var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6046332-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Name: Alexi Eileen Age: 24 Location: Fairhope, Alabama I enjoy punctuation, cryptograms, postcards, commentary, birthdays, fonts, weddings, and dogs. I am an art school dropout who loves with her whole heart, works on children’s theatre costumes, doodles on everything, and attempts to cook. Best Local Blog/Website Runner-Up 2010 Nappie AwardsThe Lagniappe, Mobile, AlabamaEmail Me. Ask Me a Q.Stalk Me.Recommend Me. Tumblr (3.0; @alexieileen)http://alexieileen.com/In Alabama, this type of dog shower is considered very fancy.http://alexieileen.com/post/1072026549http://alexieileen.com/post/1072026549Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:02:51 -0500dogsdogshowerpublic utilitiesparkbathpointless postcuteI think I’m going to open my own McDonald’s franchise and only serve the breakfast menu....http://alexieileen.com/post/1071088386http://alexieileen.com/post/1071088386Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:31:03 -0500mcdonald'smcdonald's breakfastmcgriddlehashbrownsbusinessMe: What’s this thing? I don’t like it.Dermatologist: Oh, it’s just a tiny, little...http://alexieileen.com/post/1066231198http://alexieileen.com/post/1066231198Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:28:00 -0500crimedebaucherygrowing upno public sexno rolling housesno stealingOnce when I was in high school, I found myself very late for Economics class. The truth is that it...http://alexieileen.com/post/1059943049http://alexieileen.com/post/1059943049Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:08:00 -0500chloroformserial killerseconomicsexcusesschool dayshigh schoolhijackedsocial scenelibraryMom: I’m in love with a dead man.Me: What?Mom: (Googling) What’s that band that does...http://alexieileen.com/post/1044828726http://alexieileen.com/post/1044828726Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:56:18 -0500inxscelebritydeathsuicidemusicmomconversationsridiculousheavyOut of all your past relationships what things have you learned from each and did you decide to keep...http://alexieileen.com/post/1040931572http://alexieileen.com/post/1040931572Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:47:00 -0500formspring.meformspringquestionsanswersrelationshipslessonslifelovehumorI had another good time with the girls last night while babysitting. We did our usual activities:...http://alexieileen.com/post/1029894073http://alexieileen.com/post/1029894073Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:41:00 -0500babysittingbabiesbabykidschildrengamesunexpected expectancyetsyping pongracist jokesovariesbiological clockBeing a twenty-something, American female, I sometimes like to partake in a very specific ritual any...http://alexieileen.com/post/1024408385http://alexieileen.com/post/1024408385Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:37:00 -0500picturesgpoyfashionclothesfall fashionfalldancingballetflamencodressesbootsknee socksstyleshoppingaccessorieshaters gonna hate<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7ruu8P6Y01qzrv90o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The above is a toilet paper dispenser I utilized at the Ono Island community pool. I’m glad to know that I’m “cleaning for a reason,” but the reason is usually ”dirty butt” and not breast cancer awareness.</p>http://alexieileen.com/post/1015307179http://alexieileen.com/post/1015307179Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:18:00 -0500bathroombreast cancer awarenesscampaignscleaning with a reasonalabamaI was really flattered when I saw that Carly wrote a snippet about me on her blog. She says,...http://alexieileen.com/post/1008129958http://alexieileen.com/post/1008129958Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:34:00 -0500badassfreaks and geekskim kellyhigh schoolmemoriestoo coollittlenginecarlyflattery will get you everywhere<object width="400" height="254"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/42p2nERiNFk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/42p2nERiNFk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="254" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong>File Under:</strong><br/>- How my life should look.<br/>- How my life should sound.<br/>- If this isn’t about my ex-boyfriend, Kyle, I don’t know what is.<br/>- This whole album is stunning.</p>http://alexieileen.com/post/1005404616http://alexieileen.com/post/1005404616Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:08:26 -0500the like60smodex-boyfriendbreakupcute girlsgorgeousmusic<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7lkvtlJQM1qzrv90o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I like to watch <em>Hoarding: Buried Alive</em> and award myself points for every item I own or have owned that I can spot in the mess. It’s like a mix between playing I Spy and Bingo.</p>http://alexieileen.com/post/997340034http://alexieileen.com/post/997340034Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:57:29 -0500hoardinghoardershoarding: buried alivebingogamei spy with my little eyetvshowsso lameFun Fact:Seattle, Washington gets an average annual rainfall of 92cm per year. My hometown of...http://alexieileen.com/post/994738793http://alexieileen.com/post/994738793Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:10:02 -0500it's rainingterrential downpourrainseattlefairhopealabamaaverage annual rainfallAllyson: You had a dream about chasing seagulls, and you didn’t want to wake up?Me: No! What?...http://alexieileen.com/post/989267238http://alexieileen.com/post/989267238Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:45:00 -0500jason segeldatefreaks and geekscelebrity crushfrecklesc'mon!During work, I had to drive out to photograph and measure a home we are preparing to add to our...http://alexieileen.com/post/986712491http://alexieileen.com/post/986712491Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:16:00 -0500chick-fil-abeetlehorrortraumabuggrossnastygoobarfkill me<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7dlbzATRV1qzrv90o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GPOYW:BE<br/>Gratuitous Picture of Yourself Wednesday: Birthday Edition<br/><br/>This is my last year with age restrictions. I still can’t drive a rental car, and it makes me feel young. I’m clinging to it.