Some (maybe useless maybe informative) stuff about me
THE BASICS....
Name: Melanie Claire Jones
Nicknames: mel melks mels melly mellie melliekins melliebear melons melaknee knee oi monkeymel monkeygal sis kiwi smells smelly smelaknee strom bubs chickadee melks
Birthday: 29th January 1978
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
E-mail: monkeymel@hotmail.com
Height: 5'4"
Eye colour: blue
Hair colour: depends on what the light reflections are :P strawberry blonde - a lil bit of blonde brown and red all mixed in together :)
Weight: hahaha you can dream of the day that i actually answer this question
Birthplace: Paraparaumu NEW ZEALAND
Address: see now that'd be telling :P but its in Kaitaia NZ
FAVOURITES....
Favourite Colour: blue
Favourite Number: 7
Favourite gum: i don't really chew gum but yellow pk is available for when i do feel like it
Favourite smell: well actually i don't really have a good sense of smell but it'd have to be sweet and sour pork mmmmmmmmmmmmm yum!
Favourite sight: seeing my family happy (corny but true)
Favourite milk: chocolate :)
Favourite ice-cream flavour: goody goody gum drops - thats the child in me talking :P
Favourite drink: L&P (its a kiwi thing)
Favourite toothpaste: colgate baking soda and peroxide
Favourite Magazine: womans day
Favourite sound: someones voice (and i aint telling who that someone is :P) and the piano when played properly :)
Favourite salad dressing: pams mayonnaise
Favourite soap Opera: Days of our Lives
Favourite wrestler: big sexy :)
Favourite day: saturday
Least favourite day: monday
Favourite months: january of course!
Least Favourite food: tomatoes...yuk!
Favourite animal: my dog missy (RIP)
Favourite holiday: christmas
Favourite type of sandwich: ham with lettuce sprouts mashed egg grated carrot grated cheese and mayo :)
Favourite part of newspaper: starsigns
Favourite Vacation: going to sydney july 98 :)
Favourite Time: sleep time!
Favourite poem: wilted - one i wrote
Favourite playstation game: well i managed to keep the psx but only with one game and thats hercules but i did like casper as well :)
Favourite toy: my puter :P
Favourite book or authors: the gift by danielle steel
Favourite romantic saying: "two lovers enjoying the same life and experiences"
Favourite sport to watch: RUGBY!! especially the all blacks :) and CRICKET!! especially the black caps :)
Favourite thing to do on the weekend: sleep!! visit my friend rach and her two kids party listen to music ring friends go out and chat on irc
Favourite saying: iF iT wErEn'T fOr Ya GuMbOoTs - wHeRe WoUlD yA bE?? and also: been there done that bought the t-shirt :)
Favourite thing to do: see what i do on the weekend - its basically the same :)
Favourite board game: haven't played one for years!! ummm holiday - its the only decent one we've got!
Favourite food: sweet and sour pork hawaiian pizza from pizza hut CHOCOLATE!!! :)
Favourite Cartoon Character: bart simpson
Favourite TV Shows: the pretender roswell dawsons creek charmed shortland st friends jack and jill simpsons now and again
Favourite actors/actresses: sandra bullock drew barrymore nicolas cage antonio sabato jnr see tv shows above and i like all of the actors and actresses in those as well :)
Favourite personal item: my grandmothers wedding ring that is on my right hand ring finger and hasn't come off since i put it on - i think its grown in there now!
Favourite movies: shawshank redemption ever after well lots really as long as they aren't boring!
Favourite Adam Sandler movie: the wedding singer
Favourite ppl to chat to online: ermm see my friends list coz i aint typing it out all again!
Favourite relatives: my father - melanies own personal bank :)
PERSONAL....
Are you a righty, lefty or ambidextrous?: righty
Little-known talent I posess: see that'd be telling again :P (keeping secrets)
How many people know you inside and out: other than family i can think of 3 others
Lessons I've learned: never to lend your boyfriend money or stay with him when you know its wrong
Coolest Experience: going to oz in 98 :)
Funniest Experience: maccas sydney july 1998 :P
Worst Feeling in the world: knowing i could have done something when i didn't
Bad time of the day: morning! blerghhh:P
Best feeling in the world: being loved and knowing about it
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: not any more - its been a few years since i did that!
