Today is the release date of my stop motion movie The Goodbye! I’ve been working so hard on it — in fact, I have not slept in fortyish something hours. I pulled my first all-nighter last night! I worked on it nonstop and…
… wait, I was going to at least attempt to make this sound professional. *clears throat*
The Goodbye’s premier time has unfortunately been pushed back until later this evening due to unexpected uploading problems.
Over the course of two hours, The Goodbye has only been uploaded 35%. That is because our servers’ uploading mechanisms cannot contain the full levels of its awesomeness. They must take things slowly… or catastrophe will strike.
So don’t be alarmed that The Goodbye is not yet posted! It is finished and just in the painstakingly slow uploading process and has been for the past two hours. Because it’s
14 minutes long.
31 gigs huge.
And packed to capacity with full-on mind-blowing epicness.
Rest assured this means that by the length of time our servers take to process its awesomeness that you are getting one amazing stop motion movie.
*bows*
Oh, and Happy Easter! I hope you have all had the most phenomenal Sunday today! Isn’t Jesus amazing? He didn’t stay on that Cross or in that grave. We don’t serve a lame, wheeny God. Nothing could hold Him down. He defeated death, hell and the grave once and for all and made a way for us to spend our eternity with Him if we so choose and live an incredible, blessed life. That’s my King! ♥
1 AM UPDATE — it’s uploaded, now it must process. Which is also taking hours. THAT MEANS THE EPICNESS IS ONLY GROWING. Rest assured The Goodbye will release later today (April 17th). Our servers are virtually unable to handle the capacity of its 100% pure awesomeness. They apologize for the delay. And I seriously need to get some sleep.
AHHHH! I CAN’T WAIT! I’M GOING TO WATCH IT THE SECOND YOU POST IT! EEEK! :D
-Clara <3
YAAAAAY!!! :D :D :D
Me and my sisters are going to watch it together! :D It looks SO amazing!!
Oh my goodness, I really hope you guys like it!! I’ve had SO much fun making it!! :D :D
I’m sure we’ll love it! :D
I bet you have! 14 minutes of stopmotion is a LOT. XD
I sure hope so! :D
Oh goodness, it IS. XD
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE GOODBYE! YOU HAVE NO IDEA! I LITERALLY WANT TO SCREAM! Oh wait I was screaming. Oh well. YAYAYAYAYAYYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *continues screaming*
YAAAAAY! THAT MEANS SO MUCH THAT YOU’RE EXCITED — I’M EXCITED TOO! I CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IT! :D :D :D
AHHHHH! I CANNOT WAIT!!!
when do you think you will actually post it??
M&M-
YAY!
Just as soon as I can get everything uploaded and working. :D
YEEESS! HURRY UP COMPUTER!!! DONT YOU KNOW YOU ARE UPLOADING AWESOMENESS!?
M&M-
???
What percent is it now?
M&M-
64%. 2 hours, 1 minute remaining, it says.
Yay! Can’t wait! Need to see it! Ahhh!
Yay!! :D
*gasp* who is that mysterious character in the back round??? :O :O :O
I CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH IT EEEEEEP.
Most crazily, ~Olive
I WONDER WHO IT — oh wait, I know who it is. I painstakingly made his costume! XD
YAAAY!
Hey, Madison!?
Cant wait for the movie!
It’s soooo exciting ???
WOW! You spent alot of time on that you were really busy 40 hours ??XD!
I am so Excited!
How are you??
-Sara! <3
Thanks, Sara! Oh my goodness, yes, I almost fell asleep staring at my computer screen just now. BUT I’M AWAKE XD I’m great, how are you? Happy Easter!
EXCITED TO WATCH IT AND MAD THAT IT HASN’T LOADED YET. XD
???
Seriously! I hate it when things take so long to upload! X/
~ Taryn
http://lifeofafarmdoll.blogspot.ca/
Arg, same here! I think I forgot to compress the file… because I don’t even know how. 0.0
Oh, right. I totally know what that means. (Not XD) I CAN’T WAIT!!!!! How long dose it say now? I’m asking because I can’t wait 2 hours and 1 minute! XD XD ;)
~ Taryn
http://lifeofafarmdoll.blogspot.ca/
XD Ugh, it must have some problem. Now it says 2 hours and 44 minutes! :( If it still keeps doing this I’m going to have to totally restart. :/ Sorry for the holdup, guys! I feel so bad! I should’ve seen this coming.
Oh, don’t worry about it. Computers never work right any way. XD
~ Taryn
http://lifeofafarmdoll.blogspot.ca/
Tehe. ???
