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Lou Laurinen

Lou Laurinen

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  • Lou Laurinen
    I guess God/the universe is happy with me right now because I was able to get my hands on the very special thing I mentioned in the Muttering Area yesterday. It was made by a local artist and was the only one left.
    I got into the store two minutes before closing and bought it.
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    Lou Laurinen
    I’m feeling well enough now that I was able to do some errands, but I’m probably going to go home soon and fall asleep shortly after. I don’t think I have an actual virus or anything, I occasionally feel sick because of my chronic illnesses, and being sleep deprived for the past few days really did me in. I think I will be fine tomorrow.
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    Mr. Stevens
    Are your neighbors still bothering you? In the early hours?

    Home Alone' Stars: Where Are Macaulay Culkin and the Cast Now?
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    LOL. Not today, but I’m still wondering who left the massive U-Haul outside my house.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    My neighbor diagonally across from decided to a have an argument festival with a woman who l never ever see there. Not sure if she shows up once a year or what. Then my neighbor to my right is a ballroom dancer, and l kept getting strange ballroom party invites when l first moved in.
    Lou Laurinen
    Going to the car wash with Enzo was a mistake. I have never seen a dog act so terrified. I feel so bad :(
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    tree
    The kind of car wash with the flappy things that slap all over the car as it goes through?

    The kind where you stay in the car?
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    I would have thought a dog would be delighted to watch stuff in the car wash but then our dog liked water so much she would turn the hose on by herself. At least you know what Enzo doesn't like.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    @tree Yup.
    He’s fine now, we just went to the bookstore (to purchase the thing I mentioned in the Muttering Area the other day) and then to Target to get a clock, so he’s over it. Fortunately he gets past things quickly.
    Lou Laurinen
    If people are going to be mad at me for rescheduling plans because I woke up feeling sick, then I don’t want to be friends with them.
    Lou Laurinen
    Once again battling sleep deprivation. I need to go to sleep now but I have to be up early again.
    My brain goes through this cycle every few months, it seems.
    Metalhead
    Metalhead
    Hmmmm. We both have this problem. Nyquil helps me but I feel to groggy if I have to work the next day.
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    Mr. Stevens
    What do you think causes it for you, Luca? I usually get one or two nights a week with poor sleep. I think it's from sensory overload. Either pure (light, noise) or impure (social interaction, where it's sensory but with other stressors). That and not enough time to engage with my interests. It's like my mind will force me to wake after 5 hours, so I can "play" quietly.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    That sounds rough :(
    For me, I think it’s probably stress.
    Lou Laurinen
    @maycontainthunder I saw your post about Sprinter vans but didn't want to derail the thread. I'm considering buying one (or something nearly identical.) What info do you know about them? (In layman's terms lol) I currently have a 2015 Toyota Sienna.
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thanks. Still haven’t 100% decided on something but I need something a bit bigger than a minivan!
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    Advise that you have a look around your area and see if there is a dealership where you can take one on a test drive. Also, if you go for one, get one with the slightly higher power output. The base models can be a bit slow to accelerate.
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    Oh, one other thing. The most recent versions seem to all be keyless ignition. Keep the keys in a shielded box while at home so the signal can't be copied. An awful lot of modern vehicles 'vanish' because of this little flaw.
    Lou Laurinen
    A more “flattering” video lol but this is what I look like and sound like irl
    My voice used to be higher pitched but it has changed since I had the hysterectomy (has this happened to anyone else?) But I’m fortunately feeling less insecure about it after finding a lot of female Youtubers with deeper voices.
    Lou Laurinen
    I just heard what I can only assume was someone dragging a very large trash bin around outside. It's 5am. I'm often awake way before anyone else is around here but I guess I'm not the only one who takes my trash out before dawn. It was loud and startling though.
    Lou Laurinen
    Okay, I think I’m finally caught up on private messages. If I’ve missed anyone, let me know.
    It has been a long few weeks…
    Lou Laurinen
    I’m looking back and cringing at the video I posted of myself yesterday, not just because of my voice, but because it was a really unflattering angle and didn’t even look like me :/ I know that’s a really trivial thing to worry about but now I’m dealing with the double insecurity of hating my voice, and having an ugly image to go along with it lol… I’ll try to do a better one sometime…
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    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Luca, I think that you and I may share a similar problem where no amount of external praise can break down our inner critic. If we look at your previous post logically, you got so much support and positive feedback from that. There is no one who thought you looked poorly, and people took time to notice the awesome things about you…
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    …Also, appearance is not static. Still images in a photograph will never be what we really look like, because life is dynamic and that video captured a moment of the real you. And we loved it. We really and truly should not be so hard on ourselves and listen to negative things from our own minds.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
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    Lou Laurinen
    There is suddenly a huge snowstorm here. I was not expecting that
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    Outdated
    I've been watching all this on the news for a few weeks, a strange anomaly where it's too warm to ice skate in the north and it's snowing in LA.
    Metalhead
    Metalhead
    The weather man predicts I will get a few inches of snow tonight, followed with rain and freezing temps that will cover the roads in ice. Bloody hell.
    Lou Laurinen
    I look terrible here lol, I was about to go to bed, but I figured it’s about time you guys know what I sound like… I hate my voice and my tone and my accent and everything, ugh
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    Judge
    Judge
    Just hearing your voice for a bit, it didn't sound like it.
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    The timbre of your voice is very pleasing,Sounds fine to me .

    I hate the sound of my own voice as well , I think I sound like Ray Romano , mixed with Egon Spengler with a dash of Kermit the Frog .
    Gerald Wilgus
    Gerald Wilgus
    You are far too hard on yourself. You present very well with a nice demeanor and voice.
    Lou Laurinen
    I had super spicy chicken for lunch and now my intestines are paying the price lol
    Metalhead
    Metalhead
    I am jealous, I wish I had some spicy fried chicken right now. Maybe I should fix a healthy dinner instead of imagining what I would rather have tonight.
    Markness
    Markness
    I honestly could go for some tikka masala right now.
    Raggamuffin
    Raggamuffin
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