  Hi,  guys!  & nbsp;  Schmer,  thanks for setting up the blog.
 great idea!  & nbsp;  Looking forward to reconnecting with everyone -  it's been far too long.  &
nbsp;  I'm living in Los Angeles these days. nbsp;  It's definitely an interesting city,  but not someplace I'd like to stay indefinitely. nbsp;
 After living in Boston& nbsp; during college,  I ended up traveling around for a while,  living abroad for a bit and then in Santa Fe,  New Mexico,
 and then in Chicago,  with Lis Peters. nbsp;  I met my husband of three years John [ Luciano]  there.
nbsp;  We moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to check out the animation scene ( John's an animator) nbsp;  I'm the media relations person for a medium- sized university -
 urlLink www. lmu. edu .  & nbsp;  As John's canadian (
he's from Toronto)  we have to split our time at Christmas in both places,  but I'm hoping we can get back to Chicago for at least a couple of days this year.  It would be so great to see you all!  & nbsp;
 Melissa Abraham [ kept my maiden name,  too]  323. 654. 2512 or cell 310.
345. 8698 ( hey,  since I have to have it for work,  might as well use it for fun,  too!
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