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140 CHARACTERS OR MORE

inspired by twitter.
written by mel.
[Any & all photos used are my personal photos]

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4/11/2018

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If anyone finds my motivation to write please let me know.

It’s been awhile. I’ve sat down maybe once or twice to try to crank out a post and I just end up closing my laptop before I even finish a thought. Even now, I’m contemplating not continuing this post. I don’t even know what it’s going to be about, but I guess I’ll just type and hope it turns into something.

It’s busy season at work. I’ve had some later nights than what I’m used to and always an extra pot of coffee in the morning. Along with that, volleyball season is coming to a close. As happy as I am that I will get to sleep in on the weekends, I’m also pretty sad. What started off as a chore is now my favorite part of the week. I found something I love in something that I always thought I hated.

I’ve spent a lot of time doing things in Cleveland. I am 23 years old and I live in a pretty cool city. Maybe it’s not New York or LA but it’s still worth getting out and doing things. I spent a day at the Cleveland Museum of Art, I went to the MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), I went back to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the first time since I was in a stroller. Did you know Cleveland has a ton of cool murals? I spent a day in Ohio City literally just wandering the streets looking at walls.

I realized it’s never too late to reconnect with old friends or meet new friends. I went out one night to a total dive bar near the area that I live and played pool and had a couple drinks with people I knew in grade school. It was a completely random group of people but it was the most fun I’ve had in a while.

I’ve spent a lot of time making sure that I have the right people in my life. Disconnecting from people that aren’t good for me and reconnecting with people who will bring me up and make sure I am my best self.

On that note, I just think it’s funny how…
Guys are so quick to call girls crazy. And then turn right back around to do something that has me questioning if they’re actually the crazy ones. But that’s none of my business anymore.

Looking forward, my actual business is that later this month I’m taking a trip to Washington D.C. and in just a few short weeks 140 Characters Or More turns 1 year old!

Stay Tuned,
Mel

3 Comments
Tony
4/11/2018 10:08:39 am

Cool post in how you initially felt there was nothing to write about and then it turned into something worth writing about. What inspired the 140 characters? Congrats on its upcoming anniversary!

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Mel link
4/11/2018 10:56:30 am

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the comment and thanks for the congratulations!

The inspiration behind the name of this blog was actually Twitter. I am an avid Twitter user and the limit of characters per tweet was once 140 (recently changed to 280). It was so fun for me, like a game, to try to fit complex thoughts into only 140 characters. So the blog is a place that I can take larger thoughts and write them down, hence the "Or More".

-Mel

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Tony
4/11/2018 11:34:11 am

Melyssa,

That’s cool you’ve made it a sort of challenge to condense your thoughts and then allow for another medium to express more of them. Inspired me to think about posting (and updating my website) again! Motivation seems contagious :)

~Tony




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