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Lauren

Get off your arse!

About Me

Easygoing, spontaneous, night owl, Nets and Yanks fan. Work for a commercial real estate company, dabble in freelance writing. Born and raised in Northern NJ. Italian/Irish. Current addiction: fresh guacamole and independent films. Enjoy singing really loud in my car while hopped up on DD coffee. Mucho gusto vino (especially a tasty pinot noir). Weaknesses: chocolate chip pancakes, cannolis, Junior Mints, and Mom's home cookin' (ok, obviously not all at the same time). No Atkins for me, baby: pasta, bread, and cheese lover. Goals: learn Italian (took a class, conjugating verbs is NOT fun...), devote more time to writing (I still don't seem to write as much as I'd like!), and travel more (where to next?).
Your French Name is:
Adora Leroux What's Your French Name?
Your Musical Tastes Match: Nicole Kidman

See her whole playlist here (iTunes required) What Celebrity Matches Your Taste in Music?

My Interests

Writing, reading, knitting, politics, sports (playing & watching), dancing, hanging out with friends, bars/clubs, movies, music, traveling, kickboxing, hiking, horseshoes, hanging out in NYC, meditation, calligraphy, graphic design, pretending i can sing, breakdancing, throwing Mad Balls at people, mountain biking, shell collecting, cannoli-eating contests, salt-water taffy tester, friend of inchworms and llamas, ultimate frisbee champion, conqueror of fire escapes, flame throwing extraordinaire.
In a Past Life...
You Were: A Jittery Astrologer.

Where You Lived: Poland.

How You Died: Consumption. Who Were You In a Past Life?

I'd like to meet:

Bono, Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Scott Weiland, Tino Martinez, and my grandfather who passed away when I was 1.
Create your own Friend Quiz here

Music:

STP, Velvet Revolver, U2, Led Zeppelin, White Stripes, Audioslave, Beastie Boys, Sublime, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Jamiroquai, Annie Lennox, anything Motown (Marvin Gaye, Spinners, Stevie Wonder), cheesy 80's ballads (i.e., Air Supply, Foreigner, Journey), Coldplay, Bon Jovi, Incubus, Travis, CCR, No Doubt, Chili Peppers, Metallica, David Gray, Eric Clapton/Cream, Dido, Springsteen, Notorious B.I.G., Outkast, Jay-Z, Our Lady Peace, Cake, Fleetwood Mac, Bush, jazz/blues/funk
You Are a Chick Rocker!
You're living proof that chicks can rock
You're inspired by Joan Jett and the Donnas
And when you rock, you rock hard
(Plus, you get all the cute guy groupies you want!) What Kind of Rocker Are You?

Movies:

Seriously...I have too many favorites, it's impossible to pick only a few. My recent faves: Superbad, Death at the Funeral (a great British comedy). And I'm in love with the movie "A Lot Like Love". I could watch it over and over it's so damn cute. And I love Marx Brothers movies.

Television:

Project Runway, Scrubs, Family Guy, The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, 24, Rome (wish they would do another season!), American Idol (i've succumbed to its evil power), all of the Law and Orders, Smallville, and I really miss 3rd Rock from the Sun. Love the Travel Channel and Talk Soup is top-notch. Oh and Cesar Milan the Dog Whisperer.

Books:

Anything A.M. Homes (The Safety of Objects, Things You Should Know), Slander, Where the Wild Things Are (favorite book from childhood), Birds of America, Paris Trout, The Wide Sargasso Sea, The Secret Garden, Catcher in the Rye, The Beach House, Rapture, The Hours, Trainspotting, A Time to Kill, Bridge to Terebithia, On the Road, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, A Map of the World, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Collection of Beauties at the Height of Their Popularity, A Girl's Guide to Hunting & Fishing, The Secret Life of Bees, The Story of Lucy Gault, The Kite Runner, Mr. Vertigo.

Heroes:

Bono, Jodi Picoult, Julia Cameron, Natalie Goldberg, and basically anyone who follows their dreams. And the boy who cried wolf.

My Blog

Big Empty: Part II

I couldn't stand up without feeling dizzy. With every passing moment my soul detioratied more and more, as nothingness crawled slowly beneath my skin, my frail heart shuddering and finally shattering,...
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:03:00 PST

Big Empty

I woke up one morning feeling like something inside of me had died. Even though the birds were merrily chortling outside my bedroom window, and the light breeze through the screen flirted with my beds...
Posted by Lauren on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:08:00 PST

The Fall

Ialoneme... Falling into a chamber of liesdeceptiondefeat. Silence awaits with deafening clarity,awakening to the sounds of faint thumping.Where did life go?Who is the thief that stole the time from m...
Posted by Lauren on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:34:00 PST

BK commercials

ok, am i the only one freaked out by BK commercials these days??? you know, the ones with the guy dressed like a king, wearing a really crazy oversized mask? it just gives me the willie...
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:15:00 PST

Proud parent of my 1st knitted scarf!

Yay, I finished my 1st knitting project!   I feel so accomplished. Now I need to actually learn some patterns, not just straight up knit stitch. Can't wait to be able to knit sweaters, hats/glove...
Posted by Lauren on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:30:00 PST

"All For a Kiss"

I've been bitten by spontaneity tonight, I really should go to bed early since I've been up since 5 a.m., but once I get going, I can't stop. So here goes: "All For a Kiss" -- There was so much tha...
Posted by Lauren on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST