The Syndicate

Aww thanks! The side turned angle is always weird, but I like it!

Here's this hilarious photo of me on my Florida Government Bar Association Executive Board Officer profile page. I look like a real grown up lawyer for once!

triceratopzeuhl wrote:so, which dinosaur won?

Ugh. T-Rex.

(did that come off like a compliment? It was supposed to be. I wasn't calling YOU a hipster btw).

You grow quite the mustache. A lot of hipsters wish they could sport that kind of facial hair.

triceratopzeuhl wrote:sup

Hey! There's a poll on our whiteboard at work to determine whether more people like triceratops or T-Rex. I shall update with the answer. We will also know with finality whether Suite 25A likes chocolate or vanilla better. It was 3:1 in vanilla's favor when I left work.

Thank you Holden & haha Golden

Oh god I was the last person to post a photo.

Well here is another one, it's from this week when I went to St Pete for my final divorce hearing and wanted to memorialize such a sad ass time wth some jubilant times as well.


I'm on the right.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Btw Alison, if we are ever in the same city, we must go rock climbing together.

I'd love to make it up that way sometime!

I bet Abigail would be an amazing climber.

bea wrote:Awe - still you look like a champ goosey!

The one at Marvel was one of those like half walls that rotated as you put your weight on the stone. I couldn't get my feet to get a good grip on the stone and co-ordinate it with my moving. The one time I got it to move, I lost my balance and almost broke my neck! My bad knee, bad back and bad shoulder didn't help my ability any either.

Needless to say, I am not a young and spry gal anymore. Much less Spidey.

Childhood fantasy = crushed.

Oh I just learned about those things! I'd be super nervous of getting sucked underneath. Reminds me of those endless stairsteppers at the gym that rotate around like that.

bea wrote:I'm super impressed goosey. I tried to do the one at the Marvel Experience because I wanted to be like spiderman, but I almost broke my neck trying to do it.

I was by no means a fearless climber. Hilariously, in one of the facebook photos where I look kinda cool, like I know what I am doing, maybe? 5 seconds after my coworker took the photo I said: "I might be stuck. How do I get down from here?"

Canucklehead wrote:

Mongoose wrote:Today we went indoor rock climbing for Crystal's birthday. I was the best at belay but not terrible at the actual climbing (proof below). There are more pics on facebook should you want to see me being ridiculous.

Was this your first time? Did you love it? How did your forearms feel the next day?!

Climbing is the best, I hope you stick with it! For me, climbing is the perfect mix of physicality, mental puzzle, strength, grace, and thrill. Also, because of your reliance on a belayer, it's also an inherently social activity, which is a plus....not to mention the fact that some of the best crags around are conveniently located in some of the most gorgeous camping/hiking areas in the world.

Go climb some rocks, everyone! It's so great!

I didn't really feel anything the next day, but I do a ton of Chatarungas every day. I loved being a belayer! I'd do that again. I like the puzzle aspect of it too! Mensa for the muscles.

S~V~S wrote:I saw the other pics, too. Do you plan to move on to outdoor faces? There are lots of totally do-able smaller rockfaces even in totally flat places.

You look really good

Thanks so much! I don't know how much I'll do this -- we were doing it for a friend's bday. She went all the way to the top, but I went about halfway. I was really good at belay, so maybe I'll become a sailor and put my chatarunga arms to good use!

I'm terrified of outdoor faces after seeing the German film North Face! It's really good though.

Snow Dog wrote: I searched Mongoose on FB but only saw pics of snake killers.

Try Alison Parker on facebook, I'll be the one you have 19 mutual friends with

Today we went indoor rock climbing for Crystal's birthday. I was the best at belay but not terrible at the actual climbing (proof below). There are more pics on facebook should you want to see me being ridiculous.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:Our reviews for those shirts are hilarious.

Thanks! I'm super annoyed that his is funnier than mine.

Matching T-shirts are to the 2010s what BFF necklaces were to the '90s.

Our reviews for those shirts are hilarious.

Awww, cute!

Thanks, everyone!

Wow super awkward, Logan. I feel there is a compliment in there though.

Oh I accidentally have red hair now.

zeek wrote:

Mongoose wrote:

zeek wrote:I am the second from the left. That picture is from my friend's wedding a month ago.

YESYESES I was right. That's just how I had been picturing you.

Why?

I think because of your avatar looking similar.

holy cow Metalmarsh is adorby.

zeek wrote:I am the second from the left. That picture is from my friend's wedding a month ago.

