A good friend of mine convinced me to grow my social media presence by posting videos. Maybe you’ve seen me, The Messy Writer. I’m an author with an unconventional writing process who gets distracted easily by life’s ups and down. My videos are still amateurish, but I’m learning.
I got tired of holding my phone while filming, so I bought myself a tripod. It’s so cute with bendable legs and even a remote control. I put it together and set up the remote and thought I’d be ready to go.
Not! I went out on my patio to use the tripod. It has a holder on top for the phone that stretches to fit. Pulling it apart, I put the phone in. A message pops up, ‘Calling emergency services. Do you want to call emergency serves?’ I panicked and scrambled to find the cancel button. Taking the phone out, I made some adjustments before putting it back in its compartment. Stretching it out I put the phone at a slightly different angle. ‘Calling emergency services’! What! I had no clue what was triggering this.
I went to get the instructions out of the trash because who really needs instructions to set up a tripod. I’m a little more tech savvy than that. Brushing off the leftover lunch that also ended up in the trash can, I unfolded the paper. The instructions are all in Chinese. So I guess I am that tech savvy!
Thankfully the paramedics didn’t show up at my door. I’m safe for now, until it’s time to post another video.
