Monday, August 12, 2019

August 12th Entry

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August 12th Entry

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I could not think of the "secondary" part to this title, so I decided to just leave it as it is. Seeing as though this entry is for the July 2019 uploads, I really could not be bothered wasting time on that.... 😳😬 I know, I know, I mentioned it in the other entry about how I need to try and make the blog entry uploaded in the same month as the videos. I need to take real action. It's looking very disorganized and chaotic. 💫 I'm 99% sure that nobody cares or notices, but I sure do! 👀

 Anyways! Rants about schedule aside, let's dive right into the July 2019 uploads! 🍁🌊

Another year, another trip to the lake! 🌊 Unfortunately, nothing spectacular. It was still fun and all, but I was thinking that because 2019 was the last year of the decade, there might have been an event themed around that. Such was not the case. 😐


So as you will notice right at the start of this video, I'm not in front of the waters! 🤔 Why? Because I saw what may have been test fireworks going off. I thought it was the real deal, so I decided to start filming, and kept the camera rolling till I was right in front of Lake Ontario. Luckily, it was only 3 minutes before I got there, so no worries! 😅 For those of you that got to see it in person, it was amazing! 🤩🎆🎇 I love how the fireworks actually last long in this location. 🎆 I hear that in some locations, they stop after 5 minutes. ☹


Argh! 😣 This is why I really need to write my blog posts in the same month the videos are uploaded! Now, aside from the "Murderously Bad Singing" I did in the video, I honestly do not remember what else was so significant about this episode. Ah well, what ever. It was recorded on Canada Day, I did multiplayer, Time-Limited Events and that was about it. It should also be noted that I did not do any Career Races in this episode. Should we talk about how badly the iPhone 6s Plus and older lags after 4-8 multiplayer races? 🥵 Yeah, turns out I'm not the only one with that problem. 💫 Whenever that happens, I close the game, and power off the screen for 3-5 minutes, before resuming back to normal. 🤦🏾‍♂️ Sucks, but it's clear that this game isn't kind to smartphones that are from 2017 and older. Looks like they only care about the iPhone XS family and Samsung Galaxy S10 family apparently. 🙄 I wonder how this game would run on the BlackBerry Passport if they made an app for it? 🤣😂 Probably not too good? Better than one would think? 🤔 Who knows.


In this video, I unboxed the following products:
With the exception of the LemonBurst Mints, I have used all of these products before. Therefore, I'm no stranger to them. The Volcanic Lotion is virtually scentless and very mild. So those of you that hate scented lotion or have sensitive skin, will love this. If you "need" fragrance, this is not the product for you. Ironically though, I bought the peppermint oil to mix in into a separate glass jar with the Volcanic Lotion to make mint lotion. So yeah, you can also do that with it, too. 🌿

As for the mints, I do prefer Berry Blast, but LemonBurst is also really nice. Some reviewers criticized it for being too mild, or not "fresh enough" so pardon me while I take a moment to pop some in my mouth again. *Tastes some LemonBurst Mints* Yep, still tastes nice and lemony to me. Your taste buds are unique to you. 👅🍋 The product isn't expensive, so if you want to try it, it won't damage your bank account, unlike that iPhone XS Max or Samsung Galaxy S10+ you're probably reading this blog on! 🤣😂


Noise and money! 😝🤪😲🎶🎵💸💷💶💴💵💰 Why the financial theme? Because the money you see in the video, is all the money I have. 😭 Therefore, you must give me lots of money to help me out ----------------------- Kidding! 🤣😂 The coins are just there out of pure randomness. 🍃


For a while, I've been wanting solid yellow 25mm dice. And now, I finally have some. 😄 Is there anything spectacular about them? No, but it just feels so satisfying to finally have the trio of primary colours in my collection. ✅ I could have easily gone with the more readily available 50mm dice, but as you will see in that hyperlink, they have 🏔 price tags! 😵🥵🥶 If your wallet can handle, I'd say go for it! They look incredibly cool. 😎


Egyptian cotton, is indeed a fine thing. 😛 For real, these towels feel so premium and nice. I would have easily bought them in nearly all the colours, but, um, gotta watch the money! 😐 "Do they dry well?" You might ask. Yes, they will dry off your body properly. They're not ultra absorbent sponges, but will dry you satisfyingly well. 


