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~*M*~

Why? Because Living Well is the Best Revenge.

About Me

I get bored easily. I am also easily entertained.
My dreams are very vivid... and sometimes come true!
I sing really, really loud in the car. Loud and off key.
I refer to it as the perfect exhaustion.
I have laughed so hard.
It's not that I hate chocolate, I'm just not a huge fan.
Sadly I'm still learning that the world does not revolve around me.
I am jealous of my sisters.
I chase the ghost of a good thing.
'No' isn't in my vocabulary.
I overuse the phrase 'Whatever'.
I still mourn the loss of dear friends.
My many 'mistakes' in life will never turn into regrets.
I am forgiven for my sins.
I can't stand hypocrites, stupid people, fakes, or liars.
I have been hypocritical and fake. I am stupid about some things.
But aren't we all?
Sometimes I just sit and cry.
Sometimes for no reason.
Sometimes for plenty good reason.
I am pretty good at first impressions.
I have a lot of love to give.
I've never smoked. I drink socially.
I have a true best friend. She is my soulmate.
I am an avid daydreamer.
I am as scared of the unknown as I am drawn to it.
Laughing is an instant pick me up and I can never do enough of it.
My laugh is discreet.
I act more confident than I really am.
I am scared of spiders and things that sting.
I have a funny little thing called anxiety.
I have pushed my luck with some people.
Someone once knew exactly what to say to make me
submit to their every word.
They used this power to hurt me deeply and change my life forever.
But I've picked myself back up and here I am.
I am a cat person. Well no, maybe I'm a dog person. I don't know.
Anyways, I love to eat, especially authentic Mexican and Italian foods.
The city is where I want to live.
I am scared of failure.
I question everything, but believe it all too.
I'm not scared of heights, but I am frightened of the fall.
I am thankful for where I am right now and the people who have brought me thus far.
I like to stay busy. No, I HAVE to stay busy.
I believe in the healing power of ice cream.
I can't stop looking back.
I sure hope that high school wasn't my glory days.
I am completely trusting.
This has caused a few letdowns and heartbreaks.
Photographs make me smile.
People say I try too hard. It's true.
I am not shy. I am outspoken. I am torn.
I live for random road trips.
Sleeping in late is heaven...heaven on earth that is.
I want to leave my mark. I want to leave a legacy.
Sometimes I feel like the designated peace maker.
I am quite stubborn.
Still a child at heart... I love blowing bubbles and rolling down grassy hills.
My sense of humor comes from, well, no one in my family.
I came by it myself.
I love the feel of the wind and sun on my face.
Writing is a passion, but I only write for me.
I hate feeling that there isn't anything more that I can do besides listen.
I die a little inside every time I watch the news.
I am Melanie...
Who are you?

My Interests

Absolutely positively everything.

I'd like to meet:

You, of course!

Heroes:

There are many people that I have met throughout the years that have taught me so much on love, life, and living. Some in the worst times of despair, and some in the greatest times of growth and joy. But nonetheless, I count so many everyday people as my heroes, for it is by their examples that my life has found direction, structure, forgiveness, and joy. I would not know exactly where to begin and end in naming them, and so instead I say to you all.....live your lives as an example so that you may someday be someone's everyday hero.

My Blog

Almost There

There are some things, well really, many things, that we as people live through.  We may not always understand the rationale or agree with the circumstances, but in the end, I deeply believe...
Posted by ~*M*~ on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:26:00 PST

On Death and Dying

Death has become an all too familiar topic in recent months. As everyone knows, Fuzzy was killed by an IED in January.  The services were in February, and I can't really say I ever returned to no...
Posted by ~*M*~ on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:09:00 PST

ISFP Personality

Yeah, so apparently I'm an ISFP, according to this personality test I had to take for one of my final papers.  It stands for Introversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving. Here's what Google says th...
Posted by ~*M*~ on Tue, 08 May 2007 09:46:00 PST

'Support Our Troops'

We've all watched these stories on TV and read about them in newspapers every day for the last few years.  Although you say to yourself, "Oh, that's too bad," you likely feel no real human connec...
Posted by ~*M*~ on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:44:00 PST

I Wanna Leave a Legacy.....

Excerpt from an English assignment, which includes an excerpt from my favorite song..... As for 'the real Melanie', outside of that environment, I don't know what word to use to describe myself. ...
Posted by ~*M*~ on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:15:00 PST