#psyducks 2020 challenge

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年9月28日 (禮拜一) [54/60]

Today’s words of the day:  pretty (靚), mister (先生), and internet (網). Slow work day (my fault, and not great), but weirdly productive once I was like, “yeah, maybe I should do something else for a bit.” Yeah, I always thought “if you aren’t productive doing this one thing, maybe you should take a break and work on something else,” but this was proven spectacularly true today.  

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[psyduckstudies]

2020, Better You 60 Day Challenge

Alright

I've been on and off Tumblr for the longest now. Despite saying I'll post every week and I'll come back and post more, I have failed to do so. I've been fake to y'all and lying to myself.

But,

This semester I've been doing a lot of work on my mental and emotional health! I went to counceling, started meditating again, picked up yoga, drank water with lemon like a fancy btch and journalled more. I'm proud at the progress I've made. And if you've made any progress, big or very tiny, it's still a win and you're still making progress!!

Feel free to share your own accomplishments with me! I'd love to hear them and hype you tf up! No accomplishment is too small.

It's safe to say, I still have a long way to go. The battle isn't over! I still procrastinate, I'm still insecure and indecisive and I have difficulty speaking my mind when talking to others. I'm not where I want to be just yet. But that doesn't mean, I can't be!

This new year , hell, I can even start today, I will push to embody the person I wish to be and I'd absolutely love it if you'd join me!

I'm talking several goals consistently for 2 months. I got the idea from the podcast, "the Mindset Mentor " by Rob Dial who is doing a 60 day iron mind challenge. With 10 to 12 goals! I thought it would be cool to follow a few goals of his but also a few of my own!!

For 60 days

We are going to:

Meditate - every morning after waking up. For how long you want but it's got to be noted and journaled

Take cold showers - cause I hear that's healthy and good for you. Tbh I'm not a fan of very cold water so I'll be starting at luke warm and working my way to cold

Yoga - every day in the morning. Keep up the stretching and practice those new positions. It'll pay off in the end

Drink nothing but water and unsweetened tea - we are cutting off the juice, the coffee, the alcohol, the soda! All of that is out (for 2 months, we got this) btw fruit smoothies don't count as long as there is no juice in it! Milk will also get a pass

Gratitude journaling - write down the things you're grateful for!

Self complements - who says you can't compliment yourself. Tell yourself 3 things you love about yourself every day. It can be small, like how soft your earlobes are or bigger, like how kind you were for spending personal time helping someone in need!

Learn something new - pick up that hobby or language you've been putting off. Be curious again and ask questions!

Read! -try to read several pages a day. If you haven't read in a long time, start with 15pgs a day of anything! Read webtoons or blogs and articles!

Say no - no more meaningless spending. No to inconvenience. No unnecessary hang outs with ppl ur not even close to. No to doing something that you really don't want to do that you agreed to because you felt bad saying no!!!! None of that! Be selfish and do what you want.

Lastly, any goal that you feel like you need to work on in order to be the best you!!

My 10th goal is to talk more. Practice being more fluent with the things I say, work on pronouncing things and speaking clearly.

I'm often misunderstood when I talk. My words get jumbled and I have difficulty explaining what I want to say. It's always been something I was insecure about and hence, I never liked participating or talking out loud! But I shouldn't let it hold me back. I can be better and I shouldn't be embarrassed by it anymore

I do have more goals and practices I wish to keep up that I will post separately, feel free to expand the goal list as well

Warnings! If you fck up a day, you gotta start that 60 day count all over!! We are in this to be the best version of ourselves and that takes commitment! You gotta start at some point! Do this for you! To be who YOU want to be. Don't give up and stay strong

I hope that you take the time and energy for the 1st 60 days of the new year and join me in this challenge. We can hold each other accountable!

Please comment below so I can keep track who wants to do this with me

I'll make a group chat for all those interested in joining me in my journey!

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[myheartyplace]

2020, Better You 60 Day Challenge

At the beginning of 2020 I will be trying @psyduckstudies​‘s challenge, but with a few twists. Here are my 10 daily things.

I am going to:

Meditate - 🧘🏻‍♀️ every morning after waking up. For how long you want but it's got to be noted and journaled

15-minute-clean-up - when you come home from school/work or at the end of the day, put a 15 minute timer and clean up as much as possible within that time period. This helps keep your environment clutter free and much more enjoyable.

