Q2 recap, Q3 forecast/update

Hello!

Sorry for skipping on July. I was really busy with grad school and wasn't able to find the time to sit down and write in between homework and sleep.

I also realized I never ended up doing a Q2 recap, so here we are! Seems like a good point as well since we're halfway through Q3.

Quarter 2

Triathlon Training

After mid-May, this took a major backseat as I got sick with Covid, recovered, packed, moved across the country, and prepared for grad school. Still made some progress though.

Save Money

Let's say I didn't save as much as I wanted, but I did save enough lol

Move to CA

After a literal year of planning and several months of prepping and packing, and a week of driving a uhaul while towing my car across the entire country with my friend and shoving everything I own into a storage unit, this was a resounding success.

Cryptid Dating

Storyboards! Done! Woo!!!

Quarter 3

Grad School

At the time of writing this, I have successfully completed my first summer semester of grad school! So busy, stressful, but so fun, lots of comics and friends made! I'll prob post some of my art here eventually, but a bunch is already posted on my patreon wink wonk ;) Classes start back up in September, but remotely, and I have an assignment for the month of August, so the work hasn't ended, but I do have time for naps again lol

Apartment Hunting

:)))) Hmmmmmmmm

In all seriousness though, I have started looking a little more as we get closer to my ideal move-in date. I've started querying a few places with September availability, but I don't think I'll really be able to sink into the process until September. The goal for the end of the Quarter 3 is to have an apartment I like, ideally to myself, so fingers crossed I find something amidst all this crazy rent :<

Triathlon Training

Since I moved my triathlon to October, I technically I have one more full quarter to get this on. So far I've been integrating more focused strength training exercises, and have been trying to find a bike and a pool I can use (which has proved trickier than I'd like...) I will likely start running again next week. I don't know how much time I will have in September, so for August I'd really like to focus on this and get more comfortable with all three and the distances for the race.

Cryptid Dating

After finishing storyboards, I took a break in July for grad school, and will likely continue that in August since I want to focus on my school assignment. However, I'd like to get started on layouts in September. I'd basically like to start animating in 2023, and want to get myself set up for that this year.

So that's where I am and how I've been doing this year! Still very busy, but I'm looking forward to August being a little more chill than the preceding months (and likely the months coming after)

Hope you are all doing well with your goals and enjoying the last couple months of Summer! Stay safe in the heat!