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59. With Love, From Cecil
2 years ago
"I was in love once. I think love is a bit of heaven. When I was in love, I thought about that girl so much I felt like I was going to die and it was beautiful, and she loved me, too, or at least she said she did, and we were not about ourselves, we were about each other, and that is what I mean when I say being in love is a bit of heaven. When I was in love I hardly thought of myself; I thought of her and how beautiful she looked and whether or not she was cold or how I could make her laugh. It was wonderful because I forgot my problems. I owned her problems instead, and her problems seemed romantic and beautiful. When I was in love there was somebody in the world who was more important than me, and that, given all that happened at the fall of man, is a miracle, like something God forgot to curse. " - Donald Miller


Dear Bluebot,

I will wait for you.

Love,
Cecil

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This is, "Longing," the first installment of "Robot Feelings" videos.

(Read about it here: karenabad.tumblr.com/post/48766743/robot-feelings )

Loneliness - vimeo.com/1071996
Love - vimeo.com/1664882


vimeo.com/Robots

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  • andre 3000 2 years ago
    So good. I hope they find each other. They deserve to be together.
  • There may be complications. Loonachic's robot is trying to steal his heart too.

    All these robots are such whores. haha
  • focusmatic 2 years ago
    don't worry, Bluebot is very open-minded...
  • I like how you think...
    hahaha

    :-)

    Cecil loves "games"
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  • focusmatic 2 years ago
    dear Cecil,
    your are so beautiful, i'll catch a spaceship as soon as i can

    Bluebot
  • Bluebot is beautiful I want to snuggle him.
    -karen (not cecil, but cecil too)

    haha

    <3
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  • Shrew 2 years ago
    AWESOME-O

    I want one.
  • beep boop beep boop!

    <3

    We should all have a robot making party.
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  • Joe Parmer 2 years ago
    In a robosocio context Cecil is quite a dynamic machine.
  • Cecil ain't got nothing on Bluebot, he's gorgeous.

    beep boop beep boop
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  • Aaron Baker 2 years ago
    The beep beep boop boop made me cry a little.
  • my heart beeps for you aaron.

    beep boop beep boo love.
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  • mitch phillips 2 years ago
    beep bleep bwop boop bleep?

    is that it?

    did cecil understand?
  • Cecil says "oh mitch, you're so dirty! Watch your mouth!"" hahaha
  • mitch phillips 2 years ago
    hahahahaha
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  • Cameron Christopher 2 years ago
    Aw, this made my insides warm and fuzzy.
  • your avatar makes me insides warm and fuzzy.

    :-)
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  • Eric E. Anderson 2 years ago
    Cecil... what a great name for a robot.
  • Actually I had a pet cilantro named Cecil, and he died..so the named carried over to my robot when I got him.


    haha.
    pet cilantro.

    oh wow i'm so weird.
  • Christopher Galasso plus 2 years ago
    I despise cilantro.
    I heart you.

    Coincidence? I think not.
  • I think you're only using me for my body christopher.

    haha
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  • loonachic plus 2 years ago
    i think my space bot has a new crush!!!!!!!!
  • Giant robotic orgy of love! <3 haha

    your space bot is so handsome, he's a "real" man
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  • Buck Flashroy 2 years ago
    I love robots (although not in that way haha). I made a juggling robot for my final project/dissertation - although I've just realised that I never got round to naming it!
  • oh my god bucky you should film him! Haha i name EVERYTHING....it's weird.


    well almost everything.


    haha your avatar always makes me crack up.

    that chin.
    it's so prominent.
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  • Jason Lane 2 years ago
    I'm glad you almost missed the sun, the colors are pretty. Cecil looks handsome as well. I love his little light.
    Now I need to find a robot.
  • Handsome eh? Cecil says (beep boop weep wop)


    meaning..

    i think you're hot.

    haha


    i would do anything for you...

    you..
    my girl.

    ANYTHING.

    <3

    JACKIE!
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  • Adam C. 2 years ago
    (with my jaw dropping) I'm pretty sure this is awesome! Dang Karen, your videos always come out looking of the highest quality but it feels like you make them so effortlessly! Great song! Fantastic vid!
  • Haha Adam you are so sweet. What happens is..I shoot something, with not much time and usually rush through it...(well just for these little shooting exercise type things) and I spend countless hours trying to fix them later...by color correcting. Sometimes (usually the low light..like the sunsets and stuff in the dark) doesn't need color correction, but all the other stuff does cause it looks so haggard. If anything I started doing these to practice shooting and composition, but I'm learning more about color correction from it because the footage looks so bad.

    hahah.


