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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.12,0:00:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi it's Emily from Bite Size Vegan \Nand welcome to a special
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.68,0:00:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christmas
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.50,0:00:06.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Hanukkah
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.28,0:00:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Kwanzaa
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.22,0:00:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or festive atheism
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.70,0:00:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or holiday season
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.80,0:00:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Wednesday
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.10,0:00:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...vegan nugget.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.48,0:00:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome back.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.48,0:00:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought for today’s holiday video I’d\Nchange things up and film outside in the beautiful snow.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.61,0:00:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I remembered it’s Iowa and my face\Nwould fall off if I was out there too long.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.10,0:00:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But don’t worry!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.33,0:00:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With this magic board behind me, the only\Nlimits are our imaginations!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.07,0:00:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay so there may be other limitations.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.12,0:00:45.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So today, I wanted to make a year in review\Nvideo, looking back at all that’s happened
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.86,0:00:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Bite Size Vegan in 2016.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.62,0:00:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to be honest I meant to do one of those\Nlast year, as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.21,0:00:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean that’s what Bite Size Vegan’s about,\Nright?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.05,0:00:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Condensing complex information into engaging\Nbite size nuggets.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.62,0:01:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Veganism simplified.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.90,0:01:03.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, simplified but not reductionist.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.16,0:01:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a tall order because there is so very\Nmuch that needs to be said, and so many who
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.81,0:01:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need to be heard and so very, very little\Ntime.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.64,0:01:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to capture the whole of this year,\Ntry to distill it down to the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.40,0:01:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,highlights and key points.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.41,0:01:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leave you with the main take-aways and resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.00,0:01:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As well as of course linking to the holiday-specific\Nvideos, like the Vegan Christmas recipe playlist,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.42,0:01:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Vegan Holiday Survival Guide, Twas the Night before Christmas (Vegan Remake), and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.14,0:01:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re all linked down below and up there - somewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.10,0:01:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And maybe—even in some small way—convey some\Nsense of what this year’s been like for
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.70,0:01:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me as well—because it’s been quite a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.85,0:01:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the first year without Ooby, the heart\Nand soul of Bite Size Vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.93,0:01:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition to the weekly content, I’ve\Nwritten and delivered speeches throughout
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.09,0:01:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the United States, Canada, Portugal, Ireland\Nand England.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.76,0:02:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve also visited slaughterhouses around the\Nworld, looked into the eyes of hundreds of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.03,0:02:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,living, breathing, sentient beings moments\Nbefore being murdered.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.52,0:02:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve heard their screams.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.24,0:02:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The channel has grown, the views, comments\Nand messages and emails increased.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.19,0:02:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it’s also taken a hit with YouTube’s\Nongoing subscription and notification issues
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.25,0:02:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which continue to persist even now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.37,0:02:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when one of the speeches started to take\Noff, YouTube censored it
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.09,0:02:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against their own policies.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.98,0:02:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the while the backlog of tasks has continued\Nto mount.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.17,0:02:37.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it’s because of what a year it’s been\Nthat I don’t have that video for you today.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.17,0:02:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The administrative and foundational work behind\Nthe scenes of Bite Size Vegan has expanded
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.28,0:02:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to such an extent that the videos have become\Nan afterthought by necessity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.42,0:02:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The very core of Bite Size Vegan itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.68,0:02:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to make a simple outline of the workload\Nand various projects and areas taking so much
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.46,0:02:56.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time away from the videos, but kept ending\Nup with something out of A Beautiful Mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.42,0:02:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s ridiculous.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.70,0:03:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me try to bust out a big picture view…
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.91,0:03:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the main time sucks...which, does not\Nsound holiday cheery at all….
