peculiar encounters

• one of my professors at cvs. i love seeing teachers outside of school. its like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs.*
• a lady that turned to me and said, "excuse me, were you in oklahoma two years ago?" the only thing i responded with was, "no." it didnt seem odd until i thought about it afterward.
• this may seem like a figment of my imagination, but i SWEAR that i saw a hasidic jew moseying through sewell park. this image took me directly back to a particular carriage ride straight through the crowd of people attending the israeli music festival in central park.
• dancing todd (a san marcos celebrity) may have been replaced by a younger dude with much swifter moves. or maybe todd just has the day off? either way, i feel uneasy.
• one of the best visitors ive had in a long time!

happy weekend,
lauren

*name that movie

my throat has been feeling super funny all day. not like a sore throat, more like there is just oil dripping back there. ..maybe i should have described it as a disgusting/greasy feeling instead of a funny one?
anyway, i was in need of some sort of drink besides water, and preferably with caffeine, my cure all. of course, our fridge contains of the college-girl basics: water, beer, old sangria, and even older orange juice. just as i was about to give up on quenching my thirst/oil drip, i saw a maroon bottle of dr.pepper hidden waaay in the back. im not a big fan of dr.pepper (unless its with amaretto) or non-diet drinks, but i was clearly desperate and it was that or the oj. i opened the bottle and sipped on my dp.
the whole time i was drinking it, i was wondering whose it was; my roommates dont normally buy sodas in bottles (except for jill who is on a big blue kick and you can only get those from select places, usually at the checkout!). another thing that perplexed me was that every drink i took, it seemed like i tasted alcohol. so naturally i just thought i was so used to dp and amaretto that it all just started to taste spiked...right? thats logical. well it wasnt the case. as i took my last sip i remembered where indeed the mysterious bottle of dr.pepper had come from. RIVER TRIPS! -when people dont want beer, they pack sodas mixed with rum to take down the river instead. im pretty sure that i just consumed an extra drink from some river trip that had already been "adjusted."
in conclusion: my throat still feels funny/disgusting/greasy and now im starting to feel funny too. haha. and our drink selection is back to the basics.

oh what a night.

living the dream,
lauren

guys and dolls,

if you had the best body in the world for just a 24 hours, how would you spend that day?

here are some images of goodies to oogle while the possibilites of perfection flood your imigation..

sweet dreams.

let

its so on

hi dolls.
i was flipping through the channels yesterday hoping to find a re-run of real world cancun. i havent watched real world religiously since they were in austin. that was my first year in college and my first year with cable. im pretty sure i watched EVERY show religiously that year. anyway, all of my hall mates would gather in our room on, i believe it was a monday (after laguna beach?), to watch the drama unfold. so this year, a girl i went to high school with is on the show. translation: addicted yet again.
well i didnt find 8 strangers partying in mexico, with every horrible decision caught on tape forever, but what i did was find was so much more than that. i found alexa chung.
after seeing the show only twice, i fell in love. and for the following reasons:

1. shes from london. which means im absolutely obsessed with her accent, she uses words like "rubbish" casually, and she emphasizes syllables differently than we do here in the states.
2. she is a model. which means she has wicked style, is insanely skinny/tall, when she crosses her legs, they are so skinny/lengthy that the wrap around each other like vines on a tree.
3. her set design is uh-maze-zing. i looove it. its all urban and earthy and totally chic.
4. her show is not bad either. i mean shes new, so her guests arnt exactly a-list but she makes things fun and asks off the wall questions. alexa also incorporates a lot of youtube/facebook/twitter into the show..still not sure how i feel about that.

i like alexa chung. im pretty sure you would all like her too.

just thought you should know.
XO. lauren

even numbers

the day before my 22 birthday, i got a fortune in my fortune cookie that read, "the coming year will bring you much happiness."
i think this is a sign from buddah seeing as i consider my "year" to begin with my new age. im excited about 22. everyone has told me it aint so great but i am bound and determined to make it the best year yet.

okay ill be honest.. i havent always had this mindset. at midnight, lauren started singing me happy birthday and i started to cry. and not because it was a sweet gesture (although it was haha) but because i wasnt ready for it. i was surrounded by fresh faced, green behind their ears, 21 years olds who still had their whole life ahead of them and there i sat, greying at age 22 and drowning in my sorrows.

the next morning, shelby called to wish me a happy birthday. i told her i was skeptical about my new age..as if i had a choice to turn back time or something? time is relentless. anyway, she asked if it was because i didnt have the "excuses" of a 21 year old anymore. thats when rick chimed in with a scruffy, "im sure shell think of one." and honestly, i hope rick is right. not that i find an "excuse" per se, but that i dont loose the burning desires to live life to the fullest like those perky 21 year olds do. there is just something about that number.

so now, i am trying to embrace my age. afterall, this is the youngest i will ever be. i really am looking forward to this year. maybe i just have a funny feeling because its an even number? the reality is, lifes what you make it and im going to make mine just spectacular.

