Ask some people and they say they prefer anonymity. I, on the other hand, would love for my face to be recognized by other people. That's why I YouTube. A lot. I keep trying, but it's just not working.
I guess part of my problem was trying to find my place on YouTube. But now I feel established as a cross between iJustine, Strawburry17, DailyGrace, Meekakitty, and Charlieissocoolike. More though, DailyGrace.
So I guess my video type could be considered quite out of the box. I've uploaded music videos, cooking videos, and even a video of me driving like a moron.
So how am I supposed to become successful when my videos are so uncategorized? Well, at this point, I feel as if maybe I should try to focus on my dry, sarcastic humor for a while, in the same manor as DailyGrace. I would link you, the reader, to her, but I am currently using a mobile device and I'm not quite sure how to do those things... So much for understanding technology. As soon as I have access to a full computer, I'll make sure to like all these people I've mentioned.
Luckily, I have seen growth of my videos. Recently, I posted three different videos. The first, my Steve Jobs tribute, hit about seventy views in a week. My next video, a crepe cooking video hit seventy in two days. My Saturday video of me driving hit ninety views in one day.
Hopefully this means I'm growing. Sadly, a lot of YouTubers don't grow, they blow up and get near instant celebrity status. I can only cross my fingers.
Also, sorry about the lame post. I'm very busy this week, and last week, and I am very stressed, so I have been having a hard time with some of the stuff I've been doing. Please bear with me while I try to get back on track. This is a video I watch to make myself feel better. It's newer than this post, but I thought it better exemplified how I make myself feel good. It's actually made by one of my favorite YouTuber, Strawburry17 and I feel it just has a fun, happy, warm effect about it.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
AR EE ESS PEE EE SEE TEE (RESPECT!)
It seems that in today's modern internet culture of anonymity, we A. forget the person we are writing to is a real person and that B. our thoughts and comments still make a difference.
I have learned this so much after becoming a part of the ever-growing YouTube community. But, I feel nothing better exhibits this than a comment I received today. Now, after feeling pretty hurt, I sat back and reviewed my videos in my head. "Yeah, that one was funny... The next three were informative... That one shouldn't be funny, it was a memorial video for Steve Jobs... and that one was actually funny, people said it was."
So what's the big problem...? Nothing, really, this is just the sketchy part of YouTube. Big jerks who believe that their job is to hurt others. That's why many people are called derogatory terms for everything. I've been called "homo" "f****t" "retarded" and more things I don't really want to say. And it hurts. Luckily, I can take it. After years of being bullied, I eventually trained myself to deal with it. You could say anything you want about me. It doesn't affect me.
But what about others? There are so many people on YouTube getting harassed that I believe it is the forefront of CyberBullying. And these "trolls" as they are called on YouTube have very distinct characteristics; A. They either don't upload videos or, all their videos are short little stupid videos without an artistic work put into them or vlogs in which they continue to troll. B. They often are racist, sexist, homophobic, and pretty much anything you can think of that is ruining the world. I was trolled by a communist once! C. the worst, and only occasionally seen trait is the horrible grammar. This is normally improper use of homophonic words, improper spelling and double negatives, often making need of a translator just to be told that you're "a stewpid gey reatrd."
And some of this people continue their hatred to other media forms. My personal favorite troll is exemplified in his video (from TheArchfiend.) He has often talked about iJustine, one of my favorite YouTubers, and one of the most famous, by calling her iWh**e. When I first saw one of his videos, I was shocked at how rude he could be to her. She never did anything to him! But that's a common characteristic of troll. Wonderful video makers work hard to do nothing but entertain, do nothing to anyone, and yet receive abuse despite how friendly they actually are, and despite how little interaction they've had with the troll.
As you watch the video, note the tone of voice he has, and how he calls iJustine's viewers (ME) iWh**e minions. Essentially, he trolls iJustine about how she hates haters, and essentially, the three YouTube users who are involved (the troll, iJustine and the little girl) become a contradictory minefield because of him. Well, this man, sans talent, just can't really seem to find anything better to do than disrespect YouTube users. Perfect. Just what we need, more disrespect in the world. Thanks, Archiend for making it seems as if we can say anything we want, because obviously, saying hurtful things can't hurt if it's online. (Sarcasm)
You know what, though, defense has become a problem too. And in defending people through comments on YouTube comes more disrespect. So rather than there being two teams, there are millions of people who hate each other for pointless reason. Meanwhile, people like iJustine and I just want to be friends. Why can't we have that? What did we do wrong that caused people to disrespect us? Nothing.
Welcome to the future. Population: 10 billion. Number of cities: 5 billion. Not a single [flame] war since two minutes ago.
I have learned this so much after becoming a part of the ever-growing YouTube community. But, I feel nothing better exhibits this than a comment I received today. Now, after feeling pretty hurt, I sat back and reviewed my videos in my head. "Yeah, that one was funny... The next three were informative... That one shouldn't be funny, it was a memorial video for Steve Jobs... and that one was actually funny, people said it was."