GO GET SOME SLEEP MADI YOU SLEEP DEPRIVED BEAN XDD
NO NEVER NOT UNTIL IT’S FINISHED X’D
JUST SLEEP WHILE IT’S UPLOADING XD Did Josie stay up too??
NEVER. THEN I’LL NEVER WAKE UP. ?
Only until before midnight.
Oh, wow. Fourteen pure minutes of awesomeness, huh? COMPUTER HURRY UP
Uh…is that a Roman soldier in the back???
Congratulations on getting The Goodbye finished; you must have worked so hard on it! I can’t believe you haven’t slept in 40 hours…*sends you coffee and lots of chocolate* Happy Easter, by the way! :D
~Rebekah~
YES 14 OF THEM! *pants* XD
*claps hand over Rebekah’s mouth*
Thanks so much! Ayeee, I almost fell asleep just sitting at my computer just now. AHH THANK YOU. *puts them together and makes another mocha*
Happy Easter, Rebekah! :D
I could never, ever have the patience to make a fourteen-minute stop motion…
And it’s crazy how the computer takes so long to upload just fourteen minute of stuff! Oh wait, I’ve experienced it firsthand. My less-than-three-minute stop motion took wayyy longer than I expected to upload. :D
*pushes Madi’s hand away* IT’S A ROMAN SOLDIER, RIGHT?? OR SOMETHING CLOSE???
*hands you more coffee and chocolate* You need to go to sleep nooowwww. Don’t worry, I’ll wake you up after ten minutes. XD
It’s like hair-pulling heart-wrenching body-writhing patience that’s required. This past week has been full of it. *screams* XD
LOL! I think it’s because of alllllll the pictures into one video.
UM UM NO. *put hand back* SHHH I HAVE TO STAY A NINJA ABOUT EVERYTHING.
*cries because of no sleep while eating chocolate* ? *next thing you hear is snoring* Ah heh le whoops ?
I feel for you…Ahh, that makes sense. ;)
OKAY OKAY *tapes mouth shut*
Ugh, so sorry you had to restart…but take your time. It would still be awesomeness even if it couldn’t be released today!
Hehehe. ;)
YES NINJA MUST BE SWORN TO SECRECY ABOUT THESE THINGS SHH
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Thanks, Rebekah. And aww, thank you so much! The restart is now at 71%… it’ll be after midnight until I get it up, WHAT?! *dies*
SOOOO EXCITED!
~Sammy
YAAAAY!
How far is it loaded now?
It’s hung. Still 64% but now with two hours and forty-four minutes remaining, and the time remaining grows larger. If it’s still 64% in an hour I’m going to have to restart. :/
Yikes! :(
:(
….NOOOO.
*eats chocolate* *stare at screen*
*pops popcorn* Popcorn? *offers kernel* ?
*accepts* *munches* *is having crises while waiting* WHY IS THE WORLD AGAINST AWESOME
EXACTLY.
So sorry this is happening to you! That’s exactly why I stopped YouTube – it took too long to upload even a 3-minute video1 :( But I’m sure it will be worth it. :D
(How far is it loaded? Do you have a prediction for around what time it will be ready?)
Aw, thanks Grace! So far it’s at 64%… and has been that way for the past, oh, two and a half hours. *foams at mouth* XD It says there’s 2 hours and 44 minutes until it’s done, but it’s said that for the past two hours, so I think it’s just hung. :/ I’m going to wait a few more minutes and then probably restart.
Thanks for the updates! (Maybe you could add them to your posts? Just an idea. ;) ) Can’t wait!
*to news reporter* See, I don’t know where the world would be without Grace and her game-changing ideas. (Would it be OK if I did that? I wouldn’t want to, like, take your updates idea or anything XD)
LOL! That makes me smile.
So sorry it took me so long to respond! And of course that’s okay! ?
Tehe! ?
Haha, no problem! OK, thank you! ?
Have you restarted?
M&M-
Yes. I have 1% on the restart so far. :3
Wow! That is long for a stop motion! But that’s why it’s called a stop motion movie! XD
And don’t feel bad if it doesn’t upload today, I’m sure everyone will be just as excited to watch it whenever you post it (at least I will)! :D
~Ms, AGdoll~
Hehehe! True that! ? Aw, thank you SO much, Ms. AGdoll! ❤️ That makes me feel so much better! :D I really hope it can upload soon! :D
How much time left?? 3 hours?? 2??
