#PastebinMonday 04/28/2025 Emotionally Drained Edition

Emotionally Drained Edition

'Sup, doods!

As I write this update, I am emotionally drained. My execution during the weekend was not what it needed to be to ultimately succeed in the tournament and yet I was more competitive in the rematch with Yoschi than I was last year. It got me emotionally invested to a place I didn't think I would reach. It felt like 2022 all over again, especially when I won three races in a row to even up the match at three games a piece... especially when I proceeded to lose the next two with subpar attempts when I needed good runs most.

Quite frankly, doods, after exclusively working Tetris Attack for 2 1/2 months, I need to recharge. I thought I would be in a position to grind Tetris Attack one last time this week, but my mind is not here for that right now. I do want to review what I did during those matches, however. Friday is the biggest block of time I have available to sit down with that and not the weekend, because...

I am one week away from getting the keys to my new home!

I have gone through the inspection phase of the process and am now in the “seller fix this before closing pls” phase. Fortunately, there are mostly minor things to fix that won't take a long time. This weekend, I am expected to walk through the house at some point to make sure that everything that was pledged to be fixed has been fixed. The time is near to start moving.

Now if you'll excuse me, doods, I need to figure out how I'm going to move all of my crap.


Today's (permanent) extra streaming goals:

Goal #1: record footage for my Puzzle League tutorial series. The scripts are done! I am now challenging myself to find time amidst my tournament duties to work on recording the gameplay. I would then need voice-over on top of that. I plan to start this next month once I am fully settled in the new place and have some time away from work.
Goal #2: 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. The home situation keeps pushing this date further and further back.
Goal #3: 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. As soon as I think of things to put in, I will add them to the list. I added a list in a dedicated channel in my Discord server. If you have any time to kill and want to contribute, check it out.
Goal #4: catch up on video archives that I have yet to upload since I restarted streaming. I may put them on a separate channel.
Goal #5: 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—and another Easy – V-Hard PB (twice). 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 was failing miserably even before this moving thing became a thing.
Goal #6: finalize the tournament layout once and for all in a way that I can adapt for every game we might play. I have a volunteer to help broadcast the matches in my stead, but I need to get settled in my new place before I engage in too many projects.


This week's schedule:

Friday @8pm-11pm ET – Film Study of My Final Tournament Matches


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

--Cards