1. NAME: Melissa

2. AGE: 23

3. BIRTH DATE: July 17, 1981 (Cancer)

4. WHERE BORN: St. Augustine, Florida

5. MARITAL STATUS: Single

6. ANY SIBLINGS?: My wonderful sister Kim

7. SMOKE?: No

8. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?: Absolutely... But let's not confuse having faith and being religious with those who are known as "Bible Thumpers." To many people take things to extreme and I do not believe in pushing something on someone that they do not wish forced upon them! That is just un-thoughtful, foolish, and giving off all the wrong impressions of how wonderful and fulfilling a NORMAL spiritual persons lifestyle can be!

9. WHAT'S ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO?: write, watch movies, try new things, be around or in water, laugh & have fun.

10. FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC: My favorite musical inspirations consist mostly of 80's pop/rock artist, as long as I don't get a pounding headache, or tempted to jump into the mosh pit, it's all good!

Musical Influences In Random Order: Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, New Order, Massive Attack, Electronic, INXS, Faith No More, When in Rome, Michael Hutchence, U2, Aerosmith, Radiohead, OMD, Erasure, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Seal, Prince, Pet Shop Boys, No Doubt, Green Day, R.E.M., VNV Nation, Culture Club, Joy Division, Underworld, Modern English, David Bowie, Sisters of Mercy, Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, Love & Rockets, Information Society, The Smiths, Crowded House, The Cure, Cetu Javu, Clash, Ramones, The Bangals, Bush, Psychedelic Furs, Dead or Alive, Staind, Faithless, Sisters of Mercy, Chemical Brothers, Talking Heads, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Oingo Boingo, Deep Purple, SoundGarden, Velvet Underground, Smashing Pumpkins, Sublime, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Eminem, Pink Floyd, 311, Sugar Ray, Blink 182, Coldplay, Oasis, Daft Punk, Cystal Method, Covenant, Portishead, Kill Hannah, Tori Amos, Everything But The Girl, This Mortal Coil, Tracy Lords, Sneakerpimps, Garbage, Paul Oakenfold, Delerium, Cocteau Twins, Book Of Love, Mazzy Star, Enya, Dido, Natalie Imbruglia, Mono, Robert Miles, Deep Forest, Moby, Enigma, Michael W. Smith, Cystal Lewis, Jars Of Clay, Newsboys, DC Talk --Movie Soundtracks: Batman Forever, Romeo + Juliet, The Beach, Sweet November, Coyote Ugly, The Saint, Titanic, Strange Days, Lost and Delirious, Dances With Wolves, Last Of The Mohicans, Lost Highway

11. WHAT IS ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES ABOUT YOU?: My stomach. Nothing will give you a satisfying work out like 45 mins. of Advanced Tae-Bo!

12. ARE YOU SHY OR OUTGOING?: Some where in-between.

13. WHAT'S ONE THING YOU WISH PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT YOU?: Wow, good question! Some people never get a chance to find out I have a deep respect/interest for different cultures, their religion, and treat others with respect just as i hold high standards for myself as well in life.

14. ARE YOU A REBEL OR DO YOU FOLLOW THE RULES?: I follow the rules of being a rebel, (just kidding)I think there are exceptions to every rule.

15. ANY SPECIAL OR UNUSUAL TALENTS?: Singing, background in gymnastics, dance, was the captine of the girls swim team growing up, did water ballet,(can hold my breath underwater for over 2 mins.) can do any water sports especially wake boarding.

:::to learn more about my swiming and underwater freediving skills click here for the Q&A:::

Like doing stunt work. I'm very flexible & strong-I used to beat the boys in school school at arm resteling & still put up quite a fight to this day. :) I can interlock my hands and quirt water like a water gun, over 20 feet.

