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| | Two years later... | | | Friday, January 9, 2009 (8:41 PM)
(I'm feeling sleepy) | |
Today was my second year anniversary at LV. I even made a video and posted it on LV. Was going to post it at the ARK and then thought...eh, what's the point? Actually, I may not make many more videos...on my own. If there are collaborations...I would love to be involved, but I am in a place where I don't really know what to do on my own. I love to edit but it is so time consuming and I don't feel like editing my own videos. I have noticed my karaoke vids are getting a little tired, I don't act worth a damn, plus I don't tell stories that well, so...that is where I am right now. I literally shrugged my shoulders as I was typing that. I am not going anywhere...just taking a different route I guess. Always enjoyed being behind the scenes more anyway. I have a musician friend that is writing a couple of songs and would like for me to work with him on producing music videos for his songs...that may be my new video passion and the thing that takes up most of my time. Original music is the big factor here. If we do decide to post it online...it will be for a larger audience. LV and the Ark are my personal social spaces, but YouTube or MySpace might be a better way to promote musicians. Anyway...I am getting way ahead of myself. The songs aren't even recorded yet. Something to look forward to, none the less. Collaborations would definitely keep me going here if I can make the time, but I am not as interested in making videos of just me anymore. I get tired of looking at my face...LOL. I might start heading up my own collabs...simple ones of course...I will have to think about it.
So, I am ashamed that I haven't watched vids in like two weeks. I think I am getting this thing people call, "a life." I am not certain but it seems like one. I have a new job that is keeping me busy and ever since the holidays, I have found lots of other things to do and people to visit. I have recently started dating this one guy...nothing serious but it gives me a place to go on a Saturday night. It has been great to get back out there, I guess. I have noticed that I go through phases though...socialite for a while, then back to little miss hermit. So I am far behind on watching videos. Many of them are ones I really want to sit down and give full attention so I can comment...I have them all bookmarked. I am sure that when I am ready to crawl back into my cave for a while, I will be around here a lot more. These past two years at LV have really flown by. Whether or not you know it, you all have made a major impact on my life. You stirred up some creativity I thought was gone with tags and challenges, you all were comforting when my dog died last year, you were also encouraging as I was going through a career change. It just wouldn't have been the same without having a place to log-in and see the faces of all these cool people I consider my "online" family. So, I hope we are all around here for my third year anniversary.
Thank you everyone and I hope you have a great 2009!
~Suz
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| | Have you seen these? | | | Monday, December 1, 2008 (7:46 PM)
(I'm feeling dorky) | |
Well, at least LiveVideo is trying to show some holiday spirit...sort of. | | | | 93 Views | 4 Thumbs Up | 2 Comments | |
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| | 45's | | | Monday, November 17, 2008 (9:35 PM)
(I'm feeling nostalgic) | | When I was a little girl, one year for Christmas, I received one of those tiny portable record players which is one of the most extravagant presents I ever got. You know the kind...with a lid, two latches, and a handle on the front where you could close it up and carry it like a suitcase. Well I loved that record player and what was even better was that I could play all those hand-me-down 45 records from my older siblings who had already upgraded to LP's.
I can still envision one of my older brother's shiny pioneer turntables in which I was NOT ALLOWED to touch. He would carefully remove the platter from the sleeve and lightly place it on the turntable. Then he would take this thing that looked like a square lint brush...would place a few drops of some type of magical oil and smooth it over the record as the turntable began to spin. Then after examining for lint and the perfect sheen, he would pick up the needle arm and delicately place it on the record which was followed by sounds of the 70's. I was in awe of this ritual because I knew that had to be the only way it was done. The sound that came from his stereo could only be in my memory and no CD or MP3 could ever duplicate the magic of listening to music in my big brother's bedroom. I was 6 or 7 years old and knew the words to every song that was played on that stereo. From Styx to Jethro Tull. I get chills even to this day when I think back at that time.
My little portable turntable was not as marvelous as my brother's but I practiced the record playing ritual. I had an old piece of felt from my mom's sewing room and an outdated bottle of eye drops and would pretend that those 45 records were just as precious as my brother's "big records." I would sit on the hardwood floor in the middle of my bedroom (because the sound echoed really good there) and would clean them till they shimmered in the sunlight and then would play those records over and over. Elvis, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Neil Sedaka, Johnny Cash, Rosemary Clooney, Ricky Nelson, The Mamas and The Papas, Queen...just to name a few. That was the time where music first sparked something in me that nothing else could. It unlocked my imagination, it sent to me to other worlds, it made me think that anything was possible as long as I had a music track playing. Plus, I loved to sing along.
It all started with 45 records. I miss those darn things...
