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2020 fic recs!! [Part 2]

part 2 of my 2020 fic recs!! as before, ive limited this to five fics per month; and fics are ordered by the month they were published. This spans fandoms and ships, and hopefully you find something you like!! credit for the idea goes to @iam93percentstardust

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July

this is the start: @capnwinghead

Clark and Bruce continue raising the Wayne children and encounter a number of challenges along the way.

great minds (love alike): @starklysteve

Steve’s eyes flicks down to Tony’s knees on the floor.

“Are you – are you proposing to me with my ring for you?” Steve asks incredulously, eyes wide and confused.

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Or, Steve finds Tony’s ring for him, Tony finds Steve’s ring for him. Panic happens.

Marvels Unsolved: @iam93percentstardust

Marvels Unsolved was never supposed to be this popular. It started off as a novelty web-series about Tony trying to convince Bucky about the existence of the supernatural—he firmly believed that if science could turn Uncle Steve from an actual shrimp to the god of muscles, then magic had to be out there—and then they’d started talking about an unsolved crime from the early 20th century after filming an episode one day, forgetting that the camera was still rolling, and had ended up with enough footage to make a second episode about real crimes. They had stayed pretty unknown throughout that first season but then true crime podcasts had exploded in popularity and Unsolved along with them.

it’s a small world after all: @maguna-stxrk

“Great speech.”

Smiling at the compliment, Tony turns around. “Thank y—”

And nearly drops his champagne flute.

His world comes to a stop.

They had only spent a night together, but Tony would recognize those baby blues anywhere.

It’s Steve.

Steve from Tony’s London business trip. Or, as Rhodey has become accustomed to calling him—The Soulmate That Got Away.

you’re in my blood, you’re in my veins: @nethandrake

Tony always figured that if they ever were to break up, it would be like a blaze. Scorching and hot and all-too blinding. Intense like the two of them have always been.

Instead, they break up on a Tuesday, with the rain pelting the windowpane and the midnight silence stifling.

August

Five Times Danny said he’d marry Steve (plus one): @five-wow

Danny humphs. “Look, all I’m saying is, I think I’d probably have married you by now.”

“I’d marry you, too,” Steve says.

Or: An experiment in how many times you can say something before you have to put your money where your mouth is.

Family (You’ve Always Had It): @/SunnyQueen

A black Camaro and a scowling blond was not what Junior had been expecting.

“Hi, sir. You didn’t have to pick me up.”

The blond looked up from the screen on his phone and groaned, completely ignoring Junior's statement. “You are right, I didn't have to."

Ode To Yoga Pants: @riotfalling

OR the continued terrible mating dance of Bucky and Tony, AKA when betting on your friends stops being fun

Through The Years: @hawkbucks

Tony brings home Natasha one day, proclaiming her to be his new sister.

Natasha takes this all in stride.

The broken road that led me home to you: @just-fandomthings

A documented list of conversations between Steve and Danny via text and phone call following the events of 10x22 "Aloha." (Where, even thousands of miles apart, Steve and Danny can't go without talking to each other.)

September

someday, we’ll pass it on to you: @starklysteve

Steve smiles.

Reaching up, he flattens his hand against his son’s far smaller one, curling gently around it. “You wanna be like him?”

“Da!” Peter agrees again.

One year old, and you already know who’s the best of us, Steve pauses to reflect, all his fears chased away by a fierce pride. “Your Dad’s coming home real soon,” he promises, “you should tell him that.”

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Or, five times Peter did the repulsor pose as a toddler

+ one time he used the repulsors as an adult

Classic Sci Fi: @notdoingsohot

Bucky wakes up to Steve telling him he's lost his memory, but not to panic, it'll only last a few days. Easier said than done when the last thing Bucky remembers is fighting Hydra with the Howlies in WWII.

He tries to make the most of it however, and there's this guy... Tony Stark. It's pretty clear the guy hates Bucky's guts, which is unfortunate because god damn is he a sight.

He tries to figure out what he did to wrong Stark, but everyone just tells him he doesn't want to know.

They were right.

Blooms in Frost: @/Diomedes

Tony coughs up his first petal on the sixth of July. He has been married to the love of his life for two years.

Bury a Hanahaki corpse in earth and it will beget the most beautiful garden. All that love, it is said, must go somewhere.

Hanahaki AU: Established relationship

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A Single Thread of Gold: @lovelyirony

Rhodey doesn't believe in love at first sight or any of that cheesy shit. He just wants someone who is nice, dependable, and safe.

