2023 Week XXVI

 Hello Internet,

Twenty-six weeks.  We're officially halfway through the year, and I have officially accepted my position within the school district and done my paperwork.  Now, I am waiting on them to contact me with the next steps.  Meanwhile, Kangaroo is in daycare, and the BKs will be taking steps toward finishing summer school.  Tuesday will be busy this week: I have to go grocery shopping, Ratatoskr has a play at the end of hte art program, and Monkey has chemo.  Tomorrow, I plan to write at the library again because last Tuesday was super healing for me.

Last week, I should have done my Summer Towers.  So, I'll list those this week:

Summer 2023/June 21—September 23

-Career-

-Work: Finish CPS Paperwork

-RWS: NaNoWriMo Summer Camp/Indigo: Twelve Houses 25K (0—25,000 Words)

-Health & Wellness-

-Mental: Take Meds/30 Days

-Physical: Daily Exercise/30 Days 4,000 Steps + Weights & Squats

-Social: Plan Unexplored Worlds: Final Act Road Map

-Home & Hearth-

-Chores: Clean Garage

-Family: Swimming

-Finances: No Fast Food/30 Days

You may notice that this season's Towers are fewer. I realized that my hobbies were becoming like chores and distracting me from doing things that were more important. So, I cut them out of the Towers list and took them back to (hopefully) being something I enjoy.

On that note: Next month is Camp NaNo. Here's to another 25k.

Sincerely,

RWS

P.S.

-Short Rest Schedule-

1. Disc World: The Color of Magic/Final Fantasy III/Critical Role: Campaign 3

2. One-Punch Man/Marvel’s Spider-Man/Outlaw Star

3. The Emperor and I/DnD5e/Firefly

4. My Hero Academia/Dragon Age II/Seven Deadly Sins

5. Soul Eater/Hell Night/Gargoyles

6. Boruto: The Next Generation/Persona 3 Portable/Batman: The Animated Series

7. Free/Free/Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy

-Books-

1. Book: Discworld: The Color of Magic Page 1—210 0%

2. One Punch Man Vol. 21, Punch 101: “Viewer Discretion Advised”—101 100% (6—6)

3. The Emperor and I Vol. 3, Ch. 20.5: “Emperor and Legs”—28.5 17% (4—18)

4. My Hero Academia Vol. 16, Ch. 146: “Temp Squad”—147 80% (9—10)

5. Soul Eater Vol. 2, Ch. 5: “Demon Sword part 2”—5 75% (6—4)

6. Boruto: The Next Generation Vol. 10, No. 39: “Proof”—39 100% (4—4)

7. Free.

-Games-

1. Final Fantasy VII REMAKE: Episode Intermission 0% (1—7hrs)

2. Marvel’s Spider-Man 0% (0/44hrs)

3. DnD5e

4. Dragon Age II Athan Hawke 0% (0/49hrs)

5. Hell Night

6. Persona 3 Portable 98% (81/83hrs)

7. .hack//OUTBREAK 0% (0/22hrs(57/79hrs))

-Shows-

1. Critical Role Campaign 3 Part I Ep. 4: “On the Trail of a Killer”—11 (Level Up to 5) 18% (4—11)

2. Anime/Outlaw Star 23% (7—26)

3. Owned/Firefly 35% (6—14)

4. Netflix/Seven Deadly Sins Season 1 92% (24—24)

5. Disney+/Gargoyles Season 1 54% (8—13)

6. Batman: The Animated Series 29% (33-109)

7. Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy 7: “Escape from the Bulb Creeps”—19 37% (8—19)

8. Movies 13% (2—8)

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

-Owned/Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

-Netflix.

-Disney+/Bambi

X2: X-Men United

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

-HBO/My Neighbor Totoro

-DCAU/Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

2023 Week XXV

 Hello Internet,

Happy Daddy's Day! 

I have finally gotten contacted by HR about the next steps of my employment within the school district, and as my wife said, "All I had to do was call them repeatedly to get them to their job."  Good news is good news, though, and I will not be looking closely into this gift horse's mouth.

As for general updates: writing is not going well, but that is fine.  Kangaroo did okay at his daycare, but he has already brought a cold home.  His nose can hold an unsettling, cosmic horror amount of mucus inside of.  It's a bit like a TARDIS, honestly.  He is sleeping well because of it, though, so there is an upside. After a rough few days (weeks), the tantrums has eased.  Just in time for another transition to stir them back up. Today, in celebration of Daddy's Day, I got myself some mexican food from a local restaurant and ate myself sick, and now I am playing Marvel's Spider-Man.  Good times.

Tuesday, I think I am going to go to the library and write for a bit while Kangaroo is at daycare.

Sincerely,

RWS

P.S.

