last night was weird.

-a bunch of us met and tim/brett/linda's place pre-party
-the girls were in one car following the boys in another when the realization came that all four of us gals had to use the washroom asap
-we pulled into a boston pizza trying to signal the guys to follow us, but it didn't work
-we got a hold of them and they told us where to meet them
-i some how took a wrong turn that led to a 15 minute detour, oops
-got to the party and into the hot tubs
-danced in the sand filled basement in our bathing suits under a red light (and by we i mean tim rebecca and i lol)
-kelsey started to feel ill
-linda and i took care of her for the majority of the time we were at the party then had to drive her home
-the 15 minute drive took an hour caz we had to keep pulling over
-we got hot chocolate at tims (horton not redford)
-after droppin of linda we head to kelseys apartment
-there are cops blocking her street
-i go ask the cops whats up, they say there'd been a fire
-where? kelsey's apartment block
-what floor? hers
-what suite? 1605, kels is 1604
-the cop said there was only fire damage to the suite and some water damage to the others
-i tell kels and she freaks caz her cats in the apartment
-we're allowed into the building and have to climb 16 flights of stairs (now i don't feel so guilty about not going to yoga yesterday)
-her apartment/cat are fine. hurray!
-we talk to the cops in the hallway and some guy (still not sure what he was there for...he said he's the guy who nails the windows close and changes the locks or something
-he was joking around with us and such telling us about his night and his friends
-he brought kelsey a fan and an air freshener, saying he'd be back on monday to get the fan with a bottle of champagne

i guess that's the end. that wasn't really a great story, but it was an odd night, it doesn't need to be told well.

i might post party pictures/videos once tim uploads them. we'll see. my shoes are filled with sand.

things i like

once I understood each word the caterpillar said
once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings
and shared a conversation with the housefly in my bed.
Once I heard and answered all the questions of the crickets
and joined the crying of each falling dying flake of snow
once I spoke the language of the flowers…
How did it go?
How did it go?
-shel silverstein




by ryan schude

i normally don't like much on the radio, but lately i've found myself liking a ton of hits and not even caring that much that they're overplayed. such as:

sometime around midnight - the airborne toxic event

i listened to a few of their other tunes and wasn't as big of a fan. but that's okay if i only like the singles. they kind of sound like the national and the style of the song reminds me of lazy eye by silversun pickups..

another song i'm liking: phoenix 1901

i've become impatient

spring/summer...where are you? it's me, lauren! come here!

i've got two dresses here and two pairs of shoes...never worn...i'm waiting on you warm weather!!




p.s: i usually don't wear heels because all my girl friends are barely over 5 ft tall, but i figure since most of my guy pals are 6 ft or taller, i'll be okay in those wedges, i'm about 5'10 or 5'11 in them lol yikes.

it took me probably about 30 or more tries to do this. i couldn't use my flash, and had to stay very very very still, which apparently i'm pretty much incapable of. but somehow i managed to stay still enough for it not to blur! i don't know how i want to frame this yet, like keep the moon in the center of the frame as it is now, or move it around in there. any suggestions?



p.s: so i get told A LOT that i look like taylor swift. and i mean A LOT. i don't really see it, i think it's mostly the hair. my mom's always telling me i should go on that look-a-like show, etc. well after getting told yet again that i look like t. swift, i checked out the look-a-like show's website and they're doing open casting calls in tornonto on may 2nd and 3rd. i'm thinkin about it now lol, it would be fun. even if i didn't make it through the auditions, a little trip to toronto never hurt anyone!

this i like

art by mini miniature mouse

so i talked to a student advisor today about switching my major. i'll still be able to graduate when i thought i would which is great. i may do a double major. with art history as my major now, i'll be going on the minneapolis and chicago field trips. one next year, and one the year after, or possibly the same year, depending on money and such! :)

cutlery set

It's just like the movies, i eat from the trees
If i do not open the curtains then i cannot see
All the people run by...

My heart eats beats...
My heart eats love...

You are mistaken cause i do not bite
Over the williamsburg bridge on a bike
And if he loves me then why does he leave...

Don't say goodbye like you're burying him
Cause the world is round and he might return...

But if he loves me then why does he leave...

regina spektor - just like the movies. i forgot about that song. hmm. :)

things are lookin up. i feel like i'm kind of heading somewhere. i think i may be switching my major to art history. i'm meeting really great people who i have things in common with. i'm diggin it.

right now i'm listening to owl city. kind of remind me of hellogoodbye. kind of liking it i think. but it feels like it should be a guilty pleasure. also sort of reminds me of the bands bands grade niners listen to...

hello seatle - owl city

this song makes me wanna dance or cuddle in bed with the lights off with a group of friends or even just cool party strangers and a strobe light. yes.

we share our mother's health - the knife

last night craig had a bunch of people over. it was tons of fun. i had been drinking and texting. i reread some of my texts this morning...what silly things come out of my mouth.

example a:
"no but there's a lot of dance dance love dance"

example b:
"do it up man. it will be a trip. i'm on a cuddle fest mission right now. so many spoons"

these two pictures some how sum up my night.




p.s: i broke my chocolate ban on the 3rd, but it was an accident! i'd been really good all day, i had been tempted and didn't buy any chocolate at all! after dinner kels and i went out and got some blizzards. half way through my blizzard, i realised some thing awful. i was eating a SKOR blizzard. i was eating a chocolate bar! on day 3 of no chocolate! UGH. so i had to restart yesterday. silly silly.

they're baaaack

why is it that all the boys i don't care for are the ones who are the most persistent. i have two text message creepers.

one, texts me randomly here and there. it's always small talk. i usually just stop replying after one or two texts. and that's if i respond at all. i haven't talked to the guy in real life for probably a year or more.

the second, is this guy i met on halloween. i talked to him for maybe ten minutes and he tried to kiss me. i pulled away because i wasn't looking for anything or into him AT ALL. he asked for my number and i always panic and just give it to them, thinking i'll just ignore them if they call/text and they'll get the hint. so this fella stared texting me that night (like an hour after i left him), and i would respond but just small talk kind of, and every time he asked me to hang out or anything i would say no, or just stop texting. after maybe two weeks i just decided to stop replying back all together. he texted me for three months straight every weekend (on friday AND saturday) asking me to hang out, i wouldn't respond. after three months i thought he finally got the hint because he left me alone. now, he's back. i haven't seen him or talked to him since he stopped texting before, so i don't know why he's still texting me 6 months later! what. the. heck.