Life and Choices

The end of the second month of the year. I’m getting the hang of The Literary Market class. The work feels a wee bit more demanding but I’m able to surf it. A part of me couldn’t help but worry about doing things for the class like a query letter but it wasn’t as hard as I thought. The voice that says to put things off can appear but fortunately, I ignore it for this class, since it’s teaching aspects of the publishing industry. The only chance I might listen to that voice if going into publishing might make me end writing and posting fanfiction.

Speaking of fanfiction, still editing the opening arc chapters for We Will Hold On Forever. I don’t know if I’ll be able to post the ending arc 2 chapters by the end of March but we’ll see. I’m following Jordan Peele’s advice on writing to “follow the fun” and am just writing whatever scenes or ideas catch interest. At the moment, it’s “Tiny Moments, Big Impact.” It’s fun doing a Land Before Time AU and exploring how things can be different. I do love Ruby and Chomper but having two less characters to juggle around with the gang is a relief. I think I will continue writing this AU, since it’s still engaging for me.

We have yet another person staying with us. An uncle from my father’s side. Due to personal problems, he had been visiting us often at first, borrowing one of our cars to take care of business. Then at some point, he just up and moved in with us. He’s pretty easygoing and helps around the house more than a bit, so I don’t mind it that much but it is disconcerting to have the house be a least a bit more crowded. I’m introverted and like quiet, but the noise from our household can get annoying. Mom said it isn’t permanent but it’s likely a long term stay. At least he entertains my extrovertic nephew. It guess it’s part of life that you have to be in environments that aren’t toxic but you aren’t comfortable in.

I haven’t seen any movies this month. I was planning to see Lego Movie 2 but the previous two movies weren’t to my taste and I saw a Marie Kondo inspired post that advised dropping shows you aren’t interested in and don’t make you happy, so I skipped that movie. I plan to see How To Train Your Dragon 3 but the next available time to arrive on the five dollar day was next week. On the bright side, I heard the movie’s good, so I look forward to seeing it.

On a related matter, that Marie Kondo-inspired post made me decide to drop watching YuGiOh Vrains. There are some good things and season 2 started on a good note, but it was becoming a bit draining for me to watch. I was doing it out of habit. Others can enjoy it but I’m out. I’ll use that time to watch Star Wars Resistance instead, which I marathoned after seeing the mid-season trailer. It’s been getting interesting and, though the writing can be clunky, I’m enjoying it. I’m a bit sad Buddyfight Ace is apparently going to end, since I love the characters and the writing has much improved from previous seasons. Apparently, Yuga’s story will be continued in a manga but I’m unsure if I want to continue it that way and where would I read it if I wanted to. On the bright side, it gives me more time to watch other stuff.

That’s all for now. Until the end of March, see you!