Alison *Grace* profile picture

Alison *Grace*

I vomit in my mind.

About Me

Ladies love pinball.

You need to get you a jean skort.

He just offered me $6,100 to make period art!

Ooohhh. My box!

Let's see... I like (in no particular order): beer (I'm currently on a Newcastle kick), examining people's tattoos and hearing the stories behind them, decorating my apartment, being adventurous (I'm willing to try almost anything once), singing along with the radio at top volume, sleep, multitasking, glitter in general, cheesy 80s stuff, people who can carry on a conversation, travelling to new places (this could be somewhere as far flung as Australia or as close as a bar down the street), wearing flip flops, phone dates with far off friends, Riesling (though almost any kind of white wine will do), my brown Docs, history, drunken photography, spring and fall, BBQs, having a clean and neat apartment and the satisfaction that goes along with it, swimming in clear water, driving in general, playing pretty much any kind of board game (I'm a dork, what can I say), participating and not just watching karaoke, antiques, guys who are taller than me, a good vodka gimlet, stargazing (though I know nothing of astronomy), research, the color green, cherry coke, collecting shot glasses, billiards, going to art museums, and animals.

I dislike: hearing excessive details about wedding planning, St. Louis drivers, serious arguing (I think everyone should all just get along)(and I am fiercely loyal to my friends which makes things difficult sometimes), Jager, physics, peas, weird roommates, having to clean, St. Louis humidity, rude people, people with unibrows/mullets/rat-tails/mustaches, people stealing my parking spot, diamonds, litter, fakeness in general (this can include people's attitudes, fake tans, fake boobs, and fake jewelry, to name a few), when people don't pick up their dog's poop, the fact that I have yet to graduate from college, having to go to the laundromat, people who don't talk, bell peppers, the color red, chicken juices, when people don't recycle, and screaming/oozing children.

