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alliegato

I appreciate your psychosis...it makes me seem normal :) (visit me at allison712.deviantart.com!)

About Me

Well, here's some samples of my artwork that I have posted on deviantart. So here's your "subtle hint"...haha. Myspace is old news for me now, lol...dA is the way to go!
Prismatic Sonoluminescence
The Color of Sound
So...who am I? A question I have pondered many times. Admittedly, I have a much better idea now than I did a couple years ago.
On the surface, I'm a single mom who has been wonderfully blessed with 3 children...definitely far from perfect angels, but I love them with all my heart. Rachael is 8, Rivers is 4-1/2, and Gianna is 2-1/2. I was widowed in July 2005. It's definitely been a rough time, but with God's help and the incredible love and support of friends and family, we're doing really well.
I'm a woman who loves God and wants to serve Him. Unfortunately, I get in the way of myself and God's plan far more often than I care to admit. I've done a lot of learning about letting go of grief, anger, and control. And I'm still doing a lot of learning. Sometimes it feels like 1 step forward, 2 steps back. And I really feel like a spiritual dunce sometimes...if God actually knocked me upside the head, it wouldn't surprise me 'cause I'm sure I deserve it. But I still have a desire to grow more in Him, and if I stopped feeling sorry for myself and actually sought after Him instead of sitting back and hoping that I'll just learn more by osmosis or something, I'm sure I'd be a lot better off.
I'm a fairly artistic person...doesn't mean that what I create is any good, but I usually enjoy what I do. I've written a couple songs, I draw a little, I enjoy scrapbooking, I've done a little Calligraphy, I used to try to write stories when I was younger, I play piano and flute and would like to teach myself guitar...basically a little of this and that. But I tend to keep myself so busy doing other things (like sitting in front of the computer day in and day out) that my artistic abilities tend to stay dormant for long stretches of time. Plus, try finding the energy to do anything after spending a day with my three children :) I have posted some of my art on deviantart.com , if you'd care to see how I spend most of my evenings.
Anyway, that's a little about me. As much as I have the energy to go into right now. Besides, who actually reads the "About Me" section anyway? But if there's anything you'd like to know about me, please ask. I'd like to know more about you too :)

My Interests

Playing with my kids, Reading, deviantArt, Drawing, Piano, Flute, Ballet, Internet, Puzzles, Watching movies, Listening to music, Sort of learning guitar (haven't done a whole lot of that lately, even though I'd still like to).
Wish List (puzzles)
Wish List (drawing books)

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to reconnect with people I went to high school with...I moved around so much as a kid that I never really stayed in touch with anyone after a certain point, and I'd like to see who remembers me and how their lives are going. I'd also like to meet new friends...I pretty much have no life outside of deviantArt (and occasionally myspace :P), sadly enough, so I figure I might as well expand my horizons on here at least, if I can.

Music:

Christian rock/alternative, including but not limited to: Audio Adrenaline, Believable Picnic, Brave Saint Saturn, Broomtree, Dingees, Everyday Sunday, Five Iron Frenzy, Grammatrain, Guardian, Insyderz, Jars of Clay, Lloyd, Hawk Nelson, Newsboys, Nouveaux, PFR, Plankeye, Relient K, Satellite Soul, Screaming Rays, Shaded Red, Skillet, Smalltown Poets, Some Few Oracles, Speck, Spud Puddle, Pete Stewart, Superchick, Supertones, Switchfoot, Ten to One, Third Day, Tragedy Ann, Zilch.
Wish List

Movies:

A few of my favorites (that I own), include but are not limited to: Alex & Emma, Big Fish, Chicago, Ella Enchanted, Ever After, Frequency, Hangman's Curse, Hitch, Just Like Heaven, The Lake House, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Minority Report, National Treasure, Never Been Kissed, The Others, Paycheck, Phantom of the Opera, Practical Magic, The Prince & Me, The Princess Bride, The Princess Diaries I & II, Rush Hour, Save the Last Dance, Shanghai Noon, She's All That, The Sixth Sense, 10 Things I Hate About You, The 10th Kingdom, 13 Going on 30, Unbreakable, The Village, While You Were Sleeping, X-Men I & II, Zathura. I also have a long list of movies that I've seen and want to own, but I won't list those :P
Wish List

Television:

I don't have cable and don't get local channels. I do have a few TV shows on DVD though: CSI, Tru Calling, Joan of Arcadia, Dead Zone, Without a Trace, The Pretender, Sliders, The 4400... And Smallville on long-term loan. Wish List

Books:

The Bible as a whole. No matter how many times I may read a cerain part of it, there's always something new I learn. I think I'd have to say that Beauty by Robin McKinley is one of my all-time favorite books. I've lost track of how many times I've read it over the last 10 years, and it just keeps getting better. I love to read, so have lots of books (more than I know what to do with, lol). I'm particularly fond of Christian thrillers/suspense/mysteries. Especially authors like: Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker, Terri Blackstock, and Bill Meyers, to name a few. I also like fantasy (you know, the whole unicorns and dragons and other worlds type thing).
Wish List
Wish List (non-fiction)

Heroes:

Jesus. My mom...I know she is far from perfect, but she has always been there for me and has been very supportive through everything, and if I could be more like her in some ways I think that would be a great thing. My mother-in-law...She is someone that I have always relied upon for advice in many areas, from the everyday mundane to spiritual issues.

My Blog

Yeah, I'm still here

Well, I haven't written much lately. Life has been kind of crazy. And I just haven't been getting on myspace as much *gasp*. My latest addiction is deviantart.com (aka DA), where I've posted a lot of ...
Posted by alliegato on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:32:00 PST

So much for "Happy New Year" :P

So in the middle of October I went from "temporary" status at 19 hours a week to "part time" at 24 hours a week. This meant I was eligible for benefits and holiday pay and pay raises and all sorts of ...
Posted by alliegato on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:10:00 PST

The long of the short of it

OK. So I've dated exactly 3 people in my life. The first was my husband, whom I loved through everything, and wish things had turned out very differently. The second was someone a looooot older than m...
Posted by alliegato on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 02:52:00 PST

When words fail me

Stupid Myspace...it had an error and erased my blog :P Haha, oh well. Okay, what did I say, lol...I was talking about music. And that I love music. Not just the beat/rhythm or the tune/melody, but the...
Posted by alliegato on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:52:00 PST

Moving on?!?!?

Ok, what I want to be able to understand is how someone can move on so quickly?! I guess I thought it could and maybe would happen at some point. I just never expected it so soon. Well, looking at pas...
Posted by alliegato on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:30:00 PST

I'm so selfish...

Well, I am. The last thing I want to do is to deny anyone happiness. Especially if what they're experiencing is part of God's plan. But I can't seem to quiet that little whiny voice that keeps piping ...
Posted by alliegato on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:58:00 PST

My Life as a Turtle

So after less than 3 hours of sleep, here I am. Surprisingly awake, at least for now. I have a feeling coffee is going to be my friend today. Lying in bed trying to fall asleep, I had like a million t...
Posted by alliegato on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:15:00 PST

I'm such a liar

Yeah, I'm really good at it too. If you were to spend 5 minutes with me, you'd have no clue that I just spent the last 3 hours crying at my friends house. 'Cause I wouldn't want you to know that. I co...
Posted by alliegato on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:40:00 PST

Will I Always Be Alone?

I think I've mostly resigned myself to being a single mom. But that doesn't keep me from longing to have someone in my life again. I've been handling being alone fairly well for the last 18 months. Th...
Posted by alliegato on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:58:00 PST

The Dark Ages

Well, this has been quite an adventure. Thursday night (12/14) we had a huge windstorm. The electricity went out just before 7pm. I figured, no big deal, it's happened before. Hopefully it'll be back ...
Posted by alliegato on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:18:00 PST