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Mel

Like what . . . a circle??

About Me

I am Neat-o.

My Interests

Snowboarding, Softball, Broomball, the Magic Bullet, Painting, Ultimate Frisbee, Discussing the Superiority of Purple Skittles, DDR, Broomball, Lemon-Lime Gatorade, History/Mythology.

I'd like to meet:

The inventor of the fabulous Choco Taco. And Stephan Jenkins.

Music:

Third Eye Blind, Wheat, U2, David Gray, Guster, Ben Folds, Avril Lavigne, John Legend, Snow Patrol, Cold Play, MXPX, Anthony Hamilton, Salt'n'Pepa (ha! I mean really, is there a better song than "Shoop"), Vertical Horizon.

Movies:

Sliding Doors, Pride & Prejudice, The Count of Monte Cristo, A Perfect Murder, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Emperor's New Groove, Finding Neverland.

Television:

Forensic Files, Behind the Music, Survivor, Law & Order, CSI (not Miami), Seinfeld, Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs.

Books:

The Odyssey, The Count of Monte Cristo, Into Thin Air, The Great Train Robbery, Harry Potter, Many Waters.

Heroes:

My Mom, for being amazing in all thing Mother-like. And Far Far for being a special needs dog but still only falling down the stairs sometimes.

My Blog

Brand New

Tomorrow I start my new job.  I am once again entering the public service sector as I begin working at the Department of Labor & Industry for the State of Minnesota.  Hooray for all thos...
Posted by Mel on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:04:00 PST

Hockey, Sunburn, and Other Minnesota Wonders . . .

So . . . it pays to be nice to customers.  One of my favorite customers at fdx gave me a free pair of MN Wild tickets for the game on March 20th.  Good game.  We set a new record for wi...
Posted by Mel on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:18:00 PST

SNOW!! Maybe!!

Hooray . . . we are finally supposed to get a big snowstorm!  I'm pretty excited about it.  Of course, it would happen on the day i'm supposed to go to a dinner party that's an hour drive fr...
Posted by Mel on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:17:00 PST

An Update on Various Unimportant Items . . .

Ok, so I haven't blogged in a long time.  However, since i know no one is on the edge of his or her seat waiting for an update on my life, i don't feel too bad about it.  But for those of yo...
Posted by Mel on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:52:00 PST

I could get used to this . . .

I am in Chicago, and it kicks ass. I have $70 a day to spend on lunch & dinner alone.  Who needs that much money to eat??  For real.  I still have $60 left for tonight.  Plus t...
Posted by Mel on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:01:00 PST

In My New Space . . .

I have now changed locations . . . I have my own place for the very first time in my life.  Hooray!  Much unpacking & shopping will happen in the next few days. And as a bonus:  I ...
Posted by Mel on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:31:00 PST