ask me about....
Not tagging anyone beyond the mentions here. If you want to participate, do so. And tag me because I'm nosy. As always, credit for this whole thing goes to @sorrygoldfish.
...what I'm reading (books): The Mountain in the Sea! It's wild, it's weird! It's sci-fi! I'm only about a hundred pages in, but I am really, really liking it. My personal reading has been a little slower lately since I'm doing school year prep reading. I'm not going to mention the books because they are teaching-specific and no one cares lmao.
..what I'm reading (fic): No Rest in This World by @gatesofminrathous! It is SO good. It's been on my list of fic to read for a long time, and really, no one is doing fucked up Crows and the fallout post-game like this fic. Also continuing to yell about how great Shadows of Divinity by @thewyvernrising is. It's got everything! Spooky forest shit! Bellara romance. Speaking of romancing Bellara, also eating up every update of It All Comes Back by @sorrygoldfish.
...what I'm listening to: I've had Roots by Steinza on a bit of a constant repeat while I write this next section of Handful. Also, Erin LeCount is great for something a little more upbeat.
...what I'm watching: Nothing lmao. But really, I'm so bad at watching things. Sort of House of the Dragon. I guess? I'm like two episodes behind. I feel like the internet keeps spoiling shit for me, and then I get mad and don't watch it.
...what I'm playing: I like the addition of this category! I've reached the point of summer where I was really itching for a new game to play. Usually, I have a game I'm playing with my friends, but lately, they're all into Marathon and I'm just....not. So I picked up Cyberpunk 2077. Is it a great game? No. But I'm having a great time anyway.
...what I'm eating: Really excited about the sushi date I've got with my friend tonight. My partner has celiac disease, and her partner and kids hate fish, so we're ditching them. I'm excited.
...what I'm working on: Working plenty on Handful. Since I'm not doing regular updates on this one...I'm actually writing ahead? Weird for me. I've actually entirely drafted the next two chapters and a weird little interlude. Shit is about to get WILD. I am still working on the Illario piece, too. For no reason other than it's fun, I'd like to get it finished by the end of this month. Since, you know, it corresponds with fic timeline. Struggling a little in the art department, but trying to get back to my usual routine of working on fundamentals every afternoon and hoping shit will realign.
...what I'm doing to touch grass: I hiked seven miles yesterday! You can see the pics here. A couple of my teacher friends really want to summit the peak near my house before school starts (or shortly after; we're not picky). It's about double the length and elevation gain of what I did yesterday, and while I could probably roll out of bed and do it tomorrow without training for it, I'd actually like to enjoy it. So, hiking. Even in this ungodly heat, apparently.
...what's making me laugh: The dog, perpetually. I posted this morning about her being a butt about food while I was trying to cajole her into eating breakfast. She doesn't look it, but she's an old lady! She cannot be out here skipping meals willy-nilly! Also, the inch of skin I completely missed sunscreening (despite reapplication, means I missed it TWICE). And I don't know, it's funny.
...what's giving me hope: Found family, man. I don't know, I've never been quiet here about how complicated my family is, and there's sort of perpetually bullshit going down with them. But then, I go over to babysit my godsons, and they've gathered every single sloth plushie in the house to show me. And my teacher bestie and I are giggling over the Elden Ring art we're going to hang in our classrooms. And every Friday night, I sit around a table with my best friends and play some D&D but mostly make dick jokes. My family can be hard and complicated, but none of that is.
...what's so true to me right now: You can only control what you can control. I've entered the portion of summer that is like...the equivalent of the Sunday Scaries. I have generalized anxiety disorder, and there is SO much unknown and undecided about this upcoming school year, but I am trying so very hard to just...be calm and chill about it even though I am neither very calm nor chill most of the time. But I'm entering year fourteen. I can only control what I can control. It's going to be fine.
