Okay kiddies, remember how I said that the blog would probably be going radio-silent or something to that effect about a week ago (okay, not even. god my life sucks. could this break go any slower?? seriously. and new year's eve? yeah, don't plan on spending that one alone. wait. shit. i don't have plans. i mean, i don't have plans yet. but of course something is going to come up, and it will be fabulous. at least, i hope so. otherwise i'm going to be spending it with my parents. and a lot of stuffy old people. great.)?? Anyway, I was just kidding about that. Mainly because I don't have anything better to do! But come Jan. 18, I probably will go radio silent, especially if my credit load hovers anywhere near where it may end up hovering (24 credits anyone?? fuck), there will be no time to post blogs. Ha. Yay.
Anyway, tonight I survived dinner with the parents. And the boyfriend. And the sister. And the boyfriend's brother. And the boyfriend's parents. Yes! It was great fun. I may outline that more later, but now we have what you've all been waiting for! It's a survey! Instead of filling it out, and emailing it to everyone, only to have everyone hate me for sending out stupid surveys, I'll post questions that I feel necessary in the blog, and if you want, you can copy and paste and email me later. If you so choose.
So here it is, what you've all been waiting for! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Name: Lauren
Last name: It's not hyphenated, and it begins with a G. Not any other letter. Got that, everyone *cough - Tyler - cough*
Nickname: Yeah, none.
Hometown: The fabulous suburb of Shorewood, Wisconsin! But I spend more time in the fabulous non-city of Ripon, Wisconsin, where cows outnumber people 5 to 1.
Sign: Cancer. As if this really matters.
Age: 20. But I'll be 21 in less than seven months!

*****Friends*****

Longest friend: When I don't hate him, Kevin. Otherwise probably Adriane, Sonja and Amy, as we survived elementary school together! Woot!

Funniest friend: Jenny, Joe, Shelley & Field from hell, oops, I mean work.

Who do you get advice from? Adam, Justine, Paul, Andy, Jenny, Gina, Lisa, Ambre.


*******On Yourself*****

Height: Umm...5'1.

D.O.B: I celebrate my birth on July 11. This year I'm turning 21, so everyone at the bars should watch out!

Eye color: My eyes are light brown, they're really cool...I like my eyes.

Shoe size: Who the fuck cares? If you must know, I wear a size seven. Which is really funny, since my 10-year-old cousin has bigger feet than I do! Haha!

Pet(s): My cats, Bear & Mouse!

Siblings: This list gets longer every year...Katie (my real sister), Dan, Gina, Shelby, Buddy.

Boy Friend/Girl Friend: The one and only Andy :)


****Which One is Better*****

Coke or Pepsi: Pepsi...Coke is too sweet. But I like Cherry Coke better than Wild Cherry Pepsi.

Taco Bell or McDonalds: I don't really like either, but I wouldn't mind certain things from either place, ie french fries or chalupas....especially taco bell at like 2am after German Fest...

Cats or dogs: Cats!!

Coffee or tea: I'm going to go out on a rebellious limb here and say Hot Chocolate.

Vanilla or chocolate: Seriously, who actually would ask this question? Duh. Chocolate.

Top or bottom: I'm going to assume that this is in reference to bunk beds, nothing else. So I'll say bottom. Or top. Suits me, I'm easy. Whoa, there were so many dirty connotations to that sentence. Maybe I intended it that way, maybe not....

Ice hockey or roller hockey: Another rebellious limb! Mwa! Floor hockey in gym provided so much entertainment and fond memories. Right???

Day or night: Is there really anything that you can only do during the day? I do everything else at night. Including homework.

Lights on or off: Being the naive, innocent person I am, I believe this refers to when I'm sleeping. But I can sleep through anything. So either on, or off, though I prefer....on?? Ha. Just kidding. I like the lights off.

Ocean or pool: Seriously, why isn't there an option of LAKE??

******Your favorite******

Season: Spring!

Food: Pasta's good, except in the commons, where they manage to ruin CANNED RAVIOLI?????????????? Fuck you Sodexho.

Candy: Let's see, I like 3 Musketeers, and Snickers, and Milky Way, and Rolo, and York Patties, and Peanut Butter Cups, and Creme-Filled Santa lumps (don't ask), and just about any other chocolate. And skittles and stuff too. I don't know if there's a candy I don't like. Except those that are completely filled with nuts. But I like Snickers and Baby Ruth - go figure.

Thing to do: Hanging out with friends/boyfriend, Reading a book (yeah, that happens all the time....), Writing, Scrapbooking (a new hobby that I'm going to take up in the next few days!), Playing tennis (anything is good when procrastinating), Knitting/Crocheting, Practicing oboe/piano (but it doesn't happen very often, I lack motivation)....y
eah, can't think of anything else to say.

Number: 10 - I don't even know why, my age is twice that (aka, 20). But I guess it was my number in 2nd grade (though I never understood why we all had numbers, someone explain that to me?? Did anyone else have numbers? Maybe I need to take another survey).

