Not much to say today besides I woke up from this dream that I had where I was playing my keyboard and the most beautiful music I had ever heard came straight from my fingers. Even while in a dreamy,
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Author: RHEN*
Invincible is M-I-D MID AFFFFFF
I want to get to posting more videos, and that’s something I will surely be doing so ye. I just need to give myself the proper push and all shall be well. Now all the sudden I want to rant
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So low energy
As of recent, I feel like my energy throughout the day has been lower than usual. Maybe its because I’ve been in a slump for so long. I gotta do more for my body. Maybe a bit of cardio, though
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Gotta draw more
I’ve been seriously lagging behind on my drawing. I’m drawing surprisingly little for someone who’s dream is to make comics. Gotta put my brain into overdrive and actually put in the work. Here’s my plan that I’m just making up
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Inertia
I’m having a hard time getting anything done today, I’m looking for a dopamine hit any chance I get, not a healthy mindset. I am aware that the law of inertia is also applicable to how productivity operates, though my
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I would like to post more on instagram
I’ve been wanting to be more frequent with my drawing studies, but I’ve lost my motion. I’ve also been wanting to post some stuff on my insta for more traction and to show off more of my technical skills. I
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I’m back from a little hiatus
I wanted to try a new approach to my work/ lifestyle, and it DID NOT work out. Taking breaks from things is not uncommon for me, and I won’t be surprised if I did this again in the near future.
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Skipped a day once again
I’ve been in a slump as of late, that happens from time to time. And I’m hard on myself for it every time, because I expect myself to do better the following day (which almost never happens). It’s a continuous
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I’m so out of it
I feel like doing a lot as of now, but I don’t know, the consciousness just isn’t behind it. I’m setting out and doing what I planned, but it’s just going through the motions. Not sad about it or anything
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I need an end goal for June
In April I posted 4 YouTube videos. In May I posted 8. I need an end goal for June to keep me motivated, so I’m thinking that I want my goal to be to post at least 12 videos for
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I’ve become more productive
I have this timer that tracks how much time I spend drawing and I’ve been making an effort to tally up all the time spent every month. Over the course of May, I’ve drawn 2 hours every day on average.
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Medieval times were brutal
I’ve been reading this book on medieval culture from time to time. Mostly talking about what it’s like to be a person from the 14th century. This book has made me more appreciative of the life I’m living right now,
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Balancing videos with actual progress
There are some high-quality videos I’m in the middle of working on, but its hard to know where to start. I suppose I’ll work on recording scripts tonight. I also want to get some stuff done for either this somewhat
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In the mood for video making
I’m actually looking forward to working on and editing videos today. My two most recent videos haven’t been doing as well as I hoped, but I’m not frustrated about it. I just want to keep moving forward and work on
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Recorded 2 vids today, feels nice
I recorded so videos today, so now I have a backlog of 3-5 voice recordings I can use for upcoming youtube videos. I would like to record even more because just talking to my computer and seeing how people respond
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Going all in on YouTube videos this month
School is almost out for most kids so this is a prime opportunity to gain more traction to my youtube channel. I want to spend most of this month scripting out my next comic, so I should fill in any
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Oops I forgot to post… twice.
Yesterday I was out cold it seems. I mean, that’s to be expected. I also didn’t realize until now that I didn’t submit the blog for Webweek (6/7) I wrote it up, but I guess I didn’t confirm submission. Oh
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Webweek (7/7)
WOOHOO I’m finally done! It doesn’t look as pretty as I wanted, but I am more than satisfied with the results. Not bad for one week. On this final day I worked on the coloring and touches, continuously scanning for
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Webweek (5/7)
Got a shit ton done yesterday; 8 WHOLE HOURS OF WORK, awesome sauce! Though, I am still a day behind (womp womp). Like I said before, the last two days are the easiest, so I’ll be able to catch up
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Webweek (4/7)
I actually made a good amount of progress yesterday. I may be a day behind, but the last 2 days are the least laborious so I should be able to make up on my missing tasks. I gained a good
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Webweek (3/7)
I’m falling behind a bit on my comic but that was to be expected because I was celebrating my birthday. Though, I can’t put all the blame on that. I was often getting sidetracked and also working on a different
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Webweek (2/7)
Completed everything I set out to do yesterday. Well, except for writing down the text for all the pages, but that’s light work. Yesterday didn’t feel very productive even though I pretty much completed all my tasks. Makes me feel
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Webweek (1/7)
I technically got everything done that I wanted to get done character designs, color scheming, thumbnails. But I didn’t complete it to a point where I was entirely satisfied with my output. I’ll polish up on them today so no
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Oops, I meant the next day
I forgot that my time is way offset from the website’s time, so I’ll actually be writing reflections tomorrow not today. Whoops.