So what's the big problem...? Nothing, really, this is just the sketchy part of YouTube. Big jerks who believe that their job is to hurt others. That's why many people are called derogatory terms for everything. I've been called "homo" "f****t" "retarded" and more things I don't really want to say. And it hurts. Luckily, I can take it. After years of being bullied, I eventually trained myself to deal with it. You could say anything you want about me. It doesn't affect me.
But what about others? There are so many people on YouTube getting harassed that I believe it is the forefront of CyberBullying. And these "trolls" as they are called on YouTube have very distinct characteristics; A. They either don't upload videos or, all their videos are short little stupid videos without an artistic work put into them or vlogs in which they continue to troll. B. They often are racist, sexist, homophobic, and pretty much anything you can think of that is ruining the world. I was trolled by a communist once! C. the worst, and only occasionally seen trait is the horrible grammar. This is normally improper use of homophonic words, improper spelling and double negatives, often making need of a translator just to be told that you're "a stewpid gey reatrd."
And some of this people continue their hatred to other media forms. My personal favorite troll is exemplified in his video (from TheArchfiend.) He has often talked about iJustine, one of my favorite YouTubers, and one of the most famous, by calling her iWh**e. When I first saw one of his videos, I was shocked at how rude he could be to her. She never did anything to him! But that's a common characteristic of troll. Wonderful video makers work hard to do nothing but entertain, do nothing to anyone, and yet receive abuse despite how friendly they actually are, and despite how little interaction they've had with the troll.
As you watch the video, note the tone of voice he has, and how he calls iJustine's viewers (ME) iWh**e minions. Essentially, he trolls iJustine about how she hates haters, and essentially, the three YouTube users who are involved (the troll, iJustine and the little girl) become a contradictory minefield because of him. Well, this man, sans talent, just can't really seem to find anything better to do than disrespect YouTube users. Perfect. Just what we need, more disrespect in the world. Thanks, Archiend for making it seems as if we can say anything we want, because obviously, saying hurtful things can't hurt if it's online. (Sarcasm)
You know what, though, defense has become a problem too. And in defending people through comments on YouTube comes more disrespect. So rather than there being two teams, there are millions of people who hate each other for pointless reason. Meanwhile, people like iJustine and I just want to be friends. Why can't we have that? What did we do wrong that caused people to disrespect us? Nothing.
Welcome to the future. Population: 10 billion. Number of cities: 5 billion. Not a single [flame] war since two minutes ago.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
CREPES! (Insert Smiley Here)
So, rather than posting a vlog today (because it failed to upload...) I decided to post my new video, which describes in detail, how to make delicious crepes!
The recipe is simple,
1 egg
1/4 of a cup of flour
A pinch of sugar
2 tablespoons of milk
2 tablespoons of water
And 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of butter, a little more or less
1. Mix your ingredients together in a bowl with a whisk.
2. Pour this mixture into a buttered pan and then spread it evenly and thin.
3. When the top is dry around the edges with a wet area of less than half of the area of crepe, flip it.
4. Turn off your stove and let the crepe finish cooking itself. It should take about a minute.
5. Set the crepe on a plate and put on any toppings, such as powdered sugar, strawberries or nutella!
I love making these, particularly because they are so simple! You can make them quickly and enjoy them soon after! I hope you try them, and tell me what you think in the comment section below! Also, if you like the video, tell me and tell your friends! Let them know what you think, and let me know if i should make more videos like this. I love to cook, but cooking videos are difficult in that they are hard to edit. It often takes a lot of footage and results in a long video, so unless this video is "good" I might not be cooking again for a while. Don't forget to give it a thumbs up and to subscribe!
The recipe is simple,
1 egg
1/4 of a cup of flour
A pinch of sugar
2 tablespoons of milk
2 tablespoons of water
And 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of butter, a little more or less
1. Mix your ingredients together in a bowl with a whisk.
2. Pour this mixture into a buttered pan and then spread it evenly and thin.
3. When the top is dry around the edges with a wet area of less than half of the area of crepe, flip it.
4. Turn off your stove and let the crepe finish cooking itself. It should take about a minute.
5. Set the crepe on a plate and put on any toppings, such as powdered sugar, strawberries or nutella!
I love making these, particularly because they are so simple! You can make them quickly and enjoy them soon after! I hope you try them, and tell me what you think in the comment section below! Also, if you like the video, tell me and tell your friends! Let them know what you think, and let me know if i should make more videos like this. I love to cook, but cooking videos are difficult in that they are hard to edit. It often takes a lot of footage and results in a long video, so unless this video is "good" I might not be cooking again for a while. Don't forget to give it a thumbs up and to subscribe!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
PROJECTS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGPit_zHrjQ
Don't forget to like, subscribe, comment, thumbs up, light on fire, blow up, tickle, smile at, link to, share, nom on, and rave this video! Or maybe just the first three...
Don't forget to like, subscribe, comment, thumbs up, light on fire, blow up, tickle, smile at, link to, share, nom on, and rave this video! Or maybe just the first three...
New vlog!
I will have a new vlog posted later tonight, I'm just out of the house and I think my iPod failed to upload. So don't worry, I'll have it up soon.
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