Yoga 🤸‍♀️ - every day. Keep up the stretching and practice those new positions. It'll pay off in the end.

Drink nothing but water and unsweetened tea ☕️ - we are cutting off the juice, the coffee, the alcohol, the soda! All of that is out (for 2 months, we got this) btw fruit smoothies don't count as long as there is no juice in it! 

Gratitude journaling 📖 - write down the things you're grateful for!

Self compliments 🥰 - who says you can't compliment yourself. Tell yourself 3 things you love about yourself every day. It can be small, like how soft your earlobes are or bigger, like how kind you were for spending personal time helping someone in need!

Walk more 🚶‍♀️ - let’s be honest, it’s winter and all you want is to be in bed hibernating and you probably won’t do crazy workouts. But at least you can walk a little bit more instead of taking the bus or go out of the house just for the sake of taking a walk. It’s good for your mental health too.

Read! 📚 -try to read several pages a day. If you haven't read in a long time, start with 15pgs a day of anything! Read webtoons or blogs and articles!

Say no ❌ - no more meaningless spending. No to inconvenience. No unnecessary hang outs with ppl ur not even close to. No to doing something that you really don't want to do that you agreed to because you felt bad saying no!!!! None of that! Be selfish and do what you want.

Lastly, any goal that you feel like you need to work on in order to be the best you!!

I removed the “cold showers” because I honestly don’t think I will be able to do it and I will try cleaning up my room every day for at least 15 minutes.

And I also switched “learn something new” with “walk more” because at the beginning of the month I have almost a month filled with exams so there is plenty to learn for them already, I don’t think it’s reasonable for my schedule to try to fit something new right now. But I think walking more is going to be pretty good for myself because when it’s exam time I tend to stay in at my desk or in bed the whole time without seeing the daylight which is so bad and makes me feel pretty awful. 

My 10th goal is “get enough sleep” 🌙 It’s hard with so many exams coming up but just try to do your best, you know your mind is so much clearer when you’re well rested. Take advantage of that. 

Also, I don’t think that missing a day with 10 habits to check during exam period is that bad, so I won’t be starting all over. Actually I think that what could work better for me is to apply the next rule : “You cannot skip a habit for more than two days in a row”. I think it’s fair enough... 

I hope that you take the time and energy for the 1st 60 days of the new year and join me in this challenge. We can hold each other accountable!

Last but not least, let’s give  @psyduckstudies credit one more time for coming up with this cool challege. And good luck everybody!

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[dizachsterarea]

Robo ducky.

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[hypotermiart]

December Pokémon Challenge 2020, 28/31: Psyduck

psy-ay-ay

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[ecreau]

Thank You

And to end my 2020, here are some of my favorite artworks that I have created this year. ⁠ ⁠ My Animal Crossing character's definitely one of my favorite artwork, because of the lockdown I got to create this dream island/home that I could roam and talk with my friends without thinking there's a harmful virus around. ⁠ ⁠ The next two were Cacnea and Psyduck, these two drawings were I found out my 'style' and I kinda stick to it (I am excited to share my new artworks next year!). ⁠ ⁠ Another two were my 30-day throwback challenge because these two challenges I put a creative way to show my drawings and I want to continue having a creative template for each challenge in my next posts. ⁠ ⁠ Last, was the thank you post, without you guys I would never be motivated on thinking of creative ways to show my artworks. ⁠ ⁠ Thank you for always supporting my artwork. Let's create more next year!⁠ ⁠ -⁠ Please do not repost my artwork/design. Ask me first. ⁠ Thank you!⁠

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 “Nostalgia is my favorite thing.”

