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Melissa

It's nice to be nice to the nice

About Me


Myspace Codes: MyNiceSpace.com


Oh let's see... I'm a short thing with a big heart.
Your Personality Profile
You are dependable, popular, and observant.
Deep and thoughtful, you are prone to moodiness.
In fact, your emotions tend to influence everything you do.
You are unique, creative, and expressive.
You don't mind waving your freak flag every once and a while.
And lucky for you, most people find your weird ways charming! The World's Shortest Personality Test
I was born and raised in Michigan. I'll admit it... I bring out my handy dandy right hand for a map, and do the "I'm from here" while pointing to a place on my palm, when I meet a fellow Michigander.
I've been married for 17 years to a wonderful man who is active duty military. So now, home is where the Army sends us. Currently, that's Maryland. It's definately been an adventure! :-)
We have 3 children who keep me pretty busy. I can't believe I'm the mom of a TEEN, and my baby is 12!!! Where does the time go???? The scarey thing is that in about 1 year my house will contain 3 teens at one time! Oh MY! Give me strength!
I Love Renaissance Festivals. I had never been to one until 1989 when my Mom got a job on staff at MiRF... and then I was hooked. I've now been to faires in 8 states, working at 3 of those. While working is fun, the thing I enjoy most is the people... friendly, sweet, interesting, funny, creative, eclectic folks whom I wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet otherwise.
I also keep busy trying to improve our 83 year old home. Our house has lots of cool character. I love the chunky woodwork, the original wood floors, stained glass windows, and big front porch (Check out a photo of it in my picture section) It seems I'm always painting or fixing something (new kitchen cabinets are next!) but the work is well worth the joy of being a homeowner!
I am fascinated with Ancient Egypt, Stonehenge, Psychics, Mediums, palm reading, Ghosts, mysteries of the deep sea, tattoos (though I'm still inkless at the moment)......
You Are a Peacemaker Soul
You strive to please others and compromise anyway you can.
War or conflict bothers you, and you would do anything to keep the peace.
You are a good mediator and a true negotiator.
Sometimes you do too much, trying so hard to make people happy.
While you keep the peace, you tend to be secretly judgmental.
You lose respect for people who don't like to both give and take.
On the flip side, you've got a great sense of humor and wit.
You're always dimplomatic and able to give good advice.
Souls you are most compatible with: Warrior Soul, Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul What Kind of Soul Are You?
"Like Earth, know balance... like wind, fly free... like fire, be alive... like water feel peaceful"

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


If we've met somewhere along the line, be it in person or in a group, or if we have mutual friends, just drop me a note to let me know the scoop and more than likely I'll accept you.

:::NOTE::: In general I DO NOT accept random total strangers, please don't take offense, it's not you... it's me! ;)

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Music:

I like a variety here! My current favs include: De/Vision, Cruxshadows, Lacuna Coil, Celldweller, VNV Nation, Wolfsheim, Garbage, The Corrs, Ryan Huston, Sleepthief, Crossfade, Absent Element (Chris DAUGHTRY!), Depeche Mode, KORN, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, NIN, Shriekback, The Sisters of Mercy, Enigma, Evanescence, The Farm, Christina Aguilara, Kelly Clarkston, Jack Johnson, Journey, Pink, Prince, Rebecca St James, Keni Thomas

DE/VISION - Unpudownable (2004)

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Cruxshadows - Birthday
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Wolfsheim - Once in a Lifetime

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Movies:

Always, The Abyss, Bedazzled, Boogie Nights, Braveheart, The Butterfly Effect, Casanova, Chocolat, Contact, Dodgeball, Elf, The Fifth Element, Fight Club, First Knight, Four Rooms, Gladiator, Heathers, The Incredibles, A Knight's Tale, Legends of the Fall, The Lord of the Rings (all 3), Lost Boys, Mr and Mrs Smith, The Patriot, Pirates of the Caribbean, Practical Magic, The Princess Bride, Pulp Fiction, Queen of the Damned, Raising Arizona, Shrek, Kevin Smith flicks, Sneakers, 12 Monkeys

Television:

Supernatural, Medium, Psych, Monk, The Dead Zone, Heroes, Fringe, Ugly Betty, Top Chef, Project Runway, So you think you can Dance, American Idol, Sell this House, Designed to Sell, LA Ink, Miami Ink, The Dog Whisperer,

Books:

I love things with witches, vampires, time traveling, psychic abilities and a little good old fashioned romance. My favorite books are those by Ann Rice (witches, vampires, mummies... they're all good!), Diana Gabaldon (Outlander series), Sharon Shin, (The Samaria Books), Pierce Anthony (Incarnations of Immortality series), Christian Jacq(Stone of Light Series),Dan Brown, Michael Crichton, Robin Cook, Jude Deveraux, MaryJanice Davidson and Sylvia Brown.

Heroes:



My Blog

Mulled spider anyone?

It seems lately (ok... not just lately... it's been the past few years) I often have a disconnect between what my brain thinks, and what my mouth actually says. Sometimes totally random wrong words c...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:39:00 PST

Seven years ago... 2001, 9-11

I just got done watching a documentary on 9-11. I still remember that day clearly...I remembered that I had copied a poem down shortly thereafter. I have no idea who wrote it, but here it is:Two Tho...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:08:00 PST

Feet back...

I ordered something from E Bay not long ago.  It arrived today with a note: "please leave me feet back.  Thank you" That tickled me Yes... I'm easily amused...
Posted by Melissa on Sun, 04 May 2008 08:04:00 PST

Wine me, Dine me....

Yup Yup yup!  All that good schtuff ;-) I had the most wonderful evening.  We went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.   Started out with a Mojito, and crab cake appetizer... most deliciou...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 02 May 2008 06:31:00 PST

Kitty Update

Thanks to everyone who commented on my last blog.  I sincerely appreciate all the thoughts.  Sadly, we did only have a few days left with our dear kitty.  Allie passed away at home&nbs...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:21:00 PST

Our poor Kitty :(

Allie has been a part of our family for 12 1/2 years.  When we met her, she was an adult stray cat who had adopted Laura and Nick’s front porch as a place to sleep.  She was ...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:23:00 PST

Another Tour

Back in 2001-2 Brian did a year non-accompanied tour in Korea.  Then before we moved here to MD, he did a tour in Iraq.  Well... he’s headed back for a se...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:44:00 PST

Im so excited!

One of my favorite groups right now is De/Vision.  They're from Germany and remind me of Depche Mode, but even better!  They are currently on tour, and in February they hit the US....
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:04:00 PST

Hours of fun

I discovered the music videos on My Space quite awhile ago.  I have randomly posted whatever strikes my fancy on my page (currently De/vision, Wolfsheim, and Celldweller.).  It wasn't u...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:17:00 PST

Reconnecting

In my 15 years of marriage, we have had 9 major moves, with three minor ones sprinkled in (the off-post to on-post moves.)   That makes 12 homes in 15 years.  WOW!  We've gone...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:38:00 PST