Fandom Snowflake Challenge - Day 3

[crookedspoon]

Day 03

In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

1. Get my degree. If I had one goal, this would be it. At this point, I just want to get this behind me so I can write more fic without feeling guilty about it.

2. Write 100k. Very ambitious, considering I posted just over 50k last year. And considering I want to write my thesis this year. Ahaha.

3. Post at least one 1k+ fic every month. Also ambitious. I almost managed, but September wasn't with me.

4. Work toward getting The Raven Cycle, D.Gray-man, and Gintama into my Top 5 fandoms on AO3.

5. Work on my mental health. Be kind to myself even if I don't feel like it.

6. Start a bullet journal and try to keep it up.

7. Read at least 24 books.

8. Leave more comments. This can always be improved. There is no upper limit.

Comments

[sl_walker]

It does. I suppose do that one thing, large or small, that we really want to do? For me, it was drawing a mountie on skates. XD Fulfilling more'n one goal.

English studies sounds great to me, honestly. And I admire anyone who goes for higher education; all I have is a HS diploma, and now all of my ambitions for that kind of thing are seeing to it my kids get that opportunity.

[crookedspoon]

My friend and I saw this motivational quote yesterday: "If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working toward it." Your comment reminded me of that. So kudos to you for going in that direction already :D I wanted to pick up drawing again last year (and actually did draw some things), but then I got busy with uni again xD

For me, it was either that or looking for a job, and I wasn't mentally prepared for the latter back then. And here, we get some sort of government grant/student loan combination, so the debt is not crippling and will only be called upon five years after graduation. Without that, I couldn't have gone for higher education either xD But it's commendable you want to make that possible for your kids. Not everything sees the benefit in learning. On the other hand, if you're open and inquisitive, you don't need college to feed your brain ;)

[sl_walker]

XD You should draw. Starting antidepressants was the big turning point for me picking up a pen (or a tablet pen anyway!) again; I'd sort of just quit for years, now I'm actually kind of proud of some of the stuff I'm doing. I'd love to see what you put down, if that's any incentive!

I could have easily made it into college, but my parents weren't exactly responsible people, so no money for it, and so I went to work right out of school instead. I've learned a lot on my own, though. And I can change my own sink out, plaster a wall, a bunch of jack-of-all-trades stuff I've picked up over the years. Still, I don't want my offspring to struggle like I had to.

What kind of job are you hoping for once you graduate?

[crookedspoon]

Yeah, same. It's kind of a shame to think how good you could have become if you'd just kept working at it. And now it feels like too much to start again. (I get frustrated pretty easily.) I probably should, but I always find excuses xD I am concentrating on writing fic currently, because I have too many ideas and they're driving me nuts (bad for studying, I tell you). Maybe it will turn out to be an incentive. I'll keep it in mind!

Wow, that's some amazing stuff right there. Nothing you'd learn at college and a lot more useful besides! How old are your kids?

What kind of job are you hoping for once you graduate?
Nothing specific, really, since I don't really know what's out there. Something that pays well enough, isn't too repetitive, and allows me to write fic in the evening.

[sl_walker]

My oldest is constantly drawing and will doubtless leave me in the dust. XD However, I am better at writing as yet.

Natalie is 11 (and exploring genderqueerness so wants to go by they/them), David is 9. If I were going to recommend any kind of a job, I'd recommend working in a library. I was a library custodian for four years and it was the best job I ever had. Not high paying or anything, but holidays off and as many books as I could want at my fingertips, and on light nights, I'd definitely write fic. >.> Or RP.

[crookedspoon]

Well, there's your incentive not to slack off again xD

I go by they/them, too (online at least; pronouns are a little more difficult offline), but I could never imagine talking to my mum about that! It's so cool that you're open to that :D

Ahh, thank you! I've been thinking about working in an archive or something with few customers.

[sl_walker]

I'm trying, anyway! I slip a lot, and I have a hard time wrapping my mind around it, but I think that's just a function of being almost thirty-seven and only now learning about these things. I grew up in BFE with moderate-to-conservative parents, it took me all the way til I was 21 to even figure out I wasn't straight (or that anything existed that wasn't straight!)

An archive sounds nice, too. Bookstore, maybe, especially if it's an independent one.

[crookedspoon]

Just keep at it. Your body will get used to those motions eventually! For me it was media exposure that showed me there were gay folks as well, but not much more than that. Now that I think about it, I must have been genderqueer since I was a teenager so that complicates thinking in terms of straight/gay/bi. I was a bit older than you when I discovered the terms genderqueer and agender etc. Suddenly everything made a lot more sense. (It was the same sort of epiphany as when I first found a list of symptoms of depression online, hah.)

So anyway. I'll be hitting the hay soon and just wanted to thank you for such a delightful conversation <3

[sl_walker]

Hey, thank you! It was wonderful. ^^; And have sweet dreams!