0:00:00.000,0:00:02.649 It's time to get up close and personal. 0:00:03.909,0:00:06.180 This may be a horrible plan. 0:00:10.948,0:00:15.009 Hi, It's Emily from Bite Size Vegan[br]and welcome to another Vegan Nugget. 0:00:15.009,0:00:17.326 My channel is about Veganisim... 0:00:18.455,0:00:19.719 ...obviously. 0:00:19.720,0:00:23.557 But, this being YouTube I do get a[br]fair amount of questions about myself, 0:00:23.557,0:00:26.577 particularly when I open up[br]calls for Q&A questions. 0:00:26.577,0:00:31.063 I largely keep my personal life separate[br]from this channel because Bite Size Vegan 0:00:31.063,0:00:33.943 is about the message,[br]not the messenger. 0:00:33.943,0:00:38.066 However, I've decided to open it up[br]to Q&A for next Wednesday wherein 0:00:38.066,0:00:41.369 you can ask anything about me[br]and my life that you desire. 0:00:41.369,0:00:43.178 Why am I doing this exactly? 0:00:43.178,0:00:45.941 Well, next week is[br]Thanksgiving in America, 0:00:45.941,0:00:49.349 if you're watching this video around[br]the time it comes out at least. 0:00:49.349,0:00:53.114 Now, I am not at all a fan of[br]Thanksgiving for several reasons 0:00:53.114,0:00:56.822 which you can hear in my video from[br]last year 'The Truth About Thanksgiving' 0:00:56.822,0:00:58.920 linked up there[br]and down below. 0:00:58.920,0:01:02.650 However, I wanted to convey my[br]genuine thanks to each and every 0:01:02.650,0:01:06.030 one of you for your support of my[br]efforts to make an impact on this world 0:01:06.030,0:01:09.306 for the animals the planet and the[br]people through vegan education. 0:01:09.306,0:01:11.952 So, I figured I'd let you ask away. 0:01:11.952,0:01:14.742 Because I am going to be traveling [br]in the next few days I'll be filming 0:01:14.742,0:01:18.148 that video sometime tomorrow [br]meaning the day after this video is 0:01:18.148,0:01:21.837 posted so be sure to get your questions [br]in today in the comments below. 0:01:21.837,0:01:24.613 In addition I wanted to let you[br]know that we're adding some exciting 0:01:24.613,0:01:28.307 vegan message wear T-shirts to the[br]Bite Size Vegan District Lines shop. 0:01:28.307,0:01:30.233 Like one of my[br]favorite sayings, 0:01:30.233,0:01:32.616 'BE the someone who[br]IS doing something" 0:01:32.616,0:01:35.256 said by me and[br]designed by Laurianne. 0:01:35.256,0:01:37.793 This beautiful[br]"Are your eyes open" 0:01:37.793,0:01:41.846 inspired by my experience with Toronto[br]Pig Save which you can watch here. 0:01:41.846,0:01:44.665 And for the truly[br]Bite Size Vegan, 0:01:44.665,0:01:48.774 the Bite Size Vegan logo shirt now[br]comes in a special kids edition. 0:01:48.774,0:01:53.125 You can nab those shirts at the link in[br]the sidebar and the video description below. 0:01:53.125,0:01:55.846 Thank you so much for[br]your ongoing support. 0:01:55.846,0:02:00.024 I am doing my very best to create quality,[br]well researched education and 0:02:00.024,0:02:02.984 I'm constantly striving to be[br]as effective as possible. 0:02:02.984,0:02:06.584 I'm considering returning to some[br]shorter format videos as well but 0:02:06.584,0:02:09.773 still not entirely sure how[br]the channel will be evolving. 0:02:09.773,0:02:12.230 There are so many[br]topics to be covered 0:02:12.230,0:02:14.991 and so many series that[br]I already have going on. 0:02:14.991,0:02:19.328 It's always a challenge to balance[br]quality education with watch-ability. 0:02:19.328,0:02:21.068 So, I'm trying to[br]still find a way to 0:02:21.068,0:02:23.988 be as effective of a[br]communicator as I possibly can. 0:02:23.988,0:02:26.657 Also, as always please[br]know that if you've 0:02:26.657,0:02:29.744 emailed me I have about[br]1000 unread emails between 0:02:29.744,0:02:33.744 my various inboxes and I answer[br]all of them personally so the 0:02:33.744,0:02:35.623 time delay can[br]be several weeks. 0:02:35.623,0:02:37.697 I do my very best to[br]get to everyone while 0:02:37.697,0:02:41.326 keeping up with content, comments,[br]social media, and Ooby care. 0:02:41.326,0:02:44.360 Please be patient and know[br]that I value your messages. 0:02:44.360,0:02:45.893 Thank you again[br]so very much for 0:02:45.893,0:02:49.986 watching, sharing, commenting,[br]subscribing and all that jazz and 0:02:49.986,0:02:53.231 my deepest thanks to my patrons[br]who support my work on Patreon 0:02:53.231,0:02:57.389 and make it possible for me to bring[br]this free educational resource to the world. 0:02:57.389,0:02:59.471 I wouldn't be able to[br]do it without you. 0:02:59.471,0:03:03.294 You're my front-line and you[br]have my eternal gratitude. 0:03:03.294,0:03:05.017 O.K. that's all the[br]mush for today. 0:03:05.017,0:03:06.375 Now ask away 0:03:07.228,0:03:08.263 and don't be gross 0:03:08.521,0:03:10.093 and grab some T-shirts. 0:03:10.514,0:03:11.465 Oh, Yes! 0:03:11.465,0:03:12.958 and Go live vegan, 0:03:13.788,0:03:14.788 of course. 0:03:14.788,0:03:18.138 Wow, it's like I'm born to[br]do informal videos. 0:03:19.508,0:03:20.531 Nailed it!