Thursday, September 30, 2004
hands up - who missed me?!?! .

coffee - first cup
music - jason mraz - wating for my rocket to come
hair - excellent, workin' the french braid ... slutty libraian look don'tchaknow.

ok kids ... i'm back.

not that i was really gone anywhere before - i came into work late yesterday - and when i cleaned up/out my computer i managed to lose my password for this damn blog ....anyway.big major huge thanks for the prayers. they worked ( as they usually do ) my girl, while still plagued with her medical issues ... was a. given the all clear for getting pregnant ( YAY!!! ) and her condition may not worsen from where it is for a long time ... go see this in her words http://www.talesof3.blogspot.com/

i'm so happy i almost don't have the words to express it.so if that worked for my #3 - let's send sister sunshine some hot water juju ... and perhaps a hurricane stay the fuck away from her juju as well

and question....when your breaks make the screeching noise even when you're NOT in the process of slowing down -is this a bad thing? yea, i was afraid of that ... so if anyone knows how to fix a honda...please come on down - i'll keep you supplied in beer - and maybe even put out for ya. oh who am i kidding - if you fix my car - i WILL put out.

so thanks to my diaryland boyfriend, i've learned all about women which is handy cause although i've been a woman all my life ( unlike ann's sibling who has been a woman for about 6 weeks - although that's another entry all together ) i was unaware of some of our inner workings...and i also learned some things about men - which makes me happy that at the moment i have a never met diaryland boyfriend, a boy "friend" that's been around for about a year, and a male dog ... and that's enough - cause he paints a pretty pale picture of the species.

so here's a question, am i the ONLY person in america who doesn't watch reality tv? i never know what these morning radio station shows are talking about ... i know that right now i'm on the phone like a 14 year old at night with the nightly checking in with all the "numbers" and various people so i'm not watching all that much tv at all ( will and grace reruns notwithstanding - cause, come on people - every smartmouthed girl needs her daily intake of Anastasia Beaverhousen ) but i didn't know big brother was over, didn't know survivor was back on, and i'm sure there are a gabillion other " eat something gross, shave something completly off, smack and old person, make a child fall down" shows around. I think i'm gonna work on creating my own reality show from what i can tell i need these following things in it.

1. one really mean bitchy yet beautiful woman
2. someone southern who can't make their subjects and verbs agree
3. one gung ho, johnny american
4. one beautiful yet gullible man, who will do anything to make the beautiful bitch love him
5. really disgusting things to eat
6. or nothing at all to eat
7. one person who insists on being naked
8. one hottie who claims to be a virgin
9. one person that curses all the time
10. one person morally offended by this
11. one person who smokes all the time
12. see # 10
13. one person who doesn't know any gay people, black people, jewish people etc
14. loud and proud people of any group the other person has no exposure to
15. country mouse and city mouse
16. elimination competition that only a man could win ( erections? )
17. elimination competition only a woman could win ( menstruating?)

lemme keep thinking on this.. i think i'm on to something.oh and check this ... a co worker just brought me not one but two count them 2 pieces of ho-made RED VELVET CAKE suck on that suckers!
posted by allie @ 8:59 AM

Tuesday, September 28, 2004
title free blog

ok so i'm listening to REM, and can't think of a title for today's entry ... cause i have NO idea what it's going to be about ... and they were singing "radio free europe" ( from back when REM used to be cool ) so ... title free blog it is.

So i have this sorta helpless feeling today. I have a beloved friend who's going to the doctor today .... and will probably receive bad news... i have faith that she might not - but the signs point to trouble - and i fuckin hate that there's A. nothing i can do for her and 5. that i can't be there to hold her hand while she goes thru this .... so just send any prayers, juju, mojo, whatever you've got to my friend... God will know who you mean.

So it took over an hour to get to work again this morning ... i'm getting really tired of that ... i'm grateful to have a job.. believe me i am.. i remember what it was like to NOT have a job - and that sucks major rocks .... but this commute sucks major rocks too.... but i'm not here to bitch today anymore than you really wanna spend your time listening to me bitch ... so let's see what else is going on ..... I"m supposed to go to nashville to see some friends in a couple of weeks and i'm more excited about that - than i can tell you .

... and yay for me, she sent me goodies in the mail and i love goodies in the mail...they make me happy.wow - this is an entry about nothing ... feel free to neither read nor comment - hopefully something funny will happen later that i can post about...

****ok so it's not that much later - but i'm feeling rambly today - so i'm gonna ramble somemore on here - cause damnit it's my blog and i want to ... but it's weird knowing that people read this - and some i love and respect more than chocolate covered chocolate ... ( not that i respect chocolate per se .. but you get my drift - and actually since i can sense the PMS fairy circling the building i DO sorta respect chocolate ) ...anyway... i sometime wonder just how honest i should be about it ... cause sometimes if i am real honest ... it makes it too real ... does that make sense ... so i do have some things that i'd sorta like to wonder out loud about .... and maybe one day i'll do that here more .... and maybe i'll just write them and keep them to me

.....i did have an excellent moment last night where stacey and i were laughing so hard it made mike leave the room ... that my friends is a good laugh!I'm having that unnecessarily tired day. I didn't sleep great ... and neither did Mike, I think it was the final storms of the latest hurricane coming thru ...

we both seemed to wake up a lot.and i need to go put gas in my car at lunch. and see, i work in downtown atlanta, where gas is like 12-15 cents more than at my house - but i don't think my car will make it home...i'm suprized it made it to the office .... so my lunch hour will be spent searching for some cheaper gas ... and for somewhere to eat lunch on 4 bucks.it's official. i need a hug. any volunteers?

