A word about shameless self-promotion and getting yourself out there
So, Dee, what the hell is your message and what are you trying to do with all of this shameless self-promotion that you've been doing?
It's a question you've asked me without opening your mouth. Some of my friends got sick of it and stopped following me on Facebook. That's ok, I'm not hurt by it.
You see, I started writing these very inspired Facebook posts about a year ago to encourage my friends and family who were suffering through life and the living of it. I am always broke as a joke, and so the best I could figure was to try to send out an inspiring message or 2 a day. This way, we all keep each other afloat, and we are hold each other's hearts.
I'm not doing this to sell books; that is a happy by product. I haven't made much money off of the book I wrote, and that really wasn't the point. The point was to get it out there, into people's hands, so that I have some sort of legacy.
The things I think about in the world I live in now are motivated very simply: what will happen if I do not get to see my sons before I die? I want them to know who I am. What will happen if I do not get to tell my daughter everything I had wanted to tell her? Write it on down.
I speak, largely, in metaphor. I speak largely in analogy, and I've learned that my patterns of speech are unique for that reason. This is how I understand the world, and how I make the world that I see make sense to others. Analogy is high art to me because it has to be; I would not be able to simply explain anything at all without this literary tool.
As a result, poetry flows out of me, usually unintentionally.
See, that right there? Not planned.
So, what about YouTube?
The youtube channels are about creating a digital footprint, saying I was here. I want to make myself available to anyone who needs whatever it is I am bringing to the party. I want to make people laugh, and smile, and think about the world, and how it looks from another set of eyeballs.
I have 2 channels which I do this on:
aislingv- Danielle Dunne's original YouTube
And the other is:
D. R. Dunne, a complicated relationship
Aislingv is being used for my general day to day recording. Just the random stuff that flows out of my face, be it poetry or music or maybe some loud rant. It might be funny, it might not be, but one thing it will be is ME at any given moment. If you like that, then awesome! If not, it's ok. I'm still going to be me. You'll be you, and I will still love and respect you for who you are.
A Complicated Relationship is being used primarily for putting things up that I want my kids to see. This is an account I recently created that hasn't (yet) been blocked by my kid's adoptive parents. This channel will have child-friendly content on it that I have pre-tested on aislingv.
So yes, please subscribe to my videos, and if they make you smile, or laugh, or think, share them around. You are welcome to do so.
We all have something to share, and I invite you to share with me. I love you, I have faith in you, and I'd love to see what you are doing. If you are too embarrassed to share it with your friends, share it on my Facebook Wall, or to my twitter @violentivy. I will watch you.
At some point, Steve and I have talked about doing some fun little comedy things on the channel, too. If you want to take part in that, let us know. :)
To new adventures and REALLY putting yourself out there in uncomfortable ways,
Mama Dee.
So, Dee, what the hell is your message and what are you trying to do with all of this shameless self-promotion that you've been doing?
It's a question you've asked me without opening your mouth. Some of my friends got sick of it and stopped following me on Facebook. That's ok, I'm not hurt by it.
You see, I started writing these very inspired Facebook posts about a year ago to encourage my friends and family who were suffering through life and the living of it. I am always broke as a joke, and so the best I could figure was to try to send out an inspiring message or 2 a day. This way, we all keep each other afloat, and we are hold each other's hearts.
I'm not doing this to sell books; that is a happy by product. I haven't made much money off of the book I wrote, and that really wasn't the point. The point was to get it out there, into people's hands, so that I have some sort of legacy.
The things I think about in the world I live in now are motivated very simply: what will happen if I do not get to see my sons before I die? I want them to know who I am. What will happen if I do not get to tell my daughter everything I had wanted to tell her? Write it on down.
I speak, largely, in metaphor. I speak largely in analogy, and I've learned that my patterns of speech are unique for that reason. This is how I understand the world, and how I make the world that I see make sense to others. Analogy is high art to me because it has to be; I would not be able to simply explain anything at all without this literary tool.
As a result, poetry flows out of me, usually unintentionally.
See, that right there? Not planned.
So, what about YouTube?
The youtube channels are about creating a digital footprint, saying I was here. I want to make myself available to anyone who needs whatever it is I am bringing to the party. I want to make people laugh, and smile, and think about the world, and how it looks from another set of eyeballs.
I have 2 channels which I do this on:
aislingv- Danielle Dunne's original YouTube
And the other is:
D. R. Dunne, a complicated relationship
Aislingv is being used for my general day to day recording. Just the random stuff that flows out of my face, be it poetry or music or maybe some loud rant. It might be funny, it might not be, but one thing it will be is ME at any given moment. If you like that, then awesome! If not, it's ok. I'm still going to be me. You'll be you, and I will still love and respect you for who you are.
A Complicated Relationship is being used primarily for putting things up that I want my kids to see. This is an account I recently created that hasn't (yet) been blocked by my kid's adoptive parents. This channel will have child-friendly content on it that I have pre-tested on aislingv.
So yes, please subscribe to my videos, and if they make you smile, or laugh, or think, share them around. You are welcome to do so.
We all have something to share, and I invite you to share with me. I love you, I have faith in you, and I'd love to see what you are doing. If you are too embarrassed to share it with your friends, share it on my Facebook Wall, or to my twitter @violentivy. I will watch you.
At some point, Steve and I have talked about doing some fun little comedy things on the channel, too. If you want to take part in that, let us know. :)
To new adventures and REALLY putting yourself out there in uncomfortable ways,
Mama Dee.
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