    :-) Have a great day adam!
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  • Bryan Wuest 2 years ago
    Best Boy Electric is in the Phillipines but still wants to hold hands with Cecil, using his little CP clamper hands.
  • BBE..that slutbag.

    whoring the world.

    Cecil will destroy him in preograsmic robo sex.
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  • sony 2 years ago
    That little thing is so cute!! i want a robot!!.. Maybe i have to start writing my letter to santa clus, and tell him to give me one on cristmas!!

    Jajaja.. Nice and original.. (as all your videos)

    Saludos!
    Sonia
  • Dear Santa,

    Please bring me a new friend, robot.

    Love,
    The world.

    <3 Thank you so much sonia ! Have a great day!
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  • Remyyy plus 2 years ago
    Your robot is really really great. After watching all this videos, I want a robot like a child who wants a new toy (no difference in fact)

    Edit : Nice coincidence with the message from sony.
  • Rems you are a child. We are all still children <3
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  • Jon Salazar 2 years ago
    Heyy I really like thisssss. I wanna robot toooooo. I made a robot out of cardboard, didn't last long.

    When I get the courage and responsibility, I think I'll get myself a robot too.
  • Do it Jon! I am seeing how many robot love letter videos we can get going and maybe a channel will happen. Aww cardboard robot cute!

    Unrelated, but kind of..

    I built a raft out of toothpics and popscicle sticks for one of my dinosaurs, and I put it in a glass container so i could film from underneath....the glue did not like the water and the water turned white and the raft fell apart and my dino felt to his drowning death.


    :-(

    yeay for arts and crafts!

    make sure you name your robot when you make him!!!
  • Jon Salazar 2 years ago
    Trust me I will, maybe you can help out with some names in the future.
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  • Bill plus 2 years ago
    I agree with Adam.C somewhere above....

    "Dang Karen, your videos always come out looking of the highest quality but it feels like you make them so effortlessly"

    So true. Nice work Karen.
  • haha thanks Bill. I think the most important thing I try to keep in mind is that I'm having fun when I make them, even when I edit, though it gets stressful. What keeps me going is that the process, not so much the outcome. If i have a really great time making something, chances are, it will turn out just fine.

    :-)

    You are inspiring bill. thank you!
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  • AbOwLoFsUnShInE! 2 years ago
    freakishly amazing as usual!!

    i swear your videos always go beyond and above perfection. i just love it

    having a robot friend would be cool, geez what a world that would be haha
  • You should dress your brother up as a robot and film him. hahahaha! Robots are beautiful friends <3

    Thank you so much for your kind words.
  • AbOwLoFsUnShInE! 2 years ago
    haha dude thats a great idea!! haha i bet sam would love that haha

    sweet, keep a look out for my next video where i will dress up my bro as a robot and do something crazy haha
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  • nickpetrella 2 years ago
    loved this.
  • Robots love you! eh he beep boop beep boop!
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  • PEIKA plus 2 years ago
    Great work love this
  • aww thanks peiks.
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  • Dylan Baldridge plus 2 years ago
    lol That is awesome.

    I loved the Mystery Science Theater 3000 style watchin the video at the beginning.
  • hahah thanks Dylan. If you'll notice, the game that I strategically decided to pick was Showdown in 2100AD.

    I love my Odyssey 2!

    Beep beep beep!
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  • Mike Moreno plus 2 years ago
    This made me smile.
  • I'm glad. Cecil loves people and friends <3
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  • whoopi 2 years ago
    this is amazing!!!
  • Aww thanks a lot whoopi, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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  • chris leppla 2 years ago
    wow, i love this a lot.

    is that in 2.2:1 aspect ratio by the way?
  • Aww thanks a lot Chris.

    The aspect ratio is 2.35:1

    I like it wide.
    wide wide wide schmide!

    Hope you're doing well old friend!
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  • Irina Shatalova plus 2 years ago
    Very funny and at the same time touching.
    Landscapes are magical. I think this places relieve Cecil her loneliness.
  • I think you're right. Yeah when I started making it I wanted it to be kind of funny, but it turned out really sad. haha. :-)
  • Irina Shatalova plus 2 years ago
    Becouse it's about great love. All stories about great love are sad. :))
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  • whoopi 2 years ago
    what kind of cam did you use?
  • I tend to use Panasonic cameras. I have sent you a message :-)
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  • cayoyin 2 years ago
    This is absolutely adorable!!! And the music is beautiful!!!
  • Maria Taylor is wonderful!
    Aww thanks Cayoyin, Cecil sends his love!
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  • nickpetrella 2 years ago
    hahaha, i love how this made it onto the HD channel.... when in actuality its not HD.
  • That's because Robot love is larger than life, even larger than HD.

    hahaha
    Actually, yeah I have no idea, none of my stuff is HD..it just has the HD treatment. haha.

