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Laura

IT'S SOFA KING GREAT!

About Me

I am engaged to my boyfriend of 4+ years. We live a happy little life with our 2 pit bulls in a big, fantastic house that we own!! I have just finished another round of college, adding an Associates degree to my hard earned Bachelor degree in zoology, which did jack for me. I am a certified veterinary technician working for a soft tissue surgery veterinary specialist.I am busy planning my wedding for sept '08. We're working on adding our personal touches and upgrades to our new home. ..__________________________________________________________ __ GREAT MUSIC VIDEO:

My Interests

Chocolate, Mountain Dew, Reptiles, Sleep, Europe, Hikes, Mountain Biking, Pittsburgh Penguins, NCSU Wolfpack, World Cup Soccer, My Dogs, Peace, Love and Vegetables...

I'd like to meet:

Like specific people?? Or on this site? I'm confused... ____________________________________________________________ _ Click the video below at your own discretion, don't get mad at me if it offends you. :-P.. ..

Music:

Fiona Apple, APC, Alkaline Trio, Arcade Fire, Bad Religion, Beastie Boys, Bloc Party, Cold War Kids, Counting Crows, Mike Doughty, Editors, The Eels, Flogging Molly, Foo Fighters, The Fray, Frou Frou, Green Day, Colin Hay, Imogen Heap, Hot Hot Heat, Incubus, Billy Joel, Elton John, Jack Johnson, John Butler Trio, The Killers, Lagwagon, Ray LaMontagne, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Millencolin, James Morrison, NOFX, Paolo Nutini, The Music, Modest Mouse, Offspring, Ok Go, Op Ivy, Outkast, Our Lady Peace, Postal Service, Rage Against the Machine, Rancid, Remy Zero, Robbie Williams, Run DMC, Rx Bandits, The Shins, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics, Transplants, Travis, Tv on the Radio, Pete Yorn, Weezer, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder, WIZO ....

Movies:

Motorcycle Diaries, A la folie pas du tout, Three Kings, Garden State, Little Miss Sunshine, Control Room, Rain Man, About a boy, 40 Year old Virgin, Shrek, Clueless, A Shot in the Dark, Dogma, Napoleon Dynamite, anything by Gael Garcia Bernal, the Marx Brothers, Cary Grant and Hitchcock....

Television:

Scrubs, Arrested Development :*(, Friends, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Amazing Race, CSI, Heroes, The Office, Coupling, Project Runway, House, Psych, Weeds, Entourage, Nip/Tuck, Big Love, The Daily Show, Dexter, Flight of the Conchords...

Books:

Authors: Oscar Wilde, David Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Khaled Hosseini

Heroes:

Strongbad, Brak, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, MARIO LEMIEUX!!! Joe Biden, RFK Jr., Jimmy Carter, Ariana Huffington, Fat Mike, Matt Embree, Miroslav Klose, George Clooney...

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My Blog

I’m a HOMEOWNER!!

We closed on our house last thurs. We're pretty much moved in by now.  We've painted a few rooms, bought a washer and dryer, bought furniture, finally got phone/internet/cable hooked up.  I'...
Posted by Laura on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:55:00 PST

Live music

I got into a discussion about live music recently.  I've always felt that sure it can be entertaining, but more often than not, I can't wait for it to be over.  I love seeing my favorite art...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:26:00 PST

HOLY CRAP!! Brad Renfro died!

He was hot stuff when I was in middle school, he was a teen heart throb. Now he's dead, most likely OD. Man, that makes me feel old when the child stars of MY youth are dying of poor life choices....
Posted by Laura on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:12:00 PST

HAPPY freakin’ HOLIDAYS!!

So thank goodness people aren't making a big deal out of Merry Christmas v. Happy Holidays.  I did have an old lady correct me when I wished her happy holidays, but whatever, she's old and ain't ...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:46:00 PST

MOVE OUT HERE!!

I'm in high spirits today! Trevor and I both decided we don't think we'd be happy living in NC again.  I loved North Carolina, but everything I didn't like about it doesn't exist in Colorado, lik...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:22:00 PST

September 6, 2008

So we've set our date for the wedding next year. We've booked the site for ceremony and reception. I'm in the process of booking the DJ.  Maybe long distance wedding planning isn't impossible!...
Posted by Laura on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:44:00 PST

New relationships=dead friendships

Please explain to me the following phenomenon: You're a girl with a lot of guy friends.  Inevitably, you become close, trusting, dear friends with some of them. It can be fantastic to have a memb...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:18:00 PST

Holy crap I'm getting married!

So after four long years, Trevor and I are finally engaged, as of July 5th, our anniversary. Our next step is to buy a house, because then we'll know how much we can spend on a wedding, instead of th...
Posted by Laura on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:23:00 PST

Germany sticks it to Tom Cruise

This is FANTASTIC!! Germany has banned Tom Cruise from shooting his next film in their country.  The film is about an assassination attempt on Hitler. Why is he banned?  It's not because o...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:07:00 PST

I have a new hero!

Josh Rushing is my new hero.  Who is he?  Well those of you who took my advice and watched Control Room, his name should be somewhat familiar.  He was a big part of the documentary.&nbs...
Posted by Laura on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:54:00 PST