So, life being life, my plans have not worked out exactly how I wanted them to. I finished my second year with AmeriCorps (besides the fact that I almost didn't finish, I NEVER thought I would do two years...actually, if you had asked me in February of '05 what I would be doing that summer, moving to St. Louis would not have been mentioned...), I now work at Whole Foods (again, never having set foot in the store before going to the interview, I wouldn't have pictured myself working there...), and I really do enjoy it most of the time. It is the change of pace I needed. I needed to be very far away from small children, which is why I didn't follow through with the plan to go back to working with special ed kids...
The Best Myspace Survey
* . . About You . . *
Eye Color:: Blue/gray
Hair Color:: Naturally, blondish. Currently, reddish
Height:: 6 feet
Favorite Color:: Currently, green
Screen Name:: I used to IM...but tht was long ago...
Favorite Band:: changes depending on my mood
Favorite Movie:: ditto
Favorite Show:: see above
Your Car:: Chevy Impala
Your Hometown:: We Go (aka West Chicago)
Your Present Town:: The Lou
Your Crushes First Name:: None of your damn business
Your Grade:: Wow...like, 20th?
Your Style:: chameleon
* . . Have You Ever . . *
Sat on your rooftop?: Not on mine, but on other people's
Kissed someone in the rain?: Mmmm...I don't think so...
Danced in a public place?: Many a time.
Smiled for no reason?: Surely.
Laughed so hard you cried?: Oh yes.
Peed your pants after age 8?: No comment.
Written a song?: Nope. I'm just not creative in that way.
Sang to someone for no reason?: I don't sing to people unless there's liquor and a stage and a microphone.
Performed on a stage?: Yes.
Talked to someone you don't know?: Every day I go to work.
Gone out of your way to befriend someone?: I'm sure that I have.
Made out in a theatre?: No. And I'm ok with that. I like to watch movies when in a movie theater. If I wanted to make out with someone I could save myself ten bucks and just hang out in my apartment.
Gone roller skating since 8th grade?: Yes. (Roller skating was a gym class I took in high school).
Been in love?: Nope.
* . . Who was the last person to . . *
Say HI to you?: Justin
Tell you, I love you?: No idea.
Kiss you?: Again, no idea.
Hug you?: Morgan?
Tell you BYE?: Justin
Write you a note?: My boss?
Take your photo?: No clue. Kerrie maybe?
Call your cell phone?: Justin
Buy you something?: Ryan bought me some drinks on Monday...
Go with you to the movies?: Morgan and Co.
Sing to you?: I don't think anyone has ever sung to me...
Write a poem about you?: Now that I am sure no one has ever done (or at least never told me about)
Text message you?: Um...Pat? Bekkah? Elaine?
Touch you?: Um...probably a coworker...
* . . What's the last . . *
Time you laughed?: earlier today, when Justin was telling me his Barcelona hookers story.
Time you cried?: Good question.
Movie you watched?: Waitress
Joke you told?: I don't tell jokes.
Song you've sang?: In private? Fidelity by Regina Spektor. In public, Story of My Life by Social Distortion.
Time you've looked at the clock?: Now.
Drink you've had?: Water.
Number you've dialed?: Samir's.
Book you've read?: I'm currently reading several, which I can't think of right now.
Food you've eaten?: Soup
Flavor of gum chewed?: Something minty.
Shoes you've worn?: gym shoes
Store you've been in?: Borders
Thing you've said?: Some phrase filled with expletives
* . . Can You . . *
Write with both hands?: Not well.
Whistle?: Yes.
Blow a bubble?: Yes.
Roll your tounge in a circle?: Yes.
Cross your eyes?: Yes.
Touch your tounge to your nose?: Not quite.
Dance?: Not well.
Gleek?: No.
Stay up a whole night without sleep?: Yes.
Speak a different language?: Not well.
Impersonate someone?: No.
Prank call people?: I could if I chose to I suppose.
Make a card pyramid?: Never tried, but I doubt it.
Cook anything?: Yes.
* . . Finish The Line . . *
If i were a ...: rich man.
I wish ...: many things.
So many people don't know that ...: cougars, mountain lions, pumas and panthers are all the exact same thing. Yes they are.
I am ...: tired.
My heart is ...: lonely.
Take this survey | Find more surveys
Bzoink - The Original Survey Site
Your EQ is 113
You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.
On an average day, you're quite happy, together, and content. You live your life well.
Your emotions aren't always stable, but you can go along with the ups and downs pretty well.
You tend to be motivated, energetic, focused, and level headed.
You see the world pretty rationally, and you don't tend to over dramatize things. When things are bad, you know they eventually have to get better. What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?
You Are An Intro-Extrovert!
Sometimes you're social - sometimes you're shy
You've got a bit of an Introvert / Extrovert split going on
You enjoy all sorts of situations. Parties, small groups, and alone time.
Too much of one, and you'll long for the other. You need varity!
Chances are, you've got both serious and fun friends - and they don't get along. Are You An Extrovert or Introvert? this layout is from whateverlife.com!

My Interests

Frequently changing. They run from geeky and intellectual(history, architecture, museums) to cheesy (miniature golf, bowling, board games) to sporty (softball, whitewater rafting, hiking), to everything else out there.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone, everyone, whomever. I like meeting new people in general. But I think the better question would be "Who would I rather not meet?" That list would include: drama queens, people who are insanely rude, people who are hugely conceited, uncontrolled children and their indulgent parents, and snobby assholes. (What can I say, I'm kind of a bitch sometimes). And, I'm sorry, but if you have a mullet, I can't even look at you. Seriously. No, for real.
The issue you see is rarely the issue you have.
Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real"
You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love.
You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart.

Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing (with no mentions of v-day!)

Your flirting style: honest and even slightly sarcastic

What turns you off: romantic expectations and "greeting card" holidays

Why you're hot: you don't just play hard to get - you are hard to get What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

Music:

I like music. All sorts. What I'm listening to changes depending on the mood I'm in, the mood I'm trying to get into, etc. The only stuff I really won't listen to is country (not that there aren't some excellent country musicians out there, but most of the time it's just not my thing), and most forms of jazz (same thing as country music).

