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Name: Lauren
Country: United States
State: Texas
Metro: Houston
Birthday: 12/11/1978
Gender: Female
Interests: I like: Jill, Emily, my dogs, Helen, Dorie, my friends, mermaids, the smell of basil and fresh lavendar, independent businesses, sewing, my church, Mr. Darcy and music......................
I dislike: Celebrities, group projects at school, driving on the freeway, death metal music, and the feeling of someone being disappointed in me.
Expertise: Being in school.
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Member Since:
4/21/2005
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| This summer I have been emerging from an ebay binge where I had a lengthy love affair with collectible linens. I loooove chenille bedspreads, and they are plentiful and inexpensive on ebay. I thought I was out of the woods with these little sprees - partly because I don't have money to spend on yet another pair of embroidered pillowcases, but also because I live in a one room efficiency that does not accomodate such collections. I'm in trouble, though. My dad's wife introduced me to what is now my very favorite blog - http://designsponge.blogspot.com. The author often links to this other website, which is the epitome of all things that I want so bad:
etsy.com. When I went on this website, I felt like my nerdiest friend Cristina felt when she went to the Star Wars Celebration convention in Indiana. I am geeking out really bad. But if you are looking original and handmade items - from thank you cards to jewelry, paintings and ceramics - whatever - I would suggest looking through this site. It's pretty affordable, and is a great place to get a unique gift or home decor stuff. I have only scratched the surface of it, but I already have a long list of things that I think I must have in order for my life to be complete. I'm kidding, but only a little bit. | | |
|  | Currently Watching
Deja Vu
By Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, James Caviezel, Adam Goldberg
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Anybody know of any really good churches in San Diego? My sister is expressing some interest (yay!) and I would love to give her some ideas...She's going somewhere called Rock Church tomorrow. Also, Monday is Ms. Lively's birthday, so drop by and wish her a happy birthday. Please ignore the picture of me in my blue leotard. Now that I'm thinking about it, it would be an awesome present to her to find my sis a church! :) | | |
| Drugs Recently Dan wrote a post about the word pimp and how we use it all the time without thinking about what the meaning really is. I thought he made a really good point, and I think the same thing can be said about my overuse of the phrases "crackhead" and "I must have been smoking crack", etc. I say this all the time and it almost always gets some kind of laugh, but I'm starting to realize it's not that funny. I was in Colorado this weekend visiting some friends that I went to high school with. We all grew up in Connecticut and while I try and stay in touch as much as I can with people from back home, Sue and Ant do a much better job because their families are there and they visit often. So of course when I am with them I get the scoop on what's happening with everybody back in CT. No good news. I know that none of you know these people (except you, mom), but here is a sprinkling of the news I have heard:
Jeremy has just gotten out of rehab for oxycontin addiction after his wife and child left him.
Dave doesn't leave the house because he is so mentally ill from drugs.
Another Dave died last year in a mysterious car accident - he was also addicted to oxycontin.
Neil is fresh out of rehab for a prescription drug addiction.
Chris just went in (again) for heroin.
Derek is a vegetable from acid use.
Jay is trying to stay clean after addictions to anything he could get his hands on - after going into rehab at least 4 times.
And Joey, who was truly like a brother to me, is living on the streets of New Haven, homeless and addicted to heroin. How does this happen? My heart breaks when I think of where life has taken them and how our "recreational drug use" in high school turned into...I don't know what to call it. Terrible tragedy? How were Emily and I so protected from what turned out to be the fate of our friends? I mean you hear about addicts like this all the time, but these people were like family to us. I loved them. Still do. I can't wait to get to heaven. No addictions, no destruction, no shame, no disease, no pain, no isolation, no escaping, no dissatisfaction with life. My prayer for these fallen friends is that they can get sober and enter into a relationship with the perfect Father, who can give them true life. | | |
| I have been so, so cranky today! I was trying to figure out why, and then I realized it's because I had such a wonderful long weekend - Of course Monday is a letdown! After hanging out with these two:  at their farm:  
and hanging out here:  
Monday is bound to be a drag.... this song is amazing. you should all download it right now. :) Edit: I just realized that I posted almost this exact post a year ago. Sorry. | | |
| You know what makes me totally crazy? Disco and funk songs that get purchased by fast food and car companies to use for their commercials. Totally ruins it for me. I used to love Parliament and George Clinton, but now that is totally tainted by Burger King and Popeye chicken. Gross. I have to say, though, that Wilco's songs on the VW commercials don't bother me. I kind of like them. On the music tip, though, this soundtrack that I am currently listening to is one of my favorite albums. It is so lovely the way it all flows together as one cohesive piece, while at the same time each individual song is so good. Even the instrumentals are lovely. The same is true for Wes Anderson soundtracks - the instrumentals are good all on their own. I decided today that I will not go see Hairspray even though I kind of want to because I don't want to support John Travolta and his scientology self. I guess I'll have to do the same for the other scientologists in Hollywood. I just can't stand the fact that my money could somehow fund that ridiculous organization. Am I being irrational? I think I'm being sensible - all their movies are stupid anyway. Counting down to HP7. T-7.2 hours. | | |
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