#PastebinMonday 07/03/2023 My System is Fricked Edition

'Sup, doods!

I have no idea at this point if I am good or bad at procrastination. I am adept at putting things off in favor of dopamine rushes. I am also not adept at maintaining focus on hyper-specific tasks when I have multiple objectives in front of me. Looking at all of the things I want to do and have to do for the LPS broadcast layouts, I found myself not wanting to stick to one task as I got a sort of “brain blast” on what to do on another task. I actually get these constantly now that I have all of the below goals on my plate. I should just write shiz down when I get these ideas in a way that I can save for later. I am finding myself to be not good at managing this.

If there's anything I should be learning from this experience, it's that I should get myself tested for ADHD and address the symptoms. I do not have health insurance, however. I am also trying to save up for a house payment. I am also figuring that I will have to pay off my student loans soon. I spent years contemplating whether or not I had real regrets about getting loans for my fifth year of school to pursue the Master's degree. The extra degree, by and large, has not helped me get in the door with prospective employers. I have not yet gotten my money's worth out of what the loans enabled. The American education system, by and large, has failed Americans. I wonder morally if all of those loans should be forgiven on that principle, alone. The system is fricked, doods.

My system is fricked, doods. And I don't know how to fix it.

As for the broadcast layout progress, I've done enough to finish it tomorrow, I think. Having the day off from work will allow me to make more real progress. I'll also be chowing down on burgers and hot dogs from the grill all day. Hope I don't get too distracted by them.

Today's (permanent) extra streaming goals:

Goal #2: create a broadcast stream layout for the next LPS minor speedrun tournament game, Kirby's Avalanche. This will be done this week, if not by tomorrow.
Goal #3: update the LPS Pokémon Puzzle League broadcast layout to be better automated like the Tetris Attack layout.
Goal #4: edit my first batch of Kirby's Avalanche runs. And my Falsebound Kingdom run. And my Mario Golf run. And my second batch of Kirby's Avalanche runs. I'mma need a minute for this. I may need to move the priority up to get it done sooner.
Goal #5: script and record footage for my Puzzle League tutorial series. I have some scripts 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. I will still want to take time during the week to do all of that instead of stream. Whether I will be able to remains to be seen.
Goal #6: clean up my own stream layout. I am brainstorming how I want the final theming to be. I probably want to give people multiple options, maybe allow spending bits to change the look. I don't have anything written down yet. I don't expect to get to this anytime soon, but I might need to dedicate time to it to ever get it done.
Goal #7: maybe make a universal LPS broadcast layout. I have a base, but perhaps I should stylize one for the LPS brand. Hopefully I wouldn't over-homogenize it like SpeedGaming did.
Goal #8: 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:

(All broadcasts begin at 7pm CT)

Tuesday – Tue-Gi-Oh! (Yu-Gi-Oh! game speedruns) – The quest to win the Sub-5 Lottery continues. I reserve the right to start this at 5pm CT if I get to a comfortable place with the broadcast layout.
Wednesday – Wild Cards Wednesday (whatever speedruns I feel like) – The goal of this Speed Golf session will be to finish learning the front nine of the first category.
Thursday – Opening Round (golf game speedruns) – Star Peach Marion Front Tees Speed Golf guide to the back nine, I hope?
Friday – Friday Night Salt Mines (community speedrun races) – One more week until Kirby Puyos.


That’s my life story for the week. Later, doods!

--Cards