</p>http://alexieileen.com/post/974732196http://alexieileen.com/post/974732196Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:26:00 -050024happy birthdaygpoywgragratuitous picture of yourself Wednesday<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://alexieileen.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/966443582/tumblr_l7afikcHuS1qzrv90&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><img align="middle" src="http://www.halleonard.com/broadwayjr/images/willyWonkaJrLogo.jpg" alt="Wonk-Wonk-Wonk" width="432" height="284"/><br/><br/>Another season has officially begun at <a title="JITTERBUGGG" target="_blank" href="http://jitterbugtheatre.com">Jitterbug Theatre Productions</a>. This year, I’ll be costuming <em>Willy Wonka, Jr</em>., which has me singing “What you Wonk-Wonk-Wonk is what I Wonk-Wonk-Wonk. Give it to me, baby, like Oomp-Loomp-Loomp!” Thanks, Rihanna.<br/><br/>Day One of auditions were held yesterday. Because my job mostly entails my being hunched over a sewing machine and hot glue guns in the solitude of my apartment, I leapt at the chance to be in a more social environment — so I volunteered to help out. Because our director, Erin, is my lady soulmate, I was chosen to act as Director’s Assistant…which means I would be the only person (other than her) to be present for each child’s audition.<br/><br/>Let me tell you something. When I was in fourth grade, I auditioned for <em>The Wizard of Oz</em>. I should tell you upfront that I have stage fright and cannot sing, so I have no idea why I was so compelled to try out. I guess I just felt I was destined to play a munchkin or flying monkey. Let’s face it, I still feel that way. Well, needless to say, I was rejected. <em>(I would come to find out just this July that my mom called and chewed out the director, who was a high school student at the time. Now, this director — who is close friends with Erin — works on Broadway in NYC, and he totally remembers me because of my cool stage mom.)<br/></em><br/>This is all to say that I identified with the kids who were auditioning. Well, not the great ones. I don’t relate to the ones with talent and presence. But the real kids. The ones that stammered and were pitchy and were too nervous to think of anything to say when we asked them to tell a story about their day. Every time they sang a little too fast or switched words around in their reading, they’d look up, and I would smile at them. I smiled to encourage them to continue. I smiled to tell them it was alright. I smiled because kids need smiles in times like these. Sometimes, I wouldn’t be handing them a Call-Back letter at the end…but I’d always tell them they did a great job. And they did. I don’t have the gaul to do what they just did, and that’s why I’m hunched over a sewing machine and hot glue guns in the solitude of my apartment instead of shooting for a spotlight. These kids, the ones like me who weren’t called back, they really inspire me, and I hope that enough people smiled at them to make them want to come back next year.<br/><br/>Also, can I just tell you that I didn’t expect many kids to show up for auditions today because it was their first day of school? Because I didn’t. Yet, I witnessed 105 children try out today. ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE CHILDREN. And more came. We had to ask them to come back tomorrow because we were already an hour past our time slot. If you didn’t pick up what I’m puttin’ down…I’m telling you that Jitterbug Theatre is a big deal. We are a BIG frickin’ deal. <br/><br/>I’m also puttin’ down that I had to hear the Oompa Loompa Song for Veruca Salt a minimum of 147 times: 105 times for solos and a minimum of 2 times per group singing (we saw them in groups of 5). The song is above for your listening <strike>torture</strike> pleasure.<br/><br/>Siiigh, see some of you kids at Call-Backs on Thursday! Break some legs.</p>http://alexieileen.com/post/966443582http://alexieileen.com/post/966443582Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:27:00 -0500theatretheaterdramaplayauditionsmusicalwilly wonkabroadwayjitterbugjitterbug theatrecostumesshownycthe wizard of ozrejectionhoperihannaThe brand-new Super Wal-Mart had opened, and my mom and I were shopping for school supplies. I...http://alexieileen.com/post/961801387http://alexieileen.com/post/961801387Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:30:00 -0500lovecrushfirst kisskissfirstboyfriendmiddle schoolmemorieswaffle housenever been kissedjessica albathe sandlotdiaryWhen someone asks me what my first job was, I always lie. It’s not that I mean to lie,...http://alexieileen.com/post/956358946http://alexieileen.com/post/956358946Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:21:00 -0500coffee shopcoffee loftcoffeebaristajobfirst jobfirstcheesecakefriendsWhen I was in preschool, we had Show & Tell every Friday. I usually brought my doll, Catherine...http://alexieileen.com/post/951541165http://alexieileen.com/post/951541165Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:11:26 -0500darkwing duckfirstboyfriendchip n dalezeusherculesfurry