tbh i think mortal characters have the most range in how powerful they can, since they can be like an actual ant or close to as powerful as some demigods. with demigods their range of power is limited by their heritage, and that might interfere with their ability to do some things(like say... a demigod of ash ain't gonna have much of a green thumb). and gods have to be powerful, that's why they're divine. their range is  only "mostly above mortals" to "unable to be harmed by anything short of another god or really clever trickster"

I want to go teach myself rendering for art, BUT

I also find it's kind long and at times I'm lazy.

I don't wanna go find brush textures and whatnot. I don't really wanna look into all the layer options more than normal either.

But I really think I should. I'm feeling a bit more motivated than normal, so maybe I'll even try to do some studies for fun.

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I'll go try an practice rendering and stuff without texture brushes, and then later I'll go look for some texture brushes.

No probably just some bad practice on drawing/painting fruit

I'm thinking about great fantasy adventures

And how many fantasy adventurers lose their lives. Is it really as great as it's chalked up to be?

I think it may be very much depending which world end up in

Bro I be mad slow innactive these past few days and I wanna rev it back up

Another year another no valentines.

BUT fret naught, as I am completely fine with it. I do not need superficial gifts to understand someone loves me.

I have been seized by an introspective spirit to analyze my internal ideals when it comes to love. So if you do not mind, I shall talk about myself once again all so self centered on this valentines day.

I think I don't have any experience whatsoever in romantical love. But I think that is because of what I believe is required for this type of love. That and just I have no game whatsoever, and I do not "play".

Oftentimes, during family reunions, I'm asked by others if I have any crushes or a girlfriend and whatnot, I always answer no. They then often follow it up with them thinking I must be hiding the truth (though they think this with no maliciousness, ofc).  But I think it lies in different requirements or understandings of love.

I'm still thinking on it, but I think I often see romantical love (which I will be calling just love from now on in this post) to be something that requires an extremely deep bond before anything else. I think love at first sight may be real, but I'm pretty sure it can fall apart pretty quickly.

I hate when I sound overly robotic and logical, especially something as emotional as love. But I don't have any better words for it. For me to even consider or develop love, I feel like I need to see enough of the person or develop a deep enough bond to be sure it's someone worth "investing" in. It seems I think of love to be a very important and committed relationship.

Is she interesting? Fun to have a conversation with? Ambitions? Abilities? Strengths? Faults? Naturally this is something that would take long amounts of time to learn. Easily 6+ months. Years, even. On that note, probably being friends and whatnot as well.

I understand many other people move quicker in finding love, such as my family expects. So this also may just leave me always either lagging behind, or in the friendzone.

On that note, enough about me thinking about the partner. I also think love will have to eventually require me to open up. About a lot of things. I'm a very reserved person irl, and I'm pretty sure besides small talk, nobody really knows anything about me. So I'm thinking that is going to be a huge feat for both parties.

slow today, huh?

WHAT

As of like, 10 minutes ago, Time is officially an Eagle Scout

LETS GOOOOOOOO CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

What was your project?

That's awesome! Love me some native plants. A bunch of Eagles in my area made those free book libraries for their projects during covid because you don't really need a whole bunch of people to execute it, so they're all over the place now. We have a couple huge troops in our area (I think the last numbers I got were about 70-150 scouts per troop) so they churn out a good amount of Eagles every year and I see a lot of little things pop up all over the place from completed projects. Congratulations again, I know that's not easy!

I don't know much about troops and scouts but contratulations, Time! The project sounds really cool and very interesting to have in a community. I hope you had fun doing it :D

I am in an ever repeating creative dilemma.

I have two big main story ideas I'd like to develop upon. Both are in the vein of stories I enjoy, and due to that, I keep on switching between the two, and I can't lock on one long enough to develop serious plot points.

I feel this is unlikely, as you guys very well may be in the same hole , and the solution is probably as simple as: Just lock on one and don't let go, but: Any tips?

Talk to some one?? Irl? Thats some helpful advice and I'm very thankful for that, and I feel that would really help out but:

AINT NO WAY THAT HAPPENING!

Because atm I don't see anyone irl that I could ever have such a conversation with. I feel this goes with my personality,  but there at are a lot of things that are scared to me.  That's including my story ideas.
I know it's good to get out of my comfort zone,  but also I believe there isn't anyone who would be interested in listening to such stories. Like there isn't anyone I'm close enough in a creative arts way to the point I'd share my stories, or vice versa.

Even though it is kinda weird since I am doing it here. But ofc that's because a good chunk of our relationships are based upon the similar interest of collaborative storytelling (I'm not calling it rp) and storytelling in general.