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mel

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About Me



My Interests

sharp pencils, knee socks, hedgehogs, snacks, "dear" letters, sewing, vocoders, walking with my eyes closed, scowling, skirts with pockets, dresses with pockets!, geometric patterns, cupcakes, misc.

I'd like to meet:

the benefits of procrastination:

Music:

belle and sebastian, mew, blank dogs, blacklist, IAMX, for against, solvent, comsat angels, beirut, house of love, adult., national skyline, bell hollow, the ballet, american analog set, dag nasty, new order, billy bragg, up front, notwist, comsat angels, idlewild, screaming for emily, kings of convenience, voxtrot, national skyline, the organ, etc.

Movies:

valley girl, some kind of wonderful, edward scissorhands, journey to the center of the earth, the incredible shrinking woman, Them, elf, saved, electric grandmother

Television:

when i'm not watching the science channel sometimes i watch: ace of cakes, house, bones, 30 rock, etc.

Books:

kickball of doom, new york trilogy, death note, motherless brooklyn, time traveler's wife, book of illusions, tipping the velvet, melancholy death of oyster boy, wind-up bird chronicle, neuromancer, girls are equal too, valencia, gilgamesh, how soon is never

My Blog

superquotable

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Posted by mel on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:21:00 PST

dear laserface,

your talent is overwhelming. i hope you will be able to perform at my birthday party. your website laserface.net is amazing. i can't help but wonder- who is the man behind the mask? love,mel...
Posted by mel on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:06:00 PST

dear darshan,

it was so nice to see you at the show. your dance moves were amazing. so much better than 2 drink minimum. what the hell was he thinking?i'm sorry that we lost each other in the crowd. i had hoped...
Posted by mel on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:13:00 PST

dear washington dc,

if you find my black cardigan, will you please return it? i don't know how i will stay warm now. this is simply devastating. love,mel
Posted by mel on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:54:00 PST

dear jack bauer

i'm so happy you aren't being tortured in china anymore! i'll never forget that time you rescued me and my cat watts from the terrorists. i don't know what they wanted with us. i've always known my...
Posted by mel on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:20:00 PST

sour cream coffee cake

10 servings3 cups all purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt1 1/2 cups butter AT ROOM TEMPERATURE!1 1/2 cups sugar3 eggs1 1/2 cups sour cream 1 1/2 teas...
Posted by mel on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:31:00 PST