About You…
Name: Melissa
Nicknames or Aliases: Missa. Mel. Red.
Gender: Female
Same Gender Stamp? Not entirely necessary.
Age: 27.
Location: Cincinnati, where the weather is slightly schizophrenic, unlike Forks.
A Snippet From A Song That Suits You Well: Oh wow...here are a couple...
"Thought you had all the answers to rest your heart upon."
"I am not a pretty girl. That is not what I do. I ain't no damsel in distress, and I don't need to be rescued."
"I want you to pay me for my beauty, I think its only right, 'cause I have been paying for it all of my life."
"I'm gonna show him what little girls are made of: gunpowder and lead."
"Who needs money? Not me. Who needs fortune or fame? I don't need a new career, a sympathetic ear, a name. All I need is time to play, only want the game. Point me to the sky, its my turn to fly."
Your Favorite Quote:
"Cages or wings, which do you prefer?" -tick, tick...BOOM!
"I am an arms dealer, fitting you with weapons in the form of words." - Fall Out Boy
"If you want to be given everything, give everything up."
"Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos."
"Its a silly time to learn to swim when you start to drown."
"Well-behaved women seldom make history."
Likes: books, music, theatre, musicals, sarcasm, dancing, stilettos, vampires, thriller zombies, forensic psychology, horror movies, dancing in the car, writing...
Dislikes: stupidity, ignorance, people who are afraid to stand up for themselves...
Talents: creative writing, singing, making people laugh, causing controversy.
Hobbies: writing, reading, working in the theatre community
Astrological Sign: Sagitarrius
Three Positive Words or Brief Phrases That Describe You: intelligent, talented, way outgoing
Three Negative Words or Brief Phrases That Describe You: short-tempered, overly blunt, not too trusting
A Little Deeper…
What Were You Like as a Child? My mom uses the word "precocious". I choose to believe that's a good thing.
What Career Did You Dream of? Writer, musical theatre actress, teacher, forensic psychologist...I was a weird kid.
What is the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to You? Falling in love, publishing some of my writing, becoming best friends with my mother.
What is the Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to You? 3 relapses after 2 years of no cutting, still not having control of my bipolar disorder. losing my best friend.
What is Your Biggest Fear? Myself.
Your Favorites…
Favorite Book(s)? Wow...Turn of the Screw, Twilight saga, The Color Purple, The Haunting of Hill House, Wuthering Heights, We Have Always Lived Here, The Giver, Prozac Nation
Favorite Movie(s)? The Exorcist, REquiem For A Dream, Sweeney Todd, Rosemary's Baby, The Haunting (1960s version), Harry Potter, Lost & Delirious, Foxfire, Original Sin, thirteen
Favorite Artist(s)? Hieronymus Bosch, Van Gogh (because you didn't specify musical artists or otherwise...)
Favorite Music(s)? Wow...we could be here all day. Ani DiFranco, Muse, Paramore, Nirvana, Hole, Billy Joel, Judy Garland, Anouk, k's choice, idina menzel, etc.
Favorite Place(s)? NYC, hands down.
What is Your Favorite Childhood Memory? convincing all of the kids at the babysitter's to climb onto the roof of her house.
About Twilight…
What is your Favorite Part from Any of The Books? (It‘s okay to choose a few bits if you can‘t decide.) I love the dialogue between Bella and James in the ballet studio, the conversation between bella and edward at the restaurant in port angeles, charlie's reaction to bella's engagement, finally getting a glimpse into jasper's life before he joined the cullens, rosalie's story, vampire baseball
Which Character(s) Do You Relate to The Most? I relate a lot to Bella and Edward for various reasons. Bella's conviction when it comes to someone she loves. Edward's overly analytical personality and his fierce protectiveness. rosalie's attitude sometimes.
Which Character(s) Can You Imagine Being Friends With? Jasper. Emmett. Edward. Bella. Jacob. Alice on occassion.
Which Character(s) Can You Imagine Being Romantically Involved With? Edward or Jasper.
If You Could Sit Down and Talk to Any Character Who Would it be? Edward and Jasper. I would love to hear about Jasper's life in depth. And Edward's mind fascinates me, thanks to Midnight Sun
Your Favorite Quotes from The Books: "When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end."
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http://community.livejournal.com/stamp_twilight/46073.html?view=297209#t297209http://community.livejournal.com/stamp_twilight/45601.html?view=297249#t297249http://community.livejournal.com/stamp_twilight/45378.html?view=297538#t297538