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I've got a long weekend ahead and I'm really looking forward to working on my fic projects that have taken a back burner over the last year.

I've been struggling hard with Road Not Taken but feel that I've been making some decent progress lately. I'm on the fourth(?) rewrite and don't dislike it yet. I hate not feeling inspired for it and fear not finishing it. But I'm nearing the end. I think cutting back on how much I write helps, too. Forcing myself to focus on the main plot points instead of trying to drag it out.

Then I've got another piece that probably needs a lot of work to get the mood right. I'm excited about it because I enjoy the idea of it but I hate the struggle.

Other than trying to write, it'll be catch up with playing Zestiria which is just dragging. I want to love it but the storyline and character interactions feel like pulling teeth. And traveling in the game is annoying. I wish fast travel were a little easier.

Still figuring out the new Tumblr but I like a lot of the newer features. I can put my personal rambling behind Read More's now and keep it locked to my own blog.

This Christmas season has - this entire holiday season - has felt so weird and off. I don't know if it's because there's still this strained not knowing what is normal or allowed now or if it's because of other reasons. Moving and trying to get used to life in our new place has been rough. There are a lot of things I enjoy about where we live now but the space is also very small so it feel difficult to get away and have time to myself.

I don't like the way our office is set up so when I have some more time, I'm going to rearrange my desk so I can look out the window better. I hate feeling like people are watching me while I write or do anything so having my back to the door doesn't help. Kid can't read yet but they are curious and like to know what we're doing so even online shopping comes with tons of intrusions.

It's nice being close to work but I haven't felt like we've been able to take advantage of the extra time. Maybe it's because I don't feel comfortable writing while so close to other people that's making it hard for me to calm down.

But with as difficult as some things have been, there's been a lot of good as well. I'm hoping that after the holiday season I'll be able to actually meet up with my friends more often and maybe we can make better plans about going out and doing things. Kid will also be doing more extra curriculars so I'm sure our time will be eaten up by that as well. All the projects I want to do I need to actually make time for.

I have managed to find some time to make progress on my backlog of video games so there's that. I can finish Breath of the Wild whenever I want now but there's still a part of me that wants to explore. For some reason, I struggle a lot with fighting in the game. I don't know if it's remembering all the different buttons combinations or what. But it's fun to do the shrines and find the Koroks and I'm also a inventory whore so I love collecting all the food and items.

Tales of Zestiria is...still a slog. I'm just trying to finish that as soon as possible to have it done and then I'll give the anime a shot. There's just something about the gameplay and character interaction that is making it very hard for me to connect with the game. Tales of Xillia 2 I loved from the start so I'm not sure what it is about Zestiria. I hope Berseria and Vesperia are better for me. And then I'll have to give Symphonia another shot.