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Allison!

Reasonably Irresponsible

About Me

My Links:
Del.icio.us I think this one can tell you the most about me
Last.FM this is a good insight into me as well.
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    I like speaking French I read the Business section of the newspaper first I love the smell of rain/wet Pavement my macbook is like an extension of my body I have sat in the main conference room of the EU as Greece I walk fast During college, I participated in a pudding wrestling contest I sleep with the TV on dance parties = awesomeness


My Interests

Traveling, Lacrosse, Beer, Dinosaurs, Rock Climbing, Newspapers, politics, Shopping, French, International Relations, Los Angeles, long drives(but not city driving), Disneyland, my MacBook, dancing, languages, writing, ..Strasbourg, economics, linguistics, sports, Poland, Spanish art, Crossword Puzzles, France, whiskey, Cold Weather, The Balkans

I'd like to meet:

people who like to have dance parties

Music:

Weezer, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, The Clash, The Cure, Foo Fighters, Beck, Feist, No Doubt, Alkaline Trio, The Smiths, Arcade Fire, Jimmy Eat World, The Cars, Tears for Fears, Get Up Kids, Regina Spektor, Frank Sinatra, Tupac, Neil Young, The Pixies, Violent Femmes, The Killers, Interpol, Spoon, Nine Inch Nails, Broken Social Scene, Cursive, Britney Spears, hip hop

Movies:

The Contender, Pulp Fiction, Full Metal Jacket, Silence of the Lambs, Office Space, Children of Men, The Pianist, Independence Day, LA Confidential, A League of their Own, The American President, Jeux d'Enfant, Good Bye Lenin!, Traffic, Born Into Brothels, Mean Girls, American Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Mad Hot Ballroom, Saving Private Ryan,

Television:

The X- Files, Wonderfalls, The West Wing, Band of Brothers, Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl, Jack and Bobby, The Office, Freaks and Geeks, Arrested Development, Friday Night Lights, Sports Night, Brothers and Sisters

Books:

Love Thy Neighbor: A Story of War, The Stranger, By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Daughters of Juarez, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Harry potter, American Gods, The Giver, The Little Prince, The Alchemist, Lexus and the Olive Branch,

Heroes:

Jen G.
Joel Stein
Tracy B.
Joeslyn R.
Jimmy R.
..

My Blog

R.I.P. Mothers Circus Animal Cookies

Today is a sad day. Mother's cookies went out of business after 92 years. I'm going to miss those cute, yummy, little pink and white animals with the sprinkle dots. However, I won't miss their chocola...
Posted by Allison! on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:52:00 PST

Haven’t done this in a While

This reminds me, I should really make my October playlist. That will be coming soonMusic Shuffle Survey:Instructions:::1. Put your music player on shuffle.2. Press forward for each question.3. Use the...
Posted by Allison! on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:40:00 PST

My Car was Broken Into

I unlocked my car this morning and noticed something was odd. Oh that's right, my car stereo was missing. Fuck.  I've been doing street parking for less than a week and my car gets robbed.I looke...
Posted by Allison! on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:52:00 PST

Has phishlock on mobile rolled out yet?

I'm locked... and on mobile
Posted by Allison! on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:40:00 PST

phishlocked thru mobile

phishlocked through mobile
Posted by Allison! on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:52:00 PST

Not the most absurd aim conversation I’ve had today

(4:26:10 PM) t: i figured out how to sneak booze onto an airplane(4:26:14 PM) t: er, not airplane(4:26:15 PM) allieinspace: oh god(4:26:16 PM) t: cruise ship(4:26:20 PM) allieinspace: oh better(4:26:4...
Posted by Allison! on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:34:00 PST

Open Tables with a 10 Minute Wait

Edger, Aaron, and I went to lunch at Islands today. It's lunch time, so yes, it was crowded but there were plenty of open tables outside and otehr people sitting there. We were still told "The wait wi...
Posted by Allison! on Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:00 PST

Turning Things Off

While fighting with my Tivo every single night this week to work, I found that the updates were more likely to at least start (even if they didn't complete) if I turned off the dsl box.  This has...
Posted by Allison! on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:55:00 PST

The April Mix - Inspired by Disney and Elton!

It's time for the April 2008 mix! I started making this one a few weeks back realizing I wanted to hear a bunch of older stuff then on Saturday I went to see Elton John and Downtown Disney and it took...
Posted by Allison! on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:57:00 PST

The Mix from last August

If you read these things, you know that I make a music mix once a month. Last august I made one and after a few listens I dismissed it as my Worst. Mix. Ever.  I played it for some reason when I ...
Posted by Allison! on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:53:00 PST