_Intro: Aight, so I said I'd do these every Saturday but Sunday is close enough. To start, I got the job. Full-time working waste management. I'm already on the overtime shift and am having difficulty adjusting the work/life balance which is why I've been radio silent all month. I also have a second part-time job and get in an hour of gym time each day. I am sore and tired when I get home.
_Solutions:
>I am keeping the schedule as is and will create time for the projects around everything.
>A routine that better meshes my two jobs and the gym will open up a cushy timeslot for creative projects.
>As I've stated, slow motion is better than no motion
_Initial Thoughts: Time management is obviously the main issue. Getting up at least two hours prior to my shift will give me a head start on daily tasks. My part-time job is a good opportunity to zone out and think on important decisions regarding creative direction. However, the full-time job does not have that luxury. If I doze off, there's a good chance I'll be flattened by a garbage truck. These guys from the city have tighter schedules than I do.
I have made progress, though. Did some quick edits on a short story and I completed a figure drawing based on an old illustration.
_[Proj_01]: "Four Titles": The status of the Four Titles project is seeing a lot of difficulty. I cannot go far without more education. As I've said, this timeline will span years.
_[Proj_00]: "RPG Travel Kit": I've already begun adapting the Death in Space core rulebook to a portable format. There's a lot of experimentation with scale and custom game mechanics, but all in all, trial and error remains the best course of action.
_Closing Thoughts: There's no reason to make this more difficult than it needs to be. Most of the challenges involved are mental (hehe mentally challenged) and can be overcome with self-discipline. Focusing on the solutions is what I need more than anything. Too much attention on the difficulties is an unnecessary hinderance and a waste of time. This will be my entry for the week and will follow up with any results likely next Sunday.
*and on an irrelevant note, I am fuckin enamored by the sight of my hamster storing food. You don't know this, but I have a hamster. I just cleaned his habitat and already he's hiding food pellets beside a big ball of jute. I think he senses winter coming. Do house pets hibernate? I looked it up, no they don't. That's just a thing hamsters do, I guess.
Also, major changes coming to the project line-up. Adult ADHD kicking in again, if the formula's not working: change the formula. I have a very small window to see results before I put down what I'm doing then getting on with the next thing. I'm not sorry, that's just how I function. Like this little hamster storing food despite him being on a consistent feeding schedule. Oh well. My favorite part about owning a hamster is that you can take any fuckass piece of cardboard and they'll do something with it.
_Quote of the Week: "I like drugs"-Hunter S. Thompson
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