Surprise! I'm a Lesbian!

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As Jordan so nicely pointed out, today is national comming out day and as a member of the LGBTQ community I thought that I would share a little bit about me and my story.

I'm going to share a video that I made during June, which in the community is pride month. It'll be a good place to start.

But a lot has happened since I made this video. I broke up with my girlfriend. :( This was really tough on me, but looking back on it, I realize that was a good thing. We weren't in any way shape or form supposed to be together. It wasn't a good situation.

Since school has started, I have found the most awsome girl. We aren't together, but I could see us that way. I feel so good around her.

I still struggle with Christianity/Catholicism thing. It's really tough knowing that some of the people that I grew up with would stop being my friend because I would come out to them. I did hear a really cool thing in a video on youtube today that makes things much easier.

What kills me about that is that I was never one that would condem people for who they love even though my religion tells me that I should. I aways got to know people and I tried not to judge.

Anyways, I'll get off of that soapbox and step on to another. I thought that I would share my feelings about things that have been happening in the LGBTQ community lately. The first being the suicides that happened last month.

Very few poeple know about what I'm about to tell you. I don't think that I can keep this a secret in light of the recent events.

If I told you that I haven't thought about suicide, I would be lying to you. I have. I've thought about what would be the least messy way to do it. I just couldn't do it. I understand how it feels to feel like you have no where to turn, nothing left to live for. Then, I would think about my family and friends. I realized that there were so many people that would miss me if I would have killed myself.

There are many organizations that you can turn to. If you're someone in the LGBTQ community, you can call the Trevor Project at 1-800-4-u-trevor. If you aren't in the community and you need someone to talk to check out this link.

*Steps off of that soapbox and on to another* The other thing that has been bothering me was the fckh8 campaign that I became aware of today. We have made leaps and bounds in the human rights, but we still have a long way to go.

I'm involved in two human rights movements. One being the gay rights movement and the other one being the pro-life movement. (tweet me @thtrnerd221 if you want to talk about either movement or need someone to talk to) You don't fight hate with more hate and that is what the fuckh8 campaign is doing. It's a huge step backwards even though I believe that their hearts are in the right place.

I am all for silent protest of things which is what the no h8 campaign is all about. I think that it's a great idea. I really like the idea. If you want more info, click here.

I hope that you were informed about what is going on in the LGBTQ community. I want to thank all the straight allies that are out there. We as a community wouldn't be nearly as far without you.

Thanks for listening to my rants. Feedback is great. Comment on the video or here or tweet me. Thanks.

Brooke

PS After I was done with this, I thought I would leave this article on a much happier note. enjoy!

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One More Way for Nerds to Unite

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Some people would say that I have a problem.  In fact, there are times that I think that I have a problem. What’s the problem? You really want to know? I spend way too much time on YouTube. I tend to put off the things that I should do and spend time watching videos. Oops. My bad. Don’t judge me.

Recently, I have been getting into collab channels. With watching the most recent discovery of 5 Awesome Girls, I decided I really wanted to start a collab channel. So I started thinking, what group of people can I turn to finding people that would be interested in vlogging?

Then, the light bulb went off. TNTML would be the perfect place to turn to find people who would want to do something like this. I turned to the staff and that brings us to now.

I know that there are a lot of different ways to run a collab channel. We’re running ours sort of how Vlog Candy does. They do a challenge and then vlog about something. To be different, we’re going to try to keep our challenges and vlog topics more nerd related. I’m sure that won’t happen entirely, but it’s worth the try.

I’m looking for people who would like to join us in our mission.  I need at least two more people before we can start and no more than four more people.  If you want to join us, email me at thtrnerd221@yahoo.com, tweet me @thtrnerd221, or leave a comment below. If you're going to use the comment method of saying that you want to join us, please leave away that we can get a hold of you. n_n

Please leave comments with challenge and vlog topics. Thanks.

Brooke

Award Shows

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So I found this video fitting to post, even though it's for the Oscars. I hope that you enjoy

I'm not usually one for watching award shows, except for the Streamys. That's only because I want to win one.

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I needed to get this all off of my chest!

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As I’m sitting here writing this post, I should be working on my script. I’m not going to tell you what it’s about quite yet because I want to produce it at some point. I’ll post about it when I’m finished with it.

That got me thinking. Lately I’ve been feeling like life should be scripted. I’m going through a lot of uncertainty in my life.  I know what you all are thinking, what uncertainty does a nineteen year old have to go through? The truth is it’s not a whole ton, but what I am going through is a little overwhelming.  I’ll list out the uncertainties.

Uncertainty #1—What I’m Doing After School

This is where a lot of the freaking out is coming from. I want to move to the LA area after I’m done with my undergraduate degrees (theater performance, communication and possible German).  There are few things that could happen after I’m done.

One would be find a job in California, move out there and pursue an acting career while doing a comm. job, which wouldn’t be what I want to do for the rest of my life. I would really work on raising funds for Nerd Productions so that I could retain the rights to my scripts.

Two would be go to grad school out in California. I like this option, but I don’t know if I can afford this. I’m not sure that I’m going to go to school for film (acting or directing). What can a school teach me that I can’t teach myself through trial and error?  (^__^)

Three is sort of a plan b. I would love to do a year of ministry. There are several organizations that I would love to work with.

Uncertainty #2—What’s my Plan for Undergrad?

I keep tossing around the idea of finishing out my undergrad at some school in California. I’m not sure that is the most economical idea, especially if I’m going to study abroad in Germany and possibly going to grad school.

We’ll have to wait and see what I find out when I start looking at schools.

So I guess that’s all for the big uncertainties in my life right now. I’m sure I’ll figure out everything, but I wish that it was all figured out for me.

The one problem with trying to figure it all is my parents. They don’t like all my wonderful ideas for my life.

Lily Allen summed all up in her song Fuck You. See below and enjoy!



Ooooo...btw I can't wait for school. I just have to wait until Tuesday and then I'm free again.

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Shells with Shoes = Awesome!

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I'm not sure how I came across this video, but it's really funny. I thought I would share it with all of you. Enjoy!

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.

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