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Last Days Of August

I’m glad August is winding down. It hasn’t been a horrible month, but it sure wasn’t the best. I’m really hoping that September will be better. One thing I’m happy about is the weather. The weather has been gorgeous this past week. August started off hot and miserable and that’s usually how it ends, but this past week has been so mild. I was even able to sleep with just the window open. Niccee!! Hopefully this month will end without anymore hot days.

Besides the weather, I didn’t care much for August because it was stressful in a lot of ways. Work was OK though for a change. I actually got in a few good hours. I’m surprised! Hopefully my good fortune (concerning work, at least) will continue the way it’s been going or even improve. It would be nice to save up enough of money to do something. I may even have my eyes set on some Branson vacation packages. I’ve never been there before, but it sounds a lot better than New Jersey!

Sky Show

My friend called me the other night to tell me that there was supposed to be a “light show” of some sort in the sky, but of course I missed it. I tried looking for it but I saw nothing out of the ordinary. Either he was mistaken or I couldn’t see it because of the gloomy weather. Either way, I missed out again. I’m not really into star gazing or anything, but I do like to see what’s going on in the sky when I can. Usually when something happens up there I don’t find out about it until the next day when I’m reading something or watching the news. By then it’s too late!

When I was younger my mom used to have a really great pair of binoculars that I used to use to look at the sky. I used to watch the planes going by and stuff like that. I definitely need to buy another pair of binoculars soon because they do come in handy. Especially during the 4th of July when there are so many fireworks going on!

Bad August

I hate August! So far this month has not been going well for me. It’s only the first week, so I hope things will get better, but as of right now, I hate August! Not only has the heat been unbearable, I somehow caught the flu or something. Colds are annoying and hard to deal with no matter when you get them, but they’re even worse to deal with in the summer. Having to drink so much hot tea and soup when you’re already hot is not fun. Luckily for me I’m starting to feel better. The weather is also supposed to be a little cooler this weekend which is great news.

I honestly can’t wait for the fall and winter to come. I don’t like the snow that the winter brings, but the cold weather is nice. I guess once you invest in some warm winter gear and a nice pair of snow boots the snow isn’t too much trouble. Anything is better than these heat waves though!

YouTube, We Have Issues!!

YouTube really gets on my nerves sometimes. Don’t get me wrong, I love the website and would never stop using it, but it’s just annoying lately. A few things have really been bothering me about the site recently. Firstly, I’m getting pretty sick of the advertisements at the top of the page and the ads that insist on starting before I watch a video. I do not want to wait 20 seconds to watch a video. Isn’t it enough that they stick ads at the bottom of the video and all over the page. You have to make me wait to view a video too? Smh.

Secondly, there’s the featured videos at the bottom of the page. Why can’t I disable that? I can disable other crap, why can’t I turn that off. I like that feature at times because it has introduced me to people I wouldn’t have been exposed to otherwise, but some of those videos are just strange.

Thirdly, I hate that new autoplay feature they have when you watch a video posted by someone you subscribe to. I don’t want the next video in my subscriptions playing automatically! Yes, they give you the ability to turn that off, but you have to turn it off every time you click a new video. That’s too much trouble.

Lastly, I want to always be able to remove the videos from my subscription list that I don’t want to view. That feature comes and goes as it pleases. Smh. Other than that, I love YouTube!!!