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Melanie

Two sips from the cup of human kindness and I'm shitfaced! Just laid to waste! - The New Pornographe

About Me

Californian (woo hoo!), previous Canadian (I love it! Toronto!), born Texan (hmmm...Austin is the only way to go)Music junkie, homebody, earthy. I strive to be vegetarian, but don't kick myself in the shins if I can't. Definitely a cheesaholic. Wine enthusiast. MyGen Profile Generator
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Name: Melanie
Birthday: May
Birthplace: Houston
Current Location: California
Eye Color: browny greeny
Hair Color: right now its reddish brownish
Height: 5'8"
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: English, Scottish, Irish, Cherokee Indian
The Shoes You Wore Today: Teva flip flops
Your Weakness: pepperoni pizza
Your Fears: bad health and/or torture
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: try surfing
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: n/a
Thoughts First Waking Up: Mmmm warm and cozy...
Your Best Physical Feature: arms....
Your Bedtime: weeknight 10pm (hey sleep is good for you!)
Your Most Missed Memory: most of my childhood...for some reason
Pepsi or Coke: neither...water
MacDonalds or Burger King: definitely neither...Quiznos
Single or Group Dates: either
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: neither....chamomile
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: either as long as it's decaf
Do you Smoke: depends...smoke what?
Do you Swear: yeppers
Do you Sing: you bet
Do you Shower Daily: nope
Have you Been in Love: am currently
Do you want to go to College: done and done
Do you want to get Married: done and done
Do you belive in yourself: most of the time (you spelled believe wrong)
Do you get Motion Sickness: I have before....
Do you think you are Attractive: I am more attractive than I am unattractive
Are you a Health Freak: yep...but I do some bad things in moderation
Do you get along with your Parents: yep...when they are in another state
Do you like Thunderstorms: yep, when I'm snuggled up at home
Do you play an Instrument: no....tamberine?
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: uh ya
In the past month have you gone on a Date: hmmm, not really
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You are an Atheist
When it comes to religion, you're a non-believer (simple as that).
You prefer to think about what's known and proven.
You don't need religion to solve life's problems.
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My Interests

All kinds of verbs: Learning about and making art, traveling, sharing (knowledge:), yoga(ing?), cooking, hiking, camping, laying out at the beach, music, reading, drinking (wine, dirty vodka martinis, guinness), NPR, dreaming big!

I'd like to meet:

People who inspire me, make me think, make me better, make me laugh. New california friends, Buddha, Bjork, some old friends from high school.... you know who you are....

Music:

The artist / musician that I admire the most is Bjork. I LOVE music so most things can be found in my collection; including but not limited to: classic and modern rock, reggae, trip hop, acid/bebop/afro cuban/latin/new orleans jazz, blues, alt country, alt / indie rock, ambient, swing, breakbeat, drum and bass, folk and freak folk, some house, grunge, lounge, mambo, salsa, Motown, opera, neo soul, pixie funk, and even rockabilly. I do not dig most industrial, modern country, gangster rap, and smooth jazz. A few things I particularly like are: The Pixies, Portishead, Radiohead, The Smiths, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughn, Joanna Newsom, Kings of Convenience, Camera Obscura, Electrelene, tricky, led zepplin, Hot Hot Heat, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Metric, Arcade Fire, Cat Power, Ugly Cassanova, PJ Harvey, Be Good Tanyas, Beta Band, Stereolab, Beck, The Black Crowes, Jane's Addiction, Ben Harper, Xavier Rudd, Bob Marley, Beth Orton, Natalie Merchant, Ani Di Franco, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, NIN, D'Angelo, Peter Tosh, Nirvana, Feist, M. Ward, Mazzy Star, Devendra Barnhart, Elliot Smith, The Cure, Jose Gonzales, Iron and Wine, Willie Nelson (a few other classic country artists), CCR (lots of classic rock...), Otis Redding, ...

Movies:

Amelie, Life is Beautiful, spirited away, princess mononoke, big lebowski, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Fried Green Tomatoes, Rushmore, Party Girl, City of Lost Children, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill's, What the Bleep Do We Know, Kung Foo Hustle, Dancer in the dark, Requiem for a Dream (though I can't actually ever watch it again), Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Natural Born Killers, Napoleon Dynamite, Run Lola Run, The Princess and the Warrior, The Triplettes of Bellville, High Fidelity.

Television:

I don't watch much tv. But if I do happen to have cable at my current residence I can be caught loafing and watching a little bit of the food channel. I'm always up for some Simpsons and Sex in the City, the occasional CSI and Daily Show and if my sister's around we'll watch Grey's Anatomy.

Books:

Atlas Shrugged, fountainhead, On the Road, Darma Bums, the stand, the long walk, fionavar tapestry, bridgette jones diary.

Heroes:

My mom for raising 3 kids practically on her own. My sis for being so independent these days. Bjork for being such an amazing musician. And the Dalai Lama for finding good in a really shitty situation (among many other feats). Helen Keller for everything, what an amazing human....