November 2010

nablopomo fail. reverb10 (and 2011) win?

by Alison on November 30, 2010

in NaBloPoMo, Thoughts

nablopomo started off bad. i was what, five days late? but i gave it a solid effort. and i kinda like this attempting to post every day thing, even if i’m just posting the mundane details of my mundane life. it makes me think about a lot of things and i’ll be able to look [...]

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ugh… and uggs.

by Alison on November 29, 2010

in Confessions, NaBloPoMo, Rants and Raves

the long thanksgiving weekend is over. sad face. it was a great one too, filled with things to do but also surprisingly relaxing. my sister and i figured out her cell phone issue. thanksgiving was yummy, as usual. the key lime pie that i made was pretty good. everyone seemed to like it so i [...]

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happy thanksgiving!!!

by Alison on November 25, 2010

in Holidays, NaBloPoMo, Photos

my key lime pie is a success!!! i haven’t tried the whole thing yet but the filling is pretty yummy and so is the topping. i’ll post the recipe in case someone that reads this might be curious. the only thing is, the crust is slightly burnt. the recipe says to bake the crust for [...]

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thanksgiving break?

by Alison on November 24, 2010

in Holidays, NaBloPoMo

i have a pretty busy weekend ahead of me. i’m really looking forward to it though. bf is off, it’s thanksgiving (which means lots of yummy food!), and there’s lots going on. immediately after work tonight, i’m meeting bf for a quick dinner before he has to work at 7. poor thing has to work [...]

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in other car news…

by Alison on November 23, 2010

in Love, NaBloPoMo

my mom just called me. the auto auction people came and towed my old car away a few minutes ago. she says they were very nice and gentle with her. i am sad i wasn’t there to say goodbye. i will honestly miss her. arrivederci, grand prix. we had a good run.

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my christmas list for 2010… 2.0

by Alison on November 23, 2010

in NaBloPoMo, Random

i had to go and screw everything up. i know you saw my christmas list for 2010 and were chomping at the bit to buy me a car. and then i went and bought one myself. completely ruined your plans, didn’t i? i know… I KNOW! but it’ll be okay. fear not, i’m compiling yet [...]

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out with the old, in with the new-ish…

by Alison on November 21, 2010

in NaBloPoMo, Photos, Random

i didn’t post yesterday. again. in all fairness, i had a pretty stressful day. my mom wanted me to drive her to toys r us to look for a wagon for my nephew, and then we were going to go to the grocery store to buy some thanksgiving things. i wanted to get some ingredients [...]

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my week of fail continues…

by Alison on November 19, 2010

in NaBloPoMo, Photography

monday was alright. tuesday was awful. wednesday was almost as awful. thursday was alright. friday? really could go either way. so far, i got up and got showered and ready just in time to run down a hill that looks like this: and is this steep: and i didn’t fall. AND i made it to [...]

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my christmas list for 2010

by Alison on November 18, 2010

in NaBloPoMo, Random

it’s a short one. (photo credit: jetttstream.com) or (photo credit: auto week) or manual transmission please. as you can see, i’m a fan of the gunmetal gray color… so make it happen!

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bad few days…

by Alison on November 18, 2010

in NaBloPoMo, Rants and Raves

(i wrote this last night and apparently just saved it as a draft rather than post it. fail.) this is how my week has gone: tuesday – email at work is down for close to two hours while literally everyone i work with is at a meeting that i was not invited to. – finally [...]

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