MonaAnn

[mona419-blog]

Birthday shenanigans

[nighthawkbear]

CWP 101 Blog#1

I know this seems stereotypical for a first assignment in a writing class, “write about yourself,” but I think it actually fits so well. You people do not know me, and I barely know you. This is a cool way of hitting it off. Before I get into my story, let me give you a quick synopsis of myself and my interests. I am Ronnie Hill, My favorite TV show and Comic book is The Walking Dead, I like Hockey, I play drums for a Buffalo Based hardcore band called Common Guilt ( commonguilt.bandcamp.com ), I enjoy music on vinyl, and I eat lots of food. Okay. Now, let’s get into it. It was November 2015, specifically the Saturday after Black Friday. My friend’s band had a 3 day long tour booked, but their drummer was already going to be out of town and couldn’t make it. They asked me to fill in for him. They are my homies so I said “Hell yeah, dude.” Of course, I had my condition: You guys have to pay for my food. Living on a college budget is not tight, and they don’t take Bengal Bucks in Cleveland/Columbus/Pittsburgh. We left on Black Friday and we were going to gig until Sunday night and make it back to Buffalo before Monday morning. The show on Saturday night had cancelled on us, it was supposed to be in someone’s basement in Columbus(I know, so punk, dude), so we decided to just drive to Pittsburgh and spend the night in the van. On the way, we stopped at a Moe’s. I love queso. I asked for a Stack(basically a mega crunchwrap from Taco Bell.) but instead the lady made me a burrito. The burrito gets substantially more rice and beans than a stack. I honestly didn’t mind, food is food, man. At the check out, the cashier noticed I asked for a stack. Without asking, she re-wraps this burrito into a stack, making a mega-monster-supersized-waytoobig-ginormous stack. Literally, The thing weighed at LEAST 4 pounds. I stare at the face of this gargantuan beast that had a reduced price due to the “inconvenience.” I couldn’t believe it. I felt like Adam from Man v. Food. It almost became a spectacle: WATCH RON DIE FROM BEING OVERLY FULL. The members of the Band were literally astounished that I even tried to finish it. I was so close. The best part was that I wasn’t even that hungry. I got down to the last bite, almost about to explode. I flew the white flag. Someone else finished the stack for me. I never felt so terrible in my life. Not only was my stomach expanded beyond capacity, I could barely WALK. Shit was fucking terrible. I didn’t eat until we got back to Buffalo two days later. The morale of the story: I will over indulge. I will be excessive. I will be inappropriate. Not for any personal gain, but simply for the entertainment of others. It’s a joke in my friend group now to describe feeling sick as “I feel like Ron at Moe’s.” I haven’t had Moe’s since.   

[mona419-blog]

First of all let me tell you, I love the way you tell a story. You totally caught my attention and not once during your blog did I get bored. Its pretty cool that you're in a band. You get to do something you obviously love and hey, you may even make it a career one day. The fact that you travel with your band is totally cool. I’d love to do something I enjoy, and get to travel in the mean time.  I’m looking forward to reading more blogs from you. It’s nice to run into people who don’t take everything so serious.

[theshopaholic26-blog]

Early Mornings !

Early mornings are the worst. The alarm clock goes off with a loud ringing noise and a sound of vibration. Instead of getting right up I press the snooze button and lay in bed for 5 more minutes. Even though I only have 3 classes a week it still feel like to much. Although I Should be use to waking up bright and early all throughout grammar school and high school. I’ve learned steps to be coming a morning person. Step 1 you have to sleep more consistently getting sufficient sleep gives you energy , enough health and motivation to get a lot of things done in the morning and throughout the day. An adult is recommended to sleep seven to nine hours to get the proper rest they need for the body. I’ve tried so many techniques such as going to bed early , having a consistent bedtime and wake up time but nothing works. I even tried to set a consistent bed time work weekends but Its to tempting to stay up late , hanging out with my friends , watching movies , eating snacks ETC , knowing that you don’t have school , work or early morning responsibilities the next day , but no matter how hard it is , keeping a consistent Daily routine will help you train your body. Preparing yourself for sleeping and waking as well such as avoiding light from the TV screen or your cell phone. Also going to bed too hungry or to stuffed will make it hard for a person to fall asleep. But everyone is different, most of the time I go to bed either hungry or stuffed….but taking a nice warm shower or bath before bed really helps me sleep through the night without twisting and turning. There are some mornings where I can wake up early and be the happiest person on earth. I wake up once my alarm clock goes off, get up and make the bed turn on my music then jump into the shower. Music is the key to happiness. Whenever I’m mad , bored or tired , I turn my music on and it always change my mood. But back to after early mornings it’s not so bad after a while when you get to use to it no matter how much you may hate it, it will all pay off in the end when I finally graduate and start my career and receive my OWN money.

[naalsaccount-blog]

I find this hilarious, I like how you started. Practically straight to the point with hating  mornings. I also think of this as hilarious because I am almost the exact opposite. I enjoy mornings to the point some days I don’t need alarms, I just wake up on time. Sometimes I feel like the sun wakes me up and give me energy since I find myself excited for the day. I enjoy your statements because it reminds me much of my brother and cousins. With that said, even though you hate waking up early you fight through it and do what you know is best. I can not agree more towards this action. Keep up the good morning sections.

[mona419-blog]

I’m totally with you on the hitting the snooze and laying back down for five minutes. There’s nothing worse than wanting to get a little more sleep but knowing you have to get up and get going. It kind of sucks now but it will totally be worth it in the end and hopeful you’ll be able to get as much sleep as you want. Music keeps me going as well. It’s like music says what we want to say and I think that is why we love it so much. You totally have a good head on your shoulders. Keep up that good mentality and you’ll be a very successful person.

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Just Me

You know that little voice in your head that tells when you should do something and whether or not it will have positive or negative consequences. Yea well I don’t think I have that little voice half the time. I’m the kind of person that tends to go with the flow and never really question things. That vital little voice that most people listen to, I ignore, because I think that same exact voice will hold you back in life. I’m 19 years old, have 3 siblings, and 2 pets. I am a communication studies major with a double minor in sociology and psychology. I don’t have a boyfriend but I have a guy that I really like and that means a whole lot to me. I love the color blue and I love to do reckless and new things. I love travelling to new places and camping with my family. I have an unhealthy obsession with animals. I’m from Brooklyn, Ny but have roots in Belize and Jamaica. I love rollercoaster which basically means I love going to amusement parks. My zodiac sign is cancer and love the summer weather. During the summer I work at a local amusement park, where I am a ride operator. I get to meet new people from all over the world who come to get on rides and go to the beach. Since I’m a communications major I love talking to people and getting to know them. And as a double minor in both psychology and sociology I love to know what is happening in both the society as well as in the individual’s mind. Like most people my age I have know idea what I’m going to do with my life after college. I know whatever I do I want to have fun doing but I also want to have an impact on people. I’m planning on moving to Buffalo and possibly living here long after college. All in all I’m excited and scared to grow up. I want to be an adult but I’m scared that somehow I will fuck up and not be a good adult. But I know I am not the only person who is scared of growing up and venturing out on their own. I know that everyone eventually has that feeling that they aren’t ready or mature enough but isn’t that the fun part of growing up? Not knowing whether or not you are ready but jumping into it anyway.

[mona419-blog]

 I love talking to  people and getting to know them as well. The fact that you want to make an impact on people is pretty cool. There’s so many people today that dont care too much about that and are all for self and I think its important to live by exapmle. I see you’re from Brooklyn. I commend you for  living in New York City. I visited once and it was too fast for me [lol.] I think you’ll enjoy Buffalo if you do decide to move here. There’s a lot of building up they’ve done in the city. It’s a little slow compared to New York City, but overall a great place to live.

