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[nerdybookahs]

What is it about the "Two Point" games?

What is it about the "Two Point" games? #Blaugust2024

I have been playing Two Point Hospital for more than 180 hours. But after a while, it always got too “in your face” with the humour. I prefer more subtle humour or word jokes. It all gets a bit too much at some point and feels like the developers are trying too much to be funny. Compared to Project Hospital, the game is obviously very light-hearted and nobody would ever consider Two Point…

[beatsandskies]

Theme Deck Review Compendium: Scourge “Storm Surge”

Yes, I did purposely use the most jarringly un-thematic card illustration in the deck as the preview. That cleric bringing the “um… what is happening here?” vibes. As this is the final deck of the block and the premodern era, and it’s coming at the end of my participation in Blaugust 2024, it feels appropriate to fold that into my “Random stuff at the start of the post” section. I did think…

[aywren]

For my final post of Blaugust 2024, I write about the challenge the event presented me this year (much of it due to IRL stuff), and being happy that I still managed to finish up 31 posts!

[belghast]

Blaugust 2024 In Review

Blaugust 2024 In Review - The tabulations have been made, and today I talked at length about the event and the various awards that folks have earned.

Good Morning Folks! Because of the quirks of the calendar, the day that was normally “Tabulation Day” aka September 1st took place on a Sunday. It just so happened that I was rather sick yesterday, and today is a Holiday here in the United States. As a result of both of these things, I pushed my tabulation activities to this morning where I have spent it counting posts on blogs. Huge thanks to…

[ramenjunkie]

Blaugust 2024 - The End and What I Learned Week

I kind of let this one really fall off after a strong start. I’ve already kind of touched on the various whys of it all. Mostly just a combination of being busy and the usual lack of motivation. I can’t say I learned anything new that varies from last year’s wrap up. I wish I could be more positive. I’m still pining for the days of old I guess. Which also may be part of why I’m so jaded. I’ve…

[tonyburgessblog]

It's Hard For Me To Relax - #Blaugust

Daily writing promptHow do you relax?View all responses It is hard for me to relax. Often times I find myself having the need to do something. As a people pleaser, my radar runs continuously with the expectation of someone asking me to do something. Even as I write this I feel like I should be more productive. It’s hard for me to give myself permission to just chill out. This is something I need…

[necocolovesstuff]

Ready player Girl 

I’ve always disliked describing the things I find enjoyable. Specifically writing about it makes me feel uncomfortable because, for me, writing was always all about telling stories that could make people feel something instead of just giving a poor attempt to describe others what kind of person I am. This time is no different. It pains me to admit, however, that due to my current relationship…

[alecatmew]

Slow progress, motivation, daily habits

Slow progress

This will be my second Blaugust 2023 entry, pretend I posted it before midnight.

Some days I can craft from nothing to some pretty complex shapes, and then there’s days like today, where I spent four hours to make what is a laughably simple shape. But it’s setting up things for further progress, and if I’d balked in advance at the time I would be spending to get this step done, then I’d never finish the project at all.

With any luck, I’ll have a new lamp design finalised this week, and this is the prototype of its socket.

Motivation

Oh no we’re jumping the shark really early this year if we’re talking about motivation on day 2.

There’s a lot going on this month, and I often find that having multiple interesting things on the go at once means I can bounce between them. I’m also aware that most of these challenges are self imposed so I’m not going to be stressing about missing any days. Still, it’s a fine balance between kindly letting myself off the hook once, and slipping out of the habits entirely.

Daily Habits

So, here’s something I’ve made no secret of – I cheat on some daily habits. I know that the sin of moving around the clock is worth it because losing a streak is demotivating, and the only person I’m cheating is myself (ok, maybe there’s people on the Duolingo leaderboards that would feel cheated but that’s really small change). And really, the accounting works out more favourably ultimately; by fudging the calendar a bit, I invest in the motivation for myself to get back on track the next day. This worked really effectively for my Ring Fit streak until two missed days in a row put a nail in its coffin. It’s extra hard to get back in the saddle after that… but I’m mostly sanguine about it now and about acknowledging that fitness isn’t a priority right now.

