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My ring on the patio at Cypress Harbor in Orlando, Fla.

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:52:42 -0400

My ring on the patio at Cypress Harbor in Orlando, Fla.

My ring in the bathroom at Deep Ellum.

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:03:16 -0400

My ring in the bathroom at Deep Ellum.

Writer's Block Collage Hand-Decoupaged Wood Bangle- OOAK by cadencedesigns on Etsy

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:28:15 -0400

Writer's Block Collage Hand-Decoupaged Wood Bangle- OOAK by cadencedesigns on Etsy:

Want.

Places My Ring Has Been: Arnold Arboretum

Mon, 25 May 2009 21:25:10 -0400

Places My Ring Has Been: Arnold Arboretum

I said yes!

Tue, 05 May 2009 13:28:28 -0400

I said yes!

50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:22:39 -0400

50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice:

Pretty sure I don’t agree, but interesting in its irreverence.

OMG. So brilliant.

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:05:24 -0400

OMG. So brilliant.

The juice from three fresh apples and half a pineapple —...

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:54:29 -0400

The juice from three fresh apples and half a pineapple — healthy and delicious!

25, Erm, 31 Random Things About Me

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:48:00 -0500

1) I like strategizing and being in charge.
2) I’m very opinionated.
3) I really wish I had gone to school to be a graphic designer.
4) ) In high school I was mentioned in the valedictorian’s speech in regards to things that will never change — “Alissa will never vote Republican.” Turns out I never have, but I do not vote down party lines, ever, in any aspect of life. I think that’s lazy thinking.
6) I really want to be a lawyer, as I love debates and logic, but I don’t want to spend that much of my time working.
7) I never thought I’d be that into having children, but now I’m obsessed with pregnant women and can’t wait to be a mom.
8) I like to s-p-r-a-w-l.
9) I avoid pants when I can.
10) I love words. And vacations. And margaritas.
11) I strongly believe in treating people how you’d like to be treated.
12) I make it a point to be self-aware and as fair as possible.
13) I constantly edit myself as I talk and am therefore kinda verbose, but I strive for simplicity.
14) I think I’m pretty hot. Turns out that’s all it takes to make it true.
15) I take pride in a job well done.
16) I’m horrible at keeping in touch, but I’m extremely loyal.
17) I’m a dog person all the way.
18) I’ve been a vegetarian for 15 years and don’t regret a single day, but I loooooove cheese.
19) When I was a teenager I would hide in the bathroom reading books my parents didn’t approve of. Before that I read a lot of Babysitter’s Club and Nancy Drew.
20) I wasn’t allowed to watch Roseanne or MTV or the Simpsons as a child.
21) I was a very happy baby and am still generally positive and good-natured.
22) I do not take shit. From anyone. But I respect the upshot of diplomacy.
23) I do not get star-struck, am not easily embarrassed, and rarely feel self-conscious. I don’t think I’m better than anyone or that anyone is better than me.
24) I love knowing what vitamins I’m getting from food and what they do for me.
25) I love plants!
26) When I was about 6 or 7, my parents took me to t-ball sign-ups, but it turns out it’s only for boys. That did not go over well with my mom, who insisted they let me play anyway, and thus I became the only girl in the t-ball league. Ever.
27) I base all my decisions on whether or not I’ll be proud, ashamed, or ambivalent on my death bed.
28) I would give almost anything to read the Harry Potter series again for the first time. And to watch the Buffy series again for the first time too for that matter.
29) I was conceived in Australia, but my heart lives in Paris.
30) If there’s a word for it, there’s a perfect word.
31) I often forget that I’m a girl, and white. I wish I were fat and black and could sing like a goddess.

Quote of the Day

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:39:00 -0500

“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.”

-Bruce Lee

Snuffleupagus, y’all.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:47:46 -0500

Snuffleupagus, y’all.

New Squarepusher Album...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:48:00 -0400

Coming out later this year! Check out http://www.myspace.com/warprecords

5 Famous Inventors (Who Stole Their Big Idea) | Cracked.com

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:35:19 -0400

5 Famous Inventors (Who Stole Their Big Idea) | Cracked.com:

Thanks to Andy Excuse for finding this. Hee-sterical.

Coverpop: Harry Potter

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:24:25 -0400

Coverpop: Harry Potter:

Awesome. This is just one of many “collages” on the site coverpop.com. Others include manga, Mad Magazine, sci-fi mags and books, and graphic novels, among many, many others. You can zoom in on each item and get some info on it too.

Coudal Partners | The Museum of Online Musems | MoOM

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:21:49 -0400

Coudal Partners | The Museum of Online Musems | MoOM

SEGA Superstars Tennis at Nintendo :: Games

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:49:36 -0400

SEGA Superstars Tennis at Nintendo :: Games

Food Court Musical. So, so very awesome.

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:42:52 -0400

Food Court Musical. So, so very awesome.

Oh, Journalists

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:51:32 -0400

It’s too bad that journalists are supposed to be authorities on stuff but often don’t have the first clue.

Holeee Shiiiiat! I Just Finished Harry Potter!

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:22:00 -0400

I just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! This was probably one of the best fiction series I’ve ever read — the last two might be some of the greatest fiction stories I’ve read on their own. I never thought I’d love Harry Potter this much, but it’s renewed my faith in excellent, uncontrived, no-pretenses, heart-racing, edge-sitting, fingernail-biting, holy-shit-what’s-going-to-happen-next writing. It’s dramatic, parabolic, and climactic, but what’s more is the way it’s written. The story itself is so exciting, but the words J.K. Rowling uses to tell it are equally amazing. She’s so descriptive without getting in the way of the action, and the diction and syntax are so sophisticated, without distracting or condescending. She uses exactly the right words — every time — paces the stories perfectly, and writes developed characters that, by the end, you feel you know personally. Seriously, anyone who still thinks that Harry Potter books are just for children (at one time, myself included) are, to their own detriment, holding themselves as readers to a literary standard Rowling has met and far surpassed. Bloody brilliant!

Me Likey

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:49:31 -0500

Bob Dylan

Born Ruffians

The Pixies

Santogold

Young Marble Giants