Siblings: one older sister nicky living in england atm and one younger sister andy in the navy
Best advice I've ever heard: if someone hurts you once its their fault if they hurt you a second time its your fault
Thing you regret doing: moving to auckland
Do you consider yourself a good listener: most definately umm what did you say?? :P nah i am
Are you shy to ask someone out: depends on how well i know them but i'm ususally shy with everyone to start with and then mel comes outta her shell and you just can't shut her up!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years: hopefully with a good career a great husband and one or two kids (the fairytale of course)
First thing you thought of when you woke up this morning: oh god mum shut up would ya i'm trying to sleep!
Your idea of the perfect date: being picked up in a limosine by the worlds greatest guy bearing flowers going out to a really romantic restaurant then going for a walk on the beach in the moonlight holding hands and/or cuddling and talking for hours about the little things in life that we are greatful for then making love all night :)
How would you spend each day with your true love? weekends would be having a nice sleep in rainy days are cuddled in bed sunny days are out together having fun and as for every other day well we'll take that as it comes :)
Who is the person who has made the biggest impact on your life: depends on what sorta impact - good impact would be my dad - bad impact would be my ex
Who is the ugliest person you know: my ex's ex
When you think of the word "love" what or who comes to mind: see perfect date and how i'd spend my day with my love and as for the who part that'd be telling :P
Do you consider yourself to be a good friend: yes i do i have two very best friends who will back me up on that too
Are you a complex or a simple person: simply complex or complexly simple lol actually i like to think i'm in the middle there somewhere
Is your sign: Earth, Air, Water, or Fire: i'm a fixed air sign (as in air head! lol nah j/k)
Are you usually the advice - giver or receiver: both but lately coz of certain circumstances i've been the receiver
Stupidest thing you've ever done: see thing i regret doing
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend: not at the moment no
Crush: i could have :P lol yes i do
Do you have a best friend: i have three in fact :)
Do you rank your speed dial in order of favourites: umm well the speed dial numbers are for mum and dad coz they can't merember anyones numbers!
Whos your funniest friend: funny as in funny haha or funny as in weird???
Who do you e-mail the most: my sister nicky in london
Whose parents do you know the best: mine and rach's
Who do you go to for advice: kylie rach mum or a few other ppl on irc that have proven to be good advice givers
Who do you get the most surveys from: emails
Who are you jealous of: both of my sisters being out in the world while i'm still at home (there are circumstances as to why i'm at home but i can still be jealous!!)
Who do you cry with: i don't cry very often unless its a sad movie but then i'm ususally watching them alone coz noone else will watch em wif me
Memory you miss the most: mum and dad still being together
MUSIC....
Fave bands: savage garden greg johnson the feelers zed tadpole dave matthews robbie williams matchbox 20 live creed stella* u2 ummmm brain strain goin on here hootie & the blowfish ricky martin the coorrs the cranberries celine dion venga boys ummmm all sorts really whatevers on the radio usually does as well - i've been told that my 'type' of music is "garage music" so if that helps then there ya go :P
Fave album: savage garden affirmation - its played just about every day!
Other fave album: the feelers greg johnson dave matthews robbie williams
Fave cd soundtrack: city of angels
Fave concert you've been to: :( i've never been to one :( and we were gonna go to blink 182 but that didn't happen coz travis was sick :(
Songs that describes you: crash & burn - savage garden
Songs that couldn't be better: higher creed dolphins cry live all of savage garden songs :)
Songs i know word for word: all the songs on affirmation :) and a few others
Groups/singers you hate: no doubt madonna hanson
Favourite slow song: you can still be free savage garden don't wait another day greg johnson power of love celine dion
IF's....
If you could have an occupation when you're older: define older and i have one :P
If you could dye your hair one color: thats been done a few times :) but my fav was when i went red
If you could turn into any animal: it would be a seal point siamese (like ours) cat (living with a family like ours)
If you could meet one person in the world: well theres a few ppl i wanna meet but a few that come to mind right now are darren hayes (and that might be possible soon) dave the shet aussie boy and a certain someone i talk to on irc quite a bit as well as pinkee my chook :)
If you could change your name, what would it be: actually i quite like my name so i wouldn't
If you could kiss anyone, it would be: that certain someone that i talk to on irc :P
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be: well i'm actually going through a few changes in life atm and i'm getting to where i wanna be but i'd change the balance of my bank a/c so i could get to oz earlier
If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go: the places that i want to travel to and explore are - australia usa canada south africa england ireland scotland france italy the south island and (of all places seem as i'm not a big fan of the cold) antartica
If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be?: a small flower on the side of my left foot :)
If you were to kill someone, which method would you choose?: gun to the head
If you could be one gardening tool, which one would you be?: What kind of question is this? :) I'd be a pitchfork because it was the first implement I thought of :)
If you could do anything to the person you hated most, what would you do?: see killing people above but I don't hate either of them quite enough for that
'.....' OR '.....'