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[muses14]

Original 151 Poke’mon

And what it says about you! By: James Grebey This is a fun read! :D Bulbasaur — You’re accessible, reliable, and don’t like to be challenged. If you did like a challenge, you wouldn’t have chosen the starter that can steamroll the first two gyms. Ivysaur — You’re starting to be a “real adult,” so you pay your own cell-phone bill. Venusaur — You’ve had to deal with several rounds of layoffs and all sorts of bullshit, and your body hurts and you’re just goddamn tired and full of resentment. Charmander — You’ve fooled everyone—maybe even yourself—into thinking that you’re all cute and sweet, but there is a fire inside you and you are ready to let folks know that they’ve wronged you. Charmeleon — Your favorite soda is Diet Mountain Dew. Charizard —  You think of yourself as a scrappy underdog, despite being undeniably popular and powerful. Ninety percent chance you’re a Boston sports fan. Squirtle — You’re sweet and innocent and are blessed with the ability to rock any pair of sunglasses. Wartortle — You’re a little upset when people don’t comment on your new haircut, even though you totally did not get it for the attention. Blastoise — Your favorite genre of movie is military documentary. Caterpie — You have low expectations for yourself, but the key is finding joy in the ordinary. Metapod — You would eat undercooked chicken when you ordered a salad rather than tell the waiter that they got your order wrong. Butterfree — You’re still deeply scarred by that episode of Pokémon where Ash says goodbye to his Butterfree, and that emotional trauma is the only reason why you haven’t picked a better Pokémon to be your favorite. Weedle — Contrary to the saying, you do not know when you’ve been insulted. Kakuna — You remember every single slight that’s ever been leveled against you, real and perceived. Beedrill — You have forgotten about at least one of your tattoos. Pidgey — People wrongly assume that you can’t keep a secret, but you’re actually extremely trustworthy, and it’s a little hurtful, actually, that people think they can’t confide in you. Pidgeotto — You attempted to start going by your middle name when you went off to college, but it didn’t stick. Pidgeot — You don’t participate in the group text thread much, but whenever you do chime in, it’s a knockout. Rattata —  You’re a tattletale. Raticate — There’s a pizza box somewhere in your bedroom, right now. Spearow — You push away people who are only trying to help. Fearow — You have stabbed somebody, or at least seriously, seriously considered it. Ekans — Deep in your heart, you know that you’re a Slytherin. Arbok — You proudly self-identify as a Slytherin. Pikachu — Ya basic. Raichu — You think that those rentable scooter start-ups are good, actually. Sandshrew — You have a rich inner life, and you’re secure enough that you don’t feel the need to always be a part of every conversation. Sandslash — Nobody ever really knows what you’re thinking, and it keeps people on edge. Nidoran♀ — You’re deeply upset about what’s happened to Tumblr. Nidorina — You would be onboard a “Hillary 2020” campaign. Nidoqueen — You listen to Lemonade once a day. Nidoran♂ — You probably have some personal biases that you should really address. Nidorino — Inexplicably, you are super, super into soccer, or, as you call it, “football.” Nidoking — In lieu of a personality, you are really into bourbon and craft beer. Clefairy — You would die for Carly Rae Jepsen. Clefable — You can utterly destroy somebody’s sense of self-worth and self-confidence with just the briefest of withering looks. Vulpix — You have dabbled in crystals. Ninetales — You’ve tried running the way they do in Naruto at least once because, well, what if it really is faster that way? Jigglypuff — You want to be the center of attention, yet you cannot handle even the mildest criticism. Wigglytuff — You are deeply invested in the Royal Family. Zubat — You are extremely annoying, and everyone wishes you would stop bothering them!!!! Christ, I’m just trying to walk through this cave in peace!!! Golbat — You nasty. Oddish — You have fallen prey to a multilevel-marketing scheme you learned about on Instagram, and you just don’t know it yet. Gloom — You forgot to put on deodorant, and even though you smell fine (it’s really not a big deal), you are mortified and want to die. Vileplume — You’ve uploaded multiple YouTube videos that begin with “Hey guys, sorry it’s been so long since my last video!” Paras — You’re just trying to get by, man. Parasect — You are Too Online, and it has poisoned your brain. Venonat — Bernie Bro. Venomoth — You’re a Warren G. Diglett — First dates always go well for you, but the person you’re dating will soon discover that you have a lot of stuff going on under the surface. Dugtrio — You’re almost never seen without the company of your best friends in the whole world, and you are terrified about what will happen if anybody moves away. Meowth — You were the class clown in high school, and in retrospect you probably deserved all those suspensions. Persian — You do not have any student loans. Psyduck — You use Tweetdeck to view Twitter, and you’re constantly confused and upset. Golduck — You deleted your Facebook account, but you can keep tabs on your friends with both of your Instagram accounts, so it’s pretty much the same. Mankey — You have punched an authority figure at least once. Primeape — You have punched an authority figure at least once...and won. Growlithe — You don’t love it when people don’t follow rules, but you’re extremely loyal, so you’d never make a big deal of it. Arcanine — You would like to speak to the manager. Poliwag — You go along with the flow out of necessity. Poliwhirl — You are Jason E. Christian, and you live at 23rd East Walnut Lane in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Yes, Jason, we know where you live, and we know what you’ve done. Don’t try to deny it, and don’t try to hide. Poliwrath — You knew multiple yo-yo tricks when you were a kid, and could probably still walk the dog if somebody gave you a yo-yo, even though you’ve largely put such childish things behind you. Abra — You have made important life decisions based on astrology. Kadabra — You took an online IQ test, and because you were happy with the result, you take it as gospel. Alakazam — You’re a mod for several important subreddits. Machop — You’re excited for the tub of protein powder you ordered from Amazon to get here already. Machoke — Machoke me, daddy. Machamp — Remember Big Dick Energy? You have the opposite of that. Bellsprout — You are in way over your head. Weepinbell — You were recently ghosted. Victreebel — You recently