I’m halfway through my Kickstart position, and I’ve learned a lot so far.

Today marks the end of my 12th week with G2G, however, it’s also another important date for me today. As it’s already the 18th in South Korea, today marks the anniversary of the passing of an idol of mine. For this reason, I would rather keep my weekly update brief. With my Nana also having passed at this time, it’s a bit of a tough time for me, and I feel like I’ve been lacking energy in the latter half of the week.

The Genshin character I was anticipating for so long did arrive this week, so of course, I wrote a blog on that – please do check it out if you haven’t! Other than an article here and there, I’ve been focused on content descriptions. We were using a slightly different format to usual this week, with sections for features, subtitles, search terms, platform, and PEGI rating. It was fairly easy to adapt to.

Many of you may not be familiar with this person, but perhaps some of you are. I’d like to dedicate the rest of this space to Jonghyun of SHINee, who passed on the 18th of December in 2017. He is missed very dearly for his kind heart and talent.

Jonghyun is one of the few idols to make me feel accepted as a queer person.

131215 Jonghyun's DMs with a trans bi college student
trans cr: dustypixie718 pic.twitter.com/cmNjuKSBFi

— Jonghyun On This Day (@jjongonthisday) December 14, 2021

He helped countless people by answering their worries in his Radio series, Blue Night, and through the comfort of his music, including myself. His family have opened a charity in his honour, to which his album profits are now directed. The charity aims to help struggling young artists.

Though each year gets easier, I still miss him a lot, as do all SHINee fans. I can only thank his family and the other SHINee members for carrying on his legacy, and I wish them happiness always.

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Approaching the third month…

I’m almost halfway through my Kickstart placement, can you believe it? The first half of the week was spent on writing blogs. Some of the highlights for me were my updated Albedo build guide, and an article on the reveal of Kamisato Ayato’s voice. As usual, there was tons of Genshin Impact content to write on. It’s quite nice for me to have a writing niche that I’m always well informed on. I’m extremely well prepared for the next half of Genshin 2.3, with my pre-farming for Arataki Itto near completion, so you can expect more quality content for that!

In the second half of the week, our focus shifted to content descriptions. I’ve completed around 20 in a few days, so my speed could do to be improved. I am a lot more confident in how I conduct them now, however.

Sadly, this is the last week at G2G for our colleague and friend Jewel Ewers. Jewel has written a lot of great blogs about a variety of indie titles, as well as on Animal Crossing. They’re really great blogs, so you’d do well to check them out!

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Somehow, ten weeks have already passed since I joined the Go2Games team.

The past few months have flown by since I began working with G2G, and I’ve very much been enjoying my work. If you saw my last weekly blog, you may remember that I set some goals with my careers mentor.

Though I’ve made some headway with these, including getting on with my LLC online course, I still have far to go. This week was a little tough as I’ve been dealing with my chronic headaches, and I didn’t get quite as much done as I would have liked to.

Still, I put heart into my blogs as always – especially my original blog on Shenhe and Chongyun. Speaking of, the other writers and myself spoke a bit about how to make our blogs successful.

I noticed that my Genshin Impact blogs tend to outperform my other blogs. I believe writing consistently in a certain niche has been very helpful, especially when you have plenty of knowledge in that area. Genshin’s constant updates, along with frequent leaks given the games popularity, have been giving me plenty to write about.

I feel like I’ve let my novel and creative writing in general take the sideline this week, which isn’t the most ideal. When I’m not able to express myself creatively, I tend to see a negative impact on my mental health and mood. This comes back to my time management goal, as well as performing better self-care.

Everyone has times when they don’t feel there best, though. I’m glad I am working with such nice, understanding people, at a job I really enjoy, as it makes times like this more bearable.

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Today marks the end of my 9th week working at G2G.

It was a particularly interesting week, as I had my first appointment with my careers mentor from Elev8. We set some goals for my Kickstarter position. My first goal was to increase the speed at which I produce my product descriptions.

We’ve mostly been working on blogs at the moment, and I do find it much easier to meet my quota with those. I think it’s closer to what I’m used to writing, whereas I’m less familiar with the commercial writing required for product descriptions.

However, I’m studying SEO and improving in these aspects every day. In fact, I’ve improved a lot already since I started. My current goal is to increase my speed from 10 descriptions to 15 per day.

My other goal is to do with time management. If you haven’t read my personal blog before then you won’t know that I am also an aspiring novelist. As well as writing for Go2Games, I spend a lot of time writing for my own creative projects.

At the moment, I’ve been struggling to delegate time properly. I’m often writing during my break, and I’ve neglected to start my online course. I’m hoping to address this by managing my stress and organisation, starting with an update to my bullet journal this weekend.

In other news, I’m quite busy with the Genshin 2.3 update. Partially because I love Genshin, partially so I can keep delivering quality blogs that fully use all my Genshin knowledge. My Itto blog hit 70 views today, which is quite nice!

