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6 Years Of My High School Years. 🥳😎

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Today is April 5, 2024, and it marks exactly 6 years since I launched this blog on April 5, 2018! So many things have changed since then, like technology, the amount of times I have posted here (which has gone up and down), and the different social media platforms that have been popular, although most are the same. Here's what's changed since 4/5/18, in the world and just for me: My first blog post on this site, from 4/5/18: https://richardshighschoolyears.blogspot.com/2018/04/22-days-to-show.html?m=1 President in 2018: Donald Trump President in 2024: Joe Biden My age in 2018: 14 My age in 2024: 20 The social media platforms I have used most: 2018: Blogger/YouTube 2019: Blogger/YouTube 2020: Blogger/TikTok/Instagram/YouTube 2021: Instagram/YouTube 2022: Instagram/YouTube 2023: Threads/Instagram/Reddit/YouTube 2024: Threads/Reddit/YouTube And when it comes to my vlog, My High School Years (TR27's Version), I am currently taking ANOTHER hiatus so I can focus more on school (c...
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I won't be able to post again until 2028... Here's why...

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Guys, I have come across a point where I have decided to focus more on college, and because college is a long thing, I figured I would take the next 4 years off of blogging so I could focus on my education instead. College is a long road, and don't worry, I'll be back here in 2028 as a grown 24-year-old man talking about the beginning of my 20s. See you in 2028... LEAP DAY FOOLS! I mean I won't be able to post on THIS day (2/29) again until 2028! I'll be posting LOTS between now and 2028! Fooled you, didn't I? 🤣🤣🤣 Happy Leap Day! I'll see you soon, and DEFINITELY, on February 29, 2028!
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Yet ANOTHER update on My High School Years (TR27's Version).

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Hi, everybody! I'm back once again with an update on my vlog, My High School Years (TR27's Version), which has been on hiatus since January 21, 2024, when episode 69 went out on Telegram, the last one to come out. I have installed a video editing software called ShotCut on my Windows PC and although it runs somewhat slow, it runs pretty good, and I have already started production of episode 70 on there, the next episode. I am still learning to use this software, but I think I'm getting the hang of it! Although slightly different than YouCut (actually QUITE different), I think this will result in a better product, however, it is WAY more complex, complicated, and feature filled than YouCut could ever dream of! There are some issues (text can only be so long, there's a character limit), but they are manageable! If all goes well, you could be seeing new episodes by next month, March 2024! See you soon! 😁✌️😎
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SNOWSTORM... NOT! SCHOOL... CANCELLED! 😁😁😁🥳

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Winter Storm Lorraine is going a little further south than the meteorologists were expecting. And as they say, a little goes a long way! A VERY long way! The snowfall map (for where I am) went from 8-12" Sunday night, to 4-8" this morning, to now, 2-4"? We went from a MAJOR snowstorm to just another snowy day in a matter of 24 hours! However, we won't know how much we get until the storm gets here! Everything is already cancelled tomorrow (including HCC, Holyoke Community College, which has been open on SEVERAL days that my local district closed) despite this drastic forecast change (I imagine that they're closing not because of the size of the storm, but its timing, which looks to be 4am-12pm, SMACK DAB in the work day hours for most!), and I appreciate not having to get up early in the morning tomorrow! Anyways, SNOW DAY!!! 🥳🥳🥳😁😎👍
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Heat waves in the middle of... February?!

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Wow, what a warm day Feb 10, 2024 was! I'm writing this about 12:30am on Feb 11, 2024, and it's STILL WAY above what it should be - my local weather station is reading 39.2°F (4°C) as of 12:22am along with some other readings. Here's what the readings are as of 12:25am on 2/11/24. Local weather station: 39.2°F (4.0°C) as of 12:22am 2/11 *UNOFFICIAL Barnes AFB (Westfield MA): 38°F (3.3°C) as of 11:53pm 2/10 Westover AFB (Chicopee MA, official records for local TV stations): 40°F (4.4°C) as of 11:55pm 2/10 Keep in mind, it's February. But I'm not done yet. Here's what the max temp was on 2/10/24 (and 2/10/23, the old record) Feb 10, 2024 max temps Local weather station: 58.8°F (14.9°C) +0.9°F (+0.5°C) Barnes AFB (Westfield MA): 59°F (15.0°C) +2°F (+1.1°C) Westover AFB (Chicopee MA): 58°F (14.4°C) +0.6°F (+0.3°C) It should be 34°F (1.1°C) as a HIGH temp, and ALL stations are above that IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT as of just after midnight on 2/11/24. To clarify, per...
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The latest on My High School Years (TR27's Version)

