/Gargoyles

6. Boruto: The Next Generation/Movie List/Young Justice

7. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat/Kingdom Hearts+ /Dimension 20: Tiny Heist

Books

Tower: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

0. One Piece 100% New Chapters Every…

1. Sun: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5, Ch. 18: “The Value of Sincerity”—21 20% (2—5)

2. Mon: One-Punch Man Vol. 16, Punch 84: “Hideout”—84 83% (6—6)

3. Tue: My Hero Academia Vol. 14, No. 125: “Overhaul”—128 60% (7—10)

4. Wed: The Emperor and I Vol. 2, Ch. 14.5: “Feather’s and Appearances”—18 56% (10—16)

5. Thu: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Vol. 11, Ep. 89: “Tiger Bunny”—91 70% (8—10)

6. Fri: Boruto: The Next Generation Vol.9, No. 33: “Exceeding the Limits!!”—35 25% (2—4)

7. Sat: Books

-Fiction: Pyramids by Terry Pratchett

-Library: Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender by Stef M. Shuster

-YA: The Giver by Lois Lowry

-Fan Fiction: Final Fantasy: Fated to Ch. 50 by tinygaia Ch. 50—50, 100% 

-Nonfiction: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat 12% (54—440)

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

-DnD5e: Player’s Handbook by Wizards of the Coast 0% (?—??)

-Reread

Games

Tower: Dragon Age: Origins Kallian Tabris

1. Stardew Valley

Kingdom Hearts Trophy Run 0% (?--??)

2. Short/.hack//OUTBREAK 0% ((0/22hrs)56/78hrs)

3. DnD5e/Dragon Age: Origins Kallian Tabris 60% (44/73)

Mass Effect 2 Jean Shepard Replay ??% (?/52hrs)

4. Replay/Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition+ 0% (?--??)

5. Long/Persona 3 Portable 27% (22/83hrs)

Shows

Tower: Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1

1. Critical Role: Campaign 3 Part I Ep. 2 “Trial by Firelight”—11 (Level Up to 5) 9% (2—11)

2. Anime: Outlaw Star 15% (5—26)

3. Online/Owned: The Legend of Vox Machina Season 1 25% (4—12)

Fulletal Alchemist 15% (5—26)

4. Netflix: Seven Deadly Sins Season 1 83% (21—24)

5. Disney+: Gargoyles Season 1 39% (6—13)

6. HBO: Young Justice Season 1 42% (12—26)

7. Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy 1: “Fantasy High Live at RTX”—19 0% (1—19)

8. Movies: 0% (1—14)

Firefly 29% Disc 2 (5—14)

MCU Series/Ms. Marvel 1—6

Disney/Bambi

HBOMax/My Neighbor Totoro

Star Wars/Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Owned/Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Marvel/X2: X-Men United

Anime/.hack//LIMINALITY: “The Case of Yuki Aihara”

DCAU/Batman: Mask of the Phantasm