Did you know that I've actually had these shoes since 2018? 😲😱🤯 Yeah, crazy eh? Crazy that for some reason, I unintentionally ended up coming back to them nearly 8 months into 2019. So! How do they feel? They are roomy, and comfortable. I also like the treads at the bottom, that give them more grip. Also allows for better movements on non-paved terrains. Not that I would recommend these Rockport shoes for that purpose. But, at least you know that they won't get you stuck either -- unless you end up in quicksand, super sticky mud or something. 😐 Wait, where would you find quicksand in Canada again? 🤔 Oh yeah! Your bedroom! 🤣😂 Shame on you! Go vacuum that dusty bedroom of yours! 🌫

Before I proceed to "rambling" about other things, I want to take a moment to say something: my heart and condolences goes out to those who have lost friends and family in the recent mass shootings that have taken place in the United States. 🙏🏾 For those of you interested, Huffington Post recently posted an article "Washington Post Prints Staggering List Of All Mass Shooting Victims Since 1966" Insane.... ☹

 Ok, so I wasn't able to film additional outdoor videos in early July, thanks to some randomness sickness that occurred at some point. 🤕 I thankfully recovered, and it did not put a strain on making other videos. Still, there were strong intentions to do high-res nature videos with the trio: Nokia Lumia 1520, iPhone 6s Plus and BlackBerry Passport. Thankfully, I cleverly filmed all of the August 2019 videos as early as I could in the month. That way, I wouldn't have to be worried about something coming up to distract or cancel them. In fact, all except two of them, were filmed between August 01 - 03. 😎

 Oh, um, speaking of the BlackBerry Passport, I'm currently in limbo about whether or not I'm actually going to upload the video shot with it. 😬 For those of you that own a BlackBerry Passport, you're familiar with two notable issues: camera focusing, and broken cellular service. Thankfully, my BlackBerry Passport does not have the cellular signal problem, but it unfortunately now has camera problems. 😵 The front camera has a black spot near the bottom right when taking pictures and videos. The rear camera struggles to focus, and will often twitch, shake or do other weird illusionary things while attempting to do so. 😱 You know what? I think I should definitely upload that video, to show people what the problem looks like. Instead of calling it "BlackBerry Passport 1080P@60FPS XXX" I should call the video "BlackBerry Passport Camera Problem" That way, people will know exactly what to expect. I have placed an order for a rear camera replacement, so I hope it works! 🙏🏾

 As for what you can expect for the August 2019 videos, they're mostly outdoors videos, some unboxings, and Asphalt 9. For September 2019, I really should try and upload another game as well. 🕹🎮 A lot of people tend to get really bored with it, when they find themselves only uploading gaming videos of it. I can see where they're coming at now. This trollish game gets real tiring with Greedloft's same old money-hungry tactics. 🙄 I'm still playing and recording it for the time being, but just saying. Remember to those of you struggling and thinking about spending real money to get the Koenigsegg Yesko:

 DO NOT DO IT! SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR REAL LIFE PRIORITIES! 

 Ok, finished. 😐

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Thursday, July 4, 2019

July 4th Entry: The June 2019 Dozen

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July 4th Entry: The June 2019 Dozen

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Yeah, thanks to the mix up that took place in May, it has made the upload and blog post schedule rather off. 😵 I'd normally like to have the blog post done the same month the videos are uploaded, but alas! Haven't been able to do it for May or June, so now here I am doing the blog post for June 2019 in July. 😐 Hopefully, July's videos will be able to have their blog post done in July, so things can be more "in sync".

 Video and blog post upload complaints aside, July is a rather festive, patriotic month for Canadians and Americans alike. 🍁🦅 This is due to the obvious national celebrations that take place on the 1st and 4th respectively. If you've read "Canada Day 2019: Canada's 152nd Anniversary!" you'll know I spent my Canada Day doing the usual. And yes, I was able to successfully capture another video, photos, and all. 👍🏾😎🍁📱🌠 

 And because the day I've uploaded this blog post happens to be July 4th, happy Independence Day to my American viewers! 🦅✨🎉🎊 God bless America! 🙏🏾

 Alright, let's discuss the June 2019 uploads now. 🌊

Ah, Lakeview Park. Oshawa's most frequently visited coastal park. Was hoping for it to be a sunnier day, but it was rather cold in opinion. 😒 Yeah, I don't know what was up with June 2019, but it wasn't as warm as it should be for southern Ontario. Nevertheless, I was able to get a nice video and photos. Speaking of videos, you'll notice the following in the comment section: 

"If you're wondering why "Nokia Lumia 1520 4K Lakeview Park June 2019 Visit" and "Nokia Lumia 1520 4K Lakewoods Park Lookout June 2019 Visit" do not look as sharp as they should for 4K videos, it's because the codec quality was at 59% - 69% when they were exported...😳🙈😖🤦🏾‍♂️ Now that I'm aware of this, the videos that will be uploaded in the coming days should look better."

You want to know what the real problem was? I was supposed to set the codec to "Default for format" 🤦🏾‍♂️ It's no wonder after setting it to 100%, my videos were exponentially increasing their size! Like 80 to 90GB!!! 🤯😱😨😳 On top of that, I was setting it to libx264 or h264_qsv, and wondering why they would go hours to process, only to end up not even being playable. 💀 Yeah, so that too, was another thing that held up the upload dates and blog posts for June 2019... 😣😖 Learning an entirely new video editor has certainly proven to be a challenge. 😵 Thankfully, I've gotten so much better at it, over a fairly short time. My videos are no longer degrading their quality, coming out blacked out, or at ridiculous files sizes. Who would have thought something as simple as "default for format" would have saved me so much headaches, resources, and time? 😅


This hill indeed gives you a good look at the lower coasts of Oshawa. But, um, as you can see from the video, the water at this part clearly has a problem... 😵🤢🙈 Not sure if it is algae, garbage, or both. 😳

Commentary & Discussion With Walk Around Footage June 2019
This video has been cancelled, and may not end up ever being created after all. This was largely due to time constraints. It's a shame, because I really wanted to have a good chat about a variety of things happening. 😐



No, I did not end up getting the Class S speed kings, but certainly did not expect to either. The goal was to get much closer to unlocking them. If you've watched the whole video, you'll see that I did end up unlocking the Lamborghini Aventador Jerk Chicken! 🤣😂


When most people think of Oshawa's coastal parks, they think of Lakeview Park as the default. But you know what? Their are some better gems, and I believe this is definitely one of them. Seriously, I was in awe of the beautiful photographs and videos I was able to capture with my 3 smartphones. For the Nokia Lumia 1520, I stood mainly in the area under the tree with the pink flowers. A brief part of the video does take place at the Intrepid-Lakefront border, where I started the BlackBerry Passport's video of this place.


As mentioned above, the Intrepid-Lakefront border is where I decided to start the BlackBerry Passport's video. While the high frame rates are plenty smooth, I do honestly wish this phone had 4k. Would have made everything so much more detailed, but whatever. I like it for what it is: a broad, QWERTY smartphone with a high-end chipset running its own operating system. 👍🏾 I went as far west as I could before beginning the iPhone 6s Plus' video. Lo and behold, the area with the geese was accessible this time! 🤯 Someone put a narrow, but wide enough to put your foot on, piece of wood across the water to make the area accessible. Not sure what inspired them to do it, but I can imagine that if the geese and seagulls could talk, they would have been shouting lots of expletives at the person who did it! 🤣😂


I started filming with the iPhone 6s Plus shortly after the geese departed for the lake. Some opted for the marsh. I'm not going to lie: as much as I love the user interface and micro SD cards on the BlackBerry Passport and Nokia Lumia 1520, the iPhone 6s Plus takes the best videos of the three. If the Nokia Lumia 1520 didn't have such fudged up software problems with the camera, it would been much closer to the iPhone 6s Plus, but nope! Being only able to record 9ish minutes at a time, if the device isn't too hot, sucks. It's better than using the stock camera where it would stop saving the video without you even knowing. But even then, I've found that Lumia Camera Beta does the same thing too, if you leave the focus on before ending a video. Also when you tamper with some of the settings like EV, white balance and so forth, which defeats the purpose of being able to truly a enjoy a 20MP camera with Carl Zeiss lenses. 🤦🏾‍♂️ As a photo-taker, the Nokia Lumia 1520 is a boss. Videos? Not so much, due to the problems mentioned. Video quality in daylight is very fine, which is why I even bother with it in the first place. I also like that you can view your photo and video's information, rename them and so forth. Something, the iPhone cannot do, unless you move it out of the camera roll.... 🤦🏾‍♂️ So stupid...