Thursday, September 30, 2004
hands up - who missed me?!?!
coffee - first cupmusic - jason mraz - wating for my rocket to comehair - excellent, workin' the french braid ... slutty libraian look don'tchaknow.ok kids ... i'm back. not that i was really gone anywhere before - i came into work late yesterday - and when i cleaned up/out my computer i managed to lose my password for this damn blog ....anyway.big major huge thanks for the prayers. they worked ( as they usually do ) my girl, while still plagued with her medical issues ... was a. given the all clear for getting pregnant ( YAY!!! ) and her condition may not worsen from where it is for a long time ... go see this in her words http://www.talesof3.blogspot.com i'm so happy i almost don't have the words to express it.so if that worked for my #3 - let's send sister sunshine some hot water juju ... and perhaps a hurricane stay the fuck away from her juju as welland question....when your breaks make the screeching noise even when you're NOT in the process of slowing down -is this a bad thing? yea, i was afraid of that ... so if anyone knows how to fix a honda...please come on down - i'll keep you supplied in beer - and maybe even put out for ya. oh who am i kidding - if you fix my car - i WILL put out.so thanks to my diaryland boyfriend, i've learned all about women which is handy cause although i've been a woman all my life ( unlike ann's sibling who has been a woman for about 6 weeks - although that's another entry all together ) i was unaware of some of our inner workings...and i also learned some things about men - which makes me happy that at the moment i have a never met diaryland boyfriend, a boy "friend" that's been around for about a year, and a male dog ... and that's enough - cause he paints a pretty pale picture of the species.so here's a question, am i the ONLY person in america who doesn't watch reality tv? i never know what these morning radio station shows are talking about ... i know that right now i'm on the phone like a 14 year old at night with the nightly checking in with all the "numbers" and various people so i'm not watching all that much tv at all ( will and grace reruns notwithstanding - cause, come on people - every smartmouthed girl needs her daily intake of Anastasia Beaverhousen ) but i didn't know big brother was over, didn't know survivor was back on, and i'm sure there are a gabillion other " eat something gross, shave something completly off, smack and old person, make a child fall down" shows around. I think i'm gonna work on creating my own reality show from what i can tell i need these following things in it.1. one really mean bitchy yet beautiful woman2. someone southern who can't make their subjects and verbs agree3. one gung ho, johnny american4. one beautiful yet gullible man, who will do anything to make the beautiful bitch love him5. really disgusting things to eat6. or nothing at all to eat7. one person who insists on being naked8. one hottie who claims to be a virgin9. one person that curses all the time10. one person morally offended by this11. one person who smokes all the time12. see # 1013. one person who doesn't know any gay people, black people, jewish people etc14. loud and proud people of any group the other person has no exposure to15. country mouse and city mouse16. elimination competition that only a man could win ( erections? )17. elimination competition only a woman could win ( menstruating?)lemme keep thinking on this.. i think i'm on to something.oh and check this ... a co worker just brought me not one but two count them 2 pieces of ho-made RED VELVET CAKE suck on that suckers!
posted by allie @ 8:59 AM 14 comments
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
title free blog
ok so i'm listening to REM, and can't think of a title for today's entry ... cause i have NO idea what it's going to be about ... and they were singing "radio free europe" ( from back when REM used to be cool ) so ... title free blog it is.So i have this sorta helpless feeling today. I have a beloved friend who's going to the doctor today .... and will probably receive bad news... i have faith that she might not - but the signs point to trouble - and i fuckin hate that there's A. nothing i can do for her and 5. that i can't be there to hold her hand while she goes thru this .... so just send any prayers, juju, mojo, whatever you've got to my friend... God will know who you mean.So it took over an hour to get to work again this morning ... i'm getting really tired of that ... i'm grateful to have a job.. believe me i am.. i remember what it was like to NOT have a job - and that sucks major rocks .... but this commute sucks major rocks too.... but i'm not here to bitch today anymore than you really wanna spend your time listening to me bitch ... so let's see what else is going on ..... I"m supposed to go to nashville to see some friends in a couple of weeks and i'm more excited about that - than i can tell you .... and yay for me, she sent me goodies in the mail and i love goodies in the mail...they make me happy.wow - this is an entry about nothing ... feel free to neither read nor comment - hopefully something funny will happen later that i can post about...****ok so it's not that much later - but i'm feeling rambly today - so i'm gonna ramble somemore on here - cause damnit it's my blog and i want to ... but it's weird knowing that people read this - and some i love and respect more than chocolate covered chocolate ... ( not that i respect chocolate per se .. but you get my drift - and actually since i can sense the PMS fairy circling the building i DO sorta respect chocolate ) ...anyway... i sometime wonder just how honest i should be about it ... cause sometimes if i am real honest ... it makes it too real ... does that make sense ... so i do have some things that i'd sorta like to wonder out loud about .... and maybe one day i'll do that here more .... and maybe i'll just write them and keep them to me .....i did have an excellent moment last night where stacey and i were laughing so hard it made mike leave the room ... that my friends is a good laugh!I'm having that unnecessarily tired day. I didn't sleep great ... and neither did Mike, I think it was the final storms of the latest hurricane coming thru ... we both seemed to wake up a lot.and i need to go put gas in my car at lunch. and see, i work in downtown atlanta, where gas is like 12-15 cents more than at my house - but i don't think my car will make it home...i'm suprized it made it to the office .... so my lunch hour will be spent searching for some cheaper gas ... and for somewhere to eat lunch on 4 bucks.it's official. i need a hug. any volunteers?

Thursday, September 23, 2004
Thursday...yay!

so last night was interesting. i celebrated wendy's birthday for her .... sheesh ... i'm too old for this stuff.. more on that later ...but all thanks to #3kentucky - i am now a lover of all things Jason Mraz. I can't get enough of this strange little man, and thanks to the wonderful world of the internet, he of course has a website and a journal .... this is what he said - i'm gonna steal this eventually and claim it as my own - just know that ...here's what he saidLife continues to be gorgeous. And even though the sun is setting and my view of other skyscrapers and hotels is blocking that scene, I’m quite pleased with the still life of my imagination. Everything is always on schedule and the minutes never cease to blow my mind. The other day I had one of those, “I can’t believe it’s September” moments and looked blindly back across the months before this one. So much has happened. As much as not much has happened. You take what you want from it, whether you hurried to get here or not. We are where we are and it’s gorgeous no matter what. No matter the state of our nation. No matter the destruction caused by extreme weather conditions. No matter the smell of our laundry. You have to admit. Life is gorgeous. i love that. life IS gorgeous. yes, i had a moment of pain this week that i honestly didn't know that i would get past, but guess what, I did. I had girlfriends there to hold my hand and stroke my hair while i cried. and in the way it always does - the sun did come back out. it's like i had this great shift in thinking - and the process of it was awful ... but the result might be a lasting friendship...and if not - and damn good attempt at one.and i was once again amazing and bewildered and completly in love with my girlfriends. I have the best ones on the planet - and not only do i have one or two people that i could call in the middle of the night and say " you must come here, i need you" and they would be on the next plane or in their car or whatever ... i have like 6 friends on that level ... how could life NOT be gorgeous. i know things suck sometimes .. but like i've said before - i'm a happy girl. was in an unhappy situation...that still has pangs of pain and blahs .... but i'm happy. yay me.ok.... wendy's birthday.... last night's adventures weren't necessarily for her - but that was one excuse. .. yesterday was what we in social services like to call a long fuckin day ... wait, you have those too??!??! anyho, before i took mike out - i started on beer one. and you know it was so good, beer 2 had to follow .... then 3 ... then the phone calls started - then late(ish) i was taking mike out for the last time - like 11 or so ( after talking to johnny #5 on the phone for a while - he really is a good kid ... kid being the operative word - he's only 25 ) anyway - one of my neighbors was outside with his dog - and he had a cocktail too - so he and his wife and i decided to have a nightcap....or eleventeen....ps - i'm too old for this shit on a work night... but i made it here on time - my cube mate french braided my hair ... and i'm kick ass cute today! yay me.i've evidently not funny yet this morning - but let the tater tots and advil kick in .. .maybe the funny will show back up .....
posted by allie @ 7:38 AM 14 comments
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Is that in American Dollars???
So al green is coming to town this weekend. None of my friends here are into the right reverend … but I was thinking, this has been a hard week for ol’ allie – I’m taking myown damn self to this concert ….. so I head on over to ticketmaster to look for tickets – they have orchestra tickets available – which suprized me until I saw the price … with service charges it’s gonna be over 70 bucks a ticket.Those are AMERICAN DOLLARS.Not pesos.Jumpin Jehosaphat!!I think I just remembered why I don’t go to as many concerts as I used to, even though they are one of my favorite things to do.I’ve see almost all the “biggies” …. With the noted exception of al. I’ve seen U2, Sting, David Bowie, Tina Turner, James Taylor, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Barenaked Ladies, Hootie, Sheryl Crow…. And a gabillion others …. I’m sorta a concert junkie.I’m also a musical theater junkie – and it seems that is the “monkey” I’ve been feeding lately. I had season tickets to the “Broadway” series of shows here in Atlanta, and also I’ve had season tickets for years to “Theater of the Stars” I don’t think a major or hell even a minor show has come thru Atlanta that I’ve missed. And of course I’ve formed opinions on all of them….just ask me, I’ll tell you….even if you don’t ask me I’ll tell you.That goes for more than just theater. I have opinions about everything. And again, don’t really have to be asked about them to share them …. I’ll just share – I’m a giver. It’s what I do. I also give a wicked blow job – but that’s another story for another day….Maybe I’ve had too much caffeine already …. I’m not sure.
posted by allie @ 9:01 AM 23 comments
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
so let's talk music for a moment
i'm allie and i endorse this blog.let's talk music for a moment. i'm a fan of the yahoo launch radio. a.) it's free and b.) you can sorta quasi kinda tell it what kind of music you like by setting up a station of your own. My station includes 1. Barenaked Ladies2. Hootie and the Blowfish3. Al Green4. Madonna5. James Taylor6. Salt n Pepa7. Marc Anthony8. Josh Groban9. Abbaand stuff along those lines .... but then they throw in whatever they wanna ... within a recent 15 minute block - i got Public Enemy, Bad Religion, and Creed.what? huh?none of that is what i said i liked .. but whatever....so lately music has been a serious refuge for me ... it kinda always is ... but lately the weather has been beautiful, the skies have been clear - and i need to have the windows down and listen to SQUEEZE ... loud, and sing ( scream ) along.and and and it's time to buy post season braves tickets. my daddy and i go every year to the post season games - and everyone that we go to - the poor braves lose ... maybe i shouldn't go - but daddy and i have been going to these games as long as i can remember - i was there when the bleacher creature was there - i was there when "chief knock-a-homa" ( rasist anyone?) was hosting birthday parties and whooping it up for a home run. braves games with my dad are one of my favorite things ... and i have that to look forward to ...so here's my look forward to .... 1. pumpkin carving with my goddaughters2. going to visit #3 kentucky3. sleeping with the windows open4. men wearing sweaters..and jeans (momma LOVES that look)5. post season braves games6. hot tub nights7. long days with mike at the dog park8. decorating for halloween ( sorta like #1 -but it's not )9. knowing that i have amazing friends who love me. period, end of discussion.10. getting better and happier and funnier and loving more and being loved back every day.
posted by allie @ 2:59 PM 8 comments
girlfriends.
damn. i have some of the best girlfriends on the planet. people that love you no matter what. they love you when you're crying, laughing, sneezing, dopy ( wait those are the dwarfs from snow white ... but you get my drift. )anyway, yesterday turned out to be a very very low day in the life of allie. i had to come to grips with something that i didn't wanna have to. i have to admit the reality of something that i had been living in fantasy land about. and i had to realize that what i hoped for NEVER would be. that's a whole damn lot to realize .... at the office no less where there is NO crying ....so i had to just suck it up until i got home and the girls started their nightly calls .... stacey got a little bit of it, christel (poor sick girl, are you feeling any better?) got the full on weeping and wailing, snotty nosed version....so that when lauren and BOTH mary's called ... i was sorta at the " i'm not ok with it, i'm still in pain about it, but it's what it is" place - and could resume my hysterical self.stacey and i have decided to start a web page about our recent adventures in dating .... this should be HYSTERICAL cause trust me, we're funny. so that's where i am today - i'm hoping to feel the funny come back and have something clever or smartassed or whatever to say later on this afternoon, so stay tuned...

