More options is always good (they can miss me with that gen AI trash though)

I wonder how easy it is to use compared to GIMP or Krita?

(I still suck with Krita but that’s a me thing lol)

My favorite is when I go through this, think I didn’t make it, then open the microwave to see my cup of now cold tea.

The first draft is stream of consciousness

Just hammer it out until it is done

Sentence structure? Doesn’t matter.

Punctuation? If you feel like it.

Spelling? Fcuk it, wing it.

Do the editing and later

Think of the first draft as a rough hunk of marble you carve out of a mountain. You bring it back to the shop to do roughing passes until you can find David within.

Literally this last weekend I hammered out 10,000ish words in one of the many story projects I’m working on. I’ll finish one at some point, I just need to stop hammering these things out at 2am when I need to get up at 9am.

I feel you friend, my meds ain’t working as well as they should anymore but the closet appointment I can get for adjusting them is still weeks out

One of the “perks” of my job is that is basically pure chaos when you focus on the little details. Big picture you’re just loading and unloading trucks with a forklift, but in the thick of it you’re positioning pallets, identifying what kind of freight it is, confirming the paperwork is done properly, determining position for each type of shipment, balancing the trailers, and on, and on. Not to mention that every single trailer throughout the day is a clearly defined goal that I can see the progress of constantly as I approach finishing the trailer.

That chaos for me helps (as crazy as that sounds) because there’s so many little details to track and check that it’s a constant stream of new details.

The only problems I’m having at work really is getting there on time, taking my breaks on time, and leaving on time. The actually grind I’m doing fine at… mostly… at least not bad enough to draw attention… currently.

I think a big factor for why my boss is understanding is that his son has ADHD and he knows what that like.

Now my personal life on the other hand, that’s a trash fire currently due to the ADHD and the meds needing adjusting.

NGL it really is

Plus you get the perks of doing them with other people, which is hella nice

I’m trying, honest!

I just get paralyzed right as I try to start!

It fucking hurts when I finish a day, can’t muster the energy to start on one of my projects, then just sit there hating myself while I waste another day doing shit I don’t enjoy (scrolling memes) rather than doing something I do enjoy (ANY OF MY GOD DAMNED HOBBIES!)

Tomorrow though, tomorrow I’m starting a print job for film holders for my new (to me) 4x5 camera and hell or high water putting at least one brush stroke on my Orc Marauders Battle Truck model (it’s for One Page Rules, an approachable tabletop war game)

I feel fucking seen by this post

It rings right to my core

Sometimes

But usually after I’ve already started the next one

In general I’m typically putting off 2+ projects at a time while barely finishing others

Edit: And yes, that “+” is doing a lot of heavy lifting