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Melissa

I have a force field of love all around me.

About Me

I believe in following my bliss and living by my own rules. I live in love and service to others. I've been truly blessed with an amazing husband, my beautiful son, Xander, and loving, supportive friends who are my chosen family. I have no regrets because I trust my own choices. I know that no matter what happens-- I'll always have a happy life because happiness is the choice I make everyday.


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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

the Dalai Lama, Fidel Castro and Margaret Cho.

Books:

The Ethical Slut, Cunt, TimeQuake, Cien Anos de Soledad, The Chalice and the Blade and Sacred Pleasure (both by Riane Eisler), The Altar of My Soul, Open Veins of Latin America, Mutant Message from Down Under; anything on the U.S. drug war/drug policy esp. Plan Colombia, the U.S. war on youth, Latin America; religious text; the entire sociology section at The Strand; anything on Santeria and Yoruba culture; anything by Riane Eisler, Hunter S. Thompson, Mike Males, Che Guevara, Vonnegut, JT LeRoy, Pablo Neruda, Sylvia Plath, Howard Zinn, Simone de Beauvoir, Tom Robbins; stuff my friends write; The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs; The Power of Partnership by Riane Eisler,White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Priveleged Son by Tim Wise, Currently: When the Spirits Dance Mambo by Marta Moreno Vega

Heroes:

my mom, my dad, my birthmother, Emma Goldman, Ma Rainey, Ammachi, Queen Latifah, Maya Angelou, James de la Vega, Mother Jones, Edith Springer, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Hicks, Margaret Cho, Missy Elliott, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Carol Queen, Sojourner Truth, Richard Pryor, Harriet Tubman, Nelson Mandela, Kahlil Gibran

My Blog

Packing.

Yeah. It sucks. The good news is... I'm almost done. My living room, kitchen and bathroom are all in nicely labeled boxes. My bedroom is about halfway done. And, I have a crapload of clothes for donat...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 04 May 2006 04:16:00 PST

I'm baaaaack.

hello beautiful people. i'm back and i'm jetlagged. i must eat, shower and sleep but before i do those things, i just want to tell you all that i've discovered international travel to be a profound ex...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:37:00 PST

I'm here

Hello beautiful people! I'm here in Amsterdam and I don't know if I'm ever coming back. I'm only half joking. They're going to make me leave, heh. If it were up to me, I think I'd figure out a way to ...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:26:00 PST

transit strike=free day off for melissa

In case you haven't heard, NYC transit workers are about to go on strike. That means that approximately 7.5 million people will be without their normal transportation to work/school/wherever. Yikes. ...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:54:00 PST

snowy brooklyn goodness

We got our first snow overnight. I wouldn't mind if it was a short winter this year-- it only started getting really cold about a week ago. The backyard looks so beautiful with about an inch of snow o...
Posted by Melissa on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:07:00 PST

Amsterdam

I'm going to Amsterdam. :) While perusing Travelocity, I found a fare that was just too good to pass up. Roundtrip, nonstop from JFK to Amsterdam-- $440.00! Granted, I'm going from Feb. 1- Feb. 7 whic...
Posted by Melissa on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 10:41:00 PST

Burning Man

Came back to the "default world" today. Life on the playa is amazing. Burning Man=Transformational. Pictures when I get back to NYC.
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:40:00 PST

too much music

i've gotten to the point where i have so much good fucking music that i end up not listening to some of my most favorite cd's because they're on the bottom of the piles on my desk. case in point: ...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

nye in times square

so i let christyn talk me into going to times square. she was all about that shit-- goin on and on about how she's never been to nyc and how she loves big crowds and wants to be part of this huge fuck...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

my grrl's gonna be here in 3, count 'em, 3 days!

i am so stoked to see christyn! woohooo! ok. i'm done. xo.m.
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST