Youtubin' it: The [bass] Status Report: February 10, 2016 (816AS)
Hello Gang!
It's been a dog's age since I've posted an update to the site. We're well passed "overdue" and into "collecitons" so let me catch you up.
In 2015 I decided to really focus my attention on my Gaming Youtube Channel. This was because I felt that with the new games like GTA5 and Fallout4, along with classics like TF2 and Freelancer, I really had a tremendous amount of material to work with and had a chance to really make the channel successfull. The time was right.
It had nothing to do with the company I was working for, AECOM, cutting my pay 32% a few months after we had our second child.Though they said I was doing a great job, they needed to make more money. (Yes, I have since found a new job. I hear they're cutting holidays now. ) It had nothing to do with some desperation to try to get the books balanced.
This is a good thing, becuase I think the channel is up to a blazing $2 a month. Mostly based on the success of this video:
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I cannot fathom why this one has taken on such a life. But I'm not complaining.
This one is pretty hot as well, and it makes a bit more sense:
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In that one I give some great game tips...which are completely wrong as I found out later.
I still consider it a success though, because there are people who are regularly watching the new videos. (I'm looking at you, Bill Billings. Don't go changing!)
Success or not, making these videos is simply what I like to do, so you can count on me to keep it up as I can. I'm going to focus on the Tough Break Update Videos through March, and I'm going to try to play some more Freelancer, as I'm really getting back into that groove.
Speaking of which, [bass] is set up as a faction on Star Citzen if you're there. We'll keep an eye on it and see how it comes together.
I'm not abandoning GTA5 and Fallout4, but a man can only play so many video games. (It's that whole RL vs FL thing—which will make no sense to you unless you are a long time member of [bass].)
I also want to keep this site better up to date and get back to doing some writing. The book has stalled on me for a while, so I might go back to doing some fan fiction here just to get those parts of my brain going again.
Look for more updates here and on all the [bass] social media platforms. Oh, and one final video plug. Check out this TF2 video where I actually discovered something cool at 14:35 in the video:
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You could say I...fell into it?
This is the Black Knight. Have a great night.
Last Updated (Thursday, 11 February 2016 01:52)
When Last We Left the Tales of the Black KnightWhen last we left the “Tales of the Black Knight,” the first book was going to be subtitled “The Orphan’s Search” and I was in the process of shopping it around to editors and agents. I found an agent who, while she didn’t deal with sci-fi, had a boss who did. She gave me some very excellent feedback about what needed to change before she would pass my work along to that agent. One of the things that was requested was changing the perspective to first person, which involved a lot of re-writing. By this point I had been working on it for about 8 years. I realized I wasn’t particularly happy with the last few re-writes—especially the last one, in which I tried to incorporate everything I’d picked up at the last writer’s conference in a hurry. Some of the mistakes that got to the agent made it obvious I could no longer read the book I had written. I needed to step back. So I took a break. The book was frozen in my mind like ice, and I had to let it melt so I could work with it again. Now I’m ready to start in earnest, with potentially bigger changes than the perspective shift. For instance:
These are just some of the things I’m considering as I go forward. I think I’ve got as much reading to do as I do writing. But I’m going to take my time with it. I think before this I started rushing the process trying to get published. Once it was obviously impossible to accomplish within a certain time-line, I lost some of my motivation. I’ve got to go back to where writing is a fun thing that I want to do all the time. I think I’m moving in the right direction. Last Updated (Wednesday, 15 July 2015 03:58) The 2015 Throop Cow Flop: Shuta Multimedia Vlog Episode 134Yeah I know I'm off topic more than on anymore, but still, come on: were talking cow poop bingo here. Dim lights Embed Embed this video on your siteThis block party has everything: The classic summer foods, great music, games, raffles, fireworks, a parade, and of course cow poop bingo. Not only cow poop bingo, high stakes cow poop bingo. A grid is painted on part of the baseball field. Tickets are sold for each square. A cow is sent into the field. If the cow "flops" on your square, you win $5000.00. Proceeds benefit Throop Little League. This video was taken June 28, 2015, at the 27th Throop Cow Flop. As near as I can tell, a great time was had by all. Music was by Daddy-O and the Sax Maniax.Facebook Album:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153394283637622.1073741868.177752017621&type=3 Related Links:Last Updated (Friday, 03 July 2015 03:58) |