the year is ending (hermit_2020155522.log)

[cyberbrain]

I don't really post about myself here. That's something that I maybe want to change, so I'm considering doing the snowflake_challenge. It looks like it could be fun! (ETA: forgot to mention. idk how this place works, idk if I should/want to keep the "hermit.log" entries locked. until now my access-giving has been random because I don't have anything access-locked.)

...There's this thing I do where I constantly censor myself—I decide that what I have to say isn't interesting and stay silent. My therapist tells me that's not a very good idea, so here is a hermit attempting to share:

This happened a while ago but I haven't told anyone about it yet. I signed up for inkingitout with 75k words because I thought "Well, why not?" This year I've written somewhere around 55k words (but posted less than half of them), so I figured 75k should be doable.

(I looked at naye's fic meme, which asked about WIPs and that made me wonder how many I actually had. I counted 15 fics, 4 artworks, 3 videos and 2 podfics. LORDY, HELP ME!! Yes, this is all weilan and doesn't include the "stray half-formed ideas.")

Today I woke up in a good mood (a very rare occurrence!) and had around of hour of feeling nice before I hopped on my PC and saw some shit. I won't yet mention the shit in question because it hasn't fully resolved yet (and, to the best of my knowledge, it might end up working out well) but I want to note that I feel slighted.

To top that, today I also found out that my flight back to London was cancelled. (The email is a few days old, I just hadn't checked my inbox.) I'm not sure what to do. It seems I need to call them (British Airways) if I want to somehow get it changed or get a refund?? Thanks, 2020, you've been great.

ugh, maybe i'll spend the rest of today playing civ 5...

Comments

[trobadora]

Yay for sharing!

I totally failed at inkingitout last year, and at most writing-related things, but I have hopes for 2021. We can do it!

That's lots of WIPs, yay! I have too many myself, and I want 2021 to be a year of WIP-finishing. Fingers crossed ...

And I hope you can recover your good mood, even with everyhing else. *hugs*

[cyberbrain]

Happy you approve of my sharing! ^^

Hee, yay for our many WIPs indeed! I hope next year is better for writing. We can definitely do it! *fist pump*

Thanks! I can report that my mood has lifted a bit since I posted this. ^^ *hugs*

[naye]

Oof, good luck with your flight!

That is an IMPRESSIVE collection of WIPs. *_* And I hope you end up doing some of the snowflakes at least (there's no requirement to do all, which is always great).

[cyberbrain]

I'll need the luck! Thank you! <3

Ahhhh, I keep trying to run from my WIPs but they keep growing and gaining on me.

I looked through the previous snowflakes and thought they looked very interesting! I'm excited about participating next year! ◝(*¯︶¯*)◜

[ratbones]

Wow, British Airways, RUDE. Why are all of the airlines terrible? (I've never met a good one, anyway.)

75k words, that's awesome! I'm looking forward to reading some of them! That total count of weilan WIPs is super exciting too, there are clearly some I don't know about, haha. Jiayou!

I really am glad that the not-so-good thing worked out alright, but it sucks that it ruined your good mood to begin with. :c

[cyberbrain]

Big mood. (I, too, have never met a good airline orz)

I hope I can actually write that 75k, haha! Thank you! (If you wanna hear more about some of those WIPs, I wouldn't mind sharing :3c )

I'm glad too, omg! *shrug* At least it was easier to deal with this kind of ruined mood. ^^

[ratbones]

If you wanna hear more about some of those WIPs, I wouldn't mind sharing :3c

Hehe. I'd love to hear more, yes!

[tinny]

You can always talk about yourself around here. That's the great thing about dw, I think. You can do personal and fannish things both.

And if you're uncomfortable sharing with the world, share with your friends only. <3

I also found out that my flight back to London was cancelled.

Ugh, no. Did you get a solution sorted out?

inkingitout

Awesome! Good luck!

I have lots of wips all the time, too. I find it more fun to have a choice what to continue. (That applies to everything I do, apparently. I never finish everything. But I do finish something once in a while. Good enough? :))

[cyberbrain]

Thank you for the kind words and reassurance! <3 (It's hard to get over the mental barrier but I'm trying.)

Ugh, no. Did you get a solution sorted out?
I booked a new flight but haven't gotten a refund for the cancelled one. I can't get through to them on the phone to ask about it. orz

Awesome! Good luck!
Thank you! ^^

Right? It's great having a choice what to create! (But sometimes I look at all my WIPs and get stressed. :/ )