I want to be the the kind of girl that can make it happen. I’m Melissa. A young, ambitious, fun-loving, hard drinking, pensive, ferocious, hilarious person of the female species. I study journalism and sociology at University of Maryland (TERRPPSS!!). I’m allergic to ignorance and addicted to drive and passion. I have a love for anything fashion and beauty related. And food. And life. I live to please..myself, before others. Is it bad that I want to make a change? “May the dreams of your past, be the reality of your future…”Tumblr (3.0; @paradisepersonified)http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9c9e6e6af1f27f3f9299cc788e850797/tumblr_mmtm4a1WRB1rzpfnho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a51e167919156f52fa90207b0960a019/tumblr_mmtm4a1WRB1rzpfnho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cbc70639942d86f2208cd37056ff6d62/tumblr_mmtm4a1WRB1rzpfnho3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be9e937f43a232db88f05b7efb6c1050/tumblr_mmtm4a1WRB1rzpfnho4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8c47d83c335dc6b9a0205d3f52882d30/tumblr_mmtm4a1WRB1rzpfnho5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6f1709969e912e214af618221ab4cf87/tumblr_mmtm4a1WRB1rzpfnho6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://funkyfresh-fashions.tumblr.com/post/50473202879/love-her-in-complex-great-shoot">funkyfresh-fashions</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>love her in COMPLEX…GREAT SHOOT</p> </blockquote>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/50479266313http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/50479266313Wed, 15 May 2013 01:27:19 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc784hUYb51r9spw1o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/50203397599http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/50203397599Sat, 11 May 2013 19:08:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9550130119a27a6ed8c552dc7acdb3c8/tumblr_mmcj17XglB1qesepao1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>She so gawjusssss!</p>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49895494128http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49895494128Tue, 07 May 2013 20:43:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b1e8b4a83088c0686d5545b3ff83fd36/tumblr_mjm5uw0mjQ1rqmm6yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49894921907http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49894921907Tue, 07 May 2013 20:36:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88ec2fc1ea2e509800c9bb41673f8446/tumblr_mkpy00tB2E1rlgtyuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49894885349http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49894885349Tue, 07 May 2013 20:35:49 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9e5403ecf5424579c47a50c8cd6b50e5/tumblr_mmduzyL6c01qeb6upo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49894702325http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49894702325Tue, 07 May 2013 20:33:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b8f3c648c343c4bb1b568cb863baef67/tumblr_mgkne2RyJ61qd9dg0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/26a42624a36a434f92afca539fedcb0d/tumblr_mgkne2RyJ61qd9dg0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jerroncouture.tumblr.com/post/49780652071/shawn-cruz-by-photographer-vince-chase">jerroncouture</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Shawn Cruz  </span></p> <p>By Photographer Vince Chase </p> <p>Stylist : Raytell Bridges </p> </blockquote>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49894655893http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49894655893Tue, 07 May 2013 20:33:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/290cfe7cb18ae4f49bd4b318eb3b1120/tumblr_mmcnlqnCon1qzk2upo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>me at the function. </p>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49738770482http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49738770482Sun, 05 May 2013 21:37:44 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a5afb56c9c9e7a916f05eceb5d699c19/tumblr_mlii4ybTAM1s8mfm3o5_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ad65000e4b3b541f3e52d1cd1e617a59/tumblr_mlii4ybTAM1s8mfm3o1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63c08a0c51cc09f73ce0e9af37438c31/tumblr_mlii4ybTAM1s8mfm3o2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e80e4a2e8ae287002def32dae342cdd4/tumblr_mlii4ybTAM1s8mfm3o3_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/048eab9a68a69a470b9983f381385087/tumblr_mlii4ybTAM1s8mfm3o8_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f60d62d91fbd66b3dbaf4e2265aba8b2/tumblr_mlii4ybTAM1s8mfm3o4_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7b5d90c6d30a21228e7ba5277040a64/tumblr_mlii4ybTAM1s8mfm3o6_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8efa91b130c14e9d392358a0dafe6ddd/tumblr_mlii4ybTAM1s8mfm3o7_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://longlivecazzy.tumblr.com/post/48365145996">longlivecazzy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We commence to make ya JUMP, JUMP! :)</p> </blockquote>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49485779276http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49485779276Thu, 02 May 2013 22:49:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyp147Z0g1rxuuvjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49117005126http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/49117005126Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:57:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af105b3f27c7f013ab96d7f1dcd4ad73/tumblr_mloes0MYjn1qzk8zfo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bd53e13e989bbdd42b1e641f04ff4e3f/tumblr_mloes0MYjn1qzk8zfo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7c4a306b1bfd4bf734d750d064700f4/tumblr_mloes0MYjn1qzk8zfo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4fc7a3d5a99ba83784ca2ef79ac44c7/tumblr_mloes0MYjn1qzk8zfo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68b2b8037a36becb842b3f010accf8f5/tumblr_mloes0MYjn1qzk8zfo5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c485965ec55fdbe9600eb2095366ba8d/tumblr_mloes0MYjn1qzk8zfo6_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ffd1d5dfae6296785550f7e368b739cf/tumblr_mloes0MYjn1qzk8zfo7_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68055144b96ca773ae61719e0d6f36c3/tumblr_mloes0MYjn1qzk8zfo8_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small><em>I met Rachel Robinson and she said, if we had made this movie when I wanted to make this movie, Sidney Poitier would have played your role. And then Denzel Washington was supposed to play it. And now we have you. Who are you?