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*~LAURA~*

You pick the place and I'll choose the time. And I'll climb the hill in my own way, just wait a whil

About Me

I know who I am, do you know who you are? I am probably not the person you think I am, have heard that i am, or the person you have stereotyped me to be. I recently graduated from East Carolina University with my Masters in International Studies/Public Health. I have a great job that keeps me very busy, stressed, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. I am truly grateful to those people in my life who remind me that life is not all about work and that it is okay for me to relax and have fun once in a while. I spent the summer of 2007 in Rwanda working in an orphanage and studying Rwandan culture. I can't wait to return to Rwanda and my true passion!! I have been told that I can be a bit opinionated, which may be true. I love to “discuss” anything academic, politics, current events, etc. And while my free time is limited, I like to go out have a few drinks with friends, watch movies, read, go to shows, listen to music, etc. I view myself as a work in progress and I hope to always be able to learn and do new things. I am definitely not your “typical” anything and can only really be described as “Laura”, which I am hoping is a good thing. Anything else you would like to know feel free to ask and i just might answer.ps..there is always a reason for my profile song, no matter how random it may seem!******************************************************* ****'You gave me hyacinths first a year ago; 'They called me the hyacinth girl.' Yet when we came back, late, from the Hyacinth garden, Your arms full, and your hair wet, I could not Speak, and my eyes failed, I was neither Living nor dead, and I knew nothing, Looking into the heart of light, the silence.(Burial of the dead, part one of the “wasteland” by ts elliot)
******************************************************** Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone. And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~Nelson Mandela***************************************************** ***

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My Interests

Music, movies, books, writing short stories, poetry and everything in between, etc. I am sort of a ‘jack of all trades’. I like just about anything and am willing to try anything once.

You Are Psyche!
Eternally in search of purpose and insight.
You're curious and creative with a total sense of wonder.
Totally empathetic, you pick up on other's moods easily.
Just be sure to pamper yourself as well! What Goddess Are You?

I'd like to meet:

The dalai lama, John Lennon, Sylvia Browne, Mark Mathabane, Nelson Mandela, JK Rowling, Johnny Depp, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou and of course YOU!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES AND MOVIES OF ALL TIME: "Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. What we did was wrong, but we think you're crazy to make us write an essay, telling you who we think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to see us, in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. You see us as: a brain, an athlete, a basket case, princess, and a criminal. Correct? That's the way we saw each other at 7 o'clock this morning. We were brainwashed." ~~The Breakfast Club~~


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Music:

Beatles, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Eagles, Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Cash, Counting Crows, Cure, REM, Flogging Molly, RHCP, 10,000 maniacs, the smiths, blur, oasis,smashing pumpkins, led zep, Tori Amos, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Elton John,Cat Stevens, Billy Joel, Yes, Doors, Phish, Bob Marley, Carole King,Beastie Boys, Outkast, Tom Petty, Janis Joplin,keane, james blunt, Manic Street Preachers, Placebo, Wyclef Jean, old school Motown James Taylor, Marshall Tucker Band, and about a gazillion others.

Movies:

Gone with the Wind, LOTR, Cider House Rules, American Beauty, Blues Brothers, St. Elmo’s Fire, Chicago, Breakfast Club, The Shining, The Goonies, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter, Holes, Gone Baby Gone, Young Guns 1 & 2, A Christmas Story, Holiday Inn, Match Point, A Bugs Life, Elizabethtown, Sleeping Beauty, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Hotel Rwanda, Constant Gardener, Crash, Shakespeare in Love, Meet the Parents, Office Space, Animal House, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Dazed and Confused, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, There’s Something about Mary, Dead Poets Society, 10 Things I hate about you, Sleepless in Seattle, anything with Will Ferrell or Scarlett Johanssen, and the list goes on and on.

Television:

Simpsons, King of the Hill, Ghost Hunters, Friends, Grey’s Anatomy, Family GuyNorth Carolinian 100%

Incredibly Awesome!!! You are knowledgeable in all things North Carolinian!!! From geography and history to tourism and pop culture, you know it all!!! You are the truest of Tarheels!!!

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Books:

The Awakening by Kate Chopin, The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, Blood done Sign my Name by Timothy Tyson, Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, Utopia by Thomas More, Land of Elyon series, anything by Philippia Gregory, Alexander McCall Smith, Mary Higgins Clark, MC Beaton and Edith Wharton.

Heroes:



You say the hill's too steep to climb Just climb it You say you'd like to see me try Climbing You pick the place and I'll choose the time And I'll climb The hill in my own way Just wait a while for the right day And as I rise above the tree lines and the clouds I look down Hear the sound of the things you said todayFearlessly, the idiot faced the crowd Smiling Merciless, the magistrate turns 'round Frowning And who's the fool who wears the crown? And go down in your own way And every day is the right day And as you rise above the fear-lines in his brow You look down Hear the sound of the faces in the crowd

My Blog

tears for fears -head over heels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2s4wbFAhFw ...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:39:00 PST

wow, can’t believe i missed that

ever hear a song you havent heard in a while and for whatever reason it takes on a whole new meaning.  it must be the changes or the weird mood i am in.....anyway the song babylon just took on a ...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Tue, 13 May 2008 06:58:00 PST

my thoughts on graduation

  i had  a fantastic graduation!!!  i can't believe it is really all over.  this is the first time ever that i have not had school work to do.  i am a big fan of transistions ...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Tue, 13 May 2008 06:55:00 PST

sheesh

damn freaking myspace now i have to type this one again and it is never as good the second time i have to type it.  i will start with the good news that i have now lost 20lbs.  for those of ...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:02:00 PST

it continues

I often find that a lot of my anger about situations or people is really misdirected.  Because most of the time I find that I am not necessarily angry at the person or their actions, but rather I...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:03:00 PST

stop the whining

since i am big on this choices and no whining thing i have decided that i am gonna make some changes.  i think a big reason that i have not gone out a lot is that i am still unhappy and self cons...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:09:00 PST

guess i should write something

i figured i should write some sort of blog since i havent done so in a while.  not much really to report. i have been working my ass off as usual, i am still slowly losing weight and i emphasize ...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:02:00 PST

Uncaring? Me???

i have recently been accused of being insensitive.  this is sort of a new one for me because usually  the accusation is that i am overtly sensitive and catering to the needs of others. ...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:36:00 PST

Seriously ECU......

i finally got registered for my last semester at ECU and i couldnt be happier and more relieved.   as usual the school bureacracy bit me in the ass and caused momentary panic.  as it tu...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:18:00 PST

GRRRRR and poppycock

be prepared for a rant:  i am in a super pissy mood.  it is pouring rain and i am miserable.  i had to walk about a mile in the rain with my laptop as my bookbag got soaking wet.  ...
Posted by *~LAURA~* on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:10:00 PST