Ali's Blogs the Precurser

This is based on true events and lives. I cannot promise everything to be child friendly. Infact I KNOW things will not be child friendly. Commandments will be broken, Risks will be taken, Sexual things will be persued, and Swearing will happen. Hey this is life!! Live and let live...

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

the new blog... again

http://musictomymuse.blogspot.com/ So apparently.... I never posted a working link to my new blog..... this is it!!! http://musictomymuse.blogspot.com/ did everyone catch that? oh you there in the back missed it? im soooo sorry let me do it again http://musictomymuse.blogspot.com/ there ya go!! this blog is just for my artistic side... i wanted to split them a little.... so please read review and enjoy!


until the fates let us,

ali

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Who am I in 1200 words...

As much as I like blogging, I am always annoyed at the small amount of space I am given to describe myself. I can do it don't get me wrong but I always have to over think what I want or need to say. I actually have a great description of me. I have two actually one can be found on my myspace and the other is a writing exercise I did at some point. I am giving you my exercise to read, I love my description of who I am.



Hi! Welcome to my little world! Believe me this is a new world. So here’s some things you might like to know about me. I am a singer. Now I can't promise that I will fit your standards but I enjoy it. I am a writer of poetry. I aspire to be the next Alfred Lord Tennyson/Nora Roberts(if that could even exist in the world). And a dancer when I have the time. Any kind of dancing suits me. Be it Ballroom, Clubbing, or just free lance for me. I am a dreamer. So sue me, someone has to do it.


I have a very out going personality and quite often speak my mind. I am a negative person I always expect the worst. But I feel it is better to be prepared then to be shocked when the worst does happen and when it doesn't? Well that is just a silver lining then isn’t it? I find I often care far too much or far too less for it to matter.


I am loud and extremely happy. I am a little quirky I am confusing and shy...I am a romantic. I dress to fit me not you. Therefore don’t expect me to always fit in. I can promise I won’t. I will hurt you if you hurt my friends. I learned how to hold my own in a fight years ago and have kept that knowledge under my belt.



I believe in faith and magic. I believe everyone has the option of inner peace, you just have to take the initiative to find it. I live by three rules peace, love and hope. Keep peace of mind in the hardest times for that will bring you through anything. Remember that someone out there loves you, even if you haven’t met them yet. And no matter what there is always hope for the future, Always.



I will always find a way to get what I want. I am a terrific kisser just try me :) My favorite color is blue but purple comes as a close second. I wish I could speak Italian. I believe in Classic Romance. I am obsessed with faeries and butterflies. I like to draw, even though I suck at it. I like to design my own clothes but cannot sew. I happen to have sketches everywhere. I enjoy a good argument, be it about politics, beliefs or general topics. I am Cinderella. What? Every girl is a Princess. I love old movies. I love Audrey Hepburn and Alfred Hitchcock. I am a English Major with a music minor. I am who I am. If you can’t handle that then stop reading.


Ok so that is a little crazy, but it gets it all out there. I try to be perfect and I do all I can. I work and I go to college. I have desperate needs for shopping. I am in love with three things music, art and books. I sing and I play piano and guitar. I have had years of private voice lessons. I also am a ballet dancer. My obsessions are shoes, earrings, and perfumes.


until the fates let us,
Ali

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Note:: Can I Have Your ATTENTION PLEASE

Attention please!! I have created a new blog, just for my writings so dont worry I wont be tarrying away!! I have posted a link here so just click it and have fun!!

until the fates let us,
Ali

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Three Dreams in a Box

Maybe its the time of year, but it always gets me thinking of dreams differed... here is a piece i actually wrote just for me but i feel that it is now the right time to share it....



