My High School Years

Today, July 23, 2020, the world population hit 7.8 BILLION, according to  worldometers.info . This is a big milestone, as we have hit another 100 million people in the world since 7.7 billion. (When did 7.7b happen?) Sadly, I barely MISSED it. Ugh! #WorldPopulation   #Summer2020 #Summer  

Look at THIS!  #MaidOfTheMist :  #US  vs  #Canada : In Canada, only 6 people are permitted on the boat at one time, whereas in the US, the boat can be at 50% occupancy, which in this case, looks like 100% occupancy, which is NOT good, because the more people, the better chance of spreading  #coronavirus  and getting  #covid19 . But,  #NewYorkState  is doing really well with COVID-19, as more than half of active cases have dropped in less than a month (300K on July 1, 140K on July 23, today), so it isn't THAT big of a deal, but still. Look... Active cases: Canada vs US: Canada: Wow, good job! 👍😁🇨🇦 US: Needs some progress... 👎🇺🇲🤨 Now, for the boat: Maid Of The Mist: US 😱😭🇺🇲👎 Hornblower: Canada 😁👍😱🇨🇦 Wow, just, wow... Total Cases: Canada: 112,240 cases (with 87.4% recovered) 😱😁👍🇨🇦 US: 4,113,950 cases (with 47.2% recovered) 😐👎🇺🇲😭 #NiagaraFallsNY   #NiagaraFalls #NewYork   #NY #NYS   #Summer2020 #Summer D...

Today, July 23, 2020, the British boy band  #OneDirection  celebrates their 10th anniversary, despite being on hiatus and separation since January 2016! This is a BIG milestone for the group, and they have even set up a special website for this at  10yearsof1d.com  because of this! (as of this writing, the website is currently down, EVERYONE must be trying to access it!) Here is a screenshot of the broken website: (07/23/2020 11:06AM EDT) "Uh oh, you guys broke the internet (again)." #1D   #10YearsOf1D #DirectionersBreakTheInternet #Summer2020   #Summer

So, I predicted the future. How did THAT happen? On January 5, 2020, I was playing around with my 2DS's camera effects and I found one that made it look like the apocalypse, so I put it outside Dad's window, took a picture, and graffitied over it (that's how the 2DS lets you write or draw on a picture) and graffitied with the words "Welcome To The Apocalypse, 2020" Well, THAT AGED WELL! 😱😂😂😂😁😷 And remember, this was January 5, 2020, 2 MONTHS before  #covid19  hit the US, so, I PREDICTED THE FUTURE!  AND NO, I DIDN'T CHANGE THE TIME! 😂😂😂 Date taken: 1/5/2020 3:38PM (before COVID-19!) #coronavirus   #2DS #Nintendo2DS   #ThatAgedWell #FuturePrediction   #FuturePredictions #PredictingTheFuture   #PredictedTheFuture #IPredictedTheFuture   #BeforeCovid19 #EndCovid19   #Summer2020 #Summer Also on my Instagram: (please follow) https://www.instagram.com/awesomest_27 Updated 7/21/20.

Sorry, Savage and Say So lovers, you may soon have to find another place to get your fix on videos, as it is likely that the US government will ban TikTok, among other Chinese apps, like WeChat. We have some suggestions for you: ALTERNATIVES: 1.  Dubsmash.com 2.  Funimate.com 3. Instagram Reels (COMING AUGUST 2020) Sorry, no website yet... These are ALL great alternatives to TikTok, and you should check them out! Goodbye, TikTok... #CharliDAmelio , better rack up your followers on  #Instagram  soon, because you might lose yours on  #TikTok  if it gets banned here... (72+ million on TikTok, 24+ million on Instagram, a 48 MILLION gap...) As ot July 19, 2020 #TikTokBan   #GoodbyeTikTok   #Banned   #Ban #Dubsmash   #Funimate #InstagramReels   #Instagram #GoodbyeChineseApps   #ChineseBan #ChineseAppBan   #ChineseApps #ChineseApp   #Chinese #Summer2020   #Summer By the way, because of the likely ban, I have set up a Ch...

