Perfect Prime (Day 321)

It's worth noting that this is actually my 365th entry in this blog, although only the 321st since I started updating daily. Many of my early blog entries were a part of the League of Legends Ranked Matches project, which was interesting and fun at the time, but of no real lasting value. I enjoy the game, but I'm never going to be the kind of person that grinds out games every day trying to be the best--and I shouldn't pretend that I'm that person. Other early entries were similar to the kind of thing I'm writing today, but spread out over much longer periods of time. I recall writing about Persona 4, Fire Emblem, and yes, some angst.

Once I actually reach the one year mark on this project, I imagine I'll do some sort of retrospective. I'll do as brief a summary of what I've written so far as I can and talk about what I'd like to do in the future. Who knows, maybe I'll expand this project in some way. I'm not sure at this time how I could take this exercise to the next level, but I have considered some possibilities. I've been trying to include more images in my blog entries lately, but what about video? What if I started a YouTube channel and started posting weekly video clips? That would really expand the scope of this blog and allow me to be creative in different ways as well.

I also really like the idea of doing commentary on video games while I play them. Unfortunately, streaming games live is often pretty difficult due to a combination of factors involving my subpar internet connection and integrated graphics. I'm planning on changing the latter soon and the former isn't entirely set in stone either. The possibility of upgrading my internet connection would depend heavily on whether or not I maintain my current job.

One of the main issues I have with streaming or recording myself is my crippling lack of self esteem. The idea of exposing myself like that for people to see and judge is a little uncomfortable for me, but I think that's part of why it might be a good idea. As unpleasant as escaping my comfort zone can be, its an important thing to do on occasion to break down those barriers that prevent you from getting things done. Besides, it's not like these videos would be exposed to a particularly wide audience. I'm definitely interested in experimenting more with this blog to see what I can do.