#college update!

[oi4v]

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Starting Winter Arc

Winter Arc is from October to January and it is a way to be your very best and really show your potential.

What does this consist of?

Schedule - create a schedule that is very lenient but still productive. You do not want to be too lazy but also not too rigid. Give yourself some grace System - create a system about you. A system is a set of routines that you can switch onto depending the day. It is really a you thing and makes you work more efficiently, more smoothly, and productively. Mindset - Mindset is everything; motivation is temporary, mindset is forever. If you don't have discipline or a positive mindset you might not be able to work as hard as you should. There is days where you want to give up but you really got to push. You have to list more positives in life than negatives. In order to have a better mindset, you need to have a better self concept. In order to have a better self concept, you need self esteem. Lastly, in order to have a better self esteem, you need confidence. Confidence is key. Habits - You might have mindset, systems, and schedule but habits are what you might refer back to or fall back on on those slump days. That's not good- don't you think? We have to correct our habits and really evaluate ourselves. Winter arc is all about building good habits-- one I like is positive journaling or dumping my mind in a journal. I may have a lot of thoughts but I list both positive and negative things that my mind has. Also listening to your body and needing to stop. Cutting off people or taking a rest from socializing is totally fine-- especially if your mind needs it. We are all able to heal and some habits are meant to loss. Habits are built with our environment therefore we can correct them.

Self-actualization and self-achievement is great for us and especially students. Humans are meant to surpass their goals and reach to our full potential. We might be depressed or overwork but we are like machines. We were the original machines; we are an art that has to be maintain. Let's try to be our very best.

[wanologic]

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[allieebobo]

CT:OS Halloween bonus

As promised, wrote like a fiend this month and banged out almost a full chapter's worth of content for spooky season!

The update is three-quarters of chapter 7 (about 40k words including code and variants), and picks up where Sam's visit left off.

Release dates:

It will be out to ko-fi supporters on 31 Oct, and a week after to the public :)

Features:

Deal with the aftermath of your decisions over the weekend (talk to G, Tobin or Rayyan) <True horror>

Attend a language fellow/exchange student dinner-gathering as G's plus one (and the only American in the group). <the G-only scene I promised! You don't have to be dating.>

Prep Halloween costumes with your hallmates (yes, chaotic), and go trick or treating! 🎃

Attend a party after with the team ... then stay for horror movie marathon + sleepover or head back to Haynes to end the night with G.

Yep, Halloween hookups (however ill-advised ;)) are possible.

You can end this chapter very much in a committed relationship with the RO of your choice.

More details on the rest of the chapter/plans for CT:OS for 2024 below the cut.

Note: The rest of chapter 7 will include midterms, a time-skip (with some training/a match) and some fall festival shenanigans (because I love fall festivals). It should add up to a pretty chunky chapter that pretty much seals Act 1 of CT:OS (the 'settling into Cargill' part - establishing most of MC's friendships, routines, and possibly romances, forming a solid base for Act 2.)

I'll start writing the rest of the chapter once I'm done with Merry Crisis, and hope to get it out by end-Dec. We'll see! :)

[collegetennisoriginstory]

Public release CT:OS Chapter 5 (Update No. 9)!

The new CT:OS chapter is available for everyone! :)

Added Wordcount: 98k words (we’v passed the milestone of 500k words for CT:OS total!)

Features:

Sam attends team dinner at Valentina's (a love song comes on. Of course.)

Team party on Friday night (participate in a drinking game known as the Devil's Dozen (party edition). Partner Sam, Tobin, or Rayyan. If you play your cards right... you might also get to kiss 'em at the party.

Share a bed with Sam… pt. 1

Go out to a fancy Italian restaurant with Sam, then head to a bar afterward. Dance to old jukebox music.

Share a bed with Sam… pt. 2 (This one allows for some... intimacy.)

Have a tough (?) or happy (?) conversation with Sam before they leave on Sunday.

Author's note:

Thank you so much for supporting this game, I really really appreciate all the comments, the support, the beta-testing (honestly you guys are soo clutch! <3)

I'm always so humbled and amazed by all the love and the actual, constructive/concrete help I get, it means so much to me!

P.S. More G scenes will be coming right up VERY soon, I might do a mid-update release of just the G-scene.

P.P.S. Note on saves: They should work, actually. With the exception of strange 'readings' stats and strange 'photography_club' stats, because I think I revamped those.

[intotheelliwoods]

You guys wanted to see some Raph, heres some Raph!

Masterpost

[eddiethebrave]

secret admirer part sixteen

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For all that Carol had complained about her project partner, she doesn’t protest one bit when Robin drags her chair up to their table and sits next to her. She honestly doesn’t look that annoyed to have her there, either. 

It’s on par with what Steve thinks is going on. 

He’s not gonna call her on it, though. God knows if she somehow figured him and Eddie out and brought it up to him, he’d have a panic attack. No, for all he knows, Carol doesn’t even know herself. 

He’ll mind his own business. 

Well, Eddie’s business. 

Sometimes he wonders if he’s unhealthily obsessed with Eddie’s hands. The boy is fidgeting as usual, spinning one of his rings round and round and Steve can’t look away. It’s then that Steve backtracks…one of his rings. Rings - plural. 

Steve only catches glimpses of it as it comes in and out of sight but it’s unmistakable. The blueish blackish stone would be hard to miss. 

He doesn’t understand. Is Eddie trying to tell him something? That he’s open to more notes? That he stopped wanting them when he figured out H was Steve?

It doesn’t make sense. He and Eddie haven’t acknowledged any of it since they were assigned the project together. 

Eddie isn’t cruel, though. There must be another reason.

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[aodhnerd]

Hot take: math before bed can be really relaxing.

[genshin-impact-updates]

Happy Birthday, Yaoyao!

"*whistle* Thanks, little finches~ Today is indeed my birthday!"

[favoure]

a lifetime of indentured servitude

used this frame from the mv of "femme fatale" by kedarui as ref for this piece ! just thought that it fit them perfectly orz

[triona-tribblescore]

Raph! :D

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[oi4v]

The Problem Isn't You; It's Your Sleep

Why is sleep so essential?

The problem when you feel unmotivated or tired mid day is caused by your sleeping habits. Sleeping adequate and good quality sleep is pivotal to achieving a good glow up or keeping consistent with your winter arc. With my new sleeping routine, I feel refreshed, energized, and positive.

Changes in Your Routine

Clearing your schedule after 9 pm - everything after 9 pm is closed off; you are finished and you are reflecting on your day. Use 30 minutes of your time to journal, unwind, call a friend but do not do work. This is the time to shut your brain off and not worry about tomorrow. It may be hard but dump everything into a journal or something. It is time to tire your brain out. Minimizing light - other than minimizing your surroundings and thoughts, the amount of light in your room can really ruin your sleep quality. I tend to darken up the room and put on curtains or objects to stop light from getting in my room until the morning. Regulating how much light you get is essential to your mental health. Our bodies need light during the day and during the night need to rest. In general, I do NOT use the big light during the night because it makes me feel more awake when it is my time to sleep. Lowering the temperature - having a lower temperature than the rest of the house is pivotal for sleep. We tend to sleep better in colder temperatures so purchase that fan or lower that thermometer and get some blankets. You'll thank me later. Keeping Consistent - you need a consistent sleep schedule meaning you have to sleep at this time frame and wake up during this time frame. Do not be too rigid at first and you'll start to see a development. For example I sleep around 9:43-10:30 and wake up around 4:30-5:00. It isn't that rigid with helps with my mind.

Good luck sleeping and feeling energized in the morning because this is your reminder that you deserve better. You can change your life and make it more sweet than bitter. Treat yourself and push yourself at the same time. Life is like that.

[lilybug-02]

[allieebobo]

Update: PUBLIC UPDATE IS LIVE!

CT:OS Chapter 5 (Update #9)

Early release (Ko-fi post): Oct 4

General release: Oct 12

Added Wordcount: 99k words

Features:

Sam attends team dinner at Valentina's (a love song comes on. Of course.)

Team party on Friday night (participate in a drinking game known as the Devil's Dozen (party edition). Partner Sam, Tobin, or Rayyan.

Share a bed with Sam… pt. 1

Go out to a fancy Italian restaurant with Sam, then head to a bar afterward. Dance to old jukebox music.

Share a bed with Sam… pt. 2

Have a tough (?) or happy (?) conversation with Sam before they leave on Sunday.

Author's note:

Thank you so much for supporting this game, I really really appreciate all the comments, the support, the beta-testing (honestly you guys are soo clutch! <3) I'm always so humbled and amazed by all the love and the actual, constructive/concrete help I get.

Really hope you guys enjoy this latest chapter :) As always, do leave me a comment, I love to read them (even though I don't get to all of them).

P.S. More G scenes will be coming right up VERY soon, I might do a mid-update release of just the G-scene.

[collegetennisoriginstory]

CT:OS Author Update

Hey everyone! <3

I'm so sorry for the silence here on Tumblr, I really need to keep up with my author updates. If you've been here a while, you know Social media and Tumblr/Forum visits are always the first thing to go for me when I'm very busy (no excuse, really), but rest assured I always continue plugging away/finding pockets of time to write.

Now for the fun stuff!

Progress on the FULL chapter update 

The chapter that covers the weekend with Sam is almost done. I’m a whopping 90k words in now (this includes the sneak peek with the post-match scenes + dinner + bar scene).

NEW scenes I’ve written since the sneak peeks include team dinner with Sam (or not), a party scene (with potential drunk confession scenes and a little drinking game), as well as not one but TWO scenes where MC gets to decide whether to share a bed with Sam.

Scenes I'm still writing: MC returns to Cargill after sending Sam off to the train station, MC's weekend if Sam's not there

Tentative dates

I’ll be posting the non-beta-tested chapter update as soon as I edit and finish writing—likely by early Sep for ko-fi supporters and beta-testers, and 2-3 weeks after that for the edited/beta-tested version (to the public).

P.S. I love receiving your asks, and I know I've been terrible with answering them lately, but know that I cherish every single one of your messages and usually will start answering more of them after a major update (to take a break from writing!)

Love you all so much, thank you for your patience!!

[sagefauna]

Hey everyone! Sorry I was gone for so long, I was busy with a project in another fandom. But I want to come back to drawing a mix of my interests again! Here's a watercolor Monomon :)

[astro-studying]

- Thursday, September 5, 2024 -

Feeling thankful for a great day today!

I was a little late to my first class this morning because I overslept, but the day got better very quickly. I went out to lunch with my good friend, and we talked about making some music together :D

The rest of my classes went smoothly, too, and I'm happy to report that my math methods course looks like it's going to be more bearable than I first thought.

So far, so good!

Tomorrow's goals:

Do at least the first problem for my math hw

Do at least one math methods problem

Get a head start on modern physics hw (if it's posted)

No working past 10 pm!