27. woah, hey.

it's been a long time. i've been incredibly busy with classes, work, cec, concerts and friends. i don't have many picture to show for it, unfortunately, but i did have my birthday party on friday:

be healthy! drink oj!

ron

whoopi, melissa.

and now it's the start of midterms. i have one tomorrow (math) and another on tuesday (life science). i'm starting to stress but hopefully all of my studying will pay off. i have been pushing myself incredibly hard, my brain feels fried. anyways, bye for now!

xx lauren

26. back!

i've been back at ucla for a little over a week now. it's been amazing! i'm living in a dorm with just me and michelle, and we share a bathroom with a couple of randoms. it's all good though because we have the best room! its so cute and SPACIOUS, unlike last year's cramped living quarters.

i started classes on thursday and i'm loving it so far! after looking at the syllabi for all of my classes, i realized that i won't have to write ANY papers this entire quarter. i'm not complaining! this is going to be a very relaxing 10 weeks. i will, however, work very hard when necessary.

my life science class seems awesome! the professor is really friendly and accessible, and he seems to really care about student learning. my art history professor is funny and nice too. she seems a little scattered and so i'll have to get used to that. but other than that, it should be a fun and challenging class! my math teacher is straight from the ukraine and her accent says it all. it's a little difficult to understand her and it will DEFINITELY take some getting used to but all in all i think (hope...) i'll be able to keep up in that class.

anyways, i'm gonna go eat some brunch now bye!!

25. Butthole

Tickle it.

24. back to blogging

things on my mind:

1) i want a crepe reallyyy bad. nutella mmm.

2) pancakes?

3) busy busy week!

4) two days until i find out my move-in date..

all for now, bye!

23. vacation?

yesterday i drove up to monterey with my parents, and we are staying here until sunday. the plan from there is to drive back down to the wine country just outside of santa barbara, and to come home monday. monday can't come soon enough. this is NOT a vacation, this is like a cruel experiment.

a reality tv show that follows my family on this trip would have gotten great ratings. we fight about nothing, yell and scream about god knows what. the shit that my dad goes on about is beyond me, but if i had it my way i would have stayed home and thrown a great party. i'm more tense than i have been all summer and i'm just counting down the days until we can go back home. fuck fuck fuck this.

22. things that have been going on recently:

- enjoying the tomatoes from mom's garden:

- hiked in malibu creek state park:

- gone to lovely parties:

-seen the midnight showing of harry potter:

etc etc etc.

21. can't stop listening

She & Him

Zooey Deschanel paired up with M.Ward to release throaty, melodic tunes--some covers, some of Zooey's own songs. I can't stop listening to their first and only album, Volume One. Where is Volume Two?

"Sweet Darlin'," She & Him

Wilco

Wilco just recently released Wilco (The Album). While it's definitely not one of my favorite albums, I can't get the song "You and I" out of my head. Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and Feist sing on this song, and it's absolutely beautiful. Listen to the lyrics--they get me every time.

"You and I," Wilco

Dirty Projectors

They hit the nail on the head with their most recent album, Bitte Orca. I can't help but fall in love with the soft and strong vocals that every song delivers.

"Stillness is the Move," Dirty Projectors