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New Job, New Schedules
Jun. 3rd, 2021 05:22 pmI started the trial period for a new job this week; I'm lucky to be able to work remotely, though it still feels weird to be monitored remotely by an app that takes screenshots of my screen every 10 minutes. Doing my work inside a virtual machine mitigates that somewhat by isolating my work environment (as long as I avoid doing anything non-work related inside the VM while the monitoring app is running). Fwiw the timer definitely motivates me to stay focused on what I'm doing. ^^;;
Maybe it's a good thing that I'm mostly in the planning stage for my current WIPs; I'm not sure yet how to schedule writing time, since work stuff tends to take over my brain. (I suppose this is the downside of being fond of puzzles -- work problems appear like puzzles to my brain, which continuously tries to solve them even when I'm not consciously thinking about them.) This might be a good time to zero in on the aspects of the characters and their settings that I like best; that might help me stay motivated, especially when work gets stressful. In the past I would write silly wish-fulfillment fluff as an escape from dreary jobs; my WIPs are a bit more serious now, though I can probably inject some fluff into them.
Random OT3 thought: I'd been thinking about how Alucard has these strong forever-alone vibes, then I realized that Somebody to Love by Queen fits him quite well. In hindsight, the Mills & Boon/Harlequin synopsis I'd chosen for my Castlevania OT3 is basically that song -- except that Alucard hasn't realized yet that he's looking for that special someone. Or someones, in this case. Guess I know what I'll be playing on loop when I get back to planning and writing.
Maybe it's a good thing that I'm mostly in the planning stage for my current WIPs; I'm not sure yet how to schedule writing time, since work stuff tends to take over my brain. (I suppose this is the downside of being fond of puzzles -- work problems appear like puzzles to my brain, which continuously tries to solve them even when I'm not consciously thinking about them.) This might be a good time to zero in on the aspects of the characters and their settings that I like best; that might help me stay motivated, especially when work gets stressful. In the past I would write silly wish-fulfillment fluff as an escape from dreary jobs; my WIPs are a bit more serious now, though I can probably inject some fluff into them.
Random OT3 thought: I'd been thinking about how Alucard has these strong forever-alone vibes, then I realized that Somebody to Love by Queen fits him quite well. In hindsight, the Mills & Boon/Harlequin synopsis I'd chosen for my Castlevania OT3 is basically that song -- except that Alucard hasn't realized yet that he's looking for that special someone. Or someones, in this case. Guess I know what I'll be playing on loop when I get back to planning and writing.
