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Melissa

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joined on 06/19/06
last updated 10/18/07
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This was a pic my dad took in Victoria and just look how cheesy I am...
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My Bio

Gender
Female
Age
36
Location
about me
I was born in 'the valley' in southern California but I swear I don't talk like that and I moved around too much to call any one place my 'hometown'. I lived in Colorado for a time and then back to California where I still live with my husband of 11 years. I did live in Phoenix for five years but I am really trying to forget that time. The only good thing to come out of that city is my Angry Chef of a hubby.

I enjoy painting and ever since buying a house six years ago I have taken that hobby to the walls. Saturated color is the only way to go so now I've got a Moroccan thing going on with lots of dark red and gold. I like to garden and write and all the other artsy things that go with people like me and I love spending time with my friends at our 'commune'. I have two cats, Micah and Asher; who keep things interesting and fun and are way better entertainment than TV could ever be.

I collect nude photography, mostly of women. I also collect rocks and bits of interesting wood that I find, and hands. No, that isn't a grusome habit of randomly chopping off hands and preserving them in jars. I have a hand fetish so I buy any interesting hand sculptures/candle holders/etc. that I find. I'm up to 10. They are harder to find than you may think. I love to read and books with a supernatural flavor like the Laurell Hamilton/Kelly Armstrong/Kim Harrison/Laura Anne Gilman books (which a friend calls vampire porn).

I am quite open minded and I can't remember the last time I was offended by anything. I like discussing life and everything that makes it interesting. But to quote a friend "I do not tolerate willful ignorance or intentional cruelty."

Feel free to wander around.
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My Recent Activity

Re: Dude. Seriously. (in UNMATA) When people ask me about Unmata I refer to them as "A force of nature". Not much else comes close to describing them. :-) I'm lucky enough to take classes at Hot Pot so I only suffer withdrawl when I'm away on vacation. Ha!
discussion post on Fri, May 16, 2008 - 11:37 AM
Re: Photo Blog of 2nd Saturday (in UNMATA) Those are great pics!!!!
discussion post on Fri, May 16, 2008 - 10:35 AM
Re: California Supreme Court Legalizes gay Marriage, Governor upholds surpeme court decision (in UNMATA) I know Trudie!!! Natascha nad Paulie's wedding was the first thing I thought about when I read this news!!! So exciting!!!
discussion post on Fri, May 16, 2008 - 9:44 AM
Re: California Supreme Court Legalizes gay Marriage, Governor upholds surpeme court decision (in UNMATA) Arnold says he's going to uphold it.
discussion post on Thu, May 15, 2008 - 4:11 PM
Re: Tribal Fest Performance Times (in The Indigo Belly Dance) I'll be armed with said video camera, but only on Saturday.
discussion post on Wed, May 14, 2008 - 12:53 PM
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My thoughts go "Kwa-ping!"

"True character of a person is defined by what you are willing to do when the spotlight has been turned off, the applause has died down and no one is around to give you credit."
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 2:06 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
So, for all of you who also adore Tarkan here is the latest....

Turkey´s biggest pop star is back! Two years after his last album “Come Closer” (sung in complete English) Tarkan goes through a metamorphose, a change back to his origin and more homegrown flavour: “Metamorfoz” is the representative title of his follow up, this time sung in Turkish language!

The sound of the album defines its title: The mixture of synthesizer sounds and beats make the change of the once so-called Orient-P... read more
Fri, January 25, 2008 - 1:31 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment, the New York Police Department said.

Heath Ledger was found dead in a Manhattan apartment.

The Academy Award nominated actor was 28.

"Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," police spokesman Paul Browne told CNN.

"This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet."

The pills appeared to be over-the-counter sleeping medication... read more
Tue, January 22, 2008 - 2:41 PM permalink - 8 comments
 
Is anyone else's Tribe page showing pics all squished and distorted? Mine have been like that since the big outage a few weeks ago. Any thoughts on who to contact about this?
Fri, January 11, 2008 - 10:45 AM permalink - 3 comments
 
THESE PEOPLE ARE AMONG US, BEWARE!

IDIOT SIGHTING :

We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a "large" enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, "Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower."
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4.
He said, "NO, it's not." Four is larger than two.."
We haven't ... read more
Tue, January 8, 2008 - 1:57 PM permalink - 4 comments
 
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My two cents...

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My Testimonials

August 30, 2007
Melissa, my Melissa....oh I adore her sooo. Melissa is my rock, she's my inspiration of strength. Such and incredible person, i'm blessed to be part of her life. I'm completely enjoying watching her grow in her journey of tribal dance. She's just so grounded and delightful to be around, when you're around her...it feels like home. She has and is teaching me the world of boundries and for that i'm truely thankful. I seem to dream of her often...funny! :-Þ Thank you for being in my life you gorgeous creature you. XoXo XoXo Zia
June 19, 2006
Melissa is one of the most delightful women I know - down to earth, low maintenance, but still deeply gratified at the girly things in life. She has a level of self-confidence and self-acceptance that I think many women never achieve, and she encourages her friends to love themselves as well. She is amazingly creative and inspires me to be the same. Her grip on reality is stabalizing in a sea of dunderheads, and she applies her logical outlook with the infamous (and metaphorical) Velvet-covered Two by Four.
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