Today is July 19, 2020, and today is National Ice Cream Day! By the way, the weather is PERFECT to eat ice cream, but one of the hotter days. My recommendation: to avoid getting heatstroke (temps in my area are 97° today and 94° tomorrow) and to avoid your ice cream getting runny REAL quick, if your parlor has indoor seating and is currently offering it, I suggest eating inside in the AC if you're getting ice cream today or tomorrow.  #IceCream   #NationalIceCreamDay #Summer2020   #Summer

Unfortunately, on July 17, 2020, John Lewis, a member of the Big Six back in 1963, and more recently, a member of the US House Of Representatives, died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. He lived a long life, which is good. He also represented the civil rights movement, as a civil rights activist. Farewell, John Lewis, you will be missed dearly. RIP 😭☠🇺🇲 John Lewis in 2006. US House Of Representatives - public domain image #FarewellJohnLewis   #Farewell #JohnLewis   #CivilRightsMovement #CivilRights   #BlackLivesMatter #BLM   #Summer2020 #Summer

On July 17, a lot of things happened. One, I got my first ever  #Haircut  at  #JCPenney  because my barber wouldn't answer the phone, so, because Julie gets her haircuts there, she took me to JCPenney to get my first ever haircut there. Despite JCPenney being a failing retailer in 2020, their haircuts definitely don't fail to amaze! Two satisfied customers, I hope they can get more! I even PAID for the haircut myself with my  #DebitCard  too, and then went to  #TraderJoes to get food as my first ever personal grocery shopping and paid for THAT as well with my debit card, spent all the money on it, but it was worth it! And AFTER Trader Joe's, I went to see my dad for the FIRST TIME in 4 months! And THAT went well, for a 2 NIGHT visit, with a surprise... My MOM ALSO moved in NEXT DOOR to my dad's, so I get to see HER too! It was a GREAT weekend, and I can't wait for the next one!  #WelcomeBack #HampshireMall   #HadleyMA #BlackLivesMatter ...

On July 16, I had empanadas for the first time in over 5 years because of my  #CeliacDisease , which prohibits me from eating wheat, barley, rye, and malt, which is found in most foods. However, since my diagnosis in Spring 2015, LOTS of options have popped up since 2015, whereas in 2015, options were quite limited, now they're not! So, empanadas. That would normally fall on my Do Not Eat list, but the people at  #BraziBites  have made them gluten free, allowing me to eat empanadas for the first time in 5 years! Here was the experience: They were quite small, but it's a start! #GlutenFree   #Empanadas #Summer2020   #Summer #Delicious Updated 7/19/20.

On July 13, I got chocolate  #IceCream  from my local parlor, and it was very good! This was the SECOND day in a row that I got ice cream, in my new ice cream loving habit of  #Summer2020 ; before, I dreaded ice cream because of how fast it melted. But because I had chocolate protein shakes in May 2020, and because they tasted like melted ice cream, my taste buds got used to the texture and flavor of melted ice cream, and so, now I love ice cream! #Summer

On July 12, I went on a  #DayTrip  to  #GloucesterMA , and it was very fun! I even got  #IceCream  as well from  #WhiteFarmsIceCream  as well, and it was a VERY fun day! We left home around 11am, arrived around 2pm, and left around 6:30pm, getting home at 9pm. It was a very fun day, and I can't wait to go back. Here are some pics and vids from the #Trip : The failed  #SalterCollege  "campus" in  #ChicopeeMA , opened in 2011 at the former site of a club. Unfortunately, the college's two locations (the other being in  #WestBolystonMA ) were both ordered closed by end 2019 because of former alumni student debt problems and a lawsuit brought on because of this in 2019. Personally, I think the Chicopee location has been closed since at least 2018 as far as I remember though. Article:  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/profit-salter-college-accused-defrauding-students-will-close-pay-1-n1029016 Stretching my legs at the  #Nati...