So. I'm basically going to repeat what I said on my last project. And then elaborate (aka rant) a ton more. I thought I'd have a break to catch up during the summer, but I don't. Everything is SO busy. After school ended, I spent a week cleaning my room. Not just picking everything off the floor, but taking everything off the shelves and out of my storage containers, reorganizing and throwing away a lot of stuff. Then I spent a week volunteering at a camp. And then my grandparents visited from the United States. And then I had two weeks of summer school, and now I'm volunteering at another camp for two weeks. After that, I'm going to be on vacation for nine days, and then I have less than four days to prepare for the start of the next school year. So. With irl stuff being a mess, I haven't been able to commit as much time to Scratch as I would like. As well, I haven't been getting much popularity. Now, this isn't really an issue, but in the art/animation community, I've been seeing another wave of scratchers leave and a lack of motivation from everyone else. Maybe it's a good thing for our health that people have stopped busting out MAP parts, but for those who do join MAPs, we also want to see those MAPs completed. Anyways. I could talk for a long time about these issues. The point is, I've constantly been feeling overwhelmed with my to-do list on Scratch, and I'm not getting any recognition for the things I do complete. Please realize I don't make projects for the recognition, I do it because I love drawing and animating. The thing is that nobody I know irl is part of the art/animation community, so all I have is the community on Scratch. Which is busy doing their own thing. So. I have an issue here. How do I fix it? Well, I have a ton of projects in the making that I think are awesome, but that doesn't include making new MAP parts. I’m also busy doing my own thing. But I’m hoping other people will think these projects are awesome too. I also feel as if my profile is messy. The other thing I’ve been promising for a long time is that I’ll redo my profile, but now I’ve been starting to think that it would be better if I just made a new account and started over again. This would not only be for tidiness, but also because my parents don’t quite know exactly what I’ve been up to on Scratch. Whoops. Anyways. That’s what I’m thinking about moving forward on Scratch, but neither of these solutions solve my current problem, which is MAP parts and not enough time. I am still going to finish them. You hear that? I am still going to finish all MAP parts that I’ve signed up for. It may just take a while. To MAP hosts, please just continue to check in, I'll let you know how things are going. If we maintain good communication, then I think we should be okay. Here's what I have to do for other people: Mama, Look Sharp - Part 9 Soldier Poet King - Parts 16 and 17 IDWTBYAM - Part 11 Payments for Kit (1/4) Here’s what I want to do for myself: Brightsky and Gazer PMV Tsunami WOF PMV Art Dump Fanart Dump Yep. I’ve officially ran out of things to say. Thank you SO much to those of you who took the time to read all this. I really appreciate it. Until next time, - Tai
