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Lauren

You know, I have a theory that hieroglyphics are really an ancient comic strip about a character nam

About Me

I'm a Purdue gal living in Atlanta with my husband Jeff and our 3 cats (our kids) Priss, Bubby and Lucky. I was born in Rochester, NY and have lived in New York, Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana and Georgia. I was only mildly permanently scarred from being the new girl 2 years in a row. I went to high school and college in Indiana and I love Indianapolis, it's a beautiful, cozy city. I graduated from Purdue University (GO BOILERS!) and moved to Atlanta to be with my husband when he started working at The Weather Channel in 2002. He's an Emmy nominated producer who now hosts a show called Road Crew (www.weather.com/roadcrew) and travels around every week reporting on how weather affects different things, usually always adding a humorous twist. We met pretty much by accident on AOL instant messenger when I was in college! I definitely believe in fate! :) We bought a condo in Midtown after we were married and we LOVE city life! I am a Sales Manager at Villa Christina (www.villachristina.com), which is where we got married! I plan corporate events and weddings, it's so much fun! I LOVE to laugh and am a cat enthusiast. Life is great!!!!whateverlife.com

My Interests


Computer BuddiesLuckyBubby Priss (the princess)I'm a huge cat lover, I like art, interior decorating, reading, photography, scrapbooking, drawing, painting, wedding planning, history, anthropology, psychology, animals, movies, TV, music, broadway, fashion, celebrity gossip, www.thesuperficial.com, www.itsyourturn.com, collecting things like quotes, stickers and magnets, dancing, stand-up comedy, board games (particularly Balderdash, Scattergories, Memory, Battleship and Guess Who), old school Nintendo games, Ms. Pacman & Frogger, PURDUE, thunderstorms, eating out, sunsets, concerts, mini golf, bowling, traveling, making people cozy - particularly during the holidays, shows (like Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil and David Copperfield), school supplies, bingo, skirts & bracelets, graphic tees & shoes, butterflies, Gerbera daisies, massages, pedicures, animal rights, Diet Cherry Coke, grilled cheese dunked in tomato soup, rollercoasters, betta fish, random acts of kindness, Halloween (especially trick or treating with Kara when we were in elementary school), Fall, the smell of fireplaces when it's cold out, anything that has to do with the Christmas season - especially the music, hot tubs on cold nights, Hawaii, astronomy, nature, California rolls, shopping, french fries, olympic gymnastics & ice skating, US Weekly, the smell of freshly cut grass, Thanksgiving, mandarin oranges, crossword puzzles, trivia, Malibu Baybreezes, cherry icees, trampolines, organization (except my closet - sorry Jeff), knicknacks, cacti, Ocean Spray cranberry juice, chapstick, dressing up, love & romance, The Far Side, poetry, reminiscing, the feel of clean sheets, sleeping bags, ranch dressing, surprises, edimame, Target, traditions, dolphins, being with family & friends, Yankee Candles, sleeping, watching TV in bed (especially when it's raining or snowing outside), Italy (we're going there for the first time next year and I cannot wait!), laughing, being a dork, giving gifts, I'm fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids, polar bears, Pino Grigio, the way my cats smell, chocolate, singing in the car, sandwiches & chips, text & pix messaging, dinner & a movie dates, being with my husband...and many more things I will keep adding to this list. I am pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, and pro-death penalty. I'm very against de-clawing animals, rodeos, bull fighting, cattle roping, horse and dog racing, animal testing, wearing fur, hunting, and I don't eat veal or lamb. Just some random fun facts for ya! :)My Favorite PersonApril 23, 2005My 22nd Birthday in VegasSister LoveMy Girls: Heather & AnnieGreat Friends: Eric & ChrisAtlanta Family: Jeff, Johnny D, Eric, Chris & Christine Another Great Friend: ChristineThe Three Amigas: Jess, Amy & MeAnd many more! Please consult friend list.

I'd like to meet:

My ancestors, cat people, old friends I've lost touch with, Steve Martin (I adore him), Tim Allen, Kiefer Sutherland, Julie Andrews, Charles Darwin, John Edward, Bob Ross, Andy Williams, Peyton Manning, Robin Williams (I adore him too), Mike Myers, Zach Braff, John Candy (loved him also), Dave Attell, Dane Cook, Justin Timberlake, Neil Patrick Harris, Baton Bob, David Gilmour, Chad Kroeger, Orlando Bloom, Josh Holloway.......oh, and Tom Cruise so I could punch him in the face.I'm just trying this out to see if it's any fun :) Don't worry, I can't see who you are ;)
My World Visitor Map! Click here to zoom-in & make your own!Maybe this guy is better, we'll try him out for a while. Don't worry, I still can't see who you are. I wouldn't want people knowing I went to their page either! LOL.

