#PastebinMonday 12/23/2024 What Did I Even Do Edition

'Sup, doods!

Where did this weekend go? After the thrilling Gargantua Blargg Open we had Saturday, the rest of the time felt like a blur and I'm not sure I got anything done. What did I even do this week? I think I uploaded and scheduled a few shorts, but other than that, I can't think of what I managed to get done this week for my personal affairs. Maybe those are the headaches I am feeling right now talking. I'm not sure. Some weeks are going to be like that for me. Whatever is ultimately ailing me is going to affect my motivation to improve the stream by seeking the immediate dopamine hit. I will get this straightened out one day... and probably talk about addressing it until then.

In other news, speaking of immediate dopamine hits, doods, I am resisting every urge to play even more Balatro than I already am. The more you play, the more Jokers you get access to and the more interesting each run gets. This is the kind of game I would love to cool down with on Sundays once I stop having videos to make.

Now if you'll excuse me, doods, I am trying to not pop more pills for the headaches I am feeling at the moment. Hopefully some more sleep will help me be in tip top shape to enjoy various cheesy foods on Wednesday.


Today's (permanent) extra streaming goals (this won't be going down for a while, will it):

Goal #1: get current on YouTube Shorts. I am going to schedule the rest of the uploads before I do anything else. I expect to finish my backlog this week.
Goal #2: script and record footage for my Puzzle League tutorial series. I have some scripts left to touch up before feeling comfortable with moving on to recording gameplay. Then I will need to record my talking points and edit it all together. Getting back to this will be easier once the workflow for the monthly tournaments is finalized. I'm close to being comfortable with the flow.
Goal #3: finalize the tournament layout once and for all in a way that I can adapt for the Pokemon Puzzle League tournament and every other game we might play. I have many weeks to get this part organized before the Tetris Attack championship starts up. Otherwise, I will have to postpone something yet again.
Goal #4: clean up my own stream layout. Most of the framework necessary for a semi-proper stream is done now thanks to streaming the process, though I'm not currently motivated to stream any other part of it at the moment. Next major objective is to make alerts. I have stream reaction clips to put in. Emotes, one or two alternate overlay themes, and alternate timer themes would come soon after, though I will put in any timer theme I can use from Pokémon Puzzle League upon request. As soon as I think of things to put in, I will add them to the list.
Goal #5: catch up on video archives that I have yet to upload since I restarted streaming. I may put them on a separate channel.
Goal #6: edit personal best videos in Tetris Attack Easy – V-Hard (post commentary recorded) and Normal (post commentary recorded)—and everything I did in Pokemon Puzzle Week—and that S-Hard PB—and that V-Hard WR—and that Easy – S-Hard WR—and that TA Easy PB. Standalone archival videos are already attached to my speedrun profile. I'm hoping to make eye-catching productions from each speedrun. I'm considering it to be my personal test to be a YouTuber. I am failing miserably right now.
Goal #7: release the Puzzle League tutorial series YouTube shorts once a day until they're all done. I really do think I need to time the release of the series with a ramping up of my streaming schedule so that I can take advantage of whatever there is to gain from releasing the shorts.

This week's schedule:

Tuesday @8pm – 11:30pm ET – SPECIAL Wild Cards Tuesday – Lunge Fish Open Qualifying
Friday @8pm – 11:30pm ET – Friday Night Salt Mines – Tetris Attack Open Practice


That’s my life story for the week. Until next time, everyone, be decent to each other. Merry Christmas, doods!

--Cards