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The Paragon Path Towards An Epic Destiny
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Syrius
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"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others."
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@Anek @Mamatigerj @Laura Rainbow Dragon @Syrius Thank you! 
Okay, things started to improve. First of all, hey! I'm on a Watch! While I'm still pending on delivering a short story, I ended up writing it and spending most of the day writing. Look, I'll say it right now: this was not me at my best. This was me at my normal, and I managed to deliver 2510 words! Yes, the majority of them for the short story, whereas the rest was for the phone project, and the 365 challenge, which was largely an afterthought today.
I am giving myself a pat on the back for this one. None of it was on the computer. 20 minutes on my phone, and then 23 minutes, 31 minutes, and 39 minutes respectively for writing on my notepad. This is, by far, one day that just made me rework my plans right now. As I can see at this moment, my book should be slowly cooked. Giving it 30 minutes daily rather than 2 hours might be the best approach to start the momentum going while I focus on putting big time on my short stories and building back up my platform from the ground up. I know that eventually I'll end up with something. Why? Because I'm at 8K on my phone project. With an average of 275 words daily for it, I can churn roughly 1925 words weekly; just between 7 to 8 pages, give or take. Three months in, and that'll reach to 23K. It's just a math problem, but then again, I'm using my phone wordcount. For handwriting I've got:
498 words in 23 minutes for the 365 challenge, but this count fluctuates quite a lot depending on time and how I perform during the session.
696 words in 31 minutes for the first writing session for my short story.
772 words in 39 minutes for the second writing session for my short story.
There are others that I've put here for the 365 challenge to do more math and see how I can tackle this with time pressure, because really, using the thing that makes me weak (time) as a weapon forces me to do things, whether it is through a stopwatch or a timer that counts down. Can I beat the clock?
Like I said, writing is neither a marathon nor a sprint. It is a f*cking HIIT workout.
Speaking of HIIT, I'm putting Extreme HIIT on the list. I realized that I can't do HIIT workouts at the moment not because I don't have time (seriously, that excuse doesn't work with HIIT), but because my time fluctuated quite a lot this month. Things are too chaotic, so I'm just living under the chaos, especially with time blindness because I'll have to stop denying it: that's a symptom that my ADHD has, but thankfully I learned how to be punctual by having an extremely punctual parent, so I'm punctual for commitments with other people, but not with myself. Man, I really am an asshole to myself. That has to change. I want to have a better relationship with myself. It starts with writing for me, I suppose. And, of course, actually commiting to a time for doing the workout rather than just the Burpees.
300 Burpees today. I pushed myself a bit more because I saw that the DD was 10+ Push-ups, and I just... I mean, I just said "f*ck it" and did 100 for the DD. That little plus symbol is annoying me, and it annoys me to see it in many workouts. It's like a little gremling telling me "what? You think you're too strong and 5 or 10 reps is not enough? I bet you won't ever come far than double of the reps I'm marking here, or even triple the reps," and I'm like "watch me, bro!"
This has to be the most ADHD entry I've ever written in this log. I don't give a damn about it! I had the most ADHD day today, and I had a blast by doing so.
January 31st, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 10+ Push-ups (did 100) +EC
Count: 1737 - 1733 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories
Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC
20 Full Burpees
Burpee Queen +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 10 Push-ups
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 498 words in 23 minutes! (45/60)
Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
2510 words in 113 minutes!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 21%
Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages
Me Before You - 17%
Other Victories:
Okay, things started to improve. First of all, hey! I'm on a Watch! While I'm still pending on delivering a short story, I ended up writing it and spending most of the day writing. Look, I'll say it right now: this was not me at my best. This was me at my normal, and I managed to deliver 2510 words! Yes, the majority of them for the short story, whereas the rest was for the phone project, and the 365 challenge, which was largely an afterthought today.
I am giving myself a pat on the back for this one. None of it was on the computer. 20 minutes on my phone, and then 23 minutes, 31 minutes, and 39 minutes respectively for writing on my notepad. This is, by far, one day that just made me rework my plans right now. As I can see at this moment, my book should be slowly cooked. Giving it 30 minutes daily rather than 2 hours might be the best approach to start the momentum going while I focus on putting big time on my short stories and building back up my platform from the ground up. I know that eventually I'll end up with something. Why? Because I'm at 8K on my phone project. With an average of 275 words daily for it, I can churn roughly 1925 words weekly; just between 7 to 8 pages, give or take. Three months in, and that'll reach to 23K. It's just a math problem, but then again, I'm using my phone wordcount. For handwriting I've got:
498 words in 23 minutes for the 365 challenge, but this count fluctuates quite a lot depending on time and how I perform during the session.
