Monday Media Musings - 1/3/22

I suspect one reason I got inconsistent at posting this series is because I lose track of which shows and games in progress I have and haven't posted about. I have a preference for posting about things I've finished completely, but since I'm not going to finish a show or game every week, that means sometimes skipping completely and so not building a habit. Therefore, one of my plans for this year is to say a little bit about everything that's in progress each week, so that I have a reason to keep working on it. So have a snapshot of my media consumption for the last week of 2021.

The Great British Baking Show: We're on what Netflix calls Collection 8, which I think is season 11 of original Bake-Off -- the first season with Matt. I adored Prue immediately, I enjoyed Sandi, and I've become very fond of Noel, but I have a feeling that Matt is unlikely to grow on me, and of course I miss Mel and Sue, which I have a feeling everyone does. We've seen the first three episodes, and at one point Peter -- the young'in of the group -- mentions that Bake-off has been around for more than half his life, and Paul's reaction is very relatable.

The Next Thing You Eat: Celebrity chef David Chang's most recent television project, on the future of food and the restaurant industry. We've watched five out of six episodes so I'll hold my thoughts until we're done.

Hades: We've played through the main storyline and are probably working toward the epilogue, although we may give up on it as requiring too much grinding. This will definitely get a longer write-up once we've finished (or given up).

Derry Girls, Episode 1: We watched this last night; not much to say yet, but it's charming and funny so far. Michelle is a terrible person and somehow I still find her kind of hilarious.

The Twilight Saga: So, okay. ( This got long )

December and 2021 wrap-up; January and 2022 goals

Days written: 21/31
Words written: 3,555*
Words of fic written: 1,415
Stories worked on: One
Stories posted: One
Days written in 2021: 240 (on the nose)
Words written in 2021: 58,518
Fic words written in 2021: 13,274
Fic words posted in 2021: 16,706
*I did a bunch of editing on a major work project and didn't keep close count of words, so this is almost certainly too low.

( Charts are pleased to have gotten to this within only a few days of the start of the year )

( December and 2020 )

I am dealing with a whole raft of personal life stuff right now that makes it hard for me to imagine what the shape of 2022 will look like. So in some ways it seems like folly to set up any kind of long-term goals. And yet I've been doing this for so long that I can't imagine *not* doing it. And I did sign up for GYWO again (still on the Journeyman goal). I suppose the way to go is to set up some low bar goals and maybe a stretch goal or two, and see how that works.

Goals for 2022:

1. Surpass the target of 240 writing days per year for getyourwordsout.

2. Write at least one post for ladybusiness every quarter and post Monday Media Musings at least three times a month. A repeat of last time, with one goal steady and the other scaled back.

3. Return to my Dragon Age replay and finish up the DA codex meme that I started in late 2020.

4. Work on (and finish?) Face the Music Part 3.

And for January, in the spirit of clearing off my plate of the old so I can get to the new:

1. Write 6 days per week to get ahead of GYWO pace.

2. Finish long-in-progress LB post as well as writing up media favorites for 2021.

3. Finish DAI Cassandra/m!Lavellan fic that stalled out last summer.

Limiting myself to three goals a month seems like a good idea for now. We'll see how it goes.