Month: July 2022

My name is Nicole, I go by she/her pronouns. I recently returned to school after about 10 years. I have an 8 year old son and now that he is older and in school, I have come back to pursue a degree in English Education.  A lot of my summer will be working and trying to entertain my son – but I also have a family vacation planned to go visit family in Florida and a short cruise from Florida to the Caribbean, which we are both excited for.

Most of my week revolves around sports, I run soccer and kickball leagues for LI-Kick, which is LI’s largest adult social sports league – so I spend most of my time on a field. I’ve played soccer my whole life and have been running/playing kickball the last 8 years.

Kickball has turned out to be way more competitive than it was when I was a kid, and a major part of my life the past few years. I even went to nationals (surprisingly this exists) in Las Vegas last year for kickball – which is a statement, I never thought I’d say. 

I am taking this class because it fulfilled the requirements, I need to graduate. When I originally signed up for the course- I didn’t know what the course entailed, however now that I’ve read through the syllabus the course strikes me as a really interesting course. I love a good story and sci-fi and genuinely like the content and am looking forward to some really interesting posts/discussions within the class.

Hey everyone ! My name’s Ariana, but you can just call me Ari ! I go by he/she/they pronouns; any are fine. I’m an english major and also a senior with only one semester left. It’s been a wild ride ! A lot of people ask me what I plan to do with my major and assume I’m planning to teach, but I actually really want to work in the video game industry ! I love video games as a storytelling medium and aspire to tell my own stories through games someday. In the meantime, I’ve been enjoying sharing my favorite games on stream as my streaming persona, Sunnie. Some of my favorite games are OneShot, Hello Charlotte, and Omori. 

I’ve been spending a lot of time indulging in my many hobbies this summer. After a long hiatus, I finally returned to the anime convention scene with a new cosplay and performance. I’ve also been playing several tabletop games (I just finished our Sunday session an hour before writing this and OOF was it rough) and catching up on a few games I’ve been meaning to play and replay. If you couldn’t tell, I really like to draw and I’ve recently joined an annual art gifting competition called Art Fight. All the while working full time in the cheese department at Whole Foods. Needless to say I’ve been keeping quite busy this summer !

This class is a requirement for me, but I’m so happy about the theme that I’d probably have taken it even if I didn’t have to. I always appreciate it when alternative mediums are considered in literary discussions and I fully intend to drag my passion for games into this class. I hope you’re ready for it !

Hello!

My name is Alesha Gutierrez (she/her) some people like to call me Lesha or Lesh whichever way doesn’t really matter to me. I’m a Psychology major at Stony Brook and I do commute so I always look forward to the summer because NO TRAFFIC!!!

My actual summer plans are…. very uninteresting. I really am just going to school, working, and working out. Oh and of course sleeping, if I. am not at work or working out almost 99.9% of the time I will be fast asleep. I work an overnight job as an operations manager so I am quite literally always tired.

Although no matter how tired I am, I always find time to read. But you see I’m not like a traditional story reader, what I really like to read is poetry. In particular, I love reading love poems (cheesy, right?). But I also love reading works written by Latinos. I’m very proud to be a Latina however there are so many external and internal issues that come with being a Latina and authors like Gloria Anzaldua highlight these issues. Right now though I’m reading Homebody by Rupi Kaur and I love it.

Besides reading, I guess the most interesting thing thats happen to me this summer is getting my first tattoo. The worst part of it…. was sitting for a dreadful 9 hours but I love my tattoo so much and I would most certainly do it again.

I love movies and love reading so I guess from this course I would like to get a better understanding of how a film is able to resonate with us emotionally. I look forward to this course and getting to know everyone!

Hi everyone. My name is Anthony Aromolo, and my pronouns are he/him. My interests and hobbies include soccer and coaching soccer. At this time, I am coaching soccer at various youth levels, so many of my plans for the summer include working at various soccer camps. Some of the camps that I work are residential camps, so we get to spend the entire week at a given location/campus. Although I am an English major, I am working towards building a career in coaching and hoping to one day coach at the collegiate level!

This is a picture of me coaching at The Stony Brook School.

In addition, I am very eager to travel. I would love to visit Europe, especially Spain and Italy, relatively soon. I’d love to visit Spain to experience their culture and visit their soccer stadiums. A majority of my family is from Italy, so I’m very interested to see and experience where they are from.

This is one of the many stadiums I would love to visit in Spain. It is called Estadio Benito Villamarín, and it is home to Real Betis located in Seville, Spain.

One of the reasons why I decided to take this class is because I think the topic is very interesting. I also need to take it in order to graduate. I hope to gain more insight on different films and series and keep an open mind in terms of how my peers analyze things as well. I am looking forward to learning from the various ideas and insights of my fellow classmates.

I wish everyone the best of luck and a wonderful summer!

Hi everyone,
My name is Tonicia (pronounced tuh-knee-see-uh), but some people just call me Toni. I’m a rising senior studying English, and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I have 2 pet budgies: Pearlie and Sparky.

I am a huge fan of the Harry Potter series. I’ve watched the movies so many times that I’ve lost count 😂. I own some of the original books with the raised print, and I even own a Harry Potter themed journal. And, yes, I have most definitely visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Personally, if I were to be sorted into a house, it would have to be Gryffindor.

At the moment, my favorite tv shows are: The Good Doctor, A Million Little Things, Modern Family, and Love Victor. Sometimes I like to switch it up and watch crime shows like Criminal Minds, Leverage, or NCIS. Also, I have a couple of hobbies such as reading, writing poetry, and rapping. I like to think of rapping as reciting poetry to a beat, whether it’s said from memory or something I think of on my feet.

I listen to any genre of music, depending on my mood, however my favorites are neo-soul and r&b. My playlist mostly consists of Solange, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, India Arie, Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, etc.

This summer, I’m just working and taking summer courses (such as this one) to fulfill my major requirements. Also, I read the course description and thought it’d be interesting, and I get to watch films for homework so that’s a plus.

Hello Everyone! My name is Brianna Diaz, and my pronouns are she/her. I feel my hobbies are very basic but I enjoy swimming, writing, reading and going to clubs with my friends. I am actually in Dominican Republic right now at a resort with my friends so this is one part of my summer plans. I am also going to Miami at the end of July and Colorado to visit my best friend. I chose this class because as much as I love having English as my major, most English classes in my opinion are a bit boring or just the same concept. It gets a bit tiring, so when I read about this class when applying for summer courses, it seemed out of the ordinary and it caught my eye.

My name is Olivia Nobs, Olivia is fine! My pronouns are she/her! I am a sophomore studying English at Stony Brook. I’m a commuter, I live only 15 minutes from campus! I love to read, all types of books, though I usually prefer fiction. I love music and musicals, my favorite is Mitski and The Zombies. My comfort show is New Girl and I’m obsessed with my baby boy Georgie, he is a Shichon (shih tzu/ bichon)
I have been doing a lot of embroideries this summer, as well as gardening in my yard. I work at a public library in the children’s department, and I am planning on being a librarian in the future.
I took this class because, like everyone else, I’m fulfilling a credit, but I am also interested in this genre of media, particularly those that involve dystopian highlights. I have been told in the past I am very introspective, so I think this class suits me quite well. After browsing the class materials it also has elements that resemble psych which I also have an interest in. So I am looking forward to delving into the materials the class provides.
My favorite series of novels is the Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman, it actually relates to a lot of the Ideas we play with in class. It plays with morality, death, and one’s sense of self. My other favorite is Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott, I have a soft spot for classics similar.

       Hi! My name is Rebecca Kennedy; people usually call me Rebecca, Becky, or Becca so any of them are fine, and my pronouns are She/Her). I am a Senior studying English here at Stony brook and I Transferred from Farmingdale about three? Semesters ago. I like to read; though specifically books that have supernatural elements. I love listening to music. Some of my current favorite songs are “Glimpse of us” by Joji, “One More Hour” by Tame Impala, “Sober” by Tool, and “Hey” by Pixies. Currently like most other people I am also obsessively watching Stranger Things. 

I recently got a puppy, Maxine (totallynotnamedafterMaxfromStrangerThings) and so besides work and school she has been taking up a lot of my sister and my time. 

I decided to take this class because it fulfills one of the requirements but also because I am a huge fan of media related classes when we get to look into films, shows etc. So it seemed like a good choice.

My name is Jeremy Waterman(He/Him) and I don’t have any cool nicknames or other things to be called by. I had a decent amount of summer plans but college comes first…. right? I am a senior and already walked so I may be not too amazing but I will definitely be trying my best to analyze and all that stuff haha. I took this class because the subject matter seemed interesting and I need it to fully graduate. When it comes to sports I only watch Hockey(Rangers), Soccer(Barcelona), and Baseball(Mets) but I have not really had time to watch any of them. Some of my favorite books and movies would be American Gods, Breaking Bad, the Iron Man trilogy, Game of Thrones, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and just recently The Boys. I have been constantly trying to find new books to dive into but I always end up rereading The Outsiders, Normal People, and every Stephen King horror book. I am also obsessed with Marvel and 99 percent of the characters that come from it. If I had to guess what got me so interested in reading and writing for myself it would definitely be Stan Lee and all of his work. I have been trying to exercise a little more lately because Covid praised me for being a shut in. Whether its running, playing with my dog, or just going for a walk I’ve been trying my best to stay active in any way possible. I also love to watch anime that I have seen over a hundred times as well like Naruto, Dragon Ball, and Yu Yu Hakusho.

Hi everyone! My name is Yi! Most of my friends called me Yiyi or Eve (which are my nickname). She/her pronouns. In addition to going to work during the summer, I like to exercise/workout for about 30 minutes every morning after getting up and then showering. This process makes me full of energy to start my study or work every day. Secondly, after exercising, I will continuously spend 1-2 hours a day listening to books and speaking practice to improve my speaking ability! Exercise + listening + speaking, I especially enjoy this process, completely relaxed and immersed in it. I occasionally go shopping with friends, watch movies, sleep on weekends, and go to the library to read. I chose this class because of the course requirements and thought it would be fun. I had never learned multimedia analysis and expertise before. Many people have become self-media or related social media careers, and I usually follow some bloggers such as TikTok.

I love watching anime, action, crime, and comedy movies and TV series, among which Kung Fu Panda series, Red Notice, Squid Game, and How to get away with Murder are all TV movies I am currently watching. I also hope to learn more expertise in multimedia. In addition to work and school, I am planning to become a tutor on some Chinese learning platforms to accumulate my own teaching experience. In the future, I want to be a Tesol teacher! I am very much looking forward to studying with you all this semester.

I share one of my favorite songs, My Love by Westlife. Have a great summer time!

@westlifeclips

Wow what a moment. Westlife and the Backstreet boys come together and sings 2 songs. #mylove and I want it that way. #westlife #backstreetboys #bsb

♬ original sound – Westlifeclips