Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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:
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- her set design is uh-maze-zing. i looove it. its all urban and earthy and totally chic.
- 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
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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
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
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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:
- royalty
- celebrity assistants
- psychoanalysts
- real housewives
- professional foodies
- movie writters
- scientologists
- ferrell children
- tree huggers
- mensa members
♥ lauren
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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.
- 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
Friday, June 12, 2009
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.
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.
Monday, May 4, 2009
10 things i ♥ this monday
- hair accessories. headbands. bows. cutesy bobbi pins.
- my weekend at the lake. the new boat. house. and pinas.
- mexican mondays!
- who would you rather. twitter. and drive or be driven conversations.
- wedding cake with cream flavored snow cones.
- last days of class.
- finishing something borrowed. and moving on to something blue.
- dreaming about acl.
- saturday lunch with my sister, chris, and rob.
- the excitement of may. weddings. seeing friends.
xo.
Friday, April 10, 2009
quoteable
"he would be hard to chase, but good to catch and he could change the world with his hands behind his back."
-adele, daydreamer
you must listen to this song. its sounds better with music. and her british accent.
jimmy: "parrot whore"
me: "harpers whore"
jimmy: "we are at green parrot"
me: "obviously"
jimmy: "come here or leave me alone."
paha this was a texting conversation/fight. i found it humerus yet typical that he both started
he convo, and ended it abruptly and pissed off that i had been bugging him. we all had a good
laugh especially when he walked into harpers 15 minutes later. what a tool :)
-adele, daydreamer
you must listen to this song. its sounds better with music. and her british accent.
jimmy: "parrot whore"
me: "harpers whore"
jimmy: "we are at green parrot"
me: "obviously"
jimmy: "come here or leave me alone."
paha this was a texting conversation/fight. i found it humerus yet typical that he both started
he convo, and ended it abruptly and pissed off that i had been bugging him. we all had a good
laugh especially when he walked into harpers 15 minutes later. what a tool :)
"guess what? i have flaws. what are they? oh i dont know... i sing in the shower. sometimes i spend too much time volunteering. occasionally ill hit somebody with my car. so sue me. no, dont sue me... thats the opposite of the point im trying to make."
-michael scott, the office
and also,
"do I need to be liked? absolutely not. i like to be liked. i enjoy being liked. i have to be liked. but its not like this compulsive need to be liked. like my need to be praised."
-michael scott, the office
ahh i cant get enough of the fun run episode. or michael scott. or jim and pams relationship. or really, the office in general.
""well, anyway...its over," i say, realizing that those two words lump me right in with a hoard of naive women who say its over while praying its not, looking for any shred of hope, insisting that they only want closure when they really want is the one last conversation disguised as seeking closure while they work to keep the door open for more. and the pathetic truth is i do want more."
-emily giffin/rachel, something borrowed
"tell me somethin; where yo boss at?"
-sasha feirce aka beyonce, diva
not quotable. just necessary. and interesting?..
i could not sleep. i woke up at like 5am because i was beyond uncomfortable. i had kicked off the part of my covers that weighs down my feet. i seriously think/know i have restless leg syndrome and desperately need something heavy on my feet at all times. so anyway, i woke up to literally re-make my bed then got back in it. thirty minutes later i found myself wide awake still. i got up, fixed a drink of water, and realized that i should just wake up for the day because i honestly doubt that my sleep will be that great. besides i could finally get a blog in. waking up super early happens to me when i drink. usually super early just means 7 but, today i got 5. so, it is possible i woke up so early due to rls, drinking, or my off-the-wall dream. yeah, i dreamt about mccarthyism, and i was the "commy." talk about nightmare!
all very interesting, i know.
have a lovely day.
or better yet, have a good friday. get it?
♥ yours truly
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
claim to fame
sophomore year, cameron, shannon, and i spent our time getting our priories straight. jamming to orson. laying out at sewell park. living and eating at the outpost. bahama bucks. mooching at carnivals. drinking like it was going out of style. parking our car at jhhones. buying baby cats as friendship pets. oh, and stalking people with eating disorders on myspace.
well, one of my friends with an "ed" is alli. i dont know her from adam, but it turns out shes pretty weird and, cool fact- shes from spring, texas. she loves drawing, painting, nose bleeds, baby cats, and freaky-deaky photography. anyway, we are close. i added her as a friend so that shannon, cameron, and i could look at her pictures. not stalker-ish at all..
with that being said, i got an email from mr. r today. (since cameron no longer blogs, i will fill yall in on his life. he is now a permanent sub with a real work email address. i have never been prouder! some of the kids refer to him as "mr. r" and ask why he is so tall. he lives a very lovely, yet busy, life in needville, tx. we all wish he would take some time to blog more often but, we also realize that mr. r has tooo many emails to check. after all, he is a permanent sub living in needville, tx with a real work email address. i miss him living in san marcos, tx. but being such a good friend, i understand that he needs to live and work as a permanent sub in needville, tx.) he informed me that our little friend is now on cycle 12 of americas next top model!! i did the research, watched last weeks episode, and yes-sir-re, thats alli! big, blue eyed, eating disordered, allison on antm. and shes my friend! and its not even like shes a myspace legend like jefferee starr or tila tequila. were just normal myspace friends that share a love for nose bleeds. allison won the first photo shoot competition and lauren, jill, and i rooted her on the whole way. although, tyra did say that "shes the type of girl she gets emails about. but that the world needs to know that modeling is not all about being pretty." im not sure if that was supposed to be a compliment or what but it came off a little harsh.
