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Lauren

I am here for Friends

About Me

um. my better is better than your better?

My Interests

homemade soap. graduating. knitting. running. crocheting. sign language. interpreting. karaoke. piano. guitar. flowers. china (plates). dancing. monet, matisse, frida, goya. country living. camping. hiking, biking, swimming, rowing. pumpkin pie. cup o joe. homemade everything. summertime. linguistics. maps. yoga. napping. all things pink. quiet nights. loud nights. travel. espresso cups.

I'd like to meet:

professional interpreters, those who enjoy being out of doors, people who want to do yoga and run with me.

Music:

the boss, sade, bjork, radiohead, nina samone, ella fitzgerald, wilco, leonard cohen, npr, mates of state. carol king. joni mitchell, jackson brown, coltrane, miles davis, the cars, stereolab, talking heads. led zepplin. church of the red museum, lab rats, mors ontologica, m.ward, damien rice, rose hips, the lindsay, OCEAN GHOSTS!, elliot smith, travis, indigo girls.

Movies:

royal tennenbaums, ballad of jack and rose, i heart huckabees, the razors edge, almost famous, being john malkovich, magnolia, adaptation, rushmore, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, say anything, harold and maude, the five obstructions, me and you and everyone we know, little miss sunshine, the lives of others.

Television:

six feet under, the office, scrubs, no reservations, an obscene amount of gilmore girls, enthusiastically involved with buffy, and just starting lost. 30 rock is pretty funny.

Books:

secret life of bees, gatsby, flaming iguanas, catcher in the rye, me talk pretty one day, train go sorry, franny and zooey, the prophet, lovely bones, any books on linguistics, fingersmith, tipping the velvet, written on the body, the unheard.

My Blog

i hate the word blog. i really hate it.

news.  i'll be gradutating this june 13th.  (which is, of course a friday)  my mom claims she's not coming because she "wouldn't dream of getting out of bed on a thirteenth".  she'...
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:29:00 PST

i understand now

why people enjoy easy listening.  when i try to go to sleep at night, i can only hear babies crying.  it's scary.
Posted by Lauren on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:42:00 PST

its true

deaf babies scream louder than hearing babies. right.  so if you're wondering why you haven't seen me at all in a long time... one of my excuses is that i got a new job at the ohio school for the...
Posted by Lauren on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PST

im the one who stole your rug

 sang some karaoke last night for the first time in several weeks.  it hurt.  my throat has been broken since i screamed at the mors show last friday night. i did, however, receive a co...
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:09:00 PST

nobody sits like this rock sits

might have a new job.  i think i find out tomorrow.  it's a place called deaf initiatives. cross your fingers for me. in other news.  i quit smoking.  everything is pretty much aw...
Posted by Lauren on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:37:00 PST

chores? errands?

so do you need anything done today?  because i'm out of resumes.  and i'm not going  back to kinkos. 
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:14:00 PST

fuck you, new york

so, i got suspended from my job.  and have now realized how good it is to have a job. don't get me wrong, lounging is the ass' pajamas, but i need something to do.  holding still is not what...
Posted by Lauren on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:04:00 PST

sweet tea, hominy grits and crawdads

been in the south since last saturday.  having a beautiful time.  went crabbing with the family.  went to a gorgeous outdoor farmers market.  (where we bought shrimp, hot pickles, ...
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:02:00 PST

i luh mah city.

comfest was wonderful as usual.  had fun with kate and rachel.  i couldn't have asked for two better friends to make silly with and dance.  friday was perfect.  turkey legs, lemona...
Posted by Lauren on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:22:00 PST

zipadeedoodah

last day of finals.  woopadeedoo.  might have passed medical terminology.  we'll see.  the rest of this week should be pretty awesome. kate's graduating.  my family is coming ...
Posted by Lauren on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:47:00 PST