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This post was made on February 5, 2024 and last updated then, and may not contain the latest or most accurate information at the time you are reading this. For the latest information, visit  https://richardshighschoolyears.blogspot.com/episodes . To watch the 69 currently available episodes of My High School Years (TR27's Version) on Telegram, visit  https://t.me/MHSYTR27 . Good evening, everybody! Ever since June 2023, I have been making my vlog series that is a rehash of the OG (original) series, My High School Years, which I produced episodes for mainly from 2018 to 2019. I have produced 69 (nice. 😈) episodes of (TR27's Version) and I was on a roll in the first few weeks of 2024, producing new episodes on the daily! But just when everything got good and seemed unstoppable... Android 14 happened. After this update (which was NOT optional, it updates by itself  🙄) occurred on my phone (which was on Android 13 before), my abysimal 4GB RAM Samsung phone could no longer k...
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February: 29 days this year!

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OK, I'll admit it. This year, I'm absolutely OBSESSED with the fact that there is a February 29th this year, as February typically only has 28 days, and the 29th only happens once every 4 years or so! Once Feb. 29 happens this year, I want to film that day as much as I can as I won't be able to film on 2/29 again until 2028, as 2025-2027 simply won't HAVE a Feb. 29, it would be March 1! By the way, here's the only video I have ever made on 2/29, from 2/29/2020, just before things got bad with COVID. (Not surprisingly, it's me bragging about getting to experience this special day!)
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COVID and 2020 are in the history books. LITERALLY.

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Crazy to think about, but COVID is already in the HISTORY books, LITERALLY! Even though it was ONLY 4 years ago! (That would be the equivalent of 9/11 being in a history book for the 2005-06 school year, BTW) You'd think it would take a few decades maybe, but NOPE! 4 years! Here's the evidence: Credit: @memezar on Instagram (posted 2/1/2024) Post link:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C20ONg6reC1/ OK, just had to get that out there! Have a great day!
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We have officially become digital zombies. The Apple Vision Pro is out and is already changing the world, DRASTICALLY. The world has FOREVER changed, and many don't realize it yet.

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February 2, 2024. A day that will go down in history. Not only for being one of the rare occasions that Punxsutawney Phil gave us the prediction of 6 more weeks of spring rather than the typical 6 weeks of winter, but for the MAJOR release of the Apple Vision Pro, Apple's headset that we have been waiting for since at least 2021 or so. This day changed the world FOREVER, and people don't realize it yet. Apple has gotten to their marketing for it (Hello Vision Pro, photo down below) and people are willing to fork up the $3,499 for this brand new piece of technology, despite the fact that you could literally get a Meta Quest 3 for 1/7 of the price, for only $500! But having the ability to see your apps AND the real world at the same time is something people want that they can't resist! 2/2/24 is the day we began to enter the Ready Player One world, and we will likely be fully in it by the turn of the 2030s! It's a wild ride, so buckle up, as it is only just beginning! App...
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Is TikTok OVER?! Your favorite songs may be MUTED now thanks to UMG...

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Ahh, UMG. (Universal Music Group) They love enforcing their copyright, and this time, it's gone so far that MAJOR artists like Taylor Swift, Drake, and others from them have had their sounds MUTED on TikTok and are no longer available! Companies are now fighting a huge war with AI (especially over the use of copyrighted material in its training) and it's, complicated. This is MAJOR for TikTok, and it could mean two things: either small/indie artists get a chance to grow on TikTok, or the app begins to die from a lack of music! We'll find out, but after a nearly 4 year run of being popular (pushing 5 years, especially since TikTok was already growing in 2019, pre-pandemic), maybe it is time for the app to, you know, pass the torch to another? It's safe to say that the age of "TikTok songs" is now over. I feel bittersweet for that. 2020-2024
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Happy Early Spring!

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I haven't been here since New Year's Eve! Now, we're past JANUARY and we are now in February of 2024! And one thing that happened: Punxsutawney Phil (the groundhog) did NOT see his shadow, meaning we get 6 more weeks of Spring, thus the Happy Spring! title (despite being early February, and therefore, the middle of winter) The weather is looking rather above average (for about the next week or so, until 2/12/24) with temps in the 40s°F and even up to 53°F on 2/10/24, which is about 20°F above what it should be for this time of year! (It should be around freezing, or 32°F) Beginning 2/13/24, we get a more seasonable pattern with temps in the 30s°F at least through 2/18/24, which is as far as the forecast currently goes. So, happy early Spring! 🌱🌷☀️ Last year, I saw buds on the trees as early as 2/10/23. Can we beat that this year? (To clarify: we should NOT be seeing buds this early, at least not until mid-March or so. That is NOT a good thing!)
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