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in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Hi everyone and happy new year 💕 It's been a long time since I used this feature but I wanted to make a post today to update you all on the new videos that have been popping up on my channel recently for those of you who were curious.
Upon the new year, I decided to film a video (https://youtu.be/Dcek7GXxKQw) explaining some of the changes on this channel culminating from the past 1.5 years since I graduated from college. In it, I discussed my post-grad transition, how it affected my videos/this channel, and also my journey into new aspects of exploration including acting school, which I started began documenting in Sept 2024: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
I also talked about how within the years 2023 and 2024, though I mostly paused in posting new videos, I still filmed many of my adventures that I never ended up editing. I know it must sound crazy, but I've spent about 2 years trying to figure out what to do with all the heaps and heaps of footage sitting on my hard drive. At this point, those vlogs captured a completely different me, and honestly a different world than we live in now. They were scattered and non-chronological but at the end of the day, I just couldn't let them go because they captured some of the most memorable and beautiful moments of those years. I couldn't bear to abandon the footage, so I decided to hunker down and try to release them now all in a series called 'The Lost Vlogs.'
So I hope that explains why some old videos that aren't relevant to my current life anymore are now popping up on my channel everyday! I wanted to make the post explaining so that I don't overwhlem or confuse you, and also wanted to include this content menu below so you know what to expect 🙂 I hope to finally send off as many of these old projects as I can so that I can start on new videos this year with a clean slate!
The Lost Vlogs:
1. NYU Stern Interview Series / Tour (filmed in Nov 2022) ✅
2. NYU September Vlogs Part I/Part II (filmed in Sept 2022) ✅
3. Tips for getting a job/internship (filmed in 2024) ✅
4. NYU Finals Vlog Part I/Part II (filmed in Dec 2022)
*side note: at this point, I think I will start with my real-time vlogs again and will have roll out the remaining videos in this series slowly one by one so I don't delay posting my new 2025 videos by too long*
5. Hawaii Vlogs (filmed in Dec 2022)
6. NYU Senior Thesis Film Behind-The-Scenes Vlog (filmed in March 2023)
6. Asia Vlogs (filmed in June 2023)
7. New Orleans Vlog (filmed in Oct 2023)
8. Post Grad Videos (filmed throughout 2024)
What a mouthful. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I know there's been a lot of commotion in navigating all the changes on this channel recently, but just know that I appreciate you endlessly for tuning in 🤍
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NEW PLAYLIST!
Senior Spring '23: open.spotify.com/playlist/4jjflcbA6nxgCU9663PNZd?s…
These past few months have been a special dose of life, and I've made a playlist of all the songs I've been listening to commemorate this time, hoping it'll preserve itself as some kind of time capsule down the line : ) part of what I love about you guys is the shared appreciation for music, so check out this playlist 'SENIOR SPRING 23' ~ this period for me has been filled with a lot of nostalgia and self-reflection, so let's see if you resonate ~ open.spotify.com/playlist/4jjflcbA6nxgCU9663PNZd?s…
AND if you haven't already, check out this playlist that I made two years ago featuring all the songs and vibes of this channel throughout the years 'Heyitsbridge (the playlist)' ~ open.spotify.com/playlist/5Hiu1EK0m4yVEcXH3LydrR?s…
Love you all, stay tuned and take care! 🕊️🤍
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🚧 UNDER CONSTRUCTION 🚧
Hey all : ) So as you may have noticed, this channel has been “under construction” for the past half year. As someone who vlogged my college experience (a “college vlogger” you could say), I always had a grand vision for what my last semester of college would look like— it included capturing every high and low on my camera up until the very moment I walked the stage and became a graduate. If I had told the 'me from one year ago' that I hardly touched my Canon G7X during the last semester of college, I would have thought something went very wrong, as this was an era that I was excited to capture for many years.
But just a few months into this semester, picking up the camera and recording my day to day life just didn’t feel the same anymore. After a while of trying to force myself to maintain my old rhythms, I eventually decided to accept and embrace the change. It felt right to take a break, and it also felt like it was the next step for me in my journey. Visual storytelling, whether vlogs or films, will always be an irreplaceable outlet for me, but I will continue to undergo unexpected evolutions whether I am prepared for it or not. Ever since 2023, there’s been a huge air of change in my life, in all aspects, and with every new day I'm treading into an unknown future. My life for the past year has seen its fair share of beauty and struggle, and I needed to be fully present in these experiences to allow them to become a part of me. As I grow and evolve as a person, so does my voice— the things I want to express, and the ways I feel are most right to express them. But all of this takes time, and can’t be rushed. Healing and growth requires patience. In these trying but beautiful times, the best I can do is be fully present in each moment that life gives me. And all the while, I have also been preparing how I would like to take those experiences and understandings of my world back to this platform one day in the near future. And now I'm so happy to say that I think that day is finally approaching...
