Was pretty sure I posted more Shaman King on my tumblr but gosh guess I was very wrong and the 2021 anime is a total perfect chance for me to (be more active in tumblr again) and reblog Shaman King stuff
Probably the anime that inspired me the most growing up and the character (Yoh) that I relate the most to learn the most from and wish to be like the most
And we are just left with the last two months. Coincidentally, also half a year before my big 30…
1) Keep making art Got started on ‘If a tree falls’, applied for Pluritopia open call (hoping for the best but not expecting much); just got to continue making stuff and working on current projects.
2) Career development Meeting people, talking, doing things, doing whatever I can along the way from where I am to figure out what is it that I wish to do in life, and how I can get there. Gotta stay focused, do things purposefully, learn from people, and just better myself.
Pretty much same as before.
3) Healthier lifestyle Stopped running after realising there’s no IPPT this time… getting closer to getting a foldie though so maybe that will be something.
4) Absorb and create Really stopped reading almost totally after finishing the previous two books. Perhaps partially also because my sleep cycle and life routines have reached a pretty messed state that I can’t really get much done as part of my routine… hopefully ICT will fix some of that and I can get back to a more structured living with books part of it again.
5) 3D rendering Still working on it here and there, trying out stuff, doing tutorials, experimenting. It’s good.
6) Braces Just carry on and nothing much else on this.
7) Finances Looking a little more into funds from stashaway portfolio but not much at the moment still.
Same as previous month, things are okay, not too wonderful but not bad either. Just gotta push a bit more and cut down on procrastination and laziness. Been feeling very lethargic probably due to really really really bad lack of sleep or rather late sleeping.
“I’m not just going to let you die. Not all souls are made equal. Good or evil, strong-willed souls radiate light and are a source of great power. X-III. Your actions seemed nothing more than foolish to me, but you were ready to lay down your lives and I recognize the tremendous willpower of your souls. I could never let such excellent souls go to waste. Become my sustenance and live on for all eternity.”
A month is quite a lot of time to get something done. But I also learned that working full-time, a month can pass by just as quickly. Especially with all the uncertainty and changes to the situation in our lives, time seems to just go by as it comes and 2021 will be over soon even if we were just looking forward to it a while ago.
1) Keep making art Still not working on below as I struggle to squeeze time for ‘art making’. Gonna push myself to get started on ‘if a tree falls’ because starting something is always an exciting step, the problem is to push through with it and finish it up, be satisfied, and move on, even if there is no ‘real end product to look forward to’.
Got these steps into Notion and I just need to learn to refer to it much more and take reference on what I should be doing NOW.
2) Career development Meeting people, talking, doing things, doing whatever I can along the way from where I am to figure out what is it that I wish to do in life, and how I can get there. Gotta stay focused, do things purposefully, learn from people, and just better myself.
3) Healthier lifestyle No more bball again with the new restrictions, but getting started on running again. Got to continue doing pushups regularly too building up for IPPT in November.
4) Absorb and create Finally finished Understanding a Photograph and soon I’ll be finishing Ways of Curating as well. Moving on to read more and just gotta keep a consistent routine of watching films too.
5) 3D rendering Moved from clouds to ocean and moon, a timely turn into mid-autumn last week and perhaps on somewhat of a break now again as I look to shift my focus more to artmaking again.
6) Braces Just carry on and nothing much else on this.
7) Finances Looking a little more into funds from stashaway portfolio but not much at the moment still.
Things are going okay, not wonderful, but not too bad either. It is perhaps the balance of being content of what I have and where I’m at coupled with the drive to strive for better that keeps me in a positive state to go on.
Seems like every month I’m just doing some quick math and counting down to the second half of the year, last third, last quarter etc. 4 months isn’t a long time but it ain’t short either. Much still can happen and we’ve got much to make happen as well before we can be satisfied ending the year off.
1) Keep making art Wrapped up gardens but still not really done much for everything else. Gotta focus and focus and focus and tell myself what is it that I really want and what will help me get there. The only way to get better is to keep practising and the only way to become a better artist or to even be able to qualify myself as an artist is to keep making.
