To All Lovers in a Dangerous Time...

To all the lovers in a dangerous time who have experienced heartache, compromised their dreams for another person or tried to convince themselves 
(I've done it) 
that the person they were with was for right for them,
Jim Morrison has a few words for YOU.
 He may have been a drunk but
 he always tried to live and love in the most 
honest and authentic way.

"That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what

 he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be.

 To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You 

get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image,

 an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their 

image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their 

chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you 

try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like you're 

trying to steal their most precious possession."

Mr. Jim Morrison
(1943-1971)
R.I.P.


BOOM!

WHOA - what side of the bed did you wake up on Lauren?
;-)

Awww Surprises from Tina & JL

I was in my bed, almost fast asleep when there's a knock on my bedroom

door...

"Lauren? Are you asleep?"

Christ, not anymore I think - hah!

She got me up because she wanted to give me a BOX of presents!

(more like a survival kit for the Desh)

Ohhhh stop!

Who doesn't love a good surprise?

Just in case I run into any wild bitting bats...right?

Ohhh the box is pretty but what the heck is it?

Wait, coffee break.

Okay, focus. Back to presents.

It's a concentrated amount of VEGGIE WASH!!!

Who knew?

This is not for drinking kids, its for hands and feet and more hands.

Did you know that kids these days in school are actually

drinking this stuff to get drunk?

I KNOW! Gross, act least go for the flavored kind.

(not funny Ms.Wells)

Back to this box thingy.

Ohhh wait, I think I get it. It's a COFFEE PRESS INSIDE A COFFEE MUG!

Who thought of that? I want to kiss them!

BLOODY BRILLIANT!

This one was my favourite- hahahha!

And the best feature? IT TAKES PANORAMIC SHOTS!

And video and regular photos...can you believe it?

Do you know what this means?

AMAZING BLOG POSTS TO COME FROM LA DESH!

Hold that thought, more coffee please!

Is that all there is? I am almost done...

And this little pretty thing, guess how many photos it holds?

- 800 -

WHOA MAMA! 

So I am just OVER THE MOON excited about 

my survival kit.

Especially about taking photos, washing my vegetables 

and drinking copious amounts of Bengali coffee out of my new

coffee mug via presser.

The two people whom have been kind enough to let me live with them this past month,

eat my weird carrot muffins and let me make them lunchiiiies

(which were sometimes quite errr, ummm, interesting)

were TINA AND JL!!!

Cannot  thank you enough for being soooo freaking thoughtful and

to indulge my wonderful - addictive - coffee habit with a press

that is INSIDE MY MUG is priceless.

THANK YOU. 

Now I gotta go because this is not a wig, but indeed my real hair.

(needs a little loving today)

As Pete would say, brush that shit Lauren because you

look like a train wreck...or Moufassa.

One or the other.

Can I have just one more coffee?

Okay - okay....I'm going! 

R U happy 2 C me or is that just a horn growing from your face?

Look at my ginger?

What the hell is that?

(pardon my language but REALLY?!?)

Wonder if it's still good to eat?

Don't try this at home kids.

Definitely model material when it comes to eating.

Still SCRUM-DIDEDLLY-UM- IOUS!

Working on some fun, new posts that I'm excited about sharing.

:-)

The Bat Came Back, the VERY next day...

Another bat greeted us last night, as we came into the house.

The one the night before had been sucked up by the vacuum but this one was harder to catch.

So instead of helping JL try and solve the problem, I suggested we take some pictures for 

the blog...seemed like the most appropriate way to make light of serious situation.

No?

So while JL was being productive, checking for openings, lighting a fire, cleaning up poop...

...Erin, Tina and I were taking pictures.

(Yes - he is a SAINT for dealing with the likes of us!)

The night kinda happened like this.

(think of the music from Wayne's World here, when they do the flash backs)

So this is us, all wearing hats? Clearly NOT afraid of the bat.

THESE ARE OUR "I AM SCARED OF BATS" FACES.

Niiiiiiiiiiice.

In this picture, Erin is telling Tina what happened when we came home.

About upon our arrival at the house (30 mins earlier than Tina and JL)

 we discovered the bat. We discovered it by it flying at 

BOTH of our heads! I mean it STRAIGHT ON!!!

Erin hit the floor first with her cat like reflexes and crawled under the kitchen table seeking shelter -

SCREAMING!

