#oneaday Day 682: On Track

I got the five videos I hoped I'd get done recorded today, so I'm on schedule to achieve everything I want to do this week. There's still editing to do — plus all my usual writing — but I should be good to get everything done. It's amazing how well-motivated it's possible to be when you're doing something you actually want to do — even if that thing you want to do is hard work in itself.

I'm proud of what I do, and I've said numerous times around the place that I genuinely wish I could make it my full-time occupation. I don't know if that will ever happen, but I do know my work — particularly on the written side of things — has been attracting more attention than ever before over the course of this last year, and even the average number of views on my videos has been up considerably over the course of the last few weeks. Those are steps in the right direction — as I frequently note, I don't do this "for the numbers", but if I do ever want to make a "career" out of this, if it's possible, then a decently sized audience is a good starting point if nothing else!

Anyway. Enough reflecting on things that may never happen; I'm enjoying what I'm doing right now, and as I've said before, continuing to do it as my main "hobby" — besides gaming itself — most certainly keeps me sane amid the crushing, soul-destroying tedium of modern adult life. I'm extremely grateful that people like you (yes, you) are coming along for the ride and enjoying my stuff — and delighted that more and more people seem to be stopping by every day. I'm sincerely looking forward to finally completing a big project like Atari A to Z Flashback or the Atelier MegaFeature and being able to go "look, this is what I've been working on, I hope you enjoy it from start to finish". The sense of satisfaction I anticipate feeling at that moment will be worth more than anything.

Anyway, the new Evercade carts are here, so I think I know what I'm doing before sleep tonight…