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Melanie

When life hands you lemons ask for tequila and salt

About Me

~Better multi-tasking skills through massive caffeine consumption

My Interests

"Not even analysis by itself can change you, you must still do the changing yourself" - Natalie Wood"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are" - ee cummings"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age" - Lucille Ball"God determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go" - ??"Be Who You Are & Say What You Feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" - Dr Suess"Only when you truly begin to love yourself, will you be able to recognize & understand the love of others" - Me

I'd like to meet:

The open-minded, open-hearted & self-relient with a good sense of humor, but act your age not your shoe size.

Music:


My first memories of music were of Elton John's Secret Garden and Donna Summer on Vinyl(yes, it's sad but true). Robin Thicke, Craig David, Alice Smith, Keane, Jeff Buckley, Prince, Fiona Apple, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Joshua Radin, John Legend, Imogene Heap, Regina Spektor, Maroon 5, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blondie, The Killers, Shuggie Otis, Ryan Leslie, ABBA, The Eagles, Heart, Hall & Oates, Earth Wind & Fire, The Gap Band, Citizen Cope, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, The Strokes, Jet, Ambrosia, REO Speedwagon, Maxwell, Robi Draco Rosa, Luis Fonsi, Paulina Rubio, JUANES!, Old school Elton John, Carly Simon, Nikka Costa, Gomez, Jackson Browne, Janis Joplin, Jane's Addiction, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Alicia Keys, Trey Mills, Placebo, Counting Crows, old school Michael and Janet Jackson, El Debarge, Donny Hathaway, 80s Classic Rock.

Movies:

Confessions of this Indie Film Junkie: Less Than Zero, Garden State, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Love Me If You Dare, Sex and Lucia, Half Nelson, Freedom Writers, Sidewalks of NY, Anything Else, Sin City, Chasing Amy, 28 Days Later, Better Off Dead, About Last Night, Prime, Gia, Open Your Eyes, Carlito's Way, Love The Hard Way, Fight Club, The Beach, Old School, 200 Cigarettes, The Professional, Shawshenk Redemption, Lost in Translation, Annie Hall, The Descent, Le Divorce, Hitch, MatchPoint, almost everything with the "Brat Pack".

Heroes:

My wonderful family who save me from myself! :)

My Blog

My Prayer for My Cable Box...

Dear Cable Box Gods,I pray, please please fix my box. I've been good. I haven't abused the box. Although I've been very busy, i still give every channel the attention it desrves by surfing and giving ...
Posted by Melanie on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:09:00 PST

My Janet Jackson Flashback...

So i'm having a Janet Jackson morning. My next door neighbor is blasting her CD and it's bringing me back....aaah the good ole days :)Pleasure principle (go yvette!!!!!) Let's wait a while ...
Posted by Melanie on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:18:00 PST

In The Heights...

A great play/musical that will soon bring the much needed flavor to Broadway. It was real, vibrant, fun, inspirational and heartfelt. From the individual stories to the music and the dance numbers In ...
Posted by Melanie on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:48:00 PST

Spain...

It's official, Spain here I come. One month: JulyFirst Stop Madrid: What most intrigues me about visiting Madrid is that it seems like a big city and a village at the same time. You can feel like you...
Posted by Melanie on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:07:00 PST

Trains and long lines OH MY!

So it's about 95 degrees out in lovely NYC. Enjoying the beautiful day but a couple of things stood out so far and I just had to share and get it off my chest. Especially before I head back out and ta...
Posted by Melanie on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:04:00 PST

What the hell...

is going on with this one?? so sad
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 30 May 2007 04:39:00 PST

Descent

Rosario Dawson's latest. Word is, this film is sick! Check out the preview. Check out my review after the weekend..ciao ...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 02 May 2007 08:50:00 PST

"Live" premiere - Eva Mendes

Tonight: premiere of the drama/satire/suspense by director Bill Guttentag starring Eva Mendes. It was insane! Lots of press. The lines. yes, lineS were down the block. There are only 4 theaters in th...
Posted by Melanie on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:28:00 PST

Day 1

So, my first day of being jobless is officially over, done! Amazingly, it was a very productive day. 9:30am: Woke up . No alarm, the sun was shining in my apt and my eyes just opened. Checked my e-mai...
Posted by Melanie on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:37:00 PST

Bigger & Better Things...

Ok for those of you who know me well, it may be shocking. Not because you're worried about what I'm going to do, only because you're wondering why it TOOK ME SO LONGYes, I resigned from my job. A safe...
Posted by Melanie on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:43:00 PST