696 words in 31 minutes for the first writing session for my short story.
772 words in 39 minutes for the second writing session for my short story.
There are others that I've put here for the 365 challenge to do more math and see how I can tackle this with time pressure, because really, using the thing that makes me weak (time) as a weapon forces me to do things, whether it is through a stopwatch or a timer that counts down. Can I beat the clock?
Like I said, writing is neither a marathon nor a sprint. It is a f*cking HIIT workout.
Speaking of HIIT, I'm putting Extreme HIIT on the list. I realized that I can't do HIIT workouts at the moment not because I don't have time (seriously, that excuse doesn't work with HIIT), but because my time fluctuated quite a lot this month. Things are too chaotic, so I'm just living under the chaos, especially with time blindness because I'll have to stop denying it: that's a symptom that my ADHD has, but thankfully I learned how to be punctual by having an extremely punctual parent, so I'm punctual for commitments with other people, but not with myself. Man, I really am an asshole to myself. That has to change. I want to have a better relationship with myself. It starts with writing for me, I suppose. And, of course, actually commiting to a time for doing the workout rather than just the Burpees.
300 Burpees today. I pushed myself a bit more because I saw that the DD was 10+ Push-ups, and I just... I mean, I just said "f*ck it" and did 100 for the DD. That little plus symbol is annoying me, and it annoys me to see it in many workouts. It's like a little gremling telling me "what? You think you're too strong and 5 or 10 reps is not enough? I bet you won't ever come far than double of the reps I'm marking here, or even triple the reps," and I'm like "watch me, bro!"
This has to be the most ADHD entry I've ever written in this log. I don't give a damn about it! I had the most ADHD day today, and I had a blast by doing so.
January 31st, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC 20-Seconds Legs Before Breakfast Burpees Daily Dare: 10+ Push-ups (did 100) +ECCount: 1737 - 1733 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set Five Rites Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation Get to Bed on Time Daily Gratitude Counting VictoriesTraining Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC20 Full Burpees
Burpee Queen +EC Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves 100/50 Strength Pole Dance Stretches DAREdice: 10 Push-ups 1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach 2-Minute Elbow Plank Daily Walk Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.) Belly DanceDancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 498 words in 23 minutes! (45/60)Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
2510 words in 113 minutes! 1500 Get!Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 21% Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages Me Before You - 17%Other Victories:
NancyTree
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Congrats on standing abs!
And glad there's water again!
And glad there's water again!
Sólveig
Well-known member
Thank you! @NancyTree
Watch report: 585 words in 25 minutes. The short story ended with those words. I knew it. I knew as soon as I left it off where I did the story will end in just two pages. Everything has been transcribed for a draft of 2055 words, done in over a little of 1 hour. When the sun's back up I'll start editing and send it immediately online, and then decide whether to pick up a draft from last year, or finish my current work, or just churn out something quick. After all, I switched my focus to short stories for now. Not sure if I'll work on my book because I have a meeting in the middle of the afternoon, but whatever. Finished one story, all it needs is some polishing, and I already know what it needs after transcribing it.
Watch report: 585 words in 25 minutes. The short story ended with those words. I knew it. I knew as soon as I left it off where I did the story will end in just two pages. Everything has been transcribed for a draft of 2055 words, done in over a little of 1 hour. When the sun's back up I'll start editing and send it immediately online, and then decide whether to pick up a draft from last year, or finish my current work, or just churn out something quick. After all, I switched my focus to short stories for now. Not sure if I'll work on my book because I have a meeting in the middle of the afternoon, but whatever. Finished one story, all it needs is some polishing, and I already know what it needs after transcribing it.
Sólveig
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Things went sideways today. Had one hilarious interaction in a forum that I'm thankful for. Sure, I pretty much earned an enemy, but that was more of a lesson of applying the "Hemingway who?" tactic that Mickey Spillane did. It also showed me that I'm on the right track of life because, by pure nature, I'm rebellious, even among rebels themselves, and I'm fully aware of it, to the point that I made it my entire mission in life. I'm not here to please everyone, and being hated by everyone is far less stressful than trying to befriend anyone because, let's face it, after the sh*t I went through, and the stuff that I write, who wouldn't love to hate me? I know my past self despises me for even being a transgender woman, but that's someone who's been conditioned to think that way.
