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Melinda

In honor of all the Divas of February . . . Here's to you, Whiskers, Alicia, Starina, and our Aquari

About Me

I work at a model and talent agency called The Avenue. We have a cozy home base in utterly landlocked Nashville, TN. Our clients vary from small local businesses to major names such as European Nike, Journey's Shoes and include all aspects of the industry (print, promotion, tv commercial, voice-over, and film). We are always looking for talent from ages 25 to 80. The under 25 division is very competitive, but a look that will book is always a welcome face, as well!
Your Birthdate: February 4
You have an extraordinary character - moral, responsible, and disciplined.
Your sincerely and honesty shine through in almost every situation.
Driven and focused, you rarely let your emotions get the better of you.
You're level headed and rational. People count on your to look at things objectively.
Your strength: Your unwavering loyalty and ethics
Your weakness: Your rock solid stubbornness
Your power color: Navy blue
Your power symbol: Shield
Your power month: April What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
I work a good amount, but my favorite thing to do is spend time with the people in my life who are true friends; it's not so much what we end up doing, as much as it is the quality of who we are around that counts!
In memorium of Dugan, I've adopted Mr. Wickett. He's more of a cotton ball than a pup, but everyone needs a good feather duster, so he's steadily working his way into our lives. Click on his picks to check him out!
You Are a Centaur
In general, you are a very cautious and reserved person.
However, you are also warm hearted, and you enjoy helping others in practical ways.
You are a great teacher, and you are really good at helping people get their lives in order.
You are very intuitive, and you go with your gut. You make good decisions easily. What Mythological Creature Are You?
You Are a Peacemaker Soul
You strive to please others and compromise anyway you can.
War or conflict bothers you, and you would do anything to keep the peace.
You are a good mediator and a true negotiator.
Sometimes you do too much, trying so hard to make people happy.
While you keep the peace, you tend to be secretly judgmental.
You lose respect for people who don't like to both give and take.
On the flip side, you've got a graet sense of humor and wit.
You're always dimplomatic and able to give good advice.
Souls you are most compatible with: Warrior Soul, Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul What Kind of Soul Are You?

My Interests

Well, I established with a complete stranger the other day that I pretty much like doing any and everything so long as it doesn't involved politics or dying. But I do reserve the right to not do something again, once I've experienced it once, if I so choose. Otherwise : sports, animals, odd individuals/unique thinkers, scientific/factual books, investing in improving other's lives, and staying healthy.One of my favorite quotes: I don't know the key to success; but the key to failure is trying to make everyone happy. -- Bill Cosby

I'd like to meet:

That guy at the Thompson Lane Calypso Cafe who never moves from behind the cash register. I want to know if he has more than an upper torso . . . he's become puppet-ish in my mind. (No offense, Mike, if you ever read this. But fyi, you really should move; keeps the blood flowing, you know.)
I love traveling and meeting people who introduce me to new cultures, languages, and lifestyles. I feel like I have so much left to explore!!

Music:

Everything from classical/opera . . . bluegrass to rock . . . to DR DRE!! Best Band Overall: Aerosmith. Best country artist: Martina. Best classical CD: Time to Say Goodbye/Sarah Brightman. Best Blues/Jazz/Funk artist: Johnny Lang. Best rock: Muse. Best Cirque du Soliel show: La Nouba (Orlando). Best Operetta: Les Miserables (London).

Movies:

Hate to break it to ya, but "How To Lose a Guy In Ten Days" and "Road Trip" are the two best movies of all time! I'm also a big fan of the X-Men series.

Television:

What's that? Seriously, I'm a BIG fan of the Hamburger Helper commercial that's on all the time.

Books:

The dictionary; call me psychotic. How To Heal the Hurt by Hating -- Anita Liberty (highly recommended for the sarcastic humor). Dead Man Walking. And lately I've become a sick fan of "The Goon," an award winning comic by Eric Powell. (He's super weird-fab, check out his myspace). I'm obsessed with Buzzard. I should change my status from single to betrothed.

Heroes:

Sarah Brightman . . . for being wierd enough to defy an entire industry and still make millions. Jane Goodall . . . for being crazy enough to live with monkeys. Dostyvesky (however it's spelled) . . . for convincing people to buy books that are beyond stupid. And Anita Liberty . . . for putting together the most thrilling set of poems to ever jam a printing set!

My Blog

The Year of the Rat

I heard somewhere the other day that 2008 is the year of the Rat in the chinese *whatever* calendar. (I always liked looking those up in the chinese restaurants when I was younger. I haven't seen an...
Posted by Melinda on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:30:00 PST

How to Catch a Woman’s Eye . . . for Dummies

Little Rock Arkansas. Little rock maybe, but BIG brownie points. On my way out of a small diner tonight, I was eagerly met at the door by a young man on the street desperately trying to catch and op...
Posted by Melinda on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:28:00 PST

sponge baths 101

My kitchen has been an art in the making . . . making for the last 6 months, at least. Ok, more like a year. But I was waiting to find EXACTLY the right thing and although I didn't know what it was,...
Posted by Melinda on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:26:00 PST

ALWAYS . . . for the girls only - that’s fair warning, guys!

It would be the category of life b/c, as a female, our lives are ever interrupted by Auntie Flow's visit every 30 days or so. And interruptions are life, right?[Any man still reading at this point is...
Posted by Melinda on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:58:00 PST

broken hearted

My heart hurts. I'm not a big fan of the big corporate conglomerants who want to take advantage of people, but I have to give Disney props for having made the Newberry Award winning book "Bridge to T...
Posted by Melinda on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:40:00 PST

disturbing facts

I am posting this blog under the category of LIFE b/c that's literally what it is about - you living - and living healthy and happy at that! This journal article was posted for people who are dog-lov...
Posted by Melinda on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:05:00 PST

puppies

So, as most of you know, Dugan passed away at the end of March on Easter weekend. Lots of people suggested - some even begged - me to get a new puppy or dog . Well now, after 4 months of finding mys...
Posted by Melinda on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

my bubby. :(

I miss my bubby a lot. I think it's really finally starting to hit me that he's really gone and it's just not a short trip away from home. What a great friend.Update on mom: She's apparently decide...
Posted by Melinda on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:57:00 PST

my bubby. :(

I miss my bubby a lot. I think it's really finally starting to hit me that he's really gone and it's just not a short trip away from home. What a great friend.Update on mom: She's apparently decide...
Posted by Melinda on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:57:00 PST

I'm a bad person

So I recently put my "son" (according to my profile) of 9 years in the ground on Easter weekend. I wasn't planning on getting another dog for quite some time b/c the whole ordeal was serioulsy nothin...
Posted by Melinda on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:27:00 PST