Day 02: The Meaning Behind My Blog Name

Hmmm, I had no idea what to name my blog. I originally named it Sincerely, Anastasia Monet but deemed that too cliche and decided to use that as my url instead. I was listening to Common's In My Own World (Check the Method) while I was working on the layout, and figured I'll use the title of his song as my blog name for the time being. I thought about changing it later, but I just might stick with it. 

Day 01: Recent Picture and 15 Facts about me.

1. I am a 22 year old thumb sucker and i'll probably keep sucking it until the day i leave this earth. [It helps calms my nerves lol]

2. I have 5 sisters and 3 brothers.

3. I hold my breath everytime i am crossing a bridge, near a gasoline truck and see an airplane flying. [Im terrified of them]

4. Don't ever give me apple juice.

5. I can do others hair. But I can't do mine. lol sad.

6. I was a BabySitters Club Fanatic. I had the whole collection of books, posters, stickers, and the bookshelf to match. I even wanted to start my own babysitters club. But my mother crushed my damn dreams. :-(

7.  I am senior Afro-American studies major at Howard University. I don't know what career I want to go into yet but I know I want to work in a public service field.

8. My fave colors are pink,  purple, and yellow.

9. I love to bake!!

10. I use to be scared to go to church because i thought my pastor was GOD when i was little and thought he knew everything about me.

11. My favorite movie is Cinderella.

12. I am the BIGGEST procrastinator!

13. OMG. I had the biggest crush on Tuxedo Mask off Sailor Moon.

14.  I had a poem published in the 5th grade.

15. I like to take three hour naps. 

I am Anastasia Monet and that is me in a nutshell =)

What Kind of Person Am I?: For Colored Girls Review

Last night my professor invited my classmates and I to see For Colored Girls movie screening. I also had the opportunity to see my professor Dr. Ammons, Phylicia Rashad, and another young lady (i forgot her name but she was a DC news reporter) discuss the movie in a panel immediately after the movie ended. All I can say is WOW!!! lol I don't want to spoil and give away too much, because it doesn't come out until friday and a lot of people havn't seen it yet, but I think Tyler Perry done an amazing job. 

For those who aren't familiar with the movie, For Colored Girls is a movie based on Ntozake Shange's play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf." The play featured 7 women known by colors who performed a collection of 20 poems. In the movie, the women had names but wore their colors. Each of the poems dealt with major issues that impacted women on what it meant to be a women of color in the world. The themes of the movie included infidelity, pregnancy, homosexuality, molestation, sexual morality, domestic abuse, alcoholism, and death. You will take a journey with each character as they change their lives through negative and positive choices. Nothing is sugar-coated in this movie. As a young woman watching this, it is difficult not to be disgusted, sympathetic and familiar with their drama. Bring lots and LOTS of tissues because you will be on an emotional rollercoaster because you will feel the pain and tragedy each character feels. If one story doesn't touch you, believe me another's will. This is not a date night type of movie lol. The panel was great as well. I was so excited to see Phylicia Rashad, she is so beautiful in person and funny!!!! I encourage all women, young or old to go out and watch this movie as it celebrates sisterhood.

XOXO,

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Remember there are those that are worse off than you......

XOXO,

My 30 Day Blog Challenge

I've seen a couple of bloggers doing this, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon. I'll start tomorrow!!!!!!

Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
Day 02- The meaning behind your blog name
Day 03- A picture of you and your friends
Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have
Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to
Day 06- Favorite super hero and why
Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why
Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days
Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad
Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12- How you found out about Blogger and why you made one
Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently
Day 14- A picture of you and your family
Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play
Day 16- Another picture of yourself
Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them
Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future
Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23- Something you crave for a lot
Day 24- A letter to your parents
Day 25- What I would find in your bag
Day 26- What you think about your friends
Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned
Day 30- Who are you?
          
          XOXO,

Me in Threes ♥

Just a lil bit about myself =)...

*Taken from: Briana*

Three names I go by;

Anastasia, Ana, Lovely


Three places I have lived;

Brooklyn, NY---Fayetteville, NC---DMV


Three people who text/bbm me regularly;

Bestie Jade, Sister Quadasia, Boyfriend Marcus


Three fave drinks;

Tropicana Orange Juice, SunnyD, Cran-Grape Juice

Three fave. old shows;

I Love Lucy, Good Times, The Cosby Show


Three tv shows I watch;

The Game, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy


Three fave dishes;

Alfredo, Curry Chicken, Ziti


Three places I have been;

Nova Scotia, Canada---Disney World---Miami, FL


Three beauty/makeup products I can't live without;

Mac Lipgloss, Maybelline Falsies Mascara, Mac Studio Tech N45


Three places I would like to visit;

Ghana, Los Angeles, Rome

Three things I'm looking forward to;

Graduate School, Starting a family, buying my first car

Three jobs I have had;

Office assistant with my college admission office, crew member at Bojangles, Cashier at Chix LLC

NEWBIE!!!!

     Hey! Well, first allow me to introduce myself. My name is Anastasia Monet. I am a 20-something year old student at Howard University from Fayetteville, NC, by way of Brooklyn, NY. I am fairly new to this blogging thing. I created this blog back in March, but never actually posted anything until now (procrastination got the best of me lol tsk.tsk.). I am still trying to determine the direction I want this blog to go. I do know that I don't want this blog to be based solely on music,fashion, and beauty. I was thinking using this as a means to share my experiences living in DC and random rants on any given thing. If time permits, I will be updating regularly. I hope you guys enjoy my blog! I am looking forward to sharing my thoughts and getting feedback from you all.

XOXO,