Thursday, September 16, 2004
you know what?
I think it's kinda cool how several of us who read each others blogs or diaries have been talking as to how we plan on making better choices ... knowing better and doing better. This has been a struggle of mine for a while ... and what's ironic is i'm a frekin counselor. ( and i think that's actually ironic.... not just in an alannis morrisette kinda way )i had a friend - a real friend - one who loves you enought to call you on your bullshit "take me to the woodshed" last night .... those of you who aren't southern might not know what this means ... it can also be called a "coming to jesus meeting" ... or going " on the veranda" she had the stones to say things she knew i wouldn't want to hear ... but needed to .... forced me to look at some things in my life that do me no good, emotions that hurt me, relationships that do more harm than good, ... and was willing to listen to me sort things out and come up with suggestions and plans that keep someone in my life that i desparetly love - but also recognize that while i might want "a" relationship .... to keep the person in my life for the longterm i need to find happiness with the "b" relationship. she said the scariest thing to me .... she wanted me to change a behavior of mine for 3 weeks ... 21 frekin days ... um NO ... but i said you know what.... i can do better for 24 hours ... and then add another 24 to that...
have you ever loved the wrong one ... or you loved the right one and he loved someone else? that my friends sucks big mighty stinky monkey ass...
but then i realized, you know what... love is love... and love is pretty damn cool... and feeling love reminds me that i can still feel love ... and i can love someone ( and i do ) and realize that they're not "the one" for whatever reason .... realize and recognize and keep looking for "the" one .... while i'm working on me being the coolest me possible ....cause you know what .... i'm cool as all manner of people ... like HRT says he's the funniest person he knows ... i'm the coolest one i know ... and i know some fuckin cool people ...
so yay me ...
yay to all of us who are knowing better and doing better .....
and it looks like Ivan is here, anyone wanna build an ark?
posted by allie @ 1:06 PM 14 comments
ROCK ON!
ok so i tend to find one song that fits my mood and listen and SCREAM along until i just laugh from the sheer sillyness of it all...i have a long standing love of all things sheryl crow ... and this is my current favorite sing along song ... it's not a new song - but it makes me hap hap happyWell I went to bed in MemphisAnd I woke up in HollywoodI got a quarterin my pocketAnd I'd call you if I couldBut I don't know whyI gotta flyI wanna rock and roll this partyI still wanna have some funIwanna leave you feeling breathlessShow you how the west was wonBut I gotta flyI gotta flyLike Steve McQueenAll I need's a fast machineI'm gonna make it all rightLike Steve McQueenUnderneath your radar screenYou'll never catch me toniteI ain't takin' shit off no oneBaby that was yesterdayI'm an all American rebelMaking my big getawayYeah you know it's timeI gotta flyLike Steve McQueenAll I need's a fast machineI'm gonna make it all rightLike Steve McQueenUnderneath your radar screenYou'll never catch me tonite We got rockstars in the WhitehouseAll our popstars look like pornAll my heroes hit the highwayThey don't hang out here no moreYou can call me anytimeYou can page me all night longBut you won't catch this freebirdI'll already be long goneso - i seem to have started the great "hey you know what would be great? NOT SLEEPING" fuck me. see, i love sleep. sleep is my friend. but i'm not doing it lately....but whatever - i came in the office this morning and they are doing a fundraiser and have hot krispy kreme doughnuts ... sidebar - the fundraiser is for the United Negro College Fund ... and i walked by the display with my friend who is black - and they asked her if she wanted some info .. even gathered it up for her... and for me nothing. nada. zip. zilch. bupkiss.and of course i'm gonna donate. they gave me doughnuts... i have a price for almost any cause ( not that i don't already give $$ to a GABILLION different causes ... most of which would make uncle hrt shudder with disgust ) but really, they could have at least asked ...and because Ivan is supposed to effect the atlanta area this afternoon - i might get to scoot outta work early today .. and i wouldn't mind that one wee bit .. cause with as big and bad as mike is ... he's a chickendog in a storm ... and so is his momma!
posted by allie @ 7:27 AM 7 comments
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
see what happens when i stay in for lunch
Oh goodie, another list.So while I was looking around on line today I saw a link to a list of 390 things to do before you die … I assume they meant before “one” dies … but I thought, that’s a good thing to think about … so here’s a partial list for allie.
1. See a play on Broadway .. not the frekin touring company, in New York City
2. Sing in an ABBA cover band
3. Have a sit down conversation with President Clinton
4. Walk barefoot in the countryside in Ireland.
5. Drink a cocktail in one of those white buildings overlooking the blue sea in Greece
6. Go with friends to a all spa weekend
7. Take a month off work and travel seeing whatever band I’m in love with at that moment
8. Drive across country in a convertible with a girlfriend
9. Be a mother
10. Foster dogs
.11. Parasail.
12. Attend a world series game, with box seats
13. Go on a cruise to Alaska
14. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
15. Have a book published
16. Create my own line of cosmetics
17. Sing backup for Hootie and the Blowfish
18. See Al Green in concert with Lauren
19. Walk the Appalachian Trail
20. Meet Kevin Spacey
21. Visit EVERY SINGLE museum in New York and Washington DC
22. Learn another language.
23. Be brave enough to cut my hair off really short just one time to see if I’d like it
24 Celebrate New Years Eve in Times Square
25. Celebrate Christmas in a snowy cabin with my friends and family all around
26. Ride the rollercoaster on top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas
27. Attend that costume party in the Keys
28. Learn to snow ski
29. Live in San Francisco
30. Fall in love.and i'm sure as soon as i post this - i'll think of 300 more ... but that's ok with me too...

Monday, September 20, 2004
An Apple A Day....
An Apple A Day Ok, you know how you can make fun of your family, but if someone else does it .. you’re ready to kill?? I tend to be that way about southern jokes. See ( as brett butler { who went to my high school by the by } put it “ I’m so southern, I’m related to myself” and while I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE a lot of southern humorists … others making fun of us ticks me off.But, with that disclaimer…lemme tell you about this Sunday’s trip to the north Georgia mountains. To start it was one of those days where the whole family got along – we were all laughing and joking and being silly. This is a wonderful sign. So yay for that …. So, we went to lunch…then headed north. Now, my parents live about 30-45 minutes from the foothills of the blue ridge mountains … and this is a good thing. Cause as you all know, I love the mountains, and this means I’m close enough to go for a picnic ( or eating al fresco for my offended by the word picnic friends ) or a day walk, or to just breathe non polluted air ….or to smell some frekin AWESOME smelling BBQ cooked my some toothless man in a shack on the side of the road …. ANYWAYWe get to the Apple Barn, and start wander in – so I may start my hunt for the all elusive and ever delicious pumpkin butter …. But before we could get in the building….there is some toothless wonder standing outside with a feedstore baseball cap on complete with confederate flag ( kack) and A SQUIRREL ON HIS SHOULDER…now here is where the fun came in. daddy and I just look at each other and keep on moving … like a guy with a squirrel on his shoulder is something we see everyday, as common as green grass or a blue sky. All the southern people ( and especially the mountain people ) were totally bored by squirrel man and paid him NO mind. The Yankees traveling thru town however … WOW, they were filarious … double takes, staring, whispering, loudly wondering if it was a live squirrel (duh), women shrieking …. It was fabulous …. It reminded me that now matter how “city” I am, I can hang in the country and not draw enough attention to get shot. This is a good thing.So, we’re inside this general store type place that has fried apple pie made by the hands of fine Christian women …and they are so damn good, fresh apples, deep fried, powdered sugar…when I say they’re good, I’m not sure that you people are understanding me. When something is really really good – I usually say “it’s so good I wanna rub it on myself” these are so good, I wanna rub them on someone else then lick it off – so I can A. rub it on someone then 5. still get to eat it myself. So while mom and daddy and I are eating our snacks … this woman and her family walked in. This woman was so funny, I can’t even properly explain it. She had on her church clothes, really cute hot pink Capri pants and matching shirt…snappy sandals….and ROLLED DOWN KNEE HI’S….. yes, she wore her stockings like Momma … from “Momma’s Family” I was really hoping she was going to call her daughter with her Eunice – but she didn’t. That could be a good thing, that might have pushed me over the edge.Anyway long story medium, We picked some lovely apples, I got my apple butter and pumpkin butter, fresh honey …and the wonderful fried pie.Good food, good family, good laughs, and a beautiful day. Who could ask for more…..well, I could. But I won’t.
posted by allie @ 8:49 AM 8 comments
Saturday, September 18, 2004
my day. by allie.
the alarm went off this morning as if it was a work day at 5:30 ... luckily my dog had the smarts to look at me as if to say "bitch, i suggest you turn that damn thing off and go back to sleep" which is exactly what i did. so then...slept in a little bit more ...then had some AWESOME coffee that was given to me by none other that #3sc...and damn sam, it's good coffee... in fact it was so good - i took it outside with me while i took mike out and started talking with a neighbor - and we decided that it was time for us to catch up - so we put our dogs back in the house she brought out a mug - i brought the coffee out and we set up chairs in the cul-de-sac and chatted ... then another neighbor came out ... and we talked with him. and teehee - he didn't quite "adjust" himself before he came over to chat .... and we got a little morning show with our coffee...my neighbor ( woman ) and i just kept looking at each other while talking to him...then when he went back inside we discussed how we figured we knew why his wife was always in such a good damn mood.then i went back in the house - opened all the windows to let the cool morning air in.... and listen to "car talk" cause i'm a total NPR dork, and i LOVE LOVE LOVE car talk. all i know about my car is where the gas goes and how to check for oil levels - but i'm a loyal car talk listener ... they crack me up. did i mention that it was cool this morning ...this is allie's idea of heaven on earth ...what a perfect beautiful morning ... i feel a musical number coming on...hey. speaking of...did i tell you about karaoke last night???no i don't think i did.. late last night i went out with the new boy ...we went to karaoke .... cracked me up...i just love that.... it makes me laugh everytime. the people that are awful and having a good time. ...the people that take it WAY too seriously..the ones who dress like who they're going to sing like and all of that .... and just for the record - i did "son of a preacher man" cause it a. rocks 5. is in my range and 19. is a crowd pleaser. ....and i'm a whore for the ovation!anyway, back to today. took mike on a walk at a local mountain park .. lots of families, babies, cute boys with their dogs....my dog is a boy magnet - and i love that - something about a woman with a big dog is an attraction...and i dont' mind it - i had my headphones going with james taylor ...and a little cat stevens ( thanks for the reminder jackie ) good times...then i went to the grocery store - and evidently i was having a sweet tooth..cause damn. i'm embarassed to say all of the stuff i got - but you know what if you want ice cream or oreo's ...come see me - i can hook you UP! anyway ... it was a good day ..no major complaints ... i spoke to mary and stacey and lauren ... and chatted it up with christel some last night ... who can ask for more.well i totally could. but i'm not gonna. not today at least. but i am gonna go find someone's son to make out with - cause a day this good need to end with some make out time don't ya think?
posted by allie @ 4:40 PM 7 comments
Friday, September 17, 2004
Ever just wake up HAPPY?
Today’s theme song: Jill Scott GOLDENThis was my morning… just plain woke up happy. I have been sleeping like hammered crap … but last night I was toast. I fell asleep about 7:45 – and slept until 5:30 this morning … that my friends is a good damn night of sleep …Then this morning I realized that I slept thru the Ivan storms … but my neighborhood was fine. No trees down, no power outages, hell I even still had cable ….lots of the city lost power, most of the schools are closed but my neighborhood is fine… Not too shabby … Mike was ALL playful…these are all good things …Only possible ick moment … ever forget that you have clothes in the washer … for like 2 days .. ick kack … and of course the skirt I wanted to wear today is in it – but whatever… just move on to plan b.And I have a date tonight …perhaps the dry white spell is over …and I already know he’s not the one … he’s not even in the same zip code as the one…but he makes me laugh, thinks I’m pretty and sexy and funny – and will buy me beer – I can think of worse Friday nights! And tomorrow …. One of the last weekends of the pool being open at the club…so I predict fruity drinks by the pool – and I’m hoping to con some friends into a cookout that night ……and Sunday …. Going to the mountains with mom and dad..it’s apple festival time..this means a trip to the apple barn….and allie is getting some apple butter and pumpkin butter … come see me, I make a biscuit that will make you slap your ownself – then I’ll smother it in honey and the pumpkin butter … and you will ask me to marry you … I’m that good. At many things.. but that’s another thread for another day.So, this week has been a bitch on many levels…a friend was good enough to kick my ass when I needed it, I was grown up enough to LISTEN and do something about it, and in turn I was honest with the man I adore, and he heard me….that ladies and gentlemen does NOT suck….so Friday looks good …and I’m smiling… gotta love that.And did I mention the mountains? See I ADORE fall and winter … but especially fall. When the sky gets that special clear crisp blue, the air smells just a little different and feels lighter, and yesterday I saw the first sugar maple leave that had started their amazing show of COLOR…makes me wanna listen to james taylor and drink cider. It reminds me that I survived another hot Georgia summer … and the reward of a cool beautiful fall is just around the corner….leaves will start their show, the walks in the woods with mike will start to get longer, sleeping with windows open while hunkered down under a quilt will happen, and I’m hoping to go on a mini vacation to a cabin up in blue ridge Georgia ….a cabin, a cool morning, a mug of warm coffee, sitting in a rocking chair on the back porch looking over a gorge of fall’s glorious color show, no tv, no dvd, just books, and friends, and relaxing, listening to james taylor, content and happy.Today is a good day to be alive. I’m thankful for one more day to be ME!

