An entire fucking fantasy world that started about 4 months ago and now has evolved into a trilogy. I've been writing several stories of key moments working on my writing style. I've never written anything before.
This is why I DM. I love world crafting and having a party of PCs keeps me focused on growing the world.
Ah, a fellow ADHDM
do not read the comments in this thread if you want any hope of achieving anything today
Too late. What's yours?
Job search. Wish me luck!
Damn I wish I could get this one.
I wish I could force internship applications as my hyperfocus right now. If I could pick what becomes hyperfocus (to a more specific degree) that would be a superpower.
Edit: good luck in your job search!
For the past two weeks it's been Legos. I always wanted to build big kits as a kid, but they're way way too expensive, even for me today now that I'm making decent money. Well lo and behold, there are tons of knockoff Lego manufacturers, many of whom will just sell you 100% ripped off sets for dirt cheap. I just put the final piece on the new Rivendell set today, and I'm going to start the millennium falcon UCS here soon. Unfortunately, it'll have to wait until my thumbs heal up from all the damage - placing tons of bricks really chews up the tips of your thumbs and index fingers
The damage to your digits might be due to the knockoffs. They are cheap and look like Lego, but Lego is still way ahead of them. Worth the extra money is debatable, but try grabbing even a cheaper Lego set to compare. The knockoffs haven't figured out the tolerances and possibly also haven't figured out the materials themselves, so pieces might take more force to place and still not sit as well.
You'd be surprised! I have a few smaller Lego sets (and I have tons of spare from childhood), and the quality of some knockoffs is basically identical to the real deal. Trust me when I say the knockoffs have figured it out in 2023. The real differentiator comes in packaging and quality control. It's not uncommon for a set to have a few missing or incorrect bricks, which you need to order or replace from your own collection. In the end ABS is ABS and this molding tech is literally 50+ years old; there's nothing holy about Legos process.
If you do a quick search you'll also find tons of people complaining about sore thumbs and fingers, particularly after putting together large sets. There's plenty to flame the knockoffs about, but this ain't it
Not at expert myself - but according to my sources including the German youtuber "Held der Steine" Lego is not the top quality brand. Sure the very cheap ones are likely worse, but e.g. the polish brand "cobi" has as far as I heard better quality (I mostly heard about the difference in colouring though).
Well this week starts Inkttober sooo
AI. For some reason I’m looking at taking a degree on it next year like I’ll still be interested then.
Dragon Ball Z. I finally watched everything I missed as a kid, all the way to the end. Just started watching Super and the new animation is great, but I can see why people miss the old style.
Watching the silly Arale episode and the baseball episode, I don't think I've ever laughed so hard watching DBZ!! Highly recommended, if you haven't seen them!
Dont forget the abridged series
I'm currently trying to learn music theory. Finding it hard to concentrate at work because the pieces have finally just started falling into place in my monke brain and I'm sucking up as much content as I can find.
I'd like to compose stuff at some point for video games that I will eventually develop, but if nothing else I'm dying to be able to know why I like my favorite music other than "that part sounds good." There are too many "composer reacts" channels on YT and not enough people who truly break down the concepts. My favorites that I have found are 8-bit Music Theory and David Bennett.
Keep it up! A lot of people in music school struggle with Theory as well so doing it on your own and succeeding is quite the achievement.
Thank you for the encouragement! I had attempted this years ago and bounced off, but at this point I have a muse that gives me a huge surge of momentum (plus I've grown into a much more patient person when it comes to my own artistic expression). It's such an incredible feeling
Fountain pens and the band Talking Heads.
Yay fountain pens! Watch out for their close friend, watches, though.
I think I’m safer from that one being a woman. I love my Apple Watch - it helps me find my phone 😂
Photography has got me pretty good. Specifically old interesting concrete, graffiti, decaying structures, that kind of thing. Been at it for a good while too, this is one I can hopefully string out to just become a long-term hobby!
I'm rooting for you, just don't fall too deep into the rabbithole that is vintage lenses^^
But if you do, here are my personal favourites:
I imagine old lenses in general would work wonderfully with the motives you mentioned, with all their little quirks and design flaws that give the image extra character
I got angry at my cell phone bill and started researching switching. But then it was time to go home from work, so I might be over it. if anyone has suggestions for wireless service, or something else that'll help me waste some time, throw them at me!
Emulating Switch games on my phone. I've got a Switch, and I'm emulating the games that I own, but because it didn't immediately work on the phone, it's started that little obsession.
The most relatable thing is this thread.
And once you get them working flawlessly, you'll never play them again, right?
How did you know?! 🙈🤣
Because I just spent hours configuring and troubleshooting NixOS to make a perfect little Steam box for my TV.
Works great, feels like a game console. Couldn't ask for better.
Zero desire to actually play anything on it.
Geology. I found a professor on youtube (Nick Zentner) who puts up lecture series and seminars. There are so many mysteries and amazing things to learn.
I just moved and won't have home internet until tuesday, so I downloaded his entire geology 101 to watch while unpacking.
that rocks
My current hyperfocus is managing ADHD
I bought a gaming computer. I made spreadsheets comparing the parts and prices and everything.
Congrats, don't forget to actually play games with it now!
spins up a 25 year old point and click Java rpg
By games, you surely mean benchmarks?
The Walloon language! The historical and almost extinct language of the region I've been living in for some time but from which I don't really have ancestry (more from the other region of the country).
The language has a really bad reputation (it's supposedly rude, so different from city to city that it's useless to communicate, etc.) Almost nobody is left speaking it and the overwhelming majority thinks its good thing.
It's fascinating, there's a small group of people trying to standardize it. There's some drama because the other promoters of the language are academics who want to preserve the local varieties, the opposite to standardization.
Painting minis with an airbrush, also powerlifting.
CALISTHENICS
i just achieved my first pretty clean free standing handstand pushup
i also just planched for like 2 seconds yesterday but i havent replicated
and i did 10 muscle ups in a row (8 strict 2 shitty) among some other fun stuff
Motorsport Manager. Incited a hyperfocus in me a lot like Paradox games always have.
trying to get my shitty ratbike running again
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