Music:

I love anything from NICKELBACK to Dave Matthews Band to Matchbox 20 to Disturbed to PINK FLOYD to Billie Holiday to Chicago to Journey to Tracy Chapman to Justin Timberlake to Marilyn Manson to Enya to Hall & Oates to Snoop to Christina Aguilera to Sarah Mclachlan to Outkast. My favorite Christmas music in the whole wide world is sung by Andy Williams who I saw in concert as a young lady. I enjoy the pop music. I also love 80's music and oldies. And everyone makes fun of me for it but I really love "smooth jazz" music...as in Kenny G, etc. That's right.My Favorite MusiCALS Are: Aida, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Rent, Chicago, The Sound of Music, Grease, Jane Eyre, Cats, Annie, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street...

Movies:

My favorite movie of ALL TIME is The Sound of MusicIt is followed closely by The Parent Trap (original with Hayley Mills)Somewhere in Time is one of my favorite love stories...SEE IT!Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is near and dear to my heartAnd the rest, in no particular order are: The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Father of the Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, Overboard, My Blue Heaven, LA Story, Beaches, Steel Magnolias, Bird on a Wire, Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, The Cutting Edge, Fried Green Tomatoes, Private Benjamin, Swing Shift, HouseSitter, Big, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, While You Were Sleeping, The Shawshank Redemption, Good Will Hunting, Awakenings, See No Evil Hear No Evil, Patch Adams, The Star Wars Trilogy (Original 3, not the new crap), The American President, Hot Shots, Pure Luck, A League of their Own, Airplane, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, The Back to the Future Trilogy, Three Amigos, Grease, Joe Vs. the Volcano, Parenthood, Amadeus, Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady, The Net, Rain Man, Outbreak, ET, Cocoon, The Bodyguard, The Usual Suspects, The Matrix, She's Out of Control, The Superman Series, Batman Forever, Mr. Mom, Baby Boom, French Kiss, You've Got Mail, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon, Ghostbusters, Independence Day, Mystic River, The Santa Clause, Showgirls (yeah, that's right), What Women Want, True Lies, Apollo 13, The Notebook, Jerry Maguire, Splash, Wayne's World, Backdraft, Ladybugs, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Look Who's Talking, Dutch, The River Wild, A Beautiful Mind, Wet Hot American Summer, The Mask, Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Dumb & Dumber, The Goonies, Encino Man, Chicago, The Matador, Mermaids, Willow, The Wedding Singer, The Wedding Planner, Shakespeare in Love, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forever Young, Dance With Me, Nine Months, Bridget Jones' Diary, Mean Girls, Short Circuit, Pirates of the Carribbean, Flight of the Navigator, The Boy Who Could Fly, Stand By Me, The Game, Crocodile Dundee, Drop Dead Fred, Dead Poet's Society, Mrs. Doubtfire, Home Alone, Forrest Gump, Lost in Translation, Adventures in Babysitting, The Others, The Princess Bride, Shrek 1 & 2, Sister Act, Beetlejuice, The Great Outdoors, What About Bob?, 8 Mile, The Birdcage, The Land Before Time, The Jungle Book, Ferngully, Annie, Troop Beverly Hills, Three Fugitives, The Burbs, Field of Dreams, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, The Hunt for Red October, My Best Friend's Wedding, Ghost, Men at Work, The Mighty Ducks, Problem Child, Edward Scissorhands, Kindergarten Cop, Green Card, Jurassic Park, King Ralph, Twister, My Girl 1 & 2, The Addams Family, Big Fish, JFK, Death Becomes Her, Nothing to Lose, Can't Hardly Wait, Dave, The Firm, Coneheads, The Fugitive, Grumpy/Grumpier Old Men, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Romeo & Juliet, Contact, My Father the Hero, With Honors, Twins, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, A River Runs Through It, Interview with the Vampire, Little Women, Legends of the Fall, Bad Boys, Garden State, Braveheart, Casper, Clueless, First Knight, Seven, Mr. Holland's Opus, Bed of Roses, The Nutty Professor, Kingpin, Ransom, The Story of Us, Titanic, Vegas Vacation, Private Parts, Liar Liar, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Village, The Patriot, Face Off, Men in Black, Ice Age, In & Out, The Wedding Singer, The Count of Monte Cristo, There's Something About Mary, Kate & Leopold, Waking Ned Devine, Office Space, Castaway, Notting Hill, The Austin Powers Trilogy, The South Park Movie, Double Jeopardy, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Frequency, What Lies Beneath, Cruel Intentions, Coyote Ugly, Alice in Wonderland, Miss Congeniality, The Family Man, The Wedding Planner, Legally Blonde 1 & 2, Shallow Hal, The Goonies, Ocean's Eleven, Kate and Leopold, Big Fish, High Crimes, Love Actually, The Sum of All Fears, The Bourne Identity, Sweet Home Alabama, Jackass, The Italian Job, Elf, The Terminal, Napoleon Dynamite, Sideways, The Brady Bunch Movie, The Naked Gun Series, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, The Fox and the Hound, Disney's Robin Hood, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, A Goofy Movie, The Sword and the Stone, Monsters Inc., Toy Story 1& 2, Finding Nemo, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Son in Law, Scary Movie, Not Another Teen Movie, 40 Year Old Virgin, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Old School, Anchorman, Wedding Crashers, Little Miss Sunshine, Happy Endings, The Da Vinci Code....