Movies:

I love watching movies. At home, at the theater, wherever, whenever. (I do talk through movies if I'm with people though...but that's just what I do). And movie taste, like music, is all over the map. Action, drama, romance, weepy movies, oscar winners, cheestatic crap, I like what I like. (Oh, don't get me wrong, there's plenty I dislike, and I haven't really figured out any correlation amongst either).

Television:

When I actually have access to cable, I will watch Dexter, The Wire, Entourage, Big Love, Weeds, The L Word, Brotherhood, and more I'm sure...if I was home consistenly on weeknights I might watch normal network tv...but between work and having fun, that just doesn't happen. I always enjoy watching various sporting events (mostly my Cubs and Bears. And there is always hope for the Cubs this season. I mean, come on, it's only been 100 years since they won a world series).

Books:

I wish I took the time to read more. As it is, I am always reading at least a few different books. (the divided attention may be why it takes so long for me to finish some of them sometimes). I finally finished reading The Amber Room: The Fate of the World's Greatest Lost Treasure by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark, I'm almost done with Queen of the South, I just finished Spook: The Scientific Search For the Afterlife, and...I'm probably reading something else. I just started Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen.

Heroes:

I can't think of any offhand...which probably says something about me...but, whatever!

My Blog

Fugliest shoes on the planet that aren’t crocs

So, anyone who sees me on a daily basis can attest to the fact that I am not exactly a fashionista. For the most part, I just don’t care to put that much effort into what I’m wearing. What...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:11:00 PST

Top Twelve Ways To Be A Shitty Customer

1. Spend the entire transaction on your cellphone, only to pause as I hand you your bags and say "Oh, but I wanted paper bags..." 2. Scream at me for something that is not my fault or something I have...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:27:00 PST

Irate and irritated MVP

..> ..> I don't have anything particularly noteworthy to be blogging about, but I'm putting off sleep for some reason, and thinking about the shitty start to the new year I've gotten, and now I'm ...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:08:00 PST

SERIOUSLY!!! (Edited for updates)

Seriously! Who the fuck steals a half a bottle of Calvin Klein Euphoria? Perfume?! For real?! (Though it does smell delish, I can't imagine that's really worth all the effort) I didn't notice ANYTHING...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:31:00 PST

I keep on fallin

So, it has come to my attention that I fall down. Sort of a lot. Sort of in big ways. Now, I'm not even including drunken falls in this. I guess I'm just sort of a klutz sometimes...however, here are ...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:01:00 PST

My hatred of Tuesday, March 6th, 2007.

(I wrote this while sitting in a very pointless training on Tuesday, March 6th). Hating the world right now& So, I thought the day really couldn't get any worse in principle. Day 1 of a 2 day training...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:53:00 PST

My 1st and 3rd 1 Nite Stand (aka Whitney Houston, Butterfly Kisses, lick my clit)

Well, with a title like that, I'm sure people are expecting something dirty. And for anyone who's been to the karaoke heaven known as the 1 Nite Stand in South city, they know that this blog will inde...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:00:00 PST

Liz Phair Rocked!

The free Liz Phair concert was awesome, the waiting for her to get onstage kind of sucked, but I WAS thoroughly entertained by the sign-language interpreter interpreting the songs of the lame ass band...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:26:00 PST

"Bitch, get your hands off my lube!"

Rules of Drag Queen Shows are as follows: -Tipping is not a city in China. -Drag queens like nice tits. -They also like men missing their front teeth. -If you go to gay bars with any regularity, yo...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:59:00 PST

Red velvet twinkies, FEMA palaces, and grown men who carry dolls.

Where to begin...let's see. The trip to Mississippi has been kind of indescribable to someone who hasn't come down here. Some of it is the unique outings we have been on (Bear's Stagecoach Lounge a...
Posted by Alison *Grace* on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:11:00 PST