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AniMEL

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About Me

I'm a Texan who looks a lot tougher than she is. Deep down, I'm a total softie. I love to laugh (Ron White and Bill Engvall are my two favorite comedians), love to hang with my friends, love learning about other cultures, and love a good debate. I write, play guitar (and bass, drums, piano, Irish tin whistles, etc.), and play pranks. Make me think and you'll never get rid of me. I'm a wine snob; that's my father's doing. I'm also a beer snob--I love a good microbrew, and I absolutely refuse to drink fratboy piss. I'm fiercly loyal, logical to a fault, and always looking for a good time. Oh, yeah--I AM the original Lesbian Paul! ;-)
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Shaolin, search & rescue techniques, all things Irish, Shaolin, music, writing, Shaolin, sketching, painting, Shaolin, travel, history...hey, did I mention Shaolin? I have different playlists to go along with what I happen to be playing during drive time, and you can find out what I'm in the mood for by what playlist I've got up. Right now it's this:
My score on The Calvin Or Hobbes Test :

A Bit Of Both
(You are 40% Calvin and 60% Hobbes)

Calvin & Hobbes, like a scruffy yin and yang, are in perfect balance within you. Like Calvin, you're weird, a bit insecure, and can be a trouble-maker. But like Hobbes, you're down to earth and sensitive. It's a risk to say it here, after just a ten question test, but I'll bet you're smarter than most. Both Calvin and Hobbes are crafty, clever characters, and any one made from equal parts of each is a force to be reckoned with.

Link: The Calvin Or Hobbes Test ( OkCupid Free .. Dating )
You Are an Excellent Cook
You're a top cook, but you weren't born that way. It's taken a lot of practice, a lot of experimenting, and a lot of learning.
It's likely that you have what it takes to be a top chef, should you have the desire... Are You A Good Cook?
You Are a Boston Terrier Puppy
Aggressive, wild, and rambunctious.
Deep down, you're just a cuddle monster. What Breed of Puppy Are You?

I'd like to meet:

Friends, both old and new, whether you've changed or are the same. Peaceful people who know the importance of loyalty to their friends, regardless of differences in appearance or personal past.
You Are 89% American
You're as American as red meat and shooting ranges.
Tough and independent, you think big.
You love everything about the US, wrong or right.
And anyone who criticizes your home better not do it in front of you! How American Are You?

Music:

Disturbed, Rascal Flatts, Josh Groban, Nickelback, Nickel Creek, Metallica, anybody who can rock out or jam out. I don't like rap, I don't consider it real music.


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Movies:

My roommate and I are movie buffs, so we like just about anything. We've got somewhere in the neighborhood of 600 DVD's and we go to the movies on a weekly basis. Midnight showings are our specialty!

Television:

The News. Between work and studying and working out, I don't have time for anything else (and I'm kinda obsessive about knowing what's going on in the world--what a concept).

Books:

"The Days Are Just Packed" by Bill Watterson (yes, it's Calvin & Hobbes, it's my favorite comic strip and it's a travesty that he's not drawing anymore), HP (if you know what that is you're a geek like me), Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand, and the LOTR books.

Heroes:

This guy. Tony Holly, quite possibly the coolest (and goofiest) friend I've ever had. I hope someday to be half of what he was and will always be.

My Blog

The Funniest Things I’ve Heard All Week

Well, aside from a couple of Liz Feldman videos I watched... Anyhow, news broke that former White House press secretary Scott McClellan has written a book extremely critical of the Bush administratio...
Posted by AniMEL on Sat, 31 May 2008 07:22:00 PST

"Who Doesn’t Like Money?"

Remember in my last blog how I talked about teenage brats who have no idea what was given up so they could have their freedom?  My roommate, who hates watching the news, found a news clip that b...
Posted by AniMEL on Wed, 28 May 2008 07:01:00 PST

I’d Rather Die On My Feet...

...Than live on my knees. That's the belief of every American serviceman and woman serving our country right now; it's the reason they serve.  And it has been the belief of every one of those who...
Posted by AniMEL on Mon, 26 May 2008 11:36:00 PST

Mel & Jacque’s Rules for Horror Films

Yes, I've posted this list before, but this one is updated. It was written by me and my roomie. Did I ever mention how she got me to see the movie Hostel?Before we moved in together, she asked me if...
Posted by AniMEL on Sun, 25 May 2008 08:35:00 PST

Ted Kennedy: Condemn or Forgive?

Over the weekend, the news reported that senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy, the long-standing senator from Massachusetts widely known for his extreme liberalism, had been hospitalized.  At first they ...
Posted by AniMEL on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:49:00 PST

You Can’t Say That About Barack Obama!

I have no tolerance for snivelling. Whining grates on my nerves like fingernails on a blackboard. In the current Presidential race, we've got three major candidates: Juan McAmnesty for the Republican...
Posted by AniMEL on Tue, 20 May 2008 06:15:00 PST

Lawsuit-palooza

America is a very litigious society.  Because of the way our laws are written, you can sue anyone at any time for anything.  Unfortunately, when it comes to big companies and government agen...
Posted by AniMEL on Mon, 19 May 2008 06:47:00 PST

Pride...or Dignity?

An amazing ruling was made today by the California Supreme Court.  The ruling is sending ripples through the nation, just as Massachusetts did a few years ago.  The justices in one of the na...
Posted by AniMEL on Fri, 16 May 2008 08:11:00 PST

The Gay Translator (WARNING: Offensive Material)

One of my straight female friends once asked me to take her to a gay bar, so I did, and she couldn't understand the atmosphere.  It really is different.  So, for those who don't get it, here...
Posted by AniMEL on Sat, 10 May 2008 08:24:00 PST

10-Year-Old Girl Raped, Gives Birth

This is absolutely disgusting.  I never would have thought it possible, but news has come across the wire of a 10-year-old girl giving birth by emergency c-section in St. Anthony, Idaho.  An...
Posted by AniMEL on Fri, 09 May 2008 07:28:00 PST