About Me

  • About Me: Hello, my name is Melissa and I am a writer who will have you Bosnian refugees bare your soul for The Sake Of The Story, goodnight goodday and have a pleasant tomorrow. I enjoy photographs, really good books, mail, factorial!, milk dispersing into coffee, haircuts, Sir Realistic, history, late nights and phone lines, tasty food, Scrubs, music, talking on buses, notebooks, organisation, 11:11, carbs, Guitar Hero, scarves, anti-bad-spelling-club, laughing, perfect symmetry.

Books

  • Favorite Authors: Michael Dobbs; Donna Tartt; Gerald Durrell; Terry Pratchett; Dave Barry; Simon Winchester; P. J. Rourke; Douglas Adams
  • Favorite Characters: Camilla from Donna Tartt's 'The Secret History'

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Yapanese.
  • Favorite Dishes: Rice.
  • Favorite Desserts: Anything remotely chocolate-related.
  • Favorite Drinks: Milo; watermelon juice.

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Scrubs, 30 Rock, Hell's Kitchen, The Office, Gossip Girl

College

  • School Name: Duke University
  • Status: Undergrad
  • Class of: 2013

Travel

  • Places I love: Prague, Whistler, Tokyo, Takayama, Myojinkan. Home.

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Igby Goes Down, My Neighbour Totoro, Juno, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The History Boys, Kung Fu Panda, The Island, Get Smart

More About Me

  • Religion: or lack thereof
  • Interests: Photographs, really good books, mail, factorial!, milk dispersing into coffee, haircuts, Sir Realistic, history, late nights and phone lines, tasty food, Scrubs, music, talking on buses, notebooks, organisation, 11:11, carbs, jewellery, scarves, anti-bad-spelling-club, laughing, perfect symmetry.

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Joe Hisaishi, Jason Mraz, Ben Folds, Nightwish, Danny Elfman, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Umbrellas, Lacuna Coil, Stars, Brand New, Copeland, The Eels, Michael Nyman, The Mutato Muzika Orchestra
  • Favorite Albums: I don't listen to a lot of the stuff that I loved three years ago but there are a few ones that have stuck: Copeland's "Beneath Medicine Tree"; Anberlin's "Blueprints For The Black Market". Um..."Set Yourself On Fire" by Stars.
  • Favorite Genre: Pleasant.
  • Songs for Roadtrips: In this order: I. John Mayer - Clarity Anberlin - Dance, Dance, Christa Paffgen Brandtson - Mexico Copeland - May I Have This Dance Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness Anberlin - Readyfuels Jason Mraz - Wordplay Motion City Soundtrack - Mary Without Sound Anberlin - Autobahn III. Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life (I dislike this song, but it was put on the Bintan playlist upon Jemma's insistence, so I am putting it here for nostalgic reasons) Spitalfield - I Loved The Way She Said L.A. Green Day - Waiting Weezer - Island In The Sun Anberlin - Naive Orleans IV. Motion City Soundtrack - The Future Freaks Me Out Mae - Suspension (B-Side Version) Anberlin - Love Song Jack's Mannequin - Miss Delaney Copeland - Pin Your Wings Eisley - My Lovely The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice The Corrs - Summer Sunshine Hot Hot Heat - Middle Of Nowhere Mae - Ready And Waiting To Fall V. The Foo Fighters - Cold Day In The Sun Jamie Cullum - It's About Time Beulah - Popular Mechanics For Lovers Death Cab For Cutie - A Lack Of Colour The Postal Service - Such Great Heights Mae - Tisbury Lane Umbrellas - June Summer Rose John Mayer - Back To You VI. Brand New - Soco Amaretto Lime Umbrellas - The City Lights Daphne Loves Derby - The Wonder Years Mae - The Sun And The Moon Copeland - Coffee Sugarcult - California Ben Folds - The Luckiest Jimmy Eat World - 23 VII. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows The Ataris - So Long Astoria Copeland - There Cannot Be A Close Second Death Cab For Cutie - Photobooth
  • Songs I hate: Umbrella.
  • Guilty Pleasure: I don't really have a guilty pleasure. What's there to be guilty about?
  • Songs I repeat the most: The Cars - Good Times Roll
  • Band I wish I was in: The Colour

Contact Info

  • MSN: inaudibly@gmail.com

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    • Name: Mel
    • Birthday: 3/22/1989
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 1/4/2003
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Memories (2)

  • tequilamockingbird
    Nov 19-21, post-O-level Bintan - http://www.xanga.com/tequilamockingbird/391495906/item.html Bintan playlist - http://www.xanga.com/tequilamockingbird/387052253/item.html Beth, Elsa, Juli, Maggie, Lou, Blurry, Jemma, Min and me!
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    November 15 DesignEDGE05 http://www.xanga.com/tequilamockingbird/387738544/item.html

Chatboard (1)

  • aimsnapfall_x
    You see, I've been reading your blog since like 06 or something and I kind of forgot I actually added you on xanga (must have done it long ago) when I read on gmail that I'm friends with you I actually choked on the dragonfruit I was chewing. Anyway, hello you (: