Thanks for instigating this! I was just thinking of hosting a friending meme, too! (Heh, I think at this rate, all that remains of LJ will be friends with one another - and that's a good thing!)

So, I'm Melissa, 29. A Southern California/L.A. girl through and through. I'm a publicist for various restaurants and also am a music journalist. I currently write for PopMatters, PhantEye and BandCrab.

Music is my life, so if you're into Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Green Day, the Beatles, Belle & Sebastian, riot grrl bands, Fiona Apple and similar artists, we're going to get along just fine!

I also dig: Parks & Recreation, quirky indie films, thrift store shopping, being sober, going to the beach, traveling, collecting postcards and playing board games.