I'm Back, Baby

So there I was, reclining in my computer chair, not a care in the world, when all of a sudden, it occurred to me that I haven't contributed to my dear ol' blog in ages. Sure, I've popped up a few bits of art, but not a fully-fledged article, a blog post into which a lot of effort has been put.

Naturally, this distressed me. I care about you lot out there. I do. Honestly. No kidding. This sudden pang of terror at the thought of neglecting my duties to you spurred me into action, hence this very blog post.

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I wish I'd thought ahead now. I wanted to do a blog post, so I did. I logged in, clicked 'New Post' and began typing an intro. Now that's out the way, I don't mind telling you that I haven't a bally clue as to what I'm going to talk about.

...I suppose I could tell you what's happened since the last post. Yes, that'll have to do. Well for a start, I am now on Facebook. Hip hooray, tra-la-la, etcetera. Actually, it's quite good. Being a popular site among my friends, it provides me with a valuable opportunity to exchange information with my buddies and show off my art and films. You see, as much as I love YouTube, the problem with it is that it's bloody massive, and the chances of a random internet-goer finding my videos are as likely as Avon selling lipstick in Baghdad. Facebook, on the other hand, goes to the effort of bringing together people who are likely to know each other; within a week, I had over seventy friends, all of which I actually knew as friends (hint hint, YouTube). It's fine having a totally open website where anyone can discover you, but you need a sense of belonging, a sense of community, and quite frankly, Facebook tramples all over YouTube in this category.

Now, I know what you're thinking (but not in a creepy, 'get out of my head you psychic pervert' way). You're thinking that my slagging off of YouTube as a social website is unfair, as it is primarily a video-sharing website. Indeed it is, and to add salt to the wound I myself inflicted upon YouTube, it is possible to share videos on Facebook as well. Not only that, but Facebook does it bloody well. Sure, it doesn't have the ability to recommend similar videos, or have a 'featured videos' section (a section that really pisses me off about YouTube, by the way), but the fact that more people know about you on Facebook means that you get more feedback. Furthermore, the feedback is more personal, because the commenters know you. This is nice. All the 'constructive criticism' from impersonal strangers, of which YouTubers are so used to, tends to get a bit boring after a while.
But wait! I'm not done. Not only are the videos easier to upload onto Facebook than YouTube, they are of a higher quality when playing back. Now come on, YouTube! It's as if you're not even trying!

So in summary, go Facebook. Yeah. Woo.

Moving on, how about that expenses thing in the news recently? Naughty politicians. Wasting our money on duck islands and stuff. Tut. But look at what's-his-face! David Cameron! Jesus bloody Christ, he's done well out of all this! He grabbed the scandal by the scruff of the neck and wrung all the heroic goodness he could get out of it. As much as I hated that posh, lycra-wearing, plummy, eco-friendly tosser, I must take my hat off to the fellow. He's smart. And I respect that.
Everybody laugh at Gordon Brown! Go on! He must be kicking himself for missing out on this golden opportunity to win back our respect!

I think Gordon Brown should wear an eyepatch. Loss of country's respect = sorted.

That's about all I can think of writing about for now. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.

Over and out.