YESYESES I was right. That's just how I had been picturing you.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Nice picture, zeek! Oh man, I have no idea. Maybe the first one?

I was going to guess #2

Well go on and tell us!

Vompatti wrote:http://i.imgur.com/16VbqG6.jpg

Doodle! You and Logan really could be brothers. Look at his sweet little face!

^ always adorable

nice to see you, Sabie!

Lovely lads!

Trolling Logan is my favorite of the things.

thellama73 wrote:I'm not Billy.

lies

S~V~S wrote:That sounds much less romantic than the lovely poem in the first pic, but i look forward to seeing it

Basically we we walking around downtown St Pete at 2am and sneaking around the boat docks and wharfs and stuff. We were walking at Diemens Landing and I steered us back toward the boat slips and away from what I impromptu called "Murder Park."

We thought that was a hilarious title for a book or movie and then preceded to make up sequels all weekend. Murder Wharf, Murder Gazebo, Murder Turret, Murder Bank.

Also he may have inadvertently pushed me down at the playground into the sand. But I was seriously toasted because I had had two strong cocktails.

Someone at the Dali Museum asked Logan if he was Dali's son, no lie.

ALL OF THE FOOD

Fuuun weekend and I'm still recovering.

(Oh we did Bananas and Disc Exchange, for those of you I've already taken there)

Weekend Highlight:

Murder Park


(post the other photos too!)

I see no similarities.

Hedgeowl wrote:

Mongoose wrote:I KNOW

that's why I'm driving back to Tampa to collect you.

A sign of ture friends!

If anyone is wondering, it went down like this.

Hyper Alison to Logan: Book your tickets, book your tickets, book it today!
Logan: You are going to be around this summer, for sure?
Alison: Yeah, ha, it's clear I'm not getting a job anytime soon.

5 Days Elapse

Alison: Um, I kinda got a job offer today?
Logan: Doh

I KNOW

that's why I'm driving back to Tampa to collect you.

S~V~S wrote:

Mongoose wrote:

S~V~S wrote:We need a travel thread. this way people can post where they plan on going, and people can post where they live.

For your consideration: http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com/viewto ... ?f=6&t=325

Thanks, I knew about that. That is more about planned meet ups I thought I meant vacation plans. Serendipitous type meetings, or just vacation pics etc. Some folks love travel.

Ohh gotcha.

As of August, I'll be in Tallahassee if you or anyone else wants to have any of those types of rendezvous with me.

S~V~S wrote:We need a travel thread. this way people can post where they plan on going, and people can post where they live.

For your consideration: http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com/viewto ... ?f=6&t=325

thellama73 wrote:Do we get to go to Disc Exchange when I'm there, Mongoose?

It's on the list. So is Bananas Records, and we are done, we can go see the biggest piece of cheese ever imported into North America just nextdoor in Mazzaro's Italian Market.

Also, I'm taller than the last time you saw me, not shorter.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Awesome pictures, everyone!!!

Looks like fun, Epi and Elo! I know daisy and I definitely had fun in St. Pete while we were there with mongoose!

Aww, I'm so glad! I took them to the Disc Exchange as well.

Such a lovely lovely family.

This is from Sunday night:

Cute, nijuukyugou!

JJLehto wrote:Well time to be Mr Awkward and ask, with great apologies, who are you and how should I know you? (embarrassed face)
A PAer would know me well, so I guess you are from FB?
Also I look like someone's girlfriend???

It's me, Alison! From Shred!

No, you don't look like someone's girlfriend -- that comment was to Eloh, sorry for any confusion!

JJLehto wrote:Lat pic taken of me that I really liked, nearly a year ago taken somewhere on the California coastline

Oh hi, I know you! AHHH this picture is why I always think you are from California! mystery solved.

Eloh, you look so much like my friend's new girlf!

Aww, Matty I'm so proud of you for posting it!

And so much cuteness was posted!

Isn't she?

Lizzy wrote:K, since everyone is doing it (ifyouknowwhatimean)... or merely to mislead the enemy
http://i.imgur.com/3hR3VcH.jpg

I knew what you looked like already but that doesn't stop it from being less cute!!

This is kinda how I pictured you, dP!

that's great!!! What else will you do while there? Also, are you on FB?

So good to finally put a face with the name! You get to do so many wonderful things.

Turnip Head wrote:lol JC. Letting out a girly shriek is exactly what I did once I saw that snake

I had no idea you lived in Tampa, how did I not know that? I miss Florida

Oh man, I totally forgot you lived so close! I'm your across-the-bay neighbor in St. Pete!