Are you READY?
It's been a fantastic relaxing month, but now it's November and it is just about my time to run again!
For those of you who don't know my reasoning, this is what's up:
I was planning to attend Wheelock College in Boston this semester.
However, less than a month before I was to go, I discovered I needed a cosigner for loans and I had no one who was able to do that. So, I couldn't go.
Rather than take a break, I came to Central Maine Community College.
Now I'm trying to get to another school (one that I will like better and is more challenging, most likely Boise State) but I am currently completely without income, despite my UNYIELDING efforts to get a job.
My YouTube story: I had been watching for about a year and a half and suddenly began thinking "No one here actually knows who I am." so I decided to fix it!
I began making videos on September 11th, 2010 and I have made more than 85 videos on mine and other pages.
I have been a regular member in two collab channels as well as numerous collab videos.
I am a friend and member of #Grannyyy, and I was even featured on Michael Buckley's Buck Factor.
In June I was made a YouTube partner, something I am extremely proud of. I'm pretty much expecting to make videos forever.
The Kympaign Plan: Save your earned votes! If we save them until the end of the month, then people won't know exactly where we are in the competition. Vote EVERY DAY but keep those precious earned votes!
Man, I'm long winded. I'm proud of you for making it this long in this spiel!
I hope you consider me a good candidate!
-Kym, aka themunchkym
Showing posts with label grannyyy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grannyyy. Show all posts
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
#grannyyy
There has recently been some stemming confusion around the title of #grannyyy.
There has also been some complaints within #grannyyy about adding new members, feeling left out, and becoming a label.
Now, although I understand the concerns, I do not share them.
The first thing I'm going to address is my line that I wrote on the grannyyy group in your pants that states "you must be friends with all members of grannyyy".
Now, I completely understand that this could come as some confusion as everyone has their own interpretation of the word "friend". I believe more what I was going for was "you must be friendly with all members of grannyyy" or "you must be civil to" or "nice to". My point was just that we do not attack within the group and we do not want any disrespect.
I don't expect everyone in grannyyy to have the same feelings about what grannyyy is. I've heard from many different members what it means to them. Whether it be a group of friends, a support group, or just the name given to a set of very different relationships, we are all very different people and therefore see it differently.
As for people feeling left out, this is something that cannot be helped. There is no reason anyone should feel that way because grannyyy is an open and loving relationship between friends. It is true that I can't say I feel the same about some of you as I feel about others, but can anyone say that about any group of friends? Of course not! And it's madness to expect that! If you feel left out in grannyyy, just talk to some more people! Tweet at them! Leave a comment on their video! Skype! There's literally infinite possibilities as we are all very internet-obsessed people. :P
Ruth (irissel2007 / @rutheday) is a very recent member of grannyyy and she gave her opinion on what grannyyy means to her:
"I feel like I'm a bit of an outsider since I haven't been here since the beginning, but I just thought that the name GRANNYYY was just a name we used to identify ourselves with this group of friends and to help us organize to get bigger things done. Like, I might meet someone that doesn't know who I am but if someone mentions that they are a part of GRANNYYY then we know that we have a lot of the same friends. Also, it's a name that can become recognizable to people outside the group.... Does that all make sense? Basically, I didn't feel like the label mattered internally, but was more useful as an external tool/way of identifying ourselves to people who don't already know us."
In my opinion, this is how grannyyy started. This is what it means.
I'm sorry that that meaning is getting lost.
And I wish I could fix the unhappy feelings you guys are having about the name.
But there's nothing I can do.
Not that there should be, because this battle that is happening about unhappiness in grannyyy? It's a personal thing. I still feel the same about all of you. Nothing has changed. I love each of you individually, in your own way, and collectively as a group.
Grannyyy is, after all, just a name.
My relationships with each of you are what really matter.
So stop fretting over it. :)
*These are my OWN opinions. I cannot speak for the rest of the group. Nor am I trying to change anyone else's opinions. Just expressing my own.
There has also been some complaints within #grannyyy about adding new members, feeling left out, and becoming a label.
