Alison - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I graduated with a degree in earth science and geography from Umass. I ended up as a legal secretary for a while and then used my skills and degree to score what seemed like the perfect job in the physics department at a university. I thought I was the coolest shizz ever with that job, til they decided to change my position and I got laid off and I felt like I lost everything. Somehow, I had found identity in my profession and lost my identity everywhere else. However, it turned out to be the greatest thing that could ever happen. In my time off, I rediscovered everything outside of my job and remember the things that really matter. I am temping now, answering phones or whatever, and going back to school full time this winter to become a certified biotechnology lab technician. And life is sweet.I ride my bike a lot. I care a lot about my own physical health. I don't eat meat. Or dairy. I like hiking, camping, white water rafting, canoeing, and any other outdoorsy activity. I recently discovered that I can cook. Who knew? I sculpt a lot. Decoupage, paint, and sew on occasion. I love metal. Well, more like pop metal like System of a Down and Tool. So I go to a lot of concerts. But I'm poor and can't afford to go to as many as I'd like. That goes back to the whole job thing. I have rabbits. They're brilliant and litter box trained. I read a lot of Crichton and I watch a lot of Star Trek. I like video games. I like to go to the mall even if I can't afford anything. I love sneakers and own many. I have a lot of maps in my apartment. I have an Alice in Chains tattoo. I watch too much TV. I volunteer for Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. That's all I can think of.

My Interests

Bicycling, travel, white water rafting, sculpting, Italy, hiking, rocks, environmental science, web design, rabbits, natural bodies of water, nature, photography, coreographing *amazing* dance moves, reading, charitable volunteering, meteorology, stalking Sean Kinney, concerts/shows, contemporary and classic art, pottery, foreign culture, maps, vegetables, sneakers, mineralogy and petrology, canoeing, seeking excitement www.alison715.com

I'd like to meet:

More rock stars.

Music:

Alice In Chains, System of a Down, Tool, Jason Mraz, A Perfect Circle, Taproot, Static-X, So Many Dynamos, Breaking Benjamin, Mad Season, Linkin Park, Harvey Danger, Kill Hannah, Guster, Tears for Fears, Fear Factory, Death Cab For Cutie, Filter, Jim Carroll, Fall Out Boy, Slipknot, Live, Systematic, Spineshank, Placebo, Disturbed, Sir Loin, Gorillaz, Incubus, Screaming Trees, Meat Puppets, The Refreshments

Movies:

Proof, Dummy, Donnie Darko, The Day After Tomorrow, Dante's Peak, Singles, Star Trek movies, Italian Job, Bring It On, Bill and Ted I and II, Idiocracy, Ghostbusters I and II, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, Men In Black, PCU, Vanilla Sky, King Kong, Eurotrip, American Beauty, XMen I, II, and III.

Television:

Futurama (on DVD), Sex and the City, ATHF (on DVD), Degrassi, South Park, Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Books:

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, The Diary of Anne Frank, High Tide by Mark Lynas and other Global Warming / Environmental Science non-fiction, tales of science by Michael Crichton

My Blog

So excited!

All of my polymer clay art is based on designs by this artist named Dinko Tilov. I found his book a couple years ago at AC Moore and have worked with nothing else. So, I found his website:...
Posted by Alison on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:39:00 PST

New stuffs

I updated my photo album website with all sorts of new stuff. A collection of my polymer clay art:http://alison715.com/art(Ali and Dave-- don't look, it will ruin your surprise!) Our most recent ...
Posted by Alison on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:30:00 PST

Back out on the raft... the Kennebec

Rafting Trip 2 of 07 was so much better than the first. The river was more bumpy, the weather was sunnier, and our guide kicked all ass. Too bad our bloated co-rafter couldn't shut his mou...
Posted by Alison on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:28:00 PST

Happy Birthday Meghan [my photoshop art]

The new tradition is photoshopped rock star art for Meghan's birthday. Last year I presented her with this: Which soon became this: This year I gave her more rockstar party art: Disturbed always s...
Posted by Alison on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:29:00 PST

Simpsonized Me

I prefer to think of it as the Futurama'd me. I appreciate the rack, but what's up with those high-waisted pants?
Posted by Alison on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:00:00 PST

oh no... I can relate to this!

Posted by Alison on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:22:00 PST

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Series 1-8 [ series 1 ] Name: AlisonBirthday: aug 28.. less than a month AAAHBirthplace: round hereCurrent Location: walthamEye Color: blueHair Color: reddish brownRighty or Lefty: Righty.Zodiac Sign:...
Posted by Alison on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:28:00 PST

Global Warming

I just finished yet another excellent novel by Michael Crichton. It's called "State of Fear " and I bought it used on Amazon for one cent (plus shipping). Here is a list of what I have based my k...
Posted by Alison on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:53:00 PST

Some new pictures!

Meg and I went white water rafting on the penobscot river in Millinocket, Maine. It was a blast. Meg flew off the raft on a class 5 rapid, but it was all OK because she was saved by our gu...
Posted by Alison on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:26:00 PST

Scuze me... can I have that cracker?

Posted by Alison on Tue, 29 May 2007 06:38:00 PST