Time for a bit of an update, I guess.
It seems like this used to be a lot
easier than it is right now, but maybe it's true what they say about
having a plan written down someplace. From where things are now, I
suppose I don't really have anything to lose by trying, so I may as
well try doing this Atop
the Fourth Wall style. So, that leaves me with the question of
where to begin. I guess I'll start with...
Health Stuff
Those
readers who have been following the various blogs
and webcasts and
the like I've been doing lately might know that I've been in
something of a funk of some sort for a few months now. I'm trying to
work through that still, which is, of course, easier said than done.
Anyone who's dealt with anything remotely like the issues I'm taking
about probably knows quite well what I'm talking about here.
On
top of that, I've got an early fall cold, which is making things all
the more difficult. At first, I just thought it was fall allergies,
but the last couple days have made me think otherwise. Between that
and the other, less tangible stuff I've got going on right now, it's
been really difficult to convince myself to make time for the one
thing that would probably make things better: getting enough
exercise. That bit's had an effect on my weight as much as it has on
my overall health in general. I took some advice I gave somebody
else on the web and stepped on the scale the other day, and it was
not a pretty sight. I really need to get moving again and watch what
I eat a little better. Getting all this together a little better
again will help with the next topic:
Job Stuff
While
my job situation is better than it was even a couple months ago,
really, there's still some room for improvement. I've still got the
job at the burger joint, of course, and the job in the real estate
office seems to be going reasonably well, too, far as I can tell.
Some
good news on this front is that I do have what seems to be a good
lead for a next step. I was recently referred to a local place
that's hiring, so soon as I'm a little more over this cold I've got
and I've got a free moment, I'm going to go put in for it. From
here, we'll move on to:
Art, Writing, and Streaming
As
always, I've got plenty of ideas to work with, and even a decent
stack of art to finish off and post to my dA
page. The issue here is that I need to get myself in gear to get
it done.
Speaking
of issues, one thing I think I should address specifically here is
the Text Play series I do for this main blog of mine, with particular
regard to Final Fantasy 8. The last couple weeks, I've been debating
with myself about just quitting where I left off in Eshtar or trying
to press on. If I do decide to go on, I need to figure out what,
exactly, I'm going to do. I had intended to do the Doomtrain
sidequest, but that doesn't seem to be working out as planned.
That's largely because I did sit down and try to play for awhile and
wound up bored almost to tears with it, and this is a part of the
game I've never played before. I'm still trying to decide what I'm
going to do there. I might sit down and try to play again, but if
the next session goes like the last, I may just make a video about
calling it quits on the game again.
As
for the streaming thing I do, I've been on uStream
the last couple times I was on the air, but I may try to do something
on my Mixlr
channel next time I'm on.
I know I've been sporadic with using either lately, but it's like Ben
and Marc were talking about in this
episode of Super Toolshed, if memory serves. It's not as easy as
one might think to just turn on the mic and/or camera and just talk
as one might think. The last couple episodes of Super Toolshed have
been 90+ minutes in length, but there are two people involved, and
they've got decent topics most of the time, whereas I'm just one guy
with not so many good things to carry on about.
Now,
with all that out of the way, I do believe I'm down to the one last
thing that needs to be done here:
Schedule Going Forward
I'm
going to try to base this on the last kinda-sorta schedule I had, as
best as I can remember it. It's been far too long since I've tried,
and my situation has changed at least some since then, so there will
be differences. And, as per usual, this is prone to be altered as my
situation changes. So here we go:
Monday:
RadioDeadAir chat attendee: 9 PM to 1 AM Central, on the RadioDeadAir
site
Tuesday:
The JMShearer Show (Mixlr)
or JMShearer Speaks (uStream):
9:30 PM Central. I'll announce which I'll be on just prior to show
time each week, as I'm rarely sure which I'll use until then.
Wednesday and Thursday:
Art, Text Play issues, and general blogging as completed.
Friday:
ZFTR chat attendee. 9 PM Central, though time tends to vary.
Weekends:
Open
As I
said above, this is all subject to change as necessary. Also,
blogging, art, and Text Plays may appear any day of the week, as time
allows, but Wednesday and Thursday evenings are most likely, as
that's when I tend to have the most time available at present.
So, I
guess that's where I am for now. We'll see how long this lasts and
where it takes me. Until next time, everyone! See you soon.
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