About Me
My name is Amy, I’m a sophomore at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. I intend to study English with a concentration in Creative Writing here. I was born and raised in the South and I adore it but I’m pretty sure Europe holds my heart.
I’m a pretty average person if there ever was one. I like to do things that a lot of people like to do. I love to read and I’ve been writing since I can remember. I love to write, take pictures, do makeup, listen to good (and some admittedly bad) music, be with my friends, do arts & crafts, watch good TV, drive, travel, and learn new things.
In general I am not a very apathetic person. I take a great interest in politics, theology, philosophy, and psychology. I take pride in making informed decisions. I do well in academics. I’m rather outgoing and outspoken. I’m Jewish.
If you’re looking to get in touch with me, I’d love to hear from you!
YouTube
I uploaded my first video blog to YouTube on June 10, 2006. I received Ruby as a gift for my high school graduation and spent all night figuring out the new operating system and features of my Macbook. I began posting videos on my own YouTube channel, simply, because I could.
One video I posted included a sped-through version of me applying my makeup. I had a comment from a user that asked what I was using. My idea for video makeup tutorials grew from there. I began collecting MAC, an amazing high quality makeup brand, and sharing tips and tricks I’d taught myself over the years.
In April 2007, YouTube recognized my channel by featuring it as one of four channels that new users saw when they signed up for an account on YouTube. My subscribers grew exponentially.
In May 2007 I received an email from a reporter from the New York Times, expressing interest in my videos and featuring me in a story. I agreed, and on June 21 2007 it was published in the New York Times’ Style section.
Since the article’s publication I have received several honors, including being featured on a local news channel, in my college’s bi-annual magazine, in my local newspaper, on Good Morning America, in Marie Claire, and in Skirt! Magazine.
I continue to post videos on YouTube in an effort to help men & women who need advice on application, technique, color combinations, themes, tips, and tricks. The YouTube community is a passionate, interesting community that represents people from all backgrounds, ethinicities, countries, and continents. It is my hope that they will continue to embrace me and my videos and allow me to continue doing what I love for some time to come.
Amyopoly
I’ve been designing websites for about eight years now but I just recently got back into it after about a year hiatus. AMYOPOLY is the first domain I’ve ever owned. I purchased her* through DreamHost on October 21, 2006. I will recommend them because they’ve been good to me in that they haven’t been bad to me. 
I purchased AMYOPOLY to fulfill an urge I’ve had for a few months now to write freely. Also I thought it would be interesting to host some other hobbies of mine here. Hopefully as time goes on I will slowly get all of that up and running.
Tools I use, in case you’re interested, are a beautiful MacBook named Ruby, WordPress, Adobe Photoshop, and … I think that’s it, actually. I code by hand in TextEdit. I write HTML, CSS, and a bit of Java and PHP here and there. I’m proficient in designing in Jasc (or is it Corel now?) PaintShop Pro and Adobe Photoshop, which I now use. I design using Firefox web browser and a 1280×800 resolution. I have tried my hardest to be sure that AMYOPOLY looks decent on every OS and browser but if you’ve found something you think I’ve overlooked and you’d like to report it to me, feel free.
Ruby
If you’re new, or maybe even if you’re not, you may want to read over this so you know what/who Ruby is. Ruby is my baby. Not my biological child, but my baby. She is a white MacBook, and not just any white MacBook, but the most beautiful white MacBook of all time. On November 11, 2006 I inadvertantly played a huge role in putting Ruby in a coma. She fell off my bed and forgot everything. I was deeply devastated by the loss. Again, the day before the finals, Ruby’s new brain randomly crashed as well. That makes two harddrives completely destroyed. I was lucky enough to find a CD I’d forgotten I’d burned with all of my important pictures on it from Old Rubes, and I have received Third Ruby. She’s doing well.