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Alison

I am here for Friends

About Me

I'd like to think that I can talk to cats. I spend much of my time pretending that I do. I think most people need more hugs and luckily for the world I happen to be a very huggy person. I'm what you would call a detail oriented person and/or slight perfectionist. I would like to think this is a good thing although sometimes I do get carried away. I love road trips and watching scenery change over a few hours or days. There is really nothing like traveling and an amazing view. Other than traveling when I can, my passion in life is my art and my inspiration is simple..loving, laughing and appreciation. Speaking of appreciation, I have a thing for line quality pretty much anywhere I can find it. I love diverse materials and textures like pods, gut, cactus spurs, onion skins and egg shells..hmmm, I'm feeling all warm and tingly inside just thinking about it.

My Interests

My cats, my beautiful boyfriend, ART, weaving, welding, sculpture, drawing, silk-screening, doodling, making as much as I can with as many different art mediums possible- even gut (yes I do mean pig intestines), traveling, scuba diving, the ocean, a great view, reading, camping, family, wonderful people, dedicated friends, striving to be a truly good person, animals of all shapes and sizes, balance, micro/macro concepts, contradictions, paradox's, laughing and hugs on a regular basis and last but never least- DANCING

I'd like to meet:

Old friends who I've lost touch with. New friends I'd like to get to know better. Acquaintences who I'd like to be friends with. And people with warm adventurous hearts and open minds who I haven't yet had the priviledge of meeting.

Music:

Reggae (my favorite)- Black Uhuru, Lee Scratch Perry, Buju Banton, Bob Marley Steel Pulse and Peter Tosh to name a few. Also, Amadou & Mariam, Manu Chao, Phoenix, Iron and Wine, Calexico, Sufjan Stevens, Belle and Sebastian, Lewis and Clark, Al Green, Bloc Party, Ratatat, Hot Chip, Gipsy Kings, The Postal Service, Outkast, Eudora and Joel Kraft- you are amazing!!!!!

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Carribean, Fight Club, Office Space, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Girl Next Door and Monty Python

Television:

Dexter- becoming my new obsession. Lost, That 70's show, The History Channel, The Travel Channel, Animal Planet, Iron Chef, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report- my new favorite

Books:

Everything by Haruki Muraki- his brilliance is beyond my comprehension. My favorites might be Kafka on the Shore or Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Also Lord of the Rings (I know I'm such a dork), John Stewarts- America and anything by David Sedaris-Gotta love laughing while reading!

Heroes:

Adrienne Criste, Nathan Sutton, Carl Kurtz, Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, Hal Wert, Haruki Murakami and Leonardo Da Vinci