Then, ironically, went to another community that is more along my goals and one thread filled with authors discussing what quality is, and even complaining that awful writing comes on top while the good stuff doesn't showed me exactly what the game is all about, and I keep reading a book since many years ago that has all the tricks I need to cheat on that game. I kept my mouth shut because, as someone posted, all posts there were starting to feel like novellas by the amount of writing people poured into it. The path to success is getting clearer now, and while I have to post as soon as possible, I can take a couple of weeks to study everything, like a thief casing the joint before the heist. I already have a couple of hypothesis, plus now I know the type of public that flocks to the site.
Does this means that I must quit my project? No, actually. It only means I must tweak my recipe for burguers. At the end of the day, what succeeds here is pulp fiction, not amazing prose, and it just so happens that pulp fiction is the perfect venue for transgressive literature. That's how it garnered the reputation of pushing boundaries back in the day, and comic books learned from that too. The other mistake I noticed is that authors are chasing an algorithm. I fell to that trap once. I did not like it. It's what drove me into many hiatuses in the first place, and what triggered my perfectionism to the highest degree.
Did not have time to work out today. Barely had time to write. This is not a Watch. It's 1 AM, and I haven't finished editing my story. Besides, D&D got confirmed, with alternate characters involved. Overall a challenging day, but it was worth it just for the sake of finally not being a people pleaser for the first time in my life in such an extreme level. And you know what? It feels really empowering to have someone who's starting to hate me, for once. It means I am doing something good. I apologize for what I'm about to say, but Lady Gaga said it best: the Internet is a toilet. People online can come over and suck my big feminine d*ck because I am finally breaking through the chains of people pleasing and starting to do something by myself, for myself, and I am willing to succeed on it, even if the entire world relentlessly makes sure that I don't. Maybe I did 50 Burpees instead of 300. Maybe I wrote 2K instead of 2.5K, but right now, I can finally see a success in the horizon.
"You had nobody anyway, motherf*cker." David Goggins.
I am so driven right now...
February 1st, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 50 Butt Kicks +EC
Count: 1738 - 1734 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories
Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: Unrolled
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 498 words in 29 minutes! (46/60)
Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
2129 words in 96 minutes!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 21%
Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages
Me Before You - 17%
Other Victories:
Then, ironically, went to another community that is more along my goals and one thread filled with authors discussing what quality is, and even complaining that awful writing comes on top while the good stuff doesn't showed me exactly what the game is all about, and I keep reading a book since many years ago that has all the tricks I need to cheat on that game. I kept my mouth shut because, as someone posted, all posts there were starting to feel like novellas by the amount of writing people poured into it. The path to success is getting clearer now, and while I have to post as soon as possible, I can take a couple of weeks to study everything, like a thief casing the joint before the heist. I already have a couple of hypothesis, plus now I know the type of public that flocks to the site.
Does this means that I must quit my project? No, actually. It only means I must tweak my recipe for burguers. At the end of the day, what succeeds here is pulp fiction, not amazing prose, and it just so happens that pulp fiction is the perfect venue for transgressive literature. That's how it garnered the reputation of pushing boundaries back in the day, and comic books learned from that too. The other mistake I noticed is that authors are chasing an algorithm. I fell to that trap once. I did not like it. It's what drove me into many hiatuses in the first place, and what triggered my perfectionism to the highest degree.
Did not have time to work out today. Barely had time to write. This is not a Watch. It's 1 AM, and I haven't finished editing my story. Besides, D&D got confirmed, with alternate characters involved. Overall a challenging day, but it was worth it just for the sake of finally not being a people pleaser for the first time in my life in such an extreme level. And you know what? It feels really empowering to have someone who's starting to hate me, for once. It means I am doing something good. I apologize for what I'm about to say, but Lady Gaga said it best: the Internet is a toilet. People online can come over and suck my big feminine d*ck because I am finally breaking through the chains of people pleasing and starting to do something by myself, for myself, and I am willing to succeed on it, even if the entire world relentlessly makes sure that I don't. Maybe I did 50 Burpees instead of 300. Maybe I wrote 2K instead of 2.5K, but right now, I can finally see a success in the horizon.
"You had nobody anyway, motherf*cker." David Goggins.
I am so driven right now...