I love making films because they allow my soul to speak. For me, this semester has been a condensed few months of exploring my interests in filmmaking (helping out on sets, writing, directing, shooting, acting and editing) on the daily. Over the course of the semester, I made three short films, allowing me to bring my stories and emotions to life, and I have never felt more in my element. I know this is just the very beginning, but it’s been an incredibly enlightening and passionate process so far, and now I know where I'd like to be in the future. In many ways, I have this YouTube channel to thank for helping me recognize and take my first steps into a passion that I think will follow me for a long, long time. So thank you to all of you that has been a part of that process. Today and tomorrow I will be uploading the short films, I wrote and directed, so I hope you and enjoy and please leave your thoughts in the comments as I'd love to hear them!
Thanks again for being here and reading this. Hope you're doing well 🤍
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Happy Thanksgiving all! Super thankful for all of you that are part of this little corner of the internet. Your comments, aspirations, and life stories inspire me every day ❤️ Also announcing here that we have TWO new YouTube videos that went up earlier this week— yes, I finally got around to finishing those up (and yes, there was an all-nighter involved).
⭑ VLOG ONE: https://youtu.be/YArasTGd8PA
In the first vlog, I got to bring you guys through:
~ being on a student film set and being in a music video
~ the last week of October (Halloween, halloweekend)
~ 3 year anniversary dinner
⭑ VLOG TWO: https://youtu.be/NxCkSlJzVyc
The second vlog went up at around 4 am the other day, and I took a slightly different approach to the editing style and decided to bring you guys through a super unfiltered couple of weeks (almost in a POV style) as we transitioned from fall into early winter. Plus head over to the description to check out a link for 15% off any CASETiFY products.
So glad to be posting again, and I hope you guys get to check out these videos when you get the chance! Otherwise, rest up and eat good this Thanksgiving. Hope you guys have an awesome week and I'll be back real soon with some more college (and finals week) videos! 🥰🥰
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A long overdue update:
I just wanted to write a post here and address my recent posting schedule or lack thereof. Going into senior year, one of my main goals was to prioritize posting videos as consistently as possible since I know you guys like to watch videos about college life/NYU and this is my last year of college. Unfortunately, this year has been rougher than I thought and I slowly fell more and more behind with my editing schedule, leading to multiple SD cards full of footage but seemingly no decent chunks of time to sort through them and bring them into their next stages. I hate that it's November 6th and I've only posted 3 videos so far AHHH. I'm sorry to keep you guys waiting for so long and pls know that I always have this channel and this lovely community in the back of my mind. I won't abandon any of the videos I started, so they might just be super belated (for example, I still have this vlog that I filmed back in September that I barely started editing this week). anyway, that's the main point of this post so if you don't feel like reading any further, then that's the gist of it. But I'll go on and give you guys a few more life updates:
I don't know what it is about this year!! I think it's because I'm struggling a bit with one of my classes and I keep falling ill. I seriously came down with two colds and the flu all within this semester. So bad. And so incredibly frustrating. I feel like I've just been all over the place. The last year of college comes with so many obligations and things to get sorted. I'm thinking about what the next step in life for me is— and it's quite unclear at this point, which is something I've never had to worry about. Ever since I was little my life was cut out for me: elementary school into middle school, middle school into high school, high school into university, and finally university into a job. But now it's a lot more complicated than that. I'm sort of conflicted as of now about what my plan is going to be after college, and I feel like I'm standing at a crossroads. Am I going to do what seems "smart", easy, and expected of me? Or should I take a leap of faith and go a different route? The age-old question. And the clock is ticking. So to bide my time, I've been trying to do everything all at once to keep my options open. The result is that my life has been pretty unbalanced and tiring recently, and I keep getting sick. I think I've spent like 40 dollars on Tylenol and cough drops this semester— when did those get so expensive?? Anyway, YouTube has been another thing that I've been thinking about. In theory, I would love to invest my time and energy and create videos about the things I care about and continue to curate my own little world within this channel. That would be a dream. But for some reason, things just keep piling up and getting in the way. Just know that I have you guys on my mind and am still around making progress on my next videos, albeit very slowly. On the flip side, this year has also introduced me to so many new amazing hobbies, passions, and people! So I've been making room for those things and those new relationships as well and it's all been very exciting (you'll get a glimpse of these in my upcoming videos as well).
