This might take a while, and I doubt it will ever be *exactly* 100 things…

1. My name is Allison
2. I’m 5′3″, and sport a medium build…one that for the time being still holds about 15 extra pounds on it left over from gaining 60 during pregnancy.
3. I *say* I want to lose that last 15 pounds, but sometimes I wonder if I’m not using it as an excuse to not start dating again. (see below for more)
4. I was born in 1971.
5. I’m single mom to a little girl born in September 2004.
6. I’m considering reentering the dating scene.
7. Entering the dating scene as a parent is a little intimidating.
8. I’m not sure I really want to meet someone…I have to admit that I LIKE calling all the shots.
9. That said, I miss sex.
10. The sperm donor (that’s about all he was, really) is not involved in our lives at all.
11. I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado…mecca of the uber-Religious-Right and home the HQ of Focus on the Family.
12. The uber Religious Right annoy me, and often I find them downright frightening.
13. I keep a blog of baby photos, commentary, and video here.
14. You can see photos of me here.
15. Between June 1997 and August 1998, I got a USPA A-level license and made 88 skydives.
16. I may consider skydiving again in the future. People might think this is crazy, considering that I have a child, but honestly, I consider skydiving less risky than MANY things people do.
17. Until April 1998, I lived in Houston.
18. I moved to Houston in 1989 to attend college at the University of Houston, where I got a BBA in Marketing.
19. A BBA in Marketing doesn’t teach you much besides how to be a Vice President. Badly.
20. I really learned Marketing OTJ at the American Productivity & Quality Center.
21. I really wanted to do my undergrad degree in Psychology or Sociology, but thought “I can’t get a job in THAT!”
22. I’ve since learned that getting a marketable degree doesn’t do you any good if you don’t like the work you do with it!
23. I have plans/hopes to get a graduate degree in Counseling — but I’m currently debating whether to do an MA or go for a PhD.
24. An MA in Counseling would probably give me all that I need to help people, but my ego really wants to do the PhD.
25. I have a match.com profile that I just finally reset to visible today (June 18, 2005).
26. I’m a bit of a public radio junkie. On the weekends, I tell time by what’s on the air instead of by looking at the clock. Since Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me! is on, that means it’s Saturday, between 1-2PM.
27. I’m easily distracted. Do you have any idea how long this list has languished with only 25 items? Damn. Now I have to re-read them to ensure they’re all still true.
28. I just realized that I actually had 26 items; one was missing the “li” codes.
29. Grad school is now definitely in my future; I’ve let my real estate license go because who am I kidding — do I *really* see “Realtor” as my life’s calling?
30. I’m no longer thinking so much about counseling, but instead looking at Doctoral program options that would allow me to somehow, someway shape public policy in education with an expertise in Psychology. It’s appearing that “School Psychology” isn’t necessarily the right track — I’m told that would just pigeonhole me into working with the problem kids. I want to make a big impact on a broad, normal population.
31. Sometimes I’m afraid that my ideas and dreams are entirely too big for my abilities, followthrough, and resources. SIGH.
32. I took the GRE in May 2006, and scored a 1460 (Q760, V700). The analytical writing section? Not so much. I ran myself in circles, ran out of time, and only got a 4.5/6. Ouch.
33. I just discovered that running into someone from the past can make me feel as insecure as I felt at 18. When do I get to just get over all that, already?

more to come…