February 1st, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC 20-Seconds Legs Before Breakfast Burpees Daily Dare: 50 Butt Kicks +ECCount: 1738 - 1734 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set Five Rites Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation Get to Bed on Time Daily Gratitude Counting VictoriesTraining Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves 100/50 Strength Pole Dance Stretches DAREdice: Unrolled 1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach 2-Minute Elbow Plank Daily Walk Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.) Belly DanceDancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 498 words in 29 minutes! (46/60)Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
2129 words in 96 minutes! 1500 Get!Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 21% Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages Me Before You - 17%Other Victories:
Sólveig
Well-known member
There's no time for me to actually edit. I'll put my stats for the week once I do them tomorrow. I spent this time journaling for today, and it ended with a Goggins quotation that I put above. I'd like to share some of my insights.
What happened today about being involved in so many disagreements was part of my Road of Trials. It was a Trial that had nothing to do with my objectives, but at the same time, it was a Trial that showed me where my next destination is, and it was a Trial that broke the people-pleasing armor that I've donned for so long. Having disagreements on business, it's fine, I don't take that personal. In fact, I started to take them less and less personal, to the point that I split both my professional life from my personal point of view. In fact, I was thankful for that disagreement, because it showed a common ground where we finally saw a path to solve a problem. In disagreements, there's always solutions.
Of course, not everything ends good. Funny enough, in my case, it was all good. Having a disagreement to the point that I was unjustified hated by someone? It was perfect. I freaking loved that to happen to me because, as I said before, it showed me I'm on the right path. The viewpoint that I have is edgy, is dissident, it goes completely against everything that people follow. In a world that is so polarized, not picking a side is the true act of rebellion, and I chose neither. Instead, I'm forging my own path, and I can't believe it, but I'm finally seeing it so far in the horizon: the Abyss, the Apotheosis, the Ultimate Boon... It's so far up ahead, but it's there, and being hated just showed me where I must go. But why do I love this so much? As I said, it broke the people-pleasing armor I've donned. I got hated, so what? Do I need the validation of someone else? No! I know I'm not like other trans girls. I know I am as much of a polarizing dissident as Blaire White is. While I do not agree with the majority of things she says, the fact that I'm using the Hero's Journey as a framework to locate where I am in life and in my goals shows that I'm doing something that folks have tried so hard to destroy lately. The hate that I'm getting is because I'm building something that shatters many conceptions, not just through my writing, but through my actions.
Did I succeed on the Trial? I don't think I've won my battle against people-pleasing, but this minor Trial I shall consider it my first success on the Road of Trials. I broke the armor. I've earned a scar, and I gained new loot; a new armor, an armor that will protect me better than pleasing others. It's the armor of personal soverignty. I don't need validation from others. I have to validate myself. That's what passing is supposed to be! Is should never be about finding validation from others! It should be about validating yourself! It should be about looking at yourself in the mirror and say "I am the most fabulous woman alive!" with pride, even if you don't look like it at the moment! The more you validate yourself, the more steps you'll take to turn that into a reality! It never starts with what the others say,. It starts with you. You are the only thing that matters in your life, because the only person that is going to be with you until you die is yourself! So you better treat yourself good, and that's what I'm going to do coming forward. I should treat myself good... nah. I want to treat myself good.
I want to do Burpees for me. I want to write for me. I want to do things for me. I want to move on with my transition for me. I want to dance, to kickbox, to do all of it, for me. Not for future me, but for present me. All of my goals, from writing for a living, finding my tribe, destroying the status quo, finding love... all of it I want to do it for me.
If this is a victory, then because it is a victory that broke my people-pleasing armor, and gave me the personal sovereignty armor, I will consider this as my FIRST MAJOR VICTORY OF 2025! I am, finally, on the right path! Life can truly be as epic as fantasy can be!
What happened today about being involved in so many disagreements was part of my Road of Trials. It was a Trial that had nothing to do with my objectives, but at the same time, it was a Trial that showed me where my next destination is, and it was a Trial that broke the people-pleasing armor that I've donned for so long. Having disagreements on business, it's fine, I don't take that personal. In fact, I started to take them less and less personal, to the point that I split both my professional life from my personal point of view. In fact, I was thankful for that disagreement, because it showed a common ground where we finally saw a path to solve a problem. In disagreements, there's always solutions.
