Worm in a Tube (Day 3559 - 8/23/19)

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Lilly likes to watch previous vlogs that she has been in. She watched her birthday vlog and the vlog where she meets the cats. Mallory and Lindsey came over to make more jam with Nikki at Austin and Nikki's house. They made strawberry, blackberry, and blueberry-blackberry jam last time. This time they made peach and peach-vanilla jam. Mal ordered a vanilla bean which came in a tube. Stephen says that it looks like a worm in a tube. Mal says that once they get the vanilla beans out, they can use the vanilla pod to make vanilla sugar which is really good in coffee. She says that it takes 3 weeks to make the vanilla sugar, so they can try it with coffee after their trip.

Back at home, Mal is playing Tetris on her Nintendo Switch. Stephen asks Mal why he's hearing Fire Emblem music when she's playing Tetris. She says that once in a while there are game-themed events where if you get a certain amount of points you permanently get to keep the theme of that game. Stephen recalls that they had a Splatoon event one time.

Stephen says that they set up for stream tonight. They have been doing gaming streams lately and they wanted to do a slightly different type of gaming stream that could be released episodically on YouTube. They came up with this idea since the trip is coming up soon and they have been trying to prepare content ahead of time. Stephen was worried that Red Dead Redemption 2 was going to end soon and that they haven't finished with preparations yet. So, they decided to do a gaming stream where they would release parts of it as episodes on StephenPlays after Red Dead Redemption 2 ends.

Stephen says that it's not easy turning a stream into a Let's Play on YouTube because there are aspects like chat and alerts on Twitch which aren't in a Let's Play video. So, they are considering this stream to be the trial run trying out this idea. Stephen says that they may do more streams like this in the future. He then talks about how they need to find a good balance for these types of streams. They want to have enough interactions with people on Twitch when they are streaming, but they also don't want to clutter the YouTube video with things like Twitch alerts. They played Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons on stream tonight. Stephen says the game was great and beautiful. It had some heavier themes that they weren't expecting. He says that it was a great 3 hour game that tells a great story and has interesting game mechanics.

They are having cheese, crackers, and salami as a snack before bed. Stephen mentions how there is only 1 slice of salami. Mal says that it's because she felt like he deserved it, but he can't eat too much because of his cholesterol. He says that cheese probably isn't good for his cholesterol either. Stephen says he loves cheese and that it will be fine if he eats it in moderation. They picked up some cheese on the first day that Karley was visiting, but they never ended up eating it. Stephen says they always go to the store on the first day someone is visiting in order to get snacks, but they always end up opening only 1 snack during the time that person is there. Then, he talks about how they are going to bed since he needs to wake up to record Red Dead Redemption 2 and Mal needs to paint tomorrow. The vlog ends with Mal having a bad case of hiccups.