Tony Stark is Housing Service's little problem for the school year, and now he's stuck in Rhodey's room because he's exploded the last two dorm rooms he's been in and won't live off-campus.

high roller, place your bet: @machi-kun

“Would you kiss Stark for a hundred bucks?”

“I would pay a hundred bucks to kiss him.”

October

press my luck: @omg-just-peachy

But... Steve is almost ten years his junior, and he could be with just about anyone, looking and acting like he does. And then there’s the not so small fact of Tony’s name and net worth and the fact that, okay, Tony had paid for Steve’s grad school tuition, and now he’s worried Steve feels obligated to stay. Or something.

Or, Tony is a billionaire, Steve is a grad student, and they learn to let themselves be taken care of.

see it with the lights out: @starklysteve

Tony goes on a business trip, and he does not - not at all - get jealous of Dodger hogging his husband's chest, a territory otherwise known as Tony's pillow.

(or, Steve goes on an Instagram spree and Tony misses home)

adulthood is looking both ways before you cross the street and getting hit by an airplane: @starkslovemail

It was a perfect plan, if Peter did say so himself.

The Buy In: @dracusfyre

For the ImagineTonyandBucky prompt: Mafia AU with Tony as the Boss (except he's a really good one, making the streets safe, keeping drugs away from kids etc) and Bucky as the detective sent to go undercover to catch him out but ends up realizing he's actually doing more good than harm and they end up falling in love

trinkets of your affection: @starklysteve

Kissed him once for every year I loved him, Steve had written.

By that count, Steve owes him five more kisses now.

Tony traces the words, hands trembling, and tips back a shot of Howard's ancient whiskey. None of it burns anymore.

One day, he'll have lived more days without Steve than there are words in the diary.

For the first time since he'd woken with shrapnel in his chest, Tony fears the future.

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Or, five things Tony keeps to remember Steve by, and one thing Steve gives him to remember.

November

“Hey Tony”: @riotfalling

Steve points out that Bucky never calls Tony by his actual name. Bucky doesn’t believe him, until he does.

Remembering You is Hard to Do: @lovelyirony

“The future’s crazy, honey-bear.”

Jim looks up.

“Why do you call me that?”

“Call you what?”

“Honey-bear. It’s weird.”

“Inside joke we have,” Tony says, chest tightening. “We thought those couples that have the lovey-dovey nicknames were ridiculous.”

overheard your heartbeat (calling me yours): @starklysteve

"Tony - "

"I wish I could promise to come home this time," he feels the armor crawl back down his arm, continuing unnoticed over Steve's red gloves, then up the blue uniform as Tony fights to keep Steve's gaze firmly fixed on him.

The last eyes Tony might get to see, and he wants to be lost in them.

In the end, his entire life boils down a few simple things: "JARVIS, take care of him for me."

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Or, Tony overhears a phonecall where Steve proposes, a battle happens, and a paper ring settles some misunderstandings.

i (really, really, really, really, really, really) like you.: @nethandrake

For as long as Steve can remember, he's been crushing on Tony Stark. The thing is, he's pretty sure Tony doesn't know Steve exists. And how could he? Steve's scrawny and little. He's a nobody compared to Tony who's Mr Popular and the son of a billionaire.

Or at least he thought so until Tony swings by the bakery Steve's mother happens to own to enlist Steve's help in finding the perfect Valentine's Day card.

The perfect Valentine's Day card for someone who isn't Steve.

One Song (My Heart Keeps Singing): @iam93percentstardust

When Thor is old enough to understand what a Heartsong is, he goes to his mother to ask her why he can’t understand the language his is in. He listens as she tells him about the first soulmates who couldn't understand their Heartsong until the day they meet, excited by the thought of a grand adventure, one that will take him across the cosmos in search of his One.

He’ll search all the Nine Realms if he has to.

December

Swiping Right: @s-horne

“Ouch. Definitely a hard pass for that one?”

Steve startled at the sudden comment from the row of chairs behind him and turned around. He’d been passing the time in the airport lounge by swiping through Tinder and had gotten lost in his own world. It was almost jarring to be pulled away from the screen of hot men and back into reality where the PA was screeching and there was noise everywhere.

Adjusting to the difference, Steve frowned. Wait, he knew that face. Oh, shit… he knew that face.

