This Still Exists?

Well, well, well...guess what I just found? Yep, a blog that I started over a year ago, with the intent of doing something, and what happens? I forget all about it. Obviously, this means that I was not really all that keen on starting a blog after all. Or, in case I was, I must have lacked the motivation to actually write about anything that came to mind. Whatever the case, I started it, and now that I've been reminded it exists, I may as well make the best of things.

To start things off, it is currently the eve of Christmas Eve, or in the English language, "Sunday the 23rd". Specifically, it's night, and I was just getting ready for bed. However, I felt it necessary to at the very least try to write about something, and I may have such a thing in mind...

The written medium is one that I enjoy, if not because it is pretty easy to interpret and acknowledge. While I don't write often, I find myself enjoying the times I do, and for me enjoyment is crucial. However, as good as I may be at writing, I feel that I would probably have just as much or more fun doing a video blog. You know the kind of stuff that's on YouTube? Yeah...it would probably be like that, only without the low quality that happens on most. The problem, I feel, is that once I start such a project, say a daily vlog, it would become the only or main thing my YouTube channel would be known for, which is concerning. Ideally, I would like to make in depth videos on the analysis of a variety of media, such as video games, movies, cartoons, perhaps even music. Those kinds of videos would take a lot of effort, and most of all time, and that means that putting out one such video could only happen at about...once a week, once I'm back in Spring semester. This means inconsistent and irregular timed videos, when "vlogging" would be so much easier to pump out, since it would just be whatever I think and feel at the time of recording.

On one hand, I feel that vlogging would be a healthy way of expressing my thoughts, and could lead to improvement in my own public speaking skills. However, on the other hand, I feel like it might set me up to become pigeonholed in with all other vloggers, and will leave me trapped into doing just one thing, lest the collective voice of the Internet dissent at any and all change. Am I perhaps thinking too far ahead? Yes. Am I perhaps giving myself too much credit. Definitely. Am I perhaps thinking too deeply about what I should or should not do? Absolutely. Yet, I feel I must ask these questions, since they are concerns that my mind has laid bare, and if I am to make a worthwhile decision, I should at least give it the proper thought.

In any case, whatever happens, I can only do so much with crappy Windows Movie Maker. Once I get better software, I can focus on the possibility of making "good" videos, instead of just "easy" videos.

Also, I really ought to write more blog posts, as I actually feel a bit better just by typing this out. Guess I need to figure this out as well...Ah, but what is life without some challenges, right?

Hello, Blogger!

Well, well, well. I never thought the day would come. After seeing for myself the power that blogger has, I decided that this would be a suitable outlet for own thoughts. To be honest, I had always hoped that I would gather the courage to start any form of online publication by way of my YouTube channel. While I still aspire to do that, I consistently find that the written word is a powerful tool for conveying thoughts and ideas. I need some outlet for my current thoughts, and I need some form of practice for my own writing. What better way than to start a blog? I'm not sure that I will always be coherent, since this should be my own record of what my mind is thinking, but any translation, from one medium to another, needs some form of editing to be made clear. Even this post is a carefully edited version of the more general thought of, "Hey, let's start a blog!". Of course, edited as it may be, it's not really planned out. In fact, every word I'm typing at this moment is on the spot, with no preplanning. I feel that it's probably best that way, although that doesn't mean I won't create a planned post from time to time. That way, I can use this blog not only as a way to express general thoughts, but also to have a medium through which to have long rants or dissertations on a variety of topics. I suppose only time will tell what direction this blog will take, but I'm sure that no matter the outcome, this will be a healthy experience, so let's get the ball rolling!