Pen or pencil: pen coz i've got more pens than pencils :P
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate!!!!!!!!
Coke or Pepsi: coke all the way! pepsi is soooooooooooooo yuk!
Coffee or hot chocolate: hot chocolate wif lotsa little coloured marshmellows in it :)
Dawson's Creek or Party of Five: dawsons creek (mmmmmmm joshua jackson)
Playstation or Nintendo 64: playstation
Half empty, or half full: depends on the glass and whats in it!!!
Black or white: black
KFC or McDonalds: maccas - oops i said the m word!! lol
Cold or hot: hot
Big or little: little - good things come in small packages :P
Lace or satin: satin coz lace is itchy
Here or there: here there anywhere everywhere! :)
Red or blue: BLUE!
New or old: bit of both coz there are old things i love and new things i come to love
Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt: they both yukky now a few years ago it woulda been both but not anymore
Old Madonna or new Madonna: no madonna at all!
HAVE YOU EVER....
Been in love: yes i have and i've had my heart broken too so i tread cautiously now
Been on stage: sure have :) and i've got videos to prove it :) and medals as well :)
Hiked a mountain: mt mangonui and mt ruapehu not that i can merember it coz i was young but i do have pics!
Been kissed: yes - on more than one occasion too!
Gone skinny dipping: does a spa count??
Had any jobs: yeah a few and i got one now too!
Thought you were going to die: no but i wished i could once or twice
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: we don't have oreos over here so does choc thins or chit chats count? :P
Had an online romance: yes i have actually
Left the country: yup :) my famous trip to oz :)
Been so drunk you blacked out: once or twice (or maybe a few more times) but i can't drink anymore so that won't be happening again
Taken any illegal substances: no and i don't plan to either - i'm anti it - so anti i wouldn't talk to my SISTER on CHRISTMAS DAY because she was high
Gone out in public in your pyjamas: lol yes actually i have :)
Cheated on your b/f: no i'm not like that and never will be - i have been cheated on by two diff boyfs both with the same name tho
Kept a secret from everyone: yup i'm keeping a few now :)
Actually thrown shoes onto a phone wire: lol no sorry to disappoint
Had an imaginary friend: when i was younger yeah but not anymore
Wanted to hook up with a friend: ummm well i did so i guess i did want to
Ever cried at a chick flick: all the time :) (could be coz i am a chick :P )
Had a crush on a teacher: hehe sorta but that was at primary school and i think all the girls in my class did
Done something stupid to impress your crush: *goes bright red* yes
What was it: i sent him flowers with an annonomys note
Found a cartoon character attractive: i'm not THAT sick! (or desperate!)
At any time owned a new kids on the block tape: lol yes!!! i've still got it somewhere too (take note on the SOMEWHERE bit coz i dunno where it is)
Planned your week based on the TV guide: once or twice :) but it was for good progs and movies and it was worth it!!!!
Prank called someone: lol yeah been there done that bought the t-shirt
Gotten in a car accident: hmmmz yes i have and it was my fault too!
Made homemade fudge: lotsa times :)
Seen the eiffel tower: no :( i got pics of nicky up there tho so does that count??
WHAT....
What is on your mousepad: click here to see!
What do you wear to bed: my blue satin jammies :) (or if i'm with someone then nothing but its too cold when ya alone in a big bed to wear nothing)
What is on my bedroom walls right now: a really cool black and white pic and some of mums picture frames coz she put them there when i left home and i haven't moved em yet
What kind of shoe would you be: do i have to be a shoe?
What is under your bed?: a sleeping bag a lot of shit and junk and dust and muck and things - I haven't looked under there lately
What color is your toothbrush?: silver - mum claimed the blue one first :(
What annoys you: people that tell me lies and treat me like i'm below them and my ex annoys me
What color is your room: its a white wallpaper with green designs on it
What was the hardest thing about growing up: being a teenager that was bad enuf!
