I'M JUST A STONE

Growing up, I experienced incredible insecurity. I had a lot of people's expectations thrust upon me at such an early age that I couldn't separate the things I wanted from what other people wanted me to be. I'm grateful for the experiences I got to have as a child, and for those in my life that made sacrifices so that I could have them, but at 31 I am still learning how to have fulfillment and happiness in my life without having to earn it from someone else's approval. I could never take in compliments, because I didn't believe them, and when I received recognition I worked myself into imposter syndrome. Lately, it has felt as though I'm experiencing my life from another room; I can hear that it's happening, but it's muffled through the wall and I'm witnessing it second or third hand. All this to say, life is always a journey. Even when you grow up, you're still developing and figuring it out. Nothing is permanent and there is always room to shift your perspective.

Actually, really excited about the art style they are taking with the remake. I enjoyed more the depth and darkness that TOTK brought back to the BOTW style, but I'm glad to see them go even further with OOT. Ocarina of Time is about isolation, the world is both enchanted and incredibly dangerous; the land itself is torn between beauty and despair. I think the art style needs to play into that world-- the liminal space that lives between pre and post apocalyptic.