Tuesday, December 27, 2022

2 Years of Youtubing

 Just wanted to put up an update.  I've been experimenting with the Youtube platform and seeing what works and what doesn't.  It was never my goal to get a million followers or anything, it was just a place for me to mess around and learn about videography which is something that I really enjoy doing.  Things I have made videos about: travel, top 10s, hiking, exploring new places, composting, flooring, working, etc.  It's a VLOG that is pretty much anything I want to talk about.  


A lot of people ask me, are you making any money on Youtube?  The quick answer is no.  I have spent a lot of money learning about the craft of making videos from cameras, lighting, sound, software, etc.  It takes a lot of work and time to make a video.  I would say about an hour to two hours per min for a video that isn't all talking.  Videos where I talk take a lot less time.  Special effects, filters and animation take much more time, but it is deeply satisfying when something comes out the way I imagined.  


As of today, my channel has about 150 videos on it.  Go check it out!  Wasabi Gato on Youtube 

Friday, July 29, 2022

Take Risks

 The 20 bucks I paid a psychic to give me advice really paid off. This morning, I was pondering what would have happened if I had stayed in the military an extra 2 years to reach my High Year Tenure (HYT). Getting out of the military was against all the best advice I was given from the brightest, financial number crunchers. If I would have followed that advice, I would have been totally screwed. My HYT would have had me exit the military on August 2020 during the pandemic.

Not only would I have struggled to find an apartment, I would have struggled to find a job.  

So the lesson here is to trust your instincts and take risks.  With great risk, there are great rewards.