full name: lauren marie br@y

birthday: october 30, 1982

height: 5-5

eye color: blue grey

hair color: recovering from ruby twilight

fav. tv shows: the west wing, survivor, news

what is on your mouse pad?: eeyore, looking bashful

do you believe in yourself: yes, even when it's uncalled for

fav. magazine: newsweek

fav. drink: bottled water

fav. group/singer: anybody not country... sorry :) ah, aimee mann, jonatha brooke, matthew sweet, john mayer, matthew jay, starsailor...

fav. smell: i am a cucumber melon

are you being loved and by who: my parents say so...

what is the worst feeling in the world: knowing something's over before it had a chance to begin

where do you see yourself in 10 years: doing something i don't get paid much for in washington dc

what was the first thing you thought this morning: hmm, erin's got class in half an hour and she's still asleep. do i care? nah. zzzzzzz

chocolate or vanilla: vanilla. i'm not a big chocolate person.

what is your biggest pet peeve: people ;)

do you like to drive: i've forgotten, i haven't had the chance to do it since august

do you sleep with a stuffed animal: when i get a new one it often shares my bed for a night or two, to break it in :)

do you like storms: they're all right by me

what do you wear to bed: i have all these cute pajamas, but usually i'm too lazy to change so i sleep in whatever i was wearing

you could dye your hair one color what would it be: i want to go lighter red but that never works.

if you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be: it would be on my ankle, but i can't think of anything representative enough of me to permanently affix it to my body. i like what one girl at my school has though, a constellation on her foot

do you have any piercing: all gone

what's on the walls in your bedroom: every card or drawing anyone's given me all year, pictures, calendars, posters

ranch or nacho cheese: they each serve their purpose, but right now i'm inclined toward things that go well with ranch

fav. movies: harry potter :), truly madly deeply, the american president, princess bride, ferris bueller, ocean's 11 etc

righty, lefty, or ambidextrous: proud lefty

when you meet a person of the opposite sex,what do you notice first: i've ranted enough about how impossible it is to at first zero in on one small feature. that said, i most enjoy on a person of the opposite sex his eyes, hands, and the little bit of hair on his toes

when was the last time you showered: 10:30 this morning

kind of pants do you have on right now? lei jeans

what does the shirt your wearing say?: the hidden message is 'buy cheerios'

last song you listened to: 'white room' by eric clapton and sheryl crow live is on now

the last thing you said out loud: 'awww' technically; can't remember last full sentence

what's right next to you? you know how compact a dorm room is? you have any idea how many things are on my desk? there are a lot of things 'right next to me'

what was the last thing you ate: dove promises. they were as follows: 'friends love the person you were and the one you've become.' (i've found that is not true.) 'the reward for a good deed is to have done it.' (ha.) 'promise yourself more moments like this.' (shameless self-promotion.) 'push yourself to notice the extraordinary in the ordinary.' (right.)

what's your favorite radio station: 91.3 back home, and my nearly 1600-song playlist here.

last movie you saw in the theater: not another teen movie

who'd you see it with: becky, jen, kelly, and emilee<-- dude, emilee wasn't there.

do you have a cell phone: no, i hate talking on the phone, what a waste that would be.

do you have a lava lamp: i want the neato beatles one in spencer's

how is the weather right now: it's cold...wind doesn't help

last person you talked to on the phone: barbie, i think

who are you talking to online right now: no one, i'm pretending i'm away :)

what is your name backwards: yarb eiram nerual. i signed up for a second dating service questionnaire in hs under olga yarb or something like that.

who do you like: no one, but i'd love to love someone

if you could kiss one person who would it be: severus snape :sigh: