Scattered Matt(err)
A collection of random thoughts, notes, ideas and other bits.
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π on we go
I've just made my favourite hand-lettered piece yet...
I still have a lot to improve on, but this was the first time I took the time to think about what I was doing as I was going along and where I could improve. This meant I was thinking more about spacing, consistency and even the style (although I think the highlights might have been a bad idea, but never mind).
You can view my other pieces here.
On we go.
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π hand lettering
I made a decision over the weekend that I wanted to become a hand-lettering artist, I don't know whether that means professionally or for fun as yet.
I've tried before and gave up after falling victim to the comparison fallacy.
So here's the first piece of my latest (and final) attempt to turn this into something.
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π starting a newsletter
I'm toying with the idea of starting a newsletter, I know you're not supposed to admit it, but I'd like to share some of the ideas and thoughts I've had with the potential of making some money, but I also don't want to go down the road of Substack.
My biggest concern is that if I started doing the whole 'content' thing here, I'd end up feeling very sleazy.
Perhaps I could try and test it out and see if there's any interest first.
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π you getting your YouTube playlist wrong
One of the most frustrating things for me when on YouTube is when people insist on having their playlists the wrong way round...
Stop putting your most recent video at the top! Especially if it's a series, I want to go from oldest to newest, not work backwards.
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π on writing
I've started reading On Writing by Stephen King and I'm finding myself getting more motivated to get my ass into gear and start trying to write actual stories.
I've started coming up with some ideas for a few short stories that I can sink my teeth into and make a start with.
At least I've made a start, now keep moving.
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π I want to write
The more I think about what I'd like to do next when it comes from a career, the more I'd love to be able to say I write for a living, obviously, my rational brain then kicks in and explains how that's a ridiculous goal of course, but ridiculous never meant impossible.
I think I'm going to get myself a couple of writing tools and see where that takes me.
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π Pokopia is good fun
I didn't know what to expect from Pokopia, I liked Animal Crossing but it always struggled to keep my attention. So far though, Pokopia is definitely a game I could sink a lot of time into as just a bit of relaxing fun.
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π Obsidian is back in my toolkit
After trying to come to terms with not using Obsidian, it has slowly crept back into my toolkit. This time, I've challenged myself not to use any community plug-ins unless I have a clear need for them.