valentine's day '11

It's that time of year again. Valentine's Day. 

I was talking to my boyfriend earlier today, and he brought this point up.. and I have to say that I agree:  who ever decided that people needed to designate ONE DAY out of the year to show our special someone how much we love them?  Shouldn't you be loving them all year long..?  Now don't get me wrong.. chocolates, stuffed animals, flowers, and romantic cards are lovely to get.. but do you really need to get them to know how much your someone loves you?  Just give 'em a kiss.. and a hug.. and tell them you love them and all they are to you and do for you.  I'm not trying to hate on Valentine's Day for those of you who look at it as their favorite day of the year, but I just think it's more of a commercial, money holiday than it is a personal, emotional one.  

I love my boyfriend, and I don't need a holiday to help me say it.

<3

Patches and Elsa.

As promised, here are my other two kitties:

Patches :)  She's 13, like Buttons, and, also like Buttons, has been a member of my family since I was a little kid.  She loves her family and her food. :)

tee hee.. This picture makes me laugh. :)  This picture sums up Patches perfectly.

And finally:

Elsa. :)  Not quite as friendly as our other three kitties, but she has her moments.  She doesn't like a lot of noise, or a lot of people surrounding her.  She's content to lie under my mother's bed all day, and only come out to eat and to lay on top of the bed with my mom when it's time for bed.  She's an individual.  But, she's a part of the family too.. and I love her just as much as the others. 

I've just uploaded a new video to YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlL7Dlf6IDc

Hope you enjoy it!  

Until tomorrow... Allison :)

a short break from ROMAN SEX! ha!

I LOVE ancient Roman culture.  The art, the architecture, the cities and gods... ALL of it fascinates me. :)  I have a test in my Roman Art class on Tuesday.. it's what I'm currently studying for.  I just got done reading a particularly, um, interesting article by scholar John Clarke about erotic art in ancient Pompeii.  If you've never heard about it, or read about it, or at least seen pictures about it, GO DO IT NOW!!  It's a very cool topic.  You just have to view it from an ancient Roman's perspective... you can't put ancient Roman art into our modern context.. 'cause then you're gonna think that they paint the walls of their homes with porn.  Not the case.  

This is the Roman god Priapus.  Notice his particularly large phallus.  He was the god of fertility and prosperity, and in the fresco here, from the House of the Vettii at Pompeii, he's weighing his member against a bag of gold, emphasizing that it's "worth its weight" in gold... signifying its importance.  Also notice the basket of fruit at his feet, a symbol that he wishes great bounty and harvest to his people, so that they can prosper.  To the ancient Romans, "erotic art" was a symbol of status.  Nothing more... nothing less.  Also, this particular painting being a good example of this, it was a symbol of good blessings and good luck.  Not so bad when you look at it this way, right?

ANYways.. now that you've had your art history lesson for the day, ha ha, I'd better get back to studying.  Got lots to read and not a lot of time to memorize it!  

- Allison -

a morning with Buttons and Maximus. :)

Good morning!!  Or afternoon, rather, since it's almost noon here. :)  These are my two babies. :)  The pretty girl on the right is Buttons, and the upside-down monster on the left is Maximus.  These are two out of the FOUR (!) kitties that my family has.  

Maximus is only 3.  He's a MONSTER!  But, he's the most loving, sweet, chill kitty you'll ever meet.  (There will be PLENTY of Max pictures to come!)

This is my girl. :)  Buttons.  She's nearly 13 years old, and still as sprite as ever.  She's a lover, and will give anything for a nice, warm lap to curl up into.  You give her that, and she'll be your friend forever. :)  

I'd post pictures of my other two kitties, but they aren't close to me right now.  And, since I really should stop procrastinating and start studying for the ENORMOUS tests I have on Tuesday, it's probably a good idea that I don't go looking for them.  But I'll put pictures up later of them.  They're pretty cute too. :)

I don't come home very often.  I live where I go to school in my own apartment, and home for me is about 2 and a half hours away from there.  So, with gas prices slowly creeping their way back up into ridiculous territory, I tend to stay at school most of the time.  But every once in a while, lately it's been every weekend, I shoot down the mountain and visit home.  My kitties are a HUGE incentive for me to come, since I can't have pets at my apartment ('cause if I could, I'd have taken at least Buttons already).  But the atmosphere away from all the classes and tests and homework and bills and chores and responsibilities is worth coming home for too.  That and the full bed I get to sleep in. :)  

Well, I'm off to study!  Roman Art, here I come..  Wish me luck!

Until later..

Allison, Buttons, and Max. <3  

A snowy februrary morning.

Good morning, all :)  Look at this snowy-ness outside my apartment this morning!

I have an 8 o'clock class this morning.  One would have hoped that this lovely snow this morning would have brought with it an excuse to cancel at least those early morning classes that all of us college students only take BECAUSE they're the first to get cancelled, at least during the early part of this spring semester.  

Oh well.  I sit here, waiting for my roommate to finish getting ready so that I can snag a ride to class, sipping on my wonderfully hot coffee that I usually am in too much of a hurry to finish, while my sister nods off for the last 15 minutes, or so, before we have to get up and trek to class in the snow.  These are my favorite kinds of mornings, 'cause I love the snow.. it's why I moved to the mountains for school.  I love me some hot coffee, and the chance to spend some time with my sister, since we're not mortal enemies anymore like we were in high school and middle school.  

Today's going to be a good day, I think.  How can a day that starts with snow AND coffee not be good?

-Allison- 

:)

a small hello!

Hello to all that have found me here on Blogger.com!  For those that don't know me, my name is Allison.. I'm a full-time Art History student.  For my own privacy reasons, I'm not going to talk about where I live or where I go to school specifically.  I LOVE all things make-up, all things random, and all things involving Mike Rowe. :)

I have a Youtube channel.  You should check it out:  http://www.youtube.com/user/MsAllisonElizabeth?feature=mhum

It's currently 1:17 AM and I cannot sleep.  I find this to be a very typical occurrence for me.  I like the quiet of the middle of the night (even though the people who live above me are currently bowling, it sounds like, in the room directly above mine.).  I don't say this to be creepy.. I just say it to give you all a little insight into me as a person.  I'm a night-owl, as my mother calls it, and since I've always been bad at coming up with interesting, factual tid-bits about me and who I am and what I like, I figured, if you follow my blog, you'll all learn new things about me as I think about them to post here. :)  I'm a forgetful person.. this seems like the best way to do it, ha ha.

So follow my blog!  and go check out my Youtube channel. Leave me comments and suggestions and I'll try to get to everyone that I can.  :)

Looking forward to starting this blog!
Forgetfully yours - Allison