I found my very first friend on myspace. I met her in the first grade and
i had not seen her in like 16 years and when I saw her again it was insane! I could still see the little girl in her face though she had been through a divorce and god knows what else! Life is strange like that... In a good way.
At my grandmothers funeral, a girl walked up to me and started talking to me. After a few moments of trying to figure out who it was, I finally said "Im sorry, but you are ___?" It turned out to be a cousin I hadnt seen in 12 years. She looked completely different, before I had moved away, I saw her every day of my life.
after i moved from utah, i only stayed in touch with 3 friends. i go for a year without seeing them every year, and every year when i come back to visit it's like no time has passed. but it's always really odd running into someone that i haven't seen since i moved. i think about how much i've changed since i was 14...and it's definitely a lot. but true friends are always right there with you, despite time or distance :)
I've had that happen to me. When I was 10 yrs old there was this bully who would pick on me. He was a mean guy and would always make me cry. I came across him again when I turned 21. He didn't recognize me. (He didn't change) This time he wanted my phone number. Now it was my turn to make him cry.
This makes me a little sad..I have a friend in Germany with whom I was best friends with all through High School, but when I talk to her now, I feel strange to talk to her the way we used to talk to eachother back then..
We were still kids then and whenever I talk to her(over the phone) now, I feel we're playing grown up..it feels pretentious and I wish we could talk the way we did when we were kids..
i get that feeling a lot when i see my mom's old baby sitting kids, considering i was basically raised with them for 7 years. I expect them to be just as young and small as when i last saw them...
I have the same type of feeling everytime friends or family visit from England. Even though we haven't spent time with each other in a year or so, it's just like we saw each other the day before.
pretty swell, i had a vid i was trying to upload before Christmas but i guess the file was too large. any suggestions for compression? i use imovie 08
well dang, i tried compressing it to mobile, via imovie export. it got it to like 67mb so i figured yay it'll work. nay... it's in .m4v format could this have anything to do with it? this is killin me lol. i appreciate the time and advice
Well there's nothing wrong with the file size (unless you didn't apply for the Director account and can't post videos that are more than 10min in length). I suggest exporting in .mov format. That's what I always use to upload.
I really liked this video, Matt. I think that even when you don't see a person in a few days, you ask them "how they've been" or "what's up?", and when it's not used as a simple opener for a conversation, the new experiences they may have had are worthy of catching up. There is no point of treating someone as a new person, that's a negative way to go about it, the positive way to go about it is to think of the new experiences they can share with you.
It reminded me of when (3 years ago) I met some family who I hadn't met since I was in diapers. I found it a little odd that they kept talking about how long it was since they saw me, instead of getting to know the 20 year old me that was there.
i had this friend in 6th grade, best friend, seriously one of the only two kids in my life that i could live with and not hate him, and he moved away, i only see him once a year for a week at a time, and we really act like we have just still been friends in the time when we are in different states. at the same time my second best friend from 6th grade still lives here, he likes drinking and partying, and me and him have grown apart.btw i tagged you in my newest video, its part of the vlog train.
yess so true i hope my friend whose mom just died...hold on a sec *sniffles...k any way i wish my best friend whose mom died who moved away got 2 c me once more and i wish we go were we leave off we were the bests friends its sad how his mom died and his dad ditched him when he was still a little kid so all he has is his older brothers...so sad but true vid
Hmmmm, indeed, yet for some reason, since both people know there was some kind of past between eachother, they feel inclined to act weird.. almost unavoidable.. but yes.. most of us have felt the same way, wishing to "act as if no time has passed at all".
I'm not confused at all, Matt. Your thoughts are crystal clear to me, maybe because, like you, I'm an idealist at heart. But the fact that I have had some positive reunion experiences with both relatives and non-relatives leads me to believe that what we expect to happen, what we want to happen in those situations isn't as unrealistic as it sounds. Feel free to PM me for more info if you feel so inclined.
i love all ur old videos like in ur car sooo funny all ur new ones arnt as great but respect god on yah buddy
niklovesskittles 2 years ago
wow,Great guy!
iwannahearyou 3 years ago
I found my very first friend on myspace. I met her in the first grade and
i had not seen her in like 16 years and when I saw her again it was insane! I could still see the little girl in her face though she had been through a divorce and god knows what else! Life is strange like that... In a good way.
urthanjell 3 years ago
At my grandmothers funeral, a girl walked up to me and started talking to me. After a few moments of trying to figure out who it was, I finally said "Im sorry, but you are ___?" It turned out to be a cousin I hadnt seen in 12 years. She looked completely different, before I had moved away, I saw her every day of my life.
loveualatte 3 years ago
after i moved from utah, i only stayed in touch with 3 friends. i go for a year without seeing them every year, and every year when i come back to visit it's like no time has passed. but it's always really odd running into someone that i haven't seen since i moved. i think about how much i've changed since i was 14...and it's definitely a lot. but true friends are always right there with you, despite time or distance :)
yemj 3 years ago
great message
Annaconda1984 4 years ago
Hi Matt,
I've had that happen to me. When I was 10 yrs old there was this bully who would pick on me. He was a mean guy and would always make me cry. I came across him again when I turned 21. He didn't recognize me. (He didn't change) This time he wanted my phone number. Now it was my turn to make him cry.
