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Sunday 30 October 2016

Chapter 106: Winter is The Best!!

Hey Guys,

This week I did a really weird, and cold, video direct to camera in the middle of The Solent about winter, Check it out:
Let me tell you why Winter is just the best ever.

I'll start with the obvious, Winter means Christmas, everyone loves Christmas (That was a sweeping generalisation, obviously some people don't for personal or religious reasons) and Christmas obviously falls in the middle of winter (again, geographically some people have Christmas in Summer...and actually, Christmas is more in the first 3rd of Winter). but Christmas is great and in Winter.

But it's not all about Christmas, Of course New Year falls in Winter, which generally is a good time but also, lots of people don't like having a new year, I mean, it is hard, Having to change the date, but generally it's a fun time.

In addition to that, winter holds my Birthday, which of course for me is just the awesomest thing ever, especially this year because not only am I turning 18, But I'm also doing it in Sweden whilst visiting Ida so it's gonna be a mental time!

I also think there is something special about the warmth of blankets in comparison to the cold winter air, looking out the window at snow (or pictures of snow wishing you'd get some) and Winter television is always incredible.

There is also great food around winter and for some reason you can just eat more of it.

And that is why, Winter is the best.

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Prepare For Winter,
And Goodbye.

Mitch x

Sunday 23 October 2016

Chapter 105: Carrie is 24! & The Christmasaurus

Hey Guys,

So this week I celebrated Carrie's 24th Birthday:
This is the third time I've done a video like this, with the previous 2 being for Tom and Gi.
I enjoyed doing this one more as there was more to say.

What I mean is, where Tom and Gi were born in the same year, lots of their information was the same and so the videos had some similar information in them but with Carrie it was a completely different year all together.

There isn't much more for me to add to this so I will say that the reading of 'The Christmasaurus' by Tom Fletcher is going really well. I'm really enjoying reading it which is something quite strange for me as I'm not a huge reader. The strangest part is that it seems really childish when I'm reading it in terms of it's style, for example it uses silly words and breaks the 4th wall (is that a thing with books?..I don't know) but the vocabulary still seems quite advanced and it is very much like a good read. I would definitely Recommend!

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Sing Happy Birthday,
And Goodbye.

Mitch x

Sunday 16 October 2016

Chapter 104: The Big Dilemma?!

Hey Guys,

So this week I decided to let myself loose of some slightly intoxicated friends in a simple game of would you rather, here's what happened:

Today I thought I'd talk about one of the questions and why it's such a hard choice to make.

The question in question is 'Would you rather we Clever and Ugly or be Dumb and Beautiful?'
This question seems to be so hard to answer because it makes you choose between intelligence and image which are arguably two of the most important factors in today's social climate.

Intelligence seems to be what people search for in terms of employees or someone who can do things and therefore is often thought of as necessary for success, whereas looks are what people perceive as a way to make friends, relationships, popularity and networking which is undoubtable an important part of being happy and/or aspirational.

These two things tend to be each others downfall and most feel as though they need both to have the highest chance in succeeding in what they do, some feel as though some jobs are possible with only one of them (for example, and a very stereotypical one, Models need to have good looks but tend to be dumb, People in IT are usually clever but tend to lack looks) and some disagree completely and believe that anyone can do anything despite their looks and levels of intelligence.

This is why the question is so hard to answer, because it makes you choose between two ideals that most people seek to have on a high level.

Until Next Time,
Stay Happy,
Be Happy With Yourself,
And Goodbye.

Mitch xx

Saturday 15 October 2016

Chapter 103: Objectober (2016 Goals)

Hey Guys,

So, My good ol' friend Georgia over at 
Saltwater Sunset
 is doing 2016 Goals blog posts, in which she outlines that she will be setting herself goals every month, and then she gave a list of her goals.

