In a weird transitional period in my life rn where I'm not quite sure what to do with myself as I wait for the commissioned logo for Gal the Ghost Princess to be finished, before I finally drop the first five chapters, plus the audiobook and other promo stuff. Literally EVERYTHING is ready to go right now.
I also just got everything figured out for my hernia surgery set for July, so rn feeling a little aimless, which is totally fine. It feels good to have a clean slate, so to speak.
I could write more Gal stuff, but it doesn't feel like the right time. I need to iron out the stuff for the last few chapters of the first volume, but that would require me to go back quite early in the story and refine those chapters, which still need to go through the queue with my critique partners first.
I just beat the campaign for Mario Party 3, that was fun. I also started playing Doom 2016 which is also fun, but I can't play the same game 24/7.
I have the feeling I need to be doing something creative, but I'm not sure what. I don't really have the energy for drawing lately, which requires me to sit up, because the humidity has been sapping my energy, limiting what I can do in general.
I'm hoping by typing out all my thoughts, I can find something to keep me busy creatively while I wait on that logo. Also I just realized every single paragraph of this post so far has started with the letter I. Egomaniac much?
I'm going to see if I can keep this accidental meme going.
In spite of everything, the second Jurassic World: Rebirth trailer was really cool. Actually, no, it was awesome. The highlights of the movie so far for me are the t-rex and mosasaurus stuff. The mosa didn't really impress me in the last three films, it was basically a one trick pony because the writers/directors (except J. A. Bayona) had no creative sauce.
I love the behavior of the mosa in the Rebirth trailers, very whale-like. The t-rex river raft scene is already so iconic, and the effects look very convincing and life-like. Not unmistakably cgi, but that's okay because the talent and artistry oozes through every single frame of that scene.
I'm warming up to the d-rex mutant, it looks like it's going to serve a very low-light horror scene purpose for the whole movie, which I'm okay with, despite not being a huge fan of the weird gorilla limbs thing.
I'm not sure about the mutadons. They're not designed the way I would've preferred. I think heavy feather coverage would've made them more distinct from similar looking movie monsters. But at the end of the day, if the scenes they're in are good then I can probably get past the designs.
I love how this turned into a dino nerd post, very on brand. Unfortunately at this point I still haven't figured out something to keep myself busy for now. I mean I know I was doing exactly that while writing this post, but I'm running out of things to say so idk how much longer this is going to be.
I have noticed that putting my thoughts out there publicly makes me more self conscious and gets me thinking in productive and unique ways that I wouldn't have if I just kept everything to myself. That includes my fictional writing as well. When I'm about to make a new post at critiquecircle.com, I start feeling super insecure and I'm like oh shit wait I need to reread this and change stuff. Which is ironic considering I'm submitting my writing there for the sole purpose of getting feedback. That community has been an insanely useful resource for me. Idk where I'd be as a writer if not for everything I've learned and continue to learn from there. I wouldn't be as skilled as I am now, I know that much.
If you got this far and you didn't know, you can actually comment on these blog posts. All you gotta do is make an account on here which is super quick and simple, which you might want to do if you wanna leave feedback on my upcoming Gal chapters. That, or you can join my Discord and follow me on bluesky and stuff, or comment under the audiobook being posted to YouTube. Whatever suits your fancy.
I think I've finally completely run out of things to say in this post now. I don't know what I'm gonna do with myself for the rest of the day or the time until my logo drops, but as always I'll figure something out.
Consumed by thoughts again