The meetup was today and it was absolutely insane and so incredible and I had just an amazing time. Just wanted to talk a little bit about it, but before I go into it more, I want to say a couple things.
I was not at all prepared for this meetup and I want to apologize. With such a new and growing audience I had no idea what to expect for this meetup. I legitimately thought 15-20 people were going to show up, but instead over 200 people ended up coming.
Originally I had planned on having this meetup in the mall, thinking that the mall would be able to handle the small group of people that would show up. Had I known that so many people were going to come, I would’ve put a LOT more planning into it, and it would have been a lot more organized.
Before I had even gotten to the meetup, people were already getting kicked out of the mall and forced into the parking lot by mall security and police. At the time I thought “well okay, we’ll just move it to the parking lot.”
After arriving and seeing the huge swarm of people, I had to talk to the police and was told that myself and everyone involved in the meetup had to leave the mall property at once. I did not anticipate this at all, so I seriously had no plan. Then I told everyone that we were moving to a new location which was about 20 minutes away with traffic.
After arriving at the new location, we were all then outside in the cold and we were still taking pictures and signing stuff far after it had already gotten dark. That was totally fine with me, and I made it clear from the beginning that every single person would have a chance for a hug and a picture. But what I was not okay with was the fact that you guys had to wait so long in the cold and in the dark to meet me. I honestly do feel terrible about it.
I feel so bad knowing that you guys waited so long in the mall to meet me, then were all kicked out, then you all had to move to a completely new location and had to wait in the dark and in the cold to meet me. I sincerely apologize, and in the future, I will absolutely put more thought into these kind of things.
OKAY, NOW THAT I’VE APOLOGIZED I WANNA SAY HOW FUCKING INCREDIBLE THE MEETUP WAS DESPITE THE SHITTY STUFF
This meetup was absolutely insane and so surreal for me. As I said before, I thought that 15 MAYBE 20 people would show up, and when I saw the giant mob of people outside of best buy, I was completely astonished. To everyone that came to the meetup, thank you so so so much. It was so amazing meeting so many of you and getting to see you face to face. You were all so kind and so lovely to interact with. Every one of you was so cheerful and you were all so respectful of not only myself, but to the other people that were there. I am so proud of you guys. This was such an amazing experience and I had so much fun. I really hope that those of you who went weren’t disappointed, and I hope that you all had as much fun as I did, despite having to stand in the cold.
It was so touching to hear all of your stories and see how much the channel has affected every one of you. I am so lucky to have such a kind and giving community. Thank you all so much for coming today. It was amazing and I cannot thank you guys enough. You all absolutely blew me away. I had so much fun taking pictures with you guys, and filming videos with you and just simply getting to say hi.
Thank you for being at the meetup, thank you for being so kind, and thank you for being a part of this incredible community.
Today was incredible. I cannot comprehend what happened today.
I love you all so much.
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