So... I have been standing at a crossroads for far to long. the problem is i have no idea which way to turn, which road to follow. I have paths slightly charted for me in a few directions... 1) following the dreams of others and my old dreams of certain education... 2) my save the world hopes that few seem to understand....3) even standing still to please the hierarchy. but then there are those paths covered in weeds, with no maps to guide me. i can further my education with these paths. my major would have to change... but i can still go to college. get a business management degree and be set. or just run at it full tilt and not stop for the degree just yet. I want to open a dress shop, a book store, and a night club/bar. I want to have a corporation. I even see the potential for each one where i am. We don't have a dress shop besides one highly over priced place in this area.... so if i could offer lower prices, buy back options for resale, and donation dresses, and a guarantee that if the dress is bought from my store i will not sell another one for the same function, I could make a huge profit!!! I would be catering to the needs of my community. we have plenty a girl who cannot afford a dress she will only wear once. so why not rent a dress? or buy a used one? And god forbid someone have the same dress as you!! I will prevent that from happening at my store. plus i will have wedding and all other formal and semi formal dresses available at all times. it will be the one stop dress shop. NOW the book store. we don't have one!! unless you count the one on campus at hcc. So i will provide.... Oh! did you know the mark up on text books at HCC is like 100%? yeah we basically pay double what they pay for a book. so why not find your text books at your local book store? we will have them!!! we will also have a variety from fiction to nonfiction classics to modern. a children's section, including a book club for all ages. the children's book club will have story time and a discount on the book of the month. teen club will have the discount and a discussion group as will the adult club. oh and we will also be available online with forums for the clubs and a order area for books. the night club is the biggest question. around here you have three choices, either black white or stripper. well i want my club to be comfortable for all. I will not play exclusively white music nor exclusively black. there will be band nights for local bands. there will be open mic nights for every talent. if i have my way completely there will be a gamers room where xbox show downs can be held. a lounge area where karaoke will be on some nights and open mic others. I will even have the option of Sunday night music worship. there would be pool tables and Foosball air hockey, all that jazz. a sports room for the big game of the night. right now i stand at a crossroads...there are lots of variables. lots of options. where do i go from here? well i just don't know... i guess I'm stuck standing pondering until my heart just makes a leap...

until the fates let us,
ali

Thursday, December 3, 2009

In Salute to Christmas

Hi Guys!!! So Christmas is Coming!!! Whoot! I have decided to give you a little quiz to Salute Christmas. There are 25 questions For the 25 days leading up to Christmas. So here are your rules.... I want you to answer as many as you can without searching the web. Now I know I have no way of knowing if you did or not but in the spirit of Christmas please don't cheat!!! I will reply to your comments to let you know if your answer is right or wrong then I will post the answers on December 20th. What you will win.... Whoever gets the most answers right will get a chance to post a blog here at the Ali-oop as a guest writer!!! Here We Go!!!

  1. In "A Charlie Brown Christmas", what is Charlie Brown's main complaint about Christmas?
  2. On what street in New York City did a Santa Claus miracle occur?
  3. Counting Rudolph, how many reindeer are there?
  4. In "It's a Wonderful Life", what did Clarence the angel receive for accomplishing his mission?
  5. What "Saturday Evening Post" artist was known for his whimsical portraits of Santa Claus?
  6. What is the Spanish translation of "merry Christmas"?
  7. The baby Jesus was placed in a manger. What is a manger?
  8. According to the Biblical account, how many Magi visit Jesus after his birth?
  9. What carol demands "figgy pudding"?
  10. What three Characters sing "The Chipmunk Song"?
  11. What is Frosty's nose made of?
  12. What was "the first gift my true love sent.." on the sixth day of Christmas?
  13. What is the last ghost called in "A Christmas Carol"?
  14. What color is the Grinch who stole Christmas?
  15. what was Rudolph's punishment for his red nose?
  16. How Many "Pipers Piping" did my true love give to me?
  17. In "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas", what biological shortcoming made him so mean?
  18. What was the original title for the movie "White Christmas". and from which later came the name of a famous hotel chain?
  19. What was Scrooge's first name?
  20. Who said "God bless us, every one."
  21. In the song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer", what did Grandma go to get?
  22. What non-profit association sponsors Christmas Seals?
  23. How many times is the name "Santa Claus" used in "The Night before Christmas?
  24. What Song contains the line, "although its been said many times many ways..."
  25. Who Starred as George Bailey in "Its a Wonderful Life"?

until the fates let us,

ali

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Defining Thanksgiving

I work in retail so to me Thanksgiving has tended to be about sales and making goal on Black Friday. I am sick and tired of it. So today I looked up what Thanksgiving meant. This is what I got::

Thanks-givi-ing /ˌθæŋks'gɪvɪŋ/ [thangks-giv-ing]
–noun
1:the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, esp. to God.
2:an expression of thanks, esp. to God.
3:a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor or kindness.
4:a day set apart for giving thanks to God.

