So...this is my 71st post. I will have a "surprise" for ya'll for my 100th post ^.^. But don't get your hopes up, because you'll probably be let down.
ANYWAYS.
Youtube Insight is one of THE most interesting things I have found lately. But I'm a statistics nerd. Seriously, you can see which countries your videos are popular in and how people discovered them, the age ranges of people viewing, how many males vs. females. And then you can break it down by country and see in that one country how people found your videos, and demographics, and if you go to the overview, you can see which of your videos got the most views in that country. Seriously, it distracted me for like an hour. Super interesting. I wish I could Insight other people's videos, that would be AWESOME. I have a few videos really popular in Finland you know *feels special*. And Sweden *feels specialer*. That would be Alyson Avenue and my Nightwish video, along with the one that's highest in every country, Black Eyed Peas feat. Papa Roach. In Italy, my What About Brian video actually is the most popular, though. Surprisingly.
So anyways, my videos are most popular in Canada (which kind of goes without saying - my friends view them, plus all the Canadian bands I have tend to attract a Canadian audience), followed by the States, Finland, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Hungary and some other country, but I can't remember which.
You know, I was just thinking about how I never think of Hungary, and I never thought about Switzerland either. It's just so small and...neutral. But then I went there and it's one of my brightest memories from the Europe trip. Everything seemed vivid and clean there, or at least where we went. Seriously, it was like the colours were brighter and the air was healthier or something. I've never seen a city so clean as Lucerne. It was absolutely wonderful. I really want to go back to Switzerland one day. Plus the people were really polite and friendly (except other tourists, naturally), and the only other place where the vast majority of people were friendly was London. Not all of them were.
Germany, Switzerland and the U.K. were the nicest countries. Though the German drivers scared me (not as much as the Italian ones). And everything was messed up in London, which was pretty freaky, just because it would be so easy to get hit crossing the street because you looked the wrong way. But you know you have a touristy city when you have to write on the street itself which way to look before crossing. Haha. You know, it's really weird. Most of my experiences in London were shitty (having to wait 4 hours at the train station because our bus was stuck in traffic, the hotel room with the leaky ceiling and the radiator on way too high, the roommates (except Chantal), getting lost for most of the afternoon), and yet it was my favourite city. I saw the HOTTEST guy in my LIFE there though. Maybe not in my life, but he was SO HOT OMG. Chantal might remember me almost melting into a puddle on the sidewalk. Haha.
So anyways, I want to travel Europe. Of course have a home somewhere, but I really want to hit as many countries as I can, and actually get a chance to SEE them and see different cities in them. I'm pretty much done with Italy, though I might go back to Florence because of the awesome marketplace thing and all the leather stuff. Should go to Milan too. I must go back to Germany and hit up Berlin and Hamburg at the very least. Definitely go for a proper visit to Frankfurt, and go to Munich again. Naturally Sweden, Finland and Norway all go without saying, and perhaps I could meet some long-lost Norwegian relatives, aha. I really want to go to Portugal and Spain, I have to go back to Switzerland and Austria. I could do without France. But really, going back anywhere over there would be absolutely great. On my own conditions and not having to leave every place after max 2 nights, sit on a bus much of the time, do all the touristy things and stay in a lot of really shitty hotels. And also have a decent amount of money. I'm pretty sure I had the least money of everyone there.
By the way, my dad really liked his knife. Said I was the first person to buy a knife for him. I don't think I mentioned this because it was a trivial thing considering the overpowering disappointment that was my birthday (which still has not stopped disappointing me). I got only two real presents of actual value to me around my birthday, which would be Children of Men and 30 Rock from Janice and House Season 3 + 30 bucks from my Grandma. Nana gave me some random amount of money, I think it was $38? Money's not as much fun to open and doesn't last as long though, as much as I appreciate it. My mom ordered me some books, which arrived the day after my birthday, but one of the books I'd already bought the day before with the $25 gift card my dad got me for Chapters (yes, that is ALL he got me. Some thought put into that). She also ordered me a Nightwish hoodie and Nightwish shirt, which arrived early this week. She says there's something else coming, but it's "obscure" and won't be here for another two weeks. She got me Zodiac, previously viewed, on my actual birthday though. Jeanette got me my eyebrow piercing last Saturday. I didn't get anything from my friends, except a card from Sarah (which I appreciated. Thank you, Sarah *grins*). Granny Jo just got me the usual random shit I'm not going to use. Since what she buys me is always a replica of what she buys all her other grandkids, despite the fact that I'm 9 years older than the oldest of the others.
