Just Create - Cat Tree Edition

[silvercat17]

What are you working on? What have you finished? What do you need encouragement on?

 

Are there any cool events or challenges happening that you want to hype?

 

What do you just want to talk about?

 

What have you been watching or reading?

 

Chores and other not-fun things count!

 

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[guildrone]

I’ve decided to take a(n indefinite) step back from creative writing, which I plan to make a proper post about on my journal around a week and a half from now—that post will also hopefully start a comeback to blogging from more than two months of complete silence on that front; in anticipation, in part, I’ve been playing a few things that’ll hopefully give me stuff to talk about for a hot minute:

• Pokémon Legends Z-A, which I kinda meant to finish a playthrough of completely fresh—for an ‘untainted’ firsthand perspective I’d use as the basis for fic research—but have since spoiled myself semi-thoroughly while having paused said playthrough about halfway(?) through the game myself, not that it’d matter much now anyways
• Jurassic World Evolution 3, which ironically I’m having a much fresh-faced experience of—save for, as of last night, some future wrinkles to the already frustrating Katsuyama campaign map that I’m definitely dreading
• Dispatch, which I absolutely welcome the weekly release model for while at the same time NEEDING WAY MORE OF RIGHT NOW

I’ve been a bit sore to do anything but game, I’ve noticed; passively watching some TV or putting on a video essay about anything art-related gives me too much room to think about what I’m giving up, I think—but all I’ve to do is get used to it, I guess. Ironically enough, the next six or so weeks are looking pretty free for me to pursue my passions…or work out what they are, as it were.

[thepasteldyke]

Why am I surprised that there are more Jurassic Park (or World in this case) games than Danger Zone, of course there is, that game's like 20 years old atp, and that wasn't even the first Jurassic Park game, just the only one I've ever played. xD

I hope you manage to figure out what needs figuring out, and if you choose to come back to writing, that it goes well and that you get to enjoy it. If you decide to do something else, I hope you have a lot of fun exploring it.

[guildrone]

I hope you manage to figure out what needs figuring out, and if you choose to come back to writing, that it goes well and that you get to enjoy it. If you decide to do something else, I hope you have a lot of fun exploring it.

Thanks! On a more positive than painful end, at least, I’m starting to wonder about taking a stab at FL Studio for once instead of swearing off (what I’d consider) art entirely…

[no_apologies]

Ooooh, that Jurassic World Evolution 3 game must be really fun and awesome! If only I had the cash and time for something like that... I have a really cute and cozy, casual type of farming with dinos type of game, but I have no idea when I'll get back to Paleo Pines.

Retreating from burnout to focus on something else may help inspire you for your creative projects.

[guildrone]

Ooooh, that Jurassic World Evolution 3 game must be really fun and awesome! If only I had the cash and time for something like that... I have a really cute and cozy, casual type of farming with dinos type of game, but I have no idea when I'll get back to Paleo Pines.

It has its ups and downs so far, but I expected as much given my experience with the prior two entries—as of this morning, even, I’ve only had one other pain point that I’d call egregious (a few annoying bugs and strangely positioned performance hangups aside). I can see myself finishing up the campaign sometime this week, at least; whether I’ll wait for a fuller animal roster to start doing the Challenges afterward is another story…

…Speaking of other stories, maybe I should pick Paleo Pines out of my wishlist one of thse days…

Retreating from burnout to focus on something else may help inspire you for your creative projects.

Maybe so—I’d less call it burnout, though, and more of a realization that I might’ve been setting myself up for burnout more than what it’s been worth; time will tell whether that’s true, I suppose.

[no_apologies]

Paleo Pines is a really cute and cozy casual dino game. I recommend it. ^^