Main Entry: thanks·giv·ing
Pronunciation: \thaŋ(k)s-'gi-viŋ also 'thaŋ(k)s-ˌ\
Function: noun
Date: 1533
1: the act of giving
thanks
2: a prayer expressing gratitude
3 a: a public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness




Where in that is there anything about buying out the grocery store or having the biggest turkey or an early bird special? NO WHERE. That’s because that is not what’s important. What’s important is remembering all the good things in your life: be it your health, your friends, hope for a chance, your family, your pets, your job, a dream, your home, the fact you have someone who cares about you somewhere, a shoulder to cry on, you have food on the table, a laugh, you have a bed to sleep in, a future, you have heat to get through those cold nights, something to smile at, someone next to you in the bed to cuddle with, or the fact that you just lived to see the next day.
All of this is what we are to be thankful for because those things no matter how small they seem at the time, are gifts. They are divine gifts. So while you eat your dinner, think of how luck you are to have those things. And be thankful.


Also leave a wish for those that don’t. Happy Thanksgiving...



until the fates let us,

Ali

Thursday, September 17, 2009

milestones...

Today is my birthday. I have finally after years of trying and living reached the age of complete maturity. I am 21. I know what you are all thinking. So now she is going to get shitfaced drunk and all that jazz, right? Well, maybe. But in reality I have no desire to be drug home by someone else. I don't even have the desire to get drunk. I absolutely don't see the point. When you have lived life the way i have these things just don't matter. So I won't be considered a baby anymore, good. I won't be the young one anymore, fabulous. Who needs it? I will be able to drink if I want. So I will keep that in mind. To me this age just means I am no longer a child a teenager or a young adult. I am a member of society with views on the world. My opinion counts and matters. I have a voice that can be heard. My options have opened tenfold. YES I am still young. YES I will still make childlike decisions. BUT they will be few and far between. I am growing up, reaching up, and living. I am a determined being. I will let nothing defeat me. I will just forge a new path when given obstacles and still make my way around. I am set free on the world to do my own bidding. this is my life. here I am!!!

until the fates let us,

Ali

Thursday, August 27, 2009

the insescant ramblings of a 20 somethings

Here I am. A 20 something girl out facing the big world. I swear to you being 20 something gives you so many more things to ramble around in your head. the who where if and why... so here you go a dip into the mind of the upcoming generations....


1. -I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.

2. -More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

3. -Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

4. -I don’t understand the purpose of the line, “I don’t need to drink to have fun.” Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they’ve invented the lighter?

5. -Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you’re going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you’re crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

6. -That’s enough, Nickelback.

7. -I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

8. -Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the “people you may know” feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?

9. -Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft.

10. -There is a great need for sarcasm font.

11. -Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it.

12. -I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I’ll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone’s laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I’m still the only one who really, really gets it.

13. -How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

14. -I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

15. - I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

16. -The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

17. - A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

18. - Was learning cursive really necessary?

19. - Lol has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.

20. - I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

21. - Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

22. - My brother’s Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, “Cuz we beat you, and you hate us.” Classy, bro

.23. - Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart," all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart”.

24. - How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?

25. - I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

26. - Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in’ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)..ummm…Goonies.”

27. -What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

28. - While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.

29. - MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

30. - Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

31. - I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

32. -Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

33. - I would like to officially coin the phrase ‘catching the swine flu’ to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman. Example: “Dave caught the swine flu last night.”

34. -I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

35. - Bad decisions make good stories

36. -Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!

37. - Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

38. -If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

39. -Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem….

40. -You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

41. -Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.

42. -There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

43. -I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

44. - “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.

45. -I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There’s so much pressure. ‘I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It’s only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?’

46. -I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What’d you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

47. - I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

48. -When I meet a new guy, I’m terrified of mentioning something he hasn’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

49. -I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

50. -Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles…

51. - As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

52. -Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

53. -It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

54. -I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

55. -Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn’t know what do to with it.

56. -Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time…

57. -It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.

58. -I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

59. -I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

60. -I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

61. -The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.

