Wedding/England/Cruise Slimdown

The slimdown has once again commenced.

I need to lose some massive poundage. I will be eating better, going to the gym, and trying to feel better about myself all around. I've been a little down recently, but I think it's just because I'm tired and I haven't been performing at school the way I know that I should and can. I'm gonna try, tho.

I'm sorry this one is so short. I'm exhausted. Love you all.

-Lauren Rose

So the good boys and girls take the so called 'right track'...

Hey kiddies. It has been a LONG time since I last updated. I'm very sorry. I did not know that people actually read my blog.

Welp, I am bogged down with school. Everything centers around that right now. Class, homework, newspaper, more newspaper, covering stuff for newspaper, and so on and so forth. Thus is my life. And is it even paying off? I've been doing so well the past couple of semesters and then I get a paper back today that made me reconsider my post grad work altogether. It was complete crap. I cannot excuse it. My writing failed me. That never, ever happens. I am a good writer. Right? I do not care as much about the grade as I do about the teacher thinking I am too dumb to tie my shoes properly.

Tonight was the school pep rally. I cannot believe I went. However, they were giving out free homecoming t-shirts and you know I wanted one of those. It was a little weird because nothing much happened at the rally. It wasn't even a cool pep rally like from Grease. Oh NO! I did get to see some people that I miss though, so that is good.

I am going to have to have surgery in two weeks. I am a little worried. Not about anything big, just the pain. I will be numbed but the sound of the drill inside my head hurts me.

Okay, well I cannot keep my eyes open. Night all.

Love-
Lauren Rose

Sickly...

I am sick :(

Other than that: life is awesome! In my mind busy=awesome. I hate having nothing to do.

I am busy with school. I had an interview with the school president this morning. He is such a nice man. I love when people love Shorter and are hospitable! Yay!

I have a thing for guys in the military. I can't help it. I know it's cliche. I think it's a power thing.

Well, I'm going to bed. I promise I'll write a real entry at some point. I took Thera Flu and I'm going to pass out SOON! Night.

Too Tired to Function

First day of school, eh? I get how you're going to be.

I haven't stopped all day. I like it, though. I like being busy.

Here's the rundown.
1) Woke up.
2) Class at 9 -- Historical Methods with Morris (sadly, I dropped this class and replaced it. Bye bye Dr. Morris)
3) Class at 10 -- History of England with Morris (YAY)
4) Break around campus
5) Class at 12 -- Intro to Philosophy with Werner (Ugh, I'm not going to like this one)
6) Class at 1 -- Shakespeare with Vosevich ( I am SO excited!)
7) Lunch and meeting with newspaper staff
8) Newspaper class at 3 (SO many more writers than we thought, YAY)
9) Bunch of junk... until present.

I'm home. I am sorry it's so terse however I'm too tired to function. Must sleep. Night lovelies.

<3 Lauren Rose

Just Call Me Rory Gilmore...

Well today's been eventful.

I woke up.
I showered.
I went to the Barnes.
I drove around.
I went to school.
I learned about the newspaper.
I got excited about the newspaper.
I went to Michael's.
I ate at Gondelier's.
I came home.
I talked to the rents.
I wrote an essay.
I'm procrastinating.

I'm too excited about the newspaper. I'm nervous that I won't be good at it, but we'll see. I guess that's all I can say.

I am currently procrastinating. I need to write more essays. I'm just so tired. This is not the way to start the semester. Yuck.
I'm going to do it, and keep up with M.E.N.

Night guys <3

These Boots Were Made for Walkin

Do I now have to make my blog more interesting/appealing because people might actually read it? Haha, that's a lot of pressure.

So, the gym kicked my tail today. We moved on to strength training. Yuck! Maybe one day I'll look like this...


Maybe one day...

Anyway -- I'm feeling like we should discuss the awesome antique store visit I had. I should let you know that I am normally hesitant to go to antique stores with Nikki because I know that this means hours in a hot-never-ending room of other people's junk. Well, my mind has been changed. I've become a believer! I found some awesome stuff. I found some jewelry ($4), 3 Mediterranean inspired vases ($8), a Jordan Knight fashion figure.. aka doll.. for Kortney, and (THE STEAL OF MY LIFE) a pair of awesome cowboy boots for only $18. This is unheard of! Similar boots that I was looking at were close to $200. That's outrageous! I think it's important to note that I am not a redneck for purchasng boots. I am merely feeling the cowgirl boot trend that's going on right now. That is all.

Mine are similar to this without the fashionably backwards embroidered sunflowers on the side. Maybe those are daisies. Anyone a botanist around here?

Anyway, I am a believer now!

Let's talk about excitement: I'm excited about Chris Cannon's bonfire at his house :) It should be a lot of fun right before school starts. Plus, I love bonfires. Everything, well almost everything (I'm afraid of fire), is perfect at a bonfire. People look so much better in the glow of a blazing fire. Does that make me sound like David Berkowitz or something? I hope not!

In other news... I tuned a mandolin today. Yes, folks, you heard me correctly. A mandolin. I didn't know people ear-tuned mandolins anymore. Well people who aren't Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, at least. My dad was fairly excited that I tuned that for him, I think. So that's good. It was offensive how terrible it sounded because it was so badly out of tune. So I watched this man who looked like a mixture of the dude from Reading Rainbow and Simon/Garfunkel (always confuse them so it's easier to group into one category) tune a mandolin on Youtube and then I followed suit. This was a learning process for me. So thanks Reading Rainbow - Simon/Garfunkel man.

It should be mentioned how I think Garfunkel is the coolest name on the planet. But that's another post for another time.

Well, I'm going to go email Dr. Morris. That sounds more intriguing than it really is. So I'll leave you with that.

<3 Lauren Rose

Fashion show and the economy

So... I've been in a bad mood tonight. Thinking about the current economic situation really makes me angry. REALLY ANGRY. I get mad because it's not our generation's fault. We are answering for the mistakes of our parents and their parents. So as much as I love their generation -- they effed us up!

I'm done ranting about economics.

You know what I'm feeling right now? Belted shirts/dresses. I love them. I know it's been around a while (and we've all seen it done) but this technique seems to solve many common wardrobe problems. This seems to hide problematic tummy issues, and don't make you feel self-conscience about it. Right?

Also, on Emma Stone's shoes -- I LOVE THEM! They are absolutely way too cute. The zipper adds a little bit of flair to a rather simple strappy heel. Of course, they're Jimmy Choo (which means I immediately love them), so I'm sure they're worth every penny she paid for them. I'm also crushing on her bangle cuff. I'm totally gay for her outfit right now!

However, I'm really bothered by the fact that fashion magazines are doing sections of "recession acceptable" designer finds. Not that they're doing them, but that it's not really recession acceptable. Less than 5% of people can afford a $195 bag for back to school. Granted it's better than $500, but it's still not recession acceptable. Thanks for looking out for us though.

Pa (my mom's dad) had back surgery today and he did wonderfully. :) I'm so proud. The doctor's did a great job, and he's in no pain anymore. Yay for modern medicine!

Well, I'm really hungry so I'm going to bed. That way, I can sleep and when I wake up it's time to eat again. Night guys. <3

Lauren Rose