February 28, 2010

A conversation with my mother

The following exchange happened earlier this afternoon as I was walking to my office, and on the phone with my mom:
Mom: So bla bla bla..
(A car approaches me, slows down)
Me: Oh, wait, someone’s yelling at me.
Mom: What are they saying?
Me: Heh, he said “I just want you to know, you’re beautiful”
Mom: HA!  Drunks!
Me: Thanks Mom.

February 21, 2010

Rodeo Night

From the K State Rodeo last night:

February 19, 2010

What’s black and white and runs all over Atlanta???

Yesterday my friend Ally called me to say she was stuck in traffic on the connector.  “You have to guess why, though,” she said.
“Impromptu dance party?” I asked.
“Good guess, but no,” she said.  “There’s a zebra on the highway!”
For real, there was a zebra on the loose in my old hood!

Atlanta, you constantly one up [...]

February 11, 2010

A Good Day in Lauren Land

Somehow - SOMMMMMEHOW - NCARB accepted my hours from when I was working in Atlanta.  Even though I thought I was going to get screwed by their new 6 month deadline rule.  Anyway, I’m feeling significantly closer to getting that architecture license, and despite all the hiccups, I’m actually thinking that this thing is really [...]

February 8, 2010

Some underwater humor

I saw this at the store yesterday and I laughed out loud.

HA!

The Meat Cake - aka Beef Wellington

(my future book cover)
My aunt asked me to make a dish of Beef Wellington for my Grandmother’s birthday.  So because I’ve never even seen it before, I said “hell yes” plus I’ll even take some pictures as I go (for the insurance company, when I set the oven on fire again).  So here’s how it [...]

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