Wednesday's Child, Is full of ramblings....
Ok, so this is my morning…Wake up on time….yay me! Mike ( the dog) is all cuddled up next to me and could not BE any cuter … hop in the shower, and more of this blessed red/pink/burgundy hair color rinses out ( and as someone who has a red headed father, and lots and lots of red in her hair – and finds this to be a good thing …. You’d think she’d quit jacking with the color and leave it alone… but NO - not me, and this red …. It’s WOW, it’s red … but anyway …)So I’m getting ready … doing my morning thing…and the voice in my head says, Allison, remember you HAVE to put gas in the car if you’re going to even make it downtown this morning …… then the man on the radio says …icky wreck – take extra time to get downtown, cause you’re gonna need it THEN the same radio guy says oh yeah um allie – you know that road you work on? Well the sewer exploded on that road- and you’re gonna have to find another way to get to the office.But all that being said… I have fresh coffee…thought enough to bring cd’s into the office, I’m listening to the Violent Femmes….and they make me happy….i’m listening to another one of #3 kentuckys mix cds….that girl is REAL good with these…*****************But ok … here’s what I’m thinking about this morning. And not in a sad or melancholy way - but just thinking.What if there is only one PERFECT person for us, one that will call us on our bullshit, one that makes us feel like nothing bad can ever happen to us, one that can make us laugh at ourselves, one that can help you see your good when you think it’s gone forever …. And you never find that one person.Can we be happy anyway?I don’t mean happy like “ I found a ton of lip gloss on clearance” happy.I mean that content in your soul happy.I’m thinking lately the answer to that question has to be a yes.I’ve thought a LOT about that, with the things going on in my life and the people in it. And the person I’d like to share my life with. Cause I realized that if I’m not happy like that NOW, a person in it will not make any difference. I’m a happy girl. A calm in my soul happy. Peaceful and joyous.And I have NO man.But when I find him and he finds me, can you imagine how wonderful it will be … with me happy complete and content already.That’s gonna be one lucky motherfucker.And I can’t wait to start my life with him.
posted by allie @ 8:43 AM 9 comments
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
wow.
Wow.Ok so there I was.At home minding my own bidness. Iming with friends when it happens..Ok lemme give some background info. I love the whole IM thing. Yahoo is my friend. I have my “real” name to talk to my “real” friends… the sorta slutty name for when I’m bored and wanna play some man in the mid west like a cat toy ( swat swat swipe ) and I have my name when #3 kentucky and I wanna tag team play with boys in chat rooms. That being said, I have met lots of friends off the internet. Comminutate regularly with real live human friends on line … and yes, have met more than one boy off the internet. Some became long term boyfriends, some a date or two, and one…an unfortunate incident in a Houston’s parking lot …. ( but I was depressed and not on medication yet, can’t blame me for my vengeful slut period )Anyhow I met ( with my “real” screen name – which is my actual “real” name by the by) a boy online that seemed pretty cool. I’ll call him “Matt” cause that’s his name. We chatted on line a lot this spring. Talked on the phone a couple of times and decided that we’d meet. We decided to go for brunch. So he comes to pick me up ( rookie move #1 ) but ok. He’s ok…not Orlando Bloom …. But then really… who is?!? So he comes in, Mike ( the dog ) likes him … and this is a good sign…my dog does NOT like boys in my house. Ok… so he goes in for the kiss – fine. I’m all for a good kiss. ( we had talked some – wasn’t just like walk in …. To the sofa….) any how. He gets handsy. I say no. ok calm down. Gets handsy again. I say NO again He gets pissy and leaves. WHAT?! Then calls and writes me later that day about how sorry he is and how his “hormones” got the best of him yadda yadda yadda.I say, that’s fine. It happens. But we’re done. Hit the road jack ( matt ) and don’t ya come back no more no more. He gets pissy, cranky – whatever .. it takes a couple more conversations for him to see that I am TOO THRU with his white ass.So fast forward months…I get an offline message ( from a screen name I don’t know)… hey how are ya…Me – hey ….Next dayHim – I wish we had gotten off on a better foot, I really like you a lot, and miss talkingMe – What foot did we get off on?And me …. Since I didn’t recognize the screen name .. I looked up his profile ….. which had NOTHING on it except A LINK TO A SWINGERS SITE FOR PEOPLE IN ATLANTA WHAT??HUH ?????????No W-HAY! WAY!! NO W-HAY!! WAY!!So this morning – I’m checking the email…And the offline says:Him: we met at your house, started kissing and I got a little too friendlyMe: THIS IS MATT??Him: yep …So I talk to him for a minute and then ( you know I just had to ask) I said, I didn’t recognize your screen name so I looked at your profile. And you had that link on it. Is this something you’ve always been into – or is it a new thing ….And he says ( get this, in fact get a drink – and be ready to spew it on your monitor – cause it’s weak and sad and funny )“ a friend of mine sent me that link and in order to look at it I had to post it .. I’m not into that stuff at all, what do you think I am some sort of freak”Me: Yep.And after all of that, he asked me out again.Sheesh. I guess it’s flattering to be asked … for drinks.. maybe. For a swingers party. Yeah, not so much.
posted by allie @ 1:42 PM 7 comments
Monday, September 13, 2004
two two two posts in one ( day )
ok so ever have that day where although work makes you crazy - there are a couple of people who make you laugh so hard that you pee just a little bit?I work with 2 of these women. One is like the black version of me. She's so cool...i'm almost intimidated. But now we realize how much like one another we are ... and we're our biggest fans. The other woman is Jamaican....and when she goes on a rant her accent is so strong ... you can smell the pot.We were talking today about men ( naturally ) and how the first one and I seem to be going for younger men lately. ( i'm 34, johnny #5 is 25 - was 24 when we started dating ) .. and we were discussing how this is biblically ordained."train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it"Proverbs 22:6we took this literally. and i took johnny #5. literally.anyway, i found this funny. and really it's all about me.so there.

