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About Me

Hmmm. I lived in a couple of places before settling in NYC. I've been here for a year and 1/2 and I can honestly say that I love and hate this city equally and at exactly the same time. I am a writer. Right now I'm sort of like an Elf, making toys and deciding what they say. I hope to publish a book some day. Because, well, that would be great. :-)

I really enjoy beer. I'm thinking of going into credit card debt just to travel the world. I like to have dance parties. Not only do I have a signature dance move, but once I invented a move called the twister. No, for real. I try not to steal anyone's thunder.

I enjoy riding my bike when its not windy. And I think books are WAY cool. This layout is from WhateverLife.com; get yours today!

My Interests

Cheese (all kinds, I am NOT a cheese snob), purple, ice cream, tea, documentaries, TV, plays, books, walking, singing, walking while singing, ping pong, beer, beer pong, Tokyo (haven't been there yet), Paris, NYC, travelling, spontaneous road trips, zoos, supermarkets, parentheses

I'd like to meet:

People who like/love to read. People who talk a lot so I don't have to. People who ride bicycles, walk aimlessly, dig things, and, potentially, rollerskate. But, it's not really a requirement or anything.

People who will drop anything to go adventuring. And partying.

Oh. And the barefoot contessa.

Music:

India.Arie, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Dar Williams, Josh Ritter, Dolly Parton, Ella Fitzgerald, Barenaked Ladies, Bob Dylan, Shawn Colvin, Modest Mouse, The Doors, Sublime, Led Zeppelin, Sim Redmond Band, Guster, Magnetic Fields, Diana Krall, U2

Movies:

8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, The Big Lebowski, The Man Who Wasn't There, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Everyone Says I Love You, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Yana's Friends, The City of Lost Children, Bringing up Baby, Memories of Murder, The Bicycle Thief, Volver

Television:

Huff, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (I live for MTM fashion), The Golden Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Project Runway, Veronica Mars.

Books:

Anything by Haruki Murakami, my hero Edward Albee, Hemmingway, Tolstoy, Jhumpa Lahiri, Turgenev, The Fountainhead, The Secret Garden, Harry Potter, Madeline, and Curious George

Heroes:

Mary Poppins and Howard Rourke.

My Blog

If you don't meet somone special...

So, I was watching TBS tonight and Dr. Phil came on to spread some holiday cheer, in his own special way. He was telling the world that we should join match.com and that if we did, and...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:51:00 PST

Anchorwoman

Best transition on television news EVER: Correspondent Mary Murphy did a story on a Hoboken mother who served on the Board of Education. She breastfed her child during a recent board m...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:32:00 PST

US Open Style Guide

"The Nike outfit boasts an empire waist, a ribbon accent, and boat-cut neckline adorned with Swarovski crystals. The Russian tennis star chose a form-fitting, lavender-and-black tank dress for d...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:51:00 PST

For book nerds like me :-)

Back in 2004 BlackBook Magazine asked some of the most influential contemporary writers to take on the Hemingway Challenge: to write a story in no more and no less than six words.How it all started:Fo...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:04:00 PST

Tremendous Stuff.

This is an incredible find for any Julie Andrews fanatic.Well, really for anyone that enjoys beautiful harmony and Simon and Garfunkel's music. .. width="425" height="350">..>...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:14:00 PST