In terms of reliability, the BlackBerry Passport is on par with the iPhone 6s Plus. The only obvious downfault is its lack of 4k. Still, its quality is fair enough, but certainly no award winner. 4k aside, it's overall the most well-rounded camera of the three. Not only can you rename and look at file information in the camera roll like on Windows or Android, but you can also take photographs in 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9 without the use of 3rd party application. Something both Windows Phone and iOS can't boast. All in all, you can see that these three certainly have their great strengths, and weaknesses. Something tells me that Android can probably do everything those 3 operating systems can, but better... Am I wrong or right? 🤨 Comment on that and let me know.👇🏾✍🏾


The primary focus of this episode is video game music! 🎮🎶 I didn't play them too well, but an attempt is better than no attempt. 😅


My Dell Inspiron 2350 becomes such a volcano whenever it's exporting 4K videos! 🥵🌋🌋🥵 I'm sure a lot of you with all-in-one computers or laptops can resonate with this. Those with tower-based computers can easily upgrade and fit fans inside. Not so for those of us with all-in-one computers or laptops. Well ok, maybe some of them have the space for them. For my case, I decided to just go with two external fans to keep the Dell cool, when it clocks those cores. Yes, I know, I know, you thought I bought those fans to keep myself cool, eh? 🤣😂 Well, no, not really. The smaller fan with the foot, is honestly not very useful, and produces a rather noisy "vibrative" sound. 😬 For this reason, I thought heavily about returning the Opolar First Oscillating Mini Fan in exchange to get another 22.8cm Opolar fan, but decided to keep it largely as a decorative fan. I may consider getting a 27.9cm Comlife fan, but maybe only if the price returns back to $40 and not $84! Not a fan of that fan's price at all! 🥵😳


I always had the impression that this was a very large school from seeing it one the maps. The day comes to explore it, and I wasn't wrong. The real surprise was hearing people drumming in the parking lot that weekend. 🥁🥁🥁🎶🎵 Still have no idea why they were doing it, but it was an interesting thing to hear. 😆 It's not often you randomly hear drums in a parking lot. Actually, it depends on where you live. 


Really wished I charged my Nokia Lumia 1520 that day, before going out! 😣 I would been able to cover Hermitage Park, which turned out to be much bigger than I thought. Oh well. Based on some comments from other videos, people do actually care about me covering the parks. Makes sense, because the parks are sometimes more interesting than the buildings themselves! 😆 As for Lincoln, it wasn't terribly interesting, but not boring either. Covering its park properly, would have made the video better. Or not? 🤔



I've seen parades before, but this would be my first time watching and filming. It was a good show! 👏🏾🎉🎊🎶 It's wasn't as sunny as I would have liked it to be, but the music and costumes were great. 🎭🎨 I hope to film the Caribbean Celebration that takes place in Toronto next year. It's an annual thing, but wasn't able to go this year. I hear it can get pretty raucous. 😵😲


I don't know about you, but there's just something special about exploring a neighbourhood before it becomes a neighbourhood. It's just cool walking the roads before they're even paved, seeing all the building materials, the houses before they're layered and all. Because this neighbourhood runs from Dundas to Rossland, and is close to Highway 412, I don't imagine it to be a very quiet place. 😅 At the same time, it'll be very convenient to those that need quick access to Highway 401 or 407.


"Will 'Commentary & Discussion With Walk Around Footage June 2019' ever see the day of light?" I honestly don't know, but it's likely that it may not. If it does, it'll obviously have to go by a different title. 

"What's the deal with those letters and numbers next to the GuuzakaTube in your photographs?" Those would be the model numbers and regional variants of the smartphones I've used to take the pictures. This is something I started including since June 14, 2019.

Now with those questions out of the way, what can you expect? MORE LAKE VIDEOS!!!!!🌊🤪🌊🤪 That's it ---------------------------- Kidding! 🤡 Uh, Asphalt 9, Casual Instrumental Noise Session #23, and some outdoor videos. Oh, and an unboxing or possibly two. 

Really glad to finally have my iPhone 6s Plus back in the outdoor filming game. On the more unfortunate side of things, it looks like I may have to get my BlackBerry Passport's camera replaced. 😣 Why? It "twitches" when it tries to focus. We'll see though...




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Monday, July 1, 2019

Canada Day 2019: Canada's 152nd Anniversary!

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Canada Day 2019: Canada's 152nd Anniversary!

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Happy Canada Day 2019! 🥳🌞🎶🎇🎆🎈🍁 If you've been reading my blog long enough, you'll know what I plan to do today: watch fireworks, then upload the show later in July. 🎉😎 Because it's the last year of a decade, I wonder if the show will reflect that? 🤔 Well, I guess that may depend on where you go to view the fireworks. After all, Lake Ontario has a huge coastline. Of course, not all Canadians live near a large body of water, or even Ontario for the matter, so there's lots of variable odds here.

 Anyways! Have fun, be sober, rock your Canada Day gear, and stay safe! 🙏🏾🍁🍁🍁
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Friday, June 21, 2019

June 21st Entry: Summer Time And Indigenous Recognition

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June 21st Entry: Summer Time And Indigenous Recognition


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Just as the title says, there are two special things that happen today: Firstly, summer has officially started for those of us in the northern hemisphere. Secondly, for those of us in Canada, today also happens to be National Indigenous Peoples Day. 🍃🎶 Despite this, I do not plan to do anything special today. 😅 Summer is my favourite time of the year because it is the brightest, warmest, most fun season of the year. 😎🌞 Some will disagree, and that's ok. Some prefer it a little cooler, while others favour winter because of the sports that can only be done at that time of the year. As for the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, I am glad to live in a country that has not had all of its Indigenous Peoples entirely wiped out. 🙏🏾🕊 Whether you like them or not, there is absolutely no reason to ill treat them, or any other ethnicity for matter. They were the first inhabitants of this land, yet have, and still face some discrimination. Thankfully, it has come a long way, but Canada still has much room for improvement. God created us equally, and loves us equally. We must not hate on people, just because they're not "our kind". 

 As for the June 2019 videos, they will appear on the channel close to month end. Still need to edit them, so I'm working on that. 😅 Happy First Day of Summer! 🌞 For those of you that are going out to watch Indigenous celebrations, have a great time seeing the sights and sounds of our Indigenous cultures. 🎵
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Thursday, June 13, 2019

June 12th Entry: Extremely Late May Uploads

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June 13th Entry: Extremely Late May Uploads


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Wow! I just finished uploading the last of the May 2019 batch of uploads, yesterday! 😬 Yikes! 😨 They were all supposed to be on the channel by May 29th at the absolute latest. What happened? Well, if you have read the May 31st entry, then you will know that it was because of Windows Movie Maker no longer wanting to export my 4K videos. Why? Well, I can naturally assume that it is because of the graphics. At least, until I noticed that the other editing programs were able to export 4K videos without this problem. 😒 Has Microsoft secretly programmed it to behave faulty after exporting a certain number of times? I don't know, but that would be a criminal offence if they did. Remember how it went down with Apple slowing down their iPhones? I believe Italy may have also found Samsung doing something similar and wanted to fine them. Let's just say that blatantly making on older product or service crappier, to force consumers to upgrade is straight up illegal. Alright, I'll talk more about my time with the new editor and such within the What's Next & Other Ramblings area of this blog post. Now finally, let's proceed to discussing the extremely late May videos. 😓

The  "Scotch Brite Value Pack Lint Roller 5 Pk - 400 Sheets" is the name of the specific one I bought. The one I was contemplating at first was the "Scotch-Brite Lint Roller, 50 Percent Stickier, 1 Roller with 70 Sheets, Refillable Lint Brush". Like many who would be skeptical of how much stickier it actually is, I just went with the 5 Pack 400 Sheets. Do I regret my purchase? No. It does a great job of removing hair and other particles off my clothes and other surfaces. Should I try the Stickier version? I don't know. If you have legitimately used both, and can strongly attest to the Stickier version being the superior of the two, let me know in the comments. Even better, if you have a YouTube video where you demonstrated it, you would not only be helping me, but thousands of others as well.

Anker time! 🔋🔌⚡ Getting a second charger was long overdue. I had several older junkier chargers that just did not do a high performing job. I put them away, and decided to add a 300cm Anker Powerline to my purchase. With two high quality chargers, I can now finally charge both my BlackBerry Passport and Nokia Lumia 1520 with greater reliability. Oh, and transfer files smoother, too. 😎 Because the connectors are so tight, they don't wiggle and cause a disconnection within the computer.


