Ah well. I'll suck it up and get to it. This is why I will never be an agent or editor, because having to pick? Killing me.
In the meantime, in celebration of my new MacBook, a vlog! Yeah. It's a slippery slope, folks, and I should probably never start. Too late.
(Also, apparently there's no way I can get blogger to show the whole window, so some of the captions get cut off if you watch it here. My head getting cut off, however, is entirely my fault.)
66 comments:
LOL! My first thought was your voice suits your personality.
A whole new world of fun beckons.
And not just because it's nearly Christmas.
LOL. You're silly.
I have a soprano voice to go along with my 5 feet, 88 pounds, and I hate to break it to you, sister:
You sound just like me.
Which makes you a soprano.
No way, dude--I can sing TENOR. Can't sing soprano to save my life.
Also, 88 pounds?? Holy crap girl. Let's never be friends in real life, okay?
(You know I'm kidding, right?)
WW--Oh, good : ) I've had a few people be surprised lately.
Whirl--Or a whole new world of massive time wastage...
Altos rock! I can sing soprano, but I agree...way too boring!
They say Altos are sopranos who can read music...accept I can barely read music...so um.
Love the video. Hate to break it to you though, but your voice really isn't that manly.
Looking forward to more vlogs! And if you could talk more like Dora the Explorer that would be way cool!
Yeah, I don't think it's manly, either. But I just can't bring myself to do the Dora Shout. John Green kind of owns that one.
Yay for altos! And for the letter K. I've always hated C too. It's completely pointless. We should start a petition against it.
I must agree, my immediate reaction was "Oh, she has exactly the sweet little voice I imagined she would have!" So, if you want to convince us you're an alto or a tenor, you're gonna have to SING on your next vlog. (Laptop is going to love this.)
I'd sign the petition :) I'm an atrocious speller, one less letter and I'd be much better off :)
Sharon, my propensity for self-humiliation knows no bounds and I have, in fact, sung on the blog before: http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/2009/05/punktuations-present.html
Yay! Vlog! How funny, you sound just like I thought you would, and kind of like Veronica Mars, who is AWESOME.
As an alto I have to say you're sounding a bit more like maybe a mezzo soprano to me. Which is not as boring as a soprano because you are totally crossing into two different ranges.
I think you should do a vlog where you read your top ten or so favorite contest entries! That way you don't have to feel so bad about only picking two and we can see your reading/acting skills. I don't envy you picking! There was so much great stuff to choose from!
Also, I could see the whole screen and all the captions.
I'm partial to C, personally.
LOL
Makes me want to do a vlog now! It was great to get a different look at you and your blog!
HAHAHA!! I love that you mentioned your voice.
I was actually thinking you have a fairly high pitched voice, but then what do i know? I'm always surprised when i hear my voice that it's higher pitched than i imagine
Caroline, you may keep your C. It looks lovely on you.
See, I get it both ways. People tell me my voice is surprisingly low, people think it's actually quite high. WHICH IS IT, FOLKS?!?
Just kidding. I'm not too worried about it. Works just fine for me regardless.
Ditto what writtenwyrdd said. I don't think your voice is high or low -- just cute. :) Adorable first vlog!
Oh Kiersten, you had to go and bring the c thing up... my name has two beautiful C's one that make a "K" sound and one that makes and "S" sound (though you could argue that K and S both make "C" sounds since technically C came first). Alas I'm kind of a fan of the two C's in my name. There's a sort of symmetry and balance to having one at the beginning and one near the end. I think Candice looks nicer than Kandis, but I'm probably biased. :) But I can't deny the logic of your argument. I'll just have to console myself with the thought that C is more of a designer letter.
Fun Vlog!
Candice, what your name lacks in functionality it makes up for in STYLE. Because you're absolutely right about your Cs : )
I think you sound nice. :)
I will never vlog, because I am a soprano, and a coloratura at that. Um, I sound like a mouse.
About C, when I was in college I got the most hilarious email about that. Basically, it went through letters that were pointless, pointed them out, and then got rid of them, so by the end of the email, it was really hard to read. I tried to find it, but I kouldn't. I think they got rid of C, X, J, and maybe more. It was awesome.
