Yesterday, 10:49 PM
First, before I get the main thing, I need to explain the delay. Ending October, I had finally figured out my schedule for the term and had a plan in place to get ahead of things on SCW, and had built in a routine. At that point, a colleague of mine needed to go on medical leave and I have been asked to pick up their workload. This not only means going in more frequently to work (I lose having Wednesdays off), but I also am essentially teaching someone else's course which means a lot of additional reading to get caught up to speed. I've been struggling to figure it out the last two weeks which also coincided with some other commitments I had agreed to beforehand. Simply put, long hours, little sleep, and just pure exhaustion.
After we took the boards down to get them the updates they needed today, I took my drive to and from campus today to recognize that I'm dangerously close to burn out. It's already affecting me in one notable way - I'm less decisive. That then only leads to further delays as I dither on decisions and it leads to a cycle where I become even more inconsistent than I've been juggling my actual work with SCW.
As a result, I've made the following decision more to force me back into the routine I had planned to work on, but also take advantage of the fact we have some decent time left in the year. Therefore, I will post Apocalypse TOMORROW. This is intentional - it serves to make sure I am happy with the show (I've already noticed I've forgotten segments and had some other issues). It also allows me to focus on the Thursday aspect of it. Rather than do a short week, we then have a full week to roleplay for Breakdown. We will have four Breakdowns before Under Attack will be our final event of 2026 on December 20. This allows a couple of things - I can do a proper build, but I am going to make it so I aim to just make Thursdays show posting days no matter what (Breakdowns obviously, but it's also the date I need to have PPVs up, etc.). Given that I'll have essentially the same schedule through April (although I'll be teaching all of my own courses next term while also means less extra work as I'm drawing on my own knowledge more), I can hopefully just keep the routine. Things are predictable for my schedule for the most part from here on out and it ensures I hopefully can do what I've said I would do for a while. It also allows us to have a normal schedule for 2026. The worst thing I could do to myself is try to fit two shows in the next week and a half. I'm just asking to snowball things worse.
Hopefully everyone understands the above. Apocalypse was a lot of fun to write. I love the stories you all are working on and that I've got thought up for the shows. I want to give us the best chance to enjoy it and keep this fun for us all.
After we took the boards down to get them the updates they needed today, I took my drive to and from campus today to recognize that I'm dangerously close to burn out. It's already affecting me in one notable way - I'm less decisive. That then only leads to further delays as I dither on decisions and it leads to a cycle where I become even more inconsistent than I've been juggling my actual work with SCW.
As a result, I've made the following decision more to force me back into the routine I had planned to work on, but also take advantage of the fact we have some decent time left in the year. Therefore, I will post Apocalypse TOMORROW. This is intentional - it serves to make sure I am happy with the show (I've already noticed I've forgotten segments and had some other issues). It also allows me to focus on the Thursday aspect of it. Rather than do a short week, we then have a full week to roleplay for Breakdown. We will have four Breakdowns before Under Attack will be our final event of 2026 on December 20. This allows a couple of things - I can do a proper build, but I am going to make it so I aim to just make Thursdays show posting days no matter what (Breakdowns obviously, but it's also the date I need to have PPVs up, etc.). Given that I'll have essentially the same schedule through April (although I'll be teaching all of my own courses next term while also means less extra work as I'm drawing on my own knowledge more), I can hopefully just keep the routine. Things are predictable for my schedule for the most part from here on out and it ensures I hopefully can do what I've said I would do for a while. It also allows us to have a normal schedule for 2026. The worst thing I could do to myself is try to fit two shows in the next week and a half. I'm just asking to snowball things worse.
Hopefully everyone understands the above. Apocalypse was a lot of fun to write. I love the stories you all are working on and that I've got thought up for the shows. I want to give us the best chance to enjoy it and keep this fun for us all.