weekly update 02.11.2024
I've decided to start doing "weekly updates" to get me blogging more. This is going to be me talking about stuff I've done each week, mostly in terms of media I've watched and thoughts I've been having, but some more personal stuff may be thrown in too. They will be posted every Sunday if I can remember (a big if with clinical memory issues, so bear with me). So! Here's the first one!
What did I watch? I've been watching The Orville. I watched season 1 in a day, and now I'm halfway through s2 but had a manic episode that made me have to stop. I'm currently on the episode where I think Claire asks Isaac on a date, and I really love them together . They're my favorites in the whole show. I just can't resist a smooth-voiced robot. Can't wait to pick it back up again. P.S.: Alara, date me.
What did I listen to? Rediscovered 100 gecs.I really enjoy their music! And I love Laura Les. Their first music was really good, but they seem to be improving even more---I've been listening to Dumbest Girl Alive on repeat and I can't get enough of it. I've also been listening to my 5 minutes or longer playlist a lot (link points to Spotify)---this is a pretty good example of the variety of the music I enjoy.
What did I do? I did get a lot of writing done! In my writing, I tend to ramble. I'm taking my first college classes (I started late, I know) in my writing degree and I feel I need to practice condensing, so I've been trying to write drabble-y fanfiction with the idea that "less is more", and if I choose my words carefully I can tell a good story in few words. I don't know if I've necessarily succeeded at the good story part so far, but it's a learning process. I've been writing since toddlerhood, but I believe there is always more to learn about writing, and there is always more room for improvement and practice.
What did I think about? School stress, mainly. I am disabled, and therefore I did high school homebound, and am starting my undergraduate work at the age most people graduate it. I'm very much out of my element here, and not used to in-person classes or heavy heavy loads of work. I'm pushing through, but it is a stressor. I very much enjoy school, though. It's genuinely fun to me, and most of my stress admittedly comes from a sense of perfectionism I'm trying to squash.
Et cetera. I'm about to get my hair shaved down. I hate long hair, even if I think it suits me better (not really a big deal anyway considering I cover it, but still), it's just soooo hot and annoying to have after keeping my hair short for 10 years.
That's it, I think!