Words With Friends

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Words With Friends = Bad News.

I'm obsessed. I downloaded Words with Friends onto my iPod Touch last week. I can't stop playing it. Perhaps it's a good thing I only get wifi while I'm on campus. Howevs, I'm tempted to come to campus just so I can play! Ahh, like I said, Words With Friends = Bad News!

Hazelnut Coffee is Bad for Blackberries

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Whoops! 

So, I've been so psyched about starting my externship - a big kid job! (Even though I'm not getting paid! Blows!) So, I've been waking up early and having a cup of coffee... And even taking my fun new thermos with me to work - filled with my heavily "blonded" (lots of creamer) Hazelnut coffee. 

For whatever reason, I have a hard time finishing my thermos of coffee, so I just stick it in my purse and try to keep my purse upright. 

Two words... Bad. And... Idea. Eh, I have them every once in awhile... 

As I sat on the subway on my way home from my externship today, I caught a huge whiff of Hazelnut. At the same time, I realized my leg was a little wet.  

Ugh. The goods inside were OK... I guess? 

My Blackberry didn't appear wet, but it has a little Hazelnutty aroma. In my defense, however, the buttons were sticking last week... And, the charger stopped working. 

Whew, I'm a Blackberry mess. 

My Library

(leaning tower of knowledgeeee!)

It's beyond scary at this point. I need to do something about my crazy book collection. Before I migrated East, I had to decide which books I wanted to bring with me. Naturally, it was quite difficult. (When I was young, I was a major pack-rat, but I quickly digressed from my obsessive nature and began throwing unnecessary items away.) The story behind my book collection, however, is slightly more interesting. 75% of my books relate to some form of the behavioral sciences - predominantly serial killers, clinical interviewing, psychological theory, true crime books, victimology, crime and courts, forensic assessment... I could go on... I'll stop. Essentially, most of my books serve as tools for research. I've decided the field of Psychology will remain my home for the next 50 years, so I ought to have some good reads for the long haul I'm on.

Several months ago, I was lucky enough to have a great professor donate some wonderful texts from her library to mine - suggesting some of the reads were absolutely essential if I planned to obtain my PhD in Clinical Psychology one day. (Oi.) Basically, my library is continually growing, and I need to accommodate.

To the point... My bookshelf is about to buckle. It sort of leans to one side, while over two dozen other books are cradled around the bottom. It's a great bookshelf, but I've decided it may be time to upgrade... (My mom would say: "It's time to get rid of some books, Lauren." Yeah, yeah, yeah...) I want a sassy alternative, so I'll peruse the internet for something sexy and homey. I'm open to ideas...

lauren, meet adulthood. adulthood, meet lauren.

i may have mentioned i am loving 40 hour work weeks... i stand by that statement. no doubt about it. however, i have seemed to have taken a turn down a dramatic and frightening road. adulthood. i can confidently say i have some experience working 50+ hours a week during down time from school, but for some reason - this time around, it's a little different. may the city have something to do with my thrust into "real life?" is it the fact i'll be turning 24 (oh my!) this year and it's about time i take on more realistic duties? and gee, could it possibly be my recent upgrade to a "professional" cell phone? ("crackberry," most definitely.) or just possibly - living on my own in a city whose inhabitants thrive on individualism and independence? oi, i'll let ya know.