What’s in a Name?

There’s a lot of names for me.  I guess Allison is technically my legal name but outside of work I almost never hear it.  I’m more used to Allie (among friends and extended family), Al (Big Al works too), and Tibia, Shralpazin, Fountain of Knowledge, or a host of other embarrassing nicknames (to the select few).  So what’s with the sacreligious blog name?  I’m not the antichrist (I hope) nor am I blue or a television.  It’s just the name of a song by Arcade Fire off their incredible Neon Bible album (interestingly, the song is rumoured to be about Joe Simpson, the icky patriarch of the Ashlee and Jessica Simpsom family.  Lyrics are here . Decide for yourself).  The song somehow winds up on every iTunes playlist I make and always pops up on my iPod when I’m out for a run.  It just seemed appropriate.

While I’m still working out what exactly I’m going to use this blog for, I can assure you that it will not be a forum for me to post about cross-burnings or ritualistic animal sacrifices.  Hopefully I have allayed any fears and you’ll come back again. And to prove I’m not a black-hearted antichrist, here’s me enjoying the sunny rays of Santa Monica.

Welcome to the Soapbox

For the last few months, sunday nights have been known in my apartment as my time to soapbox.  We eat, we drink, I orate on topics ranging from the proper way to deliver an enema, to the state of electoral politics and my personal views on evangelical Christians getting abortions.  Because I’m a giver, I’ve decided to extend my Sunday Night Soapboxing beyond my usual 3-person audience and bring my witty commentary to the masses.  So here’s my blog.  Enjoy.