“No, no, it’s fine,” the man said before Steve could get out anything other than an embarrassed sort of yelp. Waving his hand through the air, the stranger smiled ruefully. “I get it. It’s the beard, isn’t it? True be told, it was a weird winter choice that year and I knew it would come back to hurt me.”

Steve didn’t know what to say. He knew it must have shown on his face and could feel himself flushing, panicked and embarrassed all at once. What were the odds of swiping left on someone literally sat behind him?

set your flight path home (to me): @starklysteve

Tony puts down his welding torch. “I’m building you a plane.”

Stepping carefully over the gears and tools scattered about, Rhodey slowly makes his way to him.

“And when did you become an expert on how to build a plane?”

“Last night,” Tony grins.

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Tony builds a plane, and Rhodey teaches Tony how to fly it. Or he would be teaching Tony, if Tony didn't distract him so much.

I Want A Man With A Slow Hand: @thefourofswords

“Can I ask you a question?” he asked on their way to a crime scene, because no time like the present, and Danny believed in ripping off band-aids.

“Why not?” Steve replied, eyes on the road. “You’re gonna even if I say no.”

“What do you like in bed?”

Danny undertakes a very important mission to get Steve laid. For his health. Ahem.

same time next year: @omg-just-peachy

“I forgot to ask. When’s your flight home?” Steve asks, draping his arm over Tony’s shoulder and settling in against him.

Tony ignores the knot that forms in his chest at the idea of it, leaving Steve again for his own impersonal apartment, his piles of books and projects and the nights without sleep.

“Day after tomorrow.”

Steve huffs a little sigh, then brings his lips to Tony’s neck. “Well, we’ll have to make the most of it, won’t we?”

Or, four (4) Christmases with two (2) idiots who can't admit they're in love.

rearrange my heart (to fit your smile): @starklysteve

"You dare," Howard's chair makes an ugly noise as it scrapes against the stone floors, the chatter of the room shifting into hushed whispers and stolen glances. "I am your father and your King!"

"My King is my husband," Tony tips his chin up, defiant. "And I refuse to hear you suggest that my husband has been anything other than good to me."

Next to him, he feels Steve's shoulders stiffen in surprise.

Howard's fist slams loud on the table. "Your husband does not even love you!"

Tony jerks back, burned. He knows that. Knows that Steve did not marry him for love – does not need any reminder of the cold truth, of what he desperately yearns for and can't even hope to have – but the harshness of Howard's words was scalding, and Tony can't afford for this to go any further.

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Or, King Steven marries Prince Tony, Tony is pretty sure he shouldn't panic when he falls in love with his own husband, and Steve tries his very best not to cause diplomatic crises.

Keyword: try

#adi's rec list #superbat #superhusbands #winterironfalcon #mcdanno #buckytony #peppernat #superfamily #rhodeytony #ironfamily #and that's a wrap!!!

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codydcampbell1 · 5 years

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The Advertising Wyrm (Ft. Final Fantasy XV)

Hi Everyone,

So I’ve been thinking a lot about advertising in non-physical media lately. Nobody really likes advertisements (except during the super bowl for some weird reason) and it seems like if you ask people whether or not they want advertisements in their movies, TV shows, podcasts, internet videos, ect., an overwhelming majority of people will probably say no.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t like them either. There’s nothing like an Axe Body Spray commercial trying to tell me all I need in order to be drowning in women is a can of their middle school skunk juice to really take me out of my viewing experience. They can’t mace you if you mace yourself first!

But there are times when I understand why advertisements are necessary. Radio was probably the first great example. No one pays for radio, but people wanted to be able to tune in and here music, talk shows and news. Sure, there were some hobbyists who were willing to broadcast for free, but income was (and is.. that’s right, radio is still a thing!) necessary for most stations. Equipment, facilities and talent all cost money. So how do you make money when no one is paying for your service?

You sell ad-space.

And that’s a pretty fair deal. You get free media, and in exchange, you spend some of your time listening to businesses that financed said media so you don’t have to. You can crank the Stones, or Kelly Clarkson (or whatever the hell kids are into these days) and then suffer through a brief message from Crazy Willy’s no-down, low-low APR car loans before going back to your morning commute jams.

I personally love a good podcast. One of my favorites, a Dungeons and Dragons podcast called The Adventure Zone, has a commercial break in the center of every episode that I happily listen through, knowing that it’s financing a product that I’m not paying for. Similarly, YouTube ads can help pay content producers on all those cat videos and swimsuit fails you watch for free.

