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I am freaking out right now.It was bad when I knew one of my neighbors managed to grow maggots in her room.An actual conversation I found on her FB page after the incidentIt was bad when a lady and her...
View ArticleYou Know You've Lived In An Artist's Community Too Long When...
I know that at the beginning of this month I announced that I was going to post every single day and I have already messed that up by missing yesterday. That's because yesterday was the sort of day...
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Sitting in my old room at my parents' house, I wonder where that magic eight-ball is that used to sit on my shelf.Actually, it was a date-ball. Pink and everything. Totally cool in middle school and...
View ArticleTis The Season...
Two of my friends are being evicted because they can't pay their rent. They both recently found out that they have to leave tomorrow. One just got fired from his job because his boss didn't like him....
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Last night was a rough night at the artist's community. I might write about it tomorrow or I might just move on and be thankful that no one is dead. I am exhausted right now, but I can report the...
View ArticleHeavy Stuff...
Today, I've been going back and forth between feeling completely optimistic about the future and feeling as though I'm going to throw up from anxiety. Right now, I'm leaning towards the latter of those...
View ArticleHere's To Awkward Transition Times...
So the countdown has begun. 26 days until I move on to my next adventure.I think I would be more excited if I knew what that meant. But the truth is, I don't know what that means. I have no plan. I...
View ArticleSomething Fun That's Going On Today...
So I've gotten involved in a contest on YouNow and I'll be going up against 8 talented musicians today at 6pm Eastern Standard Time. I'll be broadcasting a live performance from my apartment, which is...
View ArticleSandwiches Are Beautiful, Sandwiches Are Fiiiiine, I Like Sandwiches, I Eat...
I used to love the community kitchen, but recently it's become a breeding ground for awkwardness and anxiety. It's also just a general health hazard these days (thank you, sloppy people that smell like...
View ArticleAnd The Madness Begins...
It's a dark and rainy Friday night over here. A couple of people wanted me to go out but I told them I was sick. Which is code for "I am in an emotionally fragile state and prefer to spend the evening...
View ArticleTake Your Protien Pills And Put Your Helmet On
A week ago, I left the crazy artist's community that I had called home for over a year and I got on an airplane. An airplane full of screaming babies, middle-aged women drinking vodka mixed with sprite...
View ArticleFlorida: It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
Hello hello, my amigos. And guess what?I am already back in Portland. So much for my "grand adventure."I don't really know what I was expecting in Florida. Probably sunshine and alligators and streets...
View ArticleI Moved Out Just In Time...
I'm not really into having regrets, but I've been having the thought that maybe I should have stayed in the artist's community until I had a solid escape plan. Because even though it was weird and...
View ArticleBreathe
I recently collaborated with The Poet on a song called "Breathe." He handed me the lyrics one night last spring and I did my best to bring them to life musically. I'm very pleased with the results....
View ArticleThe Hiatus Ends NOW
Forgive me, for I have sinned. I have neglected this poor blog yet again. I have failed to post regularly.I think it started because I was moping around my parents' house feeling like I had failed at...
View ArticleOh Hi...
Apparently I'm very good at waltzing into the blogosphere after going for days without posting, making a grand announcement that I am back and have so many stories to tell, and then disappearing again....
View ArticleMy Complicated Relationship With Rock & Roll Vikings, Part One: The Beginning
I've never been good with break-ups. It's hard to admit that you aren't happy with the way a relationship is going and that you would be better off without it. I never want to hurt anyone's feelings or...
View ArticlePost-Apocalyptic Interlude
I've been really busy...Busy running from aliens and fighting off the undead.If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's because the invasion hasn't happened in your part of the world yet.It all...
View ArticleHow Did I Get HERE???
The past month has been really weird. Actually, the past few months have been really weird. Scratch that - everything that has happened since I graduated from college has been really weird. Yes, I...
View ArticleThe Weekly Column :)
Why is everyone looking at me like that?!Oh hi. I'm Lauren. Perhaps you remember me? I used to blog here... I apologize yet again for my ongoing lack of interesting posts. Real life has been...
View ArticleRock 'N' Roll Updates
Being an unknown rock star in the twenty-first century is a very complicated business. On one hand, it's very exciting. I feel like I'm finally beginning to get my act together a little bit. I'm...
View ArticleI've Got The Moves Like Jagger
I have this really fabulous friend works at a gym and teaches dance workout classes. Sometimes, he sneaks me into the classes for free. I haven't gone to one in awhile, but he just called and invited...
View ArticleI Used To Write...
It seems like the longer I go without blogging, the harder it is to get myself to post an update. I think it's because the longer I wait, the more I feel like I need to come back with something...
View ArticleI Really Hope You Guys Find This Funny And Not Just Sad...
Once again, I haven't updated this blog in awhile. I think I've been waiting for a moment when I didn't feel completely cynical. That moment is yet to come. Whatever. I'll update my blog anyway....
View ArticleBefore The World Ends...
According to The Mayan calender, the world is going to end this Friday. Now, I don't believe it actually will, but just in case The Mayans were right, I figured I should update this blog.I don't have...
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