Sunday, March 20, 2011

Day Nineteen - Nicknames you have and why you have them

I have many nicknames that are a variation of my real name. These are:

  • Ally
  • Allybobally
  • Ally Bear
  • Alice
  • Alice from Buckingham Palace
  • Alliscent
  • Albert
  • Al
I also have Crabski, and other dryeyedcrab related names that I can't think of at the moment.

The only name I really feel weird about being called is Allison. It seems so formal and completely different to the kind of person I am. So of course some people insist on calling me that anyway :D

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Day Eighteen

Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have


Yeah I know. It's been almost forever since I've blogged. Now that I'm Twitter free I'm finding I have more time on my hands. I'm using this in so many productive ways. I'm waiting lots of TV shows, thinking about boys, and randomly napping on weekends. YAY I'm awesome!


Anyroad, I should get stuck in to it. Here goes.


I have somewhat of a revolving door when it comes to plans, dreams and goals. I like to pretend that it's due to me being an ever evolving human being, but it probably has more to do with my inability to commit. So let's lock a few in and see how I go.


1) I'm on the cusp of a greater degree of financial freedom, which is super exciting to me. I'm hoping that this will enable me to achieve some of the things I should have achieved decades ago. Like travelling overseas. The only time I've left these shores is when my family went on the Fairstar (the funship) when I was in Grade 5. I feel lame and pathetic admitting that *hides head in shame* My lovely friends Natalie and Adam are getting married in Thailand in October. So one of my goals is to take Aedin to Thailand so that we can go to their wedding. I may or may not extend on this goal to make it include breast enhancement surgery and a sexual interlude with a Thai lady boi. For the purpose of my reputation we'll say that I won't ;)


2) Stay in my job for more than 2 years. My flighty natures means that I don't like to stay in one place for too long. So I'd like to spend the next two years doing pretty much what I'm doing now. Only better.


3) Continue to manage my depression, and hopefully be off the medication that slows my metabolism (I think it's slowed down so much it's actually working in reverse). I have flights of fancy where I think I'll just stop taking the medication now, because I'm feeling OK. But then something comes along and kicks me in the pants, reminding me that I'm not managing it well enough to be able to medication free. That means committing to a psych/counsellor, committing to a fitness regime, eating better, etc.


4) Blog more. It's something I actually really enjoy. I have always loved writing. While blogging is really just a public diary for me, it definitely gets me thinking again. It helps me prise open that creative part of my brain that I haven't bothered opening for such a long time that it's almost fused together. I want to get back into writing short stories and poetry. Not for publication, just for shits and giggles.


5) Start dancing again. I want to join a dance group. Some kind of funk/hip hop class, and a tap class. I could be some kind of tap dancing gangstar. Not sure how much street cred comes with being a tapping G, but we'll see.