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About Me

The basics:
-I grew up in Dallas, TX. I really miss it.
-I no longer live in Dallas. I want to move back someday - at least visit again soon.
-I live in the Balt/Wash area. The musuems are nice...
-My friends are my family.
-I'm an Interior Design student at The Art Insitute.
-I'm very crafty and creative.
-I have more creative and crafty ideas than one person should have at any given point.
-I'm ecclectic. Fuck your labels.
-I love red wine. The drier the better.
-And steak. Chianti and filet is pure heaven.
-I like to smoke cloves. With red wine. See a trend? -I'm a coffee whore. IV please.
-I love office supplies.
-Intelligent conversations are far too few and far between.
-I'm a crazy redhead, and I have a short fuse.
-"You just have to realize, she has a lot of Celtic blood running through her..." Yes, said about me.
^Using my NYC photos! O_o Many thanks to the fabulous Carbon Made.
Tori Amos "Father's Son" at the CD Release Party, NYC May 1, 2007

My Interests

.music.
.wine.
.smoking cloves.
.renaissance festivals.
.anything crafty.
.beads.
.jewelery.
.sewing.
.embroidery.
.craft stores.
.joanns fabric stores.
.lowes (yes, the home improvement store).
.intelligent debate and conversation.
.anything Scottish, English, Irish, Celtic.
.shoes.
.reading.
.Dallas Mavericks.
.leather.
.bettie page.
.pin-up girls.
.retro & vintage clothing.
.pinup girl clothing.
.swords.
.knives.
.wine.
.martinis.
.patron tequila.
.margaritas.
.imported beer.
.e-bay.
.corsets.
.vintage lingerie.
.victorian culture.
.alice in wonderland.
.art.
.brian froud.
.allan lee.
.amy brown.
.nene thomas.
.mucha.
.monet.
.john williams waterhouse.
.van gough.
.tattoos.
.office supplies.
.coffee.
.sleep.

I'd like to meet:

The obligatory: Other EWF. Crafty, creative people. DiYers.
Have met and would like to meet again:
Tori Amos
Peter Steele
Would like to add to the list:
The Dalai Lama
Deepak Chopra
Neale Donald Walsch

Music:

.Tori Amos.
.Fiona Apple.
.The Beatles.
.David Bowie.
.Jimmy Buffet.
.The Chieftains.
.Classic Rock, lots of it.
.The Cure.
.Damien Rice.
.Dave Matthews Band.
.Dido.
.The Divine Madness.
.The Doors.
.Evanesence.
.Ella Fitzgerald.
.Garbage.
.The Greatful Dead.
.Heart.
.Billie Holiday.
.Incubus.
.Jam Bands, lots of them.
.Janis Joplin.
.JAZZ.
.Led Zeppelin.
.Jack Johnson.
.John Lennon.
.Loreena McKennitt.
.Pink Floyd.
.Poe.
.Rasputina.
.Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer.
.Type O Negative.
.Zero 7.

Movies:

.Across the Universe.
.Amelie.
.Braveheart.
.Breakfast at Tiffany's.
.Dead Poet's Society.
.Elizabeth.
.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
.Ever After.
.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
.Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
.Finding Neverland.
.Gone With The Wind.
.Harry Potter movies.
.Hero.
.House of Flying Daggers.
.John Hughes movies.
.Immortal Beloved.
.Indiana Jones Trilogy.
.The Incredibles.
.Interview With A Vampire.
.Labyrinth.
.Last Samurai.
.Life is Beautiful.
.Life of David Gale.
.Love Actually.
.Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
.Moulin Rouge!.
.My Fair Lady.
.The Nightmare Before Christmas.
.The Notebook.
.O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
.Pan's Labyrinth.
.Phantom of the Opera.
.The Princess Bride.
.Princess Mononoke.
.Rent.
.Saved!.
.Schindler's List.
.Secretary.
.Shaun of the Dead.
.Kevin Smith movies.
.V For Vendetta.

Television:

Mostly DVDRed and in the background while studying...
.The Colbert Report.
.The Daily Show.
.Family Guy.
.Heroes.
.HGTV.
.Law and Order : SVU.
.Six Feet Under.
.South Park.
.Weeds.
.Will and Grace.

Books:

So many books, so little time!
.The Mists of Avalon - Marrion Zimmer Bradley.
.Piece by Piece - Tori Amos with Ann Powers.
.The Art of Happiness - His Holiness The Dali Lama.
.House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielweski.
.Only Revolutions - Mark Z. Danielweski.
.The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks.
.Anything by Anne Rice.
.Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling.
.The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien.
.Conversations With God series.
.The Celestine Prophesies.
.Anything by Gregory Maguire.
.Anything by Philippa Gregory.
.Shakespeare.
.Whitman.
.Thoreau.
.Edgar Allen Poe.
.Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
.The Bronte Sisters.
.Pablo Neruda.

Heroes:

The Dalai Lama
Are there still heroes out there?

My Blog

Books Rule

So last night I had a shopping spree on half.com. All hardcover first editions: And I rece...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:25:00 PST

Birthday Wish List

I'm feeling poopy and just thinking... I'm not even sure what I am doing!However, if I were to have a list :...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:57:00 PST

I ::heart:: decorating!

Oh! So getting a KING SIZE BED. Fucking FINALLY! w00t! I am so excited (I'll finally have my own damn space in bed, plus it will be so much more comfortable than being poked in...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:05:00 PST

Giving It Up

So I have decided to give up Christmas. Now those of you who know, I am not a big fan of it in the first place. I haven't liked it in years, and I spend more time depressed, stressed and a...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:45:00 PST

I’m Thankful

Ah, yes, the obligatory Thanksgiving blog. However, I really feel that this has been one of the most amazing years in my life. I feel that it would foolish of me to not acknowledge all tha...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:31:00 PST

Best Week Ever Feat. Tori Amos and HH the Dalai Lama

This really has been probably the best week of my life. This will be a bit brief - it is late and I am off to bed after this, but I need to update! I spent Friday in the always fabulous NY...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:05:00 PST

WE’RE HERE!

We're here! Have had the normal drama with moving. I hate moving. At the party Friday night some bimbo that I can't stand, in a horribly failed attempt to make conversation asked, "So Mel, how do you ...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:00:00 PST

Call It Rape Protest

Ok, so I have been promising that I would blog about the protest. And uh, yeah I've been busy, so just cut me some slack ok?I started off on Monday the 16th e-mailing the national coordinator to...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:02:00 PST

Happy Thoughts...

Ok, since bulletins are down....First up, please everyone send me happy thoughts tomorrow morning as I try to score some super awesome Tori Amos tickets. LOTS AND LOTS OF HAPPY THOUGHTS PLEASE!!...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:59:00 PST

Smashing Pumpkins Part Deux

Ok, so SP is in Philly in Oct, and guess who has ORCHESTRA seats?Yup. Yours truly. After waiting and waiting and and then comiserating that they broke up, I now get to see them! *Hap...
Posted by Breakfast at Melanie's on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:45:00 PST