[mona419-blog]

Who I am

I am a very down to earth girl. I’m friendly, motivated, determined and I’d say one of a kind. I graduated high school in 2009 and started a business on 2013. I decided to go back to school this year. I felt like it was now or never. My major is Childhood Education. I have four beautiful children and I’m engaged. Anyone who knows me would say I’m very family orientated. My life revolves around my children. I had them young so I grew up quickly. I had my first son on May 16th, 2008. I had my second son on July 10th, 2009. My one and only daughter was born a year later on June 10th, 2010. I gave birth to my youngest son on June 23rd, 2014. I’m very busy but I wouldn’t trade my kids for anything. I met my boyfriend back in 2007 and we’ve been together ever since. We are getting married on May 21st and I’m super excited about it. If I’m not on mommy duty I’m working from home, which is very convenient for me. I am a collections specialist and I collect on past due bills. I decided to go back to school because I plan to become a teacher. My major is Childhood Education. I always wanted to be a teacher. I believe I came to that conclusion one day as I played in my room. Its kind of weird because I remember this like it was yesterday. I was playing in my room. I had to be about six or seven. I didn’t have anyone to play with so I lined up my teddy bears and dolls. I began teaching them like they were students. My grandma was watching me the whole time. When I finally noticed her I ran and hid under my cover. I was so embarrassed. I remember her telling me “you’re going to be a teacher one day.” She still remembers this as well. So when I told her I was going back to school and my major was Childhood Education she said “I knew that.” Overall I’m just me. I love my life and everything I’ve been blessed with. Even at times when I feel like things are coming down on me I know it’s all lessons. Things I go through make me a better me, a better mom and a better person in general. Life isn’t easy but but it’s definitely worth it.

[kitianac-blog]

I loved this introduction, because I can relate. My mother was a teenage mother also who went back to school when I was around the age of your oldest actually. Mona what your doing is going to have such a positive outcome I promise you. When my mother went back to school at the time I was very greedy. I used to hate that she was always gone, but as I got older I realized why she did it. It was all for me, it inspired me to do better. I wish you and your family nothing but the best.

[mona419-blog]

Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

[mona419-blog]

Who I am

I am a very down to earth girl. I'm friendly, motivated, determined and I'd say one of a kind. I graduated high school in 2009 and started a business on 2013. I decided to go back to school this year. I felt like it was now or never. My major is Childhood Education. I have four beautiful children and I'm engaged. Anyone who knows me would say I'm very family orientated. My life revolves around my children. I had them young so I grew up quickly. I had my first son on May 16th, 2008. I had my second son on July 10th, 2009. My one and only daughter was born a year later on June 10th, 2010. I gave birth to my youngest son on June 23rd, 2014. I'm very busy but I wouldn't trade my kids for anything. I met my boyfriend back in 2007 and we've been together ever since. We are getting married on May 21st and I'm super excited about it. If I'm not on mommy duty I'm working from home, which is very convenient for me. I am a collections specialist and I collect on past due bills. I decided to go back to school because I plan to become a teacher. My major is Childhood Education. I always wanted to be a teacher. I believe I came to that conclusion one day as I played in my room. Its kind of weird because I remember this like it was yesterday. I was playing in my room. I had to be about six or seven. I didn't have anyone to play with so I lined up my teddy bears and dolls. I began teaching them like they were students. My grandma was watching me the whole time. When I finally noticed her I ran and hid under my cover. I was so embarrassed. I remember her telling me "you're going to be a teacher one day." She still remembers this as well. So when I told her I was going back to school and my major was Childhood Education she said "I knew that." Overall I'm just me. I love my life and everything I've been blessed with. Even at times when I feel like things are coming down on me I know it's all lessons. Things I go through make me a better me, a better mom and a better person in general. Life isn't easy but but it's definitely worth it.