Friday, 3 June 2011

Lesism Live (Video)


This is my first foray into video blogging, recorded in nearby woodland I mentioned in my previous post ‘The Woodpecker at the End of the World’.

If you’ve read that already, you may be pleased to know I returned to the spot I sat at with a smile on my face. There were no flashbacks and I wasn’t carrying rope. It was a tremendously tranquil and stunning evening.

This video clearly shows that I am currently in a state of flabbiness… but I’m actually very happy about that, because I’ll be able to show the physical transformation that I dedicated myself to in my ‘Rebuilding the Colossus’ blog, yesterday.

Although I’m not about to give up the written word, I will be posting more videos over the months ahead to show what I promise will be dramatic changes in my body. I mean, you’re not going to believe me if I just write that I’ve manifested into a manfox, are you?

I hope it's not as uncomfortable to watch as it was for me! I'll get used to it... I guess...
Posted by Les at 23:14

58 comments:

  1. Sarah Tate3 June 2011 at 23:23

    LOL. Les. I like it! :-)

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  2. Anonymous3 June 2011 at 23:45

    Loving the deadpan humour! Well done, braver than me!

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  3. Les3 June 2011 at 23:45

    Hehe... it makes me cringe, but it's got to start somewhere. :-)

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  4. Tallulah113 June 2011 at 23:50

    ha ha you look shifty like someone who's scared of being caught doing something unsavoury or illegal. Good move though.

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  5. Les4 June 2011 at 00:02

    Scared of being caught talking to myself in the middle of the woods! :-P

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  6. Precy Larkins4 June 2011 at 00:06

    Haha! Does Titan approve of this? ;)

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  7. Les4 June 2011 at 00:35

    He was sleeping when I went out, so I didn't ask! :-P

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  8. Cynthia4 June 2011 at 06:12

    Hey! We're on the same path at the same time...nice to meet a fellow traveler!
    Peace,
    Cynthia
    (I have many blogs out there (4)...but our new house reminds me of your woods -- we named the house our Treehouse and our backyard is Pixie Hollow.)

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  9. Terri Nixon4 June 2011 at 10:09

    Oh triffic! lol! I liked that MUCH!

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  10. Les4 June 2011 at 13:12

    Pleased to meet you, too, Cynthia! I'd love a house in those woods - though I'm not sure if the woodpeckers would! ;-)

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  11. Les4 June 2011 at 13:15

    Hehe... glad you enjoyed it, Terri. I think there will be a lot more to come. It was fun! :-)

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  12. Anonymous4 June 2011 at 18:07

    I, um ... can't hang myself. I have no rope strong enough. May I borrow yours?
    JK, cute, very cute. :)

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  13. Les4 June 2011 at 18:12

    Um... it's sort of an anti-hanging message I'm trying to express. ;-)

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  14. Anonymous4 June 2011 at 18:29

    I know, I know. And I come along and lower the tone. On a good note, I now know what a wizard's sleeve is, you dirty blighter. :)

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  15. Les4 June 2011 at 18:30

    Haha! TOO many people have asked me that question... I blush and tell them to have a think about it. ;-)

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  16. Anonymous4 June 2011 at 18:35

    You should never blush over something you've had the nerve to write. ;)

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  17. One_Balanced_Mama4 June 2011 at 20:02

    What a hoot! 'Les'son 3 I've derived from this post: you're quite funny! (And we are equally skittish in the gratuitous video department.) I look forward to seeing where you take this, Les!

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  18. Les4 June 2011 at 20:27

    Ha! I'll try not to in future, Julie. :-)

    And thanks, Mama! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was a useful experiment. I guess not everyone has the patience to read through a wall of text. :-)

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  19. Shéa MacLeod4 June 2011 at 20:42

    I'm glad I live in London. No badgers. Much. But oh gawd, you are funny. (And I promise not to hang myself. At least not on purpose. Hopefully not on accident, either.)