ghosted somebody. Tentacool — You think it’s funny to call sports “sportsball.” Tentacruel — You are lurking behind the scenes, waiting for your moment. Geodude — You’re a 14-year-old Men’s Rights Activist. Graveler — MAGA. Golem — You’re a dad who drinks exclusively Milwaukee's Best. IPAs have too much flavor. Ponyta — You’re a horse girl (or horse guy, but you for sure were an enthusiastic junior equestrian). Rapidash — You have never taken a public bus, and you don’t ever plan to. Slowpoke — The people who make fun of you secretly envy you. Slowbro — You just want to relax and not worry about things, but somebody is always riding your ass. Magnemite — You never miss trivia night at your favorite bar, and you take the competition super seriously. Magneton — You never miss trivia night at your favorite bar, but because your friends carry most of the weight, you view it as a weekly opportunity to get sloshed. Farfetch'd — You host a podcast about bad movies that you started with your buddy. Weekly downloads average in the dozens. Doduo — You are paralyzed by even the most minor decisions. Dodrio — After weighing all the options, you then just say “fuck it” and go with your gut. Results have been mixed. Seel — Just happy to be here. Dewgong — You follow multiple National Geographic and wildlife accounts on Instagram, and those commercials about abused animals make you cry every time. Grimer — You’re trashy as hell, but you own it. Muk — You’re trashy as hell, but not in a cute or kitschy way. Shellder — Ariana Grande would hate you. Cloyster — Everything you do is vaguely sexual. Gastly — You shitpost online. Haunter — You are an online troll. Gengar — You steal people’s jokes and post them on your own viral Instagram account. Onix — You have a lot of opinions about “kids these days.” Drowzee — Your allergy medicine is really slowing down your roll. Hypno — You have serious “creepy uncle” vibes. You are not actually an uncle. Krabby — Honestly, given all the stress you’re under, you’re pretty goddamn calm, all things considered. Kingler — You’re always inviting yourself to have a taste of someone’s meal or split a dessert with them, even though they maybe wanted a whole dessert, Kingler — You can order your own instead of stealing half of mine. Voltorb — You’re keeping your mouth good and shut, and it is the only reason you haven’t been fired. Electrode — Premature ejaculation : ( Exeggcute — Part of you is broken. Exeggutor — The funniest movie you’ve ever seen is Billy Madison, and The Waterboy is a close second. Cubone — You own a Corpse Bride T-shirt you bought at Hot Topic because it’s goth. Marowak — Your emo phase resulted in you getting a face tattoo. Hitmonlee — Your least favorite day of the entire year is January 1, because you can’t deal with all of these poseurs ruining your workout because their New Year’s resolution was to go to the gym. Hitmonchan — Given how much you pay for the membership and for all the fancy workout clothes and equipment, you should really go to the gym more. You look the part, though. Lickitung — You are a generous lover, yet somehow unnervingly so. Koffing — Vape influencer. Weezing — Can smoking weed give you black lung disease? You’re determined to find out. Rhyhorn — You’re very goal-oriented but don’t really do “outside-the-box” thinking. Rhydon — You are always ready to rumble. Chansey — You live a very sheltered life. Tangela — Your online browsing history is an absolute nightmare, and your greatest fear is somebody seeing what kind of weird stuff you’re doing on the web. Kangaskhan — Wine mom. Horsea — You’ve never done anything wrong in your entire life. Seadra — You own multiple leather jackets. Goldeen —  You have the Sweetgreen app downloaded to your phone, and you use it pretty much every day. Seaking — Everybody is lying to you, and you had no idea until just now. Staryu — You delete posts when they don’t get enough likes. Starmie — You claim to have famous friends. Mr. Mime — You have a humiliation fetish. Scyther — When everyone was busy partying, you studied the blade. Jynx — You have been canceled due to old tweets. Electabuzz — You still mourn the demise of Four Loko. Magmar — You have unironically worn a fedora and don’t have any friends who are close enough with you that they’ll tell you the truth. Pinsir — You want DC to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut. Tauros — You’re sorry, you thought this was America! Magikarp — You’re just going through a rough patch, it’ll be okay. Probably. Gyarados — You’re overcompensating. Lapras — Your friends love you for being “Team Mom” and making sure everyone gets home when someone has a little too much to drink, but deep down you wish they could just be a little more responsible so that you wouldn’t have to make sure they don’t drown in a pond every single time you go to the bars. Ditto — You’re adaptable but have chronic imposter syndrome. Eevee — You can get away with a lot, and nobody will really get mad at you. This won’t last. Vaporeon — You’re a brunch aficionado. Jolteon — You love a good 5K and taking your company softball team very seriously. Flareon — You would never buy something off the rack. Porygon — You have an idea for an app that’ll really disrupt things. Omanyte — You are sitting on an incredibly hot take that you’re kind of nervous about sharing. Omastar — You have a lot of opinions about how bad Daenerys’s military tactics are on Game of Thrones. Kabuto — You prefer subs, not dubs. Kabutops — Your Super Smash Bros. pick is Fox, and you will only play Final Destination with no items. Aerodactyl — You’ve been single for a long time and it’s a little hard to get back in the dating game, but you’re trying and that’s what matters. Snorlax — Honestly, happier and more content than any other Pokémon on this entire list. God, I envy it. Articuno — It takes you a long time to figure out what outfit you’re going to wear, but once you’ve finally picked something from your closet, you always look good. Zapdos — Your mother really wishes you wouldn’t swear so much. Moltres — Your life is constantly a flaming mess and you’re always teetering on the edge of collapse, but somehow you’ve tricked everyone into thinking that you’re doing great and are always in control. Dratini — Your “I want to be a marine biologist" phase lasted longer than most. Dragonair — You were the editor of your high school newspaper, and you served on student council. Dragonite — You’re not like regular bosses, you’re a cool boss (until somebody fucks up). Mewtwo — You’re overpowered. This is bullshit, you shouldn’t be able to pick Mewtwo as your favorite Pokémon. Stop being a jerk and pick another. This isn’t fair. Mew — You’re baby.

