In which I take the easy way out...

It's been awhile since I posted. My most humble, abject, and SINCERE apologies.

Not really. I'm busy, you know.

That being said, I'm taking the easy way out and posting a survey. Have fun.

Annnnnnd....we're off!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not that I know of. Mom got the "unique" spelling of my name from the Prologue of Canterbury Tales, though.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? last night while watching "My Girl". I forgot how sad that freaking movie is.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? meh

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? chicken salad from Panera

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? none that I know of

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU ? I don't know. I'm kind of mean sometimes.

7.DO YOU USE SARCASM? Noooooo.....have you ever met me???

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? yep!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Cap'n Crunch with Crunchberries, Frosted Mini-wheats, and Lucky Charms

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES BEFORE YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I don't really wear the type of shoes you untie

12.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICECREAM? The Ben and Jerry ice creams that were inspired by John Lennon and Stephen Colbert

13. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? eyes, smile, and hair

14. RED OR PINK? both!

15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOUR SELF? my sweet tooth

16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? anyone I don't get to see often enough

17. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST ? I don't care

18. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING? pink pajama pants and black fuzzy slippers

19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? nothing

20. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON ,WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? red

21. FAVORITE SMELL? cookies baking, yummy cologne, and rain

22. WHO WAS THE PERSON YOU TALKED TO LAST ON THE PHONE? I dunno

23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON THAT SENT THIS TO YOU ? Yes

24. HAIR COLOR? multicolored

25. EYE COLOR? green

26. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes

27. FAVORITE FOOD? Italian

28. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? both!

29.LAST MOVIE WATCHED? "The Magic Christian" on DVD and "Shopaholic" in the theater

30. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF THE SHIRT YOU ARE WEARING? gray

31. SUMMER OR WINTER? I like both

32. HUGS OR KISSES? both, depending on who is delivering

33. FAVORITE DESSERT? tiramisu and cheesecake

34.MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? no one, since it's my blog

35.LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? see above

36. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? "The Undercover Economist" by Tim Harford, "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith, and "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand

37. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? don't have one

38. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? I watched some DVDs before heading to the UNLV-BYU game

39. FAVORITE SOUNDS? music and my nephew laughing

40. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles, Beatles, Beatles!

41. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE EVER BEEN FROM HOME? Washington DC. I need to get out more.

42. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT ? I have been told I'm a decent singer

43. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Tucson, AZ

44. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? no one

45. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE /SIGNIFICANT OTHER? I'm single

46. IS THE CUP HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? I just want to know where the hell the rest of my soda is.

47. IF YOU COULD SIT DOWN TO DINNER WITH FIVE PEOPLE WHO WOULD YOU PICK? Joseph Smith Jr, John Lennon, Johnny Depp, Britney Spears, and Anne Boleyn - what an interesting dinner THAT would be!

48. IF YOU COULD REDO YOUR YOUNGER YEARS WOULD YOU ? I would go back and apply myself at school, but other than that, no. I've learned too many valuable lessons.

49. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOURSELF THE MOST? I'm fairly easy-going and when I want to, I can really turn on the charm.

50. ANIMAL PERSON OR NOT AN ANIMAL PERSON? I love animals

**Sorry, no playlist this time.

Seinfeld in Blog Form

This post has no point. So don’t think it’s going to be particularly enlightening. It’s kind of the blog equivalent to Seinfeld. It’s a post about nothing.

Ye be forewarned.

Two funny things happened this week:

1. As mentioned before, I am sadly lacking in interpretation skills. This is not limited to music lyrics, but also poetry and symbolism. Sadly, symbolism is lost on me. I’m not so great with the symbolism, which is why I remain silent on that subject matter whenever it’s brought up. (It’s also one reason why I’m not great with Isaiah and Revelations in the Bible.)

Ladies and gentlemen for your viewing pleasure: Exhibit A, this recent exchange between my mom and I after reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (spoilers ahead) (fantastic book, by the way):

Mom: I found it interesting how Amir’s father paid for Hassan’s harelip to be fixed when Amir and Hassan were young and how ironic it was that Amir’s lip was scarred in the same way as a harelip while fighting to free Hassan’s son from slavery. What did you think about the symbolism of that?

Melodye: [blank stare] I thought…it was…very symbolic... becauseofthesymbolism.

Mom: [silence, as she looks at me in disbelief, then walks away.]

(There was no slack-jawed drooling.)

Poor Mom. First her kids make fun of her stamp collection and then she can’t even have a basic literary discussion with her daughter.

I paraphrased what Mom said, by the way. My short-term memory is not what it used to be and my mom is a very smart lady and can put sentences better much more cromulently than I can.

You’d think Mom would have learned her lesson from that unfortunate exchange but Mom tried again. This time it was about philosophy. I will spare you the gory details. Suffice to say that it was PAINFUL.

2. Another highlight of my week so far: tripping over my own two feet in the middle of the Student Union. It wouldn't have been so bad, except that it was five minutes after classes let out and it was PACKED. I got a lot of whistles, laughs, and various versions of "Way to go!" Oh well. Maybe I'll get a funny nickname like "That One Girl Who Trips Over Nothing" or "Trip Girl" for short.

On the upside, here is what I’m listening to this week:

1. “Thinking of You” by Katy Perry
2. “Not As We” by Alanis Morrisette
3. “If I Were a Boy” by Beyonce
4. “Twisted Transistor” by Korn
5. “Sober” by Pink
6. “Forever” by Chris Brown
7. “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” by The Offspring
8. “In My Place” by Coldplay
9. “Heart Songs” by Weezer
10. “Second Chance” by Shinedown
11. “I’m Outta Time” by Oasis
12. “Disturbia” by Rihanna
13. “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
14. “Untouched” by The Veronicas
15. “Paper Planes” by M.I.A.

No Muse. I'm shocked.

Peace, love, and chocolate.