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Hi, Monsters, my name is BradOFarrell and I am terrified to be here. I’ve been reading Videogum since I think early 2008, which is when I had my first 9 to 5 job at this one website that made stupid web videos. I spent so many hours a day reading Videogum articles and commenting and kind of stealing money from my employer by not actually working. Last year I stopped working for that company and became a full time blogger myself (living the dream! I forgot what day of the week it is?) at which point I actually didn’t read Videogum as obsessively because I stopped checking my RSS reader obsessively because I no longer had to appear to be busy at a computer all day. I basically got RSS diabetes and now at restaurants I have to ask for XML as an RSS substitute (haha, nerd jokes!). I actually am a total twitter-head though (plug!) and I read the @videogum twitter and I usually click on articles from there these days.
Now that I’ve totally invalidated my right to be here, let me talk about what I like about Videogum! I feel like Videogum is one of the few blogs I read that feels like a legit community. Some of the blogs I read (and even some of the blogs I write for!) will have hundreds of comments on a post, but it’s all detached jibber-jabber. No one replies to anyone else! At Videogum, people reply to each other! And individual users remember the usernames of other individual users! It feels like LiveJournal but we’re not teenagers! We also have our own memes! Do you know how hard it is for a blogger to cultivate that kind of community? Gabe is a very loving father of a very special website and you should be proud!
Also, another thing I love about Videogum is that it’s not really a blog about cat fart videos and TV shows, right? I mean there are tons of sites that can show you what’s currently happening on the Internet, but Videogum does something those other sites don’t! They give credit and fact check! (KIDDING! But seriously Videogum is way better at that than some other sites.) But really, you don’t read Videogum for the videos, you read it for the commentary! And it’s not just because Gabe is funny (he is TBS, very funny) its because Videogum views pop culture with a critical discerning eye, rather than just lazily posting things that are “getting a lot of buzz” at the moment. We legitimize cultural junk food as an art form, or something! That’s something to be proud of, I think!
This is starting to sound more like a valedictorian speech or a sales pitch than an introduction. I should say more stuff about myself! Oh, I made the original keyboard cat video. “It wasn’t my cat, the cat’s dead, the video was filmed before I was born, I was just the first person to mash it up with fail videos, and I also retitled it ‘Keyboard Cat’ and did some legal stuff and promotional stuff to get it off the ground.” –Me at parties. I’d link to the Wikipedia page but I don’t like how I look fat in the picture.
Also I’m 24 years old (Lindsay says she refers to me as “this 24 year old I talk to online”, as in, “this 24 year old I talk to online has never heard of the Beastie Boys” etc.) and I live in New York City.
Okay! Did I do it right? Was that a good enough introduction post? Please be gentle! Lets all just try to get through this day together. One cat fart video at a time.
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Welcome, Brad! Don’t fuck this up!
Who am I kidding? This guy understands how to play the internet!
God I hate that picture. Also I’ve lost 70 lb since then. Also I’m not a furry.
Though my 15 year old cousin who made that suit for me (IT WAS FOR ROFLCON, IT WAS FOR BUSINESS, IT’S A BUSINESS SUIT) actually is a furry and does furry commissions and my mom got me in touch with her so she could make me a fur suit
Oh, I think you might be a furry.
Postscript: Check out that bear costume!
This is like that dream where you show up in your high school cafeteria naked except it’s happening in real life (the internet)
I love your music!
You’re related to a furry? Wow. I thought they were a myth, like faeries and dragons.
This can only mean that faeries and dragons are not myths either.
And unicorns! Oh please, let there be unicorns!
Brad, how many kitty costumes do you own? (looks like at least two)
Haha, the one in my profile picture is actually just a Garfield costume (that I lost? How do you lose a Garfield costume.) that I threw a blue shirt over and some ears. I THIS IS NOT HELPING MY WHOLE “I AM NOT A FURRY” ARGUMENT. Both costumes were only worn at events where you’re supposed to wear a costume, I swear.
Doesn’t every single furry event ever require a costume?
Your lies are unraveling, not unlike the ball of yarn that I assume your into playing with.
You seem nice and funny Brad. But where’s Gabe? I’m scared. I don’t like change. My routine is broken. I’m so confused!
Welcome. I’m currently eating dry frosted Mini-Wheats directly from the box.
You guys should check out Brad’s very funny tumblr, too: http://bradofarrell.tumblr.com/
I intentionally didn’t link to it because it’s all Pokemon and gay porn but thanks!
It must be full of porn, as my company’s decency filter blocked me from viewing.
Haha, does it block tumblr in general or just MY tumblr? That’s such an honor. Potentially.
No, I can get to tumblr. Just certain websites with “adult content” are blocked.