Hope you’ve all had a wonderful week, and that you perhaps snagged some good Black Friday deals.

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The past couple of weeks flew by – hence I’m condensing the last couple of weeks into one post!

We’ve mostly focused on blogs the past few weeks, though we also got quite a few product descriptions down as well. One of the highlights for me was reporting on the Genshin Impact 2.3 Update Livestream.

The reason this was exciting for me was because I actually watched it live, and I wrote my blog as I watched! So the information was really hot off the press. It also took me some considerable extra effort, and afterwards I wrote a breakdown of an upcoming character’s kit. Again, in this case I had to understand it for myself just using info from the stream.

Additionally, my Albedo Build Guide article involved a lot of work. I shared information I had gathered in-game over time, and even uploaded clips to demonstrate how the character works.

Those blogs performed better than my usual posts, so you can tell that the hard work paid off!

In other news, we’ve also been working on employability courses with LLC. Not only that, but I’ve been assigned a mentor from Elev8careers. It’s great that the Kickstart scheme is actively involved with my employment and I’m working to improve my employability in multiple ways!

Outside of work, I’ve been struggling a bit. Working on my novel can get tedious at times. I’m hoping to visit the National Gallery soon, as that environment also helps me get inspired.

Hopefully I will be back to my creative self in no time! Hope everyone has had a lovely week.

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This week, we were focused on writing blogs, and I got to explore various topics.

The highlight for me was writing an article on the Attack on Titan x Sanrio collab – I even included my own art of Hello Kitty Erwin.

I would love to put my drawings to use more often in my articles when the opportunity arises! Another important article to me was this one on Battlefield’s first non-binary operative since I’m non-binary myself. Perhaps I’ll also pre-order Battlefield 2042 from the shop.

I’ve also been enjoying the spooky shenanigans for Halloween. I ran out of articles to write on on Wednesday, so I made an original article: a list of indie games for Halloween. Unfortunately, though, I had an episode related to a chronic illness, and on Thursday, I was out of action. I’m doing much better today. It seems I just needed to catch up on rest. On that note, I’ve postponed my Genshin stream – but I will get there! Perhaps I’ll stream my pulls for Itto?

A friend is hosting a Halloween party this weekend, and though I’m still feeling a little rough, it’s just a small get together, and I wouldn’t want to let my friends down.

I definitely need to make time for some spooky games though. Maybe something from our selection? I highly recommend checking out Emma’s article for a more detailed breakdown of some of the available titles.

As for other personal details, I’ve joined a new writing Discord for my creative work! Everyone seems rather nice and helpful.

Lastly, an update on the Sanrio collab…

＼コラボレーションイラスト⑤／
描き下ろしイラストを公開！

本日は「ポムポムプリン×ジャン」のイラストです。
ポムポムプリンはオムオムをどこへもっていくのかな。。。#進撃の巨人 #shingeki #サンリオ pic.twitter.com/X1rXCmvQiY

— 進撃の巨人×Sanrio characters (@AOT_Sanrio) October 28, 2021

Jean… I’m obsessed.

Hope you’ve all had a fantastic week as well!

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My 4th week at G2G was very exciting. I didn’t get to post an update that week, as on Friday I was writing an important blog about an upcoming project! We have to be a little secretive for now, but it’s all very exciting, so please check it out. I talked a bit about my experience meeting the G2G team in Croydon for the first time, which was awesome.

The rest of my fourth week had me up to the usual stuff: blogs and reviews! I’m pretty happy to see my Genshin blogs are doing even better than my other blogs.

Speaking of Genshin, next week, I will be running a special stream on either Twitch or IG (I will keep ya updated!). Tune in to watch me have a mental breakdown as I throw all my primogems at Tartaglia’s banner. I may possibly even go for his weapon banner. So the chances of having a breakdown are pretty high! If I get that catalyst instead of the Polar Star, I WILL scream.

I’m also Tweeting from the G2G Twitter account now, just assume that anything funny or Genshin-related was posted by me.

In other news, I did some proofreading for a magazine interview this week! All my university assignments well prepared me to halve the word count. Not bad at all.

Hope you’ve all had a fantastic few weeks! And that you’ve got your Halloween costume ready.

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Yet another week has flown by with G2G! I started writing reviews for the first time this week. It’s actually very enjoyable. Unlike with descriptions, I can let my personal tone show a little more in my writing.

A lot of new writers were introduced this week. It was funny to go from being the newest writer to one of the older ones in a short time. I hope I’ve been a helpful colleague to them!

Working on a live spreadsheet for descriptions and was great once I got the hang of things. It’s quite nice to be able to see everyone’s work at once, and it helps me keep focused.

Speaking of spreadsheets, I made the suggestion this week that we use one for our daily blog titles, so we wouldn’t get any accidental dupes. I think it’s helped quite a bit, and it’s handy to be able to access the list from not only my phone but my PC as well.