#muses

[entergamingxp]

Pokmon Mystery Dungeon DX review

I am trying to think of what game it was that Pokmon Mystery Dungeon DX reminds me of and honestly, I just cannot remember. Which is apt! Or we’ll make it apt anyway, if you’ll bear with me. It’s apt because Mystery Dungeon is one of those dreamy, trancelike, somewhat transient games. A playable hypnagogia daydream: all quite pleasant while you’re there but then as soon as you leave: poof! It’s gone from memory.

Pokmon Mystery Dungeon DX review

Developer: Spike Chunsoft

Publisher: Nintendo

Platform: Reviewed on Switch

Availability: Out March 6th on Switch

Much of that dreaminess comes from a fairly obvious source. Mystery Dungeon DX is a remaster of the Pokmon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue team games that came out in the early noughties, and one if DX’s headline revisions is how it looks. The pixel art is gone, replaced with a kind of watercolour splash, and as such you’re reminded, a bit, of that classic quest in Oblivion (no that’s not the game I was thinking of) where you’re stuck inside a painting. Then there’s the fact you are literally a human trapped inside the body of a Pokmon, and that you keep having these rather disturbing dreams, and all the contrast and saturation seems to be dialled-up beyond the natural average, and yes. A dream. Slightly magical, slightly unsettling, a tiny bit forgettable, and at the same time a tiny bit of it will be burned into your mind’s eye.

