When you have makeup on, you're on another frequency. It's like I'm naked and you have clothes on -- it's a level of protection.

I think you look much better without makeup.

I'm with dalas.

You're both crrrrrrrazzzzzy but thank you. Ever since I started doing TV, I've felt like makeup is my protection against the world. I feel safer with it on, and more vulnerable without it. Maybe you have to be a girl to understand.

quoted!
newteevee.com/2007/10/15/karinas-capsule-jake-julia/

haha, 93 plays so far, and only one comment. You are a brave man. Or, everyone else is just *bored* by this!

i actually love the depth of field... and how smoothly you move the camera over the blanket.

i found myself not even listening to what you guys were talking about...

LOmutherfuckingL

huh? That makes no sense, "Kwerx"!

Is there any way to disable or filter comments from Vimeo users with zero videos uploaded? (ie "Disable comments from comment-only users.")

Sorry Julia, maybe all the swoony romance got to me and I got a little obtuse. Or maybe it just takes objectivity (ask AA).
And I love Nick's indignation at the democratic nature of it all. Maybe I'm just a newbie Nick, or a voyeur, does that mean I can't dissect this public relationship? Or are you offended by my intrusion into your little world? Join a private forum, or move to Burma, if you want to limit free speech.

Sorry, Julia, not only do I not know what you're supposed to ask me, I have no idea what my answer is. Feel free to ask, though, and I'll do my best. Kwerx apparently trusts my judgment.

"Kwerx", the reason your comment was poorly received is that we have no idea who you are. You are a floating voice on my web page. Please ask yourself: in the midst of this conversation amongst established identities, why on *Earth* would any of us care that a non-uploader with a fake name thinks our private time is "typical"?

And you might want to check your political metaphors. This video page is MY property. A stranger walking onto my land and sputtering some academic nonsense is not democracy. If you want your own forum, by all means upload your own videos. I will not stop you!

You should be thanking me for engaging with you instead of giving your comments the treatment they deserve: deletion.

nicely put Jakob.

Sorry again guys, never meant to upset you so! "academic nonsense" seems harsh... I was just postulating, albeit a bit cryptically. Or is that what "academic nonsense" is?

I didn't set out to hurt anyone's feelings just thought that one video was a bit lame, and seemed cloying. I defended Julia's Google attack. I guess I should have sang more praises before criticising!

I only joined Vimeo yesterday at the suggestion of a friend, and intended to upload stuff, but I will leave now, feeling unwelcome (you do sound so much like the Google people!).

And yes, I do thank you for engaging me. You are a noble man. Thank you, and I'm so sorry!

Maybe if I knew you, I would be able to discern which bits are sarcasm and which are sincere.

Thanks Jakob, maybe we can work on the getting to know me bit (bright and breezy and all). I'd like that.
I generally try to be sincere. My only verge on sarcasm was in my last para -- "noble man" probably would have have been more sincere (and wittier) as "engaging character". That you are, as is Julia.
More power to ya!

Poor thing, I feel like we jumped all over him/her. Kwerx, we eagerly await your videos and continued commentary :)

I thought "The video even had a sexy feel to it...until you said sweeeeeet" like Courntney below.

Then I wondered whether to say it or not - because nobody here apparently knows me, because I've only posted a couple of mega-pixelated phone clips.. it's interesting how your definition of identity is constrained to vimeo (not that theres anything wrong with that) when it is likely that we all have bits of identity spread throughout the web.

Where is that identity aggregator when you need one..

An identity aggregator sounds genius.

No worries at all guys, you seem a sweet and talented bunch.

I'd be happy to slowly cultivate a personality and the ensuing (or not) friendships, but I think my "identity agitator" attitude was an acerbic introduction. Perhaps I should remain an anonymous online voyeur, shamed by my negative approach. It seems provocative... albeit shameful.
Or maybe just rely on meatspace...

I dunno, I don't think anyone jumped too viciously on Kwerx here, who right off the bat condemned a personal relationship. And really, I don't think anyone wants to be "typical," or have their conversations referred to as "drivel" so saying he didn't mean to hurt anyone sounds pretty bullshit to me.

I mean, freedom of speech and all, but I feel like the Vimeo community generally shuns this kind of behavior, and we all like it because of that.

HAha, it's the FIRST sweet video of us, I think. Up until now they've been mostly squabbles, like a Jenny and Reggie video:

vimeo.com/337762

Our relationship has been helping in large part to making it public. We get insight from dozens of friends who, instead of hearing my side of the story or her side of the story, actually get to *watch the story*. It's great.

I hope you never break up - we're all going to be heartbroken.

Hannah, that's so sweet of you!

I think Jakob agrees. HAHAHA

Yes! And I wish they would call it "Flower Mode" instead of macro mode.

It's funny because most people I talk to do call it Flower mode since they don't even know what a macro is.

I never understood why it was macro mode, since macro means the big scale and micro is small scale. So confusing

Its because the subject is about as close to the real size as it gets. So it's "bigger" in scale as compared to when you pull out, It makes things smaller to fit in the frame. standard macro lenses are 1:1 and most camera's lenses don't go that big. My Canon SD400 goes to 1:2.8 which is awesome for a point and shoot camera.

yep....living vicariously through others is the way to go sometimes...which is why I'm nearly a hermit....oh well.....nice job, you two.... :-)

I think it will be a long time until I read a funnier comment on this site! Congratulations!

(Oh and thanks to you I have a very nice black keyboard with lovely white dots on it (the dots being the milk that came from my nose))

what specific aspects were gross??

(I was being sarcastic) Well, what I meant by gross was like when you see your couple friends like kiss each other's hands or foreheads and it's so sugary sweet.

You guys are a lovely couple and it's totally sugary sweet.

What I was specifically referring to was how open you guys are with your communication, and just how cute your conversations are. I like watching it, but I'm single so I'm jealous, therefore anything cute you do is categorized as gross.

Didn't mean to offend! :-)