62.Why does the world have to keep moving on to such an extent? just as i finally get settled into my new state of mind there is a turn of events and it is time to learn a new way of life.


until the fates let us,
ali

Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Late Night Ramblings of a Dreamers Heart

The Crickets chirp their lullaby. The wind caresses the each leaf and tree. The darkness of night soothes the world into slumber. And the Dreamers Heart sails away.

The Heart longs for so many things when night falls and the world is silent. The adrenaline rush of the adventures it has only read of in books, to far off lands with wild animals roaming free and where odd languages are spoken.
The Heart having that swell of pride in the dream of creating magic out it own two hands. Weaving tales and stories for others to follow and get lost, and dresses for memories to be made in.
The beats of the Heart changing to the rhythmic thumps of the music rolling out of the nightclub that it dreamed up. The different mural painted walls, themed rooms and serene style.
Extreme joy as the Heart watches a new face find the same adventures, hopes, and dreams in a book. A book found because the Heart was able to provide it to them.
Lastly but never least the Dreamers Heart dreams of love. Love of the world around them. Love of all the dreams they have. Love for all the people who are there for them. and Love for the one they have yet to find.


until the fates let us,
ali

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

the summer sweet

Living in the South, Strawberries are available in abundance. We weekly can get fresh strawberries from a farm right outside our little town. $5 for a half a flat $10 for a full. there are points where you turn around and go What the HELL am I gonna do with ALL these Strawberries!!!! Well you get creative ;)


  • We have Of Course Strawberry Shortcake

  • And Cheesecake (all made from Scratch)

  • lightly glazed strawberries for snacking

  • Strawberry lemonade

  • Preserves

  • And then my topic for the evening..... Salad

That's right... Strawberry Salad!!! It is actually quite good. I am not gonna go giving away my secret recipes or anything but i will give you the run down of the whole idea.



  1. you start with several kinds of greens... I tend to use Spinach, Romaine, and Arugula. Wash and let the leaves dry. Then break them into small bite sized pieces.

  2. Next you Cut your Strawberries in slices. the mix them with a light amount of sugar or splenda. I personal use splenda (they don't get quite so crystallized this way). Refrigerate

  3. To create a dressing i use a balsamic vinaigrette and a little oil blended with some lemon juice.

  4. also add some cheese like feta or Parmesan or both.

  5. And finally and some kind of nut like a pecan or walnut.

  6. toss all together. and serve slightly chilled!

until the fates let us,

Ali

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Political Beauty

Political Beauty.... what a phrase. While MOST pageants are based on beauty there are at least two that are not. The Junior Miss Pageants and The Miss America Pageants. These both are based upon scholastic merit. Having been involved with the lower sides of both of these pageants (meaning the local type) I know what it takes to get there and be the winner. For the Junior Miss pageant you are required to hold and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA. Now that doesn't sound to extremely difficult right? WRONG they also expect you to be involved in extracurriculars such as sports, dance, music, etc. Then Be able to meet and be involved with all the things for JM weekly. It is tough work. The Miss America Pageant, requires a GPA of 3.0. Plus A platform and all of everything else. You must be smart. This is where the Political part comes in. You have to be able to hand yourself in any given situation with grace and dignity. you must be a Political Beauty.

This Whole week all that has been heard has been about Miss California. Whether it be about her strength and ability to express her own mind or those oh so discreet pictures. This Article I found in the Wall Street Journal. The link is given if needed....


