Now, thoughts and ideas, that interests me.

It's 3:21 in the morning and I'm up because I decided to go to sleep at midnight when I wasn't really sleepy. For the last hour and a half, I have been watching youtube videos. I would not consider myself a youtube fan, but I know how to use it, upload videos, watch trending videos, write comments, etc. I don't know what made click on a facebook status with a video tonight, but I'm glad I did.

I ended up watching about 15 or so videos from 4 different people/groups of people. They are all embedded below.

I will not go into any political standpoint here. I will vote and that is all you need to know. I clicked on the video because watching someone lose can be...intriguing. I didn't know anything about Key and Peele, so I didn't know if was a spoof. Anyway, the video is a testament to what goes on in my head sometimes and how different it sound when what i'm thinking comes out of my mouth. I have a great filter...when I want to.  There are definitely times when things need to be said and i cut the filter off. I'm not as extreme with the actual saying in the video (calling people out of their name), but you should still get the point.



I browsed video titles that were shown after watching this (random comedy spoofs, presidential elections, etc.) and settled on Jenna Marbles. Again, had no idea who she was. Turns out, she just a girl who rants and now has millions of viewers, a mostly work from home job, 2 annoying dogs (that squeak at the beginning of all her videos and lick her mouth at the end), and lives in Los Angeles. Regardless of all this, I watched like 8 or 9 (maybe more) of her videos. Jenna Marbles Youtube Channel. I have tons of opinions about dating and relationships and Jenna hits it somewhere on the head. I'm not saying go on a date looking like a bomb, but be as genuine as possible. Yes, all people who go on dates want them to not be train wrecks, so i understand putting your best foot forward, but seriously, use your foot not the made up version of yourself or replica of someone else.



The last video I watched of hers (above) guided me to a video from Talia. She's a 12 year old girl that has cancer and has a remarkable story. Read about it here. I saw her on the Ellen Show (which I love) a while back and wanted to see what she was talking about. Make-up of course. She's very good at applying it and is now receiving free products from tons of companies, doing ad campaigns (i think), and has been deemed an honorary Covergirl by Ellen...not sure if Covergirl is on board, but i imagine they are. She beautiful and talented. The video was long and she's 12, but it's enduring to see how much she loves what she's doing. It's not because she has cancer either, although, I'm sure there are plenty of 12 year girls that aren't getting half as much attention because they don't. Sad, but it's reality. I'm glad Talia is getting to live what she describes as her fairy tale.



The moral of this story is that I've really decided to put my thinking cap on and pursue some type of writing career...be it in book form, blog form, vlog form, etc. Writing that I can do anyway I want to with good grammar and bad grammar. I've been working on a book for a while, but it's not going in a direction that I'm pleased with, so I've put that 1st try on a shelf for later. Let's hope it has good shelf-life. There are so many good ideas out that are enjoyable for the writer, but also very profitable. So an up-and-coming writer has to be extremely creative to be seen and seen well. Maybe these late nights will give me some inspiration.

It feels good to sit here and type out some thoughts. Sad I left for so long. I remember way back when i used movie quotes to end each blog. Here's one for old time sake.

~Reel Quotes~

The Iron Lady (2012)

Young Margaret Thatcher: No. One's life must matter, Dennis. Beyond all the cooking and the cleaning and the children. One's life must mean more than that. I cannot die washing up a teacup! I mean it, Dennis. Say you understand.

Margaret Thatcher: "How do you feel?" / "Oh, I don't feel comfortable." / "Oh, I'm so sorry, we the group, we're feeling..." Do you know, one of the greatest problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas? Now, thoughts and ideas, that interests me.