ABOUT FAVEBLOG
FaveBlog is the collective website of the Melancon
family. Operated by the mom and dad of said family (Holli and Joseph) the site is
all about sharing our experiences, thoughts/values, and favorite things
surrounding our adventures in parenthood, creativity, and personal growth.
ABOUT THE FAVES
We (Holli and Joseph Melancon) met while attending Troy
University in Troy, AL. Through a series of strange circumstances, we became
very close friends rather quickly and stayed that way for the remainder of our
stay in that city (about six years in all). We called one another "Favorites" or "Faves" to declare that each was the other's favorite friend. Maybe not a
literal statement, but it was definitely a special distinction and was the
start of a special, close bond.
Anyhoo, after a long time of not being a couple we
eventually got married because of love and logic! Soon after that, we had
ourselves a baby boy named Gabriel. The three of us, along with our dog
Charley, make up the Melancon family (which is pronounced kinda like
meh-LAUGH-sogh or me-LAW-son or something like that. Don't worry about it. It's
a Cajun name so imagine it all Frenchy-sounding.). We currently live in the
awesome city of Columbus, GA and are loving our lives quite a lot.
We started this blog, at first, to share baby pictures
and home movies with family and loved ones who live far away, but then we
realized we could also use it as a platform to share our respective creative
endeavors, tell stories, give input on stuff, and generally have a place to
communicate as a family. It will also be a kind of hub or landing ground that
can be used to keep up with our solo projects and whatever else we are doing on
the web as individuals.
We love the values of creativity, simplicity,
reasonableness, and love among others. That's the kind of stuff we'll mostly be
blogging about, along with whatever else strikes us as blog-worthy. It's pretty
casual, you see. It is only the internet, after all.
JOSEPH
So many creative aspirations so little time. All I want
to do is spend time with loved ones and make good art (you can check out some of my art and other things on my tumblr). One day, I hope to do
just that and not much more. Until then, I will be failing my way to stardom.
You are invited to watch.
Profession: Graphic Designer at Columbus State University
Favorites: Drawing comics and illustrations; watching TV, movies, theatre, and internet videos; making and appreciating music; attempting to be some kind of writer; spending quality time with loved ones; logic, thinking, researching, and learning; writing long-winded, often rambling blog entries; oxford commas; saving money; being right and/or seeking truth; chocolate and eating like an eleven-year-old.
Least Favorites: Wastefulness; bigotry/closed-mindedness; thoughtlessness; selfishness/greed; someone/something taking themselves/itself too seriously; "drama"; asparagus; southern weather in the summer; anytime I can't figure something out or understand a concept; overpriced things.
HOLLI
I’m a writer, wife, coffee addict, new mom, book fiend
& obsessive dog owner. I spend my days working in communications for a
nonprofit, being a mom, freelancing, spending too much time on social media and
blogging for the best blog ever Almost There. <Go to there and see it! I,
like my husband, enjoy too many creative ventures, though most of mine revolve
around cooking, home decorating, entertaining and word-smithing.
GABRIEL
Life is hard, you guys. I don't even get it. But, for the
most part, I'm happy. I'm excited and driven to learn all I can about
everything I can. But I also realize that I can't do it all at once. One must
take small measures to achieve their goals one thing at a time; "baby-steps",
you might call it.
CHARLEY
I’m a part-lab, part-who-knows-what-else mix, but I’m a
mighty fine dog. I’m black, medium, fluffy, sweet and wonderful (all according
to what my mom tells me). I spend my days dreaming about being outside,
scrounging for drops of human food and sleeping.
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