Because there has been two other episodes I've filmed after this one, I honestly do not even remember what was special about this one anymore. Well, I don't think there was anything "special" about it to begin with. Still would have helped if I were able to get the entry written sooner. 😒


Did you miss the rainbow cat? Well, you'll be pleased to see it again in this video! 😸🌈 I've updated the app to see what changes have been made. Aside from maybe power ups and possibly new worlds, not much else. And yes, this one was recorded internally with the iPhone 6s Plus' screen recorder, and not the Nokia Lumia 1520's Bugrosoft plagued camera applications. So what does this mean for you? 🤨 No random cutoffs, and consistent 1080p@60FPS gameplay. 😎🎮👍🏾


After placing merchandise within the videos for several episodes, I have finally decided to make an episode without any. Because you know? It's good to switch things up sometimes. I'm sure many of you will also find the rocks in water much more refreshing to look at. 😅
Unfortunately, I did not take the usual regular pictures of this setting. By the time I had noticed I didn't, I could not be bothered with recreating the scene. 😅😳


"How come the Oshawa pier has guard rails, but the Whitby pier doesn't?" If you have asked this question after watching the video, or even just looking at the thumbnail, guess what? You're not alone! 🤣😂 Though they can obviously lock it in bad weather, I can tell you that this Whitby pier, unlike Oshawa, is still very easy to get into. No, I am not suggesting you do that, so don't go saying "GuuzakaTube" told me to go in there, should you get into complications. 😐 Anyways! It was a beautiful place, and I enjoyed the view. 🌊🙂


In an area like this, one does not simply go home with just one video. Therefore, I did 3: 2 on the Nokia Lumia 1520, and one on the BlackBerry Passport. This park is located within the vicinity Sunrise Lake Park, only a little further east. Well, nothing more I can say other than to enjoy the gentle waves and 4k footage. 🌊😄



"GuuzakaTube, aside from the resolutions between these videos, what's the big difference?" You might ask. Well, not a lot to be honest. This video has more action in it, because I throw lots of rocks during some parts of it. Not entirely though, as parts of it are also chill. So all in all, it is a half action, half chill video. 😝🌊 EDIT: I threw rocks in the Nokia Lumia's video, too. 


Yeti machete! Except that it is obviously not a machete, because you know I'm only trying to rhyme. 😝 Anyways! Now that I've actually been able to use this Yeti Rambler outdoors, I can tell you that the size and width of the mouth are very useful. Oh, and their sturdier handles. The latter is what made me ultimately choose it over Hydroflask. Despite that, I do plan to to get a Hydroflask bottle at some point. They too, are also really good and are cheaper than Yetis. Yes, many people complain about Yeti being overpriced, but guess what? You don't have to buy one. Seriously, complaining about their price tags obviously has not made them lower their price. They are a premium brand name outdoors company, so their price reflects that. Not that this should be a reason to make prices unnecessarily high, but it is what it is. Oh yes, and in case people were wondering why I bought two, that blue one was not actually mine. It was destined for a relative. 🌳🌲


Well, this title sums it up spot on: I buy 8, 9 actually, Lamborghini
Packs and do other things like play in Career, Time Limited Events, and so forth. Wanted to buy the Lamborghini Aventador J as well, but I did not have enough tokens for that cash grab car. And no, I still have not, and will never spend any real currency on this game. Screw the pay-to-win system! 😑 Food and bills are too expensive to be wasting money on cars that Gameloft will likely nerf in an update or two. And for the record, this would technically count as a criminal offence, since they are blatantly reducing the performance of things they expect people to pay money for, in effort to make them buy a newer offering(s). So Gameloft, wake up and realize that some of your money making schemes are crimes!!! 😨🤯😬😱 
One of the Lamborghinis I was fortunate to unlock from the packs.


Since the weather has warmed up, more flowers and other plants are appearing on the properties, making them much more attractive to film. And slipping hazards, thick snow, rhinitis, and other botherations associated with colder weather naturally disappear, too. 🤣😂 Well, rhinitis can occur in all seasons, but is by far most prevalent in winter. Anyways! What's up with Saint Worden? Well, it was vandalized the week before I filmed this video. When I learned that it was vandalized, it captured my interest, so I decided to film it. As I disclaimed within the video, I have nothing to do with the criminals that performed that horrible act. I also do not support any destruction or bad activities towards properties. 😐 It is important to reiterate this, due to the many stupid keyboard warriors out there, that entertain the idea of spewing foolishness. The building itself, wasn't anything too special, but the park behind it is quite nice. 😎🌳🌲☀


Despite the delay and issues that occurred when I had to edit the last 3 of the May 2019 uploads, much of the June 2019 videos have already been filmed. Windows Movie Maker: I have been using this program for the longest time ever, and have never bothered to learn any other video editing program. I would have dabbled with Vegas Pro, but the cost was a turn off. I felt it was not worth it when Windows Movie Maker could do what I needed it to do: edit videos with ease, simplicity and grace. I was not, and still do not have the need for extravagant editing. It's just not my style. Suddenly, late May 2019 comes, and Movie Maker decides that it no longer wants to export my 4K videos. 😓🤦🏾‍♂️😠😡🤬 It also begins to occasional turn black and forces me to restart the program. It was at that moment, were I felt like I was seriously screwed. 💀 Is it the end? Is there any other program I should try? Should I shell out for something decent and not too expensive for the sake of exporting 4K? 😱 I had to act fast. Well, I didn't have to, but I really did not want the gap between uploads intended to be released within the same batch to be so big.

Therefore, I started taking a look at numerous free and paid programs. Wondershare Filmora, DaVinci Resolve, Camtasia, Shotcut, VideoPad Video Editor, Lightworks, and VSDC. Filmora was the first one I took a look at, but decided against it due to concerns surrounding spyware, and what they do at their servers. Probably not true, but couldn't be bothered to do enough research to confirm that issue. Next, I looked at DaVinci Resolve. I then decided to download it and give it a shot. The user interface was completely alien, but I still wanted to see if it could really export 4K videos. After poking around and looking up how to export, I then discovered that the free version has limited options for the frame rates. Not as much flexibility certain other editors have, so I decided to try something else. VideoPad Video Editor was a tempting option, especially considering its resemblance to Windows Movie Maker. However, when I read about how some people experienced great difficulties in removing it, and how it creates many registries within your computer's system, it turned me off from it. Time is ticking. 🕒 Who am I going to use next? I then looked briefly looked at VSDC, Lightworks, and Shotcut. Did not spend a ton of time examining VSDC and Lightworks, but decided to go watch a tutorial on Shotcut. 

Why Shotcut? Don't know. It just happened to appeal the most to me for some reason, so I went ahead and downloaded it. I did some test exports, and was pleased with the options and how the videos came out. And guess what? I CAN FINALLY EXPORT VIDEOS PRODUCED ON MY IPHONE 6S PLUS, WITHOUT THAT OBNOXIOUS SOUND DISTORTION!!! ✨🎉🎊🥳🌟🌠 YIIIIIIIIIPEEEEEEEEE! HA HAAAAAAAAAA! 😎👏🏾🍎 Yes, I had to both capitalize and bold this statement, because it is truly incredible! As it turns out, the problem really did have to with Windows Movie Maker's inability to export the video's as mono MOV files. No so with Shotcut. You get options galore. Welcome back to outdoor videos, iPhone 6s Plus. 🌲🌳🌊☀ Speaking of that, this leads to the next thing I'd like to discuss: What's next?

5 outdoor videos, one of which was done on the iPhone 6s Plus, a commentary video voiced over outdoor footage, Asphalt 9, Casual Instrumental Noise Session Episode #22, and an unboxing video. 😐 You are excited. Don't lie. 🤥 I can just feel your hidden excitement through your screens! 🤣😂 So! How was the move from Shotcut to Windows Movie Maker? Honestly, it is a big step up. I still use Windows Movie Maker for the Call-to-Action slides, due to it's more granular controls over setting precise duration for images. Maybe there is a way to do it with ease in Shotcut, but I'm not sure how it's done. Despite what I said about Vegas Pro earlier, I still have it on my radar. I'll need a new computer to use it though. If Shotcut can easily eat up 7-9GB of my computer's 12GB of RAM, I can only imagine that Vegas Pro would annihilate my computer. 😬

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Friday, May 31, 2019

May 31st Entry: Technical Difficulties

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May 31st Entry: Technical Difficulties


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Due to technical difficulties with both my computer and Windows Movie Maker, the blog, Twitter and Instagram posts for the May 2019 batch of videos will have to be pushed to some point in early June.

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 I do not know why Movie Maker keeps giving me errors every time my video gets to a certain percentage. I also do not know why my computer has picked up this disgusting habit of turning itself of restarting itself, when I attempt to wake it up from its sleep. It looks like I'm going to have to get a new computer and video editor sooner or later. For now, I'll have to see how I can get things to work. If you have any suggestions and fixes for these problems, please share them. 
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