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melissa

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

About Me

I love the dictionary. If I don't have a book to read, I panic. I long for a simpler life but am addicted the internet. My favorite thing in the world is holding a sleeping baby.

I AM NOT HERE TO DATE OR MEET GUYS!!! You have been warned.

My Interests

Books, movies, babies, fluffy cuddly cats, travel, history, music, cooking, checking out symptoms of diseases to make sure I don't have something bad. Logic and crossword puzzles make me happy. And I'm very interested in Ewan McGregor.

I'd like to meet:

People. People who need people.

Stephen Colbert. Actually, I met him a couple of years ago, but I'd like to repeat the experience.

Somebody who will pay for me to travel the world and learn the language, hisory, and culture of every place I go.

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Music:

The Clash, Tom Waits, XTC, The Smiths, Pulp, Blur, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Belle and Sebastian, David Bowie, Stephen Duffy, Terry Hall, The Beatles, The Who, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Robyn Hitchcock, Elvis Costello, The Pixies, The Specials, and on and on.....

Movies:

The Godfather I and II, Moulin Rouge, Edward Scissorhands, any Gene Kelly musical, It's a Wonderful Life, Dr. Strangelove, Fight Club, Taxi Driver, etc. etc.

Television:

The new Doctor Who and also Torchwood very much. (yes, I'm a geek) Flight of the Conchords! The Office, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. I enjoy watching American Idol only during the auditions. RIP: Strangers With Candy, Buffy, and Veronica Mars.

Books:

I LOVE BOOKS! how much room do i have here? Lolita, Gone With the Wind, Ender's Game, Dune, Pride and Prejudice, The Princess Bride.... let's just name some authors: Dorothy Parker, Dorothy L. Sayers, Orson Scott Card, Sheri S. Tepper, Raymond Chandler, Roald Dahl, Laurie King, Oscar Wilde, P.G. Wodehouse, etc. etc. New fave: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Incredible.

Heroes:

You're my hero. You're everything I would like to be. Also, this guy:

My Blog

Changes on the horizon.

I'm going to Texas on Sunday for two weeks.  Gonna do some self-examination of myself and my life while I'm there.  My life needs a major retrofit.  A reboot, if you will.  I'm hop...
Posted by melissa on Thu, 08 May 2008 10:58:00 PST

Yes, it’s true.

I am obsessed with Doctor Who.Damn!  The watching/reading/listening thingy is gone.
Posted by melissa on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:13:00 PST

what’s happening???

My face and arms are completely covered in red blotches.  It's getting worse.  I don't know what it is or where it came from.  Blotches and spots.  It looks awful.  Oh man, I ...
Posted by melissa on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:43:00 PST

A little visitor.

I had my window open earlier while doing some stuff in my room, when suddenly I heard a "thump."  I turned to look, and a cat had jumped onto my windowsill!  It just jumped on down into my r...
Posted by melissa on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:26:00 PST

Nice!

                                    Which fucked-up genius compos...
Posted by melissa on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:23:00 PST

Things and stuff.

A couple of changes on the horizon, maybe.  Nothing that anyone else will really notice, probably, but big for me.  I’m kinda nervous, not sure if I’m even gonna take that step, ...
Posted by melissa on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:16:00 PST

Meow

I can hear my neighbor's kitty in my backyard.  I miss having a kitty.  It sure would help when my heart feels achy.  
Posted by melissa on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:04:00 PST

cant sleep

can't sleep..  no sleeping.. no xanax..  no sleeping...  i've drunk a couple glasses of wine and a shot of vodka.  working on another glass of wine.  self-medication rocks.&nb...
Posted by melissa on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:49:00 PST

Why is it...

always so damn cold in my apartment?
Posted by melissa on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:01:00 PST

Some self-absorption.

Sometimes I look at the "Favorites" section and click on "people who added me."  Nobody's ever added me.  It's always strangely disappointing.
Posted by melissa on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:22:00 PST