When you get a community together, amazing things can happen.
Over the past 48 hours I participated in what is known as the "Project for Awesome"....a nerdfighter take-over of YouTube. YouTube creators upload videos that focus on different charities...and then the nerdfighter community uses the algorithms of YouTube to make all of these videos appear on the main page by commenting, liking, and sharing said videos. This went on for 48 hours in conjunction with a live stream hosted by YouTube creators like John and Hank Green, Hannah Hart, and MANY others. The community also works to raise money, which will be split evenly to 5 charities of our choosing.
This year marked my first time participating in this event. It's something I've heard about for years, having watched several YouTube shows for a few years now, but I had never actively participated. Then this year I discovered nerdfighteria and decided that I would participate. I didn't make a video (come on, I'm not THAT talented, people) but I did donate money and participate in the crazy amount of commenting that happened. I had so much fun over the past few days and I felt like I really needed to reflect on the experience. I witnessed some awesome things happen...such as raising nearly $450,000 for charity. The donation site will be up for a few more days, so that number will still go up. I witnessed some fun things in the live stream such as the creation of a song about Hank Green's face, many different YouTube creators going shirtless when we reached certain dollar amounts, and just general craziness at 3 in the morning when we were all exhausted.
It's been a crazy few days but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
In other news...I am home from school for a few weeks. My crazy semester is done and now I only have 9 credits standing between me and my degree. It's a crazy surreal feeling and I can't believe that school is almost over. For real this time.
I'm spending my break looking for jobs to apply for and then applying for said jobs. And then when I'm not applying for jobs I will be hopefully seeing Allie and Debbie. I have not seen Allie in forever (aka a few months) so I need to see her soon! And I need to see Debbie too! And give them their awesome Christmas presents. (Seriously. I'm so pumped about these presents. They were some pretty good finds on my part and I love having nerdy friends who appreciate nerdy things.)
And...I guess that's it. DFTBA <3 (Don't Forget To Be Awesome)
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