The setup is all very typical for the mystery dungeon crawler. There’s a central town hub, which is small but full of endearing Pokmon roaming around or managing one of a handful of important shops, and then there are the dungeons that you visit for the actual quests. These dungeons have random layouts each time you visit, with wild Pokmon that attack, various traps and obstacles, items to collect, and a friendly Pokmon in need of rescue. The nuance comes in how you manoeuvre your party of Pokmon through the dungeons, ordering them in specific ways for specific circumstances, and in how you manage your inventory, trading off between items you want to keep with you and space for picking up more.

It’s a departure from the main Pokmon games, of course, but there are actually more similarities there than you’d think. The combat is turn-based and quite strategic, a mixture of the four-move, rock-paper-scissors familiarity of the main games and a bit of XCOM, if anything, in the importance of positioning and range. Your inherent knowledge of type matchups, utility moves, status effects and all of that will remain incredibly useful – although Mystery Dungeon kindly indicates what moves are super effective and what aren’t through its UI – but you’ll need to think further ahead and in a greater number of dimensions for success. Everything in the dungeon moves when you move, so while it feels real-time it’s really turn-based through and through, and as you get further into the game, where the puzzles get more elaborate and the enemies tougher, plotting your way through can become a genuinely interesting challenge.

You’ll also still be collecting Pokmon as you go, although there’s a twist to how that works, too. If you beat a Pokmon in a dungeon there’s a random chance they’ll want to join you, tagging along for the rest of the quest and, at the end of it, being able to join you as a squad option permanently – likewise for those issuing the quests too. But for them to join you, you need to have unlocked the right “camp”, which costs coins, which you need to visit more dungeons to earn, where you’ll meet more Pokmon that need you to have unlocked other camps, and so on. The salient point really, though, is that you are just a bunch of swell guys and everyone wants to hang out with you.

This also amounts to most of Mystery Dungeon DX’s plot. Your pal – who you choose at the start but obviously it’s Psyduck – knows you’re a human but still wants to help you out. There are rival rescue teams, that often face off in these sort of West Side Story diss battles (you don’t actually battle them that often), and there are legendaries, which seem to be pulling the strings in their classic mortals-caught-amongst-quarries-of-the-gods fashion. It’s delivered with genuine warmth and abundance of heart, and actually does a better job of staving off the excessive tweeness than the recent mainline Pokmon games.

The problem, though, is that above the warm and fuzzy feeling it might give you, there isn’t a huge amount more that Pokmon Mystery Dungeon DX has to offer. The complexity of its dungeon crawling is undoubtedly the big selling point but there’s as much frustration to be had there as there is depth. The movement with the analog stick of the Switch is incredibly clumsy – you’ll often overshoot steps or go slightly either side of diagonal, if you’re anything like me, which is a real problem as you progress to more complex dungeons where precision counts – and with the D-pad, which it was originally built around, it can be painfully finickity. There’s no way to know your enemy’s stats – even their current or maximum HP – as far as I can tell, which makes advanced planning and strategy almost impossible. And the constant depositing and withdrawing of items and money combined with the blind chance of which Pokmon might want to join you – and which camps you need to unlock in advance for them to do so – inevitably leads to frustration. It’s no fun to find a cool, rare Pokmon that wants to join you, but have no way for them to do so because you didn’t spend your paltry coin on the right one of several dozen camps ahead of time.

