I’ve pared down the stream schedule for this week. I have a fairly busy week ahead of me at work, and I also need to carve out a bit of time to start getting ahead on some adult content creation.

So instead of two streams this week like I had initially planned, I’m only going to do one. And there’s no Sims stream on the schedule this week either.

While I would love to chill and continue my Flower Legacy Challenge, I have weekend plans to stay in and chill with Manthing.

This week I plan to just stream some chill Animal Crossing on Thursday. As I mentioned last week (when I planned to stream ACNH), I just unlocked K.K. and am about to start building for the first time ever!

Crimbus Streams?

I am not someone who celebrates Christmas. Even before moving towards witchcraft (when I was still Roman Catholic), I had a tough time with Christmas.

And not just because of the crappy things that had seemed to happen around the holiday, though those never seemed to help matters.

It’s difficult to explain. It’s partly overwhelm, but also this…miasma over the holiday. I’m not sure why. It’s not something we’ve delved much into in therapy either, except to validate my feelings.

All that to say that I’m thinking of putting together a stream schedule for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening during the week of December 20-26.

That way others who don’t celebrate for whatever reason, or those that do but don’t have anywhere to go, at least have somewhere to stop by for a while.

Until then, however, I hope you join me on Twitch for Animal Crossing this week! And don’t forget to follow my Twitter to up-to-date information on my stream schedule.

How is it December already? I don’t understand. But here we are. And with a new stream schedule for the week.

I really hated missing stream on Saturday, but my depression and lack of spoons got the best of me… followed by a migraine that evening.

So I’m going to try to stream two days this week instead to make up for missing Saturday’s stream.

Since I finally unlocked K.K. in Animal Crossing, I can officially build on my island! So that’ll be the focus of Thursday’s stream… though I have no idea where to begin or what to do. But I’ll figure it out as I go.

On Saturday, I’m going to continue my Flower Legacy Challenge in The Sims 4. I surprisingly missed playing Sims on Saturday more than I thought I would. So I’m looking forward to getting back into it this weekend!

VPN Thoughts

I’m also finally looking into obtaining a VPN. I want to play some DBD on stream, and of course this is the thing to make me finally decide to invest in a personal VPN.

Y’know. Because of the whole doxxing thing that’s happening to DBD streamers?

I really want to play some cozy DBD on stream, so I figured with all the deals on Nord VPN right now, I’d pick it up.

Doing some research it seems to be one of the best out there right now, and seeing a bunch of streamers using Nord is a bonus.

Don’t forget to follow me on Twitch, and keep an eye on my Twitter for any last minute stream schedule updates!

I put Animal Crossing: New Horizons down a while ago. But after playing some the past few months with my best friend twice a month, I’ve really gotten back into it.

At first, I would just update the game a few minutes before logging into video chat with my bestie, and then leave it alone after the fact until our next game date night.

All we really do is visit each others islands as we chat about anything and everything. Check out what’s for sale at the Able Sisters and the Nook brothers, give each other items (though my bestie has become my ACNH Fairy Godmother), and just run around and visit villagers.

What really got me back into it, though, I think, is the most recent update. I got to see Brewster’s place in person, and that made me really want to unlock K.K. and get on with the fun “end-game” stuff.

Though, to be honest, the super epic Hello Kitty stuff my bestie has on her ACNH island may also have tipped the scales a bit in favor of picking it back up as well.

Unlocked K.K.

And I did it! I finally unlocked K.K.! It has taken me forever to finally do this. I’m not sure why I never really felt a drive to get into it before now. But it is what it is.

I did some time traveling for the first time to do it as well. Which was scary to do, but I think it’s something I can see myself doing every so often in the future.

Surprisingly, despite seeing the K.K. Slider concert for “beating” ACNH on others’ streams, it gave me all the good cozy feels, and made me even more motivated to carve out some time to play.

I wonder if it’s because I got to see all my villagers participate in the concert? I don’t particularly have an attachment or love of any of them (except maybe Merengue), but it was still heartwarming to see them all there!

And the Nook Miles didn’t hurt, either.

Villager Shenanigans

I’ve also encountered some… interesting conversations with Villagers. Both my own and my best friend’s. Like Tia, wanting to learn Kung Fu. Is she Neo, now? But for real, Tia. I feel the same way about chores.

And Judy is just… scary. She’s never really been a dreamie of mine, and this conversation really solidified it.

This mail from Merengue is making her grow into one of my ACNH Dreamies, honestly. Who doesn’t love the awkwardness of this message? Plus I honestly feel like numbers lining up (and those I see repeated often) have to mean something.

Turkey Day Event

I also finally participated in my first ever ACNH Event on time… Turkey Day! It was a bit of a pain to come home Thursday evening after spending the day at my polycule’s house and trying to grind it out, but it was simultaneously a lot of fun.

It required much more fishing than I was expecting, but I was okay with that. Fishing in games is one of my favorite things.

And I had to do a lot of fishing since I haven’t actually grown anything on my island, yet. Since the recipes are a bit on the random side, Chef Franklin of course never asked for the things I actually had on hand.

But I persevered! I fished for my villagers and was able to trade for the things I needed, and some things I didn’t need, as well. Plus I was able to get all the updated Turkey Day food, and conquer my first ACNH holiday in full! I’m actually looking forward to whatever they have for a winter holiday.

IntPiPoMo Counter: 33/50

A new week means a new stream schedule.

I’m really enjoying streaming. I’ve missed it, but I also remember it being much more difficult and draining than it has been. Though it may be less draining due to the fact that I’ve been on antidepressants just about two years, now.

I’m going to be playing some Animal Crossing: New Horizons on stream for the first time ever this week. It’s a weird week for me at work due to the fact that American Thanksgiving is on Thursday, but I should be able to make some chill ACNH happen.

Not only will it be my first time playing ACNH on stream, it will also be my first time ever using the capture card I picked up for myself two years ago. I’m crossing my fingers everything I set up tonight works okay tomorrow!

On Saturday I’ll be going back to the Flower Legacy Challenge I started. I’m having a lot of fun with it, though I feel like it’s dragging a bit because I’m on the first generation, still, and there’s no kids to cause chaos.

YouTube Thoughts

The Flower Legacy has also rekindled my interest in YouTube content. I used to create a bunch of YouTube content around WildStar (and it’s all still available on my YouTube channel for those interested), and I miss creating that kind of content.

What I think I’m going to do for now is not just export my Twitch VODs onto YouTube to archive them, but also create shorter-form videos from my Twitch streams.

One of the pieces of advice I’ve seen for content creators is to repurpose your content in other forms for other media avenues, since everyone has a preference for their content consumption. And honestly, it makes sense as a consumer of content, but it is not something I’d thought of as a creator of content.

So, if you ever miss me, or my stream schedule doesn’t line up with when you can hang out live, you’ll always be able to find it in shorter form on my YouTube channel!

That said however, make sure to follow me on Twitch, and keep an eye on either the blog or Twitter for stream schedule updates!