My Dad declared himself the other day. This born man of the roads hopes to make a few trips on his motorcycle to some of the best spots this country has on offer. But he had a problem. He’s ridden across the Nullarbor from Perth to Brisbane so distance, time on a bike or the time in general isn’t the problem. His problem is that he sees these things he just can’t explain. Scenery, people, events… Things he never wants to forget or wishes he could share.
So, he asked me, do you know about those cameras that attach to the helmets? The Gro-things?
Gopro Dad, I said.
Yeah, those things are amazing, he continued.
Imagine, if I had one of those for the Cape trip. I would have captured Kel’s stack {My Kel, Hubby Kel, yup, super stack}. I would be able to show people the video of him whizzing past me, slipping and skidding in the red dirt. Show them the very moment that the front end of the bike twisted and turned him off, throwing him in the air and landing in an atomic bomb styled puff of red dirt. Me trying to catch up and finally standing over him as he sucked in a deep breath, winded worse than anyone I’ve ever seen.
I thought about what Dad said for a moment. Having Hubby home safe and well with me means yes, I probably would enjoy watching that. We nodded and I said that if he was keen I could set him up with one and somewhere cool to publish it. Told him he’d probably have to get on Facebook if he wanted to be a web content deliverer. He scrunched up his nose {in a very similar way to what I do} and said, maybe not. No facebook.
It made me think of the changes in technology, access and life basically. The changes to story telling and sharing. The descriptive words of the writers I grew up with and the rambling tales of bloggers I love. I’ve downloaded pages and pages of books to my iBooks account. Free downloads that include Alice in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, What Katie Did and The Swiss Family Robinson. Dozens of them. There to remind me that I love to read. That I love to write. That I love to share.
It turns out I probably got that from my Dad.
Asked recently why I started a blog, I said I stumbled across it and I stayed because I loved it. It occurs to me that I share in the simplest of ways. I like words. I like pictures. Videos and Gopros don’t really appeal to me. Maybe I’m old school like that? But one thing I know is that as I explore my thoughts and ideas I become better. Sharing, communicating your thoughts and ideas gives them time to, I don’t know, become real? It breathes life into them.
So maybe you don’t blog. Maybe you share your love of things, your thoughts on things another way. I hope you do anyway. I read this {sponsored} post over at Fat Mum Slim yesterday about the love of creating. I hope you know what your thing is or are looking for it. I don’t care if you are a 62-year-old man with plans to ride around the country filming on your Gopro or if you’re a teenage girl who dreams of turning her passion for dance into a career. Find your thing. Express yourself.
And tell us all about it.
Hi! I’m Melissa Walker Horn. Around here, they call me Suger. I’m the Chief Blogger and doer of all the things here at Suger Coat It. Blogging since 1901; I love a casual ootd, taking photos, and writing about things that irk or inspire me. I love wine and cheese, long days at the beach and spending time with my family. I make stuff for the internet over at Chalkboard Digital. You know, living the sweet life.
Good on him! My Wife and I (when ALL the kids are grown up and out of home) plan to travel Australia in a Campervan and our motorcycles. A YouTube Channel (and Google+) would be a great combination for him. I say go for it!
Yes! A great combination. And I love your plan. Sounds perfect. Maybe you and he can meet up somewhere along the way one day… I guess it depends on how old your kids are and who old HE gets. Haha.
Your dad should start a YouTube channel. Perfect delivery system for his vids 🙂 People love that extreme going-fast sporty stuff!
I love vloggers almost as much as bloggers. They share and storytell in much the same way, except they speak instead of write.
I think he should too! Fun, right? And really? I love blogs and blogger but rarely watch the videos because I’m usually at work or sharing a lounge room when I’m on my computer so sound is annoying. Isn’t that strange.
Men and their GoPros, Ben has one he’s into flying RC helicopters and planes, he’s obsessed. He watches YouTube clips constantly, listens to pod casts. He’s started a FB group for the guys he flies with at my suggestion. It’s not my thing at all, likewise when I suggest to him he could start a niche blog about what he does. As for me you know what my bag is it’s writing, sharing, communicating, inspiring, collecting, curating and living my vintage loving life and letting it take me where it may.
Haha. Is that what it is, huh? Just boys being boys recording people stacking off bikes and RC helicopters. And YES a niche blog for Ben would be awesome. Got get ’em.
And yes, love that. That describes your beautiful space so well. YES.
Haha I just did a post on blogging and why I like it too! It’s going around, this blogging disease 🙂 And GoPros are great fun. I prefer writing, photos and video are more of a personal creativity thing for me, but I love them all the same.
Great minds think alike, right!? Nice one. I kinda want one myself, short of strapping the iPhone to my forehead, I can’t imagine anything else being as easy to use. Haha.
Tell him to start his own private or unlisted YouTube channel. That way he can tell his stories via video but only share links via email with those he wants 🙂
Will do lady! Thanks for the tip.
That is the reason I blog. To express myself and tell the world about it.
Love it. Blog awesomeness.