Pretty on the Inside?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234821253621995.html
By
BARI WEISS
In Riyadh this week, 200 young Muslim women began a 10-week quest to be crowned Saudi Arabia's official beauty queen. To most Americans, "Miss Beautiful Morals," as the contest is called, wouldn't even qualify as a beauty pageant: Gone is the bikini competition -- these beauties will wear black abayas. They will compete instead to show their "commitment to Islamic morals," like respect for their parents. Pageant founder Khadra al-Mubarak was happy to distinguish her contest from similar events in the West: "It's an alternative to the calls for decadence in the other beauty contests that only take into account a woman's body and looks," she told the Associated Press.
It's true that most viewers of the Miss America and Miss USA pageants are not judging contestants by the content of their character, to borrow a phrase. But is Ms. al-Mubarak right to say that our contests are "only" about looks?
Witness the past weeks' scandal over Carrie Prejean. Ms. Prejean, who was crowned Miss California 2009, competed in the Miss USA pageant in April. When asked by one of the judges whether gay marriage should be legalized, she replied that she thought marriage ought to be "between a man and a woman." No sooner had James Dobson embraced the "courageous" Ms. Prejean than partially nude photos of her surfaced on the Web. Officials threatened to take away her Miss California crown, but
Donald Trump, the pageant's owner, came to her defense. All of which is a reminder that, even in American beauty contests, more than beauty counts.
Getty Images
Margaret Gorman, Miss America 1921.
In the beginning, American pageants were just about looks. Miss United States, a precursor to Miss America, took place in 1880 at Rehoboth Beach, with Thomas Edison as one of the judges. The organizers insisted that women stand at least 5 feet 4 inches and weigh no more than 130 pounds. They also had to be unmarried (a rule that persists today). The publicity that contestants received helped them start careers in modeling, vaudeville or Hollywood. But World War II transformed the nature of the pageant. Miss America 1943, Jean Bartel, used her position to rally the country in support of the war. She sold more Series E war bonds than any other American.
In 1945, Miss America began awarding the winner scholarship money for college. In 1951, the contest further solidified its interest in character -- and lost some fans -- when Miss America Yolande Betbeze declared that she was "not a pinup" and refused to pose in a swimsuit. Though the pageant supported her choice, Catalina, the bathing-suit brand, promptly dropped its sponsorship of Miss America and founded the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
Today, while the latter two have remained largely superficial events, Miss America expects its contestants to be "role models" and women of "outstanding character," says Art McMaster, the pageant's chief executive and president. He is quick to note that, unlike other pageants, Miss America is a scholarship program, not a beauty contest. Last year, the pageant helped tens of thousands of contestants at various levels of competition earn $48 million in order to defray the cost of college or pay off educational loans. Mr. McMaster describes the contestants as "wholesome, all-American kids next-door," with a "good moral standard."
But if the contest is all about character and scholarship, then why the bikinis? Mr. McMaster says that the swimsuit part of the pageant is a "tradition" and tells me that they've "minimized the scoring of it." How a contestant looks in a swimsuit now "only counts for 15%."
And maybe he's not just making excuses. Sure, many feminists have long argued that beauty pageants are just a step above cattle auctions. But beauty queens do what lots of women have always done -- use their looks to help get what they want. Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin and Diane Sawyer are all former pageant girls. Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist freed earlier this week in Tehran, was once Miss North Dakota. Miss America 2005, Deidre Downs, says that she started in the pageants to pay for college. During a short break from her surgery rotation at the University of Alabama medical school, she tells me that she expects her Miss America winnings to pay for her to become a doctor too.
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, an Iranian-Canadian human-rights activist, decided to try a pageant when she noticed "that people were listening more to sports stars and celebrities than they were to politicians. I thought, well how do I get a title for myself?" The former Miss Canada and Miss World first runner-up has used her fame to advocate for causes like ending child executions in Iran.
"If you have proportional dimensions to your physique and you can do something good with it," Ms. Afshin-Jam says, "I don't see what's wrong with that." Would that women could have the same choice Riyadhin.




See??? Now I also have the Judge tally scores from the Miss America Pageant
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Miss America is both a business and a culturally specific brand that transcends being just a beauty pageant. Miss America herself is a critical member of the Miss America Organization marketing team and works to advance the business of scholarship and community service for women. The Miss America judging system distinguishes Miss America via a form of Olympic scoring where each contestant competes against ONLY herself.
Preliminary Competitions Scoring
The Miss America Preliminary Competitions and their weighted score values are:
Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit - 15%
Evening Wear - 20%
Talent - 35%
Private Interview - 25%
On-Stage Question – 5%
Finals Competition Scoring
The scoring for the Miss America Finals Competition is weighted accordingly:
Composite Score - 30% (Top 16)
Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit - 20% (Top 16)
Evening Wear - 20% (Top 10)
Talent - 30% (Top 8)
On-Stage Question (Top 8)
Final Ballot – Each judge ranks the top 5 contestants in the order he/she believes they should each finish. The outcome of the pageant is based solely on the point totals resulting from the final ballot.





