Date: 20th of May 2026
I've been studying my masters degree part time since September of the big 25. It's been heavy, dealing with a masters and everything else. But being part time I have nothing term 3 this year (April 30th → September) I am FREE! Well for the next like ~100 days.
So what am I planning to fill it with? That's an important question I gotta ask myself because if I let myself I might just fill it with TTRPGs and not much else. That'd be fun but perhaps not a wise way to spend the time.
No, I'm going to guilt trip myself into being productive by writing my intent publicly. Well as publicly as the blog of a website with ≈3k hits is considered public. This way I definitely won't forget to do any of the tasks I've set myself. I wouldn't want to write a blog post later saying that I failed or anything. That'd be terrible (foreshadowing?). So what am I going to do?
I've got a few games I'm playing in and one I'm currently running. I'm going to be continuing these games and using some of my new free time to do a couple of cool TTRPG things
Firstly the game I'm running is Candela Obscura, and at the moment I've been planning my session in the ‘just in time’ logistical strategy… I'd like to not do that, so I'm going to be building up a backlog of assignments and start properly polishing the plans I have for that circle to explore.
I'm also going to plan my new DnD campaign since I lost the last one. You'll be able to see some of the World in the world building pages once I've set that up… and I intend to write a little session synopses that I'll collect and post as a running blog on this site.
A few friends and I have decided to create a small game we intend to publish and sell. Being the local artist of the group I will be doing all the vaguely artistic things. 3D environment & character art obviously but also doing the behind the scenes work too.
I’m the one that best knows how to develop cost efficient & beautiful shades. I also know what tools will most benefit both designer and artist in planning or decorating a space.
I'M DOING MORE ART AGAIN!!!!! I say that as if I've actually shown off a significant amount of art. Honestly I'm not always very good at "completing" art projects or feeling like my art is worth displaying. But it is and so I gotta lock the FUCK in and actually make more art I want to display.
Currently I'm creating another version of my Kova avatar based on a friend's Tomodachi of me. I'm also making an illustration of another friend's DnD character, and creating art for this little website.
Obviously I'm making more stuff on this website! Currently I'm working on creating the Worlds page and its children. I'm like %80 there on the template (I even created a cool java script thingy 😎) and once the format is all done i’ll be placing cool worlds up on that wall!
There are other things also like the kitchen and game pages but honestly they need so much more work outside of writing the pages. So they will be worked on when I feel like it (I don't feel like it right now).
Have I told you guys I like to sew? No? Well I do, I've had a sewing machine for ages now. While I've used it to help others with costumes and alterations I've struggled to use it for myself. Another of my many things I've procrastinated.
We'll fortunately I have clothing that needs alterations and so I have a real opportunity now to jump back into the craft. My friends (the ones I'm making a game with) also are intending to do some cosplays. I've taught them how to sew and they have now left the nest. They are going to be making cosplays of Seahawk from She-Ra pop and I NEED the patter for his speakeasy waistcoat!!!
So come September when I'm again too busy to write a blog post if I haven't written anything or you see we write that I failed. Well I failed, or I'm too busy to say I succeeded… I did say I would be busy come September.
I don't have the biggest expectations of productivity but that isn't necessarily a problem. Even if I only do like 2 of the things here I’ll have accomplished something. Even relaxing and not doing anything is actually productive in its own way. My therapist has tried to get me to see this; that my lack of motivation at times isn't something to be guilty of. Instead I need to see it as an important reminder to look after the stressed out brain that maybe overworks itself when given the option.