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Mel

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle

About Me

I am a busy person. I work full time (and then some) as a graphic artist. When not doing that, I'm usually trying to be creative which most of the time means doing set or costuming work for independent films.Ever since I was but a small mel-mel I have been interested in how things work. If you ever put on a play for children in the 1980s, I was the kid staring at the lightboard, so I appologize in advance for not paying attention to your monologue. It's a flashing lights, dials and buttons thing.I've never been a girly girl. Just recently I've forced myself to start wearing skirts and dresses because I find I can be even more lazy getting dressed in the morning. I don't know my way around Target or even the mall, but if you need something at Lowe's I can find it faster than the employees can. I am the perfect person to shop for on Father's Day.At the moment I am working my little cinematic project entitled "Nomads". I am currently working on the webpage for it and having some hair-pulling fun doing so.
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My Interests

Name something and I'll probably try it or have done it. I like going to Disney A LOT mostly because I like the change of scenery. My favorite park there is Epcot because I love walking around the different countries and admiring the art in the replicated architecture.I hate doing nothing. I can go stir crazy in my own house very quickly so I am apt to be game for just about anything.There is a TON of stuff I want to do. For instance:1) Get my motorcycle license. I love bikes, was raised around bikes, still havent gotten my license. 2) Get my diving license. (insert lines from above but instead of "bikes" put the word "water") 3) Learn to become a pastry chef. Mostly because I love watching the amazing masterpieces on food network challenge. 4) Go skydiving. It just LOOKS LIKE FUN!

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet people who have a passion for creativity. The drive to persue art is the most intoxicating and contagious substance in the world.Archie

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Music:

Where to start... Sinatra, Dino, Cradle of Filth, Killswitch Engage, Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine, Louis Prima, the Misfits, Type O Negative, Balzac, Shakira, Beethoven, Smashmouth, Bloodhound Gang, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, System of a Down, Weezer, Stevie Wonder, Insane Clown Posse, Hackensaw Boys, Mozart, Slipknot, Slayer, Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli, Metallica, the Killers, the Darkness, Electric Six, Queen, David Bowie, the Beatles, Paradise Lost, Otep, Apocalyptica, Rasputina, Yo Yo Ma, Gogol Bordello, World Inferno, KMFDM / MDFMK, Nerf Herder, the list can keep going..

Movies:

Shaun of the Dead, Last Crusade, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Snakes on a Plane (its all in the audience you see it with), Cabin Fever, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dawn of the Dead (the remake was awesome), X-Men series (not so much the third), Clerks, Clerks 2, Jay and Silent Bob strike back, Star Wars (bring it on dorks, I like the prequels better), Moulin Rouge, Strictly Ballroom, Borat, Die Hard with a Vengence (one of those where if its on TV, I will stop and start watching), MST3K, the Godfather, Goodfellas, Road to Perdition, Catch Me if You Can, An American Tail, Jurassic Park (man I was totally into that movie when I was younger), Kung Fu Hustle... dear Lord I dont know where to keep going...I recently worked on "100 Tears" in which I was fortunate to lend my costuming and set dressing abilities. Check out the trailer below and please check out the film's myspace page!Trapped by Soulidium
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Television:

Arrested Development (got most of it memorized), Good Eats (I love Alton Brown), Cheap Seats (I also love the Sklars), Scrubs, Aqua Teen Hunger Force (yes, I also love Shake), Food Network Challenge, Great Hotels, Deadliest Catch, Mythbusters, any medical program on TLC...I work a lot and hate staying in front of a TV for long periods of time (see above about the stir crazy thing) so I tend towards things on dvd that I can watch in 30 mins while I eat lunch.

Books:

What I'm currently reading: The Illustrated World's Religions by Huston SmithWhat I've read: I am America (and so can you!) The DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons, The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, and Peppermint by Dorothy Grider.I used to read a lot, but now I need more audiobooks.

Heroes:

My father for teaching me as much as he could when he could (even when I didn't want to learn) and that with cancer you really can go out fighting.

My Blog

Indy made me late to work...

So... today Kev tell me there is a 11:45 am showing of the new Indy movie and naturally I'm in.  We figure it's 2 hours long and by te time it gets out we can rush home, frantically get ready for...
Posted by Mel on Fri, 23 May 2008 08:57:00 PST

Chichen Itza

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Posted by Mel on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:34:00 PST

Ironman lockdown... with a twist

It was a dark and stormy night...or around 11:00 am and a beautiful day. Whatever.So in futility I tried to go to Sam's Club to pick up some chickens for my mom. Big mistake. I figured that the race w...
Posted by Mel on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:46:00 PST

100 Tears reviewed in Fangoria

http://fangoria.com/ghastly_review.php?id=4579   As follows is the Fangoria review of 100 Tears. I sent out a bulliten about it a bit back, but I just love it so much I had to put it in as a blog...
Posted by Mel on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:59:00 PST