last night i went to the ballet for the first time. it was part of gala benefit for the museum so i got free tickets, free booze, and free food ( Read more... )

my beautiful amazing imperial party time bright orange record player is finally here and working ( Read more... )

dear derrick benson,

you are twenty.
finally.
good job on that.

now lets get drunk.
-melanie

ohh and happy birthday or whatever.
(and yes, this is your present)

i'm a daydreamer.

i make massive plans in my head for how the future will be.
it never really turns out that way.
my life: being blindsided by unexpected paths.

but sometimes it seems to turn out better.
those times are nice.
happy, again, for now.

errrm, i don't really feel at all like updating. i do feel like not having that last entry be on top of my journal though. and since i don't believe in deletion i will instead say these few things ( Read more... )

hi friends ( Read more... )

it is six twenty five am and i've just gotten in.
hello manhattan.
hello life.

love,
melanie

dear all but specifically those in new york ( Read more... )

Currently I’m sitting at work with nothing to do but listen to graceland on repeat and think about how wonderful this weekend was. All summer I’ve mostly complained about being home while everyone else is away, about working a crappy job (even if the pay is decent) and in general about not wanting to be in Virginia. But the fact is that I've got it ( Read more... )

i just passed the nicest evening since i've been home this summer in the company of many an old friend ( Read more... )