16. FAVORITE MOVIES: If I had to pick one it's, Terminator 2. The Devils Advocate was all to real for me & I loved the cast & everything about it! Others include Office Space, Matrix, Point Brake, The Fifth Element, Addicted To Love, Princess Bride, Frequency, Gladiator, Titanic, Shawshank Redemption, Interview With The Vampire, Ghost, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Forever Young, Sixth Sense, Romeo + Juliet, Austin Powers, Weekend At Bernie's, Ace Ventura, & There's Something About Mary. I have a hard time seeing a movie that I don't already know the plot & ending to before it happens, so a mystery movie with a good twist is always on my list to go see.

17. FAVORITE LIST OF TV SHOWS: I don't watch Television much except try to keep up with the news & the entertainment side of the business when i work out by watching ET, VH1/MTV, Style, & E!, When I can, love late shows like SNL, educational programing on Discovory Channel, Animal Planet, & discovery Health... and oh yes, there are some reality shows --which I will not name but, let's just say I am hooked on some of them! Also, there is this show on UPN called 'America's Next Top Model' and for reasons you can guess, (being in the same field as they are pursuing) I have to admit it's not as cheesy as I thought it was going to be. In fact, it's become quite entertaining each season!

18. WOULD YOU SAY YOUR FUNNY?: I like to find humor in every thing!

19. WHAT'S ONE THING YOU DON'T DO ENOUGH OF?: laugh and have fun, you could never get enough of that! And perhaps taking friends up on offers to go out to parties, -I am not a big fan of the club scene!

20. IF YOU WERE NOT DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW, WHAT WOULD YOUR CAREER BE?: I have to say I really enjoy three different careers; Acting, Modeling, and Animal Training. Since I couldn't decide, I decided to do all three! I have been around animals my whole life & worked with them the last 3 years. On the side I have gone from the modeling scene to the acting biz. Now I'm pursuing acting/modeling full time & later may go back to the animal training. What ever God wills, is fine to me! Ok, maybe something to do with water would be fun since I'm really at home in the water would be nice to get paid for as well.

21. WHAT QUALITIES ABOUT YOURSELF ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?: These come to mind, if I may... nonjudgmental, intuitive, strong-willed, patient.

22. WHO DO PEOPLE SAY YOU RESEMBLE?: I have heard quit a variety of women. Anna Kournikova, Jennifer Aniston Pitt, Jewel, Sandra Dee. I consider them all great gal's so it's always taken as a compliment but, personally I don't really see a huge similarity except Anna K. who is also the same age as me.

23. IF YOU WERE TO BE AN ANIMAL, WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? (THAT EITHER MOST REPRESENTS YOUR PERSONALITY OR THE MOST FUN NOT NECESSARILY ANYTHING LIKE YOU): The answer to both is a dolphin! Every thing about them is amazing & they have the whole ocean to explore, very intelligent, playful, graceful, & loving animals.

24. WHAT DO YOU STRIVE FOR MOST IN LIFE?: To succeed in ALL my goals & to be apart of making my loved ones happy.

25. WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY A GAME WITH SOMEONE MORE OR LESS TALENTED THEN YOU?: Would it matter who was watching?: Definitely more talented, unless it was at an audition! I believe in pushing yourself and having confidence that you can overcome any obstacle. In this case, I would want to learn from the best, at what ever that craft might be. Strive for perfection.

26. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW THE PRECISE DATE OF YOUR DEATH, & HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GROWING OLD?: Growing up, I have always hung out with the older crowd, longing to be, and look older. Now that I am 21, I may still be young but, now appreciate the beauty of youth on the inside. I will always be young at heart, no matter what my age is. I would only want to know when I was going to die if it wasn't from old age and especially if I was under 40 and could change the out come for the better. Some things happen for a reason, that is beyond are control. I don't know if that is something I would want to mess around with.

27. IF YOU HAD TO LOSE EITHER YOUR SENSE OF SIGHT OR SENSE OF HEARING, WHICH WOULD IT BE & WHY?: I would hate to have to choose because music is my passion and has the power to give you the feeling of a natural high that helps you forget the stress of life, and match the moods you are feeling. Ultimately, I would have to go with sight. To live in a world with no light, shapes, colors and not see all the beauty God has put here for us to enjoy, would be rough indeed.

28. IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE ENDING TO ANY MOVIE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?: Oh Gosh! So many come to mind. Like Titanic, The Terminator, but most of all I would change the ending of Ghost. At the end I would have had him walking towards the light to go to heaven & be given a second chance at life so they live happily ever after!

29. IF YOU COULD WAKE UP TOMORROW IN THE BODY AND LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE FOR JUST A DAY, WHOM MIGHT IT BE?: I would choose to be one of Jesus closest disciples. Yes, I know it's a little intense, but can you imagine witnessing history playing out right in front of you, by our maker?! What a privilege to walk by his side.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil...." (Proverbs 3:5-7)

30. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, TO WHEN AND WHERE WOULD YOU GO? WOULD YOU ALTER TIME, OR JUST OBSERVE EVENTS?: As tempting as it would be to change the time when Adam took a bite of the apple he took from Eve, lol. I would want to see the time of the dinosaurs, explore there behavior and what happened to drive them to being extinct. Or if I could I would alter time so no one would ever grow old, lol.

31. FAVORITE CARTOON CHRARACTERS AND SHOWS?: Someone made me a whole cd of this cartoon from Cartoon Networks Adult Swim that airs clips aimed for an older audience. The one I like is called Aqua Teen Hunger Force. When I was in elementary I LOVED watching Mac Guyver & the Simpsons (and still love them), if I wasn't out side being a tom-boy with my friends. Movies I loved watching as a kid was; Flight Of The Navigator, Labyrinth, & Princess Bride.

32. DO YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF? "Our beliefs about ourselves are the single most telling factors in determining our success & happiness in life. Strive for perfection but be happy in the end with satisfaction of knowing you gave it your all."

33. FAVORITE COLOR: Blue

34. PRIORITIES: God, Family, career, friends, being young & having fun, not always in that order.

35. FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Rolling Stone, Entertainment weekly, People

36. FAVORITE SMELLS: Leather, that new car smell, spring flowers & orange blossoms, Bath & Body shops, Christmas trees, home made meals cooking in the kitchen, Hazelnut coffee, and so many more. And yes, the smell of victory! lol

37. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD: Getting Lost!

BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD: the feeling of being complete, laughing till it hurts with friends & family.

38. ROLLER COASTERS-SCARY OR EXCITING? Exiting, the bigger the better.

39. DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Yes, very well.

40. FAVORITE FOODS: Italian food, Fettuccine alfredo, quesedilla, Roast beef subs(gotta be boars head name brand), salad w/chicken, salmon, lobster, steak, I'm up for trying anything new as well.

41. FAVORITE ICE CREAM: white chocolate mousse with cookie dough peices at TCBY, cappuccino smoothies, Dreamery's white chocolate raspberry swirl...I could go on all day!

42. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE?: All the time, blasting my favorite tunes, with the windows down on a hot summer day just as the sun is setting, painting the sky with vibrant colors.

43. DO YOU SLEEP WITH STUFFED ANIMALS?: No, just a lot of stuffed pillows & sometimes with Henery...my CAT.

44. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE?: My soul mate (if exists!)

45. ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY OR AMBIDEXTROUS?: Ambidextrous, but usually a lefty.

46. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: I can always count on her to be there for me no matter what.

47. PERSON WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND: Me, it took forever getting around to filling this out.

48. PERSON MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND: Paramedics.

49.) ADVICE TO OTHERS WOULD BE:

:::::"Advice is what you ask for when you know the answer-but wish it wasn't!":::::

:::::"It makes no matter how others view your ways of life, in the end we only answer to one, & will be the only opinion that ever really mattered to begin with.":::::