C is my favorite letter. Seriously. I wanted to give all my children C names, but then I realized how dorky it is.
But still. How could you not love C? C is for cookie. And cake. And curmudgeon. Okay, who cares about curmudgeon, but still.
So nice to finally meet you! Enjoyed the Vlog!
Great vlog! I thought your voice was cute. It's so weird finally listening to someone talk after you're read their work for a long time.
you are so cute.
just like people your size should be. (is them fightin' words?)
That was completely hilarious. I think your voice fits you perfectly. The way you speak and your expressions are exactly like you write on the blog...strangly. It all comes across.
I think that M is the best letter but I understand your bitterness over C.
I like your lipgloss - how long did it take you to get ready :) Or Do you look that cute naturally? ;)
Carrie, you, too, can keep your C.
Moonie--I'd be more freaked out if you were saying I was sexy or something. I'm okay with cute : )
Shelli--Three minutes. If it takes longer than that, I don't do it. Which is why I've only blow dried and curled my hair once in the last two or three years.
warning: preschool teacher moment ahead...
This is for Carrie:
"C is for cookie, it's good enough for me.
C is for cookie, it's good enough for me.
C is for cookie, it's good enough for me.
Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C."
(Bonus points if you know who sings that.)
Larissa, my kids have never seen a single episode of Sesame Street, and still they know that song : )
Wow, now I have Cookie Monster's song stuck in my head. Awe- (wait for it...) -some! (No, really).
Anywho, BRAVO Kiersten on your vlog. As for your voice (since everyone has talked about it thus far, haha), I guess you sound basically like I thought you would.
I look forward to many more vlogs (Dang, that's a hard word to type correctly...), and I hope you do too. Happy weekend, and happy writing/editing/relaxing!...
Your voice sounds. . . . Californian.
I think you should sing for us ;)
You have followers that weren't around last time.
You don't sound like a man! If you sound like a man, then I sound like a gorilla.
I couldn't write my name either. I had to use my dazzling charms to get a boy to do it for me :)
Don't worry people constantly spell my name wrong. Vicky. Vickie. Vicki. Viki.
I mean really? Who came up with the idea of creating at least six different ways to spell Vicky?
Dude, Kiersten, you are rockin' that purple stripe. It looks so cute!
Also, just for your statistical purposes, when I first heard your voice I thought it was startlingly high. (in a cute way, of course) ;)
VS--I feel your name-spelling pain.
And thanks, Ren : )
Also, that's interesting that you think I sound Californian, since I'm not, in fact, Californian. Natively, at least.
You guys want another song? Really? You hate your eardrums that much?? I haven't been in a lyricy mood lately. Maybe as a Christmas present to all y'all?
Well....okay, since I read your blog in MY voice, I was expecting you to sound like me.
*blink*
That's unreasonable, you say? Surely not! 8O
Also, I agree. "C" doesn't need to exist. Besides...it makes the alphabet uneven. We should have 25 letters, not 26. *shudders* So wrong.
Mireyah--YES! 26!! WHY 26?!? I'm so with you on that one.
Fun! You don't have a manly voice at all. You kind of sound like Kristin Chenoweth, and I think she's adorable so that's a compliment! I'm looking forward to more videos.
Kristin and I are exactly the same height! Just wish I could *sing* like her...
Aw, I'm kinda partial to the letter C. I never liked Corey spelled with a K. It's like spelling Candy with a K. No thank you.
I think it's funny that your voice is up for debate, haha. I don't think I had an expectation, but I think your voice suits you. But, to add to the fire, Altos FTW.
And I LOVE the ChuckECheese picture in the background. Fun!
Your voice is cute and suits you just fine, LOL. I, for one, vow never to vlog because people have made fun of my voice my entire life. When I talk, people think I'm, like, at least 13 or something while I'm actually 23. I even got 5 points taken off a speech I made in 11th grade English because my voice was too "high-pitched." Like I can control that???
Anyway, you're very brave for putting your voice, singing and otherwise, out there, Kiersten.
And, also, now that you own and obviously can afford a Mac, you can update your "Welcome" description. :-)
Okay, okay--aesthetically the letter C is very nice. I'll give you that : )
And you're right! The welcome is officially outdated. Must think of substitute...
