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Mel My childhood was an idyllic small-town one; I spent my teens being a brain/drama geek; my twenties being queen of the gay dance clubs and Mother Superior to my herd of gorgeous male friends; my thirties being a Type-A Washington DC legal career girl and now in my forties I am happy to just be.
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Out there
First obstacle, my lack of blog-savvy - my blog/HTML experts are both in other states (literally, not psychologically) so I'm on my own here - which won't be pretty (literally - the words will be here - but they won't be pretty and they likely won't have pictures showcasing my fabulous photographic ability and amazing eye for form and color accompanying them) .It actually took me almost three hours just to decide on the template - then I didn't like the one I ended up with because one of the dots was melon-colored and I really dislike that color (though I actually love melons). I have several friends/acquaintances whose blogs I look forward to reading for the same reason I like doing regular things (driving around neighborhoods, eating breakfast out while reading the paper) when I travel. I like seeing how other people lead their lives - it fascinates me - especially now as I get older and have lived my own life so many different ways...I always wonder if i just haven't gotten it right yet - or this is how everybody is - constantly reinventing themselves to accomodate life.
Looking forward to a day full of humidity and housework (made for each other I always say) - it's going to be a good one because it's only 8:48 and I've already disposed of a dead mouse in a trap (lured there by a piece of Boston Creme doughnut -- how perfect for this household - if the trap didn't kill him, he would probably eventually go from diabetes anyway seeing as, in addition to the doughnut of death, he's eaten cat food, Samoas & sweet and sour chicken - and that's just what I'm aware of). If you don't know me, let me make you aware of my intense dislike for all things vermin, including mice, rats, bugs & snakes (though, technically, not vermin...I throw them in there anyway) -- which makes my ability to pick up a mousetrap, from which two small, gray back legs and a tail protruded, take it out to the trash can and throw it in - so much more huge than you might normally think. I used to have a someone else who did these types of things for me - but Melanie v.6 is able to dispose of dead mice all by herself - thus increasing her ability to independently handle anything life may throw at her...though, hopefully, it won't throw a mouse or a snake.
Posted by Mel at 5:46 AM
6 Comments:
monica said:
hey Mellie-Mel! If you ever want some blog template help — or even a complete redesign — please, please, PLEASE just ask! I'd be so thrilled to help! love you!
at 8:24 AM
Mel said:
Hee! You found me..or it...so good to hear from you...
at 12:39 PM
Bram said:
Great to hear from you again!
at 6:08 PM
Emily Lloyd said:
I'm also happy to help with template-type stuff, though I'm sure you'll pick it up on your own in three seconds. I'm so glad you decided to start this blog up. I miss your voice. And I still love that profile photo.
at 7:45 PM
ClaireG said:
So proud of your accomplishment. Don't your cats eat your vermin for you? You must be feeding them too well missy!
Her eis what is going on with Claire & Bob summer vacation (we are schvitzing on Fire Island this week):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairegren/sets/72157594211425842/
at 8:35 AM
Mel said:
This thing you call "blogging" is the greatest thing since sliced bread if I get to hear from all my friends on even a semi-regular basis! Me so happy.
at 12:03 PM