I'm Melissa. THIS is my personal, really meandering, disjointed personal blog...
if you're looking for my portfolio,
it can be found here.
I've lived in the central valley of california for awhile now, after spending the first of my years in pennsylvania/ohio. People keep mentioning that i'm all grown up, or asking how being an adult is going -- I really don't know what they're referring to.
TEAMTEAM
TeamTeam is a collaborative creative effort with fellow artist and the best home-slice out there, Daniel Schultz
I'm officially a (self-proclaimed) curator -- OF GIFS. GIF CONNOISSEUR. Check it out. My GIF blog even made it to buzzfeed once.
ONE MORE CHECK OFF MY LIFELONG INTERNET TO-DO LIST.
Albums of note 2011/2010/2009
A list of albums from the year that had staying power. Not a top album list, because I haven't heard every album, so that just seems a bit silly to me -- the whole "of the year" thing... although I suppose in my own mind that's what they are...
THE ARCHIVES
Vestiges of a Life Soon Forgotten
A photographic series devoted to images taken in and around my apartment where I lived for 3 years in college. I moved out for good in December 2009.
Photobooth Sketches
photobooth documentation of sketches i have done and/or found.
Monthly Self Portrait Series
This was a short-lived project that sometimes shows up without warning again on my feed, but definately cannot be considered an "on-going" thing.
My New California Life
What started as an essay series about my experiences living on the left coast turned into a general account of my life here -- through words, photos and other ephemera.
jef etters tips of the day
Jef Etters was a colleague of mine who gave me life tips on a daily basis via a telephone call from a rotary phone. I would then transcribe the tips and post them here for the benefit of all mankind. He didn't know what tumblr was (nor does he now), but he did want to share all his wisdom with the world. enjoy.
PLEASE NOTE: Jef did finally get free long-distance after 7pm EST and will occasionally call to give me tips to transcribe. Be on the look out, it'll change your life.
ScreenCaptureSeries
Funny and or poignant things I feel the need to share with the world via screen capture. This project carries on with the luck that the internet will continue to bring the lulz. I think the odds are in our favor.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
![Monthly Self-Portrait: October on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson)
I’m starting this series up again in February, the day before my 25th birthday. Starting tomorrow I’m going to be looking for a new chair to sit by the window in the front of my house where I will take these portraits. I don’t know how many of you were around the last time I did this project, but I think it’s something I need right now.
I’m also considering a daily catalog of self beginning toward the end of January/start of February. That series would include these monthly chair portraits, but would be less strict than the boundaries of that chair. In the past, I would have started a separate Tumblr for a project so consistent, but I think I’m over that game. If [read: when] I start this project, it will find it’s home here.](http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxzbyrsRiY1qznvamo1_500.jpg)
Monthly Self-Portrait: October on Flickr by icatchfoxes (melissa olson)
I’m starting this series up again in February, the day before my 25th birthday. Starting tomorrow I’m going to be looking for a new chair to sit by the window in the front of my house where I will take these portraits. I don’t know how many of you were around the last time I did this project, but I think it’s something I need right now.
I’m also considering a daily catalog of self beginning toward the end of January/start of February. That series would include these monthly chair portraits, but would be less strict than the boundaries of that chair. In the past, I would have started a separate Tumblr for a project so consistent, but I think I’m over that game. If [read: when] I start this project, it will find it’s home here.