REVRAQHER 4 years ago 2
This makes me a little sad..I have a friend in Germany with whom I was best friends with all through High School, but when I talk to her now, I feel strange to talk to her the way we used to talk to eachother back then..
We were still kids then and whenever I talk to her(over the phone) now, I feel we're playing grown up..it feels pretentious and I wish we could talk the way we did when we were kids..
lovechild1982 4 years ago
Perhaps the next time you talk to her you could say something like, "Remember when..." and maybe she'll fall into the way things used to be?
aceblade 4 years ago
I will try that..that's a good idea..
Thanks for the advice..Matt, right?
lovechild1982 4 years ago
That's my name!
:)
aceblade 4 years ago
You give great Advice!
TheWorldOfKanebrough 3 years ago
Great video Matt. I always enjoy listening to your thoughts.
ryanisfootdrums 4 years ago
Thank you, Ryan!
:)
aceblade 4 years ago
i get that feeling a lot when i see my mom's old baby sitting kids, considering i was basically raised with them for 7 years. I expect them to be just as young and small as when i last saw them...
HarleeeQuinnn 4 years ago
I have the same type of feeling everytime friends or family visit from England. Even though we haven't spent time with each other in a year or so, it's just like we saw each other the day before.
lisahendy7 4 years ago
You should definitely steal their accent, Lisa. I think you deserve it back.
;)
aceblade 4 years ago
Your voice sounds a lot like Owen Wilson's. Not sure if you've been told that.
CindyVision 4 years ago
That's definitely a first for me, CindyVision!
aceblade 4 years ago
i concur... same tone
how's it going dude?
SilverBolt008 4 years ago
It goes. How about you?
:)
aceblade 4 years ago
pretty swell, i had a vid i was trying to upload before Christmas but i guess the file was too large. any suggestions for compression? i use imovie 08
SilverBolt008 4 years ago
When I use iMovieHD, I find the CD compression works perfectly.
aceblade 4 years ago
well dang, i tried compressing it to mobile, via imovie export. it got it to like 67mb so i figured yay it'll work. nay... it's in .m4v format could this have anything to do with it? this is killin me lol. i appreciate the time and advice
SilverBolt008 4 years ago
Well there's nothing wrong with the file size (unless you didn't apply for the Director account and can't post videos that are more than 10min in length). I suggest exporting in .mov format. That's what I always use to upload.
aceblade 4 years ago
well it finally worked, thank you for stayin on top of responses too, good work. haha. I mentioned you in my vid description in homage
SilverBolt008 4 years ago
sweet!
aceblade 4 years ago
I really liked this video, Matt. I think that even when you don't see a person in a few days, you ask them "how they've been" or "what's up?", and when it's not used as a simple opener for a conversation, the new experiences they may have had are worthy of catching up. There is no point of treating someone as a new person, that's a negative way to go about it, the positive way to go about it is to think of the new experiences they can share with you.
Odidnetne 4 years ago
Hmmm, good point, Odidnetne. And, on a side note, I'm glad you liked this particular vid!
:)
aceblade 4 years ago
It reminded me of when (3 years ago) I met some family who I hadn't met since I was in diapers. I found it a little odd that they kept talking about how long it was since they saw me, instead of getting to know the 20 year old me that was there.
Odidnetne 4 years ago
i had this friend in 6th grade, best friend, seriously one of the only two kids in my life that i could live with and not hate him, and he moved away, i only see him once a year for a week at a time, and we really act like we have just still been friends in the time when we are in different states. at the same time my second best friend from 6th grade still lives here, he likes drinking and partying, and me and him have grown apart.btw i tagged you in my newest video, its part of the vlog train.
BabyKillingUnicorns 4 years ago
I'm glad you can still hold onto that friend of yours even though he's far away, BabyKillingUnicorns.
aceblade 4 years ago
yess so true i hope my friend whose mom just died...hold on a sec *sniffles...k any way i wish my best friend whose mom died who moved away got 2 c me once more and i wish we go were we leave off we were the bests friends its sad how his mom died and his dad ditched him when he was still a little kid so all he has is his older brothers...so sad but true vid
EcMaNn1134 4 years ago
Things are much different between you and your friend now, EcMaNn1134?
aceblade 4 years ago
Hmmmm, indeed, yet for some reason, since both people know there was some kind of past between eachother, they feel inclined to act weird.. almost unavoidable.. but yes.. most of us have felt the same way, wishing to "act as if no time has passed at all".
yukax20 4 years ago
Sometimes I'm anxious to step outside of 'time', yukax20.
:)
aceblade 4 years ago
I'm not confused at all, Matt. Your thoughts are crystal clear to me, maybe because, like you, I'm an idealist at heart. But the fact that I have had some positive reunion experiences with both relatives and non-relatives leads me to believe that what we expect to happen, what we want to happen in those situations isn't as unrealistic as it sounds. Feel free to PM me for more info if you feel so inclined.
Stiophain 4 years ago
I'm happy to read I didn't confuse you, Stiophain and that you understand where I'm coming from!
:)
aceblade 4 years ago