-Short Rest-

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

2. One-Punch Man/Metal Gear/Outlaw Star

3. Discworld: The Color of Magic/DnD5e/Firefly

4. My Hero Academia/Fable: Anniversary/Seven Deadly Sins Season 1

5. Soul Eater/Mass Effect 3 Jean Shepard/Gargoyles

6. Boruto: The Next Generation/Nostalgia/Young Justice

7. Rest/Persona 3 Portable/Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy

Books

Tower: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

1. Book: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 7, Ch. 27: “The Beasts of Dublish”—Extra 17% (2—6)

2. One-Punch Man Vol. 21, Punch 99: “Zombieman”—101 50% (4—6)

3. Discworld:  The Color of Magic: Page 1—210 0%

4. My Hero Academia Vol. 16, Ch. 143: “Let’s Rumble, Rappa!!”—147 50% (6—10)

5. Soul Eater Vol. 2, Ch. 4: “Demon Sword part 1”—5 75% (4—4)

6. Boruto: The Next Generation Vol. 10, No. 39: “Proof”—39 100% (4—4)

7. Off

-Games-

0. Towers: Dragon Age: Origins Kallian Tabris 100%

1. Final Fantasy VII REMAKE: Intergrade 0% (0/49hrs)

2. PS5: Marvel’s Spider-Man 0% (0/44hrs)

3. DnD5e

4. Replay: Mass Effect 3 Jean Shepard 2% (1/56hrs)

5. Hell Night

6. Backlog: Persona 3 Portable 74% (61/83hrs)

7. .hack//OUTBREAK 0% (0/22hrs(57/79hrs))

Shows

Tower: Fullmetal Alchemist Season One 100% (24—24)

1. Critical Role: Campaign 3 Part I Ep. 4: “On the Trail of a Killer”—11 (Level Up to 5) 18% (4—11)

2. Anime: Outlaw Star 19% (6—26)

3. Online/Owned: Firefly 29% Disc 2 (5—14)

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

5. Disney+: Gargoyles Season 1 46% (7—13)

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

7. Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy: “Keep Sharp”—19 16% (4—19)

8. Movies: 14% (2—7)

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

2023 Week XXIV

 Hello Internet,

Sometimes, life just feels a bit like a whirlwind.  

I am not good with transition.  Though ADHD can make me crave novelty and create disorder out of order, I do need routine to thrive, even as I rebel against it.  Right now, routine is hard to find.

I have officially recieved a verbal job offer for the next school year.  I am still waiting on paperwork, but I will be employed in the coming school year.  Tomorrow, Kangaroo starts daycare and Ratatoskr is starting a special summer art program through the school district.  I will have to pick them both up and drop them both off throughout the week, and I am not ready for how that will affect my schedule.

It will be nice to operate on a different, looser schedule on Mondays and Tuesday (which will be the days Kangaroo is attending daycare until the school year starts).  Hopefully, I can use those days to finish a few things that I have been planning to work on, but I do not know how this will change him or his schedule and how that will affect me when he is home.

The not knowing how things will look in the future is where I am worried.  I know that everyone goes through these very same feelings, but it still concerns me.  I always try to plan for the unexpected, and when I do, I become rigid in my expectations and unfairly frustrated in my failures.  For now, I need to take the time while I have it, because Nietzche knows when I will have it again.

That's part of the problem with plans, isn't it? As the cliche goes: life is what happens while you are planning.

Sincerely,

RWS

P.S.

-Short Rest-

-Short Rest Schedule-

1. Book/Final Fantasy VII REMAKE: Intergrade/Critical Role

2. Shounen Jump 1/Marvel’s Spider-Man/Anime

3. Discworld/DnD5e/Owned & Online

4. Shounen Jump 2/Mass Effect 3/Netflix

5. Online Manga/Hell Night/Disney+

6. Shounen Jump 3/Persona 3 Portable/HBO

7. Free Read/.hack//OUTBREAK/D20

Books

Tower: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

1. Book: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 6, Ch. 24: “Fullmetal Alchemist”—Extra 60% (3—5)

2. One-Punch Man Vol. 21, Punch 98: “Light”—101 17% (2—6)

3. Discworld:  The Color of Magic: Page 1—210 0%

4. My Hero Academia Vol. 16, Ch. 142: “Shield and Shield, Spear and Shield”—147 40% (5—10)

5. Soul Eater Vol. 2, Ch. 4: “Demon Sword part 1”—5 75% (4—4)

6. Boruto: The Next Generation Vol. 10, No. 39: “Proof”—39 100% (4—4)

7. Off

-Games-

0. Towers: Dragon Age: Origins Kallian Tabris 100%

1. Final Fantasy VII REMAKE: Intergrade 0% (0/49hrs)

2. PS5: Marvel’s Spider-Man 0% (0/44hrs)

3. DnD5e

4. Replay: Mass Effect 3 Jean Shepard 2% (1/56hrs)

5. Hell Night

6. Backlog: Persona 3 Portable 74% (61/83hrs)

7. .hack//OUTBREAK 0% (0/22hrs(57/79hrs))

Shows

Tower: Fullmetal Alchemist Season One 92% (25—26)

1. Critical Role: Campaign 3 Part I Ep. 3: “Trail and the Toll”—11 (Level Up to 5) 18% (3—11)

2. Anime: Outlaw Star 19% (6—26)

3. Online/Owned: Firefly 29% Disc 2 (5—14)

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

5. Disney+: Gargoyles Season 1 46% (7—13)

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

7. Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy: “Keep Sharp”—19 16% (4—19)

8. Movies: 14% (2—7)

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