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Blog Post 15

Hi guys!

I've had this tab open in my browser for around four hours now, wanting to write but not knowing what to write. Recently I've been feeling really inspired to write and channel my creative energy into something positive, but naturally it's the time that I have a mental block. I've just been trying to write random things and hope that it gets my creative juices flowing.

Recently I've been really wanting to start a YouTube channel, but the problem is that I have a baby face. And I don't mean that kind of youthful face where you can tell that they're still old, I mean my face and body is that of a preteen. If you want an example, my volleyball coach thought I was ten.

I feel like people won't take me seriously if they see some 'ten year old' making videos. I'll probably wait until I actually seem like someone who could possibly be a teenager before I start putting my face on the internet.

It wouldn't be that hard to make professional looking videos I think, because my sister did photography for a while and has two really good cameras. My room also gets a lot of natural light that would be okay until I'm sure enough about the hobby to actually get a light.

I think the main problem would be editing, but that sort of thing comes from practice. I think the channel would teach me perseverance and hard work, because I'm one of those people who wants results instantly. I need to learn that it took AmazingPhil seven years to get a million subscribers, and I can't expect to get subs within the first few days.

I spent half of last night making sh*tty channel art, which should work until I start putting more effort into it. I also actually created the channel, called nearlyfrey (oh heck screw this alias my name is Freya). 

Okay completely off topic here, but I'm going to return to the humble beginnings of my first blog fourteen posts ago, and decode some more Aussie stereotypes.

1. Vegemite

If any of you have ever tried Vegemite before or seen one of those 'Trying Australian Food' videos, you're probably screaming at me right now that Vegemite is disgusting. And to that I say:

HELL NO YOU UNEDUCATED SH*T (I say this as it takes me two tries to spell uneducated).

Let me ask you this. How did you eat it? Did you scoop it up on a spoon and take a bite? Did you put a thick layer on toast? Did you eat it on anything other than toast or crackers? If you did, let me tell you how to make Vegemite taste good.

You get a nicely toasted piece of bread (or a cracker) and spread butter on it. Put on a normal amount on it. Then you get your Vegemite and spread on around half to the same amount of Vegemite that you did butter. The butter should go a light to a medium brown. THEN, AND ONLY THEN do you eat it.

Try it. I dare you.

2. Sharks/ocean predators

Can I just say, the amount of times people have said "I'm not going to swim when I go to Australia because of all the predators." is really sad. Sure, I can't make you swim, but you're going to be missing out on one of the best parts of Australian life.

And yes, I understand you would be wary to swim somewhere where there was a shark/crocodile warning or if there was a shark spotted there recently. I don't like swimming in those conditions, even though I have before and I didn't see any evidence of sharks. The only time you shouldn't be swimming because it is actually very dangerous is in the Queensland area in summer, because there are very dangerous jellyfish called box jellyfish there.

As some form of reassurance, in my whole life living in Australia, going to the beach at least once a week three seasons a year, I've never seen a shark. And I'd also like to say that if you ever go to Queensland, as long as it's not summer, f*cking SWIM. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most beautiful reefs in the world, and it's quickly dying, so enjoy the luxury while you can and stop worrying about things that there's a one in a million chance of seeing.

3. Beautiful People

Where did the stereotype of beautiful Australians come from? Yes, Australia does have some beautiful people (cough cough Hemsworth cough), but no more than any other country. I mean, there are a lot of beautiful people where I live, but that's mainly just because I live in a rich area. Australia is no more beautiful then the USA, or the UK, or any other place in the world.

Now I'm talking about all these things as if I'm so pissed off that people don't understand Australians, but honestly it's really fun to be misunderstood. I get to constantly see the surprised expression on people's faces when I tell them that no, drop bears do not exist.

Weekly obsession: I've been reading this really good book on Wattpad called '$7.49', and I recommend it to all of you. It's written in a really interesting dialogue style, and the author pranked me good on April Fools day. The author is @yeticalsyd if you want to check them out.

Song of the Week: Speeding - LIGHTS. You'll probably see LIGHTS in this a lot, but there's no other song that's better then this right now. It's got such a catchy beat and I love her voice in it.

Bonus extra: The LIGHTS 'Mountain at my Gates' cover is really good, but you can only get it on YouTube, which is why it's not my song of the week.

Enjoy,

Callie ;)

NB: I'm still going to call myself Callie, even though you know my real name, because I like aliases