No Sunshine No Rainbows

Despite the sunshine and rainbows on the blog. There isn't sunshine and rainbows.

FINALLY Made A Decision

Finally made a decision as the title says. That decision is regarding going back to school and/or to work . It HONESTLY didn’t take long once I understood how things were playing out, it was ACTUALLY quite easy to decide.

 

More or less it was regarding paperwork and which one would get done first. Which is interesting because paperwork doesn’t normally take long to get done. THIS particular paperwork did take a long time to get done as it is STILL not done. The other paperwork IS done and sent off to whomever it needed to go to.

 

Now for the BIG reveal! Which paperwork that got done and sent in first ended up being…work! Yes the work paperwork ended up being done and sent out first over schooling.

 

I’ll be in a program that is a six month internship after which I’ll be offered a job at a company, if they like my work and me personally.

 

So that’s the 2024 decision for this part of the year. Stay tuned for my BIG decision THROUGH OUT the year, as it seems to be heading in the right direction per me and my personal life.

 

My family life couldn’t be MORE interesting even if you’ve added more interesting things on top of the already interesting things. That said, it not good. I can’t won’t get into it here, but HOPING for a better 2024 in that regard in the coming months.

 

YouTube is QUITE well. Both channels are holding their subscribers. Thus a little gains here and there but nothing like with advertising. I stopped advertising a while ago as it just got TOO EXPENSIVE, which is fine I’ve got to where I needed to be stat wise that I wanted to get to so I’m happy. There’s more traction on my gaming channel meaning more subscribers are subscribing to the gaming channel then the personal channel. HOWEVER the personal channel has more watch hours and subscribers overall then the gaming channel. I think I explained that right, any who if someone knows what I am talking about leave a comment maybe we can figure it out as to what I am saying together.

 

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A Lot Of Something...

Hey! Thanks for stopping by. It’s been a GOOD year thus far! Life is quiet and that’s the way I like it. Deciding on if I want to go back to school again or not. There are a few options for school, ALL of which are in the Western New York area. Which is what I’m interested in the most about, regarding picking a school.

That decision came from talking to my counselor. I LOVE to learn and learning about things that has to do with computers. That said, I’m REALLY thrilled about going back to school. The other reason about schooling is everything job related is looking for a bachelor’s degree now not just associates.

Beyond that, YouTube is going GREAT! Up and over 1,000 subscribers on BOTH channels. That said, I stopped advertising on YouTube for the time being. More or less because it was costing MORE to advertise when in reality it wasn’t doing anything for either channels. So that’s unfortunate but unreasonable to now thinking of it. Hmm…if you decide to advertise your channel I’d think about it for sometime.

So this is it...

It's the last day of 2023. I'd say where the time go but I feel like that's a cliché. I love cliché just as could as you reading this do. But there’s enough of those ALREADY in the world. All I wanted to say is, thanks for reading the blog, visiting BOTH my channels (David’s Life Gamr4Life989), and helping grow both my channels.

 

It was a GREAT pleasure making things for you and I can’t wait to see what comes in 2024! It DEFINTALY looks up as where I’m sitting right now. BECAUSE I’m planning on going back to school to get my bachelor’s degree in computing. Not sure what degree yet, nor school, but MOST jobs want a bachelor’s degree now instead of an associate for some reason. That REALLY made me want to get another degree. I considered too that I’m halfway there, having my two associate degrees one in networking the other in networking forensics.

 

If that is not enough GREAT news my two channels are QUITE close to getting monetized! NOT sure however if I’ll be able to get the watch hours in time to get monetized before it resets the watch hours but given how things are going with both channels, I’ll TOTALLY be able to do it next year.

 Having said ALL that, let’s take a deeper dive into the channels shall we! Interestingly enough to get to where I am in my YouTube career, I’ve been advertising ALL over YouTube in hopes that NOT ONLY get people to watching but also KEEP them watching. Advertising is the key when doing YouTube, HONESTLY not sure if some/most of the subscribers are actually people or not but it's GREAT that they like my life as I see it. 

I'm Really...

 Life IS good. I managed to get a job at a local business with national ties. While it’s only one week in and the second week coming up, I really have NO IDEA what I am doing. Even as I can see my learning new things, which is awesome.

This job is NOT for me. But I’ll be sticking it out until I hear from the other more than few jobs I’ve applied to. The reason why I applied to a job I don’t like is because it was on a job website, and I didn’t read what the job entails. Beyond that, the skills I don’t have nor can’t seem to grasp even though I was given a quiz and passed said small quiz.

