I haven't written a post this month, have I?

 Hello everyone! It has been a good while since I last wrote on here...

So, what have I been up to? Well, the usual. School eating away my precious time, trying to make new videos only to procrastinate on getting anything done, etc. Besides that, 10 days ago I turned 16, I have contributed even more to the Romanian localization at Mozilla, and my Framework 16 is expected to arrive soon™! On that note, literally yesterday at around 5 PM I got an email that told me FedEx is going to ship my laptop and that it is expected to arrive on Monday before 6 PM. Now, to be honest, I am a little bit worried. 'Cause on Monday I have school, and that "before 6 PM" could literally mean 10 in the morning, or maybe even 8 if the FedEx driver is really that dedicated to their job.

Okay, now because I did not make a post on October 6 about my birthday, I will do like an awkward introduction. And I say it's awkward because in the last paragraph I was just talking about the Framework laptop and now I jumped straight to my birthday... 😅 Anyway!

 On October 6 at around 4 PM, some friends of mine (old classmates) and I met up at a restaurant to celebrate my birthday. All I have to say is that it was awesome! This was not only because I felt lonely with the new classmates, but also because one of my friends that stayed with me in high school gave me 4 laptops. Which is the topic of the video that comes out today... Hopefully... Out of the 4 laptops, only 3 of them have a 64-bit capable processor, with one of them, a Dell Inspiron 640M from 2006, having an x86 processor. Now I don't really know what to do with it considering that the latest versions of Linux to support x86 are from 2018. But after all, I think I will just install Windows XP, or maybe Vista, and use it as a machine for recreation, or self manifestation using software from the 2000s. Now, it may sound weird to some of you reading this post. But at the end of the day, for some arbitrary reason, I really like pretending that it is the X era again...

So, that was my birthday "party", just 6 teenagers (including me) hanging out in a restaurant! To be honest, that moment really helped me leave behind middle school once and for all. I know it sounds weird, but just picture this: you have put your "internal home" in the classroom, and after that "internal home" becomes quiet once the "heartbeat" of the class leaves, you start to feel very lonely and to cry every night after that "internal home". Now you might be thinking... Didn't I say a few sentences back that I still have one of my old classmates? Well, yes. But one person can't replace 4!

The concert where the rave took place

 Okay, now that I got that out of the way, it's also worth mentioning that literally the weekend before my birthday there was a big festival. The entry was free, so of course I went to it! Where a friend of mine and I, after getting back to the stage, were dragged into a sort of rave. Besides that, it was the first time I got to experience what it was like leaving your stomach behind. There was this big "hammer" that would take you at blazing speeds up and down. It was fun nonetheless! Also, at that festival, it was the first time I had eaten cooked chestnuts. They were like if you combined fish with mămăligă (basically boiled corn flour), in my opinion. But they were good.

 So, these were the main highlights of the month so far! Now, as I said in the intro, besides these two events and cancelling a video, nothing, literally NOTHING has happened besides school eating my free time.

I just ordered my future laptop

 As you may know from my older posts and also my YouTube videos, I really wanted a Framework 16. Now I said "wanted" and not "want", and that's because I have preordered a Framework 16!

Here's the configuration for anyone that is interested! Besides that, I feel like I need to address some things regarding the purchase... So, first of all, why did I do it? Well, I did it because my current laptop, the Dell G3 3500, no longer holds up to my workflow, and also, the plastic started to deteriorate itself for some reason. Also, I started to run out of space! Which may sound weird to some people because I have a 2TB external HDD (archival purposes), a 1TB SATA SSD (active videos/projects), and a 256GB NVMe SSD (apps and the OS). Now this may sound like a lot, but if we take a look at my workflow, it can be seen really easily that I have a lot of raw video files, which can be 10GB for a 10-minute video. Also, I'm planning to export in 4K instead of 1080p, and my current laptop struggles to watch a simple 4K video.

Now, I think you get the big picture. I need a new laptop so I can do more for you guys! And also for me, I mean... I would like to run some local AIs and also to mess with 3 VMs at the same time! It would be awesome just to see it do that in the first place! Man, I can't wait to see it on my desk and also to film a video about it!

On a side note, I bet y'all know what today is...

Sorry if this post was too short, school started again... But don't worry! I will write a longer post this week! And also, expect a new video on the 2nd of October!

I started high school... And I hate it!

Just yesterday it was the first day of school, and all I have to say is... Please bring me back to middle school! Really.

So, the new teachers (that I've gotten to know so far) are okay. Except for my Romanian teacher, who is a man now, instead of a woman. I know, weird... But our math teacher changed as well! With a woman instead of a man! Man, I can't wait to see who is going to be my math teacher... I just can't wait! I hope it is someone who isn't crazy as my Romanian teacher seemed...

Anyway, now I realize I haven't made a post in a while... So, what happened besides me starting high school? Well, I visited Croatia for a week! And all I have to say is... Absolute Cinema! Oh Croatia, Croatia, Croatia... my beloved country which is MUCH better off than Romania... And don't get me started on Ćevapi. Ćevapi has to be invented by a God or something, but it is 100 times better than the Romanian "mici". They do not even compare to Romania's equivalent! Also, the fact that I have not seen more than 3 casinos in all of Zadar should really say something. Here in Timișoara and in Romania in general, you can see at least 8 casinos in a 1km radius, which is just sad... But would the government do something? Of course not! Because this is the Romanian government, they hate their people! That's why we 9th graders start school using basically nothing because they change the whole curriculum in the last minute so we have no manuals. F**k you Bucharest! In fact, f**k the whole country! And if you're a patriot of ANY country on this earth, just know this:

"If a country doesn't make your life better by offering good and free services (e.g., school, transport, etc.), then that country doesn't care about you. So why would you care about it?"

- Icelandic Fox.

Now with that out of the way, let's talk about the whole high school thing... So, we lost 10 students (they decided to start high school in another place), and we got 12 new students. Well, these 12 new students are, well... How can I say it nicely...? There are more girls than boys, and 98% of the girls are just full of fake looks. Like, they put on a LOT of makeup! Which, in my opinion, doesn't make you an attractive person at all... Also, the new boys look like they just got out from Chernobyl or something... They look awful! Now I know the saying not to judge a book by its cover, but when you replace 10 students that were basically the whole class's personality and replace them with 12 new students that are not in the perfect high school (in my opinion). It kind of ruins a class, you know? Also, they sit inside all day... which I found weird! Now, yeah, this is just the first day, but still...

Also, just on a side note, a few hours ago I was talking with an old classmate that just started high school as well in another place. And man, I feel like I'm being left behind to rot... They are allowed to have phones during break and are basically left alone because it's just the first few days. On the other hand, another old classmate of mine said that in their high school, they spent the entire day on integration between classmates because, as I said, the teachers have nothing to do thanks to a fictional government named "The Romanian Government".

Ugh... I just hate my government on a whole other level compared to the average kid of my age...

Okay, so if the government is incompetent to manage its education, then I guess our teachers left us alone as well. WRONG! They put us to work, because I guess not having a plan in place and following old legislation while new ones are currently in the making is a best practice from a professional and a common sense knowledge!