Now, although I understand the concerns, I do not share them.
The first thing I'm going to address is my line that I wrote on the grannyyy group in your pants that states "you must be friends with all members of grannyyy".
Now, I completely understand that this could come as some confusion as everyone has their own interpretation of the word "friend". I believe more what I was going for was "you must be friendly with all members of grannyyy" or "you must be civil to" or "nice to". My point was just that we do not attack within the group and we do not want any disrespect.
I don't expect everyone in grannyyy to have the same feelings about what grannyyy is. I've heard from many different members what it means to them. Whether it be a group of friends, a support group, or just the name given to a set of very different relationships, we are all very different people and therefore see it differently.
As for people feeling left out, this is something that cannot be helped. There is no reason anyone should feel that way because grannyyy is an open and loving relationship between friends. It is true that I can't say I feel the same about some of you as I feel about others, but can anyone say that about any group of friends? Of course not! And it's madness to expect that! If you feel left out in grannyyy, just talk to some more people! Tweet at them! Leave a comment on their video! Skype! There's literally infinite possibilities as we are all very internet-obsessed people. :P
Ruth (irissel2007 / @rutheday) is a very recent member of grannyyy and she gave her opinion on what grannyyy means to her:
"I feel like I'm a bit of an outsider since I haven't been here since the beginning, but I just thought that the name GRANNYYY was just a name we used to identify ourselves with this group of friends and to help us organize to get bigger things done. Like, I might meet someone that doesn't know who I am but if someone mentions that they are a part of GRANNYYY then we know that we have a lot of the same friends. Also, it's a name that can become recognizable to people outside the group.... Does that all make sense? Basically, I didn't feel like the label mattered internally, but was more useful as an external tool/way of identifying ourselves to people who don't already know us."
In my opinion, this is how grannyyy started. This is what it means.
I'm sorry that that meaning is getting lost.
And I wish I could fix the unhappy feelings you guys are having about the name.
But there's nothing I can do.
Not that there should be, because this battle that is happening about unhappiness in grannyyy? It's a personal thing. I still feel the same about all of you. Nothing has changed. I love each of you individually, in your own way, and collectively as a group.
Grannyyy is, after all, just a name.
My relationships with each of you are what really matter.
So stop fretting over it. :)
*These are my OWN opinions. I cannot speak for the rest of the group. Nor am I trying to change anyone else's opinions. Just expressing my own.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
#Grannyyy FAQs
I’ve been noticing as #grannyyy gets more recognition that we all seem to be answering the same questions about it over and over. So, I decided I would create a #grannyyy FAQ blog post to fix this problem. Without further ado, here it is!
What is #grannyyy?!
#grannyyy (also called just “grannyyy”) is a group of friends who met through YouTube and like to do awesome things together, hangout on Google Plus, and start projects to decrease worldsuck.
Who is in #grannyyy?
Granny currently is an unknown number of people. We YouTubers who chat on skype, occationally have blogTV shows, do G+ hangouts, and make videos. I’m not going to put a list because it would have to be constantly updated. The best count we currently have is the list of 40 members attending Vidcon 2012, but there are probably 20 or more that are not on that list. (If you are in #Grannyyy and are not on that list, fix it here.)
What does #grannyyy actually do?
Essentially, we have no designated reason for being together as a group. Since grannyyy is just the name we gave our group of friends, we could continue on just being friends! However, we have been known to do projects. It started with #danplan (where we became friends with an awesome guy named Dan) and has grown as far as project #bennifriend (the goal of which was to contact Benni Cinkle from the “Friday” video). To this day, there has not been a #grannyyy plan that has failed.
Excluding the projects, though, #grannyyy is support. We all talk (mainly on Skype, Twitter, and G+ hangouts), comment on each other’s videos, and tweet incessantly at each other. We support each other however we can and are constantly opening the eyes of our friends to the wonders of the internet.
Is ______ the leader of #grannyyy???