M&M-
2% now! Making progress! Doesn’t say how much time is left. But I’ll keep you updated.
Ok, thanks! I’m just a wee bit exited about it.
*Clears throat into professional voice* Yes I may be interested in your movie Ms. Maddie, I am thinking of watching it,
*Little girls high voice* AS SOON AS IT COMES OUT!!!!!!!!!!
M&M-
Tehehehe! Ah, yes, I may be quite excited about it myself, MAKE THAT VERY IMPATIENT FOR IT TO FINISH UPLOADING! ?
XD XD XD XD
M&M-
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How much time is left now?? AND, have you taken a nap??!!
M&M-
70%. *wipes sweat* 1 hour and 43 minutes remaining.
I HAVE I HAVE. Like almost a three-hour one. Whew.
I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT THAT ID BE UP.
BUT HERE WE ARE.
REMIND ME TO SCREAM AT YOUR SERVER.
AHHH ARE YOU STILL THERE? MY NAP WENT LONGER… I NEEDED IT… THREE HOURS… ARE YOU THERE ARE YOU THERE ARE YOU THERE?
HEY SERVER MECHANISM. YOU BETTER UPLOAD OR TOMORROW INSTEAD OF EATING A CHEESE BURRITO WITH EXTRA SALSA YOU’LL GET A PIECE OF MY MIND FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE. *stares at screen* wow, who knew I had those words in me after stuffing my face with carrot cake. Anyway, I’m so very sorry for you Madi! I know you were looking forward to this day (not to mention myself. My red carpet look is still hanging in my closet. BRING IT ON PAPARAZZI!!) so much! I can’t wait to see it whenever it’s ready though, it’ll be just as good! The suspense is building up ?And happy Easter to you my lovely friend!! Note: lovely. Yes, Madi is lovely. but this so called server mechanism? That’s a whole different story folks. Don’t even get me started.
AHH I CAN’T TELL YOU ENOUGH YOUR COMMENTS MAKE MY DAY SO SO SO MUCH
Ahem. Thank you SO much, Maddie! Looks like it won’t be ready until after, like, 12, so I’ll be up a while… more suspense… XD Thank you SOO much again!! ❤️❤️❤️
*busts out laughing at Maddie’s hilariousness*
Augh. I’m dying to see it! Unfortunately, even if it’s up tonight, I won’t get to see it until Tuesday probably. *rolls eyes* School, chores, and orchestra…. sigh… maybe I can get up early, do all of my school, finish my chores, catch up on all that math homework *gulp*, post the DOTM post that I was supposed to get ready today, upload today’s pictures for Easter, clean my room, and then watch it. Doubtful. :/ Anywaaaays… I’m looking forward to it!
~ Light4theLord
https://dollsnall.blogspot.com
Agh, I TOTALLY understand! My schedule has been so swamped lately, too! :P :P :P Thanks so much for commenting! I know I’ve been so absent from commenting around lately (*glares at The Goodbye* ?), I hope to get back to everything soon!
I hope you can watch it soon! (If I can get it up…) XD
Yikes, Madi, I’m sorry you’re having so much trouble uploading the movie! In the meantime, relax, listen to some music, or maybe even take a nap! You deserve it! ;) Don’t worry if it doesn’t finish uploading tonight – we’ll all still be here tomorrow, patiently waiting! :D
-Clara <3
Aww, thank you SO, SOO much, Clara! (I did indeed take a nap… ? Whew, so rested ?) That means so much! You’re so awesome! Thanks so much again!! :D
You’re welcome, Madi!! :D Yay, I’m glad you took a nap! XD
I saw you said it had 1 hr 25 minutes left… I can *probably* convince my mom to let me stay up that long. Maybe. Hopefully. XD
-Clara <3
❤ Hehe! I’m glad, too… ?
It’s 1 hour and 13 minutes now! Ooh, I hope you can! Hehehe! ?
YAY! I’m still up! So far, so good! XD To keep myself awake, I’m going through the family photoshoot I did today. SO MANY PICTURES. XD
Hehe! YAY! ? Ooh! That’s SO cool! HAHA I BET. ?
It’s WAY too easy to get carried away when taking pictures. :P
I know you’re probably tired of being asked this, but…. how far along is it now? XD
Too true. ? :P
1 hour, 5 minutes! :D ?
OH YAY! XD Are you super bored right now? :P
? I’m just plotting out Loyalty book II for Camp NaNo while multitasking multiple online conversations. ? Are you bored? ?
