AP style usually gets incorporated into my process of writing when I'm writing something other than an article, which does get kind of annoying. I have to double and even triple check my words whenever I think there's even a chance that AP style would change it. Then I realize that I'm writing an essay, and AP style doesn't factor in. It also works the other way when I'm writing articles. I end up not being sure on something I've written because I used it properly in an essay, but it's not the same. AP style can be my best friend but it can also be my annoying best friend. It really can't make it's mind up.