What is the worst word you know: see now that'd be telling again :P
What do you think of chain letters: they were funny to start with now i just get pissed off at em and don't reply (and for the record i haven't died coz i haven't sent one on)
What's in your closet: clothes shoes my girl guide box filled with junk and some of my sisters stuff
What is your dirtiest fantasy: once more that'd be telling - but if ya really wanna know ask me one day when i'm in the right mood :P
What are your favorite pair of shoes: my slip ons coz they quick to put on and take off when i visit all the whanau where its polite to take off your shoes
What is "your word": lub betterer dieded laterer goneded - lotsa words coz i add to em everyday! :)
What do you think your friends think of you: they love me! no really they do and i'm as important to them as they are to me (i hope!)
What five words would best describe you: that i am just me :) thats 5 words :P hehehe ok umm honest loyal friendly outgoing and wonderful :)
What celebrity do you think you look like: i haven't really done a comparison with them so i dunno
What do you want to do with the rest of your life: live a long and happy life which includes meeting some of my irc friends working in a good job that makes lotsa money keep on being the me that everyone loves :)
What is your favorite thing in your room: my puter :P and don't forget my bed! coz sleeeeeep is gooooood :)
What instruments do u play: i used to play the piano but i don't play anything anymore
What is you biggest fear: that i'll die before i live my life the way i want it
What is your motto for life: i'm the boss of me and i choose what i want to do
What does your bed spread look like: its an aztec design
What's the best thing to do in the summer: after having a real lazy day watching the cricket (in which nz beats aussies ass!) having a bbq with friends and family and sitting up all night talking
What's the best thing to do in the winter: snuggle up nice and warm in bed (with or without someone) and read a good book :) and don't forget the watching of the rugby!
DO YOU....
Do you type with your fingers on the right keys: yuppers :)
Do you believe in love at first sight: yes i do
Do you believe in angels: well i am one so i have to believe in them don't i? :P
Do you think UFOs are real or fake: well if i base that q off the tv show roswell then they better be real and the character michael had better come live with me!
Do you think thunderstorms are cool or scary: very cool :) i love em :)
Do you like to dance: ocassionally - depends on what mood i'm in and the occasion :)
Do you like to talk on the phone: lol i'm female aren't i?? :P
DO YOU BELIEVE IN...
God/devil: no i don't
Yourself: yup :)
Your friends: i sure do :)
Aliens: see the ufo theory as above :P
Ghosts: hmmmz well kinda yeah i spose i do
Love: yes i do :)
Destiny: again yes
Signs: if they're obvious enough for me to pick up on :P
The closet monster: lol no and i didn't when i was younger either
One person for everyone: yes and no because sometimes you have that one person and then something happens and you find yourself with another really great person that you could be their one - if ya get where i'm going with on this
Psychic powers: yes but there are some real phonys out there as well
The big bang theory: well apparently thats what started the universe so if i didn't then where am i now????
Government conspiracies: oh yeah! most definately!
OTHER USELESS INFO ABOUT ME....
When you meet a person of the opposite sex, what do you notice first: their looks and personality
Languages I would like to speak: i haven't really thought about that - i'd like to learn more maori that what i already do and italian just sprang to mind too so there we go :)
Future school: teachers college
Pets & their names: 2 cats seal point siamese one mother tosca one son saffron and my dog that i miss like crazy was doberman x labrador called missy
Dream car: one that gets me from a to b without any problems - i'll leave all the nitty gritty bits for the guys to go crazy over i'm not really a petrol head and i don't plan on being one
If this Saturday, you could do anything you wanted: win lotto then grab rach and her kids and go visit kylie and her son over in oz :)
Would you cheat on your boyfriend: same answer as the q if i ever have and as i said before no and i'm not ever going to (not that i have a boyf atm either but when i do get one i won't)
Where do you hang out: rach's place mostly
Would you prefer to live in the city or the country: country! i hate auckland with a passion!!! i could deal with a few other cities if i had to but i still prefer the country
Are rollercoasters deadly or exciting: very exciting :) - unless someone throws up and it lands on you then its just gross!!
How many rings until you pick up the phone: it has to be less than four otherwise the answerfone kicks in!
Future sons name: Stephen Robert Liam
Future daughters name: Leigh Claire
If there is anythin else u wanna know about me..... just let me know and i will add it!