(This one is a video of a cat watching a swimsuit fail)

TV started out with a similar set up, but that changed with the advent of cable. They offered more channels and clearer reception in exchange for a subscription, but the commercials didn’t go anywhere. You were now paying the cable company directly AND viewing ads.

To be fair, this was initially an optional upgrade and the cable companies didn’t necessarily pay the networks that were producing the content, so in a way you were paying in two separate ways for two separate services.

The problem is that once people got used to this system, it opened up the gateway to a whole bunch of other services. You might buy a movie ticket and be forced to sit through ads before getting to see the film (reminder, Coka-Cola asks you to please silence your phone) or you might be paying for a streaming service like Hulu and still have to sit through ads. In both of these instances, you are paying twice. Hulu tries to justify this by arguing that they do this in order to offer a discounted service and gives you the option to pay extra for less or no ads, but it still feels like your paying to watch advertisements and that’s never a good feeling.

This gets even more insidious with Final Fantasy XV.

That’s right nerds! I’m bringing a video game into my advertising rant!

In the game you play Noctis, the leader of a group of four young men on a road trip to save the world… or something. You ride in a car that was replicated by Audi in conjunction with the games release, regularly stop to make camp using Coleman brand tents, stoves, chairs, cutlery and mugs, the American Express logo appears in business windows within the game, all of the characters clothes were designed and are sold IRL by a Japanese fashion label called Roen… and then there’s the worst offender. Those of you who’ve already played the game know exactly what I’m talking about.

Cup-F***ing-Noodles.

These little bastards are all over this game. There are billboards for them. There’s a truck that sells them as a consumable item on the boardwalk. Noctis, the prince of a warring nation and solemn hero of your journey, can get a hat (as part of a free DLC) shaped like a Styrofoam cup with the branding printed boldly across its front. But this is probably the most egregious offender of all.

youtube

Now, there were a lot of people who this didn’t bother. It seemed relatively harmless and even funny at times. Memes spread across the internet like lazily Photoshopped wildfire.

But the problem is that Square Enix didn’t put these products in your game to be funny or because they thought they flushed out the story. The ads did the opposite. Every time these products appeared on screen, they were instantly immersion breaking. They immediately took me out of the story and the fantasy world that the writers had worked so hard to produce and made me very aware that I was being sold something.

That pissed me off because I’d already bought something. THE GAME!

I’d spent $60 of my own hard earned dollar bills on a plastic disk, not knowing that I was going to spend the next ~100 hours in a fantasy world with real world ads. Square Enix is not a struggling company trying to find a way to finance their product. They are one of the largest video game publishers on the planet. This is nothing more than unadulterated corporate greed, steamed in a disposable cup.

But I acknowledge that my experience doesn’t reflect everyone’s. As I said before, many were unbothered or even amused by the company selling their soul to shrimp flavored capitalism. Other games have implemented product placement in the past, Final Fantasy XV is just the most shameless example. Still though, you have to admit that this could prove problematic going forward.

The more we get used to this sort of thing, the more we’re going to see it.

And where does it end? E-books have been on the rise for years. Many believe that they will eventually come to completely replace print. After all, they take up less space, cost almost nothing to produce and don’t require any third party sellers, storage or shipping.

How long before you have to sit through an ad between chapters? How long before you start buying “ad-free” books at a premium? How long before that starts to feel normal?

Maybe I’m just paranoid. Maybe books are safe and Ray Bradbury can continue to rest peacefully. I just feel like we shouldn’t take this sort of thing lightly. Companies will continue to worm ads anywhere they think we will tolerate them, so it’s up to us to decide where we draw that line.

Square Enix is about to release the first of three parts in the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Something I’ve been waiting six years for. It’s one of the single most influential stories of my childhood. Buying them new, I will already be paying $180 USD for a video game. If Cloud’s Motorcycle is made by Honda, they will have lost a life-long customer.

Thanks for reading everyone. Let me know your thoughts in the comments,

-Cody

PS: My analysis blogs will probably be more writing and script focused in the future. This is just something that’s been bothering me.

#advertising #commercial #cup noodles #ebooks #ffxv #final fantasy vii #ffvii remake #video games #review

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lifeasarandomdudeknowsit-blog · 7 years

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Entry #383 - Onward and Upward

I've spent a little while ever since posting yesterday's entry thinking about what exactly I want to do with my writing and blogging since the concept of writing a thousand words a day every day no longer appeals to me. While I have not necessarily figured out exactly what I want to do moving forward, I do think I am going to set an end date for this blog. Really, I should have ended it either the day I hit one year of writing or the day after, since the day after was my birthday. I've mostly been on autopilot the past couple of weeks as far as writing is concerned, and I don't really want that any more. I want to have passion when I write, and the past couple of weeks (and, more accurately, the past few months) have mostly been me just cranking out entries because it was a goal I set for myself. And while I am happy I achieved my goal, I have not been particularly happy with the output. Some people thrive by creating something ever day, whether or not it ends up being to their standards. I don't know if I am one of those people. I think I am more inclined to take time and work towards something that happens once a week, maybe even less. I don't really want to feel like I'm coasting with my writing. I want it to have a purpose, even if that purpose is as simple as covering something as silly as pro wrestling. But I don't want to water down my content by feeling as though I HAVE to write something every day. There are some days where I have absolutely no motivation to write anything. I don't want to force myself to write some half-assed post about how I don't want to be writing that day. That has happened far too often over the last few months.

So when is the cutoff date for this blog? Probably fairly soon. I wouldn't mind ending on a nice, round, arbitrary number that ends in a bunch of zeroes. But that will still force me to write here for a couple more weeks at least, which really isn't THAT bad when you think about it. Besides, if this is going to be the last hurrah of this blog, I may as well lay out a few things I may or may not have ever discussed here before, maybe tell a few final stories before moving on to a new project. I don't think one of those stories will surface today, but you never know.

The idea that I'm not going to be limited by the somewhat strict guidelines I set for myself over a year ago is already relieving some of the stress I feel every day when I sit down to write on this blog. Just knowing that soon, I will be able to write as much or as little as I want, whenever I want, is surprisingly gratifying. I will admit that it's probably going to feel very strange if I go a day or three without writing something that ends up out there on the internet. But I think it's good to take a break from something every so often, especially if you've been doing said thing every day for over a year. I would imagine I will feel fairly anxious that first day I decide not to write anything, since by now, my brain has been trained to feel anxious until I end up writing my daily entry, after which I feel a huge sense of relief. This is not how I wanted to feel during this yearlong project. I wanted to look forward to writing, not dread it.

I will say a couple of quick things before I close out today's entry. I've been listening to a couple of new podcasts recently that are fairly outside the styles I am used to listening to. I believe I've already talked about Pistol Shrimps Radio, where two men who know nothing about basketball cover a women's rec league basketball team. It is fascinating improv, and even though I don't know whether they are actually covering a real rec league or it's all made up (and I'm certain a quick Google search would yield the answer), I kind of prefer not knowing and letting my imagination flow freely. It's a wonderful, surreal, hilarious experience, and I cannot recommend it enough.

The other show is one I've wanted to listen to for a while, but did not until yesterday, when I figured I needed something to listen to while cleaning off my dining room table (mission mostly accomplished on that, by the way). I actually only listened to this podcast because I did not have any new episodes for the other shows I listen to, and figured I'd go ahead and give it a listen. It is called Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, where host Chris Gethard takes a phone call from an anonymous person and they talk about whatever they want to for an hour. The only rules are that the caller cannot reveal TOO much about their identity, that Chris cannot hang up for any reason (but the caller can hang up if/whenever they want), and once the clock reaches one hour, the call is disconnected no matter what. I listened to what was labeled as the first episode, and it was fascinating, not just to hear the caller's story, but to hear how he was struggling with several of the same issues I find myself struggling with. It was powerful and emotional, and the fact that I was listening to one person trying to help change the life of another, even by taking small steps to start, while I was taking a small step towards improving my own life felt like more than just a coincidence to me. I've since listened to the first four episodes, and every caller has been fascinating. The fourth episode also struck a chord with me, as the caller was a person who was putting her life and soul into her dreams, going so far as to live in her car for almost half a year just so she could pursue her passion. Her story really resonated with me. It's amazing how hearing someone else's story can help you realize something about yourself. It's a great podcast, and I would recommend checking it out.

I suppose I will end on that note. There will probably only be a few more of these entries here, but rest assured, I will not stop writing. I just don't plan on confining myself to writing a thousand words every day. I mean if I DO end up doing that, that's fine. But I don't want to have it hanging over my head. I want to look forward to writing again, and I imagine this will happen once I start a new project.