I'll be back with more updates soon, hopefully in the form of a video next time. I have a week in the life vlog from back in September that's currently in the works, along with a Halloween week vlog (with a few other special surprises), and an autumn/fall vlog all in the works! I'm sorry it's taking forever for me to upload and I really hope you guys still stick around and stay tuned for more videos 🥺
Much love,
Bridgette ❤️
TLDR; Life got in the way, fell really behind on youtube, but I am still alive and well (give and take a few colds) and I have a long list of overdue videos to get through that I WILL eventually get through. So please stick around ❤️
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Hi friends! just posted a video from the opposite coast of the one I'm usually in! would really love and appreciate if you guys checked it out- there's a lot of fun stuff in there that I don't usually get to feature on this channel (including hotels, universal studios, food crawls) & more. anyway, this video filmed in the middle of May and I finally got around to posting it- hope you enjoy and i'll be back with more posts and videos real soon <3
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Some announcements for May : )
1. Thank you guys so much for your comments, especially in regards to my 21st first birthday. Reading your comments is a very meaningful experience that helps reminds me of my original intentions of starting of youtube channel (even back when my videos would hardly reach anyone)— i think you so many of you are really thoughtful, kindhearted, motivated, and inspirational people. I'm so lucky to be surrounded by a community of people like that on this small corner of internet. Just wanted to say thanks and you guys are wonderful : )
2. As i'm currently typing this post, it's my OFFICIAL last day of school of junior year (I just took my last final around 30 minutes ago)— so Junior year is OFFICIALLY COMPLETE!! I'm going to Los Angeles in a view days, and then I'll be back in New York over the summer for an internship. So here are the upcoming videos that are in the works/coming soon:
~ NYU FINALS VLOG (yay)
~ NYU Student Diaries vlog
~ Los Angeles Vlog
~ Summer Internship reveal/series : D
3. For now, here's the Spotify playlist I made for this channel. Music absolutely inspires me and the way I view life so I would love to share this playlist with you in case it does the same: open.spotify.com/playlist/5Hiu1EK0m4yVEcXH3LydrR?s…
Hope you guys are doing well! See ya soon!! Much love 💗
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April... what a month. I blinked and it's over. When this month started I had just gotten out of quarantine and then each week was just more hectic than the next— all the while I walked to school through rain, wind, and shine, noticing the city changing every single day, from white blossoms, to pinks and yellows, and now to rustling green leaves. Every day I look out my window, and the view looks different. It's a crazy and beautiful time of the year, and now it's served it's purpose and we're just a few days from May, the last month of the school year. What an interesting time. Coming out the other end of this month, I am officially 21 years old, registering for possibly my last semester of classes. I can't even fathom that i'm so close to an adult life. How did we get here?? i'll simply never know
UPDATE: 3 UPCOMING VIDEOS for this month: working on them when i can, and hoping to have the next one up this sunday : ) things have been extra busy this month between events and also final projects/assignments. Until then, sharing the vibes through my spotifiy playlist here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5Hi... (so happy we're at 750 followers)! thanks for staying tuned and stay safe all 💗💗
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Hi 😙 Hope you're doing well (i'm sick again, what's new), but i've got a poll for you today:
Would you like a series that is just talking videos/chatty videos? where i kind of just sit and talk about a topic and its very chill and personal— for example, my college/life experiences, thoughts n struggles, or just other topics/things going on— been thinking of making these for a while but I wasn't sure if you'd like em! let me know! :)
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hey friends : ) if you've been asking for or waiting for me to an upload a video on the classes that I'm taking at nyu for my major/minor, it has finally been uploaded as of today! Here's the link and I really hope you guys enjoy: https://youtu.be/Pdbd-YB9VxY and lmk if you have any questions ofc 💜 see ya soon in next weeks vlog!
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Welcome to the Channel! I’m Bridgette. I'm 23 years old and living in New York City, pursuing my passions of being an actor, filmmaker, and creative freelancer one day at a time. Follow along for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the unpredictable but heartwarming journey of navigating my 20s in life and love. I love sharing this life with you—let's navigate this together 🤍
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