Along with that, there’s just the sheer repetition of the dungeons and the moment-to-moment grind that gets a bit much. Although the dungeons change each time you enter, you’re fundamentally doing the exact same thing each time you go in, and without those necessary bits of information about enemies and the like it can become an incredibly passive experience – exemplified by the addition of an “auto mode”, where your team runs around looking for the next item without you even needing to do anything. There’s absolutely an endearing charm to the characters – Pokmon’s had that locked down for decades – and the cutesy town will scratch the Animal Crossing itch for a short while, but it will only be for a short while. And although the crawling combat is undeniably moreish, the patterns of play lining your mind like a novel sort of Tetris effect, it doesn’t seem moreish for any good reason. It’s busywork, really, for idle thumbs and idle minds. Pleasant enough as a daydream, but not one I’d love to be stuck in for any great length of time.

from EnterGamingXP https://entergamingxp.com/2020/03/pokmon-mystery-dungeon-dx-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pokmon-mystery-dungeon-dx-review

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年4月15日 (星期三) [1/60]

Hello, here is what my bujo looks like for last week and the week before, aaannnd we’re back to day one of the challenge, which I am salty about because I just got into double digits on my last attempt…. but I didn’t post on Tuesday or do all my small habits, which pretty thoroughly breaks my streak. 

Here’s how it happened: I sort of… spent 8 hours on ao3 on Monday, which left me behind on the homework due Tuesday, which required me to spend all of Tuesday doing the homework.  By the time I finished and submitted, it was 11:30PM and I thought “yeahhhhhh probably not a good idea to spend more time staying up.”  I mean, I did, until about 5AM because I’m a dumbass who thought, oh it won’t hurt for me to spend a little more time on ao3 before bed, but that’s besides the point.

What I’m starting to worry about is that I’m starting to run into the same problem as last quarter — spending too much time on the ‘habit’ stuff and falling behind on my actual schoolwork.  I shouldn’t have been behind enough on my homework that fucking up Monday would lead to me spending all day Tuesday trying to figure it out — and yet.

I’m not… entirely sure how this is happening.  Like, I mean, yes, I know it’s happening, and if I were to map out my entire day I would know precisely what I’m spending a lot of time in or whatever, but… I have three classes instead of four.  I’m missing the travel back-and-forth time from last quarter.  I have more time than ever, and with that in mind, I really should be doing better, and in some ways I am, but.  But for some reason, it feels really fucking busy, and people tell me they have nothing to do during the lock-down and I’m just sitting here going ‘how the fuck is that even possible, there’s so much to do, there’s too much to do, I’m already behind on things I need to be doing, and it feels like there’s so little time in the day, but that’s not logically possible and it’s starting to mess me up.  Maybe I doubled down on the extracurriculars too much?  

Maybe I’ll actually write down what I did by the minute tomorrow and figure it out.   

#psyducks 2020 challenge #bujo #studyblr #bullet journal #my life #everything

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年7月9日 (星期四) [2/60]

Today I had to deal with 餓, which can be written at least three different ways traditionally, which I am not happy with. Also I tried learning some Korean vowels and consonants, which I am also not happy with.  I think I’ve just started getting the hang of basic horizontal vowels?  Probably ㅋ is more aspirated than ㄱ maybe? Fuck if I know.

Week 16 of the Quarantine Challenge:

✨Thu ✨ Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again?

I stand in line far more often than I have to deal with traffic lights, so clearly never having to stand in line ever is the best.

#psyducks 2020 challenge #2020 quarantine challenge #studyblr #langblr #cantonese #korean #my life #everything

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年7月21日 (星期二) [4/60]

Today, I woke up really bright and early for an art webinar.  I really wish I knew that they were going to record the sessions before I actually got up absurdly bright and early, but hey.  Also managed to videocall my friends for the first time in a while, so there’s that.

Week 2 of the Summer Studying Challenge:

✨21st July✨ What is the best vacation you have ever been on? (note: does not have to have been during summer)

Oh.  Hmm.  I can say the best time I had, off the top of my head, would have been last summer, when I was in New York.  I had a lot of autonomy over what I wanted to do and I really did a lot, and because I was there for 10 weeks, it was spread out very nicely instead of being crammed in, say, 3-4 days or a week.  But that wasn’t a vacation, I was there for work reasons.  Not sure that really counts, but again: first thing off the top of my head!

#psyducks 2020 challenge #summer studying challenge #studyblr #langblr #bullet journal #bujo #cantonese #my life #everything

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年8月18日 (禮拜二) [13/60]

Annnd 13 consecutive productive days!  New record for the 60 day challenge, let’s see if we can keep it up.  I did like, two hours or language practice.  That’s better than yesterday — more than the minimum, that is — so that’s good.  Again: hoping to keep it up!

Week 4 of the Summer Studying Challenge:

✨ 18th August ✨ Would you prefer your summer to be shorter or longer?

