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Laura

I don't feel tardy.

About Me

short straight shooter (i won't spit on your cup and call it frosting) i am a fumbling about trying to figure out existence and find a decent balance for myself.

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My Interests

Get ready for a slew of "-ings" breathing, eating, sleeping, drinking, laughing, pondering impossible situations, cooking, people watching, reading, biking, sunning by the lake, trying not to take myself too seriously and yet not coming off as a complete arsehole.

I'd like to meet:

The Lion of Men . . . (I encourage you to look that up if you are confused)

Music:



aight uh . . . Aretha Franklin, Coldplay, Danzig, AC/DC, Garbage, Underworld, Massive Attack, Everything But the Girl, Ministry, Supreme Beings of Leisure, No Doubt, Gnarls Barkley, Chopin, Annie Lennox, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, David Bowie, Madonna, Bjork, Nirvana, Queen,KT Tunstall, She Wants Revenge, Radiohead, Blondie, The Cult, Sisters of Mercy, The Pretenders, Leonard Cohen, Apocalyptica, The Donnas, Journey, Cinderella, Joan Jett, Lauryn Hill, The Specials, Pogues, Cure, Social D, Morphine, Lenny Kravitz, White Zombie, Machines of Loving Grace, Roy Orbison, Basement Jaxx, The Killers, Scissor Sisters, Citzen Cope, Lilly Allen, Death From Above 1979 and lots lots more!

Pink Floyd
~Learning To Fly ..
The Cult
~She Sells Sanctuary~


.. width="425" height="350" ..Gomez
~How We Operate


Movies:

wanna quote the quotable quotes with me? I like all kinds of movies - 28 Days Later, Coal Miner's Daughter, To Kill A Mockingbird, Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner, Under The Tuscan Sun, Zoolander, Airplane, Old School, Wet Hot American Summer, Amadeus, Immortal Beloved, Chocolat, Frida, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bowling For Columbine, Last Samurai, School of Rock, High Fidelity, Shaun Of the Dead, Sideways,Just Friends, Napolean Dynamite, Cyrano De Bergerac, Spaceballs, Bend It Like Beckham, The Princess Bride, Young Frankenstein, V for Vendetta, John Hughes Films, Kevin Smith Films. . . there are so many

Television:

the boob tube :-) "mmmm, tv" I spend way too much time in front of the screen. But I swear I have a valid reason. At university I acquired a degree in Communication with an emphasis on Mass Media and Cultural Impact. Plus if I am going to be a decent comedy writer I need to know what is out there being consumed by the hordes of TV viewers. Mostly I watch Ugly Betty, The Office, Grey's Anatomy,Lost, Simpsons, Will and Grace, Family Guy, Scrubs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer re-runs and some PBS to balance out my slack jaw choices. If I had cable, I'd be all about the Discovery channel and the Learning channel as well.

Books:

total bookworm . . . I love to read. I have more books than shoes (and I've got ALOT of shoes!) I welcome any recommendations you may have.
Also go here to see books I have read and really enjoyed.

Currently Reading:

"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte

"Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife" by Mary Roach


Total Pages Read for 2007: 436

Total Pages Read for 2006: 2,910 (my all time low)

Total Pages Read for 2005: 3,457

Total Pages Read for 2004: 4,622

Heroes:


Frida Kahlo
Janeane Garofalo

Tina Fey

Al Franken
Jon Stewart
Dave Chappelle

My Blog

Ladies - Run From This! Gentlemen  Dont Go There, Its Sad & Creepy

  Saturday I was hanging out at a local bar with my friend D who I had not seen in some time.  We had decided to shoot some pool and felt pretty fortunate that the table opened up when we ar...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:21:00 PST

Thats Entertainment!

If you are like me and enjoy watching American Idol at the start of each season just to see the horribly delusional contestants  you are going to LOVE this.  Recently via You Tube and a reco...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:12:00 PST

It's Good To Have Goals

This is where I am headed in a couple of weeks. I can't wait!!!
Posted by Laura on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:47:00 PST

LOLLAPALOOZA 2006!

There is just too much to write about this weekend.  I promise to expound more when I have the time do it justice. Hands down, it was one of the best weekends of note.  Thanks to S...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:30:00 PST

All Night Long

Saturday/Sunday I participated in the 18th annual L.A.T.E Ride (Long After Twilight Ends).  My friend Liz told me about it Thursday.  At that point I didnt even own a bike.  Friday I tr...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:23:00 PST

Shiverred Me Timbers - Company Boat Wreck

         For our companys summer quarterly meeting we chartered a boat to go out on Lake Michigan Friday 6/9.  All of us were excited to go on an actual 77-foot sch...
Posted by Laura on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:52:00 PST

Shortest Quiz, Ever!

So I took this modified Enneagram Test (a whopping two questions) and got the results below.  I gotta say its almost rather creepy some of the things mentioned in regards to my personality. Chee...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:56:00 PST

Cable TV & The Internet

For the last 5 years, I have been living without cable tv.  Part of me is afraid that I would gorge on the endless amount of channels and that it would be a "gateway drug" into satellite dishes, ...
Posted by Laura on Thu, 18 May 2006 02:40:00 PST

How do you sleep at night?

Quite well thank you.  Insomnia has been known to be a frequent visitor . . . Sometimes I can't switch off my mind. I wish it could say I was up pondering great things or discovering long hidden ...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:19:00 PST

For me, this will never get old

I laugh every time . . . Natalie Portman Gangsta-fuckin-rap
Posted by Laura on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:25:00 PST