Ok you know what. You got me. Uncle. I give in.
I’m a TV watcher for sure…but not like most people I think. I tend to watch Nick at Night, or a “good” sitcom ( friends, scrubs, will and grace …. I sound like I work for NBC), or any version of Law and Order …. Stuff like that. I am NOT repeat NOT a reality TV watcher. Didn’t watch Survivor, don’t watch Big Brother, ICK KACK don’t watch Fear Factor … hell I don’t even watch the Real World or Road Rules anymore…. So I can with all authority and safety say I do NOT watch reality TV….Um, I used to be able to say that.Until I saw last week’s season opener of the train wreck on VH1 – “the surreal life” …First, I can’t find the real “celebrity” in this show … Bridgette neilson, flava flav ( who get this, more than once has been the voice of reason), Jordan Knight, Uncle Joey from Full House, Charo, and some chick that was “ famous “ for 3 minutes while on American idol.Ok – so you get all these freaks together in one house …. And chaos ensues right….exactly. First Bridgette ( and from now on I’m gonna use her delta tau chi name…drunkenhugeknockers ) decides that really drunk and all naked all the time is the way to go. Um..no baby, momma is gonna need you to put on a shirt …..Then Jordan Knight ( from New Kids on The Block fame ) { sidebar – with as much as I STILL like N*sync ( yeah I do so shut up ) was never a NKOTB fan } but realize that this man was pretty cute back in the day …. He shows up wearing a LeTigre shirt. ( I guess times are hard … although #3ky told me last night that his son’s name is “donte” so … I’ll let you draw your own conclusions **no offense inteneded to anyone named donte, anyone who loves someone named donte, anyone who knows anyone named donte, et al ) so while I’m not sure about the garanimals/la tigre shirt that Jordan is sporting … it’s better than the opera soprano diva Viking helmet that flava flav is sporting … and as bothered as I was by them .. it was NOTHING compared to the moment when he pointed to the horns on his head and said “the horn was growing with Bridgette in the pool” …. Let that settle in and then try to EVER sleep again.So the Uncle Joey guy seems ok so far, although everytime I see him I think of Alannis Morrisette’s “ you outta know” and I think …. This is about HIM??? “ an older version of me, is she perverted like me will she go down on you in a theater ...” this is about UNCLE JOEY?!?!And charo…. What can I say about charo?Yea. That’s all I can say.Anyway – you got me. Uncle. I give. I’m hooked …. I’ll be watching …. Possibly even taping …***************Do y’all remember the store Drug Emporium? This was my favorite store. If they didn’t have it, you didn’t need it. I miss that damn store. See, I’m a drug store junkie. I love those places … I can spend hours looking at makeup, smelling lotions, looking at school supplies, seeing what new magazines are out there …. All that stupid ass stuff. I dig it. I did a little wal-greening this weekend … I love wal-greens. They are new here in Atlanta, and each store is brand new and shiny and well lit… and well – it reminds me a wee bit of the old days of DE. But damn, I wish that store was still here. …..And what else ..Oh yea, who schedules meetings on a Monday morning? Sheesh….it took EVERYTHING I had to stay awake – and honestly I’m not sure that I did …but it’s over – I have more coffee going … and life might be survivable …That being said – Johnny #5 and I talked a few times this weekend, and it looks like our friendship is in tact …. And the one I’m wishing was Johnny #6 ( who just for my own personal fun – I’ma call Kevin Spacey … cause I love me some Kevin Spacey … and it throws the haters off the trail of who it is …. Cause my local friends read this and know us both) …anyhow, Kevin and I talked for a long time… and that’s all good and nice too.And I have clean carpets….well I did. Until approximately .05 seconds after the floor was dry and furniture was put back in place .. my dog decided to roll around on it – shedding another 50pounds of black hair onto my newly cleaned beige run.It’s a good thing I ADORE that dog!
posted by allie @ 9:58 AM 8 comments
Friday, September 10, 2004
Brothers and SistersA
Turn in your hymal to page 1987, this song come from the inspired tale told of by ms. jody whatley ...and fits the day ( at least the chorus does)Gave you loveyou did me wrongdidn't know what to doBut babyI'm stronggonna get over youa new boy I'm gonna choose.You'll see - My love was truestill you threw it all away.Now other guys will have methey'll appreciate my loveTell mehow does it feel?You know that I needed youyou know that you meant the world to meYou know I had to have younow I'm gonna find somebody new!I'm looking for a new lovebabya new loveyeahyeahyeah!I'm looking for a new lovebabya new loveyeahyeahyeah!Was she hot?Did she turn you out?Curiousity rules my brain.Was she worth my heart?It's torn all apart.Are you going back again?Tell me - My love was truestill you threw it all away.But now you're like the restunworthy of my best.Hasta la vistababy!ok, so all of that song doesn't fit today ...but the looking for a new love part does.Johnny #5 came to town last night. What a difference a month and a change of mind makes. See #5 and i sorta had this cool emotion not involved - excellent physical affair going on. and it was a good thing for months and months. but see, now my heart is all spun up around someone else ... and as we were about to go to sleep last night and he had his arms around me....all and i mean ALL i could think of was ' stop touching me ....you're the wrong one....HE'S supposed to be holding me' .... and if i was able to cry - i would...but i can't....so that might be a good thing seeing as how i'm at the office....and crying would not be cute at this moment.but instead i'm going to another famous friday morning meeting - and i'm not answering the phone, cause i'm not fit to deal with people.woe to me.
posted by allie @ 7:12 AM 16 comments
Thursday, September 09, 2004
while i'm waiting for my next appointment...
i'm gonna start a list. you all know i LOVE a list. several years ago i was all spun up in that gratitude stuff...i say that like it's a bad thing....but i was never really not grateful or unaware of all the blessings in my life...so the list ( daily list of things i was grateful for ) was not the best use of my time. So a friend of mine and i started a things that suck list. ...and NO you pervs ( god knows i love each and everyone of you) not that kinda suck.Allie's partial list of things that suck....1. when your frekin spacebar is stuck on your keyboard
2. that all radio stations play commercials at the same time
3. realizing there's no tp .... too late
4. not having a maid
5. TRAFFIC
6. bugs...any all...period
7. being sweaty
8. flat hair
9. being lonely
10. being disappointed
11. unrequited love
12. unrequited LUST
13. chipped nail polish
14. crankyness
15. people bitching about being cold....and wearing sleeveless things and tiny skirtsi know i'll have a million more things to add...but a gal's gotta work.

Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Political Blog
This was written my one of my favorite people in the world....i wish i could say i was eloquent enough to come up with something like this but i'm just plain not. Read this if you want ... if not ... don't worry - my consistent blogs about sex and good hair will return tomorrow ...Wednesday, September 08, 2004Rainy Wednesday ReflectionsIn what may be the biggest turnaround since Zell Miller sold his soul to the Dark Lords, this election cycle is starting to leave me jaded and cynical. One of the main reasons for this change is that I am suprised and disappointed to find out how quickly people have become disengaged with the whole process. Just yesterday, I talked to no less than three people who are considering not voting at all because they think all the candidates are liars. How sad is it that someone would give up the most fundamental duty of citizenship, and out of what, laziness? Come on people, shut off the Fox News and get out there and do a little research. Formulating that first independent thought will hurt a little at first, but the pain will be well worth it in the end.In case you're wondering where a person might go to do said research, Project Vote-Smart is an excellent source of unbiased, non-partisan information about candidates. Don't say I never gave you anything.The second thing that happened to strip away my starry-eyed optimism is that we, meaning, me, my husband Dave, our children, and our friend, who we'll call Bubba cause that's what we call her anyway, marched with John Kerry supporters in the Paden City, WV Labor Day Parade. We got booed. We got heckled. I, of course, heckled back. We were out there in the ninety-degree heat exercising our First Ammendment Rights, and throwing candy to boot, and overheard a parent tell her kid to throw the candy back at us. Rest assured that if anyone had lobbed candy back at my innocent children, I'd be in jail now instead of here, gracing you with my presence.Now, I'm not a big whiny baby who expected to be greeted with flowers and chocolates. But what I don't get about the whole thing is this: how can people who have nothing--no jobs, no hope, no future, no healthcare, no financial security--nothing be so rabidly in favor of a president who has done nothing to make their lives better? Our illustrious President's record speaks for itself:1. George Bush Doesn’t Finish What He Starts· He started the War on Terror in Afghanistan to catch Osama Bin Laden. He got bored with that and attacked Iraq to advance Halliburton’s Agenda.· He initiated “No Child Left Behind” and failed to fund it.· He promised after Sept. 11 to make us safer and stronger, but he has blocked or hesitated on the recommendations of every panel and agency to prevent another such disaster. Our power and chemical plants remain unguarded. Our ports are still not secured.2. George Bush Won’t Deliver What He Promises· He promised his tax cuts would create 5.5 million jobs; instead, he delivered a 1.2 million job loss.· He promised not to touch the 5.6 trillion dollar budget surplus; instead, he delivered a 7.2 trillion dollar national debt.· He promised prescription drug coverage for our senior citizens; instead, he delivered a plan that is expected to cost the average senior more than they pay out-of-pocket already today.· He promised to provide access to healthcare for working families; instead, 3.8 million people have lost their health insurance coverage under his administration.If you watched the RNC, these promises are the same promises that he made four years ago and didn't deliver. So why would anyone believe he's going to deliver this time? I guarantee you that he will still fail to fund the programs he touted. I guarantee you that if we give him four more years, we'll end up with a third front in the "War on Terror" in Iran.Just yesterday, the Bush administration released what is about their sixth deficit projection for 2004, and the GOP Spin Machine celebrated. That’s right, the GOP has a spin machine, and I hate to be the one to break it to you, it's headquartered at FoxNews, and Rupert Murdoch is it's CEO. According to White House Budget Panel spokesman Sean Spicer, the record $422 billion deficit projection is cause for joy , “Deficits are going down, jobs are going up, the economy is improving; I don’t see how you can’t be happy with that news.” Mr. Spicer, I have REALITY for you on line one! So much for the “No Spin Zone.” The good news is that there are only 2 months left in the fiscal year, and if they keep throwing numbers out there, they might actually get it right.But let’s return to my original point. There were no Bush supporters out there on Monday marching in the heat. Why? Because the Republican Party knows that if they keep screaming about gay marriage, abortion, and gun control, the people of West-by-God-Virginia will keep voting for George Bush. They take our vote for granted.People of West Virginia, wake up! I’m a daughter of your mountains. I’m a Lady of the Golden Horseshoe (if you’re not from WV, you have no idea what that means. Go look it up). My family has sweated, bled, and died in these hills for six generations. One of my papaws died in the mines in Fayette County, and the other one worked his entire adult li
posted by allie @ 8:10 PM 4 comments
Potpourri
So johnny #5 is supposed to come to town tomorrow.This is a story I have heard before. See Johnny #5 ( all thanks to HRT for the name ) is a friend of mine … with benefits. And we have a very strange relationship, where we are sorta friends, but have like NOTHING in common. I’m a democrat, he’s a republican. I’m a pacifist, he’s about to go to Iraq with the National Guard, I’m short and thick, he’s tall and thin, I’m a baseball fan, he’s a college football fan, he lives in North Cackalackie, I live in Atlanta. But there is something we have in common (at least this weekend )We’re both gonna be in town at the same time…and we both haven’t “seen” each other in a while.Now he has said he’s gonna be in town before and never shown up, now this isn’t a big deal, cause I always make other plans … cause he’s unreliable thata way … but damn – I could stand some rock star action this weekend … so chime in with what cha think.*****************I’m having some stress with some people that I thought were my friends, but now I hear are talking some shit about me. And that is one PERFECT way to piss this girl off. I would hope that if I was angry/ticked/irritated/whatever at someone that I would just have the stones to say it to them. I’m thirtyfuckinfour years old. At what age does the gossip stop? … again chime in’s are welcome …Other than that, things are good. My other friends ROCK and these people might too ... maybe it's sensitive day - but i don't think so! My dog is just about damn near perfect, I’m happy, and my hair looks great today – I think I’m gonna make a manic panic run at sally’s this afternoon and slap some more red in it –cause this rockstar hair is starting to fade – and we just plain can’t have that now can we?Oh…and reservation opportunities for allie’s XXX seminar will be announced shortly. I’m gonna need some male volunteers … any takers ?and blogger has been down all day = so be nice to me!
posted by allie @ 10:00 AM 11 comments
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
somethings you really should pay full price for..
now i love shopping. i'm one of those irritating people who if they have 4 bucks will spend 6. i espically love shopping for make up and hair products. see, i'm what my friend todd would call "thick" ... and what i call " gotdamn FYNE" ... and ( wait for it, i'll make my point ) while i can't lose a gabillion pounds by tomorrow - it's quite possible that a new lipstick or an excellent hair day will make me feel like a gabillion dollars. i love walking in the house with a new bag of goodies and playing make up ( i also like playing make out - but that's a whole different game ) so sometimes when things are bleak...you'll find me at walgreens eyeing the new lipsmackers trying to figure out what flavor i don't have yet - that owning will make my life complete.i do prefer to shop alone however - cause although i love it - with the noted exception of the cosmetics/hair section .... i shop like a man. I'm a hunter not a gatherer. i know exactly what it is that i want. go in, get it, go home. some people ( like my friend - we'll call her christine ) will touch EVERYTHING in the store and make that air sucking in sound. this makes me wanna punch her in the head...now i love her, so i don't do it - but i sho' do think about it....i just plain can't go up and down every single aisle looking and touching and oohing ... if it's not on the list - i don't need it .... but sometimes... you've got some time to kill and you end up browsing .... this happened to me this weekend. Christine and i were meeting afterwork for dinner and a manicure - not necessarily in that order - thanks to the classic atlanta traffic ( and every single person in florida driving thru atlanta at rush hour.... why?!?! ) i got there too late for the manicure - so we wandered around a little bit before dinner... and ended up in the dollar store.dollar stores amaze me. they either have crap in there that i wouldn't pay 10 cents for, much less a dollar. or they have amazing stuff in there - where you feel the need to buy 30 of them cause hell, they're only a buck. this store was full of mostly crap. but christine found some crap she needed. so we wander up to the check out and there they are ... a 4 pack for a dollar...
condoms
yes, that's right, condoms at the dollar store. on what planet is that a good idea. i mean, is the risk worth the savings.....the risk of pregnancy, the risk of an std, the risk of knowing that you're willing to SLEEP with a man who pays a DOLLAR for 4 condoms ..... ladies.... help me out here. i'm all for a rockin night/morning/afternoon of hot sweaty rock star sex .... but let's remember some really good advise that we've all heard at least once before in our lives.in all things, be particiular.do not sleep with a man who uses condoms that cost a quarter. cause if you do, i will find out about it. and i will talk about you.
oh, and i got some new makeup this weekend. i look great - frances be damned.

