I'm Melissa. This is where I write things down and share new things. Sometimes I even post cute pictures of cats...
if you're looking for my portfolio,
it can be found here, or by clicking any of the links across the top of this page.
I just moved back to Ohio after living in the central valley of California for almost three years. People still mention that I'm all grown up and keep asking how being an adult is going, but I really don't know what they're referring to.
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 UPCOMING/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
Nostalgia
a place where I keep things that are already memories and store things that are currently in my life that will inevitably become memories. Vague enough?
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.
This song was really moving and powerful to me the first time I heard it. However, I only listened to this song once — sometime within the first month the album it’s from was released. Of all the songs on the album, I remember this one being the one that I felt was strongest and the most moving.
I was always a fan of Sigur Rós, and thus assumed I would be a huge Jonsi fan, but for some reason Go just didn’t grab me much the first time I listened to it. Sometimes it takes something personal getting entangled within a song for it to become invaluable. That’s what has happened with this song for me.
I stood in the middle of a clearing in a small wooded area in rural Kentucky and watched as my friend Christine walked up to the entrance of a labyrinth. She began slowly, and was to dance her way through the labyrinth. The first time the music swelled, she was running toward a point in the labyrinth where it makes a complete turn and cycles back in on itself. The timing was perfect as she hit a metaphorical wall and fell to the ground. I found out later that Christine knew she would be dancing to this song, but had no idea she would be dancing through a 7-circuit labyrinth. I had to sit down when she hit that first wall; suddenly this song meant so much more to me and it expressed so much of what I immediately felt: anger, fear, disappointment, confusion and overwhelming sadness. She ran through the long curves and lept over anything that was in her path to make it to the center. It was obvious that it was a difficult task both physically and emotionally. I can’t remember feeling more emotionally present with so many people all at once. It was one of the most beautiful moments I can remember experiencing...
Now, I have to deal with the ramifications and the fallout.
(Source: icatchfoxes)
