the life cycle of a fruit fly

See? I told you it wouldn’t take 3 months this time! (Not that you cared.)

Mel — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:39:05 +0000

It’s been a busy couple o’ months ladies and gentlemen. Um. Ok, 4 o’ months. Sheesh. The long story short version: I was *this close* to being a contestant on the pop culture edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Passed the written test, aced the little one-on-one interview with a production assistant, and [...]

Just listen. Then you can yell at me for being completely absent.

Mel — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:24:33 +0000

powered by ODEO If you like, and want more, go listen to Nicholas Megalis. If you live in the Cleveland area, go see a show. More about what I’ve been up to coming. No, really. In less than 3 months. I swear it.

A quick note because I’m (easily?) impressed.

Mel — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:38:20 +0000

If you use (or need to use) Microsoft Office for anything you do, try OpenOffice instead. If you’re used to Microsoft Office, there’s very little learning curve (at least in Word vs. Writer), and it’s FREE. Sorry for the weird non-sequitur-ish plug post. I can’t help it, I’m just terribly impressed with OpenOffice and I [...]

Lish, in repose.

Mel — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:47:55 +0000

Taken with one of my birthday presents (that arrived today!), a new digital camera that totally KILLS my old camera in quality and features at a third of the price. My old Kodak EasyShare DX4330 now goes for about $30 on eBay. Mine isn’t even worth that much though, as I think I’ve nearly [...]

Ode to mayo and sausage biscuits…

Mel — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:13:49 +0000

Sadly, I am still waiting for the thing that I mentioned in the last post, so I am still dying to tell you about it but won’t. It will either be a really cool story or a sad lament. But you’ll just have to wait and see… In the meantime, I’m starting to feel human again, [...]

Stochasticity!

Mel — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:17:19 +0000

Yeah, um, whatever. I’ve been busy. Shut up. I actually have something I’m dying to write about, but I’m waiting for something before I do. Cryptic? Yes. But you’ll just have to wait and see. I know you’re on the edge of your seat… So I’ll leave you with some randomness for the time being. [...]

Are all the kids this dumb?

Mel — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:12:36 +0000

Three young girls, around 16 or 17 at the oldest, walked into Diverse Universe tonight. I stopped them at the door, saying “You have to be 18 to come in here because we have adult material.” Before they turned to leave, one of them asked, “How old do you have to be to work here?” What [...]

Cheez Whiz!

Mel — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:06:22 +0000

Ahh, the powers of You Tube. Now you, yes you, like Chelle, can truly appreciate the analogy that I first presented in one of my tales of youth. Beau Nasty : Loverboy :: Cheez Whiz : Parmesan. I mean, it was a BRILLIANT analogy, even if I do say so myself. But it was hard [...]

It’s all about time and energy.

Mel — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:37:48 +0000

No less than three people have emailed me the story about John Cusack’s stalker this morning. I’m starting to get the idea that my dear friends think there is some sort of correlation between me and this psycho stalker lady. Let’s just get this out there: I have neither the time nor energy to stalk [...]

Oh dear, Amy. You have issues, girl, issues!

Mel — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:34:54 +0000

If you’re just joining our broadcast, you’ll want to read the previous post and its comments before slagging through this long winded response. So, let me begin by saying two things: 1. I’m writing my response to you as a post, mainly because it is easier to read large blocks of text in this space [...]