Just a little bit of geeking out.

Humidity, dry air, wind, static, hats, and bandanas seem to be conspiring to ruin my hairstyles.

I'm often suprised at how much my world involves water, but then again, my dad works for the Coast Gaurd.

Just a little bit of fangirling.

I found this poem/song in a journal that I kept in English class last year.

I wrote this because whenever I talk about wanting to be older, the usual response I get is "but you'll never get to be a kid again!"
to those people: that's kind of the point. I didn't exactly like being a child: I once got sent to the principal's office six times in one semester.

Yes, this is a love poem. I've tried to avoid writing any because mine are a bit cheesy.

Sung to the tune of "Twelve Days of Christmas.

Some girls rub a guy's arm. I fold an origami swan, try to secretly drop it in his backpack, and walk out of the classroom with the bell without checking to see wether I was successful or not.

I really need to figure out how to quiet my phone down.

this is sort of a song, but I can't think of a tune for it.

More inspiration from Kurgestat.

I'm trying my hand at French cooking. Hopefully it goes well.

YouTube has unveiled new guidlines for youtubers stating what constitutes "advertising friendly material", which essentially says that if a video maker swears a lot in their videos or brings up a sensitive subject like drugs or suicide (even if they are actively trying to stop these things in the video), YouTube will not allow these content creators to earn ad revenue from the videos in question.
This may not seem like a big deal, but many big YouTubers make nearly all of their money from their videos and don't have other jobs since they spend so much time not only making but also editing their videos. Under these new guidlines, if a youtuber swears a lot in their videos or if they bring up controversial subjects, they will not be able to make as revenue off of their videos, essentially taking away their pay. The only way that this can be avoided is if the youtuber in question stops making "contreversial" and "non-advertising friendly" videos.
This is a blatant act of censorship. If YouTube were at all concerned about people being triggered by a video (as they will claim that that is why the new rules are in place), they would ask youtubers to tag their videos with trigger warnings and not deprive them of ad revenue. This system only serves to drive contreversial youtubers, many of whom are very popular, to quit YouTube and look for a more stable income.
This does not violate any laws, as YouTube is a private company and the first amendment applies to the government. This does, however, violate the very principle of free speech.
Many youtubers choose to work through the media that they do because the internet is supposed to allow for freedom of expression in a way that broadcast television does not allow. YouTube also allows content creators to reach a global audience, wheras without it a video might only be available in a small reigon of the world.
There has been a trend recently of people trying to censor the internet, such as with the "right to be forgotten" laws (Which can allow criminals to hide articles about their arrests), copyright claims based on background music that no one can hear, and inconsistent age restrictions.
We need to speak up and let the world, the internet, and especially YouTube know that this is not okay.
Spread the word however you want to, make sure people know what's happening. If we all speak up, then maybe companies like YouTube will hear us.

And if you read all the way to the end of this essay, I would like to say thank you. I know that was extremely long, but I couldn't figure out how to explain it with fewer words. So for you attention and support, I will give you an emoticon rose.
@-;-

Happy halloween to all of the humans, aliens, elves, pixies, zombies, vampires, ghosts, and animals!
(I did write this on October 30, but it's only 6 hours before the 31, and I'm going to a Halloween party)

Just a memory from last February.

Ice, if cold enough (think dry ice temp), can burn you.

Since no one knows the words to the song, I made up my own version to sing at midnight.

You know it's a hot day when it's too hot to keep the library open.