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  20. Les4 June 2011 at 20:48

    Aw, thanks, Shéa! And I'm glad you're taking my advice!

    Strangely, even though I'd lived in the countryside all my life, I never saw a fox until I moved to London. A couple of them ran across a quiet street in Highgate as I was walking home. Didn't see any badgers, though. :-P

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  21. Anonymous5 June 2011 at 23:21

    Not to hang yourself if good advice.

    When panning the camera, slow down, so that your auto-focus can keep up with your movements. Also, voice over, or music background during those pans would be nice.

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  22. Les5 June 2011 at 23:32

    It's just a video blog! ;-)

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  23. Irene Vernardis5 June 2011 at 23:43

    LOL. Well, except the fact that you moved the cam a little too quickly and shaking it a little too (probably fear of getting caught :P), it was very good. Oh, no, I won't hang myself...at least, not yet.

    Quote: "what I promise will be dramatic changes in my body" - just not rated, ok? I'm not past maturity, yet. :D

    Thanks for sharing :)

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  24. Les5 June 2011 at 23:50

    Jeeze... after the last two Tweets, maybe I should suspend my video blogging until I've passed my Master's Degree in Cinematography? ;-)

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  25. Michele Shaw8 June 2011 at 04:14

    ha ha ! I loved this...almost had a Blair Witch vibe. "state of flabbiness" is a hysterical term. Really enjoy your humor and blog.

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  26. Les8 June 2011 at 10:51

    Hehe, thank you, Michele! :-)

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  27. ranaearnold10 June 2011 at 01:41

    That would be one hell of a place to do it! The epitome of a horror show to say the least! You weren't concerned about getting caught in the woods hanging yourself, but were concerned about getting caught there with your iPhone? You have quite a sense of humor Les! Is it a restricted area or something? Anyway, I'm really glad you didn't succeed with that plan.

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  28. Les10 June 2011 at 01:47

    Ha, that's a good point! I should have been a bit bolder with the phone, considering the last time I went there. :-)

    I'm glad too. It's a beautiful world. I realise that, now. :-)

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  29. AuthorCAKunz11 June 2011 at 00:47

    It was wonderful Les. I was really scared for you out in the woods all alone. I love badgers though, so many when I lived in England. It is a beautiful world, we just need to stop some nuts from messing it up. I won't hang myself because frankly I would bung it up! :)

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  30. Les11 June 2011 at 01:14

    I'm glad I'm rubbish at hanging myself, too! Thank you - and yep, a very beautiful world. :-)

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  31. lookingatutoo16 June 2011 at 00:23

    Crikey that was funny! sheesh.... Still laughing I loved it! So beautiful your woods..do more of these blogs Les

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  32. Les16 June 2011 at 00:27

    Haha - thanks! :-)

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  33. luerai21 June 2011 at 02:45

    I've got to say it, you clearly have missed your true calling, comedian? Love the video!

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  34. Les21 June 2011 at 02:50

    Are you saying I'm a bad writer?

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  35. Julia Rachel Barrett21 June 2011 at 03:03

    Love it. Come to Cali and hike with me. Or I'm coming back to Scotland to hike the Highlands again within the next two years.

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  36. Les21 June 2011 at 03:09

    I'd need to sell my other liver to afford the airfare, sadly, but Scotland sounds good! :-)

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  37. luerai21 June 2011 at 03:17

    Of course you're not a bad writer but maybe I am, I meant I thought your video had funny aspects to it. You're so relaxed and humorous at the same time. Do I make any sense at all?

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  38. Les21 June 2011 at 03:24

    I was just playing. ;-)

    Thank you! :-)

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  39. Robert M Blevins23 June 2011 at 04:10

    Les is more...

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  40. Les23 June 2011 at 04:17

    Hehe... Hiya Robert! :-)

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  41. Unknown7 July 2011 at 01:08

    Wonderful video!

