What I'm working on - February 2025

Hello Patrons,

I've had such a weird schedule lately I almost forgot to do a monthly update post! So here's a late one. I hope you've all been enjoying the final Dante's Cove video, as much as you can knowing how the show ends, that is. I've thought about editing all three videos into one supercut and also putting that on the Patreon, does that appeal to anyone? Just to have a more convenient way to watch all of them back to back.

My upcoming project is still the Lifetime husbands video. I shot it back in January but got sidetracked with my Flight Risk video, Dante's Cove, and life in general. But I'm finally really getting down to editing it, and I'm hoping to have it done in the next week. I'll probably refer to Degrassi Alumni and True Alphas to help me pick out a thumbnail soon. It's not super long (by my standards lol) but I think it'll be a fun one.

A couple of out-of-context frames for you.

In January, I also started recording the 'writing my own Lifetime movie' Patreon video I suggested a few posts ago. I did a few sessions of brainstorming/outlining on camera and then sort of resolved to get some of the actual writing done off-screen, but I haven't had much time to do that yet. I'm hesitant to release parts of the process before the whole thing is completed, because I don't want to set myself up for stress related to delays, procrastination, etc. I guess I'm considering it a work in progress that I'll have going in the background for a while and hopefully will complete eventually.

I had another idea for a Patreon video in the meantime, a video in which I outline a hypothetical season 4 of Dante's Cove as if I've been tasked with writing it. A fix-it of sorts. I'm picturing this like a Jenny Nicholson-style ramble video. As if I'm not derivative enough of her schtick already...

I did feel heartened by the Flight Risk video getting more views than I expected, because that tells me that I'm able to make an unscripted, more minimally-edited video and still have it do well on the channel. I still prefer scripted vids and have no intention of ceasing to make them; I don't want to decrease the overall quality of my work, but given that I'm busier now than in previous years, it might make sense to put out some more chill videos in between the higher-effort ones. I get a lot of comments telling me to upload more frequently, and I wish I could, but it's often not as simple as that.

I'm also trying to make some moves with my podcast! Similarly as above, I'm not trying to have First Respodcast take priority over my videos, but it's definitely a fun venture and I want to explore my options with it. I renewed my IMDB pro account because I'm strongly considering emailing Devin Kelley (actress who played Shannon on 9-1-1)'s people to ask if she would appear on the pod. Most likely nothing will come of it, but I figure there's no harm in trying. I'm also thinking of reaching out to ABC's press contact to see if there would ever be an opportunity for an official collab. Again, I can dream, right???

Beyond that, I'm not entirely sure what's next in terms of videos! Like I've said before, I intentionally left my roster blank to allow for surprises and now I'm kind of at sea... Feel free to share your dream video topics in the comments; no promises but maybe it'll get the ball rolling!

Thank you all so much for your support this month and every month.