Memoirs & Records

To Begin...

I have been toying with the idea of a "blog" part of this site for a few years (More of a "writings" section rather then any kind of self focused ramblings). I didn't feel there was much justification for it so I never made it, till now. 

I have a significant amount of writing made for my story and world setting: "Novem" which I wouldn't mind sharing a few of. I am pretty self conscious of my writing, but how will I ever release anything if I don't try to some amount first?

I also would like to start recording my piano playing. I have made significant progress over the past year or so now and I have again, been way too scared to upload anything. But I want my progress logged, I want to remind myself where I came from and I want to have something to show for all my practice one day too. For context I did Grade 1 when I was in secondary school, but I could play a bit above that and I performed a piece I composed with the help of my then teacher at the end of secondary in their student concert. I stopped playing from then after basically completely, and only a couple (?) years ago got myself a piano to start again. I have no teacher and its proving impossible to find one so I've just been playing by myself trying to relearn everything. (I'd hesitate saying I'm self taught since that's not technically true, but I feel like all my progress relearning it has truly been by myself. I started off with flute in primary school so I've had foundational knowledge in music which obviously helps greatly.  (I live in a flat so theres no way I can play my flutes comfortably here despite having wanted to pick that up again too.) I made it a new years resolution to get some kind of tuition for piano since its actually BRUTAL wanting to play Chopin pieces with a lack of technical correction. I am only engaged when I'm challenged and like the piece, otherwise I am bored and uninterested.

Additionally, while I'm not sure on these ideas yet; video game reviews, creative/making physical things/hobbies,  I really enjoyed writing reviews which I did a couple of in college and I feel I have very particular opinions on things that I could articulate well in writing. Not to mention because of my uni-course that lets me admire things that people who haven't studied it, would not notice.

The second being the other creative hobbies I have that aren't digital, such as sewing, knitting, cooking and what have you. I would like to write on the process and what I am working on, if only to log and look back on the things I made, what I achieved, learn't and also for the sake of making something extra to tie my projects up that I haven't uploaded in completion elsewhere.

Basically in short, if I want to write on something, I will. I pretty much know no-one will read any of this at the end of the day, so it really doesn't matter.