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A new blog from the Buffalo born author of the novel, 'Traveling With An Eggplant', that deals with her work, book tour, and ridiculous midadventures, as well as descriptions of Clarence bars, restaurants, businesses, parks, etc so that people know more about her hometown and get a humorous look at what's featured in Clarence and what being there is really like so that they want to make an effort to check it out. People actually living in Buffalo have zero excuse for not going anyways but hopefully the blog will give them that extra push. For more info, there's always the official site: www.alyciaripley.com where you can read all about the lively, eccentric brunette and what she's currently up to. In addition to promoting "Eggplant," her new book 'Try Anything Once' should hit stores in late summer '07 followed by a novel called 'Winterphoenix' shortly thereafter. She is also an obsessive copyeditor, the co-editor of an anthology book of works by Buffalo born writers along with notorious Buffalo man about town essayist, Tom Waters as well as being a commentator for this just-born site. She has performed in many NYC stage productions and has an upcoming extended stay in Los Angeles to further her film work. Her nomadic life has helped her to appreciate what Buffalo and in particular, Clarence, NY has to offer, so get there already and see what all the fuss is about.

My Pam Anderson Sundays
Contributed by: Alycia Ripley   on 8/10/2008

I simply cannot get enough of Pamela Anderson's show on E. For people who know me, I know that sounds ridiculous because I've always hated reality shows but there's so much charm to this one and I don't know if people would find this strange but I relate alot to her. She's bubbly yet well-read, loves to be independent but yet people like to help her. Loves animals and having sons more than daughters (I've had a dream to have identical twin boys since I was ten.) And I love her clothes, eye makeup and crazy clothes. I might not be able to look like that in my daily life of running to Albertsons to grab bagels and cans of beets or riding my bike sweating so much that I look like I just dripped myself in oil but when I do dress up or get it together, or have a choice to pick out things for Halloween- I crave the same dresses and insane high heels. I don't know how I feel about the comparison to Marilyn Monroe- in ways it fits but in others it seems off and I need to find a vintage icon to compare her too but I'm not sure there is one- she's sort of her own creation that I don't think has really come before. Since being in LA and working hard and getting thrown in many directions I really like sitting and watching her and listening to her earthy Betty Boop voice. I feel like things are ok and that with some plugging away I'll find my niche and get noticed for what I do well. My mother would probably flip out thinking that I love watching Pamela Anderson or relate to her in any major way but for some reason- she puts me at ease and makes me feel confident in my odd mix of brainy bombshell (a term coined by my friend Tara Hayden.) WhatI like about the show is that it doesn't feel scripted- it's a documentary with a 60s kitsch ambiance, certain scenes could have been lifted from a Quentin Tarantino movie. Grainy camera shots. Girl in bikini against car. Surfboards. There's no fake fights or unecessary drama- I love when Pam's family comes on and gives her looks when she brings up Tommy and her brother helping her sign merchandise or running late for a plane. Anything that makes me feel glamorous doing the smallest little things or lets the thought grow in my head that if you have talent and a lot of unique characteristics, you can get noticed and allowed to do the thing that you love, whether its have huge implants and be a PETA spokesperson or any of the numerous things I try and am hard on myself to do on a daily basis. :>




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Alycia Ripley

Clarence , NY

Alycia Ripley has posted 105 blog entries and 3 comments since joining on 12/6/2006. Alycia Ripley 's average blog rating is 4.46.
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