Saturday, September 04, 2004
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz Indoor Voices Please
I'm all manner of sleepy today for no apparent reason, except i think i got too much sleep last night .... and went back to bed this morning after taking mike out ... so this will be super rambly...and i'm really ok with that ....so - i'm supposed to be cleaning, my parents are coming over here tomorrow to clean the carpets in the downstairs and the steps headed up .... see, i have a dog. my dog is a SHEDDING MACHINE. i have a black lab/chow mix. an 80 pound shedding machine .... that i totally adore .. but did i mention he sheds? anyhow, i have to uber vaccume and move some furniture around so we can do all that jazz tomorrow. and i'm trying to be grateful about the help, although i like to go to church and lunch on sundays ... and i never asked for the help...i was informed that they're coming ... so i guess they are ...oh yeah, and i heard on the radio this morning that AL FUCKING GREEN is coming to town in like 3 weeks, and lauren isn't here to go with me, and i have no one's son to take me either .... anyone wanna come down to atlanta and take me to this concert .... it makes me sad to think he'll be in town, but that i won't make it - but then #3ky didn't make it to her concert with him either ... so maybe this is just another way that we're alike.oh, and i decided that i'm having magic shell and ice cream for dinner ... note the order mentioned in that - not ice cream with magic shell .... magic shell and ice cream... yum.... it's heaven in a bowl.....what else... not much going on in the world of allie ... slow news weekend here, johnny #5 might be in town next weekend and this could be good ... and the first weekend in october i'm going to charlotte to visit my gay boyfriends and go to drag bingo and do the breast cancer walk ... so that'll be good ... i'm still feeling sorta shitty that my new boyfriend got so embarassed, and i hope he's willing to come back and play some more ...
posted by allie @ 3:15 PM 3 comments
Friday, September 03, 2004
i scream... you scream
I scream you scream.But enough about the really good sex sounds.I work in an office that has ice cream parties about once a month, and they are so NOT playing …we’re talking PLA-DOW … ice cream, fruit, brownies, cookies, sprinkles, syrups, nuts ( tee hee, I said nuts )So in about an hour I’ll be SO done working … and in an ice cream coma … and that’s a good coma to be in my people … I might post later from the coma … might not … live with the risk…This on top of the fact that my hair looks FUCKIN awesome today .. it looks like rockin sex hair – even though I’ve had NO sex … but we are listening to wrexx-in-effx today … it’s a rumpshaker kinda afternoon … so while I can “ drop it like it’s hot “ I’m gonna spare y’all on the visual of that …. Or maybe not – I’ll have to see if there is a digital camera around here ….Ok – that’s all I have at the moment …. Not feeling super funny at the moment …
posted by allie @ 1:00 PM 13 comments
Paging Dr.Carter, we need you in the ER - STAT
Dr. Carter - " what do we have, car wreck, train wreck, sarin gas poisoning, earthquake?"Nurse - " WORSE" ( pause ) " loss of sense of humor"Dr. Carter - " It's in God's hands now, there's nothing I can do for him"so, we all thought we had found someone ( or someone had found us ) who could hang and play along .. WOW were we wrong.So it seems EVERYONE got the joke, and played along - doing their parts, and the joke progressed along well - with one key exception, the joke surpassed the one who started it.First, he thought the promise of hot sweaty sex was for him. um. nope. i don't even know this man's name. and even with the aide of large amounts of liquor, i'ma need at least a name.... and as he had claimed to read some older entries - i'm thinking prolly not -cause he skipped right over the part where i'm in love with someone else and struggling everyday to come to grips with that .... ( and ps - i DON'T live in smyrna ... people that are from here are VERY clear about the differences between smyrna and my town )where was i...oh yes ... playing along with the joke. being the girl with the kickin sense of humor that i am ... i played along ... you mention sushi - i offer sushi ( i'm a fucking vegetarian .. raw fish - yeah, not so much) { i gotta tell you how i'm shaking my head and laughing while writing this}sidebar - Todd, you realize what we're doing with all of this right ... it's PERFECT.anyway, my texas friend, i recommend that you scrape off the moldy part of the humor cheese wheel, and take another bite ... cause ou might find out that playing along is fun and funny and in the end - everyone but YOU realized the joke and carried on. Either that or i recommend a prescription for prozac and some therapy - cause not everyone is out to get you...some don't even want you...and in closing - lemme quote a great prophet of our time ...the wise Ducky Dale:" it's called a sense of humor, you should get one, they're nice."good luck to you with that.
posted by allie @ 8:10 AM 11 comments
Thursday, September 02, 2004
crap.
Ever had aYou picked the wrong woman on the wrong day kinda day?This is my day, I don’t know if it’s PMS, stress, tired-ness, sick of it ness, or what. But I’m feeling like Ms. Crabbypants at the moment. And I’m sorta ok with it.One of my favorite people on the planet is moving away … and even though we didn’t get to get together all that often, I like knowing that we could. And now she’s moving 3 plane layovers, 2 trains, and one bus away. And she’s one of the one’s who “gets me” . I should be grateful cause I have like 4 girl friends that I actually met thru a book club of sorts, that I couldn’t feel closer to if they were my own flesh and blood. I have cried, laughed, worried, giggled, lusted, been angry and disappointed for and with these women. I realize that that’s an AMAZING thing that many people go thru their entire lives without having. I could at any moment call any of these ..my Lauren, my Christel, my Stacey, or my Mary and they would drop everything to come to my aid … I would do the same for them … and this is a rare and precious thing. They fact that one is more beautiful than the next … and each one is so smart and funny that i'm actually intimidated by them..However the bitch of it is we are spread out all over the east coast and mid-west … and now one is moving further away. She’s moving for all the right reasons..and I still hate it. I’m usually more than a cup “half full” gal … I’m a cup ½ full and colorfully decorated gal … but today I’m sad.And a little angry.I hope it’s the hormones … and some chocolate and some good time with my dog helps me feel better.