Weeknotes #004

2024 has been off to a weird start. At the end of January, I got let go of my job. I was initially frustrated by the whole ordeal but have come to recognize how destructive it was to my mental health.

Reading

So far this year, I’ve read 49 different manga and graphic novels, including ones that had been sitting on my shelf for nearly a year. I finished 58 last year, so, needless to say, I should have no trouble clearing that. As an aside, I’ve added reviews to my games and books to better keep track of the stuff I’ve enjoyed.

Games

I’ve been playing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the past few weeks and Persona 3 Reload before that. Both games have been a ton of nostalgic fun. FFVII, in particular, walks this fine line between the familiar and the unknown, for which I commend the team. Even as someone who wasn’t the biggest fan of the original, I find what they did there pretty amazing.

I hope to wrap it up before Dragon’s Dogma 2 drops on the 22nd.

TPC

I found out Tokyo Police Club is breaking up, and that has me bummed out. They’ve been one of my favourite bands for a long time.

Guestbook

I took a page from Manuel Moreale’s (guest)book (Kev Quirk’s, too) and built one of my own. If you’re passing through, feel free to leave a message. I appreciate it.

Shop

Lastly, I built and integrated a Gumroad store into my site to sell stickers. The goal was to prop something up relatively quickly and motivate me to get back into drawing. If you decide to buy a sticker, know that you have my thanks. I’m handling all the shipping personally, so I’ll do my best to get it to you ASAP.

Wrap-up

Thanks for reading. I’ll try to make these a little more consistent. I had a preconceived idea of what I thought these updates needed to be: long, carefully crafted posts. Giles Turnbull’s Doing weeknotes site has convinced me otherwise.

The plan now is simpler, shorter, and more frequent. 🤞🏻