Starting my Webweek challenge tomorrow
I’m a bit anxious, I don’t know if I’ll meet the expectations I set for myself, but I’ll try my best! Starting tomorrow, I’ll write reflections on the progress I have made on my challenge every day for the next
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Cooking up 2 videos rn
As of now, I have a video that’s basically entirely complete that I will be posting on Monday. And I have a video that I would like to post as soon as possible. Hopefully I’ll be done with it today,
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Old-fashioned 43-hour long audiobook
I went to the library today to return and check out some books. I’ve been wanting some long-form audio-based content to listen to while working on this huge upcoming project. At the library there was this huge absolutely meaty collection
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It’s coming to a close
It’s close, but Wall inches out Cicada as my favorite song from Good Kid‘s newest album. I really like how strong and punctuative the first line of the song is, exclaiming “it’s coming to a close” as a statement rather
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Almost done with my stupid chud manga
Need to complete the line art for the next few pages, add some screen tones, possibly a splash of color and it’s off to exporting. This one has been 4 months in the making, which is way more than it
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Improving my personal calendar app
I have this personal calendar app that I run straight off of my browser created with the assistance of AI (I swear I’m not an AI bro, it’s just really helpful for making basic code). I created it back on
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So close to completing my video
It’s just a matter of exporting some small animations and placing them in the timeline. Otherwise, I’m done. To be honest I’m not all that happy with how this video has turned out. The editing is quite amateur (which is
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Went outside today. T’was nice. Part 2
Dammit. It’s going to look like I double posted tomorrow, but its still the 9th in my time. Guess I lose my streak, but I’m not all that distraught. I went outside twice today. Once when it was foggy in
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I feel like I’m progressing so slowly man -_*
Yesterday was a slog and today is looking like the same. The thing is, I’ve been doing a lot more doing than procrastinating, but progress is still slow. Maybe I need to work even harder? Maybe its because this is
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Be your best boss
Might turn this concept/mental tip into a video. I feel like I’ve been slacking hard on my tasks. There is a video and comic I want to be done with already and my mind is split. On one side its
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I just heard my cat sneeze for the first time!
By the way this cat isn’t really MY cat, he’s just a stray cat that likes to come into my living quarters because I give him the best pets. Anyways, for the first time ever I heard a cat sneeze,
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Went outside yesterday
I haven’t been in the sun for a while now (for reasons both in and out of my control), so I decided to go get some vitamin D in my system. It was nice. I went to a local park,
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My consistency has improved ^*
I have this file that I use to calculate how often I draw, with the goal being to draw a total of 5,000 hours. But I would also like to see improvement in how often I draw last time I
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I’ve got so many books to read -_*;
I force my mom to go with me to the library every 2 or 3 weeks. I love reading non-fiction books and art books and manga, those kinds of things, but I feel like I have so many tasks that
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Deadline micromanaging
I’ve made some raw recordings for Youtube and I have a comic I really want to complete already. I’m feeling reinvigorated with a want to do more. I have a lot planned for May and I hope to follow through
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The more effort I put in, the more I cringe.
I’m working on this video of Youtube with a lot of editing and effort put into it, but the more I work on it, the more I dislike it. The video itself isn’t bad, but more so because making it
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I have sooo much to do for my next video
Been slacking more than I’d like to today, and I think it’s because I subconsciously find this next video I’m working on to be too daunting. I’ve already done all the voiceovers and cleaned them up, but I still gotta
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I FINALLY RESTRINGED MY GUITAR LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
I haven’t played my guitar for over half a year because I couldn’t restring it properly and I ended up break the strings 3 times. 3 FUCKING TIMES! What the hell is wrong with me!? I’ve restringed my guitar just
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Getting around to it
Been slow on working on videos and comics. I promised that I would post a video every week bare minimum and that’s what I’ll do. Sorry this daily blog is so short. There isn’t really anything interesting that I’ve done
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Been self-learning piano
I have this old CASIO keyboard that a friend gave me. I’ve had it for around 2 or 3 years by now and I’ve barely used it until recently. I have never taken any piano lessons ever, but I do
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Working on a high-quality video ig
I’ve recorded some low effort videos yesterday, should be posting at least one this week. I would like to post my higher quality video about my Altoo comic strip (the video thumbnail will be outlined in pink instead of yellow
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Library boomer brainrotters
I went to the library yesterday and there was something there that filled me with hatred. I was checking out some non-fiction books and graphic novels as I normally do, but I noticed something at the public computer section of
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Carl Jung and how intelligence doesn’t dictate choice.
I was reading some of Carl Jung’s work (cuz ima pretentious asshole) and he was talking about an experience he had with Sigmund Freud, a mentor of his. He talked about his theory on symbolism in dreams and when bringing
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Rumination
“Ruminate” is a word I’ve been thinking about a lot recently. Ruminating in thoughts, what a lack of rumination does for you, how much should I ruminate? I suppose it’s my new linguistic fixation, and I feel like I’ve been
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Man, I feel like the weight of the world right now.
Normally, I would get these depressive mood swings every so often (not actually depression, just stuck in sad thoughts that usually last a day or two). Now it seems like they’re replaced with this sense of pressure on everything I
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Hello for realzies this time.
By the way sometimes it might look like I posted an entry every other day or twice a day, that’s because my clock and the site’s clock aren’t in sync so that might happen sometimes. But ye, hello world. I’ll
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Blog Test
Alright lets test this out. how does this look?