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Melissa

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About Me

Updated 8/25/07
Let's see...
I'm a college graduate.
Bachelors in Biology with a minor in Business Management.
The minor was just for the hell of it.
I look like I'm still in high school.
I will be carded until I'm in my 30s - at least.
I play with "soil" all day.
I'm currently a geologist.
But I was a zoo keeper for 2 years and that is my true love.
I live with my mother.
But my other half and I are *hoping* to move by the end of the year.
But that might be put off a little longer because I finally let myself buy a brand new car.
2008 Scion Xd - love it.
I have a 7 year old basset hound named Dopey.
I have a 1 year old cat named Stinky.
I have a 2 year old ball python named Diesel.
I have a 1 year old Dumeril's Boa named Rosie.
I have 7 pet rats: Lorelei, Autumn, Kiki, Kali, Gaia, Jaina, and Ella.
I have one african clawed frog named Thing 2.
I have a blue cobalt tarantula that I still haven't named because I barely see the little burrower.
Yep, that makes 13 pets.
(And that's not including the dog, cat, and scorpion my boy has!).
Would you expect anything less from a zoo keeper?
But boy are we going to have fun if we try for an apt. rather than a house...
It annoys me when people don't type with correct grammar (ie. 'your' and 'you're').
I have a sick addiction to Starbucks.
I also have a sick addiction to sushi and could pretty much eat it every night.
I could live in jeans and khakis - and I do.
I never wear shorts or skirts.
I rarely dress up.
Sometimes I'm girlie, sometimes I'm not.
I love silver jewelry.
I hate gold.
I have green eyes.
I love to sing.
I love guys that can sing.
I'm very picky when it comes to guys.
I tend to fall for the wrong guys.
I love cuddling.
I love the feel of skin.
I lose things easily.
I love for my house to be neat and clean, but it never is.
I have a selective memory. (ie. no memory)
I never remember names, but I'm good with faces.
I love to take pictures, but I hate pictures of myself.
I like to use big words.
I love to read.
I love horror movies.
I love playing mini golf or pool - though I'm not fantastic at either.
I detest 'normal' sports.
However, extreme sports are just fine.
I love to paint, but I never have time anymore.
I love to stop and watch the clouds go by.
I love relaxing outdoor activities (ie. walking, hiking, going to parks, playing in creeks, etc).
I love the smell of citrus.
I love all things celtic.
My belly button is pierced.
I want a tattoo.
I'm a mutt - part Irish, part German, part Hungarian, part Polish.
I love down pillows.
I love my Vellux blanket.
I want to visit Ireland, Australia, and Africa.
Lots of money does not impress me.
Cars do not impress me.
Being truly sweet does.
I love the feeling of someone playing with my hair.
My favorite colors are blue, purple, and silver.
I wish I knew how to play the drums or guitar.
I have small hands.
I love punk/emo/screamo/alternative/acoustic/indie/rock music.
I detest rap.
I love peanut butter and cheese - but not together.
Wait. I take that back. I love those peanut butter and cheese crackers.
Gilmore Girls will always be my favorite show, because my mom and I use to watch it together religiously.
Duct tape rules all.
I love medium rare steak.
I've been told I eat like a guy.
I don't know if that's a good thing.
I love swings.
I could go on, but I don't want to bore anyone more than I already have.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with similar interests. People that are addicted to animals like myself get bonus points. As do people addicted to the same types of music.

Music:

30 Seconds to Mars, Acceptance, AFI, Alkaline Trio, Allister, All Time Low, American Hi Fi, Anadivine, Anniversary, Armor for Sleep, Ataris, Aztek Trip, Ben Folds, Bowling for Soup, Boxcar Racer, Brand New, Boys Night Out, Bright Eyes, The Calling, Cartel, Coheed, Count the Stars, Dashboard, Days Away, Death Cab for Cutie, Early November, Evanescence, Fall Out Boy, Familiar 48, Fenix TX, Finch, Further Seems Forever, Get Up Kids, Getaway, Green Day, Guster, Hawthorne Heights, Hidden in Plain View, Imogen Heap, Jets to Brazil, John Mayer, Juliana Theory, Matchbook Romance, Midtown, Moneen, Motion City Soundtrack, My Chemical Romance, New Amsterdams, Off By One, Puddle of Mudd, Reliant K, Remy Zero, Rob Zombie, Saves the Day, Say Anything, Senses Fail, Silverchair, SoCo, Starting Line, Story of the Year, Straylight Run, Sunny Day Real Estate, Taking Back Sunday, The Format, The Killers, The Used, The Weakerthans, Thrice, Yellowcard...and lots others that I probably skipped. I also listen to some chick music mainly because I love singing along and music from some Broadway plays such as Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll & Hyde, and Les Mis.

Movies:

ALL horror movies (even cheesy ones cuz then they're at least good for a laugh), Moulin Rouge, The Girl Next Door, The Notebook, Phantom of the Opera, Romeo and Juliet, Napoleon Dynamite, Stay, The Ring, The Crow, Final Destination, all the X-Men's, Pirates of the Caribbean, Donnie Darko, Big Fish, Lost in Translation, all the Shrek's, Lord of the Rings, all the Harry Potter's, Dude Where's My Car, Sweet Home Alabama, Ever After, Dirty Dancing, 10 Things I Hate About You, Evolution, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Lake Placid, yadda yadda yadda...

Television:

Gilmore Girls, Dexter, House, Lost, Heroes, Charmed, Will and Grace, Scrubs, Law and Order: SVU, Family Guy, Futurama, Fairly Odd Parents, and tons of cartoons...you are never too old to love cartoons!

Books:

Bitten
Stolen
Dime Store Magic
Indrustrial Magic
Haunted
Broken
- Kelley Armstrong

Night of the Wolf
- Alice Borchardt

The Southern Vampire Series
Grave Sight
- Charlaine Harris

Cerulean Sins
- Laurell K. Hamilton (also many more of her books

Dead Witch Walking
- Kim Harrison

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
-Chuck Klosterman Stiff -Mary Roach

Heroes:

my mom