“What Now?” - What’s it “about?”

OK… first off, there are no lyrics in the works for this song.

Secondly, yes, there will be an MP3 and Buddy will be doing a video.

Thirdly, it will be on the holiday release that I do this year.

This little song is like a quick abstract painting. It’s not about something specific. It more reflective of the stage of my life right now. I’ve gone through a few personal changes and there are a lot of different directions I can go. At 40, any life decision you make are different than when you’re 20 or even 30, when you are afforded more of the luxury of making mistakes. So… It’s kind of a thoughtful, pensive song. Glad you like it.

CM

Stuff (scroll down for the theme songs)

So… already I’m being accused of “copying Nalts” in taking some time off YouTube. Whatever. I did it before a couple months ago… five days that time.

Really, it’s because I’m finding myself spending TOO MUCH time on the site. In the past two weeks, there have been two days that I’ve devoted ENTIRELY to my “YouTube life.” Seriously. I spent one day (Monday the 16th) doing NOTHING but editing and uploading the last batch of NYC/777 videos. Yesterday, I finished, mixed, mastered, compressed, and uploaded a whole shitload of YouTube theme songs, made a video and blog about it, made ANOTHER video for my “going dark,” and realized it was late in the evening by the time I was done!

When I took time off before, and it was beneficial. I’ve been at a point lately where I “veg out” by my computer watching YouTube videos, reading comments, posting comments, answering YouTube emails, etc. It’s WORSE than TV, really, because it requires more attention than the boob tube AND I am afforded great portability with my laptop.  I take YouTube to BED with me!  UGH!

Mind you, it hasn’t kept me from the most important of daily duties; showers, work, paying the bills, eating, etc. It HAS, however, kept me away from other things, like housework, exercise, recording music, phone calls and emails with “non YouTube” friends, and even dating!

Oh, by the way, never make your Match.com profile headline “Dr. Phil is a Hack.” They’ll take down your profile and make you rewrite it. Trust me!

People have asked me time and again in emails if I “hooked up” in NYC. Who cares? They also ask me if I know of anyone else who did. Well… I didn’t personally SEE any of that, but when hundreds of people with similar interests gather in a close proximity for a weekend and there are hotel rooms and alcoholic beverages involved, I’d say it’s safe to assume SOMEONE hooked up!

I guess I should be flattered about these things:

Encyclopedia Dramatica found me

THIS is NOT my MySpace page

Oh well… I have a physical to get to for my new second job at a surgical center. Real life calls!

CM

And so it begins… DARKNESS

But of course I had to check the video and take it down and reload it ’cause I didn’t like the blurriness on YouTube! GAH! I’m an ADDICT! I actually uploaded it a total of three times and was not happy with the quality, which is CRYSTAL on my machine, but YouTube blurred it! OH WELL!

THEME SONGS! AT LAST!

Long time no blog. Been behind on so many things.

Here’s a list of ALL the YouTube theme songs I’ve done so far.
Each is going to open in a new window or tab, so just close it to come back here:

ActorDavidTran (wav)
ActorDavidTran (mp3)

BlargalDAlien (wav)
BlargalDAlien (mp3)

Consumatron (wav)
Consumatron (mp3)

Cooksterz (wav)
Cooksterz (mp3)

GiLligEN (wav)
GiLligEN (mp3)

Hanz Dieter Ulrich (wav)
Hanz Dieter Ulrich (mp3)

ItalianGuyFromNY (wav)
ItalianGuyFromNY (mp3)

JohnOfJordan (wav)
JohnOfJordan (mp3)

MBRHindustries (wav)
MBRHindustries (mp3)

Mikma (wav)
Mikma (mp3)

MuggleSam (wav)
MuggleSam (mp3)

OMGseriouslyWTF (wav)
OMGseriouslyWTF (mp3)

PoolMan802 (wav)
PoolMan802 (mp3)

RexTangle (wav)
RexTangle (mp3)

RosenbaumGrl (wav)
RosenbaumGrl (mp3)

Advice from the Sarge (wav)
Advice from the Sarge (mp3)

SarryCrey version one (wav)
SarryCrey version one (mp3)

SarryCrey version two (wav)
SarryCrey version two (mp3)

SlatersGarage (wav)
SlatersGarage (mp3)

SumOtherDude (wav)
SumOtherDude (mp3)

ViolettFem (wav)
ViolettFem (mp3)

XGoboBeanX (wav)
XGoboBeanX (mp3)

OK y’all, from now on, these COST something :)  They’re not terribly expensive, and I might work out trades, but I can’t keep up the freebie themes, sorry!  Email me for how much or if you have a deal to work out of some kind, let me know.