Of course, not everything ends good. Funny enough, in my case, it was all good. Having a disagreement to the point that I was unjustified hated by someone? It was perfect. I freaking loved that to happen to me because, as I said before, it showed me I'm on the right path. The viewpoint that I have is edgy, is dissident, it goes completely against everything that people follow. In a world that is so polarized, not picking a side is the true act of rebellion, and I chose neither. Instead, I'm forging my own path, and I can't believe it, but I'm finally seeing it so far in the horizon: the Abyss, the Apotheosis, the Ultimate Boon... It's so far up ahead, but it's there, and being hated just showed me where I must go. But why do I love this so much? As I said, it broke the people-pleasing armor I've donned. I got hated, so what? Do I need the validation of someone else? No! I know I'm not like other trans girls. I know I am as much of a polarizing dissident as Blaire White is. While I do not agree with the majority of things she says, the fact that I'm using the Hero's Journey as a framework to locate where I am in life and in my goals shows that I'm doing something that folks have tried so hard to destroy lately. The hate that I'm getting is because I'm building something that shatters many conceptions, not just through my writing, but through my actions.
Did I succeed on the Trial? I don't think I've won my battle against people-pleasing, but this minor Trial I shall consider it my first success on the Road of Trials. I broke the armor. I've earned a scar, and I gained new loot; a new armor, an armor that will protect me better than pleasing others. It's the armor of personal soverignty. I don't need validation from others. I have to validate myself. That's what passing is supposed to be! Is should never be about finding validation from others! It should be about validating yourself! It should be about looking at yourself in the mirror and say "I am the most fabulous woman alive!" with pride, even if you don't look like it at the moment! The more you validate yourself, the more steps you'll take to turn that into a reality! It never starts with what the others say,. It starts with you. You are the only thing that matters in your life, because the only person that is going to be with you until you die is yourself! So you better treat yourself good, and that's what I'm going to do coming forward. I should treat myself good... nah. I want to treat myself good.
I want to do Burpees for me. I want to write for me. I want to do things for me. I want to move on with my transition for me. I want to dance, to kickbox, to do all of it, for me. Not for future me, but for present me. All of my goals, from writing for a living, finding my tribe, destroying the status quo, finding love... all of it I want to do it for me.
If this is a victory, then because it is a victory that broke my people-pleasing armor, and gave me the personal sovereignty armor, I will consider this as my FIRST MAJOR VICTORY OF 2025! I am, finally, on the right path! Life can truly be as epic as fantasy can be!
MadamMeow
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Fae
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Central NJ
Posts: 1,800
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Central NJ
Posts: 1,800
"I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time, but Im too young to worry..."
Congrats for Standing Abs! 
Congratulations @Sólveig !
Sólveig
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Syrius
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Valkyrie
from
The Sonoran Desert
Pronouns: she/her
Posts: 1,354
from
The Sonoran Desert
Pronouns: she/her
Posts: 1,354
"Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others."
You are inspiring and I love the way you phrase it personal sovereignty armor. Way to go on your victory!!
Sólveig
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- Writing: 7 days, 9404 words
- Burpees: 7 days, 1020 Burpees
- 4 days of reading
An increase in words, but a minor dip in Burpees. While picking my phone project back up is inflating the number a bit, it actually worked to get me into the writing position, just as the challenge. I mean, I pulled off an entire short story in a small amount of time that, while I didn't have any time to edit fully so far, I'm halfway through it and closer to publish it than before. My book went into the slow cooker for a moment; I do want to get a few eyes into my stuff before I go full hard on the book. Doesn't mean I'll stop writing, it means I'm changing my priorities.
The dip in Burpees is... honestly, I think an issue for the week. I've been sleep deprived due to the water issues, which are still not there just yet, though my mom, the hero that she is, managed to get the tank full just last night.
Also, due to the little drama that I got involved in that community I talked about, the first thing that I did yesterday morning is to look for a mod and tell them to ban me for the entire month. I did so not because of the drama (I said what I said, I stand about what I said, and if people misunderstand what I say, then they can go straight to hell for all I care, I'm not here to be like "please, love me, I need the safety of your validation" anymore as if I'm a kid), but because I noticed my productivity dipped. I was actively participating in it while I was writing, to the point that I stopped writing at some point, which then I knew it was my ADHD being ADHD. So I did the Ulysses thing and tied myself to the mast. Once again, the rage is giving me a desire to write more and more... The only thing that I can say is that, what Marquis de Sade wrote in 120 Days of Sodom... I get it now. I really, really get it. That wasn't just a criticism of the powers of his time, but also the huge rage he had in him from being abused by the same powers he once was a part of. He exposed them all.