#one thousand words every day #writing #life #starting new projects #podcasts

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lifeasarandomdudeknowsit-blog · 7 years

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Entry #369 - Priorities

Another day, another episode of the podcast recorded. I'm not planning on continuing recording episodes at this pace, but I am glad to at least get a few episodes in the can so they can be uploaded whenever I want. I think I'm starting to get slightly better at expressing my thoughts and opinions more succinctly, as I covered two games this episode instead of one, yet the episode clocked in at slightly over an hour. It also probably had something to do with the games not having QUITE as much content to cover as the one from the first episode did, but I would like to think that I'm also getting better at not rambling quite as much as I did the first time I attempted to record something for this podcast.

I think what's most important about this little project is that I've found myself really enjoying recording audio again. I haven't really worked on any solo audio projects in a while. I did attempt to find work as a voice actor, but that didn't really work out. Besides, I really didn't have the passion or the drive to want to record advertisements and corporate presentations that others obviously do. I was wanting to get into voice acting to play characters, not shill merchandise. Unfortunately, to do that, I would either have to join some sort of actor's union or move to a city where there are actual jobs available. And even if I did that, the voice acting field is so competitive and so many parts go to so few people that the chances of success are likely nil.

That's what I'm really starting to like about podcasting, though. It's like the wild west of audio recording: the industry isn't controlled by one or two major corporations or government agencies, and, outside of copyright infringement, you are essentially allowed to record whatever you want. It's very freeing knowing that you are not bound by censorship guidelines or unions or sponsors or corporations. Of course, if one WERE to sponsor the podcast (which is an outlandish thought considering I have yet to even post one online yet), I've noticed (at least with the shows I listen to) that sponsors are quite a bit more relaxed as far as advertising goes. But I'm getting so far ahead of myself that it's actually kind of silly.

Another aspect of the podcasting world is that there is an audience for just about any podcast concept. I recently began listening to Pistol Shrimps Radio, a show about a women's recreational league basketball team hosted by two men who have admitted they know nothing about basketball. It's improvisational brilliance and utter nonsense, but it has captivated me after just a couple of episodes. And there are many other shows like this that create their own niche and let the fans find it by themselves. It's a heck of a lot easier than trying to find your own niche from a pre-selected list of pre-approved niches that will only be paid attention to be a small subset of a minority of potential listeners. With podcasting, the entire world is your market, and if you reach 0.0001% of the population, that's still 7,000 people who will hear your voice and maybe enjoy what you have to say.

The on-demand aspect of podcasting is another part that appeals to many, I'm sure. Scheduled broadcasting feels as though it is a dying medium, and will soon disappear from the airwaves. Many people (myself included) would much rather enjoy their entertainment on their own schedule, not when some corporate goon in a $10,000 suit decides we should be entertained. Radio has been dying for years, and with the advent of services like Seeso, television is not doing well either. I wouldn't be surprised if scheduled broadcast television is gone within the next ten years, if not five. People want what they want when they want it, and no matter what corporations think, they will never truly be able to control that.

I mean unless they start implanting us with microchips that force us to do what they want when they want...

OKAY, back to positive thoughts. I've really enjoyed working on these episodes, and I'm nearly prepared for one more to be recorded soon. But at the same time, I know that I need to slow the pace down and keep myself focused on other tasks as well. Just because I'm enjoying this doesn't mean I can think of it as anything other than a hobby for the time being. There are more important matters to attend to, and until those matters are resolved, I can not sink any more time into this podcast project than I already am. Once I have some form of employment and can breathe slightly easier regarding my financial situation, I can turn my focus towards other endeavors. And while I can look forward to those times, I know that I cannot put the cart in front of the horse and must keep my mind in the present and focus on finding employment before thinking about what I want to do after I'm employed.

On the plus side, I am at least keeping my spirits as positive as I can, and I will not give up so easily on finding work as I have in the past. There are always jobs available, and I know if I get my name and resume out there to enough companies, eventually one will stick and land me a position. Whether it's exactly what I want to do or not does not really matter...partly because I don't entirely know WHAT I would want that position to be anyway. I'm still figuring life out. Whether I ever do or not remains to be seen.

Okay, that was a bit of a weird entry. Kind of went all over the place. But at least I got a few ideas out there and confirmed a few thought I already had in my own mind. Tomorrow is another day, and I will look forward to doing what I need to do in order to succeed.

#one thousand words every day #writing #life #hobbies #podcasts #work

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