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turpsExcellent news, one of James' pieces at the craft shop has sold! Admittedly, only £8 made, but his first shop sale :D
Rosie sent a text last night that both classes were cancelled this week. I hope she's okay because this is the third week with cancellations now.
The challenge this week is Make a Top Ten list for your favourite standalone media and tell people exactly why you love it. This can be in any format - movies, one shot dramas, novels, short stories, plays, something else not mentioned here. Whatever you like!
My initial thought was films, because goodness knows I go to see enough of them, but even looking at my letterboxd page wasn't narrowing things down. So then I thought, my YouTube history and the videos I like the most. I took out song vids of TV shows, actual song vids themselves, and was left with a list of videos I love and have played repeatedly.
Now, technically, some don't really fit into the standalone media, hell, a point could be made that most of them don't. But they are moments in time that delight me, and I say that's good enough for a squee challenge.
You can see the actual challenge here
And if anyone didn't expect the rooftop video to be number one, do you even know me?
The rooftop dance -- come on, years later, and it's still my number one played video on YouTube. I love this so much.
Katya and Lewis dancing to Creep. This is another video I've watched multiple times. I love it lots.
Nikita and Layton dancing their couples choice, and just, gah!
The Footloose Dance-Off, The Umbrella Academy. I eat stuff like this up with a spoon. I do love a good upbeat musical interlude.
And the dance scene itself from Footloose. I blame this film for my love of upbeat music in films and my enjoyment of confetti exploding over the audience when at certain theatre shows. Seriously, I could watch the worst show and if it ended with me on my feet and dancing in a confetti cloud I'd say I loved it.
Honestly, I could list all of Nikita and Layton's dances, but will stop here. Tango to Vampire, a song I like anyway, they look great, and the dance is fab.u.lous!
Nikita and Sam dance the Time Warp. Nikita and Sam didn't really click as a pairing, the dancing isn't the best, the reveal clothes are terrible. But well, there's a reason I enjoy this video.
I really like the Guardians of the Galaxy films, love Groot, and this opening credit scene is amazing.
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland -- do I need to add an explanation?
Jenna Dewan-Tatum's "Pony"| Lip Sync Battle -- I've got a soft spot for Channing Tatum and love watching this as Jenna turns the tables on him.
Deadpool and Wolverine -- the Bye Bye Bye credit scene. Violent and bloody so be aware, but also fun.
And that ends the top ten of my most watched standalone Youtube videos. What they say about me, I'll let you decide. Actually, checking the preview, not only does it say I can't answer a challenge correctly, it says I can't count either. But I can't seem to cut one of my list now. So, welcome to my top 11 I guess!
Rosie sent a text last night that both classes were cancelled this week. I hope she's okay because this is the third week with cancellations now.
The challenge this week is Make a Top Ten list for your favourite standalone media and tell people exactly why you love it. This can be in any format - movies, one shot dramas, novels, short stories, plays, something else not mentioned here. Whatever you like!
My initial thought was films, because goodness knows I go to see enough of them, but even looking at my letterboxd page wasn't narrowing things down. So then I thought, my YouTube history and the videos I like the most. I took out song vids of TV shows, actual song vids themselves, and was left with a list of videos I love and have played repeatedly.
Now, technically, some don't really fit into the standalone media, hell, a point could be made that most of them don't. But they are moments in time that delight me, and I say that's good enough for a squee challenge.
You can see the actual challenge here
And if anyone didn't expect the rooftop video to be number one, do you even know me?
The rooftop dance -- come on, years later, and it's still my number one played video on YouTube. I love this so much.
Katya and Lewis dancing to Creep. This is another video I've watched multiple times. I love it lots.
Nikita and Layton dancing their couples choice, and just, gah!
The Footloose Dance-Off, The Umbrella Academy. I eat stuff like this up with a spoon. I do love a good upbeat musical interlude.
And the dance scene itself from Footloose. I blame this film for my love of upbeat music in films and my enjoyment of confetti exploding over the audience when at certain theatre shows. Seriously, I could watch the worst show and if it ended with me on my feet and dancing in a confetti cloud I'd say I loved it.
Honestly, I could list all of Nikita and Layton's dances, but will stop here. Tango to Vampire, a song I like anyway, they look great, and the dance is fab.u.lous!
Nikita and Sam dance the Time Warp. Nikita and Sam didn't really click as a pairing, the dancing isn't the best, the reveal clothes are terrible. But well, there's a reason I enjoy this video.
I really like the Guardians of the Galaxy films, love Groot, and this opening credit scene is amazing.
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland -- do I need to add an explanation?
Jenna Dewan-Tatum's "Pony"| Lip Sync Battle -- I've got a soft spot for Channing Tatum and love watching this as Jenna turns the tables on him.
Deadpool and Wolverine -- the Bye Bye Bye credit scene. Violent and bloody so be aware, but also fun.
And that ends the top ten of my most watched standalone Youtube videos. What they say about me, I'll let you decide. Actually, checking the preview, not only does it say I can't answer a challenge correctly, it says I can't count either. But I can't seem to cut one of my list now. So, welcome to my top 11 I guess!
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Date: 2026-02-02 04:50 pm (UTC)I think I'll likely be doing this myself - it's a neat twist on the original, and I'm already listing possibilities in my head