This is a Scholarship oportunity. I feel like this program proves that women can be anything. Smart talented and Beautiful!! Let the girls make Political statments. If they are Smart Enough to be there then they SHOULD be Smart Enough to hold their own. I am WOMAN....Hear me ROAR!!! I am not Just Something to look at nor am I just here to clean up after you.... I can do anything and everything I put my mind to. I am SMART! I am TALENTED! I am BEAUTIFUL!

So Every woman listening (reading) Stand up be a POLITICAL BEAUTY.... feel free to state your opinions and live your life. Do not let the world control who you are nor let it shape your opinons away from their own. Fight for what you believe in and take what is thrown back at you with your head held high and shoulders square.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Beginning of a New

Alas... Cuckoo is over.... It flew over and out.


As a seasoned actress having done several shows (well over 20) in my lifetime of 20 years I have to say this show set a new precedent. We took this show and brought it all to a new level. We introduced a group of psychiatrist as educational information to show how much things have changed. We made a whole different take on how the mind scenes went by introducing videos. And the cast....OH MY FUCKING GOD The CAST!!! Not only did we work well on stage we were able to and willing to be around each other outside of the show. Each night was spent going out to eat and after the shows just to hang out.... we didn't want the nights to end. For once I wasn't ready for the last day of the show.... I still cant believe its over. We made a pact to get together monthly and create a readers group.A Readers Group for you all out of the theatre loop, is a group of people who read through scripts reading different parts. We are hoping to find a script to use for next year that will have the same affect as this one. We want to be able to reach the same demographic and more. We can make the show educational. We can make the show fall into the psychiatric help line. We can continue to raise the bar. We want to. We have to. We will.
"Thats Just Fine"
Until The Fates Let Us,
Ali

p.s. Any Ideas of shows that might work?? would love to have any more ideas!!!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

East Versus West

I know... I disapeared. I fell off the face of the earth.... I'm horrendously sorry. Lets just say life got a little more hectic than I expected.
I am one of the primary caregivers to my Grandmother, the other caregiver being my mother, we have recently spent four weeks with her in the hospital. Plus two weeks in our care at home from a precceeding week long hospital trip. Does that account for all my time? I believe so.
Oh.... I also am in a dramatic play in our little theatre. This is actually my reason for blogging tonight. Ever read, saw, or heard of One Flew Over the Cuckcoo's Nest?? Well I am one of the four female roles in this seventeen character cast. I play Candy Starr..... can anyone guess what her role is???? yes you there front row..... did you say whore? Well your quite close!!!! I am labeled as a "Party Girl"!!!! Now my role is the supporting actress, and is very loving to all males she meets. The jist of the show is about this man MacMurphy, who isnt really insane, and is escaping the work farm by being place in the mental instution ran by Nurse Ratched. Nurse Ratched is a bitch. She has everyone quivering at her beck and call. That is until MacMurphy comes around and stands up to her. He gives the patients, who are all men mind you, the actual support they need to become better people.
I have to say that this is the best production I have ever been involoved in. And I have been in many a play. the whole cast becomes their roles instead of just acting. I have never seen a show done to this much of professional level with all volunteers! I love being there and enjoy the company of my fellow cast members to no end.
So If you are in the area, Look us up we run for one more weekend!! Lakeland Cultral Arts Center!!!


until the fates let us,
ali :)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Airport Chapter two

This is the next section of the story. I have one more part written but I don't know if I want to place it up yet as I feel that that portion is still incomplete.


until the fates let us,
Ali


We get to my car and he pushes me against it. Kissing me hard. This kiss is opposite of the one in front of the world. This kiss is feral, hungry, needy. Full of the pain and torture of being able to see me for months but not touch me or be near me. The knowing of being what seemed worlds apart. The greed of having me there in his arms. When he released me he opened the driver side door for me. I shakily got in relieved to have a few moments chance to calm my nerves. He climbs in the passenger side of my small car after placing his forgotten luggage in the trunk. He slides his hand over my shoulders leaving chills in his wake. I smile softly to myself at this intimate gesture. I turn the key hearing the v6 roar to life as he begins to play with my hair neck ears and shoulders, absentmindedly.


