Project for Awesome (and some thoughts about Facebook)

Just a quick post, to force myself to keep up with posting.

Subject #1: Why I love the Project for Awesome

I'm somewhat new to YouTube and very new to the vlogbrothers. Until this year, I was unaware of what the Project for Awesome is. (Insert massive *headdesk* here.)

How could I not have known about the Project for Awesome?? It's comprised of some of my favorite things: The Internet! Charity! Vlogging! Awareness! Creativity!

I mean, hijacking the Internet for charity? That is the best idea ever.

I love how so many people came together to make videos, to rate videos, to comment and favorite and whatnot. I love that people were sitting down and thanking others for making their videos and telling each other to DFTBA. I love that so many people gave their time to both host and take part in the live show, and I love the crazy conversations that ensued. And while I did some vid-making and commenting of my own, it wasn't enough. I can't wait until next year; I will be in full-force P4A mode. (And now that I've said it here, I'm accountable to the entire Internet, so I'd better hold myself to it.)


Also, a bonus fangirl moment from P4A 2009: when Natalie Tran (the genius behind CommunityChannel) was hosting the livefeed, she read my username outloud and said it was "cute." *smiles in a cheesily pleased manner*


Subject #2: Why I hate Facebook

I took a break from YouTube for about a month, so that I could stop wasting time stalking people and start studying for finals.

Now, don't get me wrong, I still very much love stalking people. That was what I missed most when my Facebook was deactivated.

But now that I'm on Winter Break again and I've got my Facebook up and running, I've realized that it annoys that (insert vulgar-word-of-choice here) out of me. I don't like that everyone can see what I'm writing to another person. More than that, I don't like that anyone can join in on the conversation.

If I'm writing on someone's Wall and you are not that person, why are you commenting on the post? Why are you even reading it? I wasn't talking to you!


Well. That sounds so petty and immature that I'll probably delete it soon. But really. Facebook. You annoy me. And Facebook friends: mind your own beeswax, please!