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.82,0:03:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is team-building.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.17,0:03:12.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bringing on a team of volunteers is a priority,\Nbut before opening that door, I need to have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.37,0:03:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a system in place for how to match people\Nwith the various projects and iron out communication
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.70,0:03:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the like or I’d be spending the same\Namount of time or more managing that I am
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.65,0:03:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now with working with the projects themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.86,0:03:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that takes time and is super boring.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.14,0:03:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s a pig with a hat!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.26,0:03:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Part of building the team is finding the best\Nformal structure for
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.38,0:03:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bite Size Vegan going forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.68,0:03:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is a lot of paperwork, consulting,\Nphone calls, emails, legal stuff...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.00,0:03:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And look!  A cow with snow boots!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.76,0:03:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a cow… just go with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.26,0:03:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within all of this are a bunch of other subtasks\Nand whatnot, but I'm trying not to slide back into
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.03,0:03:48.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Beautiful Mind moment….
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.59,0:03:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the sub-projecty things recently busted\Nout was a total re-vamp of the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.53,0:03:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nugget Army page on Patreon.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.11,0:04:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s been on my list for many months, and\Nwhen Patreon asked to feature Bite Size Vegan
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.22,0:04:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a “creator of the week,” it gave me\Nthe kick in the pants that I needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.22,0:04:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after a good month or so of ___, with the\Nindespensible assistance of Bite Size Team
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.48,0:04:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helper extraordinare Andrea (she’s from\Nze Germany, So dass ich manchmal Deutsch sprechen
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.14,0:04:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kann, aber normalerweise nicht, da wir über\NSachen reden, die mir auf Englisch sogar verwirrend
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.62,0:04:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sind), as well as some stellar page-proofing\Nfrom patrons Steph and Kris, the page now
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.04,0:04:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has greater specificity of goals, updated\Ndescription and even an infographic of where
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.80,0:04:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pledges go that I’ll be updating as\Nwe go along, and improving as I find better
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.76,0:04:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ways to quantify with clarity the highly variable\Nnature of Bite Size Vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.08,0:04:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.08,0:04:41.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is such a festive video!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.13,0:04:42.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.13,0:04:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Holiday stuff I made when I was more appropriate\Nwith my video timing!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.62,0:04:49.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this wasn’t the holiday special or retrospective\NI wanted to make.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.61,0:04:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I may still give the year in review a\Ngo…but I wanted to at least give you a glimpse
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.93,0:04:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into what’s been going on behind the scenes,\Nand why I’m more absent from social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.52,0:05:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even slower to reply (if I even do), and releasing\Nfar less content than I have in the years
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.95,0:05:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Bite Size Vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.11,0:05:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is all with the long-term in mind of\Nreaching more and more people with more and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.96,0:05:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more free education.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.23,0:05:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to thank all of you for every single\Nview, comment, thumbs up thingy, and especially
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.94,0:05:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for sharing the videos and utilizing them\Nas resources and teaching tools.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.95,0:05:23.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for your stories of how the videos\Nhave sparked change in your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.95,0:05:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for remaining open to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.98,0:05:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for being patient with me through\Nthe growth pains and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.70,0:05:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of my flaws, failures, and missteps.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.53,0:05:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never cease to be amazed at hearing how\Nthe videos and speeches
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.93,0:05:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have reached people around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.77,0:05:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can’t wait to get back to focusing on\Ncontent production.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.32,0:05:42.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so very, very many topics on my\Nlist, and so much more to cover.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.97,0:05:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So happy whatever the heck you may celebrate\Nor not.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.44,0:05:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(that would make a really great card).
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.54,0:05:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do see the description for resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.35,0:05:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And please bear with me a little longer through this\Nphase of growth.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.38,0:05:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to be a part of the behind the\Nscenes messiness (because this video made it seem
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.32,0:06:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so exciting!), come join us in the Nugget\NArmy.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.38,0:06:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’re pretty cool…
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.38,0:06:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,okay they’re pretty cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.48,0:06:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh look it’s snowing!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.08,0:06:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now go live vegan this holiday season, and I’ll see you soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.90,0:06:16.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are videos.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.42,0:06:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're also linked down there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.38,0:06:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh my god it's hot!