A year in my life. - General

Isn't this just your photo album squished together into three minutes?

[QUOTE=Dokaman;29933952]Isn't this just your photo album squished together into three minutes?[/QUOTE] Yeah, his Photo Album that has a picture of every day. [editline]19th May 2011[/editline] It's cool though. I liked it.

[QUOTE=Scotchair;29931836]Cheers man, You know... I wish I could make it to Camp FP this year and all of you would be in my video next year :) Alas my ridiculous spending has caught up with me and I'm having to pull out.[/QUOTE] Ah that sucks, maybe you'll come next year?

I hope your life never gets boring.

[QUOTE=chrishdman87;29932703]Lemme put it like this: You look like a typical blogger that frequents Starbucks a lot on his Mac.[/QUOTE] This poster looks like a typical basement dweller who doesn't do anything with their life.

R.I.P. kermit the papercraft frog.

Great video! Also, it's nice to see someone who also enjoys Explosions In The Sky :D

[QUOTE=masonrulz;29936450]R.I.P. kermit the papercraft frog.[/QUOTE] I really like how he did that it gave the video a sense of time passing. also I really loved the video altogether but like most people here my life isn't that interesting, I am seriously considering just manning up like you and going out there, doing more stuff and meeting more interesting people.

[QUOTE=samm5506;29937058]Great video! Also, it's nice to see someone who also enjoys Explosions In The Sky :D[/QUOTE] Yeah I thought I was alone in that.

After watching this, I MUST go out and do something of my life. Man. :frown: Great video.

[img]http://gyazo.com/7678f306be4167b492611ca246edeaa6.png[/img] at first glance i thought that was a sack. [editline]19th May 2011[/editline] but amazing video. i did something like that but with taking a picture of my face every day for a year to see how my face would change. but, i missed a week due to surgery so i forfeited.

[QUOTE=tehfrog;29939515][img_thumb]http://gyazo.com/7678f306be4167b492611ca246edeaa6.png[/img_thumb] at first glance i thought that was a sack. [editline]19th May 2011[/editline] but amazing video. i did something like that but with taking a picture of my face every day for a year to see how my face would change. but, i missed a week due to surgery so i forfeited.[/QUOTE] Why would you even look at it that closely?

That video was truly awesome. I try to take pictures every once and awhile of stuff my friends and I do, but I always end up not being in the photos (which kinda defeats the purpose). Ah well.

Thanks guys <3 I put it on StumbleUpon, if anybody uses it I'd really like it if you "liked" it so I could spread it even more :) [url]http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2jm3Ta[/url]

[QUOTE=sltlamina;29942044]That video was truly awesome. I try to take pictures every once and awhile of stuff my friends and I do, but I always end up not being in the photos (which kinda defeats the purpose). Ah well.[/QUOTE] I look horrible in photos anyway, but should get over this cameraphobia. [editline]20th May 2011[/editline] Also this already changed my life, this new outlook on life made my day as I went on an interview I applied for yesterday (After watching that video too) confident as fuck, got me a decent job at the local woolworths. Pays better than two shitty jobs I have right now too. Induction tomorrow :dance: [editline]20th May 2011[/editline] Changing life, one job a time. [editline]20th May 2011[/editline] Thanks internet video guy!

Was beautiful op. And to all the people in the thread who say they're unhappy with their life, I need to tell you this. About three years ago, I was seriously depressed. My family had been going through a rough patch for about six months, one of my brothers came close to killing himself. My best friend had been hanging around his new friends and ignoring me. My sister had a miscarriage. And on top of ALL that, I had no social experience. I would guess I was much worse off in that department than pretty much everyone here, seeing as I'd be homeschooled my entire life. The only reason I didn't just end my life was because I knew it would destroy my parents, and I couldn't do that to them. After the family drama calmed down a bit, and I spent most my time trying to ignore and be ignored by everyone. I honestly didn't want to be alive, but I was stuck because I didn't want to hurt my parents after all they had been through. Then, I was on the internet somewhere, and I actually saw the same flowchart that was posted in this thread. [IMG]http://lifedev.net/links/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/happiness-flowchart.jpg[/IMG] And at that point I DECIDED to be happy. I decided that I would take up any offers to go out places, hang out with people, do ANYTHING with anyone. Only thing they had to do was ask. And how I decided to be happy was this. Anything that upsets me, or makes me unhappy, I run through a tree in my head: 1: What has happened? Logically I go through and explain to myself what the current situation is, and what I can do about it. 2: Decide what I'm going to do about the situation, or if I even CAN do anything about it. 3: Accept the choice. Logically go through what might happen from my choice, even if I've chosen to do nothing about it. 4: After that, I accept what it is I've chosen to do, and be happy with it. Once I started doing this my life I'm glad to say has changed. :v: I've gotten a job, found new friends, gone fishing, camping, biking, airsofting, gone to a fare, gotten stuck in a car in the mountians in freezing weather for 12 hours, currently acting/filming and doing sound work for two indie films. And honestly have gone from avoiding everyone and not even being able to have ANY sort of conversation, to being confident, social, and I can honestly say. Being the happiest person I know. Now, I have to say, all my problems haven't gone away, still horrible family issues, working at a dead end job, without much hope of getting into a decent school without going majorly into debt. But it's okay. Because, what I'm trying to say guys, is that you can't expect things, or experiences, or people, or anything to make you happy. Really, all you have to do, is in your mind, make the CHOICE, to be happy. Any situation, no matter how terrible, look at it, say okay.. And then be happy with it. Because anything, there's always that one person who picks out what's wrong with it. What you should do, is be the person who points what's RIGHT with it.

