This is a little off topic, but roughly associated so apologies if anyone feels it's too much of a digression but I recently came across a YouTube couple's blog that reaaaaallly highlighted how fecking poor Hannah and Shane's actual artistry/execution of their blog is, I means it's downright amature and they call themselves professional bloggers!
So, I'm really into travel and their is a couple called Eamon and Bec who blog their travels and adventures, with two large series on building a cabin in the woods and 'van life', where they travel the world in a live in van that they adapted. They are both vegan, which features in their blog but isn't that main thing rather than them also sharing recipes etc. Just watching ten minutes of their blog I was like 'jesus christ, this is so much better executed than anything those other two cretins have produced in terms of cinematography, sound editing and also just general charisma of the two of them. I was really enjoying their adventures, and also incredible jealous ( but not in a 'aww screw you guys' type way, more just admiration and a desire to have even an inch of their lifestyle) of the life they put out on their blog. But what I really like about them is they also make an effort to show when things don't go so well, and when they come up against things that challenge them on a practical and emotional basis, which is exactly what S&G lack in my opinion - any sense of humility.
Anyway I dove deep into their blogs when I noticed that there were a lot of comments on it saying that they hope the lady Bec was getting on well with her treatment. Turns out she has sadly been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, which really shows you how life can change in an instant. They recently put on a blog about Bec going through chemo and losing her hair, and I was actually moved to tears. I not the type to buy into celeb couples or anything like that, but they just made a really raw, ernest and realistic video about how it feels for a women to go through the trauma of treatment and losing her hair. It really touched a nerve with me because I actually lost almost all my hair a few years ago after my dad died (thankfully it grew back but it took a year and a half) and my poor wee niece has just lost hers after my mum died, an you see this girl Bec really go through a mourning process for this massive bit of her identity. It was so touching. And again, I reflected how S&G have this really life affirming story to tell, but they are so thoroughly dishonest and unlikeable that I have literally no empathy for them. That really takes some doing when you consider the realities of Shane's condition.
Also, here is the chemo blog if anyone is interested. Its a honestly a really well made bit of work.
So, I'm really into travel and their is a couple called Eamon and Bec who blog their travels and adventures, with two large series on building a cabin in the woods and 'van life', where they travel the world in a live in van that they adapted. They are both vegan, which features in their blog but isn't that main thing rather than them also sharing recipes etc. Just watching ten minutes of their blog I was like 'jesus christ, this is so much better executed than anything those other two cretins have produced in terms of cinematography, sound editing and also just general charisma of the two of them. I was really enjoying their adventures, and also incredible jealous ( but not in a 'aww screw you guys' type way, more just admiration and a desire to have even an inch of their lifestyle) of the life they put out on their blog. But what I really like about them is they also make an effort to show when things don't go so well, and when they come up against things that challenge them on a practical and emotional basis, which is exactly what S&G lack in my opinion - any sense of humility.
Anyway I dove deep into their blogs when I noticed that there were a lot of comments on it saying that they hope the lady Bec was getting on well with her treatment. Turns out she has sadly been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, which really shows you how life can change in an instant. They recently put on a blog about Bec going through chemo and losing her hair, and I was actually moved to tears. I not the type to buy into celeb couples or anything like that, but they just made a really raw, ernest and realistic video about how it feels for a women to go through the trauma of treatment and losing her hair. It really touched a nerve with me because I actually lost almost all my hair a few years ago after my dad died (thankfully it grew back but it took a year and a half) and my poor wee niece has just lost hers after my mum died, an you see this girl Bec really go through a mourning process for this massive bit of her identity. It was so touching. And again, I reflected how S&G have this really life affirming story to tell, but they are so thoroughly dishonest and unlikeable that I have literally no empathy for them. That really takes some doing when you consider the realities of Shane's condition.
Also, here is the chemo blog if anyone is interested. Its a honestly a really well made bit of work.
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. Giving up meat is the equivalent of giving up sex, some things in life you should just not go without.
!! I thought of you the other day and bought two pints of Ben and Jerry's (Half Baked and Tiramisu) during a buy one get one free sale and I've cracked right into them with a spoon in your honor. Let's light up the grill for some T-bone steaks, and burgers, and hot dogs, and lamb, and bison and venison and I'll put on my hot pink lipstick, teased signature dated pageant hairstyle, Maybelline mascara and heavy-handed blush as a nod to the late Tammy Faye!
Don't give up! We're on the brink of a miracle! 