So, we are getting ever so closer to the one year anniversary of the site. And I have zero plans for that besides an obligatory “Huzzah!” blog. Also, my decision on whether or not to keep the Update blogs to once a week or once a month will be decided then.

I have something interesting in mind to do weekly on the site to replace the Updates, if I do indeed decide to not do a blog update every week. I have to say, I have been pretty productive as of late.

First off, the weather has been super nice for October in my area. But as I type this, a consistent rain has come and the following days after the rain promise to be cold and damp. I am also planning on doing another round of 40K steps soon, something I did last October. It is important to stay fit and while doing such an amount in a single day may seem crazy to most, it is something I do remember enjoying doing and feeling accomplished.

But it will all depend on my mood on the day I am planning, for it is a day that the forecast is predicting to be the coldest day we have had since the weather had turned nice back in May. Crossing fingers I will still be motivated enough to do my 40K steps. More on that on the next Update.

As for writing, I have been consistent for the first time in a very long time. I have written something new or proofread or both daily since 9/24, according to my writing journal. And I am noticing that I am writing this blog with more energy than I had in the past few months.

Maybe it was just a dry spell of motivation and creativity? Maybe it was because the weather had been exceptionally hot for weeks on end and I had not been walking outdoors as much as I am now? Maybe it was because I finally got my act together and put aside the anime, podcasts, and Loop Hero to finally write?

Or maybe it was all of the above!

Yeah, Loop Hero, I know I have not played that game for at least a week. It was a fun little time killer when I had zero motivation. But now I am motivated once again. And it feels good. I want to keep working on the project I am currently doing. It has been so much fun and I feel so good to write something again.

Though, I am so out of practice. Sure, I know my typing skills could do with some work. But man, oh man, I have made so many stupid mistakes while writing then I quickly correct them. I swear it has to be a third of my time doing that alone.

Honestly, I kind of want to just cut this blog short and do some proofreading before dinner. So, I will say this: 10/15 will be the next and possible final weekly Update Blog. There will also be another blog on 10/16, the One Year Anniversary Blog of of the site. And then . . . some changes, likely. I like writing for the site but doing an Update every week has been a drag. I’m not one to share a whole lot of personal stuff. So if I can at least do something silly and creative each week, that will be nice.

Good Luck and 🎵YOU MAKE ME WANNA SHOUT!🎵

—BUCK

PS:

Shout by the Isley Brothers has been playing constantly on the radio at my place of work. It has been haunting me every work shift for the past two or three weeks. I do like old music but by Cthulhu’s tentacles, I must have heard that song everywhere I have been, not just work.

I am almost ready to play a song at home on repeat so I can have something else stuck in my head. “Shout” is a good and fun song but constantly playing it, like anything, would just make it lose all meaning and become more of a bad running joke then anything else.