My name is Melia, and I am a compulsive surveyor...

Wait...I think a surveyor is something all together different. Ah, well. It sounds good.

I am in Dallas, relaxing, recovering from the Rachael Yamagata concert (AWESOME), and waiting for friends to get off work. I was going to take a nap, but I decided to do this instead. I think it's a disease. Someone puts up any sort of survey, and I feel compelled to do it. Thank you Carrie, for spurring on my compulsion.

Thirteen random things you like:
01) Rainstorms
02) Non-fiction
03) Nick-at-Nite
04) Going to see movies in the theater
05) London
06) Chuck Taylor's
07) Seeing my favorite singer/songwriters in concert
08) My down comforter
09) Cheeseburgers
10) Daisies
11) Poetry
12) John Frieda's Brilliant Brunette Shampoo
13) Carrie H. from 6am-8am specifically ("I'm trying to decide what bit me...it was either a gnat or a flea.")

Twelve movies:
01) You've Got Mail
02) Girl, Interrupted
03) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
04) Garden State
05) Hitch
06) Sleepless in Seattle
07) Closer
08) Steel Magnolias
09) Any Lifetime Movie of the Week (i.e. For the Love of Nancy)
10) Mr. and Mrs. Smith
11) When Harry Met Sally
12) Birth, totally. (see previous blog)

Ten things about me physically:
01) I'm 5'6
02) Dark brown eyes
03) Braces (but not for long)
04) Pink toenails
05) Tatoo-less
06) Scar on my chest (from surgery in 2002)
07) Lip gloss obsession
08) Brown hair that has become more auburn as the summer has progressed
09) Scrawled notes on the palm of my left hand
10) Right eyebrow that arches during moments of suspicion or intense sarcasm

Nine good friends (no particular order): Everyone should know that I hate this category because I want to list all of my close friends, but there is not enough room. Even though you may not be here, I know who you are and I love you.
01) Ashley
02) Kim/Kimmy
03) Danielle
04) Carrie
05) Grant
06) Emily
07) Rachel
08) Eric
09) Trevor

Eight favorite foods/drinks:
01) Diet Coke (with or without vanilla or Bacardi)
02) Grilled salmon
03) Caesar salad
04) Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza
05) Chocolate milk
06) Sandwiches
07) Chai lattes
08) Alfredo's burritos

Seven favorite bands/artists: (the second most difficult section)
01) Rachael Yamagata
02) Gavin Degraw
03) Core 47 or Ashley Anderson
04) The Killers
05) Damien Rice
06) Yeah Yeah Yeah's
07) Counting Crows

Six things that annoy you:
01) People who do not understand the concept behind "personal space"
02) Pathological liars
03) Whistling
04) People that interrupt noticeably and constantly
05) Stupidity
06) A traffic jam when you're already late... a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break...ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife...

Five things you touch everyday:
01) Toothbrush
02) Cell phone
03) Dakota the Amazing Miniature Schnauzer
04) Alarm clock
05) Lip gloss

Four TV shows you watch:
01) Friends
02) Sex and the City
03) The Soup
04) Inside the Actors Studio

Three things: Two facts and one lie (no particular order):
01) I got lost/turned around late one night while walking with Alicia in Ireland.
02) I was voted "most spirited" in high school.
03) I once scissor kicked Angela Lansbury.

Two things you hate:
01) Injustice
02) People that wear socks with sandals

One person you could spend the rest of your life with:
01) Myself. I am not sure anyone else could put up with my crap. Seriously.