Sólveig
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@Syrius Thank you! Stole the definition from Joe Rogan (he said it during a podcast with David Goggins), but the concept of self-ownership is not really new. It's one of the few things that both ends of the political spectrum seem to agree upon. I just took it as the opposite of people-pleasing because it has to stop. It needs to stop, really. Enough is enough.
D&D was impressive. Our DM truly pulled it off to make one session where our characters are now are at their darkest hour, and are even failing at everything. He really had a nasty twist up his sleeve that jumped on us in the wrong way, but as soon as he explained it through the session, it ended up being a major development for the entire story. Even having my backstory (which is the last one to resolve) being picked up with his Monk from the previous campaign coming back (he saved my character's life years before the campaign started, and my character has been looking for him almost obsessively since). and having him play him was incredibly fun for him, thus it was fun for us too, because we really loved that characters, and so did the dice: his first two attacks were both Natural 20s, and he even lifted the screen to show it to us. It was one hell of an amazing fight. Still, I reckon that my character wants to retire temporary since she lost her sense of purpose after being defeated in such way. I talked to the DM about giving her a break to also give my second character a chance since we used our secondary characters in this session. Having two Clerics in the party, while both are different domains (mine's Order, the other's Tempest) is making me feel like we are competing rather than cooperating, but with my Rogue instead (and, apparently, my dice love my Rogue because I think I only rolled below 10 five times over all the times I played with her, which was quite often due to her being used as an NPC a few times), to compensate for a few skills that we're lacking. Two Clerics, one focused on damage and the other on Social Interaction and Support, a Barbarian, and a Bard that's more about controlling the crowds through Enchantment spells rather than being a skill monkey can only go so far. Also, the Mastermind Rogue is quite underrated. I know it doesn't output as much DPR as other archetypes, but man is it useful.
As I stated in my report above, the water came last night, though again not much. I went to bed because I couldn't keep up anymore. I had a hard time trying to sleep Saturday night, and I was overall tired yesterday. My mom was the hero who stood up until 3 AM and managed to get the water, filling one tank at 100%. We're good for a week now.
February 2nd, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 30 Calf Raises +EC
Count: 1739 - 1735 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories
Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: Unrolled
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 541 words in 22 minutes! (47/60)
Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
541 words in 22 minutes!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words 
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 21%
Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages
Me Before You - 17%
Other Victories:
D&D was impressive. Our DM truly pulled it off to make one session where our characters are now are at their darkest hour, and are even failing at everything. He really had a nasty twist up his sleeve that jumped on us in the wrong way, but as soon as he explained it through the session, it ended up being a major development for the entire story. Even having my backstory (which is the last one to resolve) being picked up with his Monk from the previous campaign coming back (he saved my character's life years before the campaign started, and my character has been looking for him almost obsessively since). and having him play him was incredibly fun for him, thus it was fun for us too, because we really loved that characters, and so did the dice: his first two attacks were both Natural 20s, and he even lifted the screen to show it to us. It was one hell of an amazing fight. Still, I reckon that my character wants to retire temporary since she lost her sense of purpose after being defeated in such way. I talked to the DM about giving her a break to also give my second character a chance since we used our secondary characters in this session. Having two Clerics in the party, while both are different domains (mine's Order, the other's Tempest) is making me feel like we are competing rather than cooperating, but with my Rogue instead (and, apparently, my dice love my Rogue because I think I only rolled below 10 five times over all the times I played with her, which was quite often due to her being used as an NPC a few times), to compensate for a few skills that we're lacking. Two Clerics, one focused on damage and the other on Social Interaction and Support, a Barbarian, and a Bard that's more about controlling the crowds through Enchantment spells rather than being a skill monkey can only go so far. Also, the Mastermind Rogue is quite underrated. I know it doesn't output as much DPR as other archetypes, but man is it useful.
As I stated in my report above, the water came last night, though again not much. I went to bed because I couldn't keep up anymore. I had a hard time trying to sleep Saturday night, and I was overall tired yesterday. My mom was the hero who stood up until 3 AM and managed to get the water, filling one tank at 100%. We're good for a week now.
