Update Blog - 10/2/21 (Patreon)

I will confess, I was not prepared for this week. I already had a bunch of projects completed, but then I faced an awkward dilemma where I had to ask myself, "...now what?". Not to say that I didn't do anything this week, I did a solid amount of work, but I didn't really have a project for me to focus on and fully bring it to life. It was weird where I was spending time trying to figure out what's my next big project while I wait for The Addams Family 2 to come out. So, with that said, here was my week.

- Released my review of My Little Pony: A New Generation: I'll admit, this is off to a good start. My thoughts are pretty mixed about this movie alone, but it is still a good film and I can see how this can branch off into a strong new generation of the franchise. As much as I do see what's good in some concepts like the message for equality and the fun personalities, my one big problem is just how they were written and executed where the moral becomes a bit too preachy and heavy-handed and the characters feel more like tropes in terms of their contribution to the narrative. The good news, however, is that this is a case where the pros do outweigh the cons like the animation is quite gorgeous and did well to transition the franchise onto 3D and the songs are a lot of fun. This won't turn me into a brony and make me go crazy for Gen 5, but I was still impressed with what this movie pulled off.

- Worked on the beginning of some new projects: This is where the week got weird. Last week, I was able to finish up a whole bunch of projects like a couple of reviews. However, because of so many things that were scheduled across the week like my podcast, meetings and The Addams Family 2, it was honestly kind of tough to find my groove to start a new project. At the most, there were a handful that I did technically "start" like writing the intro to them, but none that I was legitimately motivated to put my focus on actually working on them, especially when this week's new movie was just right around the corner. Eventually, I did put in the energy to get one review going and work on that, but I know that there is still a lot of work to be done on that. I do know what my obstacles were that kept me from helping my motivation and I'm hoping that I'll have a clearer vision of what to work on next starting next week.

- Watching episodes for a new Review series: Another reason to why it was hard to find the right motivation to get to work on a new project is because of how I was kind of overwhelmed of the choices of what's next to do that it was honestly hard to pick the right one to be next while I was waiting on the Addams to come back. One of these, in the meantime, that was a bit more clear to get to work on was an upcoming series review. The good news is that this one I'm watching right now has a lot less episodes than the other ones I've recently watched, but this week was still scheduling the right times to watch them regardless. As you're reading this, I should be almost done with watching the whole thing and I know that, once I got the Addams out of the way, I'll go straight to committing myself to working on that one. I'm sure that could help my current situation and find something that I know what to work on and have it ready soon.

- Currently working on my review of The Addams Family 2: Honestly, I'm not excited for this one. I was not a fan of the first and the trailers were not promising that things could change. All I've seen so far is the same bland feature that takes a recognizable franchise and turn it into a generic animated kids film. My only hope is that this could be the case where it ends up slightly better than before where it's still not good, but not the worst thing I've seen. I've seen sequels do that before like Planes and maybe The Nut Job, so maybe this could be the chance for the Addams to turn around...That or maybe I'm just doing some wishful thinking. Anyways, that's what I'm going to find out right now.

And that's been my complicated week of trying to find the right motivation with so many things scheduled on the side and everything being complicated for me. Hopefully, starting next week, things will be easier for me to navigate and know what to work on to feel like I'm sure of what I'm doing and that I'll have more confidence that the future of my videos will be strong and bright...right after my birthday celebrations that I'll have soon. So, until next time...

See ya later, dudes!