My name is Allie and I like hugs.

I don't Xanga much anymore. Check my blog, http://www.youngadultsindayton.wordpress.com, which is obsessively updated with articles, links, and other information I find interesting. No topic's really taboo; so far I've managed to hit on emerging theology, politics, activism, feminism, current events, globalization, eating disorders, a boy who's been stalking me at school, fantastic videos from my favorite French animation school, the dangers of Mark Driscoll, vintage Smokey the Bear commercials, the dumbest Cabbage Patch dolls I have ever seen, and Rick Astley. I also run a little e-shop, www.noisytarli.etsy.com, where I sell handmade goodies including but not limited to clothes, accessories, jewelry, toys, books, and pottery.

I speak the Truth. "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." -Theodore Roosevelt

Romeo, the hate I bear thee can afford no better term than this-- thou art a villan.