I got to write on some of my passions this week, including the Vita, Animal Crossing, and Genshin. I put a lot of effort into the Genshin article especially, as I did my own damage testing with a new weapon on my own time. It was a lot of fun to write, and definitely worth the effort.

I also had my blood test on Wednesday, so hopefully, I’ll be getting some answers on my health troubles soon. Otherwise, it was a nice, chilled week.

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1 day to go…

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My first two weeks at G2G seem to have passed in a flash! I really enjoy the work, from writing blogs to product descriptions, so the days seem to fly by.

My first week started off with a competition: whoever wrote the most content descriptions in the week would take home any game from the Go2Games shop. It was a very fast-paced and exciting week, and I raced to complete 72 descriptions – not bad! Despite the competitive spirit, all my colleagues were very friendly. Although we only get to talk remotely at the moment, we all get along well and have a lot of common interests. They’re a big part of why I’m enjoying working here so much.

To be honest, I was very anxious when I first started. I have experienced some toxic work environments at past jobs, and I often worried that with my anxiety issues I wouldn’t be able to find a job I really like. But everyone at G2G was so welcoming and not at all judgemental, and getting to write about my interests and passions stops me from feeling anxious at all.

We have quite a lot of creative freedom, which is fantastic. Today I was able to write about a topic that was very important to me as a queer person. Not only was I able to inform people, but it also served as an outlet for my frustration with the situation.

In my first week, I got to watch the Croydon Business Resilience Awards, which took place via a zoom webinar. Even though I had only been with G2G for a few days at the time, I couldn’t help but get swept up in the excitement when Go2Games took home two awards! Everyone is so passionate about their work here; it’s impossible not to. I channelled that excitement into the social media post I wrote for the result, which was posted on Instagram.

I do feel a little disappointed that I wasn’t able to churn out as many content rich descriptions this week, averaging at around 10 to 14 a day this week. Unfortunately, I’m a little unwell at the moment. I’ve been suffering from fainting spells with my anaemia, and so I’m often very tired. Due to the shortage of vials, I haven’t been able to have a blood test yet, but it seems like I’ll finally get one next week. The energy crisis doesn’t help either – it’s so cold in my house due to no heating, and with my health issues causing poor circulation my hands get really cold. It makes it a little difficult to type, but I’ve been powering through it.

I don’t want to end on that downbeat note, so I will say that I’m really enjoying the work – even when I’m not feeling 100%! This week flew by, I actually can’t believe it’s already my second Friday. Unlike some of my friends who dread going back to work on a Monday, I honestly look forward to it!

As for some other happenings in my life: my brother went back to university last Saturday. It’s strangely quiet around the house without him.
As always, I do a lot of reading and writing in my spare time. You might think I get tired of writing after doing it for work all day – but nope! At the end of the day, I love curling up with my iPad and drafting out a new story.

When I really am too tired to write though, I play video games or read books.
If you would like to check out my Goodreads account, I share reviews and updates there. Here is a recent review I did after finishing my second reading of Banana Fish – not spoiler-free, so beware.

Banana Fish, Vol. 19 by Akimi Yoshida
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What can I actually say about Banana Fish? The series has haunted me for well over a year, and it is one of the few works I consider as a literary masterpiece (in a mixture of subjectivity and objectivity). This was my second time reading the manga, but the first time I had the strength to read Garden of Light.

What a stunning and raw depiction of grief. Banana Fish encapsulates what it means to love. Part of the beauty of Ash and Eiji’s relationship is that there isn’t a label fit to define it. Soulmates, maybe. I’ve never cared about a ‘couple’ the way I cared about this pair.

Arguably, it’s not about their relationship – it’s a story about gang violence, about the cruelty of the world. But their relationship is what constantly keeps the emotional stakes so high. I think Banana Fish has exactly what most action and thriller stories are missing: psychologically real protagonists and relationships. The way their love is portrayed is unlike anything else I’ve ever read. I think that’s why so many people come away from that story with that focus.

Despite all the darkness of Banana Fish, the murder, rape, brutality, you still come away from it thinking of the light: the love these characters have for one another.

You might feel a mixture of things: anger at the injustice that Ash doesn’t get a happy ending, sympathy and heartache for Eiji who is still hurting years later, but also pure admiration for the story that was just spun to you. There are stories where protagonists die at the end, but there really is nothing like Banana Fish. Many people are spoiled for the ending, but nothing actually prepares you for it.

I feel I can never fully express how I feel about the series. I could probably spend a lifetime unpacking it and never be satisfied.

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On another note, it’s October! Will you be playing any spooky games this month? I’m going to be rewatching Over the Garden Wall for sure. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a creepy-cute style show about two brothers who get lost in a strange forest. If you liked Coraline, you’ll most definitely like it.

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