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Alison

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Busy.

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My Interests


Road trips and other vacations. The wrong direction forever. Working with portable, autistic people. Finn, per usual. Camping. Keeping children and marauders away from my campsite. Trying to build campfires and failing miserably. Northampton. Brooklyn. Seattle. Free time. Oona's cozy, new bed. MY ROOMMATES. Integral counseling psychology. Neuroscience. Prospect Park. Dolores Park. The beach. Cooking. Cooking magazines. Books and more books. Fire Island. Slow cookers (crock pots) and blenders. Music and more music. Expensive laundry detergent and flannel, sheets, missing the East Coast, convincing my friends to move to SF.

I'd like to meet:

Not the Muni, not the bus. Not the outer reaches of nowhere.

Music:

Emily J. Wood (electronic music by my dear, talented friend).

http://www.myspace.com/emilyjwoodmusic
The Shins, Mew, Talking Heads, ex-Boyfriends, Mew, Camera Obscura, Interpol, Magnetic Fields, Minipop, The Cars, Blonde Redhead, The Arcade Fire, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, The Killers, Neko Case, Tartufi, Radio Vago, Boyskout (and all of my friends' projects), The Gossip, Death Cab, Postal Service, The Smiths, The Cure, Mirah, Iron & Wine, American Analog Set, Explosions in the Sky!, Mogwai, Electrelane, Ratatat, the Faint, The Album Leaf, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Do Make Say Think, LCD Soundsystem, Bloc Party, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Mum, Prince, old Madonna, Elliott Smith, Julie Ruin, Bikini Kill, Aha!, Boards of Canada, etc, etc... it changes all the time. Never Bright Eyes and never the Polyphonic Spree.

Movies:

Immaculate Confession (my roommate's feature-length documentary about priests and nuns who married).

Juno, Waitress, The Devil's Playground, Capote, Everything is Illuminated, Walk the Line, Brokeback Mountain, Tarnation, Thumbsucker, The Life Aquatic, You and Me and Everyone We Know, girlhood, Welcome to the Dollhouse, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Hours, Ma Vie en Rose, Dark Days, The Secretary, Taxi Driver, Sideways, The Education of Shelby Knox, anything Almodovar (especially Bad Education), etc, etc, etc...

Television:

Arrested Development. Freaks and Geeks. Six Feet Under (RIP). Dexter. Food TV. Big Love. NORTHERN EXPOSURE. Twin Peaks. Super Nanny. Not sitcoms. Not the OC.

Books:

Julia Glass, The Echo Maker. Zadie Smith, A History of Love, The Botany of Desire, The Glass Castle, Stumbling on Happiness, Anais Nin, Dorothy Allison, Mary Gaitskill, A History of Salt, Cod, Armistead Maupin, Harry Potter, Jose Saramago, Nabakov, Donna Haraway (How Like a Leaf), Irvin Yalom, George Orwell, Foucault and other esoteric French theorists. Psychology books, neuroscience, cookbooks. Magazines. Embarrassing mysteries.

My Blog

Bridget Made Me Do It. Take 2.

1. What's the connection between you and the last person that called you?She's my ladyfriend.2. Do you ever turn your cell phone off?I turn it when I'm at work, then forget to turn it back on again.3....
Posted by Alison on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:46:00 PST

Bridget Made Me Do It. For Reals.

Your ex is on the side of the road, on fire. What do you do?I'd tell X to stop'n'drop then throw a bucket of water on top. What can I say?  I'm a softyYour best friend tells you she is pregnant. ...
Posted by Alison on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:13:00 PST

Sublet My Room, May 15 to July 15!

Yes, it's that time again! Summer is coming, and I'm subletting my room, which is located in a great Mission apartment.This modern space features ample sunlight, a large gourmet kitchen, a fireplace, ...
Posted by Alison on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:17:00 PST

Not Terribly Original. Not Terribly Exciting.

1. Where were you 3 hours ago?Showering2. What do you love? My pets, friends, family, great food and converasation, etc, etc3. Have you ever eaten a crayon? Um, no.4. Is there anything pink within 10 ...
Posted by Alison on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:38:00 PST

Taurus Truth.

My dear friend Megan posted the following entry to her blog today. I am floored.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I know how you're feeling, Taurus. I've done time in the same psychic prison you're trapped in...
Posted by Alison on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:13:00 PST

75 QUESTIONS ABOUT MY TOP 8

HERE IS A SURVEY ABOUT YOUR TOP 8 ON YOUR FRIEND'S LIST. FILL IT OUT AND REPOST AS "75 QUESTIONS ABOUT MY TOP 8."Number 1: SimoneNumber 2: EmilyNumber 3: AliciaNumber 4: WyattNumber 5: BridgetNumber 6...
Posted by Alison on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:20:00 PST

Sometimes, News IS Good News...

I checked the Golden Gate University web site yesterday. Guess what it told me? I've been admitted to the MA in Counseling Psychology program, which is the first step toward an MFT credential.How exci...
Posted by Alison on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:21:00 PST

Jacqui is Sending Me Subliminal Messages.

RED-ANGER 1. Are you currently mad at someone? Not actively.2. Which of your family members has the worst temper? All of us. In different ways.3. Have you ever thrown something at anyone? I once threw...
Posted by Alison on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST

My Phone. This Week Sucks, Part 495843958

So, it looks like I won't have a phone for the next week or so. My phone died (the inside part of the charger is broken). And there's something wrong with my Verizon online account. Which means that I...
Posted by Alison on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:58:00 PST

Goodbye, Sweet Gray

My parents are having my oldest cat, Reilley, put down this week. She was diagnosed with cancer several months ago, and it's running its course. I'll spare you the gory details, but I will say that sh...
Posted by Alison on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:16:00 PST