I think this is a really cool idea, so, complete with awful punny titles, I shall give my own goals...
These will be on the 15th of each month

PLANUARY SUCCESS RATING: 62.5%

FEBRUAIMY SUCCESS RATING: 62.5%

MARCHINATION SUCCESS RATING: 75%

HOPERIL SUCCESS RATING: 75%

SCHEMAYTIC SUCCESS RATING: 75%

JUNETENTIONS SUCCESS RATING: 87.5%

JULIDEAS: SUCCESS RATING: 75%

AUGOALST: SUCCESS RATING: 62.5%

SCHEMETEMBER: SUCCESS RATING: 50%
  • Watch 'Click'
  • Write (at least) up to and including scene 7 of my play
  • Get a job
  • Perform my One man Show and feel happy about it

OBJECTOBER: *Sigh*

    • Eventually watch 'Click'
    • Continue Writing my play
    • Decide on my Media Coursework Title
    • Start working with the IWSC on something awesome

          Health/Fitness/Hygiene/Grooming Focus for the month
          This Month it is - Teeth

          I've only started with a small list as I want to make sure I'm setting achievable targets.

          In November, I will review my success of 'Objectober', and then create a new list of goals for November, which will have an even worse pun.

          Until Next Time,
          Stay Happy,
          Set Goals,
          And Goodbye.

          Mitch x

          Sunday 9 October 2016

          Chapter 102: IT'S NOT EVEN CHRISTMAS!

          Hey Guys,

          So this week I read the prologue to 'The Christmasaurus' by Tom Fletcher:

          I thought this week I would explain myself.

          I promise, I am not a fan of the lead up to Christmas HOWEVER...I have recently fallen into the annual trap of listening to Christmas Music, which I am a fan of. The thing is, as soon as I hear a christmas song, I can't help buy spend a while listening to christmas music, usually Michael Bublé.

          You'll remember last year I made a video celebrating Christmas early which again was very out of character for me, but it just so happened to fall into place there.

          And now, on the 9th of October, I'm reading a book about Christmas....let me explain that....Well, I like Tom Fletcher, as I'm sure you've discovered and he's written this book, so when I saw it in the shop, I couldn't help myself buying it and it just felt right to start reading it now (I don't read very often, so if I didn't start, I never would)

          The prologue of the book also isn't very Christmassy at all so, stop worrying yourself.

          Until Next Time,
          Stay Happy,
          BUY THE BOOK,
          And Goodbye.

          Mitch x

          Sunday 2 October 2016

          Chapter 101: SuperCarlinBrothers, Google & Rain!

          Hey Guys,

          So this week on YouTube I Played Google Autofill with 'Is Rain...?':
          On here I thought I'd talk you through SuperCarlinBrothers, Google Autofill and Rain, hence the blog title.

          So, firstly, SuperCarlinBrothers, this is the name of a channel that I really like to watch on YouTube, they featured briefly in the blog post 'YouTube Subscriptions #2'
          They are a channel that do theories, usually revolving around Pixar films but also talk about Disney, Star Wars, Harry Potter and all sorts of things that allow theories. They also do other videos such as Google Autofills on subjects ranging from 'Are Hamburgers...?' to 'Are Pokemon...?' to 'Does Dumbledore...?' and this gave me the idea for this weeks video.

          Google Autofill is where you begin a search and Google tries to complete it with its data collected from previous searches from you and everyone else who has ever googled, meaning the most popular searches come to the top and it saves you from typing the whole thing. The Google Autofill GAME uses this tool by making you ask the beginning of the question (Is Rain, Are Pokemon, Does Dumbledore) add a letter of the alphabet and allowing google to finish the question, and then you have to answer 26 questions (one for each letter of the alphabet).

          I chose 'Is Rain...' simply because it was raining when I began filming the video and I felt like I might know quite a few of the answers (I did look some up). I really liked how google changed the subject matter a few times throughout the video so I was not only answering questions about weather, but also Korean Singers and the Mortal Kombat video game series.

          Until Next Time,
          Stay Happy,
          Google Autofill,
          And Goodbye.

          Mitch xxx