Allissa’s Adventures

I can’t decide if this is a good thing or….?

Random…

Posted on June 26th, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

We walked onto the platform of the Providence/Boston commuter rail just a few seconds too late. We hailed the conductor as the doors began to close-she shouted something back as the train began to roll away. From the corner of my eye I watch a girl run down the stairs and leap from the [...]

Posted on June 25th, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

GLASS HALF…
Full: I joined and ESL program, teaching English once a week on Tuesday mornings.
Empty: Turns out, by fluke, my students are all Japanese (But the Dunkin Doughnuts attendant across the street is Moroccan, coffee anyone?).
Full: I have had four job leads this month.
Empty: I still don’t have a job (All but one of the [...]

Posted on June 14th, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

I am a huge fan of foreign films-here are some of my favorites that i suggest:
Paradise now (Palestinian)
Amelie (French)
Maria full of grace (Columbian)
Pans labyrinth (Spanish)
Kandahar (Iranian)
Osama (Afghanistan)
JSA (Korean)
Motorcycle Diaries (South America)
Rabbit Proof Fence (Australian)
Free Zone (Jordanian/Israeli)
God Grew Tired (Sudan)

Posted on June 14th, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

The right path to God:
I met my husband when I was in my early twenties. By that time I had experienced Roman Catholicism (born into it), the Presbyterian Church, and non-denominational churches. I had determined that none of them really felt “real” to me. The Catholic Church was steeped in ritual and the whole trinity [...]

Posted on June 13th, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

I recently posed the question “what kind of girl would you like to marry” to my six year old friend E. His response:
Climbs Tree’s
Knows how to do magic tricks
Skinny
Can plant a tire and grow a car, so I can save money.
Oh that such a girl exists…

Posted on June 11th, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

First interview today!  It was in downtown Beantown and I was nervous in the service but my pro style editing diva friend JWS says I would rock any admin job so that was enough wind in the sails to get me through it!  It has been a few years since I have faced corporate America [...]

Posted on June 5th, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

I had another broken tooth removed this week.  That was ROUGH!  There is a big gap in the right side of my mouth and a bruise where they injected the anesthesia. Next week I have a root canal scheduled, that will be TOUGHER and more expensive, now I know why dentists go into the field.
I [...]

Posted on June 1st, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

Posted on June 1st, 2007 by allissa
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »