Hello, Earthlings! I’m Adam the Alien, and this is Buster the dog. I’m actually in a hurry and running late, so: quick vlog with wet hair!
I just wanted to take a quick moment to say how amazing Vlog Every Day April has been, at least on my end of things. Even though I’ve been late a lot (in fact, I’ve gotten on a habit of being about a day behind, perpetually) — even in spite of that, I would say this has been a huge success.
I’ve gotten my output up again after years of long hiatuses. And most importantly, I feel GOOD about this, again, in a way I haven’t in a long time.
There have been a lot of factors, over the years, that have made what I do for fun a little less fun because it’s also what I do for work. And often, especially with haphazardly acquired equipment and software, it gets really, really irritating dealing with all of the errors and crashes, and sometimes I just don’t wanna do it anymore.
But the other day, after two days of dealing with crashes on the lip sync vlog, I was editing what was supposed to be just a quick video that–that would go up real quick and…I fell in love with it. And that became the “Nowhere”video.
And in doing that, I kind of fell in love with the process of editing, again. As much as I love making videos, I had kind of lost the love for editing, especially doing editing for other people.
But I found it, again! I feel creatively inspired, again! I’ve even rediscovered my love of doing minute little edits that no one will ever notice, but they make me feel better. And now I can take that re-found passion and fuel it into work for clients and for myself.
Every time I do some kind of challenge, artistically, I find myself gaining something I didn’t think I would gain. And this was that. Vlog Every Day April has reignited my passion in just editing!
Plus, I’m learning how to deal with newer equipment and software that I haven’t really worked with a lot, before. So suffice to say, I’m feeling jazzed, I’m feeling inspired, and I’m feeling like I have so many more ideas of videos that I can make.
And the month’s not even over, yet. Until tomorrow, I’m Adam the Alien. Fare thee well.
Writer. Actor. Director. Chalk artist. YouTuber. Nerdfighter. Traveler. Pansexual. Genderfluid. Millennial. Socialist. Living a complex life beyond those words.