SHHANE DAWSON'S

FUN FACTS!

      First of all, the reason why this is the title is because in these chapters, Shane only put information of where he worked, what dreams he had, what friends he had, and how Youtube became his all-time job! These chapters were really interesting and fun to read! And as always, he made it funny. Oh yeah, and nothing sad (YAY!). One of these five chapters are really interesting and probably one of my favorites in the book! It is all about Astral Projection! This is a really interesting topic because it has a lot to do with dreaming and what the body can do when someone is asleep! Now first, you might be thinking: "this has nothing to do with Shane! Well, it does. You see, Shane (according to his book) has went through Astral Projection in his sleep when he was younger. What is Astral Projection? It is when you are sleeping, and your conscious mind (or soul) leaves your body and you enter the spirit realm! It may seem weird to you, but I think its true and very interesting! Now, back to Shane. He had many events where Astral Projection happened. His first time was when he moved to a new apartment. He was taking a nap and suddenly, he saw his own body while levitating up to the ceiling! This is very common (I researched). After he levitated to the ceiling, he decided to go to out of his apartment and go check out what's outside. He saw a man walking his dog and a women parking a car. While this was occurring to Shane, he thought it was a dream. But the next day, he saw the same man and the same women! Since he had just moved, Shane had never met them or seen them! He was freaked out! The second was his last because it got creepy. The day after the his first Astral Projection, he researched and it said Astral Projection was dangerous. Why? Because when you "leave your body" your letting other spirits or even DEMONS to freely get in. This is very dangerous! When shane went to sleep, the same thing happened to him. He just saw his body levitating! Suddenly, he sees a black shadow with red eyes and with the figure of an animal. He knew it was a demon, so he rapidly went back to his body and stepped foot out of it again! In another chapter, Shane talks about his "girl (space) friends". What does girl (space) friends mean? It means you have a friend that is a girl and nothing else! Shane had many of those, and in this chapter, he talks about ever single one of them he had. In his school, he wasn't that popular because he wasn't "manly" or fit, he was just overweight and had a really girly voice and personality! So he usually spent time with girls because that made him feel better! In one of the chapters, Shane tells about his strange addictions! Not drugs, alcohol, or his cellphone, but Splenda®! OMG! Even though it sounds like a joke, it isn't. He really was addicted to Splenda! And it was up to the point where he has had to go to the hospital! as you can see, these chapters were not really THAT sad or important, it was just interesting things about his life!


QUOTES

1.) " I can't stand judgmental people. The second somebody lifts their eyebrow at a situation I cut them out of my life. I like to live in a world where people can be whoever the heck they want and say whatever the heck they want to say.
-  pg. 172, I Hate My Selfie
-  I really found this quote interesting because I feel the same way! I really dislike people who judge because of they are different. I also want to live in a world where people can freely do things and not care what other people will judge about them! Many people can't live without doing that!

2.) "Our breakup broke the record for the most mutual parting of ways in history. Here’s the text-message conversation: Me: Hey . . . should we break up? Canadian: Ya probably. Me: Ok. Canadian: Did you watch Hoarders last night? Me: Ya! I can’t believe that woman ate her dead dog thinking it was jerky. Canadian: I know! Crazy! Me: Well . . . goodbye I guess. Canadian: Do we have to unfollow each other on Twitter? I’d rather still follow you. You have funny tweets. Me: No way. I never unfollow anyone. That’s so tacky. Canadian: Agreed."

- pg. 190, I Hate Myselfie
- This quote is very funny! It really is creative and it shows how Shane and his ex don't really care about the breakup. It reminds me of a friend-zone. Iv'e researched, and i found out that the both are still friends and still hang out!


CONCLUSION

       These chapters were really funny and filled with extra information about Shane's life. I am really liking this book and I hope it just gets better and better! The topics in these chapters were really interesting especially the one about Astral Projection! Again, Shane Dawson  is my favorite person in the world and I am very happy to be reading his book! I can't really predict anything because (like I said) this book doesn't go in order. Until next time! Byeeeeee!

JOURNEY TO FAME
CHAPTER 6-11

     Here we are again proudly with another blog about I Hate My Selfie! These next five chapters have really been fun to read. But like I said in the last blog, this autobiography is not only fun, but it's hard to read sometimes. First, let me start with the fact that in these five chapters, Shane rises up to fame, but don't get all excited  because he will also experience the sad and heartfelt death of his grandmother, and go through a lot of insecurities. Other interesting things is that he gets to meet his first fan, and he gets to play a role in a horror movie called Smiley Face! When Shane's grandmother died, he makes it sound very positive, but later on in the chapter, he explains how it really took a toll on him. To him, she was an amazingly funny and mean grandmother. He described her as "miserable, funny, awesome, mean, and unforgettable." (pg. 100 Dawson). With her personality like that, I would describe her as a tough cookie! She always inspired Shane to be strong and to never let people bring him down. This really inspired me well. In another chapter, Shane explains how he finally got to lose a total of 150 pound! This chapter really made me happy for him, until he included the part 

