Melle

If half of these answers aren’t David Bowie from Labyrinth, I’ll be stunned.

Sliding Doors. No, Cast Away!

If you’re ever down there again, check out The Diner at 3rd and Demonbreun. It’s just off the beaten path, and they’re open 24/7 and serve alcohol 23/7. The weekend bartender on the first floor, Nick, is the nicest bartender in Downtown Nashville.

I’ve always been a fan of the Jane Eyre/Bertha (the wife in the attic) dichotomy. In hindsight, I think it was the first truly feminist book I had ever read. I admired Jane for her self assuredness, and her refusal to cave on her moral convictions, not matter how much the men, and… Read More

Ron gets a lot of crap for being kind of a whiny jerk, and some of that is warranted. In book 6, however, Hermione agrees to go out with someone she hates, who later basically assaults her, just to make Ron jealous. She also totally cheats on Ron’s behalf, but acts indignant when… Read More

If I ever have to choose a final meal, it will involve a rotisserie chicken and strawberries from Costco.

For a lot of mom’s, especially those who quit their jobs to stay home after their baby is born, their whole life changes. Drastically. And with a finality and suddenness that is completely disorienting. It’s really easy to write off any sadness and anxiety you are having as a symptom… Read More

3:03 also spells MOM.

My five year old referred to the giant cross on the stained glass window at her grandparents’ church a “totem pole,” because we aren’t Christian, and didn’t know what it was. A year later, at the children’s Easter service, the Preacher asked her what it meant that Jesus rose on the… Read More

I was just about to say the same thing.