NO. There is no leader of #grannyyy. I don’t know how to make this more clear. Although there are people in #grannyyy who do a lot of organizing, that is a character trait. It is not because they hold some sort of special office in #grannyyy. Everyone in #grannyyy can start projects and there is not one person who is superior in any way! Even the 13 original #grannyyy members hold absolutely no superiority. All people are created equal and all members of #grannyyy will treat others with respect and like an equal or they will face serious talks from their friends.
Where did the name come from?
The name was a joke from a JonGarcia live show. There was an attender in the chat whose name was “GRANNYYY”. JonGarcia greeted them and tried to get them to talk, but they did not speak the entire show! However, everyone took it upon themselves to start saying “GRANNYYY” nonstop. It soon became an in-community meme, if you will. When I began creating a group for our circle of friends in Your Pants, I asked on a live show what our name should be. The response was an overwhelming amount of “GRANNYYY”. And so it was!
Can I join #grannyyy?
Absolutely! Being a member of #grannyyy is similar to being a nerdfighter in that if you want to be, you are. However, it does take a little more than that. You cannot just start saying you’re a member without having friends in Grannyyy. A member of #grannyyy is expected to:
Be friends with other members of Grannyyy.
Be a content creator or an active viewer.
And care about others in the group.
If you can meet all of those qualifications, then you are a member of #grannyyy! Welcome! Now go meet everyone!
What is #grannyyy?!
#grannyyy (also called just “grannyyy”) is a group of friends who met through YouTube and like to do awesome things together, hangout on Google Plus, and start projects to decrease worldsuck.
Who is in #grannyyy?
Granny currently is an unknown number of people. We YouTubers who chat on skype, occationally have blogTV shows, do G+ hangouts, and make videos. I’m not going to put a list because it would have to be constantly updated. The best count we currently have is the list of 40 members attending Vidcon 2012, but there are probably 20 or more that are not on that list. (If you are in #Grannyyy and are not on that list, fix it here.)
What does #grannyyy actually do?
Essentially, we have no designated reason for being together as a group. Since grannyyy is just the name we gave our group of friends, we could continue on just being friends! However, we have been known to do projects. It started with #danplan (where we became friends with an awesome guy named Dan) and has grown as far as project #bennifriend (the goal of which was to contact Benni Cinkle from the “Friday” video). To this day, there has not been a #grannyyy plan that has failed.
Excluding the projects, though, #grannyyy is support. We all talk (mainly on Skype, Twitter, and G+ hangouts), comment on each other’s videos, and tweet incessantly at each other. We support each other however we can and are constantly opening the eyes of our friends to the wonders of the internet.
Is ______ the leader of #grannyyy???
NO. There is no leader of #grannyyy. I don’t know how to make this more clear. Although there are people in #grannyyy who do a lot of organizing, that is a character trait. It is not because they hold some sort of special office in #grannyyy. Everyone in #grannyyy can start projects and there is not one person who is superior in any way! Even the 13 original #grannyyy members hold absolutely no superiority. All people are created equal and all members of #grannyyy will treat others with respect and like an equal or they will face serious talks from their friends.
Where did the name come from?
The name was a joke from a JonGarcia live show. There was an attender in the chat whose name was “GRANNYYY”. JonGarcia greeted them and tried to get them to talk, but they did not speak the entire show! However, everyone took it upon themselves to start saying “GRANNYYY” nonstop. It soon became an in-community meme, if you will. When I began creating a group for our circle of friends in Your Pants, I asked on a live show what our name should be. The response was an overwhelming amount of “GRANNYYY”. And so it was!
Can I join #grannyyy?
Absolutely! Being a member of #grannyyy is similar to being a nerdfighter in that if you want to be, you are. However, it does take a little more than that. You cannot just start saying you’re a member without having friends in Grannyyy. A member of #grannyyy is expected to:
Be friends with other members of Grannyyy.
Be a content creator or an active viewer.
And care about others in the group.
If you can meet all of those qualifications, then you are a member of #grannyyy! Welcome! Now go meet everyone!
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