So… yeah. Some of you have an idea of what's been going on in my life, some of you haven't. Figured I'd give you guys a full update (as well as other updates).
My aunt had fell several months back. Between that and several other things, she's now bedridden and essentially like a little kid. (Dementia that got worse, unable to move at times or forgetting what limbs CAN move, hypersensitivity to pain, etc…)I've limited my time at work since then, and they dropped more hours because our DM is an idiot. So I've gone from 3 days to 2 days. I'm barely functioning, and lucky me - the money I contribute to this house is zilch - the last paycheck was somewhat respectable so I could give something this time but… yeah. (Another motivation for me to work on these games).This loss of free time (if I'm not working, I'm usually helping out at home unless I like… set up weeks in advance a time to get out of the house) is tough - and the summer weather is worse. If I'm not helping my aunt or working, I'm passing out - my room lacks an AC. Not everything on my PC is doable on my laptop so I gotta be in this room - and the other rooms that I CAN be in lack AC as well. So if I'm not passing out due to forcing myself up until whatever hours at night I can stay up 'till, I'm passing out due to the heat making me drowsy and lazy. If I AM managing to stay up, I either try to get energy to do chores or I end up constantly helping my aunt.My mother's BF moved in. He's cool, but the fool keeps over exerting himself after he cracked a rib. So now he's in pain, and of course - now he's not really able to help keep an eye on my aunt. So my free time is even more limited.It's left me fairly stressed. I've been managing, but barely. Already had 2 mini-verbal-wars with my mom. She's beyond stressed, herself.Anyway, I don't intend to back out of my entry into the competition. I just hope I can finish it. My birthday is coming up on the 14th, so I dunno if I'll be starting that day, or spending the first two days of the compo sleeping off a hangover (turning 21 FTW!). hey! Now I'll be legally able to join drunken teamspeak events - and actually be drunk~!…Otherwise, been doing some stationery design work. Finally finalized one prototype piece. Now to just find ways of mass producing it.
Seeing your aunt like that must be awful. I remember how my grandfather's condition was months before he passed away. He was bedridden and could barely form coherent sentences.
I don't remember what he died of, and I haven't really thought about it since then. It was horrible though, and I hated seeing him that way considering how just a year before, He seemed like he was going to live much longer. Then again, how much did I know? I was pretty young.Anyway, something completely unrelated: DM, in my brain, is dungeon master.Stevenup7002: I should have gotten an in-window AC by now as "payment" for helping my mom's BF move, but apparently, from what he says, there's nothing I can do to help push this closer to happening - and with his broken rib, he can't do much.
LAR Games: Considering before her fall, she acted completely normal, it's still tough for me to see her as this - someone who can't move, can't take even a tiny bump at times, can't seem to remember my voice… And it's not just my aunt's condition causing stress, not that I'll get into it right now. Unfortunately the amount of physical and mental stress is beginning to take it's toll; I'm not quite the resilient (if only a bit whiny at times) kid that I'm usually known to be. It's getting to be more and more of a chore to not snap and start screaming at people.