Fixed, Huzzah!

Saw your flickr. Pictures are awesome, what camera are you using OP?

[QUOTE=Pace.;29944936]Saw your flickr. Pictures are awesome, what camera are you using OP?[/QUOTE] For that project it was an old Fujifilm 8mp camera, now I'm on a Canon 450D. Outcast, good read man. Congratulations on being happy :)

I get the strangest feeling watching a video like that. I can't tell if it's immense sadness or joy..

This reminds me of the guy who took a pic of his daughter everyday for 8 years and made 3 min video showing how she changed

OP, you sound rad as hell. I'm trying to follow similar advice, but my finances (and the fact that I just recently turned 18) prevent me from doing anything super-drastic like roaming the country. However, I'm hanging out with friends more and being more outgoing in general, and I'm overall more content with my life. To be honest, being anti-social is probably one of the worst things possible unless you're simply that kind of person, one who thrives off of being alone. Personally, I can't see the appeal.

Wow, I've never watched something so touching, I don't know what I feel right now, amazing OP whilst scary of what you've done to me at the same time :p .

OPs right, i've done more over the past year and i feel better than i ever have before. Gone to loads of gigs and parties, not reached the whole relationship thing yet but i'm a much more confident person. Feels good man.

You have a good life. [B]Gold member post :D[/B]

Explosions in the Sky, fuck yeah!

How old are you, OP? I wish I could afford trips like that. :) I'm glad you didn't just take self pics for a year. Being sheltered, I'm BARELY starting to break that shell last year. I love your idea but now I'm afraid its too late to start recording it, I would've had some good wtf shots. Also the only thing I can go from is a camera with a cracked lens or my webcam, hah. Starting last year, what I remember In Mexico: 1. Start off the year breaking off with my ex, we're still good friends 2. Join Protests, meet Batman. 3. Join festivities and parties 4. Travel to several states, meet tons of new people and tons of tourists. :) 5. Niece had been born during my stay, so seeing that was pretty cute. Return to the states: 1. Go to school and meet tons of new people 2. Went to my first comic con 3. Started joining around locally with Second Saturday, and hanging out with friends when I could. 4. New girl moved into town, I hung out with her a lot and showed her around town. 5. Relatives actually visit us from Mexico, so cousins staying in for months at a time. I became an aunt officially :D 6. Travel to new cities 7. Meet new friends at college, join several social groups. 8. New boyfriend who showed up at my doorstep on a random Saturday. 9. A few parties here and there, still focused on studying. 10. Met one of the animators of Mulan at a coffee shop and talked with him. (It wasn't til I got home that I realized it was him) 2011 1. Meet my family, turns out I have over 1000 relatives. 2. Experience snow! 3. Parties 4. Have a new crush that I was too shy to ask out, now I probably will never see him again. (Seeing school ended just yesterday) 5. Study languages and practice ones I'm shaky in. 6. Play sports more, and my friends teaching me how to dance. 7. Different social circle, having more people ask me out for some reason. Finally realize that I can hang out with people thanks to the bus. 8. Meet a guy that changed my summer in an instant. He gave me a summer job too that started yesterday. 9. Laser tag, bowling, arcades, movies, etc (during my school breaks) Next hopefully I can join my friends in a national road trip, or go clubbing. Going to Mexico next month as well.

I'm 21, turn 22 on Christmas Eve. It's never too late to start recording. Also speaking of meeting animators, I met Alvy Ray Smith, the founder of Pixar yesterday :smug: As an animation student, I just about came on his shoes.

I'm also an animation student. My lecturers met Richard Williams last year!

I really want to do this. I might just start off by doing it durring the summer, but take more photos everyday or something.