February 2nd, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC 20-Seconds Legs Before Breakfast Burpees Daily Dare: 30 Calf Raises +ECCount: 1739 - 1735 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set Five Rites Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation Get to Bed on Time Daily Gratitude Counting VictoriesTraining Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves 100/50 Strength Pole Dance Stretches DAREdice: Unrolled 1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach 2-Minute Elbow Plank Daily Walk Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.) Belly DanceDancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 541 words in 22 minutes! (47/60)Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
541 words in 22 minutes! 1500 Get!Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 21% Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages Me Before You - 17%Other Victories:
Sólveig
Well-known member
The entire afternoon without power. I took it as an opportunity to catch up on some sleep, read The 12 Week Year, and write on my phone. I wrote the 365 challenge at the tail end of the day. No Watch. i had some Internet issues, so I decided to play Super Metroid instead of working because the Internet issues were both annoying me and distracting me. While I still managed to pull out nearly 1K, I didn't get any progress. However, I don't think it's my fault. It was just a bad day. I mean, it was completely unexpected that the entire afternoon went without any power, but it wasn't a wasted day by any means.
If anything, it was a good day, overall. My mood might not have been the best. That always happens when the power goes out. Still, I did some work on the library by checking the inventory, which was far much more relaxing than I expected. I was pretty much on my own today at the non-profit; mom wasn't the only one who stood up late at night due to the water coming. Took stock of all the books in one row from one shelf, so I have two more rows, and another shelf that, now that I think about it, has a lot of books that must be rid off. These are laws, but laws constantly change, and many of these laws are laws that aren't of interest for the non-profit or the library as a whole. Again, since there's always a change in the laws, I see no point on hoarding them, so that space can be freed for more stock. I don't even know why I decided to keep them in the first place anymore. Yeah, keeping inventory of it was relaxing, if a bit tedious. I didn't put on music while I worked on it, else it would've been cooler.
I'll admit it: caring for books makes me feel like I'm home, even if these books aren't mine.
So yeah. Awful day due to the powercut, but I did do my best with what I had. Not so much on the way of progress, but I did survive. It's just a rocky start.
No Watch tonight. This isn't a Watch.
February 3rd, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 40 Bounces +EC
Count: 1740 - 1736 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories
Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC
7 Full Burpees
Monday +EC
Burpee Queen +EC
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 12 Jumping Jacks | 16 Sit-ups | 4 Jumping Jacks
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 438 words in 22 minutes! (48/60)
Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
931 words in 42 minutes!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 33%
Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages
Me Before You - 17%
Other Victories:
If anything, it was a good day, overall. My mood might not have been the best. That always happens when the power goes out. Still, I did some work on the library by checking the inventory, which was far much more relaxing than I expected. I was pretty much on my own today at the non-profit; mom wasn't the only one who stood up late at night due to the water coming. Took stock of all the books in one row from one shelf, so I have two more rows, and another shelf that, now that I think about it, has a lot of books that must be rid off. These are laws, but laws constantly change, and many of these laws are laws that aren't of interest for the non-profit or the library as a whole. Again, since there's always a change in the laws, I see no point on hoarding them, so that space can be freed for more stock. I don't even know why I decided to keep them in the first place anymore. Yeah, keeping inventory of it was relaxing, if a bit tedious. I didn't put on music while I worked on it, else it would've been cooler.
I'll admit it: caring for books makes me feel like I'm home, even if these books aren't mine.
So yeah. Awful day due to the powercut, but I did do my best with what I had. Not so much on the way of progress, but I did survive. It's just a rocky start.
No Watch tonight. This isn't a Watch.
February 3rd, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC 20-Seconds Legs Before Breakfast Burpees Daily Dare: 40 Bounces +ECCount: 1740 - 1736 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set Five Rites Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation Get to Bed on Time Daily Gratitude Counting VictoriesTraining Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC7 Full Burpees
Monday +EC Burpee Queen +EC Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves 100/50 Strength Pole Dance Stretches DAREdice: 12 Jumping Jacks | 16 Sit-ups | 4 Jumping Jacks 1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach 2-Minute Elbow Plank Daily Walk Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.) Belly DanceDancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 438 words in 22 minutes! (48/60)Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
931 words in 42 minutes! 1500 Get!Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 33% Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages Me Before You - 17%Other Victories:
Sólveig
Well-known member
Okay, things were my fault today. Lots of procrastination and pretending to be productive by doing the wrong work. On the other hand, an unique angle popped up for something epistolar... which is a recycling of a Cyberpunk story that never materialized fully, but I did do it before. Won't say what it is, but I think I can do an experiment by writing a single short message on a daily basis... kinda like small letters. This is just to figure out something that might actually help with everything. I do not mean NaNo, my book, or anything else, but I mean everything.