where he had all the saggy skin. It's true, when you are overweight and lose a lot of pounds, there will be a lot of excess stretched out skin! This made Shane very insecure and depressed, but with the help of his friends he became a lot more confident! Also, did I mention the one-piece ladies swimsuit he would always wear under his close to keep his saggy skin from coming out? In another interesting chapter, he gets asked by a friend if he wants to play the role of one of the main character in Smiley Face. He said yes. This was very exciting for him because it was his first movie and he was a main character. This helped his fame a lot! In the fifth chapter I read, Shane had his first encounter with a fan. At the time, Youtube was new, so five-thousand subscribers was a lot! Anyway, Shane was in a restaurant and decided to go to the bathroom. When he was on his way, a random girl walked up to him and said "OMG! shane! I love your videos!" (pg. 110, Shane). This one compliment made him very happy to get noticed. As time went by, he gained more subscribers and more fame. Some of his fans were awesome, young, and nice people! But one day, he met a fan who happens to be the nurse that was going to do Shane's yearly checkup. And that would be have to be a full body examination. Yikes!


QUOTES-

1. "I just don’t have the willpower to hit up the gym every day for two hours, and the idea of cutting candy out of my diet seems impossible."

• pg. 110, chapter 7, Shane Dawson
• I thought this quote was very funny and clever! I found it very relatable to because I think the same way. 
• This quote would also be a example of how he would put in funny jokes to make the book sound more entertaining, but he's actually serious most of the time.

CONCLUSION

       Wow! these five chapters were very fun to read and kind of sad. I liked the first five chapters better, but these were really good as well. I can't wait to read more of this book! For the first time, I actually want to come back and read more! Its funny because the more you read this book, the more you learn about society, Shane's life, and generally how to accept more of peoples differences! Hopefully, this book keeps its sense of humor and its interesting things, cause I ain't done reading!

       

SHANE DAWSON: INTERNET SENSATION

(AND MY IDOL)

Two New York Times Award Winning Books

          

       Shane Dawson, where do I begin? Should I start off by the fact that he is an awesome Youtuber that changed many peoples lives including mine? Or that he is an extravagantly successful person who has already made two award winning books, acted in several movies, has over 9 million subscriber on both his youtube channels, and who now hosts a very popular podcast? I guess I'll go with both. In the autobiography: I Hate Myselfie, you will get to learn how Shane Dawson's troubles and doubts and insecurities help him become an internet sensation. In the first five chapters of the book, you will already get moved by how funny, awesome, and interesting this guy really is. You'll also get to know some of his stories from the past like how he hated getting haircuts (because he was insecure) or how he got the role of a fat guy in a play (because at the time he was a little "cushion for the pushin") or even how he got his first kiss by playing a role that required him to kiss another girl in a film. Now, this book might give you an atmosphere of funny, but behind it all the jokes and everything, its actually pretty sad as well. In one of these five chapters, it explains how some kids in his freshman years bullied him verbally for being fat. In these parts of the book I really felt sad for him. What I like about these chapters is the fact that it doesn't go in the order of his life. In one chapter he'll be 21 years old, and in the next one, he'll be 15. In reading these first five chapters, it really made me interested to know more of what will happen.

Quotes:

1. "Destinee: I think I took a little too much off the back. I might have to even your hair out. Are you ok with that?

    

      Am I OK WITH THAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! NO! THAT WAS NOT OK!!!!

Shane's old haircut

      Me: Sure"

• I really found this quote amazingly funny because I can relate to that when I'm cutting my hair. In the book he says he has a hard time saying what he thinks because he is afraid of what other people might think of him. In this quote, it really shows how it can affect him. 
• Page 21, chapter 2, I Hate My Selfie.
• In the end, the haircut turned out great!

2.  "Surfer Kid 3: Fat people are sad. Is it bad that sometimes I don't consider fat people to be people? Like, I think of them as animals or robots or something. Know what I mean? 

• This was really hard for me to read because of how mean this quote was. It really made me think about the judgment people go through because the are fat or different from others. In another quote in the book, a kid says that fat people are want to kill themselves slowly by eating a lot of food! This really made me angry with how society is today.
• Page 62, chapter 5, I Hate Myselfie.
• The worst part was that all these kids said that in front of Shane. The reason he was fat was because he had an eating disorder.

Conclusion: 

       I really like the first five chapters! It brought my attention and made me want to keep on reading. This book I am very exited to read because the author is my favorite person in the world! I can't wait to see what is next because every chapter inspires me o become a better person in life. I can not really predict what will happen next because the book doesn't go in order. What I do know is that it will be funny, sad, happy, energetic, and inspirational!