Looking back: Oct '25, Week 3

Last night I was at an aunt's housewarming, and she asked where I was working at. It feels surreal that I've not been employed for almost 2 years now. But to my surprise, my dad shared that when he was in his 30s, he decided to stop employment because he realized that it was not what he wanted to do with his life. Maybe it runs in the family. Maybe it's because my mom (the queen 💜) is gracious enough to let us be ourselves. Maybe I'm just that privileged -- I joke about it, but sometimes I really do feel like a princess.

But I want to try my best every day! It's the least I can do for those who spend time, mental and physical effort, and resources, to love for and care about me! 🥺💜

That said, my week was pretty alright! 🌙

✨ Projects -- A friend came over to record vocals for a collaboration song cover!

I regret not taking a photo together! 🥺 But yes, it's the first time someone came over to my new home to work on something together. 🥹💜 It's been a long time since we last met and hung out in person, so that was nice! We're not close, but seeing her in the flesh and hearing her call me by my old pseudonym made me appreciate how small efforts I made in the past to be around others allowed me to have this experience today. My gratitude for being remembered and called upon is beyond words.

Anyway! Leading up to the recording session, I spent the whole week rushing to edit vocal lines of 2 songs -- all the tracks of my solo cover, and just the lead and a harmony track for my friend to use as reference during recording. At times it felt impossible to finish, and my ears were really fatigued by the time I started on the collab. song, but I'm glad that I managed to do enough to keep project timelines moving! 🥹

Will probably only get back to editing my friend's vocals (and my other lines) later this week to let my ears rest first. I hope I'll be able to share at least the solo by the end of October? We'll see!

✨ Gaming -- Tried playing Walter in Don't Starve Together!

The time had come to try a new character. I decided to go with Walter because the last time I tried playing him was before his skill tree rework. It felt weird not controlling Wormwood, and I fumbled with Woby's controls a lot at the beginning, but it's been quite refreshing playing... another character that has problems recovering if he gets hit! 🤣

WOH-BEE! 🐩 (I didn't know her name was pronounced like Toby, but with a W.) Also, it's interesting that the butterflies made so many new flowers in close proximity... probably because of the carpet turf was preventing them from planting themselves anywhere else. 🤔 I wonder if Yuraia, who placed the bee boxes, knew this would happen...

I found myself looking forward to DST sessions because it was an opportunity to learn something new! Including dying in ways I never did before. 💀

I died once in the caves, and watched in dismay as a horde of Splumonkeys robbed my corpse. 😭 I was so sad as I saw my stuff being taken one by one, knowing that even if I revived at the touch stone some distance away, or with the help of a friend, I wouldn't survive retrieving my stuff as it was scattered all over spider webs that would slow me down. Without any armor, light source, or HP recovery items, I'd be stun locked to death again if I didn't die to darkness first. I was about to throw in the towel and ask to change character, but Yuraia managed to save 1 item after taking a few hits: my slingshot. 😭 After reviving, I was at a loss what to do. But as I stared at my empty inventory, I glanced at my upgraded slingshot in my filled hand slot... and decided to try my best to recover. 😭 It took effort to save that weapon, so I didn't want it to go to waste.

Much game time has passed since, and I'm back in action! ⭐️ I learned to play Walter more comfortably, and am still enjoying playing this familiar game in a different ways. I even exchanged spools for a Woby skin!

Do I foresee becoming a Walter main? Nah. Do I foresee Walter becoming my second most played character? Yes!

I still haven't consumed a single pierogi. :)

✨ Random interesting thing -- 18 October was my Live2D Anniversary!

A year ago, I found this frame from my Live2D debut very funny. D:<

I've been planning since months ago to make something to commemorate the day, and to have an excuse to use my Live2D model. But as time passed, and I got to reflect on the kind of projects I want to do, I ended up running out of time as plan after plan fell through. Eventually, I realized that it was more important that projects are given the time they need to be done, rather than for them to be rushed to meet a deadline.

I'm by no means saying that it's okay to procrastinate. There's nothing that churns my stomach more than setting a realistic goal for myself and failing to meet the deadline. I am a chronic planner, so each time something does not go according to plan, I treat it as a reflection that I need to get better at planning.

As the calendar changed to 18 October, I wanted to focus on the positives rather than my shortcomings, so I made a Discord event just to make the day a little more special. 🥹 It was nice to celebrate Mimi just a little with her tiny community. 🌙💜

I might not be a streamer, or like making short song covers, but I am happy simply having the capabilities to feel like I'm truly in the virtual space with others. I still have plans for Mimi, which I hope to share before the end of the year!

It's been a good year since last October! But I'll stick to Jan 2021 being when Mimi came to be!

Thank you for sticking around. 💜

~💜~

Hopes for this week

♪ Make the video for my next cover?

♪ Edit my friend's vocals?

☆ My ears get ample rest and stop feeling like there's constant pressure in them.

☆ Play Don't Starve Together? ☆ I want to play Baldur's Gate 3 but probably won't have time for that... 🥺💔

Thank you for reading! 🌙🐰