#introductoryblog

Hello, my name is Mariah, but everyone calls me Yaya.

I come from a small town in Upstate New York known as “Middletown.” To be honest, I hate it here because everyone from Middletown seems to have a stick up their ass. 

Middletown is similar to Twin Peaks. It’s a small rinky-dink town, and everyone here knows each other and their personal business. Nine times out of ten, if you meet someone from Middletown, they either have heard of you before or know somebody you know. Everyone is so miserable here, and nobody has any ambition to better themselves. 

For example, almost five years ago I was a student at Middletown High School. Middletown High School was one of the most dysfunctional schools I've ever attended.

When I was a freshman, on my third day of school, there were fifteen fights in one day. I remember when I would go to the bathrooms the other students would sell cocaine to each other there. It had felt like every other day there was a lockdown. There were so many drugs being brought into the school, so we usually had drug sweeps during those lockdowns. It felt like everyone there was ghetto one way or another. Even the gym teacher’s daughter had gotten caught having sex on school grounds with a senior when she was only a freshmen.

Most of the popular kids aspired to become gang members, drug dealers, murderers, or prostitutes. Five years later, their dreams had turned into a reality. Most of the kids I went to school with are either dead, in prison, or have at least three or more kids at the age of twenty-three. Others have settled to stay in this god forsaken town, and they’ll probably work retail for the rest of their lives.

As far as me, I have way bigger dreams than these people out here. That’s exactly why I sacrificed everything just to go back to college. I’m not going to lie, for a while after high school I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do in life. It took me three years after graduation to figure out who I am and who I want to be.

So here I am, a college sophomore at SUNY Orange. I currently major in new media, and I plan to transfer colleges this coming fall.

 My dream is to become a successful movie director and reality star. As long as I could remember, I’ve always had a passion for writing stories, drawing, filming, and taking photographs of different aspects of my life. I also love to do makeup and show off my talent on TikTok. Because of that, I’ve decided to work on my talents, so I could do what I love in life. I have other goals in the media industry as well. Such as, creating my own production company, being a radio personnel, having my own show, and becoming an entrepreneur.

 As you can see, my dreams are bigger than Middletown and New York State put together. It’s funny how the same people who call me a bum are the same people who hang out at Park Circle. That’s a place where all of the bums of Middletown hang out. All they do is stand around and do nothing all day.

Other than that, I have other hobbies aside from the media life. I love to travel to new places with friends. 

I’m usually seen doing a lot of stupid stuff with them around town.

 I especially love going to the club and getting drunk with them. Also, I smoke a lot of weed with them too. I’m definitely not afraid to admit that fact about me.

Another thing about me is that I love to watch horror films. The first movie I’ve ever seen was CandyMan when I was about two years old. The last movie I’ve watched was The Taking of Deborah Logan.

However, when it comes to TV shows, I usually prefer to watch anime, reality TV, or sitcoms. The last show I watched was Glee, and I absolutely love that show. It reminds me of a club I was in when I was a high schooler. Believe it or not, that club was one of the only good things about that high school experience.

 I also love to play video games. I used to be a huge gamer when I was a kid, but as I got older I started to play less games. Currently, the only games I play are Pokemon games. The last game I played was Pokemon Omega Ruby for the Nintendo 3Ds.

However, I don’t always stare at a screen. I love to read urban novels and manga. Although I haven’t read a novel in a while, the last book I read was my textbook on writing for the media.

 Lets not forget I’m in college, so don’t judge me for often reading textbooks. It’s not like I would care if you do anyways. I get talked about all the time. Especially when I express myself on social media, or when I create videos for my YouTube channel. Did I forget to mention that I’m a YouTuber? Although I haven’t posted in a while, I am currently working on a new project. But, I won’t be posting any of it until a further date. In my new segment I will be telling the story of my first love experience. It will be expressed in a way that is similar to how Shane Dawson used to reenact his stories.