Mixed Moss

There are some bands that you periodically come back to and fall in love with again and again. I’m in another round of Guster love.
From your red balloon you were
a super high tech jet fighter
Floating over planet earth
Come back down here,
I’ll show you where it hurts
Take this bitter pill
Is it easy to swallow?
I’m gonna write […]

You know, it seems just plain wrong, when you think about the sheer number of extra curriculars I crammed in last quarter and the fact that I was running most of them, but I somehow made dean’s list. Two A’s, an A-, a B, and a B-. 3.467. (They don’t give A+’s, an A is […]

So John has a post that perfectly describes how I feel right now. http://wentz.blogspot.com/2005/06/back-to-life-back-to-reality-back-to.html Especially since I came back from Guatemala to immediately pack and move. Where is home? Maybe Simon and Garfunkle say it best:
Tonight I’ll sing my songs again
I’ll play the game and pretend
But all my words come back to me
In shades of […]

So here I am back in Cincy. I have been pretty much zonked for the past three days. I got home at 1 am on Sunday.
I am glad to be home, but I miss Guatemala already. The kids in particular. And I’m very frustrated, because I cannot get my camera to work! The cable that […]

Some further notes on Guatemala:
This trip has been wonderful. It has been educational. It has been HARD. I have so much to say that I have no words for it. A rare occassion: Melissa is speechless. Chalk this one up in the record books.
Further notes on Guatemala: I think that my allergies are worse than […]

Today is Sunday, a day to rest. Most of the group has gone to climb the volcano; four of us stayed behind. I am not feeling well enough for a four mile climb over difficult terrain and then a four mile hike back. I and three others went out for brunch at Fernando’s Cafe– a […]

So the stone that is Melissa is off again. Right now I’m in Guatemala, studying the culture and doing some service / missions work. Hence the lack of posts lately. Internet access is sporadic at best. Here are some excerpts from emails to my parents The keyboards here stick so I apologize for any punctuation./spelling […]

I got this from my sister, Merry. And I don’t usually do them but this one looks fun. Plus, I need a reason to procrastinate.
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
01. Mel
02. Melby
03. Melitta
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
01. I’ve only had one and I don’t actually remember it.
02.
03.
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
01. I’m smart
02. I’m […]

Check out this great quote:
“I’ve got two guns, a knife and lip balm. Everything a girl needs to get her through the day.”

1) I was getting ready to move to Chicago.
2) Juliet suggested I get a blog.
3) My mother still had cancer, and I discovered this song– my song. Yay for songs that get you through the tough spots.
This Is A Call
Thousand Foot Krutch

She fooled all of her friends into thinking she’s so strong
But she still sleeps […]