OH LOYALTY MY PRECIOUS. Care to give any details? Hmmm? *tries to telepathically reach you and find out the entire plot of book 2* XD
Yeah, I’m pretty bored. Going through 200 pictures of my siblings isn’t exactly the most exciting thing ever. :P
AHAHAHA no. AHAHAHA WAIT YES um wait no. *hides plot* ? I will say I created my favorite antagonist ever. She’s so evil and heartbroken and bitter and beautiful. *sobs* XD And the deaths. They are so tragically beautiful. *claps hand over mouth*
LOLOL! :P ? AHH 55 minutes left :O
ARGH GIMME THAT PLOT. XD Ooooh! Evil? Bitter? Sounds like my kind of character! ? DEATHS? WHAT DEATHS? *hyperventilates*
AGH! YAY!
*bounces up and down in chair excitedly* Precisely the reason I stay up until 3 AM most nights just plotting the evilness out! ? ? ?
AGH 51 MINUTES MORE. It refuses to hurryyy…
You are most definitely an evil author! ?
Technology is always so frustrating. :P It only works when you aren’t in a hurry, and then when you are, it’s like a slow, stubborn toddler. ?
Happily. ??
Oh goodness, it is. :P Precisely! ? Bad technology, BAD. ?
47 minutes :O
*sigh*
Very bad technology! Go sit in your corner and think about what you’ve done! Don’t talk back to me! XD
YAAAY
??? Have you learned your lesson, Mr. Computer? Holding up progress, how evil! ?
Don’t give me an error message, you know we talked about this! Now go to your room! ?
Not another word, mister! ? You may come out when you are ready to apologize, evil technology! ?
OH I SEE YOU HAVE APOLOGIZED. Just 39 minutes! *squeals*
OH! GOOD COMPUTER! YAY! I CAN STAY AWAKE THAT LONG! *blinks rapidly* *splashes cold water on face* *turns on loud music* XD
??? When I pulled the all-nighter yesterday I rubbed ice cubes on my eyelids to see if it would wake me up. One minute and its like “OKAY! I’m awake!” 0.0 LOL!
LOL!! ? That’s hilarious! I don’t think I’m quite that desperate yet. XD XD
It was very shocking. ?
Me and my sister were talking and wondering HOW DO YOU STAY UP SO LATE and still be able to function during the day??? ? Tell me your secrets… XD
??? It’s… interesting to do… ??? I mostly sleep in a little bit to lack up for loss of sleep and just deal with being sleep-deprived until one day it just hits like BAM goodnight world.
Wait… that was a confusing secret… ?
I think I get what you mean. XD It’s like you build up “sleep debt” and you can function for a while and then all of a sudden it hits you. ?
I have to go to bed now. :( I had fun chatting with you! :) Goodnight!!
Tehehe, precisely. You explained it so much simpler. ?
Ah, okay! Me, too!! Goodnight, Clara!
Hi, Madi! Good morning! How are you today? :D (And how is the video? XD XD)
Good morning! XD IT’S READY AHHH I’M ABOUT TO PUBLISH IT EEEP
CURRENTLY WATCHING IT
YAY
Is it close? I seriously can wait!!!
~ Taryn
http://lifeofafarmdoll.blogspot.ca/
*pants* 1 hour and 25 minutes!
YESSS!! Keep up the patience Maddie!! (I can hardly contain the excitement)
M&M-
Oh my gosh you’re still up what ? YAAAY
Is it done yet?? Are you gonna post it!!!??
M&M-
MAKING THE POST NOW AHHH
Is it up yet?
About to be!
COME ON MADISON’S COMPUTER FINISH PROCESSING! I ORDER YOU TO FINISH PROCESSING! Ok, pleeeeeeease? PLEEEEEEAAAASSSEEE??? ?
IT FINISHED IT FINISHED THANK YOU FOR ORDERING IT. IT’S ABOUT TO BE POSTED
Yay! It worked!
HURRAY!
?
how long now? *begs*
Like, 10 minutes. I’m making the post now. :D
Oh, the delay was no problem, it just built suspense!!! :D
Oh, phew!! Yay!! :D
Hey Madi!
I saw that you e-mailed me! Thank you for the sweet note. ❤ (Just so ya know, I actually use my mom’s e-mail blogging since I don’t have one yet. ?) I would love to help “make Jesus famous” and share it on my blog!! It certainly is an awesome video. ? I’ll share it ASAP! ❤
-Sara ❤
OK, awesome! Thank you so, so much!
You’re welcome so, so much! If course! ❤