First positive: I'm building the confidence to stream again. I'm going to do this for myself because it makes me happy. I won't look at numbers and I'll ignore trolls. Recently I got in a co-op stream and realized how much fun I had. I miss that and if no one shows up, oh well. It's not like I don't talk to myself already while gaming. The out loud stuff has been happening more. I guess I've been subconsciously prepping myself!

Second positive: I'm working on getting a PC built for a friend so she can game with us. She mods at least 10-15 channels in our community, constantly interacts with people, is knowledgeable about several gaming series and has tried to participate in multiplayer games. Her rig is so old and it disheartens me that she's stuck on the sidelines so much. Currently she has a laptop meant for writing.

I'm asking around our group for a dollar or more, spare parts or extra hardware they have laying around. I know I'll end up fronting a majority of this but I already have a few people interested in lending a hand. It will also be interesting on learning how to swap out parts. I already have someone willing to walk me through it, so yay.

She will be getting surprised with this a little bit before Christmas.