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Goodbye TheseFolk

On February 20th, 2011, I posted my first video on a collaboration YouTube channel called “TheseFolk.” Me and thirteen other people found each other on a forum website, and we split into two channels- TheseFolk and ThoseFolk, each with 7 people, or one person per day. The idea was that we would all agree on themes for everyone in the channel to make videos on, and everyone would make one video a week. Those Folk stopped posting around June or July of that year, but TheseFolk, well, here we are, nearly three years later!

Unfortunately, though, we have to end our active posting as well. We made it a long ways, but we’re all adults now, with incredibly busy schedules. We didn’t want to just peter off, though. We’re going out not with a wimper, but with a bang. And so in honor of our final week making videos on the TheseFolk channel, I thought I’d compile a list of some of my favorite videos over the years. Enjoy! Continue reading “Goodbye TheseFolk”

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The “B.L.” Language

Found this document from 2004 today. I’ll just leave this here. Sorry about not blogging or making videos. Refer to the last blog for an excuse.

The B.L. language

 

  1. Yash- yes, an agreeing word
  2. Yok- Okay, acceptance word
  3. Jonacavanara- Exclamation, happy, expressing happiness
  4. Shnookums- bad word
  5. YASHY! – Excited way of saying “Yash”
  6. Yashy? – “Huh?” or confused word
  7. Duppa Doo- “sure thing” or exclamation
  8. Duba Duba- as in “you did the wrong thing” or “shame on you”
  9. Oopaties (Pronounced OOpatEES)- oops, uh oh, mistake word
  10. CHUBBA DUBBA DOOPY! – Excited in the best possible way, aside from being YASHY!
  11. Yumba Dumba- “yummy” or “this tastes good”
  12. Jeeper Dee-dees- “Yikes” or the instance of being scared
  13. Yarsh- Bored
  14. Yamish- Hello, Hi
  15. Yabo- Bye
  16. Chump- Food
  17. Yalla pop- Music
  18. Bobo Taptoe- Computer
  19. Derber Jeepit Doboo- Get in the car/bus/any other transportation device
  20. Yub Dub- Yawn, tired
  21. Yabanish- Impatiant
  22. Darb Jum-Hungry
  23. Tub Tub- Trouble
  24. YARSHBITY- Bored bored bored bored bored
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Spain 2013 Master Post

Here’s the master post for all my Spain travel videos! It only took me a YEAR!

Spain By The Numbers

Days 1-3 (Avila)

Days 4-5 (Avila and Madrid)

Days 6-7 (Madrid)

Days 8-9 (Toledo y Madrid)

Days 10-12 (Barcelona y Tarragona)

Days 13-14 (Figueres, Tossa Del Mar, y Barcelona)

Days 15-18 (Barcelona y Frankfurt)

Spain in Review

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Playlists of the Future

I guess now is as good a time as any to admit that I’ve got a new career/writing goal in mind for my post-college life. I want to write for TV. The way I figure it, my biggest strength as a writer is dialog and I watch a ton of TV, so why not combine those passions? Novels will always be my first love, but I think the best fit for me as a writer is a TV writer. With that, I started looking into the various ways I can break into the industry. It’s not very heartening, but what I have learned is that the most important thing to have is sample scripts, called “spec scripts”. Some should be scripts for current shows to prove you can write for someone else’s characters, and some should be original scripts. Continue reading “Playlists of the Future”

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A Recipe for a Healthy Relationship

I told Rachel the other day that Quinn is the first boyfriend I’ve had that I actually want to be around. No offense, Cody, but once we started dating, we stopped being friends, and you know it. Either way, for those of you who haven’t seen my obsessive countdown posting on Facebook, Quinn came to Colorado last Thursday, and since I haven’t seen him since the middle of May, I was rather excited. But this post isn’t going to be a sappy ode-to-boyfriend, I promise. It’s going to be much more contemplative than that. Continue reading “A Recipe for a Healthy Relationship”