Melissa Missing Monongahela

About Me

-Melissa-
-Age 20 on Feb. 16th-
-Proud Accomplised Poet-
-Graduate of Wyncote Academy Class of 2006-
-Single and absolutely despising it-
-Drinks of choice being coffee and wine-
-Lover of ethnic food-

AIM = LustByLatitude

Read My Poetry on PoetrySoup

My Interests

Driving
Football
Cherries
Foreign & Horror Films
Good Music
Make Up
World Cultures
Writing
Poetry
Friendship
Cooking
Dining
Parties
Wines

I'd like to meet:

Pelle Almqvist

&&

The Man of My Dreams
The one that I can lie in bed with and feel safe.
The one that I could never be embarassed in front of.
The one that tells me I look good even if I just got up.
The one that loves me for who I am and would never try and change that.

Music:

2 Pac
50 Cent
Alicia Keys
Amy Winehouse
Apoptygma Berzerk
Assemblage 23
Avenged Sevenfold
Beatles, The
Beck
Ben Kweller
Blink 182
Bob Marley
Brand New
Camden
Cascada
Chris Brown
Christina Aguilera
Clash, The
Coheed and Cambria
Cradle of Filth
Dashboard Confessional
Dead Milkmen, The
Deadstar Assembly
Death Cab for Cutie
Devil Wears Prada, The
DJ Sammy
DMX
Expendables, The
Fergie
Flogging Molly
Frank Sinatra
Friends For Hire
Gary Jules
Green Day
Gwen Stacy
Hives, The
Hollywood Undead
Hot Hot Heat
Immortal Technique
Imperative Reaction
Jacks Mannequin
Jimmy Eat World
Job for a Cowboy
Juvenile
Kanye West
Keane
Killers, The
KISS
KMFDM
Led Zepplin
Lil Kim
London After Midnight
Ludacris
Mariah Carey
Marilyn Manson
Meg & Dia
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The
Milk INC.
Mindless Self Indulgence
Minus the Bear
Modest Mouse
Mustard Plug
Ne-Yo
Nelly
Nine Inch Nails
Norma Jean
Outkast
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
Placebo
Plain White T's
Queen
Quiet Riot
Rammstein
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The
Relient K
Rihanna
Rise Against
Sean Paul
Slipknot
Sly Caps, The
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Something Coporate
Sparta
Straylight Run
Sublime
T-Pain
T.I
Thrice
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Usher
Verve, The
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The
Yellowcard
Young Jeezy
Young Joc

Movies:

A Clockwork Orange
Amelie
American Beauty
American History X
Anatomy
Anchorman
Audition
Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The
Donnie Darko
Evil Dead, The
Full Metal Jacket
Halloween
Hostel
Hostel II
Lagaan
Life as a House
One Missed Call
Requiem for a Dream
Run Lola Run
Saw
Saw II
Silent Hill
Wedding Crashers

Television:

Flavor of Love
FOOTBALL
House MD
I Love New York
Law and Order: SVU
Rock of Love

Books:

Fan: J.D. Salinger

Heroes:

My Birthmother Stephanie Cosgrove
My hero for following the path she thought was right for her. I love her. Very dearly and I want to meet her terribly to know her. She's the piece of my life that has been missing. And I want her to come home.

My Blog

After The Fact.

I have moved. I am now living in Chestnut Hill. In my spare time I have been working on my memoir, which I found to be an excellent idea from my father. My parents' disposition lately has been quite p...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:03:00 PST

Pertaining to the Move.

So I move Monday. At 12 noon. To Chestnut Hill. I have to bid all the great friends I've had in my area goodbye. I'm starting a new chapter of my life with this transitional housing program. I'm excit...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:51:00 PST

Death is a Terrifying Matter

I'm not going to lie. I am really absolutely terrified to die. I mean I do have bipolar disorder so I have been in states in which I severely, severely, wanted to die. However, that is no longer the c...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:08:00 PST

Life Updates.

So..now I have a job. I currently work at Moe's Southwest Grill in Warrington, my hometown. I'm doing quite well there I feel and I thoroughly enjoy my position there. Trying to save money and move ou...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:36:00 PST

The Return Home.

I cannot wait! For my parents to come home. My grandparents are going to be totally cut-off from my life. They've done nothing from the get-go but treat me like shit since I've been here. Even left me...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:20:00 PST

True Love.

True Love. It's a touchy subject. I mean there is love all around us everyday, but how much of this 'love' is true? I can honestly say I have experienced this. True love is full of hurt. It's full of ...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 09:07:00 PST

Haikus Via Yours Truely

"Kristallnacht" Extermination, There are so many terrors, Die and die without. "Schnee" Gentle, delicate, They dance silent, on my face. You don't know snowflakes. ...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:51:00 PST

"Nicotine Lips"

"Nicotine Lips" Your kiss gives me chills. You know, I feel it. Gentle touch, hands caressing my sides. Being here with you is like nirvana in my mind. I hold on so steady, Hoping you never leave, Wa...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Thu, 31 May 2007 12:25:00 PST

Poetry! Slam!

So I went to the Wordfest poetry slam in center city yesterday. And it was AMAZING. Never have I felt so close to a group of people I didn't know. Everyone hugged at the end. I started crying to this ...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Sun, 20 May 2007 05:52:00 PST

Didn't Even Remember the Last Time.

I haven't even been able to remember the last time I cried. But there are so many things that are not going so well for me at the moment. I just wish things would turn around. A lot of the bad shit ha...
Posted by Melissa Missing Monongahela on Mon, 14 May 2007 02:39:00 PST