words bubble up like soda pop

I got an idea for another story. I'm letting it percolate for a bit and I'll write down what I've got probably in a few days, and I'll probably share then.

I love it, but writing sometimes gives me anxiety. Endings are the hardest part for me. If I ever get that far, I feel like they're never as strong as my beginnings. Which I can understand when I have the best time writing about people and social dynamics, but most people expect you to have a plot of you're gonna share a story.

I'm gonna watch the premiere of the 3rd Critical Role campaign tonight. It sounds really good from the way people talk about it, I just hate starting things in the middle, you know? Especially with DnD stuff that gets nuanced really fast, and in a fandom space as volatile as Tumblr.

Oh! And Wyrmwood, purveyors of nerd shit such as glorious gemstone dice and drool-worthy gaming tables, is currently running a kickstarter for a tarot deck! They're calling it the Corrupted Tarot. So named because it's designed to be read using the cards' reversed meanings instead of the standard ones. Even if tarot isn't your thing, it's worth checking out just to look at all the pretty art.

And speaking of card art, when I asked him about buying a copy of the tarot deck, Husband also showed me a thing Magic is doing. They're using children's drawings to make limited runs of a few cards to sell for charity in a Secret Lair drop. If husband acquires them for us, you can bet that this kid's version of Craterhoof Behemoth will be my go-to version of the card. And yes, that was legitimate enthusiasm, not sarcasm.

Kroger had large cinnamon brooms for sale! This is probably the only seasonal decoration I'll get this year since we're moving, but I'm okay with that. The whole apartment smells like cinnamon and I get to have a witchy broom hanging in my kitchen :D I like getting one every year, but I've only ever had small ones. Even when the smell fades, I kind of want to keep this one around all year.

We also got approved to move into another house! It's a tiny two-story that's actually smaller than our current appartment, but it's got a deck and a yard. My pibble will finally have a grass yard! And the new neighborhood has better sidewalks and looks much more walkable, which means I can take her out for exercise, I'm so happy. She's been cooped up at my Mom's for a year and a half longer than was the original plan. I can't wait to finally take her on all the walks she deserves!

I've been playing Magic a lot on Cockatrice, practicing with Husband. I generally like to learn by losing, because I remember things better that way, but always losing is kind of getting frustrating. He's not trying to be mean or anything, it's just that he's got years of experience playing and building out his decks. Even if he built a new deck right before a match he'd still stomp me. At least he's always super patient and answers all my questions even if I think they're stupid because I've probably asked them a million times before.

I really want to write some of my stories. I've had some recent inspiration on one, but it's slow going. World building usually comes pretty easy to me, but for whatever reason this one is giving me trouble. And then on top of that, the motivation to write anything out is pretty much nil.

That said, I think I'm still going to give the writing challenges on rainbowfic a go. They're based on an old writing comm I followed in LJ, but was too shy to join before it died. If I want to keep saying I'm a writer, then at some point I actually have to write again.