The Good News Thread: I'm So Excited! And I Just Can't Hide It!

[Delightful]

6 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

I just buoy myself through both vastly exaggerated dreams of grandeur and a fear of the deep shame that will follow me if I quit right now.  

But how did you get to that point? i have a project in my head and starting to get it onto paper is just so much effort...

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

9 minutes ago, Delightful said:

But how did you get to that point? i have a project in my head and starting to get it onto paper is just so much effort...

Well, practice was what got me to the point that writing is (more or less) effortless; I still struggle with what should happen next, but getting the words on paper isn't difficult anymore. Then I managed to find a story I felt I had to tell, one that was developed enough for me to begin writing and figure the finer details out along the way.

Other than that, I mostly just tell myself "Okay, you have to write 350 words every day, 150 at the bare minimum. Anything more than that is awesome." 

Edited April 2, 2017 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

Congratulations @TwiLyghtSansSparkles

For actually attempting to finish something you've started...unlike yours truly...heh...

[Tristan]

10 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Just passed the 40,000 word mark! 

(I always seem to pass these milestones mid-sentence, so I miss it until I look down and realize—oh yeah, there it went. This time, I managed to catch it as I passed it. ) 

Congratulations!!! 

[Tristan]

My good news is that I got a gym membership for the first time ever today. We'll see if that still classifies as good news tomorrow...

[StrikerEZ he/him]

So, I'm gonna be trying out for drum major in...about 11 days. I'm not ready at all, and my application is do next Monday. I'm really excited and I hope I can get to Phase II of the audition process, but you never know I guess.

[A Budgie she/her]

15 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

 

Just passed the 40,000 word mark! 

 

Good job!

[Arraenae]

On 4/2/2017 at 7:29 AM, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Just passed the 40,000 word mark! 

(I always seem to pass these milestones mid-sentence, so I miss it until I look down and realize—oh yeah, there it went. This time, I managed to catch it as I passed it. ) 

Congrats! What are you writing?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

16 minutes ago, Arraenae said:

Congrats! What are you writing?

The first in a series about cowboy wizards. 

[Hemalurgic Headshot he/him]

6 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

The first in a series about cowboy wizards. 

Sounds nifty.

[StrikerEZ he/him]

11 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

The first in a series about cowboy wizards. 

First, congrats about 40,000!

Secondly, is there any chance you could share this most likely amazing story with us?

[Hemalurgic Headshot he/him]

I'm going on a trip to Washington D.C. tomorrow! History stuff and monuments!

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

7 minutes ago, StrikerEZ said:

First, congrats about 40,000!

Secondly, is there any chance you could share this most likely amazing story with us?

Thanks!  

Not in its current state. I'm very much a discovery writer, and combine that with the fact I'm not even halfway through the first draft, and you get a story that likely has any seeds of brilliance buried beneath a thick layer of floundering. I'll need the second draft to make some sense of the things I'm throwing together, and I'm hopeful I'll be able to get it published one day. (Hopeful, not certain. I know how competitive the publishing industry is.) 

3 minutes ago, Hemalurgic_Headshot said:

I'm going on a trip to Washington D.C. tomorrow! History stuff and monuments!

I am jealous. 

[Briar King]

1 hour ago, Hemalurgic_Headshot said:

I'm going on a trip to Washington D.C. tomorrow! History stuff and monuments!

Let us know if Trump jumps out from behind a partion.

[Claincy he/him]

I felt "bad" today. Which was a distinct improvement! 

 

(Claincy has not been having the best time healthwise for the last couple of weeks/3 and a half years.)

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

29 minutes ago, Claincy said:

I felt "bad" today. Which was a distinct improvement! 

 

(Claincy has not been having the best time healthwise for the last couple of weeks/3 and a half years.)

>>

Elaborate?

[Claincy he/him]

21 minutes ago, Darkness Ascendant said:

>>

Elaborate?

Frustrating issue that basically means I have a headache that has lasted years. Better sometimes, worse others but the last couple of weeks were particularly bad. Today it was just painful instead of moderately crippling

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

Just now, Claincy said:

Frustrating issue that basically means I have a headache that has lasted years. Better sometimes, worse others but the last couple of weeks were particularly bad. Today it was just painful instead of moderately crippling

aaah. that's what u were referring to XD.

Same here bro *highfive. Though mine is like a background static, then it randomly just spikes XD

[A Budgie she/her]

@Claincy that sounds bad...well, good to know it's getting better.

[Claincy he/him]

@Darkness Ascendant *high fives*

@A Budgie Yeah, here's hoping it'll stay that way for a while

[Delightful]

5 hours ago, Claincy said:

@Darkness Ascendant *high fives*

@A Budgie Yeah, here's hoping it'll stay that way for a while

Well I'm hoping it'll continue to exponentially improve!

[Sunbird she/her]

So yesterday I posted in the Bad Day thread about my sleep deprivation, but overall yesterday was actually quite wonderful. The weather was so beautiful that I ended up using my between-classes break to bird on campus instead of napping as I'd originally planned, and that left me in a happy mood the whole rest of the day despite almost nodding off in one of my afternoon classes.

The moral of the story: birdwatching fixes everything.

[Jondesu he/him]

6 hours ago, Claincy said:

Frustrating issue that basically means I have a headache that has lasted years. Better sometimes, worse others but the last couple of weeks were particularly bad. Today it was just painful instead of moderately crippling

Wait, really? I haven't met many people with the same issue. I have a headache that started Jan 2014 and has been constant since, but like you said, it fluctuates from day to day or week to week.

Edit: Which is to say, I'm really glad you get a day (hopefully more) of just painful instead of debilitating. Those days are nice.

Edited April 4, 2017 by Jondesu

[Claincy he/him]

8 minutes ago, Jondesu said:

Wait, really? I haven't met many people with the same issue. I have a headache that started Jan 2014 and has been constant since, but like you said, it fluctuates from day to day or week to week.

Yep. From what you've said in the past I think the cause is likely different but the result is somewhat similar. Most people with headache issues do seem to have frequent severe headaches rather than a fluctuating constant one and that is what most people assume when you talk about chronic headaches.

For me the suspected cause is sinus issues.

Edited April 4, 2017 by Claincy

[Jondesu he/him]

10 minutes ago, Claincy said:

Yep. From what you've said in the past I think the cause is likely different but the result is somewhat similar. Most people with headache issues do seem to have frequent severe headaches rather than a fluctuating constant one and that is what most people assume when you talk about chronic headaches.

For me the suspected cause is sinus issues.

Sorry you're going through that.  Hopefully the sinus issues (or whatever else might be contributing) will be resolved!

I'm headed up to the Mayo Clinic in a couple weeks to hopefully get some better idea of what's causing mine.  That's my good news to share with the thread!