Welcome to Me and my thoughts.

I thought about starting this off with a recap of the past year and the many ways in that it was awful and how thankful I was that it was over. And then I realized that I do not want to dwell on the past -- what has happened has happened and it is time to move on. So while the year was one of the roughest I have been though, it is time to turn the corner and put it where it belongs. In the compost pile.

Instead, let me introduce myself. I have many names, all depending on when you met me or where you know me from. All of which I answer to, which makes documenting them difficult. Just...don't call me Missy. But I will answer to Mo, Mel, Tower, Phoenix, and even Melsie which is about as cutsie as I get. Some people even call me by my full name, but yeah.

I am a pop culture junkie. I love the stuff and I have used it as a spring board for many different things. ex --"Braveheart" led to a study in the life of william Wallace and the numerous historical liberties the film took. "Ray" led me down the path of r&b and the civil rights movement. I read comic books but only buy them when they are in trade paperback. I watch TV, but it is not always my thing. More into movies and music....but music is something that I have been slacking on lately and not exploring.

One of my big regrets is that I am not good at keeping in touch with people. I joined Facebook and MySpace to do so, but have also discovered that, once again, for the most part, that if they do not contact me, I do not contact them. But, recently I have been connecting with some old friends an dit has brought me more joy than I have had in a very very long time.

I will probably talk about my recent (less than one year old) diagnosis of celiac disease and how I am trying to cope and adjust to that diet...and figure it out. All while being, very much so, not much of a cook.

And life. I am trying to figure it out and where I belong and what I should be doing.

So, welcome to my aimless ramblings, they are bound to grow and expand and you never know if A will lead to B. But the side trip should be very entertaining!