Hmm.  I think, overall, I’m happy with the length of the summer.  I definitely have some mixed feelings, don’t get me wrong, I didn’t do as many things as I’d like.  But I think the solution to that would be ‘work on your self-discipline’, rather than ‘extend your summer indefinitely until you do everything you want’ .  An infinite summer — as in an infinite summer in which I don’t have to do anything unless I want to — is nice in theory, but in practice, I’ve started wondering a lot about the purpose of life and why we’re all here and is this seriously what people want out retirement and why are we all here and honestly, there is a limit to how existential I want to be in my daily life.

#psyducks 2020 challenge #summer studying challenge #studyblr #langblr #cantonese #notes #dried flowers #sunset #my life #everything

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年4月06日 (星期一) [3/60]

Annnd it’s Monday!  AKA classes again.  Today I learned about HTML and static servers in this morning’s lecture.  Also I was supposed to attend a lab after that lecture but I bailed because it was a ‘follow along on your own computer’ lab and I realized about 10 minutes in that I probably should have booted up my computer at least 30 minutes beforehand, because my desktop is super slowwww.  So I decided to watch the recording later and eat bún riêu with my family.

Also today, I finally finished going over this video of the top 25 phrases in Cantonese.  It is a six minute video, but if my bullet journal is right, it actually took me at least an hour, spread out over a few days, to look through because I was writing each of the phrases down, trying to guess the jyutping, repeating the phrases a shit-ton, etc. It does seem kind of sad that it took me so long, but it’s better if I think, “huh, 25 phrases, 1 hr, that’s a just a little more than 2 minutes per phrase” which is a perfectly reasonable time to spend looking at a new phrase I think!

Also today, I managed to finish my habit stuff before midnight!  I think I’m getting a little better at this!

#studyblr #my life #psyducks 2020 challenge #langblr #cantonese #everything #notes #computer science

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年9月12日 (禮拜六) [38/60]

“I have a project for you,” my dad said.

“Uh.  What,” I said.

“Pick this lock.”

This is why I spent thirty minutes today with a locked metal box on my desk and looking up lockpicking videos and trying to figure out if I really needed a tension wrench or if a paperclip would work, and if I really needed to bend a paperclip beyond repair or if said paperclip would be perfectly functioning after I was done with it.

I also planted some tomato seedlings and played around with the piano some more, but the lockpicking thing was the most exciting thing to happen today.  Also, I do not know how to lockpick.  Pretty sure my dad does not know how to lockpick.  Neither of us know what’s inside the box.

The contents will be a surprise for us both if I ever figure it out.

#psyducks 2020 challenge #studyblr #langblr #cantonese #bujo #bullet journal #workspace #lockpicking #my life #everything

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年9月26日 (禮拜六) [52/60]

I thought I should be a little more structured in my ‘how I’m learning characters’ process, and write out the number of words that I’ve been actively reviewing.  Turns out I’m sitting at over 34 characters now.  It didn’t seem that much when I was picking up fourish a day, holy shit.  No wonder why I’m learning less words a day now, it’s because the list of old characters I write at the start of every daily 15 minute session is much longer.  

#psyducks 2020 challenge #studyblr #langblr #cantonese #character practice #my life #everything

[hope-and-sleep]

2020年8月27日 (禮拜四) [22/60]

Welcome to the first computer science related post I’ve posted in probably within 3 months.  Today, my work had C++ training.  It was mandatory for some people.  Was not for me, but I figured it’d be a good idea to go anyway.  As it turns out, I have forgotten many things from the C++ classes I took in freshman year.  Like, I still have some basics down, like how variables and pointers work, but I’ve completely forgotten how to use header files and namespaces and include guards and references. 

At least I tried taking notes.  

Summer Studying Challenge:

✨ 27th August ✨ Do your sleeping habits change during summer? 

So far, my sleep schedule has fluctuated between 1) sleeping very late, waking up very late 2) going to bed at a decent time, waking up at a decent time 3) going to bed early and waking up early 4) going to bed at least a little late and waking up early, which is what my past two days have consisted of.  It has changed in the sense that I now attempt waking up within a 6-7am window and succeed in doing so, but other than that, it has remained as wildly inconsistent as it has when I was still in school.

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