The DMCA takedown notification.

When will I ever get to blogging here more often? I'll try.

I've talked about the DMCA takedown notification on both of my more public blogs but I want to talk about it as a writer, not a music blogger or a kid.

One of the reasons why I bawled a few minutes after what had happened actually sunk in was because I realized what I had lost that day. Above the fact that it's unjust and against my principles, I'm a writer - I love writing. I don't blog because I have to, because I'm paid to or for some strange reason - I blog because I can always look back at past posts whether it be a day or a year ago and see how I've grown as a writer. Because blogger deleted one of my posts, I'll never be able to see how I wrote during that particular period.

It's honestly like I lost a part of myself.

Here I am writing so I get better, learn technique and grow into someone worth listening to and then Blogger takes away a part of that. I work hard for all my posts - I put a lot of thought, time and my skills into each and every word or sentence I write but Blogger doesn't seem to care.

Is this because I'm a kid? That they think I'm vulnerable and wouldn't mind if they delete a post? I hate it when people think that just because I'm fourteen I don't have my own opinions and passions - that all I care about is Facebook, texting, twitter and boys. I don't care about Facebook, I don't text and I'm in no way interested in guys. Twitter is forgivable.

ANYWAY. I have passions, ambitions and I want to make something of myself. People may see family pressure as a negative thing but I see it as motivation. All my other cousins are successful in their fields - science, math, business, medicine and are at the very least 6 years older than me so it makes me want to be able to say 'OK, you're good at science and I'm good at writing,' - it's something I want to do. For once in my life I want to feel like I belong, like I'm as good as them.

I'm straying from the topic but you get the point - Blogger took away a part of me and I absolutely hate that.