Otoshi Poetry

I realize it’s been a while since I’ve written here and I miss it. My creative spirit is hungry and I’ve been accidentally neglecting it by focusing on many other domains of my life. This is a list of what I’ve been doing, what I should be doing. (And there are probably a bunch of things missing from both sides)

What I have been doing - 

Writing in my daily life blog: http://otoshiko.tumblr.com (currently a few weeks behind) I’ve been doing well with documenting my life this quarter. I believe I have written about every day up until the 19th. From then to now, I have notes on what to write about for following daily journal entries, so I should be able to catch it up soon. It’s a little dull to read daily, but it’s always fun to look back on my life.

Writing in my gaming blog: http://agameeachday.tumblr.com - I’ve been trying to get back into this blog for a while and I finally made a breakthrough yesterday. I learned that writing about games is very tiring, but it also shows me how much I know about games. I like that I’m starting to form a style and opinion with my entries and I hope to continue them as time allows.

Jogging (was at 5 times a week for two weeks in a row) - Inspired by my friend Tiffany, I am trying my best to run at least 3 - 4 times a week. Over the past two weeks, I’ve only run 3 times, so I need to get back on my jogging to become a more healthy individual.

Learning to Cook - And getting good at it =] It is very exciting to hear positive feedback from my peers. Cooking comes easily for me and I enjoy trying new recipes and learning new cultures through food. This is definitely becoming one of my favorite hobbies and it makes food too!

Learning to dance Salsa - Having fun and feeling like I’m learning it quickly =] I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who know how to dance, so I have a lot of support and guidance. I’ve always wanted to learn how to dance because it’s something universal that all humans can do. Dancing is a unique and intimate experience which makes me really happy and brings out the cheerful, hyper side of me.

Learning to lucid dream - Had my first one yesterday! But still with lots of learning to do. The reason I’m learning to lucid dream is so I can be more productive in my waking life. I want to do some of the things in my “haven’t been doing lately” list, like studying in my sleep. I feel that when I finally get this goal down, I’ll be unstoppable in reaching my life’s goals.

Reforging old friendships - sending birthday cards, texts, and emails in an effort to show my friends that I truly love and care for them~ Friends are what I live and without the support I receive, I probably wouldn’t be the happy, cheerful, and compassionate person that I am today.

What I haven’t been doing - 

Keeping my grades up - Grades seem to be slipping this quarter and I feel that while I’m enjoying college life more, I’m not really being as good of a student. My intentions are there, but I haven’t been putting in the work.

Learning a language - As much as I would like to learn Japanese or Chinese right now, I feel that Spanish might actually be the way to go. Most of my closer friends this year speak Spanish, so I can both use and practice it a lot more easily. Japanese would be nice to learn, but there are very few people to practice with, and Chinese is just my choice under Japanese simply because I culturally feel more Japanese than Chinese right now.

Writing creatively - I haven’t written a poem in a really long time, and I haven’t been able to muster up the creative prose. Maybe I’ll try one out for Valentine’s day, but who would it be for?

Drawing - I’ve been needing a way to express my thoughts lately and drawing would probably be the way to go. I’ve been having a lot of good ideas for game design and I haven’t really been logging them. Get that game idea a day journal started.

Sleep - I need more sleep. period.

Using my time efficiently - While I do have a very limited amount of free time, I hardly use it for anything I consider productive. I find myself on facebook/tumblr just scrolling through the same posts without actually writing anything meaningful. I also don’t let myself play games when I probably should to both relax and study them a bit. I also have been following people around when I don’t have the time to, and hanging out for too long of periods when I should be studying or finishing some homework.

Programming games - There isn’t much time to make games, let alone play them, but I really NEED to start. This is my career and I need to start practicing it before I get into the post-college world. I can do it and I know I can, but I need to start.