Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 21, 2009, 4:41 pm
Your Element Is Water A bit of a contradiction, you can seem both lighthearted and serious. That's because you're good at going with the flow - but you also are deep. Highly intuitive, you ...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 17, 2009, 2:23 pm
I just read in a newspaper that according to the New Oxford American Dictionary "unfriend" is now a word. It is actually the word of the year. It seems like they add new stranger words every year tha...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 16, 2009, 6:19 pm
I know that technology is meant to make life easier and be convenient. Many things have been invented over the centuries that make life better and faster, like the washing machine and the telephone. ...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 13, 2009, 4:59 pm
With the new movie "2012" out and the year fast approaching, there is much talk and speculation about if the world will really end on December 21, 2012. But according to NASA, the prophecy and all th...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 7, 2009, 3:37 pm
How to Find Your "Writing Nest" from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit As a writer you've probably struggled with finding a place to write where you feel inspired and relaxed. You may...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 3, 2009, 8:29 pm
Okay. Maybe "Jon and Kate Plus 8" was cute when it first started. This couple and their eight kids and their daily lives. I admit I watched a few episodes in the beginning. Then after awhile it was ju...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 3, 2009, 5:12 pm
Okay. Maybe "Jon and Kate Plus 8" was cute when it first started. This couple and their eight kids and their daily lives. I admit I watched a few episodes in the beginning. Then after awhile it was ju...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 2, 2009, 3:56 pm
How to Participate in NaNoWriMofrom wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, is a competition to write a 50,000 word novel entirely in the month of Novemb...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Nov 1, 2009, 7:39 pm
National Novel Writing Month(NaNoWriMo) is here again: click here to learn more I have participated since 2003 and I haven't "won" it yet. The goal is to write 175 pages or 50,000 words in 30 d...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 31, 2009, 8:02 am
You Should Give Out Gummy BearsYou are a very sensitive soul, and you want to give a big bear hug to everyone you're close to. People love you because you are so soft and squishy. You are naturall...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 30, 2009, 3:59 pm
When I see all the things that are available for raising kids today, I start to wonder how did my generation and generations before mine ever survive? (I say this in a sort of sarcastic way of course....
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 30, 2009, 1:04 pm
When I see all the things that are available for raising kids today, I start to wonder how did my generation and generations before mine ever survive? (I say this in a sort of sarcastic way of course....
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 23, 2009, 3:53 pm
You Are Not Crazy for HalloweenYou are what's known as a Halloween humbug. For some reason, you really can't get into the season. Low carb diet? Hate kids? Have an irrational fear of fake bloo...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 16, 2009, 3:51 pm
Just when we're getting used to the Autumn chill, the coolness of fall, the weather throws us a curve ball here in Connecticut. Yesterday, in parts of the state, it snowed. It SNOWED! In my part ...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 14, 2009, 3:02 pm
5.  Hayrides The only time you would think of getting on a cart and riding around a stranger's farm. 4. Warm Apple cider/Apple picking Yum 3. County Fairs The bigger ones are the most fun...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 11, 2009, 3:23 pm
"Twitter" is one thing I haven't really gotten into yet. What is the big deal with it anyway? I hear about people "twittering" or "tweet-ing", and it's like there is a whole new vocabulary gro...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 10, 2009, 1:15 pm
How to Cope with Losing a Petfrom wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Since we live a lot longer than our pets, it stands to reason that we will, at some time or another, come face to face w...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 7, 2009, 7:40 pm
Right now, I am really missing my cat Lucy. She died at the age of 18 and 1/2 on Sunday. I had her since she was a kitten, since she was born on my back porch. Her Mama, who I had for 16 years before ...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Oct 1, 2009, 3:09 pm
When is having a day off and deciding to do nothing laziness, and when is it ok to just relax and just "be"? I have had days off, nowhere really to be or go and decided to just really take the day ...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Sep 28, 2009, 1:51 pm
In our everyday lives, it becomes so easy to take things for granted. People too. We get busy, life goes by. In the craziness, we sometimes forget how important people are to us. Or even if we know we...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Sep 26, 2009, 4:33 pm
In our everyday lives, it becomes so easy to take things for granted. People too. We get busy, life goes by. In the craziness, we sometimes forget how important people are to us. Or even if we know we...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Sep 23, 2009, 7:07 pm
Have you ever kept, or do you currently keep, a journal or diary? If so, how long have you kept one? What kind of diary is it(personal journal, gardening, dream, etc.)? How often do you write?
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Sep 15, 2009, 6:38 pm
Going to the D.M.V to get your license or I.D. renewed? Here are 5 lessons I recently learned at one of life's most dreaded locations: 5. Expect to Wait in Line.Make that lines.The D.M.V. tre...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Sep 12, 2009, 12:37 pm
How to Live a Simple and Peaceful Lifefrom wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit In our daily lives, we often rush through tasks, trying to get them done, trying to finish as much as we can ea...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Sep 9, 2009, 12:04 pm
Once in a while we get the weird effect where the day of the week, the month and the year all match. Like today, 9-09-09. The last time we saw this was 8-08-08. I don't know if this is lucky or no...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Sep 7, 2009, 5:55 pm
I never did like Labor day. Maybe because it does feel like the end of summer(even though summer isn't reallyover until September 21 or 22.)It was always the time when I had to go back to school o...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 31, 2009, 4:22 pm
Is "being bored" a good or bad thing? Being bored technically can mean you have nothing better to do. But after a long week or being otherwise occupied, isn't this a good thing? Isn't having t...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 31, 2009, 3:53 pm
You Hike Through LifeYour journey through life is challenging, exhilarating, and at times difficult. You are curious about the world, and you're willing to go off the beaten path to satisfy your t...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 26, 2009, 7:05 pm
Some people are saying that it is a fashion faux pas for Michelle Obama to be seen coming down the stepsof Air Force One while on vacation wearing shorts.Well, even though she is the First Lady, it is...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 26, 2009, 3:33 pm
By The Moonlight Awakeunder the calm moonseeing stars and heaven beyond,time is stillAnd elsewherethe sun waits
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 25, 2009, 7:11 pm
Now that he results are back from the L.A. coroner and it has been found that it was a lethal cocktail of drugs and an interaction of drugs administered by Michael Jackson's doctor  Conrad M...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 24, 2009, 7:10 pm
I once read an article called "Embrace your Inner Bitch." I can't remember where I read it. I like the title though. What I do remember about it was that it wasn't encouraging women to be mea...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 20, 2009, 2:27 pm
Write a lighthearted letter to your muse asking for the creativity and inspiration to write the Great American Novel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ &...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 19, 2009, 1:11 pm
You Are Realistic FictionYou are an outgoing person and very interested in others. You have many relationships that are important to you. You are always willing to lend an ear to a friend with a probl...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 18, 2009, 4:51 pm
Even if you really love to do something it seems like you can still come up with some kind of excuse NOT to do it when you don't feel like it. Take writing for example. I love to write, I WANT to ...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 17, 2009, 4:46 pm
Even if you really love to do something it seems like you can still come up with some kind of excuse NOT to do it when you don't feel like it. Take writing for example. I love to write, I WANT to ...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 16, 2009, 4:07 pm
 I love summer. It is my favorite season.I love the warmth, the seemingly endless days...But along with everything we love there are always downsides.So here are 5 things I can't stand about ...
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Melissa posted an article on lifeatrandom's Xanga Site - Aug 12, 2009, 3:47 pm
  It seems like reality shows have taken over T.V. recently. And it's not just because it's summer either. It seems like they are on every night in the summer and even during the fall whe...
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