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| | Good Grief! | | | Friday, November 14, 2008 (9:35 PM)
(I'm feeling stressed) | | | I know...I know, it seems like all we...er...I talk about is how LV is going down hill or the possibility of it shutting down. Many of us got another scare today because we couldn't get in the front door. Some were able to find the back door. Something about IP addresses or some technical proxy mumbo jumbo. Anywho...I was stressin' big time. Even though I have joined a couple of ning sites...my heart sank! Seriously, I got a bit nausious. I have become so addicted to this place and the people. I am still meeting new people here every day, even while LV doesn't seem to be buzzing as much. I still find this a wonderful place to meet and connect with folks. Is there an LV 12 step program just in case? Good Grief! | | | | 105 Views | 2 Thumbs Up | 2 Comments | |
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| | Still Here | | | Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (5:12 PM)
(I'm feeling hopeful) | | | I have been so busy this past month and I was afraid that while I was on video hiatus, something would happen to LV. Nope...not yet. I still have this hope that things will go back to how they were when I first came here. I know that isn't going to happen but I would love to see the front page filled with class instead of trash. Is that too much to ask? Perhaps it is. What could we do as a community to keep this site from becoming the last place anyone would want to come to? How bad it must be if some countries completely block the content. I am not ready to give up on this place. I just wish there was a way to clean up the neighborhood and make it more inviting. Right now, there is not much activity and in my opinion...this should be the time it is booming. The big holidays are approaching and since the economy is going to take a while to fix...what else do we have to do but...make videos? eh? We might as well make videos up to the very end in hopes that there will be no "end". Who is with me? | | | | 87 Views | 4 Thumbs Up | 2 Comments | |
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| | Email Subject Line Greatest Hits Challenge. | | | Friday, October 24, 2008 (7:35 PM)
(I'm feeling silly) | | Ok, so nobodyschild99 posted a blog with a list of bizarre random email subject lines...challenging others to post theirs.
I thought I would play this game.
I will not indicate whether they are emails going In or Out.
1. hello from the sick house
2. Went With the Wind
3. meow, meow, meow…I found the words
4. I had lunch with my sister because the voices told me to.
5. hideeho!...plans
6. Don’t fall asleep in the jungle…
7. What’s Up Rollatini?
8. changes coming down the pike
9. diagnosis-gall stones
10. never let a crackhead sing at a funeral
11. matt got shot at
12. holy mackerel
Play along if you like and have fun!
Suz
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| | Turn the Page | | | Thursday, October 16, 2008 (3:50 AM)
(I'm feeling melancholy) | | | Today, as I get ready to go to work at Lowe’s for the very last time, I have mixed feelings. I have been there almost three years and have made good friends, had some great times, and managed to survive the not so great times. I will hate to say goodbye because some of those people, I will probably never see again outside of work even if I stop and visit the store on occasion. I really have enjoyed working with many of them and I will definitely stay in contact with those I am the closest to. I already have a long list of emails and cell numbers I have collected the last few days. The job was fine but it never really challenged me to my full potential, so it is time to move on to greener pastures and avoid any further job burn out. It will be the people I miss the most; plain and simple. Next week I start a brand new job with a completely different working atmosphere and I am very excited about it. Working in a retail atmosphere (even if it was the back end of it) was never right for me and I am fortunate to come across this new job that will challenge me intellectually and still have a social element. It has been very tough trying to stay focused on work for the past two weeks because I know that I have this other opportunity waiting on me. I hope everyone there the best and I have a feeling that today is going to be somewhat somber. A bittersweet ending to another chapter in my life and I hope that I don’t get too emotional. I hate to cry in front of people. | | | | 121 Views | 12 Thumbs Up | 6 Comments | |
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| | A Nice Thought for the Day | | | Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (4:40 PM)
(I'm feeling content) | | I received this in an email today and wanted to share.
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| | Friendships and Failures | | | Sunday, October 12, 2008 (6:11 PM)
(I'm feeling morose) | | *Disclaimer: This is just something I wanted to get off my chest after receiving numerous friend removal notifications from people who have hundreds of inactive accounts still on their friend list but selected to remove me *
Sometimes, it is really hard for me to be a good friend in this type of social environment. At least what my definition of a friend really is. Some people consider even casual aquantences as friends but I take friendship so much more personal because I know what it is to have friends that really know you. I initially just came here to watch videos and be entertained while trying to stretch myself to be more creative and share it with others. I never thought it was possible to make real friends because there are so many people here and to have that personal and intimate relationship with hundreds of people is unrealistic to me. I really thought that I was just another number for most people here and that many would not even notice if I was around or not. I am so wrong...people do notice. As people begin to share more of themselves over time, I realize that it is possible to have that core group of friends that you can relate to, laugh with, care for, and respect. If people don't get much attention from me, I don't blame them for thinking I am not a true friend and remove me from their list. It is a shame to see because real friendship is a two-way street...or in the case of the Internet...a speedway. There are just so many people and it takes time and effort to build bonds with people that you may not relate to right away. Time is the one thing I don't have a lot of anymore so I don't get a chance to comment on every video I watch, or read blogs, or just check in with everyone. So if that means I am not a good friend, I guess I don't deserve to be on any list. After all, a single click of a button does not a friend make. | | | | 370 Views | 10 Thumbs Up | 5 Comments | |
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| | Two Weeks Notice | | | Saturday, October 4, 2008 (4:52 AM)
(I'm feeling sleepy) | | Thursday, I was offered a job with the company I have been talking and interviewing with for over a month. I accepted, signed the offer letter, passed the background check, passed the pee test (I never know how to study) and...it is official. I have a new job that I will be starting in two weeks. I am going to give my two weeks notice to my current job on Monday and I am so relieved to have this new career that I know I will enjoy and get more money which has been a big concern for me the last couple of months. I will miss the friends I have made working at Lowe's but I will get to stop and visit on occasion and we still plan to go out and do things together. That is a must with any friends I make.
I have been busy every night lately so I haven't had a chance to watch much LV or make a video. I have a couple of tags I need to do plus I promised myself that I would post more often so I will get to it sometime this weekend.
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