dear oregon,

Dear Oregon,Cloudy, gloomy and 68 degrees is not my idea of what July 5th should feel like… what gives?  I am generally not a nay-sayer concerning your often unpredictable weather, but a few extra degrees of warmth at this point in the summer would be much appreciated.  Thanks.-LaurenP.S.  I may have to make this delicious […]

a sonnet to my iphone.

I actually don’t know how to write a sonnet. I’m not a fan of poetry.   My 10th grade English teacher ruined it for me.  Her name was Mrs. Borasund. The name fit and she was SUPER boring. She literally spoke in Iambic Pentameter.   Really annoying as you can imagine. BUT….I do love my […]

word verification…i hate you.

Dear Word Verification,I hate you.  You are a huge deterrent in my commenting on blogs.  You make leaving comments on blogs a chore.Abhorrently yours,LaurenIn conjunction with my little hate letter to word verifications everywhere, I wanted to encourage you friends……please please please….I implore you (*insert melodramatic tone here*)…. get rid or your word verification!  I […]

little knock-offs.

So….I completely love the “Little Letters” posts that Naomi does over at The Rockstar Diaries.  I’ve resisted doing my own for awhile now because I want to be original, but I think they’re just so cute, I have to write my own…at least once.  PLUS…I felt like writing a blog post, but couldn’t think of […]