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alison's ok. you're ok.

i got more game than parker brothers.

About Me

in spite of certain antisocial tendencies, my plan is to learn 12 languages by the time i turn 30. i am going to talk to the whole entire world. right now im working on arabic. attention arabs: please chat with me.

artist of the month: Guillermo Munro
i like riding the city bus.
i like watching the Biggest Loser on tv at the gym.
i like my new bicycle "Afternoon Delight".
i dont like pennies.
i dont like socks with holes in them.
i dont like paying for parking.

My Interests

community development, micro-enterprise, vegetarianism, knitting, books, golf, 1920s art, photography, pacifism, philosophy and theology, writing, film production, etc.

I'd like to meet:


STUD. STUD 2 .

Music:

neo-folk, lo-fi, indie-rock, early 60's doo wop...
lately it's been hot chip, alela diane, the kooks, ingrid michaelson, and why?

Movies:

all documentaries, anything thoughtful, beautiful, hilarious and/or poignant.

Television:

TPT! curbyer. star trek. arrested d. metalocalypse. the end.

Books:

traveling mercies. little altars everywhere. the giver. the Bible. dharma bums!!! deadeye dick. blue like jazz. fight club. siddhartha. letters from a nut. a clockwork orange.
poetry is also nice. plath. martí. darío. neruda. ferlinghetti. bukowski. and so on.

Heroes:

anybody who is organized.

My Blog

Huxleys pearls

on being happy:"Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being conte...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:16:00 PST

lets talk abortion [legislation]

I recently read a bulletin that stated:"i dont understand how people are so so so angry about about the lives lost in iraq, and yet 126,000 innocent babies die per day in the entire world (accroding t...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Fri, 23 May 2008 11:23:00 PST

spring is upon us

yesterday was the first day of real springtime weather for us minnesotans. today might be the second. it just feels so nice to lay outside in shorts and read a book with your best roomie and waste the...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:08:00 PST

wal-mart "green" commercials

as i wait on hold with the IRS, i would like to comment on some wal-mart commercials i have seen this morning. they are promoting wal-mart's new "green" image. one is two teenage girls wearing shirts ...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:57:00 PST

update

here is my life update on this 7th day of April, two-thousand and eight:-i bought a new bike today. i left mine out all winter in the snow (dumb) and now it’s all rusty and the tires are all cra...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:11:00 PST

gmail custom

This is either very very good or very very bad news......what do you think?...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:05:00 PST

the hunt

in my hunt for an interesting wedding dress, here are a few I have come across. they are good enough to share with everybody. enjoy!Condom DressPatriotic Wedding LineGigant-O DressesToilet Paper Dress...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:15:00 PST

i take issue with the way we talk about immigration

I thought this was a straightforward unbiased article that brings up good questions and demands action on the part of our elected leaders. What do you think:Is Racism Fueling the Immigration Debate?I ...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:16:00 PST

Gratitude.

i have been trying to live four simple words which i thought would bring me to an understanding of some sort. Simplicity. Frugality. Generosity. Gratitude. these four things, being present in your lif...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:15:00 PST

best. song. ever.

so I've been listening to a lot of doo-wop and early rock & roll lately and i happened upon this little ditty. it's probably the most hilarious thing ever written.I GOT A ROCKET IN MY POCKET by Ji...
Posted by alison's ok. you're ok. on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:19:00 PST