The drive wasn’t long to the restaurant. But I had never had one short ride seems so long yet pass by so quickly. With each light touch of his hand I just wanted to melt and forget everything. We felt no need for talking. There would be plenty of time for that over dinner. Right now was time to revel in each others company. To come to terms with the fact we both had held up our end of the bargain and not responded to the flight side of fear. To realize that the relationship we had been founding for months was indeed real and that the other person in the car was not a figment of our imaginations.


We no longer were hidden behind a computer. All of our flaws and misfortunes were out there to see. The questions began to come back again. Would he still like me? Am I what he expected? But now they had new fears in tacked. Will he be what I expected? He is here, will he does he love me? Do I love him? I giggle at that one. Which cause a smile to cross his face as he glances at me for a second. Of course I love him. I loved him before he ever got on that plane to come to me. I loved him when I realized I missed talking to him on the days one of us were not available. I loved the man next to me with all my heart. Everything else I was pondering fell in comparison to this realization. I smiled. I could feel him watching me. His hand on my shoulder stopped being a second thought as I felt him take his hand and run his fingers up and down the back of my neck. I could feel him getting closer. It was as if he knew why I giggled why my sudden explosive happiness. I felt his nose and mouth against my cheek as he nuzzled me. Then kissed a sweet but very worthy kiss on my cheek. I turned in to the parking lot of the restaurant.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Airport chapter one

This is a short story I am writing. I will post the next section shortly.

until the fates let us,
Ali

Meet him at the airport. So here I am. Watching the board for that 5pm flight from JFK. I begin to get nervous. After months of conversations and web chats, here I am. What if he doesn’t like me? He knows EVERYTHING about me, so why do I feel like he knows NOTHING?

I have to get my fight or flight response under control. I know I can still turn tail and run. I know that I can either step forward or back. Stepping back takes me to everything safe. Everything normal and boring. But it is safe. No choices no hard decisions. No option of risking my heart. I could be content, happy even. Yet I would never be satisfied. I would always wonder. Stepping forward. That sends me in to a world of choice and chance. Thrill and adventure. I risk my heart and my soul in this option. I would be content, happy and satisfied. So forward or back? Fight or flight? I laugh forgetting I am in an airport, causing several passer Byers to give me interesting looks. I have no choice in the matter. My heart made my decision for my long ago.


The board changes. one word catches my eye. ARRIVED. Here goes everything and nothing at the same time. I pull out my compact and inspect my wildly curly hair knowing there is nothing I can do for it now. I run my hands down the sides of my silky red shirt then brush the invisible lines and lint of my grey pencil skirt. I walk as close as I can get to the gate.

Watching. Waiting.

There. I see him. I let out the breath I never knew I was holding. The crowd begins to part as I slowly take a patent black stiletto step forward. Each step becomes increasing in pace. I hear the sound of his carry-on dropping to the ground. I feel his hands touch mine, funny I don’t even remember reaching out for him. All I see is his face, the look in his eyes as he takes me in. Like he is surprised I actually came. I feel the world slow, I hear the chatter of the passengers stop. Everything is waiting on us. My eyes flutter closed. I can feel his breath on my skin. His arms close around me. Enfolding me. My hands slide up his arms and around his neck. My fingers weaving into his hair. Kiss. My feet lift off the ground. There is a rushing in my ears. A tingling all over my skin. He tastes like summer after the rain. Sweet like the lavender and honey blend I know he takes in his tea.

I know everyone has stopped and is now staring at us. For once in my life I don’t care. The old women with their husbands and the ones with their groups of girlfriends all lift their hands to their hearts sigh and reminisce to the others “Remember when we were young? So in love? Without a care in the world? ” When we break away we just smile. He takes my hand and we begin to walk. The world still watching begins to come to life again.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Fat Cat Riot


