i suppose now would be a good time to update this 'collection' of thoughts. i've always been one to blog. or shall i say, i was always one to blog.....

in case you don't know (or, due to my absence: 'in case you forgot') my name is Alison Fiebig. i have been staring at a blinking curser for about five minutes, and finally, i have decided that this is the best way to 'reintroduce myself.'

here's what has happened since the last time i blogged:

i got a job.
...i got a job that i love.
........ well, it's probably a cousin to love. i'm still in the honeymoon phase. at least i'm doing exactly what i've wanted to do since i was sixteen years old. few people can say that.
i still drink an absurd, near-unhealthy, amount of coffee daily.
for the nine months prior to finding a job, i worked at a cafe. on a bad day, i click my heels three times & wish to be back at Aspen. to the many, many friends i made there, the memories, and the perks, thanks for the best nine months pre-big-girl job. (well, i guess i could have asked to travel for those nine months, but that's difficult to do when one's broke.)
i moved into my own apartment. i don't own a couch, a pizza cutter, or any art-deco yet, but a one-bedroom, $425, lake-facing, parent-less apartment is priceless in my eyes.
my on-again-off-again boyfriend, Mark, and i are currently and happily "on-again." for the first time in the 5+ years we have been in our on-off-on-off relationship, we are living in the same city. between his new job, my new job, my new apartment and new attitude, we're finally the Mark and Alison we've wanted to be.
my best friends live in Milwaukee and Minneapolis, and i miss them more than they know. out of the distance come bitch vacations and that's better than being stuck in the same city together. we all said grace for Gmail this past thanksgiving.

this job has breathed new life into me, and this blog has that to thank. i'll be updating this much more (it helps alleviate writer's block that builds when i'm composing my magazine stories).. you'll be seeing a lot more of me (sucks for you!)........

.......december 2008? seriously.