Thursday Thoughts, Edition 002, Febrary 14th, 2013

Hello, cats and kittens, and welcome back to another edition of Thursday Thoughts.

If you've been following my Twitter or put up with my shenanigans on certain forums as of late, then you're likely aware of the fact that I've also taken a dive into the dark and wild world of YouTube. Admittedly, I'm still having butterflies and crickets about it, and not because of my nooby first attempt at filming and editing or because I am aware of what I'm getting into. It's mostly because I sense that I've jumped in at the wrong time due to IRL reasons ... Of course, that's not going to stop me.

Now's as good a time as any to set and orgainize my prioroties and what should be at the heart of my life, regardless of what is thought or approved of... and I want to share that process with you happy lot.

First off, as I may have hinted at on certain forums, I've been considering shuffing around the format of my livestreams to accommodate the activity on my YouTube channel. The plan is as follows:

-Mondays-
Stream: Mondays are still Minecraft Mondays. The format is going to be a whole lot more relaxed, and likely still going to be short and sweet as far as streams go. I've chucked out the "RP an Adventure Map over stream" idea (it was a royal flop, admittedly; everything that could go wrong went wrong...,) and I've decided that the next time I play through a map over livestream, it'll be played as it's supposed to be played. As for the content, I do have a personal modpack of my own that I've put together, and I'd love to share my adventures in that world with you guys. If time allows, I'll do some mod reviews in-stream, play a few minigames, and maybe even hang out with your happy lot on a server somewhere.

The stream proper will not be more than 2 to 3 hours, and unless life decides to get especially rough, I'll start the stream at around 6 or 7ish PST.

YouTube: After the stream proper, I'll unlist the streaming channel for recording footage for the stuff I'm sharing over YouTube (because Xsplit is having a hissy fit with private channel keys for some reason.) Since I don't exactly have hard-drive space to spare for the prolonged recordings YouTube demands, I'm pretty much stuck with using Twitch as a place to store my raw footage. I'll be recording more heavy and serious stuff here, including RP episodes and so on.

You're all welcome to stick around for any bloopers and hanging out with me in-between takes; just be mindful that if I'm playing in-character, you'll need to wait until I'm at a break in the story or in-between takes before I can answer questions and consider suggestions.


-Tuesdays-
YouTube: Tuesdays are strictly not a streaming day, so the streaming channel will remain unlisted should I run out of time recording on Monday night. The recording sessions will be varied depending on the difficulty of the content and so on.


-Wednesdays-
Stream: Wednesdays are going to be a bit more varied and relaxed. As I've said before, I'm really trying to downplay the fact I do happen to enjoy playing the game-that-should-not-be-named, so my Wednesday streams are going to feature a bit less WoW and more random stuff. I might pull out Portal or Magicka or some random flash game to share with you guys after the WoW portion of the stream. I'll start at the usual time and just hang out with you guys for however long I might have in my system. Cheers.

YouTube: I do have another project I've been wanting to do on my mind, but we'll see how this format goes before I dive into that alongside what I'm currently sharing over YouTube. What that idea is exactly will have to wait for another Thursday Thoughts.

-Thursdays-
Cumulative: This will be my wrapping up day for the week. Expect blog posts on Thursdays and maybe radio silence while I take care of business behind the scenes.

-Weekends-
If I haven't posted anything on Youtube on Thursday, I'm likely going to post on Friday and leave things up to the Lord after that. Anything bewteen Friday postings and Monday is going to be set aside as sabbath and rest, planning and prepping for next week.

This will take effect either this week or the next, so be on the lookout.

Anyways, with the above laid out, I do want to remind you guys that Livestreaming and YouTube is just a hobby for me personally, and I'll drop what I'm doing should work, family, and life in general wants my attention elsewhere. Don't worry, I'll warn you guys over Twitter if something comes up.

Anyways, I'll leave this up for you happy lot to discuss. Don't be afraid to leave me a suggestion or two, as it'll help me further refine what I'm doing... and for the kind, respectful comments, I thank you.

Until next time, cats and kittens; have fun, be safe, and be awesome.

-Lioness