Flippin’ heck. Talk about having to take the rough with the
smooth.
Last week, we was on the up with growth in double figures (2
is a double figure, no??).
This week, we’ve done a 180 and halved in two.
As the big guys will tell you, there are ups and downs in
everything. It’s just nice to be in the water and still swimming. It’s time for
LouRoo to retreat and regroup and think about how we (I) should develop as a
company. Let’s hit the boardroom for a brainstorm people! (AKA go to the kettle on my ownio for
a mull).
OK, back to writing.
It’s been nearly a week since the work experience departed.
And I’m afraid, as you probably noticed, we didn’t hit our social media
targets, neither in terms of numbers or engagement. Unless you count a Facebook
PM from The Moon on a Stick telling me he lolled. Result? I think so.
Anyway, what with me scribbling my socks off constantly for
eating purposes, and herself tumbling about on Tumblr for recreational purposes (what with it being her every need is taken care of with the scribbling) being
sociable wasn’t high on our list of priorities.
However, I am about to set that right. I asked the RooToo to
share her thoughts on Tumblr. And she did!!! Result. I think so. I can’t see
any of this being of any interest to me. But you might like it. What with you
being a hipster an’ all.
Happy Tumbling & Tubing!
AoifeRoo’s Tumbler & Tube Top Three
I spend
about 99% of my spare time alternating between Tumblr and watching as many
episodes of Supernatural as I can. (I’m already on season eight, which is
pretty darn sweet.) If I’m not doing either of these things, I am probably
watching QI on the TV or reading a book. Or Youtube. Yeah, definitely Youtube.
(If I’m reading a book, I’m probably hunched over it, crying over the fictional
characters within. This is normal. I do this a lot. Daily. Sometimes
half-hourly.)
Today, my blogging task was to put my Powers of
Procrastination (capital letters because they’re magical – or as about as close
to magic I will get, sitting in front of a computer. Crying.) to good use. So I’m going to help you procrastinate too!
[canned audience cheering] Most of these blogs are artsy and are more often
than not to do with something I’m a fan of (Supernatural, Doctor Who, crying
over Supernatural, and crying over Doctor Who).
I’m going to show you my top 3 Tumblr blogs and my top 3
Youtube channels; I was originally asked to do my top 10 tumblrs, but I found
that a lot of the blogs I followed didn’t adhere to a specific theme that made
them great as a standalone blog.
T U M B L R
My first blog is… well, my first blog – the one that pretty
much started my addiction for this website. It’s an artsy blog by a girl named
Jackie, and I absolutely adore it. All her drawings have lovely Disney
influences, and overall she’s a pretty cool gal!
My second is one that anyone can enjoy and relate to,
especially if you’re a student. This blog recounts the weekly struggles of a
21-year-old girl from Connecticut (currently studying Illustration at the Maryland
Institute College of Art in Baltimore) in the form of humorous comics. Her
different styles contrast awesomely! I absolutely love this blog and you should
check it out right now. Like, right now. Stop reading this article. Just go.
This next blog is yet
another visual indulgence, but more of the photographic nature. It’s a
fashion blog, which I haven’t been following for long, but every now and again
I like to take a little dander over and admire the view. It sorts all the
pictures into chunks of colour, and scrolling down it’s easy to see a rainbow
emerging. I just kind of love it.
Y O U T U B E
My number one favourite youtuber OF ALL TIME would have to
be Jon Cozart, who goes by the online alias of “Paint”. He creates the most
fantastic and catchy musical medleys, and whether they like it or not, my
entire family knows them off by heart. I’m obsessed. You should be too.
Numero dos of my fave youtubers was a toss-up between many,
but in the end it would obviously have to be Dan Howell, aka danisnotonfire.
How could it not be? He’s pretty freakin’ funny. A lot of his stuff is about
being socially incompetent and turning to the internet for help, which (you'll be surprised to hear) I can relate to.
My last one was a toss-up between various musical artists
and science channels, so I had to toss a coin, and my answer was – ASAPScience!
I absolutely love this channel, because it satisfies my unending hunger for
useless trivia that will get me nowhere. Check out their videos “Amazing Facts
to Blow Your Mind” parts one and two. They’re basically the reason I got
hooked.