    It must be the amazingly wide widescreen. Haha.
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  • assbach plus 2 years ago
    so sad.
    and such a great video. i am so glad i know you karen, okay i dont really know but., well you know... :D
  • Yeah I am very blessed to know you as well. You are a really cool friend :-)

    I hope your weekend is going splendidly, I see you uploaded more clips I'm about to check them out right now.
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  • Katie Parks 2 years ago
    this is perfect. on every level.
  • Aww Katie thank you so much, you are so sweet. Bluebot and Cecil and Spacebot have started some sort of love triangle with one another.

    :-)
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  • wreckandsalvage plus 2 years ago
    fantastic. beautiful.

    i made a robot video last summer. i'll upload it.

    AQ
  • Oh sweet I can't wait. Let me know when it's up...sometimes my subscriptions get lost . All these robots...so much freaking love right now :-)
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  • Teah 2 years ago
    Sigh, robot love is so cute. =)
  • Beep boop beep boop. Cecil sends his love <3
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  • Miro Kantarsky plus 2 years ago
    So, so, hmmmmmm beautiful and warm
  • Thanks Miro :-) Robots have so much love to give
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  • misterstereo8 2 years ago
    cool!!!!!
  • Oh thank you kind sir.

    beep boop beep boop
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  • M.Allen Taylor 2 years ago
    That was an excellent story telling video, I really like the retro characters and the very smooth pans. My wife, Maria Taylor, watched it twice!

    Great video!
  • Awww well thank you very much Mr. Taylor. Thank you for the feedback and sharing it with your wife.

    Cecil sends his love to you both Boop boop beep boop!
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  • Martin Frericks 2 years ago
    so nice to watch... :)
  • Thanks so much for your kind words Mr. Frericks! Have a wonderful day!
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  • Dawkeye 2 years ago
    Apparently Robots have relationship problems. See this clip for details: vimeo.com/183744
  • Oh man I remember when I first saw that a while ago, my heart broke. :-(

    Luckily for Cecil he keeps all the ladies at bay.

    Hahaha.


    These suckers have more luck in relationships than I do. haha
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  • Bryan Teoh plus 2 years ago
    aw...I felt warm fuzzies - in a cold steel electronic sort of way
  • hhaha

    Cecil loves cold electronic hugs

    boop beep
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  • Mariya Kozlova 2 years ago
    Funny. I like it))))
  • haha, thanks. Just a silly little video for fun as a response to another sexy robot video
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  • Dr. Bleep 2 years ago
    So wonderful! That's the best thing I've seen a Thingamagoop do.
    May I put this up at bleeplabs.com ?
  • Oh by all means, of course! Cecil has served me well since I've had him. You guys have made a great thing.
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  • Tiago Pierotti 2 years ago
    This is incredible!!! And the music definitely fits my indietronic with sweet voices style!
    Perfect Shooting with smooth pans and the Editing is phenomenal Karen...
    Did you use any lens in 3:28? Impressive colors..
    Thanks for posting this...
  • Aww thanks Tiago, very generous of you to say. I am a big fan of slow camera movements :-) Really thank you for your encouraging words, you are too kind.

    I didn't use anything other than the camera and a tripod for this video. I color corrected everything in post, however that dock stuff at the end didn't get too much color correction because I wanted to leave the sky the color I shot it in..that weird pinkish orangish purplish. Hee he..

    Thank you for taking the time out to watch this. :-) Take care!
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  • Judas 2 years ago
    awesome really enjoyed it. I pretty much am a fan of most of your stuff
  • You are too kind Judas.

    :-)
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  • Rob Currie 2 years ago
    genius as ever K
  • Aw Rob thanks so much. How have you been?
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  • Alex 2 years ago
    Awesome. I love Azure Ray. I surprise with the amount of talent on this site.
  • Oh man I LOVE Azure Ray as well! Yeah there's so much ridiculous talent on here.

    Be sure to check out: Remyyy, Charlie McCarthy, Seth Welton, Ayz Waraich, duplo


    those are a few of the tons of really great people on here.
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  • Loren & TXM 2 years ago
    You've captured the beauty of robots with the style of Coffee and TV and I can't fault you for it. This was a beautiful piece and it didn't feel rushed at all. I need to check out Maria now. The colors are amazing.
  • Thank you for your kind words Kevin. Robots are so cute, especially ones in love. Yeah check out Maria Taylor and the band she is in...Azure Ray.

    i love colour correction!
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  • DaVincicode plus 2 years ago
    From Maria Taylor - "I will wait for you but please come soon." Karen Abad has made robots look sexy. And with so much vision and creativity that I believe we are seeing a star born in her abilities here. Well I have to go now. Shopping for a robot..
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