So I also made a scroll that contains rules. This is just a satire handbook that I'm making because I stumbled upon something that is also a satirical handbook at the library yesterday, and I thought about doing something similar because I have the chops. That's the wrong work I talked about. Nevertheless, I got kickstarted, so I can just write one rule daily, until it becomes a fully blown law, or handbook, or whatever... I know it's the beginning of something, but that's it. Right now I just finished the 365 challenge for today, and it's nearly 15 minutes before midnight at the time of writing, so I'm on point.
Needless to say is that I'm procrastinating quite a lot again, but I'll get to shift gears soon. Once I post, I'll go to bed. I had a very late dinner too, so no Watch. I'm going to go over the 12 Week Year again right now to make a note for my tomorrow self and then adjust my entire week accordingly. I'm dropping once again into the same patterns of last year, so I better snap out of it now, or else I won't advance at all. The ticking of the clock feels louder.
At least I got 310 Burpees done today. Why 310? Well, I aimed for 300, but the dice gave me 8, so I rounded up to 10. Blame the dice on this one, not me. My relationship with the DAREdice sometimes it feels like my relationship with my D20: sometimes I want to put them in jail... though my D20 loves my Rogue for some reason.
February 4th, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
20-Seconds Legs
Before Breakfast Burpees
Daily Dare: 50 Punches +EC
Count: 1741 - 1737 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set
Five Rites
Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
Get to Bed on Time
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories
Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC
2 Double Burpees
20 Full Burpees
Burpee Queen +EC +Double Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck
Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
100/50 Strength
Pole Dance Stretches
DAREdice: 8 Double Burpees
1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
2-Minute Elbow Plank
Daily Walk
Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 555 words in 24 minutes! (49/60)
Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
933 words in 46 minutes!
1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 33%
Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages
Me Before You - 17%
Other Victories:
So I also made a scroll that contains rules. This is just a satire handbook that I'm making because I stumbled upon something that is also a satirical handbook at the library yesterday, and I thought about doing something similar because I have the chops. That's the wrong work I talked about. Nevertheless, I got kickstarted, so I can just write one rule daily, until it becomes a fully blown law, or handbook, or whatever... I know it's the beginning of something, but that's it. Right now I just finished the 365 challenge for today, and it's nearly 15 minutes before midnight at the time of writing, so I'm on point.
Needless to say is that I'm procrastinating quite a lot again, but I'll get to shift gears soon. Once I post, I'll go to bed. I had a very late dinner too, so no Watch. I'm going to go over the 12 Week Year again right now to make a note for my tomorrow self and then adjust my entire week accordingly. I'm dropping once again into the same patterns of last year, so I better snap out of it now, or else I won't advance at all. The ticking of the clock feels louder.
At least I got 310 Burpees done today. Why 310? Well, I aimed for 300, but the dice gave me 8, so I rounded up to 10. Blame the dice on this one, not me. My relationship with the DAREdice sometimes it feels like my relationship with my D20: sometimes I want to put them in jail... though my D20 loves my Rogue for some reason.
February 4th, 2025
Kickboxing: Day 197
Morning Routine:
The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC 20-Seconds Legs Before Breakfast Burpees Daily Dare: 50 Punches +ECCount: 1741 - 1737 +EC
Night Routine:
Mani Salutation - 1 Set Five Rites Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation Get to Bed on Time Daily Gratitude Counting VictoriesTraining Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
Nothing right now
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear
Extreme HIIT
Workouts:
200 Burpees / Death By Burpees - LVL III +EC2 Double Burpees
20 Full Burpees
Burpee Queen +EC +Double Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves 100/50 Strength Pole Dance Stretches DAREdice: 8 Double Burpees 1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach 2-Minute Elbow Plank Daily Walk Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.) Belly DanceDancing Days: 38
Challenges:
Writing the Same Thing Every Day for a Year: 555 words in 24 minutes! (49/60)Bucket List:
Empty
Writing progress:
933 words in 46 minutes! 1500 Get!Writing Tiers:
500 Words
1000 Words
1500 Words
Reading progress:
The 12 Week Year - 33% Ironsworn - 0/260 Pages Me Before You - 17%Other Victories: