The secret lies in the reading and the writing...

The secret lies in the reading and the writing...

THERE'S a tree that grows in Brookyln. Some people call it the Tree of Heaven. No matter where its seed falls, it makes a tree which struggles to reach the sky. It grows in boarded-up lots and grows out of neglected rubbish heaps. It grows up out of cellar gratings. It is the only tree that grows out of cement. It grows lushly... survives without sun, water, and seemingly without earth. It would be considered beautiful except that there are too many of it.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn just screams Melissa. 

Favorite book of the summer, definitely. 

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still sixteen

still sixteen

this concert is definitely one of my top 5 events attended. ever.

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Seven Words

Seven Words

bo diddley, tim russert, now george carlin. all of heart failure. why must bad things always happen in threes?

man, carlin was the first host of snl! 

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Mama Knows Best

Mama Knows Best

i should've listened to my mom when she told me not to walk home from work tonight. 

not only does it take at LEAST an hour for me to get home from port jeff on foot, but i'm guessing she was concerned with me getting raped or hit by a car (which, by the way, almost happened when this old man pulled over around 12:30am asking if i needed a ride. i'm sure he was honest, but you never know). however, i didn't take into consideration mr. global warming monster and the thunderstorm that started halfway through my walk. i didn't think any of my friends would be up so i am so thankful jayne called me and forcefully said "WE'RE PICKING YOU UP NOW"

they got me right when the raindrops were getting all fat and nasty. thanks for the ride, chrsitine <3

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missing maryland

missing maryland

don't you love when you're thinking about someone and find out they were thinking about you at that same exact moment? that just happened. i miss you, mcat! even if you texted me at 12:48am saying "you're a poop mouth!"

i sense anchorman (theatrical edition) in the near future.

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Don't You P-O-L-L-U-T-E The River Air Or Sky Or Sea...

Don't You P-O-L-L-U-T-E The River Air Or Sky Or Sea...

(name that nicktoon)

At work the other day, this mother-daughter abercrombie duo were getting into their car and a plastic water bottle dropped on the ground. I guess picking up their garbage was below them so they got in and closed the door like nothing had happened. My manager said he'd give my supervisor a buck if he went to throw it out. So he goes outside and threw the water bottle back into the ladies car. Turns out he should've just thrown it in the garbage, because the girl in the passenger seat threw it back out onto the pavement anyway. Nice.

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"Home For The Holidays"

"Home For The Holidays"

after 2 years of procrastination (and a couple failed attempts..thanks, centereach) i finally got my license. now i can listen to johnny's "home for the holidays" and not get pissed when he sings "cause i've got my license and baby i can drive"

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