About Us
The Plain Jane has been running for just over seven years. Alyssa and Mary run this site for their own arbitrary amusement. Once, someone said to them, "You guys are like the Seinfeld of the internet," since the site is funny, and about nothing. They think that's fairly accurate.

More About Alyssa

Alyssa just moved from San Diego to Los Angeles to do some lawyerin. She spends much of her spare time reading, and playing Scrabble, Boggle, and bingo. She also really likes sleeping and eating, particularly sushi; she is fortunate to derive so much enjoyment from natural functions of life.

Alyssa is currently reading whatever anyone tells her to, so you should recommend something. As far as music goes, she really likes Tom Waits, The Mountain Goats, Mike Doughty, Flogging Molly, and tons of others. She likes tons of movies too, but has a particular fondness for films by Tim Burton, Jim Jarmusch, and Wes Anderson. You can read her uncool blog at www.pukeycolors.com.

More About Mary

Mary quit going to school about seven years ago. She felt four years of college was quite enough for her. No grad school for this girl. She used to work as a freelance web designer but now works full time at a local web design company. Having steady pay is a beautiful thing and she enjoys it. She studied journalism in college and doesn't use her degree very much these days, except to edit or write things for the plain jane. In her spare time, she likes scrabble, bingo, crafting, video games, watching period piece movies, playing with her dog, cooking, baking and eating cookies.

Mary is probably currently working on some kind of craft project. She blogs about her life and her crafts on her blog. She doesn’t buy nearly as many CDs as Alyssa. Her collection is meager, if you can even call it a collection. At least all of it fits on her iPod. She also has a fondness for collecting postcards. She still lives in San Diego.

alyssa and mary: new year's eve 2005
Mary and Alyssa