I guess what disappoints me the most about my birthday is the fact that it didn't matter to anyone. Dad's family didn't remember. My dad got me a fucking $25 gift card which he likely picked up the day before. Luke and Regan didn't get me anything, didn't wish me a happy birthday either, even though they must have remembered. Considering their youngest is born the next day, and their second on the 18th. Plus my dad chose that day to make me feel like complete shit. It's just in such glaring contrast with what my birthday's been in the past, I guess. Even last year's. At least I felt like I mattered for a day last year. And this year I didn't.
Thank god I had my mp3 player, is all I have to say. Since I left. I just left the house and everyone who was there and walked for like an hour, and I didn't give a fuck that no one knew where I was. Because I'm sure they didn't even notice I was gone.
So enough of that. Can you tell that I just spew whatever pops into my head when it's 4 in the morning? You know, in Europe it's 11 in the morning.
I've been getting really bad insomnia these last few days, which kind of sucks, but it's fine since it's summer holidays. I just wish I could be inspired to write something. Anything. At all.
I'm just so damn apathetic.
Though I was super bummed that I missed the Rock Werchter livestream today. I KNEW that it would be on today, but then my mom informs me that we had to go out for supper, so I missed it. And so far it doesn't look like anyone recorded it, but someone, please tell me that someone did. Someone must have! I'm just too impatient. I really want to see that Nightwish show. My strong desire to see them again has grown epic amounts in the last little while. I think it may be because I've been feeling, like I said, apathetic, and down, glum and moody and bored all the fucking time, and I want something to matter. Nightwish always matters :). Even when they're one of the only things that does. Oo, them and that one Within Temptation song and that one Rammstein song. Yes, that's what matters right now. I HATE BEING IN THIS MOOD. HATE HATE HATE. MURDER STAB DIE.
Oh god, speaking of music, I was looking up Swedish bands last night, and I stumbled across Lillasyster. I don't like most of their stuff, there's a couple songs that caught my attention that I will download, but generally it's too screamy and not rhythmy enough for me, and the only band I like that consists primarily of screaming is Children of Bodom, and that's because it's the best angry music EVAR, and also has great melody. Sorry, my brain is doing that easily-distractable thing that it does at this hour of night. So anyway, you absolutely must check this out. I laughed so much. It's funny, don't you think? I like their version more (though that shouldn't come as a surprise, given my natural musical inclination). I have nothing against the original, it's nice too. I just prefer this one. It's still funny though, especially if you listen to their other, Swedish, stuff. I wonder if they did it as a joke or because they really enjoy the song. Haha, Swedish metallers who like that song so much so as to do a cover. Guys at that. I giggle.
Woah woah woah woah. You really want a laugh? Then click this link instead. I like the other version of the song I linked you to better, but this video is frickin' hilarious. I just just just discovered it. WHY HAVE I NOT LOOKED UP COVERS TO THIS SONG BEFORE? Ahh, the hilarity of it all.
That song is going to be in my head all week now though. Damn.
And also, it's nearing 5, so I should go.
Yes, it takes a long time for me to write a blog entry. Again, the easily-distactable mind. First I'm Photoshopping, then looking for brushes online, but since I'm online I figure I should go to Youtube, where I get all distracted by Insight, and then I'm like, "OMG I should write about this in one of my blogs!" so I do, and then I remember this song I wanted to tell people about, so I have to go on Youtube and find the link, which leads me to another link, which leads me to more Youtube. Youtube is an evil, evil, evil...something evil. It's like a drug.
I also started another portrait. Worked on it for three hours tonight, but there's something completely wrong and it's really bugging me and I can't pinpoint what it is. But anyways, I'll post a pic when it's done.
Currently Listening: Never Said It by Papa Roach
ANYWAYS.