(the bat was flying low too so it was just FREAKING the crap out of her)

(soooo funny)

At this point I was laughing WAY too hard to be scared - it's

not often I get to see Erin so scared and screaming and well...my sides couldn't take it.

I was laughing so hard (forgot about the bat completely)

that I hit the floor for very different reasons...

Tina's face says it all in this picture.

"You did WHAT Lauren?!? YOU PEED ON MY KITCHEN FLOOR?"

Jesus.

I COULDN'T HELP IT! 

I have a weak bladder and oh my gawd, 

when under EXTREME scary/funny situations 

(especially with bats)

I just, well, LAUGH!

So hard in fact that clearly, sometimes (rarely) I can't fight holding it in.

And yup, it just happens. Peeing on the floor that is.

Of course I am embarrassed but it's fine, right? Just pee?

I cleaned the floor and their as GOOD as new.

(pee is really just water people, especially mine so BEAT IT!)

As for the whole bat situation/problem...we are seeking professional help.

DON'T WORRY!

And yes, I have considered diapers but this only happens ONCE every 

blue moon really....it's been years. In fact, the last time I couldn't

control myself it was at the cottage watching my father and both Bryan and David

swing at a bat with fishing nets and tennis rackets.

TOO FUNNY RIGHT?!?

And before that, Jeanne's kitchen floor but that is a whole other story.

So....yeah, about that local sports team...

Have a good day, nice to be back in Ottawa.

Kinda - hah!

How am I suppose to keep calm?

I've been TRYING but the Olympics are so 

close and I'm just so FLIPPING excited.

Ohhh stop, aren't you?

 When?!?

Well THIS FRIDAY of course, SHEEEEESH! 

And then I found this picture and wondered....do you think Sir Paul will be there?

Well for the opening ceremony of course!?!

Am I the only one getting worked up about this?
Clearly I need to drink less coffee and more wine to calm my nerves.

but I am just
SOOO FREAKING EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR'S OLYMPICS!

So...yeah.
I'm done making a fool out of myself this morning.
*sigh

(I'm that annoying person who talks to the TV outloud ; pathetic I know)

Guess who went to the SEA?

 

So happy to be on a WHITE SAND BEACH!

Sweet SUN on my face.

Awesome picture Lauren.

It's awkward taking pictures

of yourself while lying down on the beach!

TONIA AND MARC - two of my favourite people.

These two are not only hosting me this weekend but being 

 super nice by watching me

embarrass myself like the silly fool I am.

FINE, take a picture of me then....ugh!

Is this the end product Lauren?

How about we just end this awful photo shoot of Lauren with 

a real photo? One that better encapsulates the day.

Beautiful blue sky, sea breeze flowing through my hair,

gRRReat company, fun people watching,

FRRREEZING COLD water, huge Hawaiian waves,

yumm-eh frozen treats and of course the sound

of seagulls. I would still hear their cries

as we all rode the train back into Boston.

*sigh

Heavenly Sun-Kissed Sunday.
And of course...
...thank you for new and old friends.

FLYING AWAY:::-)

FLYING TO 

BOSTON in 

LESS THAN FOURS HOURS!

(and I am still not packed and late

for breakfast)

Sh*******T!

Have a wonderful weekend

everybody!

Lauren

What are these cards?

Have you seen these cards?

Of course you have, silly question.

I actually was a little disappointed...didn't find a good one for coffee.

Some of my favourites.

A first...and probably not the last.

This is new.

Someone called me Animal yesterday.

Animal after the Muppet character Animal.

Not sure if it was the hair, the big eyeballs or the fact that...wait a second -

I DON'T EVEN PLAY DRUMS!

I don't see it.

The NEW Hair Challenge!

So this is me, back in 2008.

.

Long, mermaid, beautiful hair.

Since then there have been a lot of looks, A LOT of experimenting and it got

me thinking...why not Lauren?

Yeah, that's correct...NO CUTTING MY HAIR UNTIL

I COME BACK FROM DHAKA!

Boom!

Oh the hours of bangs and straight hair...never lasted more than a DAY!

Just a bad idea...

My favourite look, no brush bird nest look.

I look younger than the three year old I am babysitting in this pic.

Oh wow, off to the side much?

No comment.

Is that really me?

I like looking like an idiot, clearly.

Well at least my eyes aren't closed but BOY those are solid BANGS!

So yeah.....that is the plan.

:-)