My YouTube channels are going well. The gaming channel is up to 64. Which is INSANE to where it has been at. Although I have noticed that the classic games are bringing in MOST of the new subscribers. Which is cool, I can’t wait to play more classic games.

 

Per the personal channel. I’m doing good with that. The channel has 139 subscribers. Most people seem to like the #RideAlong series the best. That’s awesome as I’m loving sharing my little slice of planet Earth. I see no big projects coming up for the personal channel which is a GREAT relief as I’m not having enough time to create let alone edit a big project right now.

Things Are Coming Along!

            Life is...in my perspective quiet. I have new games to play and old games to revisit. That part is wonderful! The gamer channel is coming along nicely! That channel has gotten up to 45 subscribers. While the personal channel is stuck at 137. I'm expecting both to make somewhat of a jump with in the next month or so, seeing that the new/revisited games are coming onto the gaming channel and the personal channel as the Backstreet Boys Project. Bought a new vehicle, which was also WONDERFUL! 

 

            As you can tell life is going QUITE WELL. I really have no complaints, done buying stuff for myself for the holiday season because of the new vehicle. So, now I am starting to save money again. Which is fine, I am aware that there were some GREAT deals that are still out there just nothing I want nor to need as much. No real plans for now till the end of the year if ANYTHING I would like to get back to the gym at some point.  

A End Of One Season A Start Of Another

 Sadly its end of the camping season. Buts its also the start of peppermint mocha season at Tim Hortons. 

    Going to my family's cabin is something I look forward to THROUGHOUT the spring to fall season. That said, despite the nature being in my blood its hard to say good bye to the cabin when its the end of the season. Not because I like being in the woods, but also its a distressed for me. Mostly due to the fact that I don't HAVE to go ANYWHERE or do anything. 

Having said the negative, here's the positive from a negative. 

Peppermint Mocha's are back at Tim Hortons, well...sort of. I had to recreate the peppermint mocha that Tim Horton's had in years past. Because for some reason, they have it in ice form NOT in hot coffee like its SHOULD be. Honestly, not sure why they (Tim Hortons) changed because its ALWAYS made sense to have it in hot form not cold ice form. But I don't work at Tim's and I don't make their decisions so...

Hoping U R Well...

I've been better. My main project for my Life channel next year, is getting done and I'm ENJOYING working with/on the Backstreet Boys show. It really IS a global show, which is awesome and that makes it ALL THE MORE enjoyable. But that's for David's Life...

Regarding the gaming channel people REALLY seem to enjoy the old games which are awesome. I'm enjoying playing games from my childhood, not only is it taking me back to my youth but I am ACTUALLY enjoying these games.

Life outside of YouTube is anything but simple. I'm taking my dad to doctors appointments which is fine he and I get to spend time together. Both my mom and dad are starting to forget more and more.

Just Realized...

 Hey, sorry about not posting for a while. I also just realized it has been a while. So, what is lifelike? GREAT! Beyond YouTube, life though is a little noisy. 

 

My parents are alright. I'm doing more around the house to help them. They seem to be forgetting more and more every day. That’s partly why I’ve been sticking around the house more than normal, so that I can help them more. Which is fine, I like helping them. It also makes me REALLY APPREICATE the time I’m spending with them as of late. All that said, not really in the mood to do anything other than YouTube, working with people through People Inc.

 

Nice segue waying speaking of YouTube. The channels are GOING WELL! The personal channel is up to 129 Lifers. Which I am officially penning as my fan base’s name for the personal channel. The gaming channel has yet to have a name of its fan base, but that’ll come in time.

 

Also the gaming channel is up to 29 people watching that is MOSTLY do the classic games I’ve been playing, which classic gaming made me stop and think that I’m REALLY not only one of many whom love to play and share classic games, but so much so that I’m enjoying that MORE then the new games that seem to be coming out.

Life Is...

Hey all! Life is well…AWESOME! People REALLY seem to like the #RideAlong series on my personal channel. Which is GREAT, although it is the SECOND most viewed content on my channel, behind the *NSYNC stuff.

The #gaming channel is doing good too! Everyone seems to like the classic games and Sims 4 videos.

Offline life is STILL GREAT! Community activities are still going on, as the weather is still good! A new counselor makes life vary relaxing and manageable too. Life is also calming down once my family seem to get everything together and figured out.