Self-sabotage. Procrastination. Rotting in bed.
mmm ill have one of those, to go.
Lifting weights, shooting, weighing less.
The way the world is going right now? …survival.
Legal writing & holding local public officials accountable fo bad actions.
Protecting my privacy. I am gender nonconforming and on HRT. So with the current political atmosphere and the fact that it has enabled and encouraged hate speech and attacks, I’ll new to be more careful on platforms that my identity is more prevalent.
I’m not going to hide, as I’m not hiding by posting here. But I’m going to remove my data from corporate platforms that have connections to law enforcement and have poor security that insist on keeping my personal details. Can’t trust the federal government or any company, starting next year if the Project 2025 or Trump’s plan are truly put in place.
I’m a cis het in the most protected racial class and gender and I’m scrubbing my shit. Facebook and Reddit accounts have been deleted and this and mastodon linked to a protonmail account accessed through a VPN are my only social accounts. We all have something to be afraid of and I’m already thinking about how to build an Anne Frank hideaway in my laundry room for my trans and brown friends. Protect yourself and hit me up if there’s some way I can help.
I started learning how to make karaoke videos. Because the songs I like to sing are not readily available in karaoke format on YouTube.
I made a channel for it and everything 😉 I’m getting ready to publish my 2nd video very soon.
My goal is to try to do 1 song per month at a minimum. But, I do also have a day job and life stuff to juggle. So the YouTube channel is just a hobby.
Exobiology in Elite: Dangerous. Just started last night and is already making some progress.
Swimming, I used to swim in high school but I’ve been out of practice for a couple decades, I got back in the pool a couple of weeks ago and struggled to swim 500 yards which is something I used to do in 6 minutes so I’ve been going a few times a week and pushed myself to 600 yards the last few sessions, anyway I want to try for 1000 yards by the end of the year.
Flute! I started learning it last December, it’s been nearly a year and I’ve learned SO much. Going to keep at it and get even better!
Singing
I love to sing, how does one get better at singing?
Depends on the skill level that you are starting on. If your are starting more or less new then I cannot overstate how useful a teacher can be in getting things right from the get go.
Generally speaking you want to start out with training basics like correct breathing and how to create a tone correctly. I’m the end singing is a very physical thing. You learn to use the muscles in your mouth and throat properly.
Also things like hitting the right pitch and rhythm are a thing. Depends if you have a musical background otherwise.
And very important: If something hurts die out after singing, you’re not using the right technique. It will occur that your do things wrong while practising but listen to your body and don’t overdo it.
I can warmly recommend Catherine Sadolin’s Complete Vocal Technique. It is a fantastic book especially if you don’t want to / can’t get a private teacher.
I hope this was somewhat helpful to you, cheers!
Using a guillotine
Boy do I have a song for you!
Oh no is it that time of that year already?!
Maybe I should do the things I’m planning to do all year.
I want to get better at deeply understanding people, which probably starts with getting better at listening
Software development. I’m still not very good, but I’m better than I was at the start of the year.
Art.
What’s your preferred medium? Do you have a way to make art everyday? I feel stuck at times and learning about how and what other art interested people Do gives me ideas.
Digital 2D art drawn in Paint Tool SAI 1! I’ve been using that program for as long as I’ve been drawing digitally and honestly wouldn’t settle for anything else. I don’t typically draw everyday, only when I’m in the mood for it. To get ideas I’ll try doing random rough sketches and see what I vibe with, othertimes I can get inspired by movies, videogames or anime!
Thanksbfor the reply. I like the idea about getting ideas from other media! Thanks