Larissa, I have that song on cassette tape. ;)
In my opinionated family, we've had wild and woolly dinner table convos over the letter "C" as part of the alphabet. In the Cyrillic alphabet it makes an "S" sound and they have a different letter for the hard "K" sound. I'm sure you were dying to know that.
Just for the record, I didn't think your voice was low at all - high actually, well, normal, um, I'll shut up now.
Fun vlog! From a transplanted California girl who lurks more than comments . . .
Okay, at this point, you could probably pick out a few comments from up above and then copy/paste them into my box! So basically, ditto...ditto...and ditto. ;-)
Very cute vlog!
K all the way! :) And your vlog is awesome.
Hooray! Vlogging!
Just remember, a tad farther back next time :)
"It's the best letter..."
Hilarious!
I'm with you on the letter C, but it made me think of Thai (what do you expect? Everything makes me think of something Thai) in which there are 3 s's, 5 k's, and 6 t's!
You are absolutely adorable! I think your voice fits your look and personality very well. And I just knew it by your writing that you would talk really fast, especially when you're excited I bet. Love it!
Mel, when I really get going I think my lips blur...
i gave you a blog award today!
I completely agree...'K' is the best letter EVER! I have two in my name...does that make me like super special? LOL.
Loved your Vlog and can't wait to see more.
Kimberly, of COURSE it does.
Shelli--Thanks! I can't find it?
You sound just like I thought you would...
THE LETTER C:
In Kindergarten, I couldn't remember which way the C faced. I knew a girl in the class had the last name beginning with C, and we had all our students' names on the door (they were printed on little die-cuts shaped like butterflies). So I looked for the girl so I could see which way the C faced. As it turns out, our teacher didn't put the last names up.
Meh.
But I for one think that I was very smart to look for her name.
Freaking fantastic!!
You're a super star. I think you're going to be a huge success and will be a riot to watch at any book signings you do.
Liam, you were indeed clever : )
Daisy--Coming from you, I'm flattered!!
Jumble of Letters and Numbers I'm too lazy to cut and paste: Thanks!
Your voice is perfect, Kiersten, and this vlog was fantastic. So excited to hear you talk.
Excuse me. There is NOTHING WRONG with the letter C. Cookie Monster and I are going to have to come have a word with you about this.
(Ah, I see that Ms. Harris and some other commenters are in my corner on this one.)
And, um... I actually expected your voice to be LOWER! It is a lovely voice, and I agree that being alto is the coolest.
Adorable! I'm loving all these VLOG's these days :-) SF and I should probably do one because we have THICK southern accents. haha.
Great ending, btw.
And I have a fairly new macbook too, but I have no idea how to make a VLOG?? Must look into that. Is it part of Photo booth?
W-- : )
CKHB--You can keep your C because you also have a K.
Katie--I did it with iMovie. It's very user-friendly, since I don't actually have any idea what I'm doing.
Without C we couldn't make change for a dollar. Armies couldn't charge into battle. We couldn't check our email. We couldn't say "Cheers!" over a chilled mug of beer. And we could not have chocolate.
We could, however, still have chasms and chardonnay and yachts.
And if K is so terrific, why does it need C's help in words like thick and kick and lick? Or is it just that C is terribly needy due to its identity crisis, so it tries to attach itself to any letter willing to help it out?
(By the way, I must say I am glad I watched your vlog at work and not at home. Otherwise, my wife would wonder why I'm watching internet videos of cute chicks.)
Also, we couldn't have cute chicks.
But as to your queries, perhaps we could just simplify and have a new letter for the "ch" sound. And yes--C is VERY needy, always shoving in on K's words. Honestly.
(Thanks for the laugh, by the way.)
Kiersten, my little neighbor girl has the same name and spelling as yours. My name has a "c" and it makes the "s" sound, but if it was spelled with "S" I'd have the name as the rescue dog. Plus, I had a teacher always pronounce it "La-K-ee" because she had the same argument as you on the letter "c".
That teacher was lame, Laci. You can tell her I said so. Names are exceptions to my C issues : )
Ahem...SECOND sopranos rule the world.
My son is learning to read, and the letter C trips him up more than any other letter. I think he's with you.
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