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OK, so I asked Twitter to leave me questions for a Q&A.
It's been a while since I've done a Q&A, so...
Normally I only do these on my birthday
but I decided maybe we should do one a little earlier.
It's actually supposed to celebrate my 50,000 subscriber milestone.
So... OK. Chronicles of Sassy asked and says:
Just started watching your channel because of BrizzyVoices.
Loved it instantly. What made you want to start doing YouTube?
A long time ago, I was a makeup vlogger.
I had graduated from high school and after that, I was bored and depressed.
I needed something to do.
So when I firsted started watching YouTube regularly,
I somehow came across makeup tutorials and reviews.
I became intrigued by them and spent all night watching more.
I started thinking a bit and thought, "I'm liking this. I want to try it."
Later on, I thought, "I want to start a YouTube channel."
I didn't have school or a job.
I just needed something to do.
So I continued making makeup videos for about four years.
Eventually as time went on, I got bored of making these videos.
I wanted to stop doing makeup videos, but not YouTube altogether.
So I had to start thinking of what it was I could do.
Then I remembered, "Hey! I'm deaf!"
I watch a lot of YouTube that's uncaptioned content.
And so I wanted to talk about being deaf or hard of hearing,
captions, learning ASL, and learning about Deaf culture and the community.
I wanted to about accessibility since it was important to me.
For the record, I'm not making makeup videos anymore.
Ever.
I 100% quit that.
Kathryne asks,
Turquoise.
Paul Roth asks:
Who are you looking forward to hanging out with at VidCon?
What's something you haven't eaten in a while or ever that you'd like to?
You, James - even though he's not coming to VidCon -
Molly, Annie, Andrea, Abby.
A lot of people.
I want to eat...
What do I want to eat?
Ramen.
I mean, I ate that last week, but I want it again.
Oh, and Doomie's!
I've never had Doomie's before and I really want to try it.
I know there's a Doomie's in LA.
And Natalie asks:
What's some advice you can give on someone who is becoming hard of hearing
and isn't familiar with the deaf community/deaf culture
How to sign that? How to sign that?
How do I translate that?
Close enough?
Research online. Read books.
Watch videos [from deaf people].
(Hi, watch my videos!)
No, but really, there are other d/Deaf/HOH vloggers.
Also, find d/Deaf/HOH people in your area if you can.
Rikan asks:
How did you find out about Hello!Project?
What's your favourite group and song?
OK, in case you have no idea what Hello!Project is,
it is a Japanese music label, record label, right?
So, they have groups like Morning Musume
and C-ute and Berryz Koubou
and really the only group I mostly listened to from Hello!Project
was Morning Musume, and then there were some solo artists.
I did like some songs from C-ute and Berryz
and other subgroups that may have been made,
but my ride-and-die group was pretty much Morning Musume
whenever I listened to J-pop.
It took me years to get into AKB48 so...
FYI, AKB48 is not part of Hello!Project,
they're kind of rivals in that industry, but yeah.
(laughs)
Mack asks,
"Where are we going for dinner?"
AKA... Where am I taking you for that dinner I owe you?
Bean in Charlotte or Asheville.
Depending on wherever you are, we're going to the Bean there
because that's my favourite vegan place ever in the area
and I want to go - I always want to go.
And if I can get the queso dip for free, I'm getting it.
I forgot how to pronounce my own friend's name, but Mhairi asked...
Mary? Is it Mary? (laughs)
You ever think about coming over to the UK to some events?
Maybe Summer in the City?
[attempting to translate in ASL]
Something like that.
OK, I have a philosophy when it comes to events
and going somewhere and travelling
that isn't my own personal trip.
If you will fly me out and pay me, I will go anywhere.
So, if Summer in the City wanted to invite me, I would love to go.
That is something that I've always looked at and was interested in.
I want to go to the UK, I want to go to places like England and,
you know, Ireland, Scotland, but
that's a little expensive for my own pocket so...
And I'm sure those events could use accessibility talks.
I am more than happy - if any of these events want to invite me over,
I am more than happy to come on over.
So, those are all the questions that I have for that hashtag
and, yes, I attempted to do two languages
in different spots of the video.
I don't... Don't ask me why, I just wanted to.
Variety is the spice of life.
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and I will see you later. Bye!