#PastebinMonday 06/09/2025 Can't Catch a Break Edition

Can’t Catch a Break Edition

'Sup, doods!

I can’t catch a break over here, can I?

Forget the sleep that’s been tough to come by due to all of the thunderstorms that have come up in the middle of the night. Forget the practice being inconsistent heading into the tournaments. Forget coming up short in a monthly at the very end yet again.

My desktop has stopped working. And this time I have no idea which thing is failing. And now I’ve left it with a computer repair place for multiple days. This will be the longest I have been without my primary PC in ages.

I can continue to make these updates on my Chromebook. I can queue up the YouTube Shorts that I already uploaded to the channel on my Chromebook. I can’t do much else on my Chromebook without access to the video footage I have already made. Lesson learned to make more use of my external backups, doods.

I THINK I will be good for streaming again on Friday. I was planning to look back on my Bumpty Open play on Tuesday, but that’s gonna be hard to pull off without access to my stuff, dood. I might still have access to a workaround…


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 am hopeful to start this before July, but it depends on my focus.
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:

Friday @8pm-12am ET – PPL2025 Koga Open Qualifying Part 2

Now if you'll excuse me, doods, I need to figure out what I can do without my usual setup and pray that I don’t have an expensive repair bill to look forward to. That’s my life story for the week. Until next time, everyone, be decent to each other. Later, doods!

--Cards