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  42. poetjanstie7 July 2011 at 12:15

    Welcome to the one man goon show! This is the best thing since sliced, well, since Spike, Peter and Harry.

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  43. Les7 July 2011 at 21:10

    Thank you, Neva! :-)

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  44. Les7 July 2011 at 21:11

    Hehe - thanks, John, though I'm no Goon... though I've been told I'm a goon before. ;-)

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  45. susievlane12 July 2011 at 00:38

    Very funny! I knew it would have a happy ending, because you are still here. Hehe! Glad you are finding enjoyment in the woods, other than looking for a very strong branch. I think you could develop this one and enter it in Sydney's Tropfest (world's largest short film festival).

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  46. Les12 July 2011 at 07:34

    Haha, thanks... but I'm not sure my short film skills are sufficient for esteemed competitions. I reckon I'll stick to the writing. ;-)

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  47. Sumlin26 July 2011 at 17:01

    Oh I love your woods! They're so very beautiful & much more adept to hiking than those of my sub-tropical environment. We have such think underbrush sometimes one must crouch to follow animal trails. I've seen many animals on my excursions. A few foxes, deer, a dead cougar, a very small young bobcat that I very quickly left alone, wild boars, snakes, opossums, armadillos, & even alligators(mostly seen near the swamps & occasionally in the lakes). Anyway if I had woods as beautiful as yours I don't know how I'd stay out of them! (Do that many people venture into them that they'd catch you talking to yourself? & you have cell service in the woods?!)

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  48. Berteena8 August 2011 at 00:54

    Love it!

    If we cannot find humor in ourselves, where then can we find it? Very sexah to see a self-deprivating man among the lovely trees.

    Hellooooo from Colorado~

    ~Mariposa~

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  49. Anonymous17 August 2011 at 19:00

    I luv it! Since I often treck around in the woods talking to the little people in my camera... I think you've hit on a marvelous idea! Kindred Spirit here... go with it! I'm pleased you left the rope at home and that you were not pelted by squirrels throwing nuts! They do that you know, they lay in wait and then, POW.. right in the head. Mean little buggers :-P

    Your buddy,
    Patricia Carrigan
    Author Antiserum

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  50. Les18 August 2011 at 00:04

    We're lucky over here, Sumlin, in that - apart from the werewolves and badgers, of course - there's nothing in the undergrowth that's going to leap out and bite or maul us.

    The woods aren't far from my house, so still a signal, though I didn't need one to record that clip. :-P

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  51. Les18 August 2011 at 00:05

    Hehe, very true, Mariposa! It's a great place. Very tranquil. :-)

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  52. Les18 August 2011 at 00:06

    Patricia, you're both crazy and adorable. :-)

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  53. Patricia Carrigan27 August 2011 at 22:31

    Careful Les, call me adorable and I may comment on all your blogs ;-P Crazy I am and crazy I'll stay... tis fun ya know?

    Your biggest fan, :-P
    Patricia
    Patricia

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  54. Anonymous22 March 2012 at 04:01

    I was just about ready to hang myself when I saw your video, well done you talked me out of it and now i'm having a happy life....Thanks

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  55. Anonymous19 May 2012 at 14:30

    You Humor and wit makes me chuckle:)

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  56. Jess Randall5 July 2012 at 11:34

    You're very brave, not sure I could do it - going to the woods on my own would be really terrifying!

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  57. Unknown15 August 2012 at 04:22

    This is very cool! I never thought of a video blog, and it has given me some ideas. Excellent!

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  58. Scarlett Angel20 May 2013 at 03:49

    Love your accent! Now we have a voice to go with the face and the written words. It is a bit strange talking to a camera/phone at first, but you do get used to it. I did vlogs (video blogs) for a bit once upon a time. I haven't done one in ages and since I've gained weight I don't really want to be behind a video cam right now. No hanging allowed, can't wait for more!

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