CM

YouTube PIMPING!

Here are some of my new favorite YouTubers YOU HAVE TO SEE:

AshBradford is an intelligent and articulate woman who likes to push the boundaries of a discussion. Oh yeah, and she’s attractive too.  I spent quite a good amount of time around her this past weekend and we had some… ummm… “interesting” conversations!  She’s a blast!  I highly recommend her “A & D Series” videos!

July7NYC is Alyson’s channel name and has been since well before the concept of the 777 gathering! Her BIRTHDAY is July 7th (everyone wish her a happy belated birthday) and she lives in NYC! She’s refreshing because she’s a very attractive woman who doesn’t bother with primping and camera angles (*cough*JILL*cough*) to make fantastic videos (although she did tell me she did some modeling… you’ll have to ask HER what KIND of modeling).  I recommend “Mouse Catching” and “777 Morning.”

Sabrnig is Sabrina’s channel. It’s a mix of her first name and her husband’s (Nigel). She’s very knowledgeable about rats, I’m told! Whatever you do, don’t give her a big head about the whole “newest sex symbol on YouTube” thing!  :)  I recommend “Sexy Eyes With Makeup” and “Monkeysphere.”

LittlePandaExpress is such a cool person! I’ll just call her “Panda” here ’cause I’m not sure if she wants the ‘net to know her real name.  She’s a 5′0″ mini-pack of kickass! She’s a blast to hang out with too!  I recommend “Lip Piercing” and “So I Was Walking To Work This Morning…”

777 recovery

Well… I’m into my first workday since coming back and alive, but not very energetic.

My tape to computer transfer that I attempted on the plane failed, so I reset everything this morning and hopefully will have files to edit when I get home and I’ll continue with my “shitload of footage” tonight!

Camcorder Files

So I’m going to upload my NYC 777 footage a little at a time, in what I’m calling the “Camcorder Files” on YouTube.  Look for a shitload of video shorts over the next few days!

SFO and ON THE WAY!!!!

Just posted my first official 777 video and I’m not even in NYC yet!  Wheeeee!

Leavin’ on a Jet Plane

Can you EVER be ready enough for a trip like 7/7/7?  ARGH!  I’m still PACKING!  I just got a call from Sarah (SarryCrey) and she and Thor and Kelley (NutCheese) and Rey are already there partying.  Karen (Spricket24) gets into NYC at 11:30 tomorrow.  I’m the late-bird.  No worms for me! 

Shitshitshitshit… Camera… extra battery… new tapes… laptop… phone… ohohoh… LAPTOP POWER CORD!  DOH!  Shit, am I going to get busted for my shampoo being in the carryon?  Hmmm…

Oh well… back to packing.  More later.

CM

Getting Psyched for NYC!!!

OK, I was excited last time (SF) because I got to meet some of the YouTubers I really like watching.  Really, I hadn’t interacted with many YouTubers, only watched.  I’d had SOME interaction with NickyNik and Nalts (who showed up in doll form), but that was it.  It was very surreal meeting Nick (NickyNik), Karen (Spricket24), and Mark (MarkDayComedy).  It was also cool discovering Kelley (NutCheese) and Rey through the “Nalts doll.”  I’ve even hung out in person with Kelley, Rey, and Mark since…  if you ever get the chance to taste ‘em, Mark makes EXCELLENT BBQ ribs!

This time is different.  This time I’m meeting people I already consider to be friends.  These are friends I’ve never met.  Of course, I’ve had phone conversations with a few and there is the whole “Stickam room” phenomenon, but that’s different.  I’m SO looking forward to this: Thor, Sarah, Nalts, Mikma, Battim, Mark Apsolon, Charles Trippy, Buddy (ItalianGuy), and I know if I keep listing people I’ll go all evening and STILL forget to type someone’s name!

I’m flying in Friday and plan to attend the “Bad Karaoke Night” on 7/6/7 at… where the hell was that?  Oh, watch Thor’s video for detail!  Sheesh!  I’m barely keeping it all together.  Packing, dogsitter, figuring out how to get to the airport in SF, from the airport in NYC, etc… What to WEAR (hoping to bring some nice attention-whore shirts so Di can give me shit.

Going? Are you ready?