So there was this event at school recently where all the students on campus and all the faculty and staff were invited. At this event, we get all dressed up and go to this fancy venue, and they serve really nice dinner and there’s live entertainment and dancing and everything. There was no part of [...]

Dear Everyone, I have not posted an entry in a RIDICULOUSLY long time. Sorry. Like, I’ve gone awhile without posting before, but I think this is a new record. And the dwelling upon my blog-related unreliability–because there has been much self guilt-tripping before this, trust me–stops…now.  See, my mom has always had this “rule,” which [...]

Ever order Chinese takeout? I love the stuff. I love everything from the little packets of soy sauce to the crab rangoons and egg rolls (mmmmmmm…). Also on the list of my favorite things about Chinese food are the fortune cookies. You may laugh when I say that I don’t actually enjoy eating them. I [...]

Remember that show Reading Rainbow?  I loved that show as a kid.  I longed to be one of the “chosen children” who got to talk about their favorite books, and I thought LeVar Burton had the coolest name ever.  (And imagine my surprise when I found out that he was not only the host of Reading Rainbow [...]

I am a college graduate. I can cook well enough to support myself and know how to do my own laundry. I am a very capable, responsible adult. And I kinda had a meltdown a couple days ago. I’d been through a really stressful weekend and had had an intense morning. I ate a nice [...]

I have recently begun exercising again after a long hiatus. (Too long…but I digress. Focus, Marta, focus!) It took me a while to get back into it, partly because I knew I’d lost some ground and I was scared to begin all over again. But do you know what the real, major thing that kept [...]

Let me just start by saying yes, the title IS a reference to a High School Musical song. Yes, I am a grown-up and yes, I do know the lyrics. No, it does not have anything to do with Zac Efron. Just sayin’. But seriously. Every so often, we get the chance to begin fresh: [...]

In the 1970s, a movie came out called Lost Horizon. Never heard of it? You’re in good company; it flopped in the box office, and was never released on VHS or DVD. (Fun fact: Burt Bacharach and Hal David did the music.) I know the movie because my mother knew the music, and I learned [...]

Growing up, I’ve lived in a very, very hot and humid place. I also place a great deal of importance on my physical appearance. So, often, I will wake up in the morning and work very hard on my hairstyle, in order to achieve the ever-desirable smooth, sleek, brunette bombshell look. Since I’ve somehow managed [...]

I have an announcement, ladies and gentlemen:  I am in love.  It’s true.  I am almost completely overcome with this beautiful feeling. I have fallen in love…with music. (I had you going there for a minute, didn’t I? tee hee ) But seriously, it occurred to me that, although my blog is entitled “Marta’s Melodies,” [...]