Monet Patrice Thomas
@monetpatricethomas.bsky.social
Reader, Writer, open to free meals. Currently in Shanghai
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A girl who looked about 12 called me Jiejie or big sister today on the street and I was so flabbergasted I couldn’t speak for a second. She doesn’t know I’m forty years old and you know what, now I’m not. 🙏🏾😅
January 19, 2026 at 1:08 PM
A girl who looked about 12 called me Jiejie or big sister today on the street and I was so flabbergasted I couldn’t speak for a second. She doesn’t know I’m forty years old and you know what, now I’m not. 🙏🏾😅
I’m not asking for much, just a ticket to see BTS the year. Amen
January 14, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I’m not asking for much, just a ticket to see BTS the year. Amen
It’s exam week and I’ve been proctoring exams with one EarPod in, walking circles around classrooms while listening to regency era romance novels. 10/10 experience. My step count is higher than usual!
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
It’s exam week and I’ve been proctoring exams with one EarPod in, walking circles around classrooms while listening to regency era romance novels. 10/10 experience. My step count is higher than usual!
Last man who dumped me quite spectacularly was Iranian and I am weighing the pros and cons of checking on him because I’m pretty sure he went home a while ago. What is the protocol?!?
January 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Last man who dumped me quite spectacularly was Iranian and I am weighing the pros and cons of checking on him because I’m pretty sure he went home a while ago. What is the protocol?!?
I got a new sleep mask and I’m sorely tempted to slip this bad boy on and slide into bed at 7:35pm.
January 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I got a new sleep mask and I’m sorely tempted to slip this bad boy on and slide into bed at 7:35pm.
The jury is still out on 2026 until Lunar New Year.
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The jury is still out on 2026 until Lunar New Year.
Hi. My name is Monet. I’m forty years old and I’m still shocked by: 1) cold weather in the winter 2) my period 3) my credit card bill 4) men
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Hi. My name is Monet. I’m forty years old and I’m still shocked by: 1) cold weather in the winter 2) my period 3) my credit card bill 4) men
I’m still thinking about how most of y’all woke up to the news about Venezuela but I was fully in the middle of my day like ????? Texting my brother in Korea like YOU SEEING THIS?
January 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I’m still thinking about how most of y’all woke up to the news about Venezuela but I was fully in the middle of my day like ????? Texting my brother in Korea like YOU SEEING THIS?
America’s junk food is unrivaled
McDonald’s had limited edition McGriddles (here in China)for four days and I found out on the third day, which was for the best because ya girl had two McGriddles and I would’ve had one every day if I’d known.
January 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM
America’s junk food is unrivaled
McDonald’s had limited edition McGriddles (here in China)for four days and I found out on the third day, which was for the best because ya girl had two McGriddles and I would’ve had one every day if I’d known.
January 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM
McDonald’s had limited edition McGriddles (here in China)for four days and I found out on the third day, which was for the best because ya girl had two McGriddles and I would’ve had one every day if I’d known.
????? Why though?!!!???
Trump says US has 'captured' Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife in 'large scale strike' www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
Trump says US has
The US President says Maduro has been
www.bbc.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:52 AM
????? Why though?!!!???
Mmmm booking a flight to start the year. That’s the good stuff.
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Mmmm booking a flight to start the year. That’s the good stuff.
Going into a 6-day work week AND it’s review week before finals. I feel like I should wear a football helmet.
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Going into a 6-day work week AND it’s review week before finals. I feel like I should wear a football helmet.
Returning to an unfinished diary in the early days of January of every year is apparently my kink.
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Returning to an unfinished diary in the early days of January of every year is apparently my kink.
There was a time when everything this one Famous Male Writer said was law to me and I have to own that it was more my fault than his.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
There was a time when everything this one Famous Male Writer said was law to me and I have to own that it was more my fault than his.
Answering machines, pagers, floppy disks! Some y’all weren’t there!
I’ve been listening to audiobooks from the late 80s and early 90s and they have jazz interludes and sound effects and we need to bring this back! Give me drama! Theater!
December 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Answering machines, pagers, floppy disks! Some y’all weren’t there!
I’ve been listening to audiobooks from the late 80s and early 90s and they have jazz interludes and sound effects and we need to bring this back! Give me drama! Theater!
December 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I’ve been listening to audiobooks from the late 80s and early 90s and they have jazz interludes and sound effects and we need to bring this back! Give me drama! Theater!
Robert Laidler’s “Jr” on a Poem-a-Day!!!
December 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Robert Laidler’s “Jr” on a Poem-a-Day!!!
Do you know the feeling of liking a tidbit of a song and finding out it’s from a famous band…like the Beatles? Sometimes I forgot that I can’t know every single song that’s ever been written and performed.
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Do you know the feeling of liking a tidbit of a song and finding out it’s from a famous band…like the Beatles? Sometimes I forgot that I can’t know every single song that’s ever been written and performed.
I was carried on the back of my cold brew through today. Barely made it.
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I was carried on the back of my cold brew through today. Barely made it.
I want to be with you everywhere!
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I want to be with you everywhere!
First person narration will expose whether or not you have writing chops REAL FAST.
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First person narration will expose whether or not you have writing chops REAL FAST.
Eric Bana being extra fine to me with his salt and pepper hair is signaling a shift in taste.
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Eric Bana being extra fine to me with his salt and pepper hair is signaling a shift in taste.
These are students who will be abroad in an American college by this time next year! The awakening! The reckoning! The bewilderment! The incoming heartbreak. Bless!
December 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
These are students who will be abroad in an American college by this time next year! The awakening! The reckoning! The bewilderment! The incoming heartbreak. Bless!
It was a lesson on How People Met (their romantic partners) & we talked about the loss of the 3rd Place in American culture and I kept wanting to reference the show Cheers but even I was too young for that so then I realized they would know the coffee shop from Friends and 🙄😒
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It was a lesson on How People Met (their romantic partners) & we talked about the loss of the 3rd Place in American culture and I kept wanting to reference the show Cheers but even I was too young for that so then I realized they would know the coffee shop from Friends and 🙄😒