**One Man. One Camera. One Journey.** Chances are you've never met anyone quite like me. Imagine writing a daily diary, except what I have here is a **video-diary**. All the people, places & pandaemonium in my life are recorded, and edited for my online-viewers.
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**I've been filming my every move for over 15 years. I was vlogging before it was called a Vlog, I've been using a selfie-stick since before the "Selfie" had been invented.** Before Facebook, around the golden age of MySpace; during the early days of YouTube... I was there, uploading, uploading, uploading my daily videos.
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**You join me at a crucial crossroads.** My home has been Hollywood for the past 75 days of my 90 day US Visitor Visa. I am comfortable here, but curtains nor cushions are my goal. **I have 15 days left.** With the visa clock running out, I decide not to "play it safe" and wait for my trip to safely expire before boarding my pre-booked flight home to England. Boredom is the enemy, the goal is excitement. Once again I ask myself the same question; **"what excites me?"**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbpm4PBgaTI&list=PLTKVA2VrhzXIL1AdBdCmGrQYTybBmnpkX&index=6
**The Sun has got his hat on, hip-hiphip-hooray, the-Sun-has-got-his-hat-on-and-he's-coming-out-to-play.** Whenever I ask myself what excites me, I get the same answer; the open road, exploring the unknown.
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It'll be me, my camera, and this bike I'd bought for $100 earlier in the trip. I don't have money, or a plan. Seems we don't use synchronicity anymore, **instead of God, we have credit cards.** I'll invest some of my faith in divine synchronicity, in order to see what happens to my Life enjoyment credit. **No cards, No Cash. It's exciting, and a little scary, but it beats being boring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xTTXGWAzck&list=PLTKVA2VrhzXIL1AdBdCmGrQYTybBmnpkX&index=8
When I explain my Journey idea to the Los Angeles locals, they all have identical reactions; laughter, and the kind of look that questions my sanity & my map reading skills. **Some people suggest I just fake a road trip, catch a bus, or film a few roads, edit something together "as if it were real".** -Sigh- These people have missed the point. What makes it exciting for me is the real challenge! **I don't want to edit a pretend trip on my laptop in my bedroom; I want to experience REAL LIFE.**
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-- YES. I am REALLY doing this impossible mission!
[ That's the point. ; ]
**NO. I dont know how, and I dont know why --yet.**
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**"Hey, Im on a hammock."** Meet my friend Doug... and his dog. Doug-and-his-dog live at the local shopping mall, amongst some cardboard boxes. I figure he'd be a good guy to chat with about **"Survival Skills".** Doug seems happy to meet all people living inside my camera, and **shares his Street Wise suggestions with us.**
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**Where there's a will, there's a way.**
I know this seems unrealistic, they're the best kind of goals to have.
I know I have left this impossibly late, no need to remind me of the obvious.
I know that I have 1000miles ahead; equivalent 40 days cycling... in 14 days!!
**WAIT... according to the map I have only moved about 3 inches.**
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**Sharing thru Steemit has returned more money, more instantaneously than YouTube ever has. In one week I've made more with Steemit than I ever made on YouTube in 8 years.** With STEEM Power to fund and fuel my adventures the option of making a living life is a possibility. All I need is plugs (for electricity) and wifi (to upload).
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**Ok, It's too late to leave, so I haven't left yet. I will leave tomorrow. Tonight I am practicing being outside.** And I have strapped a monopod to my bike create what is possibly the first ever **BIKE CAM** exclusive to SebCam! Bright & early the next morning; is my offical TRAINING DAY.** I figure before riding 100's of miles, I should probably check my kit works on a 10 mile test ride, first! Lets' see if I can realistically edit & upload-video-from-the-road? Im learning on the move. **I have a pre-paid WiFi pass for any Starbucks, so finally we're FULL #STEEM AHEAD!!! Unplanned & Unscripted is my middle name.**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHWc5l4eQGk&index=10&list=PLTKVA2VrhzXIL1AdBdCmGrQYTybBmnpkX
Honestly, a huge Thanks to my all my new Steemit followers for your love & support watching and joining me on this epic journey. We're in it together!! **Without you I'd totally run outta STEEM, literally!** Your encouragements keep me motivated to press forwards. These Questions remain;
How will I survive?!
Where will I sleep?
What will I eat?
Will I make it to Oregon to meet my Steemit Friends, before my US Visa Expires?!
**These are all questions I have learnt to stop asking, and this is not even DAY ONE.**
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**Follow my Steemit Adventure, in real time.** I will edit & upload a new Steemit Story from every Starbucks stop in California! Expect daily updates, and expect the unexpected. Hold on to your seats, this maybe a rollercoaster ride!
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**Step 1. Do what u LOVE. Do what EXCITES you.
Step 2. Share with #Steemit to enable monetization of Dreams.
Step 3. Remember BOREDOM is the Enemy.
(NOT some abstract "failure")**