Thing Eighteen: YouTube

Wow, what happened? I guess I got a little off track as life took over (ahm gittin' hitched in July), and since I missed the (first) deadline anyway... Hey I've got all the time in the world to finish these "things."

Now, don't get me wrong: YouTube is super fun, but I have NO patience for browsing through the enormous amount of CRAP. I rely on other blogs and word of mouth to direct me to Quality Video Entertainment. And for me, entertainment's mostly what it is. I guess the Common Craft videos really come in handy though, as well as this shirt-folding video:





thank God someone posted that.

Oh, and this is my betrothed:

Hot stuff? Rock star? In our house he is!

I just kind of hate embedded videos though. I hate having to click on a video and have it be a surprise. It could be anything. I don't know why it bothers me, but sometimes I am pleasantly surprised and others I just get pissed. I know that's vague, but I'm trying to explain the annoyance I feel when someone has posted a video. I think part of the reason is that when I'm using the computer, even at home, there are few occasions that are "safe" to play a loud, unreviewed video. I'm not saying that most videos are inappropriate, but you never know. And I almost always forget to adjust the sound.Also, I hate bloggers who rely heavily on videos for posts. I like to read what someone thinks. At least comment on the videos you post.You know who you are.

After a couple of drinks, though... Well, who hasn't wasted an entire evening looking at The Kings or Iggy being awoken onstage to put on a performance, or the new Weezer? Huh? Come on admit it!

Sure I like the options for libraries especially the options for getting people involved. Look at this kid's contest (from the Swiss Army Librarian) called Story Tubes. Fun! Though this contest is sponsored by publishers, Brian Herzog points out that an individual library system could just as easily set up a contest. What a great way to get the community involved and invested! At the very least it would get people to look at the library home page, and just to have people become familiar with that is invaluable.