Drink: alcoholic or non? i'm a fan of pineapple juice and cherry coke and mountain dew (breakfast of champions), also tropicana grovestand orange juice that i drink at work all the time...alcoholic? apple pucker and sprite.

76. Holiday: This year, it was the fourth of july. The fireworks were wonderful.

Favorite Quote: Yeah, this changes daily. But I'll go with my senior quote: "Live like you'll die tomorrow, die knowing you'll live forever. Love like you'll leave tomorrow, believeing love lasts forever."

78: Music: Let's separate this into sub-categories, shall we?
What's in my CD player right now?? Sam Shaber's latest CD, eighty numbered streets.
Favorite band? Cousteau
Favorite singer? Rufus Wainwright
Favorite CD? So tough.....ummmm....
Most inspirational music ever? This one is easy: Rich Mullins' the Jesus Record (and Demos). Both the music and the inspiration for it is, well, inspiring. I highly recommend you check that album out. I guess it could qualify as my favorite CD ever. But there's sooooooooo many others.
Group/Singer with longest staying power: The Cranberries. I own every single one of their albums. I liked them even before I liked the Beatles, though they were close. The Beatles are a close second. Actually, they're so close, they're a tie. But I remember buying the Cranberries album No Need to Argue on cassette tape (I didn't have a CD player, and my mom didn't like me to listen to music that had swearing in it...even though the only word was 'damn' in one song...whatever. That was sixth grade anyway...)
Most eclectic music: My music tastes seem to just be eclectic. And now I have the wonders of cdbaby.com...I think my music will end up being more indie than mainstream.
Favorite classical composer(s): Let's see. Beethoven, Bach, and Stravinsky. Definitely not Mahler.
Classical CD with longest staying power: Romantic Piano Music...I have made it a life-goal of mine to learn every single piece on that CD. There are 12 tracks, I've learned two, read two, and am in the process of learning one. So I have seven more to go! Yay! And I'm only 20 years old!

Radio: Classic Rock (for you Milwaukeeans, 96.5), and Oldies (WRIT 95.7 is SO much cooler since they ditched the 50s music and added 70s music.)...and a select fan of some 80s music, as well as some Pop (ie, late 90s and today, the what? 00's? How lame...)

Favorite place to relax: Relax?? Hahahahaha, like I have time to relax. Ummm....

Favorite memories (Don't go overboard): When Sonja and I requested a Rolling Stones song at 3:30 in the morning, reminiscing with Adriane and Sonja, any sanity drives with the crew after freshman year (ie, Beloit, Genesee Depot...), cast parties after the musicals, and all those nights at Ma Fischer's with the crew during high school (don't raise your hand to signal the waitress, throw a pinch of salt over your shoulder when you knock it over, that waitress vaguely resembles ozzy osbourne! and holy shit, she's making out with the window. ewwwwww.......)

****Things In The Future*****

Who's Gonna be by Your Side: Well, I'm hoping that Andy will. But time will tell. :)

What do you wanna be when you grow up? If I grow up, you mean....and I don't know.

Favorite name: Daniel, Brett, Adrienne, Ariane

What are you wearing? This is going to change in like, an hour!

Where were you born? Milwaukee.

Favorite place to be kissed: I suppose I should keep this clean. *smirks* Lips, neck, back, stomach...

Favorite day of the week: Friday, you have the feeling that your whole weekend stretches ahead of you and can be enjoyed second by second!

Favorite Lip Smacker: I used to be a Lip Smackers fan, I still have many, so I'll name a few: Orange Pop (though we all know it should be Orange Soda!), Orange Sh-Orbit (haha! get it? sherbet.), Strawberry (what can I say? I'm classic)...yeah can't remember anymore. I've now taken my grown-up tastes to Bath & Body works lip balms, where I'm partial to Ripe Red Currant, and Raspberry Plum. :)

Kissed someone you don't know? No, but I kissed a random guy and some girls when I was drunk! Mwa.

Favorite movie: Oooooh, I think this should be divided into categories too!
Favorite movie of all time: Empire Records. Is there anything to think about? I need the DVD. It's not a matter of want, it's a definite NEED.
Favorite Disney movie: Okay, this is an unfair question. I like most Disney movies. So I'll listen them: Alice in Wonderland, Beauty & The Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Lady & the Tramp, and probably others too. But I can't think of them. Ooh yeah, Emperor's New Groove!
Favorite comedy: Airplane!!!
Favorite drama: Romeo & Juliet. With Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey.
Favorite romantic comedy: Probably Someone Like You. There's something about Hugh Jackman....
Favorite Christmas Movie: Muppet Christmas Carol.
Favorite movie series: Are the Muppets considered a series? Oh well, don't care. I love the Muppets!


Alright folks, that's it! I think I'm going to take myself to bed now! :)

- posted by L. @ 1:18 AM