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Melanie_622

28 / F / straight / Single

Jenison, Michigan

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Ethnicity
White
Height
5' 8" (1.72m).
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New friends, Long-term dating, Short-term dating
Smokes
No
Drinks
Sometimes
Drugs
Never
Religion
Sign
Cancer but it doesn’t matter
Education
Working on masters program
Job
Income
Kids
Doesn’t want children
Pets
Owns dogs and Likes cats
Languages
English (Fluently), Thai (Okay), Spanish (Poorly)

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I am somewhere in between, my love, and my agony.

My Self-Summary

^---those are lyircs from a Faith No More song. The video features exploding fish, clown suits, and a paint fight. Check it out, it's awesome.

I'm a full-time graduate student at Grand Valley, living and working in Jenison. I'm looking to meet some new friends.

What I’m doing with my life

Livin' the dream, of course. I just got out of the Peace Corps earlier this year after spending two years in Thailand, and now I'm trying to get back on track. I'm in my first semester of grad school at GVSU, going to school full time and working part time. Also, I'm trying to save up to study abroad in Australia this summer (!!!!)

I’m really good at

Parallel parking.
Picking out birthday presents.
Getting along with dogs.
Using coupons to get a good deal.

The first things people usually notice about me

What a lame question. Here's what I first notice about other people:
whether or not they're taller than me
if they have b.o.
do they have jacked-up teeth?
That's right people, it's all about aesthetics.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food

TV: Intervention, because it makes me feel better about myself.

Movies: Pulp Fiction, Shaun of the Dead, The Royal Tenenbaums, No Country For Old Men, and Super Troopers if I need a good laugh.

Music: 90's rock, the same stuff I listened to in high school. Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., The Lemonheads, Placebo, Hum, Liz Phair, Rancid, Veruca Salt

Radio: NPR

Food: celery, grapefruit, Cheerios, orange juice with tons of pulp, pretzels dipped in cream cheese, cooked onions (but no raw onions)

Restaurants: The Cottage Bar, San Chez, El Burrito Loco, Vitale's

Books: Only textbooks at the moment, but I love to read. David Sedaris, Nick Hornby, Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Proulx, H.G. Wells, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Bret Easton Ellis, The Kite Runner, East of Eden, A Million Little Pieces, The Blind Assassin, old stuff, new stuff...just about anything (no chick lit, please).

The six things I could never do without

Dental floss, peanut butter, books, a yoga mat, ponytail holders, and a comfy pillow. I feel quite confident in listing these things, having lived out in the sticks of a "developing country" for over two years. I really couldn't live with out this stuff, and when I was unable to buy it, I had my mom ship it to me.

I spend a lot of time thinking about

Cities I used to live in, people I used to know, what I should eat for dinner, and what my life would be like if I won the lottery.*

*I have never bought a lottery ticket. I'm intimidated by the whole process.

On a typical Friday night I am

Probably preparing for my Saturday morning class, falling asleep on the couch.

The most private thing I’m willing to admit here

My ability to drive a stick shift gives me an unwarranted superiority complex.

I have a hugely embarrassing crush on Gerald Laird.

You should message me if

You're not into hunting deer. You're a registered voter. You know who The Jesus and Mary Chain are. Or not. Whatever.