Biography
Mel is a 30-something Cleveland blogger who started Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Your Boyfriend in 2003 (WAY back over on Blogger *shudder*). Somewhere in maintaining an actual relationship and exposing her past mistakes on the Internet, she gets away with her crushes on David Dellucci Mark DeRosa (shit)… “hot baseball player to-be-named” in white pants, Ryan Gosling with facial hair and any woman on the Maxim Hot 100 list… because in between boyfriends, she is between girlfriends.
AB (”Arrogant Bastard,” the boyfriend) is endlessly amazed that the house plant WILL NOT DIE! And that after living on her own for four years, she still has no clue how to cook.
While two-day hangovers have taken the place of 2 a.m. happy hours, Mel still raves about all that is Cleveland nightlife and entertainment. And restaurants. Because now, she’s all mature and “foodie.” Sales of Panini sandwiches have declined in a personal effort to not live up to the award for Best Barfly (ahem, 2006), but she will keep a bar stool warm for any Cleveland sports fan. But maybe next year.
During her Erie Island Coffee-induced insomniatic episodes, she ponders over whether to continue her bright career in the real estate industry or begin traveling down a career path incorporating social media and general PR awesomeness. Between blogging and book ideas, small craft brews and market cheeses, she develops the mind of a Sex Geek — endlessly amused and educated.
She is steadily working towards the goal of becoming one of Cleveland Magazine’s Most Interesting People and joining the badass ranks of a local roller girl team. But first, she needs to become… well, interesting and obtain a few more tattoos.
Her varied interests include: reality shows of the “guilty pleasure” genre, horoscope warnings of Mercury in retrograde, the diversion of LGBT entertainment, classical music by Carl Orff remixed into a kick-ass techno song, participating in holidays that require more drinking than family, Bob Seger classics, vintage coats and key necklaces, camping-as-a-second-language, any film by Mel Brooks or with Gene Wilder (preferably both), concocting guacamole recipes with whatever produce is in the fridge, poking fun at the Missed Connections folks on Craigslist, discovering Michael McDonald’s star in St. Louis’ Walk of Fame, snow angels, freshy-fresh doughnuts in Little Italy and reminding folks that maple syrup belongs in a cupboard and not the fridge.
Mel bounces back-and-forth between suburban neighborhoods on either side of the Cuyahoga. She promises she did not set the river on fire. Because everybody knows you never start a fire in a kayak. **UPDATE: Now wreaking havoc in Downtown Cleveland!
And please remember, the thoughts, opinions and swear words emphatically expressed here, do not necessarily reflect those of … well, anyone. Including, but not limited to: employers (past, present or future), coworkers, ex-boyfriends (*cough*potential threesome invitees*cough*), roommates, strippers/hookers/housewives and/or bacon.
That being said, from time to time Mel earns advertising revenue and random schwag from varied sources. Rest assured, her words and posts are honest and true-dat opinions, even if negatively so. She obviously has no issue being brash or an asshole if a product or service so warrants. Mel encourages readers to comment and disagree, and offer his or her own damn research on products, services or… penises, as it were.
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Helmet’s Blogapalooza (2008) Guest Blogger
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Best of Cleveland (2006)
Single Life Survey Results (2005)
The Single Life (2005)
Miss Baseball (2004)
Blog Boom (2003)
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