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Sexual Harassment Is Where It’s At!

Jun 4th, 2010 | By

Summer brings many things: mix CDs from Eileen, chafing of over-waxed bikini zones, terribly blotchy fake tans, and fiscal year-end corporate trainings.  With such enjoyable seasonal on-goings, you may wonder how can Alison complain?  The answer: fiscal year-end corporate trainings that don’t respect the time needed to nurse waxing wounds and buff away unsightly fake

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Ramblings of a Peon

May 6th, 2010 | By

Alison discusses the highlights of her day below: Alison on getting ready for work in the morning: After waking up an hour late – I must have snoozed too many times and my alarm clock was like “F it, sleep all you want.”- I was rushing around to get dressed.  As I put on my

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George Lucas and His Green Screen of Death

Mar 23rd, 2010 | By

If the movie Avatar was so awesome, then why didn’t it win the Best Picture Oscar? I’ll admit it.  No, I did not bother seeing Avatar.  I know, I know – I’m usually a firm believer in the rule: if you don’t see it/read it/experience it, you shouldn’t judge it.  Usually.  But there are special cases when this rule

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Fight Club and Other Shit (with Science!)

Mar 4th, 2010 | By

Introduction: My job is stupid.  Don’t get me wrong, I like pay checks and employment, as I lack other methods for collecting said pay check, but working is just dumb.  To clue you in to the environment of my mental personal hell, I’ve included a scene from this mornings antics: Method One: Boss: “Did you

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Dinner with Napalm

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By

How would I go about throwing a fancy dinner party for upwards of 50 guests? Stage One: Denial What?  Fifty people didn’t really respond to the Evite.  It’s not like they all don’t know you live in a two-bedroom apartment. They don’t expect you to cook anything – you have an abortion for a kitchen,

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