#PastebinMonday 05/19/2025 Moving Day Edition

Moving Day Edition

'Sup, doods!

Putting a bunch of things into boxes lately has me a bit preoccupied with trying to create stuff. It also preoccupied me away from preparing for Saturday's PPL tournament. GGs, FFR. I'm probably going to be in the same state of mind for the Tetris Attack tournament this Saturday. I should have little trouble getting into position to broadcast it, though.

Heads up, doods: this update is the last thing I plan to create before I have to make my move. I'm tearing down my setup Wednesday night and moving everything on Thursday. I will be going dark from then until some time Friday night. Here's to hoping I will never have to move again.


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 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. Moving has pushed 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:

Saturday @2pm-6pm ET – twitch.tv/puzzlespeedrun TA2026 Lakitu Open

Now if you'll excuse me, doods, it's time to prepare for my arms to be sore for a week. That’s my life story for the week. Until next time, everyone, be decent to each other. Later, doods!

--Cards