Ongoing projects (with even more broken down clear steps):
- parakeets
go through and select photos to fit into series, and edit
360 stitch for digital presentation (VR?)
a 24hr recording to cut in to video work (timelapse of a day or sth, but not really parakeet season now so maybe kiv)
do sth with audio recordings - either part of 360 work or sth
- mandate
just gotta clean up the tracks still
do a mockup for presentation
do an artwork writeup and put on website
less ‘urgent’: - white on white: need more of these but unsure where to look, also to edit currently available ones - today is a day: unsure when to continue what to do with it - tonight the moon shines bright: where to start? look for suitable places? to include moon or no?
2) Career development Finally got my deserved pay raise after soooooooooo long but that’s one thing settled at least. Next up will be job title but gotta see how that goes. Future is still uncertainty though but at least the short term future is more settled for now, just gotta make sure I’m on track to… somewhere closer to where I want to be.
All that aside, just gotta continue to learn from anyone I can, network, be better at my job (not the most important but just important to continue be purposeful), and think of ways to figure out what I want to do and how to steer towards that.
3) Healthier lifestyle No running this month but maybe resuming bball more regularly now. Hopefully. Not getting any better with sleeping idk why I even still mention this…
4) Absorb and create Still watching (sometimes), still reading (sometimes too), hope to finish Ways of Curating and Understanding a Photograph soon and see what I can move to next. Perhaps good to pick up a fiction alongside a non-fiction as I did before.
5) 3D rendering Same with small practice here and there but nothing much. Started trying procedural clouds so maybe will experiment a little more and see what I can do with it.
6) Braces Just carry on and nothing much else on this.
7) Finances Aside from stashaway not doing much else at this point. Keeping track of finances as usual but no review and no further thoughts about it yet.
Things going pretty well but at the same time getting a little bit too comfortable too. Gotta keep striving keep going don’t stop and get better.
With how things are going the end of year will be here in the blink of an eye. Felt like we were just getting by lockdown life in 2020 and soon it’s gonna be 2 years with the pandemic… Time stops for no one and life will pass us by before we know it.
1) Keep making art Still not much done after this gosh can’t believe I already listed down what I want to do but didn’t even get much done then… Probably gotta take these and put it somewhere to push me to finish them up.
Ongoing projects (with even more broken down clear steps):
- parakeets
go through and select photos to fit into series, and edit
360 stitch for digital presentation (VR?)
a 24hr recording to cut in to video work (timelapse of a day or sth, but not really parakeet season now so maybe kiv)
do sth with audio recordings - either part of 360 work or sth
- mandate
just gotta clean up the tracks still
do a mockup for presentation
do an artwork writeup and put on website
- gardens
editing mostly done other than 10th floor, might need to spend some time thinking how I want it to look and to make it look that way
do artwork writeup and put on website
less ‘urgent’: - white on white: need more of these but unsure where to look, also to edit currently available ones - today is a day: unsure when to continue what to do with it - tonight the moon shines bright: where to start? look for suitable places? to include moon or no?
All feels like I need more walking about to get inspired or to find places to shoot… perhaps what I really need to do is just to go around with a camera more.
2) Career development Career talk is a ‘fail’ too with no clear conclusion again. But kinda enjoying this ‘new’ flexibility and having a boost in networking as well… unsure what is the best step for my career. What do I want to do in the future? Having an interview this week and not sure what kind of decision will I have to make and what will I make out of it… need some career guidance but unsure who/where to get it from…. what do I want in my life?
3) Healthier lifestyle Break from running again for vaccine but should resume next week. No bball again due to restrictions and sleep cycle isn’t getting much better still.
4) Absorb and create Still watching (sometimes), still reading (sometimes too), gotta keep it up and not break the streak. With the flexibility at work, got to see how best I can balance everything for myself.
5) 3D rendering Hasn’t done anything at all except a 1min moth tutorial. Practicing it once a month is not bad but once every two weeks or to work on a bigger project would be better.
6) Braces Just carry on and nothing much else on this.
7) Finances Aside from stashaway not doing much else at this point. Keeping track of finances as usual but no review and no further thoughts about it yet.
Things just gonna continue moving faster than usual. No time to really stop and think but to stop and think is necessary to move forward in the right direction or at least the direction that seems appropriate as well. Most urgent will probably be the next step in my career and what am I to do about it. Artmaking needs to be a consistent thing, as with learning and absorbing more. Networking is going not bad and is useful. Good that at least I don’t feel burned out from work or life although feeling a bit lost with where I am and where I want to be. This time next month I might have made a big decision in my life already and I hope it will be for the better for the year ahead.
