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About Me

I laugh a lot. I don't really care that it is mostly at my own jokes.

My Interests

Travel, wine, music, triathlons (swim, bike and run!), sports, dive bars, friends, family, beach cruiser-ing, shoes, books, the Internet, and laughing my ass off!

I'd like to meet:

The Boom King.

Music:

Flight of the Conchords, punk, funk, alternative, 70's, 80's, 90's hits, metal, dirty southern rock, brit rock, jazz flute, ballad bands, 80's hair bands, disco, classic rock, Europop, Mikael music. Oh yeah, and the greatest rock n' roll band of all time and space...Led Zeppelin.

Movies:

Movies for really smart people and movies for really dumb people.

Television:

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dexter, Flight of the Conchords, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Discovery Channel stuff, The Soup, New Scandanavian Cooking with Claus Meyer and my BF Kevin Rose on DiggNation.

Books:

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Heroes:

Ma!

My Blog

My arch nemesis: The Tree Spider

TREE SPIDERS WANT ME DEAD! This is the true story of a near attack... (11:01:55 AM) Lauren: ohhhhhhhhh my god(11:02:00 AM) Lauren: I forgot to tell you!(11:02:08 AM) Lauren: I parked behind you(11:02:...
Posted by L.P. on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:17:00 PST

Chronicals of Self-Esteem Damage

Chronicals of Self-Esteem Damage This is going to be my new blog which details incidents that damage my self-esteem. Today 7/3/07 7:55am Today I wasn't paying attention at a green left-hand arrow. I t...
Posted by L.P. on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:32:00 PST

Ohhh Cheeeena

Because you are not legally allowed to blog in China, I wasn't really able to write about my experiences in a useful digital format. Aside from the old pen and paper, which I have at home. I really ha...
Posted by L.P. on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:26:00 PST

26 things in 26 years...

26 things I've learned in my 26 years: 1. Material things won't make you happy. Yes, that came from the mouth of Lauren Perley. 2. Travel, it'll change your life! 3. Education is fun when you actually...
Posted by L.P. on Wed, 09 May 2007 10:26:00 PST

Impetuous, but lovable

The fact that my friends put up with my "idea du jour" is beyond me. I guess I have other less-annoying characteristics that make up for the fact that I have a new direction for my life every few days...
Posted by L.P. on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:14:00 PST

I love my Couchsurfer!!

Many of you have heard, but I have in fact picked up a Couch Surfer. A mere three days upon joining www.couchsurfing.com (a social network for world travelers that offers people a free place to crash ...
Posted by L.P. on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:46:00 PST

Particle Board and the such...

So, this may be slightly embarrassing, but I figure most of my blogs involve me hurting myself/getting hurt...etc, so what the hell?? My three recent injuries/incidents: 1. Fell on bike, again. This t...
Posted by L.P. on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:58:00 PST

Lofty Resolutions 2007

1. Compete in Wildflower Half-Ironman Triathlon. A freakishly long 1.5 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13 some-odd mile run... 2. Leave the country at least once. 3. Pay off some shitty debt. 4. Realize "wh...
Posted by L.P. on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:22:00 PST

Brazil: The Aftermath

I have to say that an amazing tranformation occured in Brazil. I have acheived Zen. I don't know how to describe it, but ever since I got back from Brazil I am happy. Seriously happy. I think I fell i...
Posted by L.P. on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:08:00 PST

Oi Oi Brazil!

I leave tonight at 8:30 for my 19 plus hour journey to Brazil. In just over 27 hours of travel time (with layovers) I will arrive in Salvador de Bahia in North Eastern Brazil. Hol...
Posted by L.P. on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:58:00 PST