it's my one year anniversary
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: Miscellaneous goings-on
I've been bloggin' for one year today........ happy anniversary to me! Been pretty good at keeping up with it, too.......

this is going to be a busy weekend, once I finally get going...... I need to shower, then i'm going to this holiday fair/open house thing at a place in Severna Park that Dyanna at work told me about... stop at the liquor store to pick up something to take to tiffany's party, then I'm coming back home, making cookies for the party, maybe some other stuff... got a great cookie recipe from Alton Brown's book... I'll share it when I get a chance... after the cookies are all made, hopefully I'll be disciplined to work on my psych paper for a little bit, then I'm leaving at 5 to go to Bmore for the party. Tomorrow I'll work on my paper some more, watch a little football, and go to Kyle's viewing tomorrow night... :( the funeral is on Monday afternoon... I'm going to take off work to go to it... I don't have any leave, but I feel like I may regret it if I don't go. What's that saying -- better to do something and regret it than not doing it and regretting? At least in this case I think that's the correct thing to do. I was up late last night, until about 2 doing various tasks and chatting with my aunt nancy in australia... that was nice... I couldn't sleep, so I talked to her for an hour or so... and I finally posted on LC's site on my feelings about the band and the break-up. Last night I wasn't feeling particularly eloquent, but I think that what I said came out the way that I wanted it to. It was heartfelt, and that's the most important thing for me. Here's what I wrote:

It's taken me a while to figure out what exactly I want to say... and I still haven't quite figured it out, so bear with me! I figured that this breakup has been coming....... less shows, everyone's lives have been changing. Change is inevitable; it's how we grow. I've had to make painful decisions in order to grow, and I'm sure there are more ahead. I'll never forget my first LC show... it was in October of 99 (or thereabouts)... they were playing with the Buzz Poets at the Vault. I was blown away. LC has been a constant in my life for the past five years... the music has always been there through the good times and has helped me out in bad times. At times, the songs have been soundtracks accompanying some incredible moments. I feel blessed to make the friendships that I have in this time... some of them have fractured, some are broken, some still strong... but there was good in every single one of them. When I was at a show a few months ago, I likened it to 'coming home'. It doesn't matter who is there; new fans, old fans... young fans, geezers... ;) I'd like to thank Corey, Dan, Dave, and Will (see, I did that in alphabetical order so there's no visible favoritism -- because I love all of you guys!) for your music, advice, and friendship... you have all had a profound impact on my life, and I'm thankful for it. I'll see all of you freaks on Thanksgiving night. :) --Lauren


I'm glad that I wrote it last night -- if I hadn't been so tired, it might not have come out that way.

I've now made 357 posts in the past year, including this one... go me! I'm afraid that I have to get my ass in gear, since it's now noon.... hope that everyone has a nice weekend.