Jenna Marbles is not my friend

The first time I ever saw a Jenna Marbles video, I was in high school, and my friend Maria and I watched "How to avoid talking to people you don't want to talk to." We thought that was the funniest thing we'd ever seen and proceeded to binge watch all of her videos and show her to any of our friends that would watch. That was 5 years ago.

I spend A LOT of time on Youtube. I mostly watch vlogs, skits, and an occasional gaming channel.

Jenna Marbles is not my friend, but sometimes it feels like she is. 
She loves her dogs, she changes her hair on a constant basis, and she always takes everything one step further than anyone else (if you need evidence of this, check out her Highlighter Makeup Video). Her current channel has been up for 6 years, but she was making videos before that as well. I have watched her get pets, go through breakups, move across the country, and grow into the person she is now.

Following someone's life on Youtube is kind of like having a pen pal that you never write back to, but they keep writing anyway.

I have also really enjoyed watching Julien Solomita's vlog channel over the last few years. (That's Jenna's boyfriend if you didn't know). I think part of why I have enjoyed his videos so much, is because not only is he around this person I already feel like I know, but he is doing what I want to do in life, which is making quality videos for people (plus he's really good at it).

These two Youtubers have been particularly inspirational to me. Julien reminds me to reach for the things I want and to be proud of what I make, and Jenna reminds me that being me, even if that means being weird, is okay and that following my dreams will be worth it. Even though I've never met them in person, they have a significant impact on my life. I've watched them at least twice a week for the past few years, how could they not be characters in my story?