Television:

LOST, 24, CSI, Scrubs, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Seinfeld, Friends (before Rachel had the baby - they lost me after that), Will & Grace, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, Big Brother, America's Funniest Home Videos,Without a Trace, Forensic Files, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, South Park, Family Guy, The Simpsons, America's Next Top Model, The Real World, Real World/Road Rules Challenges, Cheaters, Family Bonds, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras, Rome, Tourgasm, Last Comic Standing, Entourage, Crossing Over with John Edward, Oprah, Best Week Ever, Chappelle's Show, The Man Show, Insomniac, Wonder Showzen, Strangers With Candy, The Osbournes, Newlyweds, I Love the 80's, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, My Fair Brady, The Academy Awards, Crocodile Hunter, That 70's Show, Ally McBeal, Frasier, Beavis and Butthead, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Trading Spaces, A Makeover Story, A Wedding Story, A Baby Story, The Swan, COPS, Beverly Hills 90210, My So Called Life, Fear, The State, Sea Quest DSV, The Price is Right, Family Feud, Home Improvement, Roseanne, Full House, Perfect Strangers, Family Matters, Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Coach, Unsolved Mysteries, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Boy Meets World, Legends of the Hidden Temple, GUTS, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Wonder Years, Doug, Saved by the Bell, Double Dare, Anne of Green Gables, Dinosaurs, Hey Dude, Salute Your Shorts, Golden Girls, Clarissa Explains it All, Rocko's Modern Life, Step by Step, Little House on the Prairie, Married with Children, ALF, Doogie Howser MD, Punky Brewster, Inspector Gadget, Fraggle Rock, Transformers, Muppet Babies, Rugrats, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, I Love Lucy, The Lucy & Desi Comedy Hour...Oh, my husband's show Road Crew on The Weather Channel (www.weather.com/roadcrew)!That's him!

Books:

To Kill A Mockingbird, Flowers in the Attic and just about anything else by V.C. Andrews, The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, Garden of Lies, Thorns of Truth and Trail of Secrets by Eileen Goudge, The Lovely Bones, Anything by Dean Koontz (Phantoms scared the crap out of me), Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey, Little House on the Prairie, Charlotte's Web, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, Where the Red Fern Grows....

My Favorite Comics: The Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, Peanuts...

My Favorite Magazines: US Weekly, People, In Touch, Time, O...

Heroes:

Charles Darwin, Richard Dawkins, Neil Armstrong, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Christopher Reeve, Michael J. Fox, SPCA, PETA, The Humane Society of America, doctors & nurses, firemen & police officers, US Troops, teachers, vegans & vegetarians, veterinarians, Rudy Giuliani, David Gilmour, Bob Geldof, Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore, Oprah, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Ricky Gervais, George Lucas, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bob Saget, Jack Bauer, Gil Grissom, Steve Irwin, Peyton Manning, Anne Frank, Helen Keller, my husband.Me & Lucy

My Blog

If You're Bored, Come Play!

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Posted by Lauren on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:42:00 PST

You Know You Aren't In College Anymore When...

1. You're waking up at 6 am instead of going to bed then. 2. You rediscover the iron. 3. Beers at lunch get you reprimanded 4. College sweatshirts are 'casual' instead of dress-up. 5. Your parents cha...
Posted by Lauren on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:50:00 PST

A Few of My Favorite Quotes About Sisters

If sisters were free to express how they really feel, parents would hear this: "Give me all the attention and all the toys and send Rebecca to live with Grandma." My sister taught me everything I real...
Posted by Lauren on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:03:00 PST

You Know You're From Indiana When...

Thanks Ryan! You know you're from Indiana when...You don't know what a "Pacer" is, and have never even wondered.You know that "Mellencamp" went to "Cougar" and back to "Mellencamp."You know what a "Cu...
Posted by Lauren on Thu, 18 May 2006 01:18:00 PST

Chili Cook Off Report

If you can read this whole story without laughing then there's no hope for you. I was crying by the end. Note: Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the...
Posted by Lauren on Mon, 15 May 2006 12:46:00 PST

If you can identify with more than half of these, you are a child of the 80's...

"Alternative" music actually was...and not popular Top 40 tunes. "Ca-vey Wa-vey!" means anything to you. "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang was one of the hot new songs when you first heard it at ...
Posted by Lauren on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:50:00 PST

Insanely Detailed Rules for Calling Shotgun...who knew?

Section I - General Rules1) The first person to yell "SHOTGUN" gets to ride in the front seat.2) The remaining back seats may be divvied up in the same manner by being the first to call "back right se...
Posted by Lauren on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:46:00 PST

Jack Handey quotes - always good for a chuckle...

Have you ever seen a child, on his way to school, have a car drive past and splash him, and then he just stands there and thinks if he should just go to school or go home and change and be late... And...
Posted by Lauren on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:26:00 PST

Scuzzlebutt

SCUZZLEBUTT Cartman: Scuzzlebutt is a creature that lives up on this very mountain, and kills anybody who dares climb to the top. Stan: Why? Cartman: Because, it loves the taste of blood, and likes...
Posted by Lauren on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:02:00 PST

20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity

20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity... 1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.2. Page yourself over the i...
Posted by Lauren on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:02:00 PST