Me in a box

If you had stopped and asked me 10 or even 5 years ago where I thought I’d be at this point in my life - living in a big fat house on 5+ acres in upstate New York with a fiance (happily engaged going on nearly 8 years now with happily no wedding in sight!), 2 daschunds, a creek, a mile long walking path on our property, two natural ponds, a flock of turkeys, a hundred frogs, 40 goldfish, a deer family, 3 chipmunks, 5 groundhogs, and a bat named Mukluk, I would’ve said I’m sorry, can’t talk, must go to my shitty management job at K*B Toys in Coral Springs, Florida.

While my rather expensive degree in Environmental Science only served to get me out of retail and not into some position where I could not only save the world, but maybe meet and have sex with Leonardo Dicaprio, I cannot complain about my job at a comics/collectible company (even though sometimes a monkey could do my job. or my dogs if they had opposable thumbs). It’s not an important job by any stretch, but it’s fun, stress free, customer free, I get to read comics, take time off to travel whenever I want, add to my always growing Batman collection, come to work in my pajamas if the mood strikes, and if I am so inclined and the guests are good, help with my company’s comic convention in New York City.

Life, she is good. Hi there.

9 Responses to “Me in a box”

  1. pinky, on August 30th, 2007 at 3:50 am Said:

    yo. wtf?

    pinky

  2. melanie candra, on August 30th, 2007 at 12:25 pm Said:

    Well hi there! You’re my first commenter here and I have to say what a lovely comment it was. :D

  3. Jen, on August 30th, 2007 at 2:55 pm Said:

    Hi, gorgeous! I love the layout here, and the oh-so-pretty picture at the top :)

    I miss you, btw. Maybe I’ll actually make it out to see your gorgeous new place at some point, after much talking about it.

    <3

  4. pinky, on August 30th, 2007 at 10:11 pm Said:

    wasn’t that a beaut?
    I think I understand. the new and possibly improved, the greener grass, etc.

    an odd thing, though: lj’ers are replying via lj and those responses of course do not show up here. take a look.

  5. melanie candra, on August 30th, 2007 at 10:17 pm Said:

    yeah, those RSS feeds don’t link back to these blogs. You have to actually come over here and leave a reply.

    This place is what I need right now, so I’m happy with my decision. You’re welcome here anytime, you know. <3

  6. Robbie, on August 30th, 2007 at 10:23 pm Said:

    Ya know… I totally understand your job and your feelings for it. Hell, I paid $8000 to become a Certified Sommelier but heck I’d rather just play in the wine bar/store and help people choose wine. I don’t dress up in a monkey suit and kiss ass; I like the flexibility. I think we are both just salt-of-the-earth girls.

    I <3 bats too.

  7. horatio salt, on March 18th, 2008 at 2:26 pm Said:

    Hey, I really like your writing, so I’ve just added your site to my blogroll. If you drop by, you might like my post about the mighty Federer…

  8. Moodz4Modernz, on June 8th, 2008 at 3:42 am Said:

    It’s good to be you, but then again,you already know that don’t you?

    Enjoyed visiting your blog. Thank you.

  9. melanie, on June 8th, 2008 at 7:15 am Said:

    Moodz4Modernz, it didn’t used to be this way. I am grateful for every day I wake up feeling good and healthy, next to Ross (also good and healthy), and surrounded by flora & fauna (again with the good and healthy) alike. Which is not to say that I am not constantly battling an almost overpowering sense of fear that it’s all going to disappear one day.

    Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Come back anytime.

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