Youtube Insight is one of THE most interesting things I have found lately. But I'm a statistics nerd. Seriously, you can see which countries your videos are popular in and how people discovered them, the age ranges of people viewing, how many males vs. females. And then you can break it down by country and see in that one country how people found your videos, and demographics, and if you go to the overview, you can see which of your videos got the most views in that country. Seriously, it distracted me for like an hour. Super interesting. I wish I could Insight other people's videos, that would be AWESOME. I have a few videos really popular in Finland you know *feels special*. And Sweden *feels specialer*. That would be Alyson Avenue and my Nightwish video, along with the one that's highest in every country, Black Eyed Peas feat. Papa Roach. In Italy, my What About Brian video actually is the most popular, though. Surprisingly.
So anyways, my videos are most popular in Canada (which kind of goes without saying - my friends view them, plus all the Canadian bands I have tend to attract a Canadian audience), followed by the States, Finland, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Hungary and some other country, but I can't remember which.
You know, I was just thinking about how I never think of Hungary, and I never thought about Switzerland either. It's just so small and...neutral. But then I went there and it's one of my brightest memories from the Europe trip. Everything seemed vivid and clean there, or at least where we went. Seriously, it was like the colours were brighter and the air was healthier or something. I've never seen a city so clean as Lucerne. It was absolutely wonderful. I really want to go back to Switzerland one day. Plus the people were really polite and friendly (except other tourists, naturally), and the only other place where the vast majority of people were friendly was London. Not all of them were.
Germany, Switzerland and the U.K. were the nicest countries. Though the German drivers scared me (not as much as the Italian ones). And everything was messed up in London, which was pretty freaky, just because it would be so easy to get hit crossing the street because you looked the wrong way. But you know you have a touristy city when you have to write on the street itself which way to look before crossing. Haha. You know, it's really weird. Most of my experiences in London were shitty (having to wait 4 hours at the train station because our bus was stuck in traffic, the hotel room with the leaky ceiling and the radiator on way too high, the roommates (except Chantal), getting lost for most of the afternoon), and yet it was my favourite city. I saw the HOTTEST guy in my LIFE there though. Maybe not in my life, but he was SO HOT OMG. Chantal might remember me almost melting into a puddle on the sidewalk. Haha.
So anyways, I want to travel Europe. Of course have a home somewhere, but I really want to hit as many countries as I can, and actually get a chance to SEE them and see different cities in them. I'm pretty much done with Italy, though I might go back to Florence because of the awesome marketplace thing and all the leather stuff. Should go to Milan too. I must go back to Germany and hit up Berlin and Hamburg at the very least. Definitely go for a proper visit to Frankfurt, and go to Munich again. Naturally Sweden, Finland and Norway all go without saying, and perhaps I could meet some long-lost Norwegian relatives, aha. I really want to go to Portugal and Spain, I have to go back to Switzerland and Austria. I could do without France. But really, going back anywhere over there would be absolutely great. On my own conditions and not having to leave every place after max 2 nights, sit on a bus much of the time, do all the touristy things and stay in a lot of really shitty hotels. And also have a decent amount of money. I'm pretty sure I had the least money of everyone there.
By the way, my dad really liked his knife. Said I was the first person to buy a knife for him. I don't think I mentioned this because it was a trivial thing considering the overpowering disappointment that was my birthday (which still has not stopped disappointing me). I got only two real presents of actual value to me around my birthday, which would be Children of Men and 30 Rock from Janice and House Season 3 + 30 bucks from my Grandma. Nana gave me some random amount of money, I think it was $38? Money's not as much fun to open and doesn't last as long though, as much as I appreciate it. My mom ordered me some books, which arrived the day after my birthday, but one of the books I'd already bought the day before with the $25 gift card my dad got me for Chapters (yes, that is ALL he got me. Some thought put into that). She also ordered me a Nightwish hoodie and Nightwish shirt, which arrived early this week. She says there's something else coming, but it's "obscure" and won't be here for another two weeks. She got me Zodiac, previously viewed, on my actual birthday though. Jeanette got me my eyebrow piercing last Saturday. I didn't get anything from my friends, except a card from Sarah (which I appreciated. Thank you, Sarah *grins*). Granny Jo just got me the usual random shit I'm not going to use. Since what she buys me is always a replica of what she buys all her other grandkids, despite the fact that I'm 9 years older than the oldest of the others.
