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Laurel

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About Me

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

My Interests

night drives to the tops of SF Hills, beagles, to the best of our knowledge, penguins, piano, penguins playing pianos, crossing things off lists, ukraine, poland, guatemala, new tastes, new experiences, running/biking/hiking/dancing my way through bad days, when little children remember my name

I'd like to meet:

Old friends I miss

Music:

The last few days it's been mostly...white stripes, fiona, weezer, alejandro sanz, rent, david gray, arcade fire, lovemakers, joni mitchell, la boheme

Movies:

docs - bornintobrothels, autismisaworld, nodumbquesotins, parrotsoftelegraphhill etc. etc. etc.! Amelie, life is beautiful, dead man walking, rabbit proof fence, salt of the earth, il postino, hotel rwanda, big fish, its a wonderful life

Books:

Anything by Sedaris, a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, a tale of two cities, catcher in the rye, true notebooks, to kill a mockingbird, a people's history of the united states,Currently Reading: Bridge to TerabithiaNext Book: Harry Potter in Ukrainian

My Blog

goodbye love

Here I am nestled up to my hometown, zipping through my final weeks. But when I take a little moment and close my eyes, I am sitting still in the grass which is moving and rippling. I am sitting still...
Posted by Laurel on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:53:00 PST

17 days...

Last night the intention was to bathe naked in the moonlight at Osento with some of my favorite people. But our plans turned left and right, through the Mission, up Market and back down... and we some...
Posted by Laurel on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:44:00 PST

I left my keys in San Francisco

The countdown has begun! Only 20 days until I must say goodbye to my friends and my city. So Im really going to begin packing in final visitations to my favorite sights and places that bring me the f...
Posted by Laurel on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:30:00 PST

A few thoughts during a lull at work

On my left, I have dreams, ambitions, and good intentions piling up like loose papers and to the right, my water bottle. But I stare straight ahead unwilling to shift my eyes, left or right.  And...
Posted by Laurel on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:35:00 PST

UGG!

Tonight Lauren and I exchanged gifts. She got me one boot and then we cried. Perhaps I should explain I'm heading to " U freeze your ass off kraine", so Lauren and her family decided to get ...
Posted by Laurel on Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:34:00 PST

flying into the flu

So I was going to write an amusing post poking fun at the recent birdflu "issue" in Ukraine and how convenient it is that I'll be flying right into a mass ...
Posted by Laurel on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 07:24:00 PST

Thanksgiving

Have you ever stayed close as someone you love goes through a terrible time? Ever stayed up late side by side, on the phone, over coffee, in your arms, over way too many drinks, close by, thousands of...
Posted by Laurel on Sat, 26 Nov 2005 02:57:00 PST

Crazy Man, I don't want to race

 A few months ago I made the choice to bike to work instead of busing and walking 8 blocks at midnight. My thought process went like this: If I am on a bike, I can surely out run anyone who poses...
Posted by Laurel on Sat, 19 Nov 2005 07:34:00 PST

Everything is Illuminated

I have news! Destination:  Ukraine (See current myspace pictures) Departing: The last week of February 2006 Assignment:  Youth Development   So, The Ukraine - The only in...
Posted by Laurel on Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:33:00 PST

Healthy, free, the world before me

How long does it take for the mail to cross from one side of the country to the other? However many days this is is how many days until I know! My daydreams will be unhampered by details of when, wher...
Posted by Laurel on Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:28:00 PST