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Alison

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About Me

Excessively happy person. I enjoy: knitting, working with my fabulous co-workers, gardening, pinball, crosswords, and life in general.I am Creative Director of the Community Imagination Studio - a Division of YouthCAN! WriteCHECK OUT MY SITE! rrralison.com

My Interests

Ceramics, sculpture, public art, knitting, iced coffee and tea, movies, music, the public library, running, cooking and eating tasty dishes with friends, planning fabulous events for my favorite student organizations, good stories, and silliness in general.

I'd like to meet:

Old friends, acquaintances, and pseudo-strangers that live in my town and are around just not quite known.

Music:

These Days: Hank Snow. Old Crow. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Joanna Newsome. Cat Power. The Ills. Pandora.com is the only way to go.

Movies:

Harold and Maude, anything by the following: Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson, P.T. Anderson, Tim Burton, Baz Luhrman, Michel Gondry, Coen Brothers, Alfonso Cuaron. I'm obsessed with Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love.

Books:

I love George Lakoff. Lately: Tom Robbins, Margaret Atwood, Celeste Olalquiaga.

My Blog

Social athleticism can make you famous!

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Posted by Alison on Wed, 02 May 2007 01:04:00 PST

Yesterday on the steps by the UA parking deck

I was accosted by these two young men:They explained that they were doing a survey of women on campus, and asked if I would participate. As soon as they uttered the word "survey" I knew I was in, so ...
Posted by Alison on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:47:00 PST

I Love YouTube.

I think youTube may be my new most favorite website ever. It's so friendly, and useful, and marvelous in every way. So marvelous that I got my own site! So far all you'll see are a couple REALLY sh...
Posted by Alison on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:13:00 PST

OK Go = Sheer gloriousness

So, here I am, working in my studio trying to get something accomplished when Shane sends me a link to a youTube video. Little did I know when clicking on that link that my life was about to be change...
Posted by Alison on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:37:00 PST

Triple Dang.

Well, this week has been a blur of trouble.  My favorite bar in Fayetteville Maxine's Tap Room - the only bar worth frequenting - blew up in a terrible accident (see the photo above).  I sti...
Posted by Alison on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:55:00 PST

Here's hoping I can master the glitten.

So, yesterday while sharking on some free knitting patterns on the internet I came across a pattern for "Glittens" on a rather interesting website. In a rush of glitten awe, I impulsively forwarded ...
Posted by Alison on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 03:35:00 PST

The pastry makin' obsession lives on.

So, my friend Aminda who writes the awesome food blog, Must Cook Now, posted a tart recipe just for me. So, I tried it last weekend. I made the pastry dough on Sunday night, chilled it all day Mon...
Posted by Alison on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:58:00 PST

My First Pastry Making Experience.

A couple weeks ago I became obsessed with tart making. So, three days in a row I tried to make dark chocolate ganache tartlettes. My first attempt was a total failure. My second attempt was fair t...
Posted by Alison on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 04:56:00 PST

My most successful ceramic cupcake selves to date:

A sweet friendly cupcake.And a not so friendly cupcake....
Posted by Alison on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:54:00 PST

New Items which make me smile:

1. Bonnet 20072. My new camera (and it's freshly knit cozy):3. This children's book acquired from the F-ville Public Library (thanks to Josh):...
Posted by Alison on Tue, 30 May 2006 06:45:00 PST