I know. That is twice in one week that I had guest bloggers. However, I'm pretty certain Liam stressed the importance of my absence: eggrolls needed to be procured. Even though I walked all the way up there and the Chinese restaurant was *closed*…I'm still bitter. But not bitter enough that I'm writing off going to get some today.
By the way, someone commented yesterday who did not know what an eggroll was. Once I got past the disappointment that you have never experienced such bliss as an eggroll, I was baffled by it all. Essentially, it's this. Inside of that delicious fried roll of generally cabbage, carrots, sometimes noodles and other deliciousness. They are beautiful. Unless you order them and find out they have meat, which is just the worst thing in the world. So deceiving.
Did I mention that I am currently suffering through my latest battle wound? Also, let it be noted that "battle wound" is code for "what the hell happened to me?" So I woke up the other morning in a rather severe amount of pain and after talking to my aunt, who is more or less a doctor, we determined that I either bruised or slightly cracked one of my ribs, completely inexplicably. I swear I have absolutely no idea how this happened. I just went to sleep and woke up with an injured rib. So. That's just a day in the life of Kayley Hyde, guys. Waking up with injured bones. The usual. Luckily the pain is now mostly restricted to when I cough/sneeze/burst out laughing and no longer limits my breathing, so that's good. It should be healed up in a week or so. Nor real harm done, I suppose.
If you follow me on Twitter, you'll have seen a week or two ago that I mentioned wanting to run for King of the Web in September. This has sort of been a source of stress and anxiety for the past few days because I just don't know if I can do another contest. Running for NextUp was probably my least favourite thing I have ever done on the internet because I cannot and do not enjoy selling myself in any way. I didn't like reminding people to vote, didn't like being open about the fact that I needed money and didn't like feeling that I could not win if I didn't keep badgering people about it. It just sort of sickened me and, at the time, I told myself I'd never do another contest again. However, King of the Web spans over a month, so it's not has high-tension and stressful. In addition, it is sort of a cool idea for a contest and the people who work for KotW seem really awesome. I'm going to a gathering tomorrow in Seattle hosted by them and I'm thinking that I will decide there if I am or am not running. However, I wanted you guys to weigh in. Would you hate me if I ran for another contest? I promise, I wouldn't be annoying about it. If anything, it means more uploads from me so that in the annotations, I can remind people to vote or something. I just wanted to know what you guys thought. As you know, I'm moving to another country and I could really use the money because England is a freaking expensive place to live. So just let me know what you think in the comments and that would be great!
Thanks again to that Dryden kid for his post yesterday and I don't know if you read the comments, Liam, but the people want you back in their lives. Go make a video or something, yeah? It'd be much appreciated by us all. As for everyone else, I'll see you tomorrow for my LAST BEDA POST of August 2011. No idea what to post and I have a really busy day planned, so we shall see. Until then! x
Days til London: 12.
13 comments:
Hmm, it wouldn't bother me at all! And just as consolation (maybe) in order to succeed in business and applying to things in general, you'll have to sell yourself in some way. Better to get the practice in now! :D
Also, I always disable annotations, so I'd say a reminder in the info is good or better.
Oh, that's what we call a spring roll! They are indeed delicious! I also love these little pastry things called Curry Puffs that you can get from Thai places. There's usually the option of a vegetarian curry puff too.
And I don't mind you running for KotW. You're one of the few youtubers that don't make use of their large following, so I think you deserve to just this once!
I'm not gonna lie: when Lex was doing that NextUp business, she got pretty annoying with the constant pleas to vote. Everyone says they won't be obnoxious about it, and then they always are, ESPECIALLY when they put it in annotations and block part of the screen the entire time. That just ruins the video once the contest is over and you watch it again. Moral of the story: I know you want the money, but seriously, unless people live vicariously through you, they won't actually want to vote.
Sorry if this sounds harsh. I think you would deserve it, but it's not worth filling your videos with pleading and your twitter feed with links all day errrrrryday.
Haha I was confused when you said eggroll too. We call that a spring roll in Australia :P
And I think you should go for it! I don't really find the annotations and things annoying, we need reminders anyway. And you deserve to win, you have great content! :D
Usually vegetarian egg rolls are called spring rolls :) And I wouldnt mind at all if you did another contest! I understand how expensive traveling abroad it! I am just now looking into it for myself for next year! :)
Oh. My. God. So that is what an egg roll is! I'd always imagined egg rolls to be like a squidgy ball of egg when I heard it referenced by Americans. I didn't realise they were (what we call) spring rolls.
Anyway I'm sure no one will hate you for entering another contest, go for it! xx
Whenever I read eggroll I always though lots of eggs fried and rolled up haha we call them spring rolls down here! I don't think many people will say no to you entering another contest; living overseas can be quite pricey! (I know from experience!) But don't fall into that that trap of thinking London is expensive to live in; I lived in London for 6 months and then Milan for 6 months and I spent heaps more in Milan! London in itself is pretty reasonable, groceries are pretty cheap if you know you'r way around you can score heaps of cheap stuff! I think that idea that London is expensive is only true if you're going to all those expensive night clubs (which I never did) and do your shopping at waitrose or marks and spencers.
BUT travel is expensive and no doubt you'll do a lot of that, so enter the contest! :)
Mmm... egg rolls. :) My parents' restaurant makes some of the best veggie egg rolls evarrr! Whenever you post on Twitter your desire for egg rolls, I always wish I could just instantly send you some from California.
Spring/egg rolls seem to be interchangeable throughout the West, but my family pretty much define crunchy fried, wheat-based dough wrap rolls as egg rolls (usually found in Chinese restaurants) and the non-fried, rice-based dough wrap rolls as spring rolls (usually found in Vietnamese restaurants).
Mmmm, lengthy comment about egg rolls haha.
If you do another contest, I wouldn't mind voting for you!
Do another contest. We don't mind, you deserve it!
Aw man, now I'm jonesing for spring rolls.
Miranda<3
Well we read your blog so obviously we won't care, since we are "devoted" fans (I don't like that word, but you get what I mean). But I can't say for the rest of your viewers. But I think that you just can vote once in the King contest, so that's positive. Then you don't have to remind us everyday, which people can find annoying (but not we, the blog readers).
I don't mind to be reminded to vote, not for when is something I believe in.
I say you should go for it, but if it's gonna be a source for stress when you already have to start school in a diferent country maybe not, I mean, I would love more videos and yeah, England is expensive.
Go for it Kayley! I wouldn't want to to miss out on the opportunity to get some money! Being a student is bloody hard, you need all the help you can get! Xx
Run. It's your life and you put the content out for yourself first and I'm a fan of what you do so if it's something that you want and will help you out I will support it. And I didn't find you annoying for Next Up at all and I won't hate you because of this contest. Good luck if you do decide to run!!
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