It is the gayest thing I read every day, and I mean that as a compliment.
They you obviously are not getting my e-mails, werttrew.
WHOA, GET A fucking YAHOO chat room YOU TOO.
WAIT, I meant two. FUCK.
I just assumed you were yelling at me and then saw someone else who needed a chat room and decided to also yell that at them…through text… in a comment… for some reason.
Welcome Brad! My cousins name in Brad. You wouldn’t happen to be my cousin, would you? If so, give me my copy of Chrono Trigger back you asshole. If not… uh… welcome!
Bring it on, BradOFarrell! I have a lot of things to say about some of this stuff, but that’s because I majored in Stuff in college.
Hey! I minored in Stuff! My major was Replying to Too Many Comments in the Same Post Studies.
I majored in English.
Am I doing this right?
applepiehubbub, you know you’re always right, so of course you did that right.
I think this post is great, but can we cool it on the TBS comparisons? Gabe is no George Lopez.
That guy remains popular in syndication.
I think he was likening Gabe to “Glory Daze”, which is a pitch perfect comparison.
I know you mean Glory Daze the TBS show, but whenever it’s mentioned I always think of the Ben Affleck college movie. (This is an example of some of that stuff I have things to ay about that I mentioned earlier)
Hi Brad! So you really made the Keyboard Cat video? Did you get paid in pistachios for that commercial? Inquiring minds want to know!
I didn’t get paid but only because I’m lazy. The guy who actually filmed the cat playing the keyboard before I was born, Charlie Schmidt, has been taking way more initiative than me and has been the one going out and getting all the deals lately. I got a few deals like that early on but then I got lazy. I mean it’s his cat. I guess I technically own the phrase “Keyboard Cat” and I guess I COULD sue (my dad keeps telling me to sue) but I’m not a douche, that’s such a douchey thing to do. If I wanted to make more money off of it I would have put in the effort to do so. Charlie put in more effort than me so he deserves more money. The end.
I always wanted to do a cross stitch of keyboard cat…. so is it you or Charlie that prevents that from happening?!
Oh wait… I don’t think it’s either of you. I need to do some research before I hit “submit comment”. Sorry!
I first read Brad’s name as “Brad of Arrell”, like he’s and Arthurian knight or something. It’s gonna be a good day!
Hello Brad!
Can I take a second and give mad props (is that right?) to Nightmare, who did an awesome job yesterday.
I’ll second that. I was in meetings/busy all day yesterday, but I still made sure to find time to read all of her posts. Nightmare guest blogging was more important than being a good employee.
Also, welcome, Brad!
Oh, you guys! You’re too much, really! Thank you so much. I appreciate it and am glad I could be of service.
Did we just become best friends? ahhhh yup!
“Hi Brad!” -me
“Who are you?” -everyone else (@ me)
“Just a guy.” -me (quoting Brain Candy)
Toast fucking?
Must have been a dream I had.
It was only a couple of flipper babies!
Hey, Brad!
Flagship isn’t canon (nobody will get this).
I just lost the game so hard.
Hi Brad! My name is also Brad. If you don’t mind ill be deluding myself into thinking these well wishes and good lucks are me on my 94th day at my new job.
If I say I think you look like Halle Berry in that picture on Wikipedia, do I get this your editor’s choice this week? I’m looking to sweep all five.
What a weird, innocuous comment to downvote. You are weird, downvoter!
Maybe it was Halle Berry. Probably not.
Hi Brad,
Welcome! It’s my birthday today so, as per tradition, I get a blogpost dedicated to me. This is a normal thing that started around the time you stopped visiting the site so frequently.
Thanks,
batteredgnome.
Happy Birthday!
Very Much looking forward to today!
GO BIG, BRAD
Internet’s BradOFarrell!
and South American sensation Xoxchitla!
so, since gabe has sworn never to watch gossip girl again, and you are the tuesday guest, will you be writing a gossip girl recap?
Hi Brad. All I got from your post was that you’ve never heard of the Beatie Boys.
I have a couple of questions Mr. OFarrell:
Growing up, what prepared you for a life in viral humor? Seeing that you are young, did you always look at the Internet as a primary outlet for your humor?
Is there something-besides making people laugh- of substance that has come from this experience?
How do you feel knowing that a creation of yours will probably outlive all of us?
Will you be my friend?
Yay, Brad! Good luck today…You’re going to need it! JK! JK! You’ll be great!
Ron Livingston owes you for the best work of his career.
Hi Brad! You are going to kick ass. Here is my welcome gif(t) to you:
wow
Dammit, Brad. I told myself yesterday I would stop developing nerd crushes on cute guys based on their Tumblrs.
I am alerting the internet that I beat a videogum guess blogger in Pokemon once with my “asshole team”.