anyway, watch antm this season! its on wednesday nights at 8/7c. if for nothing else, to laugh at/root on allison. you cant miss her. she has absolutely no emotion. and as one of her competitors said on the show, "her eyes are so big they scare me."
cool story, i know.
♥ lauren
well, one of my friends with an "ed" is alli. i dont know her from adam, but it turns out shes pretty weird and, cool fact- shes from spring, texas. she loves drawing, painting, nose bleeds, baby cats, and freaky-deaky photography. anyway, we are close. i added her as a friend so that shannon, cameron, and i could look at her pictures. not stalker-ish at all..
with that being said, i got an email from mr. r today. (since cameron no longer blogs, i will fill yall in on his life. he is now a permanent sub with a real work email address. i have never been prouder! some of the kids refer to him as "mr. r" and ask why he is so tall. he lives a very lovely, yet busy, life in needville, tx. we all wish he would take some time to blog more often but, we also realize that mr. r has tooo many emails to check. after all, he is a permanent sub living in needville, tx with a real work email address. i miss him living in san marcos, tx. but being such a good friend, i understand that he needs to live and work as a permanent sub in needville, tx.) he informed me that our little friend is now on cycle 12 of americas next top model!! i did the research, watched last weeks episode, and yes-sir-re, thats alli! big, blue eyed, eating disordered, allison on antm. and shes my friend! and its not even like shes a myspace legend like jefferee starr or tila tequila. were just normal myspace friends that share a love for nose bleeds. allison won the first photo shoot competition and lauren, jill, and i rooted her on the whole way. although, tyra did say that "shes the type of girl she gets emails about. but that the world needs to know that modeling is not all about being pretty." im not sure if that was supposed to be a compliment or what but it came off a little harsh.
anyway, watch antm this season! its on wednesday nights at 8/7c. if for nothing else, to laugh at/root on allison. you cant miss her. she has absolutely no emotion. and as one of her competitors said on the show, "her eyes are so big they scare me."
cool story, i know.
♥ lauren
Saturday, March 7, 2009
saturday hellos
while the rest of the world is sleeping off the mistakes of last night, i of course, find myself awake. ..and watching barber shop. staring queen latifah (ooo i love me some queen la-teef-a) and alicia silverstone. what a combo.
so, how about a few updates?
> sephora opened!! its reallly exciting for the citizens of san marcos. lauren and i went for opening day ceremonies and got our very wimpy free gift that we were too excited about. we have seriously been looking forward to march 6 for about a month. annd sephora is not even free standing, or in a mall, or something legit like that. its in the new jc penney. watch out, sunny san marcos its getting up-town! and i am embracing the change with gratitude. first pennies, now sephora, and very soon a new target. so that pretty much covers all my shopping needs. life is good.
> okay scream! im going to see taylor swift at the rodeo!!! yep, i got invited by a girl from work whos grandma has connections and got free, ground/dirt (row three) tickets for friday night. its reallly lucky for me and the other three junkies that are going. im obviously super excited and with good reason. *oooi-ooi*raise the roof*
> i guess my spring break plans will consist of working? im doing all i can to change that though. dont worry.
> it was a gorgeous thursday afternoon and jimmy and i had plans for lunch. i was on my way to meet him while also talking to him on the phone. i came to the light under 35 on aquarena and just happened to glance in my rear view mirror. it was weird. there was this motorcycle with red and blue lights blinking (im describing what i see to james). ohh it was a cop... wait, i think hes pulling someone over. but there are no sounds and hes just sitting right behind me. i didnt know what to do . should i try to get out of his way? then, i turned. he turned too. weird. ok so jimmy chimes in with a totally ludicrous thought- maybe youre getting pulled over, lauren. (you know its serious when someone uses a name at the end of a sentence ha) i said, jimmy, i think im getting pulled over. well, sure enough, i was getting pulled over. so into a gas station i go. and he got off his bike and marched up to my little window. i was trying so hard to cry. every freaking movie i watch, i end up crying. i used to fake cry all the time to get my sister in trouble. but no. not one glistening tear. anyway, i got a ticket. 44 in a 30. ouch. defensing driving here i come. maybe thats how i will spend spring break?
and i didnt let it ruin my gorgeous thursday after noon. or my lunch plans with jimmy.
> my room/our apartment could use a good cleaning. just so you know. oh, and our little living situation has gotten nowhere. so thats good. what to do, oh what to do?
nothing more. enjoy today.
xo. lauren
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