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allie

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About Me

To all you aspiring Band nerds, i'm thrilled for you, really I am, go on with your bad-band selves. Just stop bothering me please. Adding notices to spammers, If you have no profile, a profile that has absolutely nothing in common with me or mine, I will report you as Spam. Lotta good that will do, but whatevah!
Now, onto me :)Time to update, yes? A lot changes in a year. I mean, after some botox even my evil scowl lines are gone :)First, a picture of my pony Mark.
My fiance, my dog, my friends and my horses are the central themes in my life, but I also nerd out and do nutty stuff like make soap (not that cheap melt and pour stuff, but the real shit made with lye!), lotion, lip balm--shit like that. I tend to get involved in little crafty things that I'm all gung-ho about, but quickly lose time/interest. I've picked up my beading again though, perhaps i'll finish my browband one day. I have, in the past year, completed FOUR Horse Trials. Horse trials, or "events" are a made up of three phases of riding--Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country. It is the epitome of fun if you are a horse person who enjoys working toward a tangible goal with your riding, AND like to go fast and jump stuff ;)I run a rescue/retrain/rehoming group for Thoroughbreds coming off the track (which is why i dont call you back), and I believe there is no heart in the world like these horses. I currently own 5 Exracers and a Hanoverian/TB cross that I foxhunt and enjoy when i get the time. I grew up doing hunters/jumpers and Eq, but now consider myself firmly entranced in the "Event" camp as stated above.I'm a voracious user of my digital camera, a Canon 20D dubbed "Clive" because he's so damn sexy. My favorite things to shoot are horses and friends riding horses.Boy. I'm super thrilling, yes?Though I live in the land of concrete, traffic and starbucks, I also own a small slice of personal heaven near Southern Pines, North Carolina that I visit often. Phinny digs it.I love my fence at my farm.__________________________ MyGen

My Interests

I love my ponies, I love my dog, I love my cat and my friends and my family. I finally get to travel to fun and exotic places with my boyfriend and I'm LOVING that too. I dig photography, foxhunting, boating on the Chesapeake, Baltimore City, Hawaii, the beach, and a good red wine. My absolute favorite moments involve being outside with my loved ones enjoying nature. some more things allie hearts: ------------------------------------ My Dogs, Thoroughbreds, racing, foxhunting, music, my truck, my HORSE TRAILER (the taj matrailer), my friends, learning dressage (gack!), photography, being outside, thunderstorms, good beer, red wine, comfortable blankies and jammies. wow, how boring do i sound? HA!

I'd like to meet:

Everybody! Old friends, new friends, Horse Folks, Maryland Horse Folks, --I love meeting new folks. But i'm super busy, so sadly cannot keep up with everybody as often as i'd like. Love going out riding with new folks too!

Music:

Love me some Beck, Jeff Buckley, Damien Rice, ahhh shit, too many to name. OK, i have a moment to name the *other* bands I have to tell total strangers about, because the music I love is inherantly important, right?Beulah, Ben Folds, Neko Case, The Eels, Wilco, (Old) Garbage, Dandy Warhols, Alanis Morrissette (i'm sorry, i really like her!), Ben Kweller, Guster, The Shins, Belle and Sebastian, Arcade Fire, Fountains of Wayne, Decemberists, Old Bruce Springsteen, G Love, Kelly Bell, Eels, The Hold Steady, Manic Street Preachers, Marc Broussard, My Morning Jacket, New Pornographers, Pete Yorn, Stereophonics. I'm sure i'll add more, but thats all my ADD-riddled brain will allow for.

Movies:

Lonesome Dove. Stop laughing, its fucking fabulous.

Television:

I like to pretend that I dont watch too much TV, but thats pretty much a lie. I have recently found the joy that is Comcast Digital/On Demand and lurve it. All time favorites: Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, Entourage, Big Love and a movie here and there.

Books:

So disappointed in every book i've read recently. I'm hard to please.

Heroes:

Thoroughbreds. Get Your Own! | View SlideshowAll my OTTB peeps, send me pics of your ponies!

My Blog

Rob Brezny, how do you know me?

Those of you who dont read Rob Brezny's horoscopes are missing out.  Always very interesting, and mine are all pretty spot-on.This weeks: "Dear Rob: I base who I am on how much I have suffered. ...
Posted by allie on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:46:00 PST

Wow...

Apparently i'm feeling good enough to ignore my blog for 6 weeks.  Well, not truly ignore because I *think* about the blog quite a lot, I just dont commit to doodling in it.  I like to spend...
Posted by allie on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:54:00 PST

What my mom taught me, and other stuff you think about on road trips

This past weekend I got to go down and visit Lisa for her birthday near Blacksburg VA.  I've been trying to get down there for YEARS but finding time is so hard.  I thought that I wouldnt be...
Posted by allie on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:11:00 PST

I heart George Tekei

Thats right, Sulu.  Those of you who don't listen to Howard Stern (Love him!) are missing out on the fabulousness that is George Tekei as guest announcer.  When Howard moved over to Sirius, ...
Posted by allie on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:27:00 PST

Yet another weekend of fabulous pony time!

I entered a last minute Horse Trial as there were still entries open the Monday before (this is unusual, they typically close entries a couple weeks prior) the competition.  Phinny stayed sound (...
Posted by allie on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:11:00 PST

Fischer Price My First Felony

This is what my friend Jorja called my first crime.  When I was 5, I wandered down the street (5 year olds did this when I was 5) and very deliberately broke into Ira and Sue Blattstein's house i...
Posted by allie on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:14:00 PST

Trip to the Horsepital last week

This is a repost from my message board, but some of ya'lls dont read it ;)Tuesday night I went out to get my beloved Phinny from the field to ride in my new saddle (after I finally figured out mine fi...
Posted by allie on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:41:00 PST

My Poor Peter...

Peter is my car.  And I fucked him up good today.  My fault, but not my fault.  Bad storm, driving in rain, some asswipe see's the traffic light in front of them go out and, in 35 MPH h...
Posted by allie on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:53:00 PST

Clearly I need more to do...

So, two years ago I bought john a flatwater recreational kayak for Giftmas--a little 9.5 foot 'Swifty' that we keep down on the 'rents boat in annapolis. John grew up as a big canoe nerd, going to can...
Posted by allie on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:04:00 PST

Life is Funny

  I'm very much a firm believer that whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, to the point that Self-Flagellation is a consistent part of my diet.  Call it a self-imposed karmic...
Posted by allie on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:59:00 PST