I have a fat cat. No not a man with all the money who doesn't care (I wish!) but a literal fat cat. Look at him!! As you can tell he thinks he is the king of the castle. Let me let you in on a secret, he is right. Orange Shadow. That is his name.
Now, I am sure you are all wondering how I came to aquire such an animal? Well. He presented himself to me in quite a manner. When he was a kitten ( yes he was small, shocker!) he tried to run through my front door one day. I had never seen this kitten in my life and here he was, begging to come in! Well, how do you turn down such a creature? from that moment on he followed me everywhere. I would go for walks around the neighborhood and here was this little orange ball of fuzz treking after me. I would stop and talk to the neighbors, he would patiently wait occasionally rubbing on my legs. He became my orange shadow. It was soon discovered that he was a cat of the Maine Coon breed. More specificly a Russet Red Mackrel Main Coon Cat. Quite a name Huh? Lets just say he has become quite the charmer and will be very determined to get his way. Speaking of which he has decided that my time with you is done and it is now his turn.
until the fates let us,
Ali

The taste of fire

This is something for you to whisper about... a big fat WARNING
I write what I feel of an event. This I have pulled out of my archives. A day from the past of Ali.
Thirty minutes gone and I can still taste him. I can taste the first kiss of the night. The one when his fingers were pumping in and out making it hard to breathe, making my mouth parched, my lips moving like a fish gasping for air, and the whole time sounds uttering out of me, whimpers and moans that should never come from a strong girl like me. That kiss in the middle of all of that when he had been watching me with that strange half smile; it tasted sweet like the Mountain Dew he had been drinking when I walked through the door an hour before. The kisses that followed, some with the lingering sweetness, some with something more a flavor all its own like a breath of morning air on a cool summer day with a twist of fire mixed in. Fire like the cigarette I knew he smoked before I came. The kiss that followed my vest and shirt on the way to the floor had that unique flavor with a hint of want and lust. I never knew want or lust had a taste but I knew tonight. The kiss after he caught me in my disappearing act, making my way to his bedroom. That kiss had a drop of laughter mixed in with the rest. The next kiss surprised me, after the door was shut the kiss was filled with everything we had experienced so far; want, lust, unique flavor, laughter, but had the strong flow of hesitation. The next kiss was defiantly quick barely leaving any taste at all. He had broken his stride and I had to bring it back. My next taste was of his skin; the outer shell of his earlobe--that taste is indescribable. I held on to that flavor while whispering things in his ear, "I want you to touch me and taste me" "I wanna feel you" "Feel your fingers" "Make me beg and call for you", these things and more were said. The next kisses were flavored with pleas of begging and wanting. Then he moaned "Please". That was it. On that note I tasted more. I tasted down his chest to his member, licking the shaft at the base. Running my tongue over the length bringing in the new flavors and letting them register. It felt good, so good to please him to hear his cries of pleasure, the mix of sounds and taste made me wet. He pulled me to my knees and began plunging his fingers in me, at first out of sync then in rythym with my mouth. It was shortly thereafter he came, and a new taste erupted for me. It was surprisingly smooth and salty with a hint of sweet. For once I was not turned off at this flavor in fact I liked it. I can still taste it two hours later. The last kiss of the night was full of admission and caring. The lust and want was gone but replaced with the more stable tastes, and the flavor of a breath of morning air on a cool summer day mixed with fire. A cigarette smoldering in his fingers as I walked away.
until the fates let us,
Ali

Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Beginning

Hi! Ali here! So in this new fangled world of technolgy actual writing has become obsolete. So instead of wasting paper, killing trees, and adding to the general down fall of the world as we know it... I have decided, an executive decision if you will, to BLOG.

Here are some future warnings:

  • I think for myself. DO NOT in anyway expect me to be influnced by your by opinon. I have no issues with your thoughts and will gladly take them into consideration. But I am a hard mind to change.
  • I will swear. Period. I do not mean to offend and if I realize one blog is really bad off I will try to put a precurser on it. But don't depend on it!!!
  • I may know all the aproprate grammar but in my rush to get my thoughts down I just might not follow them. DEAL with IT!
  • This is Just a Bloggers way of life... remember that when I write something you don't approve of. TRUST me I will.
  • Oh and I like feedback. If you like me tell me if you hate me tell me. At least I will know.
  • LAST BUT NOT LEAST BY ANY MEANS I write for my pleasure. If this causes an issue then by God stop reading. No one is making you. And I personally don't give a shit if you do or not.

Until the fates let us,

~Ali

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