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Melissa

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About Me

This is my new favorite quote."It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." -TEDDY ROOSEVELT
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My Interests

Mobilizing people to fight against injustice, learning about human rights and researching ways to get people involved, learning about marketing, reading, writing, listening to live music, discovering new bands, watching movies, running, changing and growing, thinking about life, going to the beach,hanging out with my family, throwing the football, playing trivia games, travelling, going to coffee shops, hanging out with the girls, praying, and thinking about God. I also enjoy pondering life, goofing off with funny people, discovering myself in the midst of my 20s, and wondering what is going to happen next. I'm trying to learn to hope, despite the fact that I have no idea what is going to happen...

I'd like to meet:

Other abolitionists. People who are passionate about preventing human trafficking. Henri Nouwen. William Wilberforce. Floyd McClung who wrote about Apostolic Passion. SHANE CLAIBORNE, definitely now for sure. Kevin Bales again.

Music:

The Beatles, most Brit rock,Reeve Carney and the Revolving band, James Blunt, David Gray, Coldplay, Travis, Stars, Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service, stuff on KCRW, Miles Davis, Mat Kearney, Patty Griffin, Cat Stevens, OKGO, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Ryan Adams, Jeff Zabel, David Crowder Band, Chris Tomlin, and Jessica Donnheimer.

Movies:

American Beauty, The New World, It's A Wonderful Life, A Place in the Sun, Eternal Sunshine of A Spotless Mind, Casablanca, Sunset Boulevard, Thirteen, The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari, The Devil's Backbone, 80s movies, The Bicycle Thief, My Dog Skip, In the Bedroom, In the Mood For Love, In Her Shoes, Rebecca, Blood Diamond.Fritz Lang stuff. German Expressionism, filmnoir, Jimmy Stewart movies, some Hitchcock. Going to see some more movies this week!

Television:

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Books:

The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, most things by F. Scott Fitzgerald because he's AMAZING!, film books, classics, the Bible, Henri Nouwen is one of my favorite authors. "The Inner Voice of Love" has gotten me through so many situations..."Terrify No More" by Gary Haugen, "Good News About Injustice" by Gary Haugen"The Irresistable Revolution" is insanely good. I hope one day to be an Ordinary Radical!!!I'm reading "What Color is Your Parachute" and "Captivating" by John and Stasi Eldridge which is a must read for women.

Heroes:

God. He's just been there for me through it all. He knows me and loves me no matter what. I don't have to accomplish things or be perfect. I'm just me and that's okay with him. Gary Haugen, especially now that I've met and interacted with him. The other peeps at IJM who do the work.

My Blog

Check out this event: Red Light - Working together to STOP traffick

Hosted By: Samantha ScheidlerWhen: Friday Nov 16, 2007 at 8:00 PMWhere: Fuller Seminary - Chang Housing Commons271 N. Madison Ave.Pasadena, CA 91182United StatesDescription:Samantha Scheidler Click He...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:20:00 PST

I’m moving!!!

Hey, everyone. I'm moving. I sent out a big email to contacts but if you weren't on the list and you want my new information, message me and I'll send it to you! Thanks!Melissa
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:08:00 PST

Touch down in DC

First, a side note:-My cousin won the trip to do a bike race across the Alps! YAY! Thanks for all your votes!I got here on Saturday afternoon. I promptly realized I had brought too much stuff. My uncl...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:46:00 PST

The funniest wedding ever

On Sunday my good friend, Ron, married his wonderful new bride, Liz. Of course, this wedding wasn't without incident. Much like Ron's other endeavors, this one was full of hijinks and tears of laughte...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 09 May 2007 01:04:00 PST

Breaking free of family ties and other thoughts on my status as a suburbanite brat

Have you ever broken away from your family? I mean really decided that you were going out on your own to explore the world with or without their support? I made that decision recently and it's started...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 03 May 2007 12:43:00 PST

One down...

I got FREE housing in Falls Church, VA for the ENTIRE summer. I'm overjoyed. All I have to do is a bit of yardwork and get myself a bike so I can ride to the bus which will take me to the train. The c...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:29:00 PST

the pieces will come together

I am exhausted. Was up till 1 AM doing news/support letters. But they are mostly done!  I might have a place to stay this summer. I'm praying it will work. Meanwhile, I have my feelers out still....
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:35:00 PST

You will never guess what my congressman is making laws about!!

Okay so I admit it. I've been doubting this whole go to IJM for the summer, fight human trafficking, leave my life thing. And then I got yet another confirmation that I am supposed to do this. Some pe...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:49:00 PST

Need a place in DC....

Hey all,Well I'm heading to DC in the summer for my internship. It's actually in VA and I need a place to stay near a metro stop. Looking for a family to stay with or possibly a cheap furnished apartm...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:25:00 PST

Part One: Back but not boring

Um, okay. So yeah. Wow, back on myspace. It's been awhile. Since I last was on, I've applied and accepted an internship with IJM. www.ijm.org. That was not an easy decision. I'm moving to DC for three...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:32:00 PST