</em></small></p> </blockquote> <p>…can you just marry me please! PLEASE!</p>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48862457802http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48862457802Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:21:25 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a34acffafd1e55f3272c1733c227a28/tumblr_mlryt7YHyq1r8u8uko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>favorite.</p>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48821942967http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48821942967Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:02:59 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://laugh-addict.tumblr.com/post/48541914022/falling-asleep-on-the-train-bus">laugh-addict</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Expectation:</strong></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmwg70wC2H1qg97b2.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>Reality:</strong></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmwg6dex1I1qg97b2.jpg"/></p> </blockquote> <p>every. fucking. day. on the metro, on the way home. EVERYDAY lmao!</p>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48812383302http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48812383302Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:13:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq65bh7JaF1qe31fko1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48742476493http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48742476493Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:02:43 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/81b5287dfe39b43aefa0d8491aeaeb35/tumblr_mlh47hUNek1r6xw40o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9dd201963101c94bcb32b7db981aa473/tumblr_mlh47hUNek1r6xw40o5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/601256a6176c9f0afcd19d8d383b446c/tumblr_mlh47hUNek1r6xw40o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0772a8229da698c5b042690a861d0263/tumblr_mlh47hUNek1r6xw40o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theniggaskaramazov.tumblr.com/post/48657954233/beauty">theniggaskaramazov</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> </blockquote>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48662800750http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48662800750Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:16:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4d2358b9c52dc465d6ccf41680426003/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo4_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a0f5c3164a6575ca946cfdf2c9582aa6/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo6_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7f723a114c1518277b64f825544f5b12/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo2_r4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8838d3f87f689607b0c7868bddcc3f6/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo9_r3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88e6532d57fa9061755790d6c13b0881/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo1_r3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0622064368dfaac061b08a0427d84f04/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo10_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b6674098d2f44599bd1724665ce50d8/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo11_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8c8db2503868331df05771da9912ca18/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo3_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5391b4009c3bd7a38ed97dd783adb83f/tumblr_mln0bg8InN1qcqqpjo5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><small>“Nothing’s difficult. I’m having a good time. I look at this as a total blessing, you know, and as myself being fortunate to do what I do. I could just be a musician with these great ambitions on a corner somewhere. But I’m not. I’m able to do it and even be compensated for it. You won’t hear me complaining”. -<strong> Pharrell Williams</strong></small></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48631781717http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48631781717Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:59:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1c1184cbdfe388ecd1eecc4cfb0d0c3/tumblr_ml75oqIxry1riv7y0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48464815734http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48464815734Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:33:44 -0400Rape Culture: If a woman drinks alcohol and gets raped, it's partially her fault. If you don't want to get raped, you shouldn't be drinking.<br /> Men at bars: Can I buy you a drink?<br /> Me: No thanks.<br /> Men at bars: What the fuck, why not? Come on. Come ON, let me buy you some alcohol. God, I was being nice. Why would you turn down my generous offer? I guess chivalry really is dead. What a bitch.http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48436823535http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48436823535Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:00:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09b89e04dfc54a665f98e3ce7454b945/tumblr_mf1pavRmdf1s0ovljo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://elegantly-tasteless.tumblr.com/post/48086122048/chocolattabrides-solange-knowles-in-alberta">elegantly-tasteless</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://chocolattabrides.tumblr.com/post/37940799518">chocolattabrides</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><u>Solange Knowles in </u></strong></p> <h1 class="times bold">Alberta Ferretti’s limited edition collection</h1> </blockquote> <p>yassssssssssssssssssssssss</p> </blockquote> <p>yall…this flawless woman!!</p>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48106025654http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48106025654Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:16:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mek44qrHSr1rorlslo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mek44qrHSr1rorlslo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/>http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48101712430http://paradisepersonified.tumblr.com/post/48101712430Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:46:42 -0400