Showing posts with label youtube. Show all posts
Showing posts with label youtube. Show all posts

27 January 2014

Traveling with Liv: The Link

Last week, my brother, mother and I took a trip to Seattle aboard the Link. We drove to Tukwila and boarded the Central line Link into Westlake station. The trip was only to try a different form of transportation into the city, but it proved to be an adventurous one!


My brother has an affinity for many forms of transportation, including light rail. He was more than excited to take the C-Link and wanted to return to the station as soon as possible.

Initially our plan had been to take the Link into Seattle, do a little shopping, grab some lunch, and head home. Unfortunately we left later than planned in the morning and spent less time in Seattle than we anticipated.

Saul had chosen where to sit when we boarded and, as I anticipated, he chose the front of the Link. It just so happened the seats faced the opposite direction we were traveling. He was surprised, maybe even a little uncomfortable, and kept saying, "Libya we're going backwards!"

After the first stop, Saul was no longer preoccupied with the motion - instead, he marveled as traffic and landscape rolled by. Although the journey only lasted about 20 minutes, the excitement was imprinted on Saul's face the rest of the day.

The Westlake Station put us about a block away from the Westlake Center and by the time we arrived in Seattle the three of us were hungry, so we headed straight for the food court. There we enjoyed various noodles from the Noodle Zone, depicted below.

Although my mother and I could have gone for a little shopping, all Saul wanted to do was hop aboard the next Link home (or any other Link for that matter!). On the way back to the station, my mother and I detoured to a few shops in search of more Seahawks gear.

On the way home, I took a few videos which I hope to compile into the next "Traveling with Liv" episode for the video series on YouTube. I will announce it as soon as I am finished with it.

Upon arriving in Tukwila, despite our general exhaustion magnified by the afternoon sun, my brother and I raced to the car to grab the front passenger seat. I won this time. Nothing, I repeat, nothing could have made the trip better.

16 January 2014

Thankful Thursday Pt. 3

I've decided I want to try and make Thankful Thursday a more consistent thing, not only to remind myself to be grateful but also because I usually undervalue Thursdays. They are like the less-handsome fraternal twin of Tuesday.

Today is my great-aunt's 86th birthday! We celebrated by going out to lunch - "we" meaning my mother, great aunts, and my grandparents. I was the youngest there by at least 30 years, but it still ended up being a party.

Beforehand, I had the opportunity to go to the gym while my mom went and visited a friend. There I lifted weights, something I have not done in a while, and as a treat relaxed in the sauna for a few minutes. Afterward, my mother and I took Echo for a walk. I truly enjoyed having the company and the additional exercise (usually I either go to the gym or I go running with Echo).

By the time we got home from lunch, I had just enough time to catch up on one of my favorite YouTubers videos (Grace Helbig) before my brother's bus rolled up. We are now listening to music and are about to have a mini dance party!

Life is good.

06 January 2014

Review: Jacksgap.com


Okay, so if you haven't heard of JacksGap on YouTube, you need to click here. I'll wait.

Now, let's discuss their video announcing Jacksgap.com. Those cheeky boys. I knew they were up to something all those months!

The concept of the website is summed up in their announcement video as "a curation of the best of the web." I loved the idea of it. Initially I thought it would be similar to Veooz in that it would be based on popular linkage. The book Too Big to Know by David Weinberger discusses how popular linkage directs the results of search engines by correlating the most-visited links with relevancy to the search. As many may note, sometimes search engines do not provide the most accurate links nor the most relevant. This is often due to popular linkage.

Jacksgap.com, however, is not entirely a result of popular linkage. Jack and Finn Harries, among others, write individual posts of all the material on the site. There are several categories under which users may read the mini-articles and view YouTube videos.

I have personally used the website for several months now and have enjoyed the amalgam of topics Jacksgap.com have addressed. Included in the site are, of course, the Jacksgap YouTube channel videos - including the first two episodes of the Rickshaw Run series, a series I highly recommend to those interested in international travel and philanthropy.

Although the hard work and time dedicated to this website is not at first obvious, Jacksgap.com will soon surprise its visitors with the expanse with which it focuses its attention. When it says "a curation of the best of the web" it means it!

05 August 2013

How Not to Make a YouTube Video

This was my magnificent set up.
In filming a video, it occurred to me that YouTubers have to have a certain knowledge or awareness about how they want everything to look. As a novice, I had no idea about lighting, background, or sound or how I wanted my video to look. So of course, I winged it! This was my setup yesterday. I used the tips on vlogging given on Jacksgap.com to help set up my video. 
The purpose of my video was to share my summer favorites. I thought it would be a simple video to start off with. Unfortunately, I was wrong. It was more difficult than I anticipated to remember all the things I wanted to say about a certain product - and since I don't like reading off a script, I used a lot more space-filling words than I wanted (things like "umm," "yeah," "so," and "okay"). Fortunately I enjoy editing, but it was still a struggle to get comfortable in front of the camera. I pretended that I was talking to a friend and it helped a bit. 
Anyway, I'm glad I tried making a YouTube video. I know I'm not the best at it, but I had a lot of fun making and editing the video. I'd love to make more - I just don't know when that will happen. Maybe I should simply vlog - my life is normally like the bloopers at the end of the video, so at least that will keep viewers entertained. 

Kensie bag
"Naples" Okabashi sandals
Daisy Eau So Fresh by Marc Jacobs
Julep Mint Condition Foot Cream
Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray
From Left: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Juicy Papaya, MAC lipstick in Ravashing, Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lip Gloss in Candy Baby, and Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss in Kiss Me Coral


And now, what you've all been waiting for...
My summer favorites.

01 August 2013

The Things I Do When I'm Not At VidCon

Something you may not know about me... I'm a YouTube addict. I think what's worse is that I subscribe to more British YouTubers than American YouTubers. I suppose there could be worse things, but still - it's killing me that most of my favorite YouTubers are in Anaheim right now and I'm not. In the most passive-aggressive way I could think of, I decided to retaliate against them and their fun-having. I made a YouTube video.

I've been thinking about working on a vlogging channel specifically for Foolish in the Crowd for a while, especially as it's one of my challenges to make a YouTube video. I have made a couple videos before, none that I've ever made public on YouTube, but now I think I will! I mean, I really enjoy making and editing videos - so why not?

Anyway, the video I shot and edited today will be uploaded to YouTube tomorrow. I'll post a link as soon as possible.

28 July 2013

Sunday Drive #1

I was driving today and realized how wonderful music is. Sometimes my mood changes with the music that's playing. Sometimes it fulfills a moment. Sometimes it makes me think about larger picture things. I don't know if I'm making any sense, but I just thought I'd share some of my favorite songs at the moment.

Picture yourself out for a nice, long, relaxing drive somewhere on a lazy summer Sunday afternoon...


George Morgan - You Say

King Charles - Lady Percy


Branches - Helicopter

Finn HP - Chocolate (1975 cover)



Becky CJ - Overjoyed/Kiss You (Bastille and One Direction mashup cover)