I guess what disappoints me the most about my birthday is the fact that it didn't matter to anyone. Dad's family didn't remember. My dad got me a fucking $25 gift card which he likely picked up the day before. Luke and Regan didn't get me anything, didn't wish me a happy birthday either, even though they must have remembered. Considering their youngest is born the next day, and their second on the 18th. Plus my dad chose that day to make me feel like complete shit. It's just in such glaring contrast with what my birthday's been in the past, I guess. Even last year's. At least I felt like I mattered for a day last year. And this year I didn't.
Thank god I had my mp3 player, is all I have to say. Since I left. I just left the house and everyone who was there and walked for like an hour, and I didn't give a fuck that no one knew where I was. Because I'm sure they didn't even notice I was gone.
So enough of that. Can you tell that I just spew whatever pops into my head when it's 4 in the morning? You know, in Europe it's 11 in the morning.
I've been getting really bad insomnia these last few days, which kind of sucks, but it's fine since it's summer holidays. I just wish I could be inspired to write something. Anything. At all.
I'm just so damn apathetic.
Though I was super bummed that I missed the Rock Werchter livestream today. I KNEW that it would be on today, but then my mom informs me that we had to go out for supper, so I missed it. And so far it doesn't look like anyone recorded it, but someone, please tell me that someone did. Someone must have! I'm just too impatient. I really want to see that Nightwish show. My strong desire to see them again has grown epic amounts in the last little while. I think it may be because I've been feeling, like I said, apathetic, and down, glum and moody and bored all the fucking time, and I want something to matter. Nightwish always matters :). Even when they're one of the only things that does. Oo, them and that one Within Temptation song and that one Rammstein song. Yes, that's what matters right now. I HATE BEING IN THIS MOOD. HATE HATE HATE. MURDER STAB DIE.
Oh god, speaking of music, I was looking up Swedish bands last night, and I stumbled across Lillasyster. I don't like most of their stuff, there's a couple songs that caught my attention that I will download, but generally it's too screamy and not rhythmy enough for me, and the only band I like that consists primarily of screaming is Children of Bodom, and that's because it's the best angry music EVAR, and also has great melody. Sorry, my brain is doing that easily-distractable thing that it does at this hour of night. So anyway, you absolutely must check this out. I laughed so much. It's funny, don't you think? I like their version more (though that shouldn't come as a surprise, given my natural musical inclination). I have nothing against the original, it's nice too. I just prefer this one. It's still funny though, especially if you listen to their other, Swedish, stuff. I wonder if they did it as a joke or because they really enjoy the song. Haha, Swedish metallers who like that song so much so as to do a cover. Guys at that. I giggle.
Woah woah woah woah. You really want a laugh? Then click this link instead. I like the other version of the song I linked you to better, but this video is frickin' hilarious. I just just just discovered it. WHY HAVE I NOT LOOKED UP COVERS TO THIS SONG BEFORE? Ahh, the hilarity of it all.
That song is going to be in my head all week now though. Damn.
And also, it's nearing 5, so I should go.
Yes, it takes a long time for me to write a blog entry. Again, the easily-distactable mind. First I'm Photoshopping, then looking for brushes online, but since I'm online I figure I should go to Youtube, where I get all distracted by Insight, and then I'm like, "OMG I should write about this in one of my blogs!" so I do, and then I remember this song I wanted to tell people about, so I have to go on Youtube and find the link, which leads me to another link, which leads me to more Youtube. Youtube is an evil, evil, evil...something evil. It's like a drug.
I also started another portrait. Worked on it for three hours tonight, but there's something completely wrong and it's really bugging me and I can't pinpoint what it is. But anyways, I'll post a pic when it's done.
Currently Listening: Never Said It by Papa Roach
You can't ignore that he wants you.
He sat you down and he taught you,
And you obeyed every rule that he made
'Cause he bought you.
Now he owns you.
YES! I DOWNLOADED THIS SONG AGAIN! It's still just as awesome as I remember it. I cannot believe I forgot about it for so long, but it's easy to forget about bonus tracks that you don't have when all your songs in your library by that artist were ripped from your CDs, and you have all their CDs. I want to listen to it obsessively on repeat. It is THAT awesome. I don't do that with just any song you know, just Amaranth, Not Coming Home and Ohne Dich. And Never Said It, now. NYGAHHH *huggles it to tiny little pieces*.
Oh dude, and Papa Roach's Stone Temple Pilots cover of Sex Type Thing is amaaazing. Yes, I want what's on Jacoby's mind. *dies*
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