--that all should have been written by a 56 year old. not someone at the ripe old age of 22. haha.--

oh and good news! we got wireless internet back. :)
we were mooching of our neighbors, but they decided to move out and we decided we needed to get our own wireless internet if we were gunna survive. so after four hours (almost literally) of trying to decide on a good name, we came up with possibly the lamest of all. and we even googled it! our competition wasnt all that steep (names like "den is thowed" and "apt 931" surround us) but we still felt the pressure of naming our very first wifi (if its even called that?). NERUAL. its lauren spelled backwards. i know, clever!

sweet dreams,
lauren

the perfect lunch date

of course, there are dozens of specific individuals whom i would love to talk with for hours. but beyond that, there are certain and entire groups of people who would also make the perfect lunch date. here is a list of ten to start:

1. royalty
2. celebrity assistants
3. psychoanalysts
4. real housewives
5. professional foodies
6. movie writters
7. scientologists
8. ferrell children
9. tree huggers
10. mensa members

♥ lauren

miscellaneous

well..i have no real plan for my comeback blog entry but, i have a strong impulsive need to fill you all in on a few new things in my life...

- you should know that i am blogging from my brand new laptop computer! its my very first laptop and i could not be happier with it. it came in the mail today, so naturally im back on the blog grind. oh and did i mention its pink?! and the most wonderful hue. it blends perfectly with my bed spread. and omg. wireless internet is SO the new black :)

- my summer days still consist of science camp. remember how lucky you all are when youre laying out and im testing the specific gravity of the mineral sulfur. seriously.

- im sad that real housewives of new jersey is over. i found a real connection with those ladies/broads maybe because of my recent trip to the garden state? maybe because of their voices? their squawky accents warmed my heart. i also took great joy in dina and carolines relationship. i could only hope that my older sister would have my back the way caroline had dinas when they battle that evil, stripping, whore, danielle. you know, "their family is as thick as thieves and they will defend each other to the end!!" the turners have a very similar motto.
now all i have to look forward to is the last supper: directors cut. and the new show, nyc prep, which i am not all that ashamed to admit that i will probably be more than obsessed with. ahh, bravo completes me.

now i know what your thinking, when will we get to see all the pictures from your trip to new england?!?! but dont you fret. the pictures are coming very soon. all i have to do is comprise the album of 328 down to a little less. preferably with quotes of explanation. i know...that would just tickle yall pink. here is a little treat for now..



- so much is changing for so many of my friends. im anxious to see what happens with their lives. i cant totally decide if im actually content with my sameness or if its really my only option so i have to be.

- im reading a new book and loving it. well, kind of new. i tried to read it while i was at home but didnt get too far. so i started something blue over again the other day. and boy am i glad i did.

a few other things i feel inclined to share but have no intent on going into any detail on:
- lauren got in a wreck on our way to school today. i saw the whole thing. it was bad (four cars involved), not her fault, and all people are okay.
- i had dinner with an old friend tonight. it was really nice to catch up. i wish i had roly poly relationships with everyone. (kacey and i call the kind that you share EVERYTHING with even if you just saw a roly poly, you would tell them. its not such a broad, "how was your semester?" type of thing.)
- friends are coming to visit this weekend and im getting pretty excited.
- watermelon thump and my 22nd birthday are right around the corner.
- i hope to do something crafty very soon.

its getting late. and i have to save something for later. happy hump day :)

XO. lauren

science camp and the fritz

hello kitties.

i have so much to share with yall but my computer is on the fritz and my summer school is becoming all day science camp...so that will all come later.

happy friday :)
lauren.

10 things i ♥ this monday

1. hair accessories. headbands. bows. cutesy bobbi pins.
2. my weekend at the lake. the new boat. house. and pinas.
3. mexican mondays!
4. who would you rather. twitter. and drive or be driven conversations.
5. wedding cake with cream flavored snow cones.
6. last days of class.
7. finishing something borrowed. and moving on to something blue.
8. dreaming about acl.
9. saturday lunch with my sister, chris, and rob.
10. the excitement of may. weddings. seeing friends.

xo.