Inquisitrix

My name is Melissa and I am a 35 year old American woman that currently lives with my very own gorgeous husband, in Melbourne, Australia. I discovered blogs about 6 months ago - My matron of honor, who is my bestest friend of almost 25 years (yeah, I am feeling a bit old…) Hollywood Lisa, turned me on to them right after my wedding and it was it happened. Add water. Instant blog stalker.

It was winter and I was cold. I missed my girlfriends in the States. I had spent the previous six months trying to settle in Australia, working and spending every spare moment prepping for the wedding (and learning how to drive on the left side of the road - Hello!). My husband and I both work from home so our social circles were very, er, ah - small. I just needed a creative outlet to decompress.

I also wanted to learn how to knit. I explored international blogs, discovered Bloglines and spent a lot of time getting lost in this fabulous culture online of crafty, smart, funny, artistic women. Just my kind of chicks! Since then, I have discovered a world of my passions on-line - Painting, photography, cooking, writing. So, to accommodate the amount of time I have spent on my ass in front of my laptop, I have had to resort to spending an hour in the gym. Oh, the horror…

I have to submit a warning - I swear. I am sure to offend. This could occasionally turn into a rant-zone about anything; art, culture, religion or even the dreaded politics (ooooh, ahhhhh), or my experiences in Australia - C’mon, people, I am a fish out of water and I need to express myself! My husband jokingly keeps me humble and calls me the ‘Arrogant American’ (but to be fair, I get to call him ‘The Wookie’). I don’t know that I have fully gotten over my culture shock yet, but I am trying, seriously! I am also equally ranty about the US, so keep your pants on, puh-lease!

If you don’t like what you are reading, spare me the vitriol and move on. Or don’t - it might make for an entertaining blog post. Just know that the ‘anonymity’ of the web is not always so, thus you could be featured front and center. Just sayin.

If you feel like contacting me, please email me at inquisitrix-[at]-gmail-[dot]-com

And, thanks for stopping by.