Anyhow, I’m backdating this blog post. And I’m going to be turning back the clock to do today’s Wordle. And hopefully I’ll return to both tomorrow with fresh enthusiasm.

"Slow progress, motivation, daily habits" was originally published on Proairesis

[darkgryphon42]

Trying to Explain a Hyperfixation - Or, "How Can You Be Watching Good Omens AGAIN?!" (#Blaugust 2023 #12)

I said I'd blog at least a little about how hyperfixations work in my brain, so here it is! #Blaugust2023 #12

I see a lot of debate online about what constitutes a hyperfixation, what the true definition is, and whether it’s proven to be linked to ADHD or not. I think these conversations are valid, and likely important – but for today I’m just using the term in the way it’s used in my circles. Being completely preoccupied with, distracted by, and feeling deeply about an idea, a subject, or an activity.…

[nerdybookahs]

I feel lonely... lonely lonely lonely...

I feel lonely... lonely lonely lonely... #LotRO #Blaugust2023

I really love being back in LotRO and I also enjoy the levelling process at the moment (in West Gondor). But I haven’t seen a single soul out there. Only when I went back to Rivendell did I see other players and when I joined the seasonal festivals. Where are all the players nowadays? Rivendell has always been quiet, so I wouldn’t expect a lot of people to be there anyway, but Bree also feels…

[beatsandskies]

Tome Brew: Rabbit Assault and Otterly Limitless

I continue to not really like these decks very much, sadly. I’m not sure if I would recommend that you look at getting a second copy to use for upgrades, either. Unless you really want more of the basic basic lands, of course. But better to get singles, or have a bit of a rummage through the draft chaff left after FNM, and upgrade them more like I suggested in my previous post. (There is an Otter…

[belghast]

Tour of the Aggronaut

Tour of the Aggronaut - This morning I make my first post of Blaugust 2024, introduce myself as though no one knows me, and give a tour of my blog.

Good Morning Folks! However, by the time I actually finish this blog post, it might be afternoon. Today is the very first day of Blaugust 2024, and this year one of our mentors had a pretty great suggestion. Magi thought it might be pretty great if everyone dedicated one of their early posts to introducing themselves to the rest of the Blaugust Community. As a result, I am going to attempt this…

[ramenjunkie]

Bring Arts – Final Fantasy VII – Barret Wallace

And Barret completes the last of the 4 core heroes. Though now that I think about it, Aerith kind of doesn’t count does she? It’s complicated, she is kind of core to the plot but also she uh… Isn’t around as much… For spoilery plot reasons from a 25 year old game. How about we go with Barret rounds out the core 3 heroes of Cloud, Tifa and Barret. Barret is an interesting character in the game,…

[tonyburgessblog]

It's Left-Handers Day Around The World - Blaugust - #LeftHandersDay

International Left-Handers Day is an international day observed annually on August 13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left-handed individuals. Being left-handed can be difficult in a world designed primarily by right-handed humans. Studies suggest that approximately 10% of people are left-handed. I am proud to say that I am very left-handed. Special people are born blessed with…

[alecatmew]

Red Siskin

It is Avian August / Blaugust, the time of year when my blog rises briefly from the dead! Today I drew the first bird from Cookiedove’s prompt list; the Red Siskin.

It’s been a while since I’ve done digital art, partly because it was a bit of a pain to find a good groove to get into it. My laptop has only USB C ports so plugging in a tablet always ends up feeling like more trouble than it’s worth. There also wasn’t really a designated “tablet” space as such in the house, which would lead me to trying to draw from the couch in rather awkward ways.

I’ve recently had my PC repaired, and now have my large tablet permanently plugged into it. I had to pull out some old drivers to get it running but it works and I’m thinking that Avian August will be a great way to get back into some digital pieces without feeling any pressure about quality.

Not sure what my plans are going to be for the rest of the month, but like other years I figure I’ll start the month off on a good footing and if things take a hold from there we’ll continue, but if they don’t then again, no pressure.

Good luck to all the other artists and bloggers out there!

"Red Siskin" was originally published on Proairesis