I'm creating the big feast on Thursday. I always try to incorporate some little homemade craft for my table. This year Amelia and I had gathered pinecones on our day trip to northern AZ a few weeks ago. I wanted to use a few for our family dinner. This year my daughter and her family will be joining us.
I still have some grocery shopping that I need to do today. My daughter is bringing a few side dishes as well. Like most of you, things get pretty busy this time of year. The kids have a lot going on. I've been in hot pursuit of a low miles gently used Hyundai Accent Hatchback. At least I figured out what I would like to buy... My 2005 PT Cruiser is fading fast and I would like to replace it. Anyway, looking online for the best deal has taken a lot of my time and energy! The internet is a terrific tool. The gently used fleet cars via Hertz, Avis and Enterprise are possibly the most price efficient way to go. They are clean and have been serviced regularly. They generally have 30-40K miles on them. I looked into Carvana and Vroom and they may be easier and a more fun way to purchase a vehicle but a little more expensive. What a nice no hassle option though! Imagine having a car delivered to your door!
I'm thinking an Ironman Silver or dark gray color would be nice in the Accent. Maybe Black Friday deals will surface on these car options? As I said, a great deal of time and energy spent on looking for a used car.
I went to see Bohemian Rhapsody. I loved this movie! What great collective talent the band Queen was. Freddy Mercury was incredibly musically gifted. He had a hard and tortured lonely in ways life. Reinforcing my notion that nobody gets to have it all! Boy did he ever shine in the spotlight... I love his music and the amazing musical legacy he left the world. Talk about a contribution to the history of music! Loved the movie, loved the man too. I could just hug him! Although Freddy got most of the acknowledgement, the band Queen had so much collective talent and genius. Amazing musicians, all of them! The movie left me with a desire to cover some of music of Queen. Maybe I will try?
Speaking of Covers, I just read a bit about Article 13, all about copyright issues. The pros and cons for and against. I get it from a creator song writers perspective. I also know from my YouTube channel creator perspective that this will be the straw the brings down my channel. I have written a few songs of my own. I have worked on them and have reposted new versions of them and given them my best authentic me... Very rarely does anyone watch/ listen to my originals. My channel gets a fair amount of views but almost always, my Covers are viewed. So, with article 13, mine and many others don't stand a chance. I know for a fact I'm not the only artist/creator to have this issue. It's hard as heck to get people to listen to Original music.
My hopes and my dreams of a YouTube channel that can grow and prosper was already dashed as YouTube keeps taking away features on small fish like me. I lost my ability to try to prosper when I suddenly had to have 1K followers... I have also lost the ability to utilize the geography stat that I so enjoyed viewing. It's a kick to see what songs do well in different countries! YouTube has been taking away vital stat info for growth and understanding of viewership for awhile. I used to be able to see gender pie graph charts etc... Now all I can see is what operating system and what type of device was used to view my videos. Pretty much useless info.
I'm sad that my fun as a creator on YouTube and on SoundCloud may be coming to an end. Awwww! I've had my channels for 5 years now. What this all did for me personally was amazing! Confidence, personal risk taking, and a chance for me to be authentic and an individual! I have loved every min of the time I have spent creating and being a creator! I have enjoyed tending my channel and having a platform to perform. My husband has pointed out more than once that had I been good enough, and talented enough, someone would have found and contacted me long ago... I have known that reality for a long time. I wanted to strive and to try! I wasn't going to let naysayers win! I have been determined and believe it or not, I have worked hard at trying to become better, good enough to become marketable and worthy of getting paid!
It hasn't been in the cards for me but I never give up... I suppose if they nail the door shut on my channel I won't have to feel like a quitter. I will have taken my love and passion for creating music as far as I could. I suppose that at some point, your dreams ought to chase you back...
