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STL Mel

Not so Better Homes and Gardens-ish

About Me

Work work work and more work....aaaaaargh!!! F/T Graphic artist, 2 p/t jobs. Okay, I've officially gotten my creative groove back. SWWWEEEEET!!! Now, I wish had more time to work on my creative endeavors.
Note to self: BUY LOTTERY TICKET

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My Interests

PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC, PAINTING, photography, hiking, mtn. biking, photography, ebaying, playing on this damn thing too much and movies.

I'd like to meet:

All creative types, whether it be music, photography or art. I love eye candy and good tunes. One of my favorite photos by Edward Weston.


Music:



If you like country music, check out my cousins.

Movies:

ALL TIME FAVORITE: BREAKFAST CLUB. I'm pretty much an 80's geek when it comes to movies, Pretty in Pink, Valley Girl and Sixteen Candles. Loved the Kill Bill movies.(4 DISC BOX SET COMING OUT 11/07)
I'll see anything with Nicolas Cage in it even if I've heard it sucks. I've loved him ever since Valley Girl.

Television:

24, Grey's Anatomy, ER, Brothers and Sisters, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Prison Break. I like some British stuff too...LOVE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!

Books:

Anything by Laurell K. Hamilton...Love my vampires and shapeshifters. I also read Sherrilyn Kenyon.

Heroes:

Did you ever know that you're my hero...sorry, just popped into my head. May you hear it in your head the rest of the day. :-b;;

My Blog

More weekend pics

I want to start this blog off with a photo from Jefferson Barracks Memorial Cemetary. I was there on Memorial Day and if you've never been there, it's quite a sight, especially with the flags on all t...
Posted by STL Mel on Tue, 29 May 2007 10:55:00 PST

Mostly butterflies

I had a 4-day weekend and guess what...it was even better than the 3-day weekend. :-) I went to Shaw Nature reserve in Gray Summit, MO. If you live in the area, it's a great place to hike. I didn't g...
Posted by STL Mel on Tue, 29 May 2007 10:36:00 PST

The weather rules!!!

I can't believe the weather we've been having, we're actually having some springlike weather. I went to Art on the Square in Belleville, IL on Saturday and soaked up some inspiration for some new id...
Posted by STL Mel on Mon, 21 May 2007 10:34:00 PST

Overlooked

I finally went bike riding this weekend and there wasn't a whole lot blooming. Not a single flower at the Jewel Box was picture worthy. I did catch this dandelion along the trail. 1I was backing up my...
Posted by STL Mel on Wed, 16 May 2007 10:25:00 PST

3 rolls of film

I'm such a procrastinator when it comes to getting film developed. Some of the pics are from December. I so need a digital SLR. Anyway, I thought some of them turned out pretty good. Here a few highli...
Posted by STL Mel on Fri, 11 May 2007 10:44:00 PST

3-day weekend

First off, let me start by saying, we should all have a 3-day weekend every weekend. It's amazing what an extra day off can do for you. I mean my whole mindset for the entire weekend was so relaxed. I...
Posted by STL Mel on Tue, 08 May 2007 10:53:00 PST

Garden pics

I went to the gardens again this weekend. I know, what's new. LOL This time I went with my mom, sis, nephews and nieces. It was a beautiful day for us to check out the new children's play area. I, of ...
Posted by STL Mel on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:41:00 PST

Earth Day photos

Okay, not so much Earth Day celebration photos, but photos taken on Earth day. :-)I went to the gardens on Saturday where there was an Earth Day celebraton, tons of people. Right now, it's tulip, tuli...
Posted by STL Mel on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:20:00 PST

Venus Envy pics

Venus Envy was my first art show ever and it was an awesome experience. I definitely want to try to get into it again next year. The orange stickers mean sold. :-) I sold 3.I'd rather be behind the ...
Posted by STL Mel on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:50:00 PST

Before the freeze

I took a vacation day on Thursday and went to the gardens. I'm glad I did because Thursday night a lot of stuff got bit by the frost. I don't think there are any pretty tulips left in STL. Record low ...
Posted by STL Mel on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:56:00 PST