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Lou Laurinen

Lou Laurinen

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  • Lou Laurinen
    I’m probably gonna sleep for the next two days, and then I am taking the long weekend off from work, and having a cookout on Tuesday (I don’t personally celebrate July 4th, but it’s a day that all of my friends have off from work so it’s an excuse to have a cookout.) This is why I’m always so burned out in the summer, it’s just like nonstop stimulation. Can’t complain though. It certainly beats being bored.
    DaisyRose
    DaisyRose
    That sounds fun I hope you have a great time. My dad’s birthday is on July 4. We always have a fun cookout too. I like to have hotdogs and hamburgers.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I hope you have fun too! And happy early birthday to your dad!
    AdamG
    AdamG
    You seem to be able to handle social situations better than I do :) I want to cook out this long weekend too, if I can stand up for more than 20 minutes by then.
    Lou Laurinen
    Against my better judgement, I let my friends drag me onto a roller coaster. I was even more terrified than I look in this picture lol
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    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    I'd say you look more on the cautiously optimistic side here! :-) You know, I've never been on a rollercoaster ride! I must make an effort to try it out! I hope I am at least cautiously optimistic about it too! :smilecat:
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Brave!
    Lou Laurinen
    I was out all night like I previously mentioned, and I have to be awake in 7 hours to drive to another state for a birthday party at a water park. My life is pure insanity. I’ll sleep when I’m dead lol
    Lou Laurinen
    I went out tonight, and I got my hair, lashes, and teeth done beforehand.
    I have no one to impress other than myself and my girlfriend, I just like dressing up because I am a child cosplaying as an adult lol (at least it feels that way most of the time.) Life is too short, might as well enjoy it!
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    Lou Laurinen
    I fell asleep so early yesterday that now I’m up at 3am and there’s nothing I can do about it :/ Time to be productive already, I guess…
    Lou Laurinen
    People around me keep expecting me to grow up and have typical adult values and interests, as if they think I don't enjoy being an almost 30 year old teenager lol
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    Kisa the tea
    Kisa the tea
    Agree. Im a bit younger but i still dont know how to adult and a lot of my interests would probably be seen as childish.
    AdamG
    AdamG
    I'm a 55 year old pre-adolescent. So ... haha whatever?
    Qoyote
    Qoyote
    Half the adult values are copes and half the rest are ways to judge people.
    Lou Laurinen
    Once again, I'm going to apologize for not being too quick with private messages right now. I have not been feeling too well the past couple of days and have been falling asleep in the afternoon. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon.
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    I'm a 43 year old teenager. Make a rude gesture of your choice at perceived convention and carry on as you were!
    Lou Laurinen
    An NT friend said to me “Getting along with other girls isn’t easy, especially if they’re on the spectrum.” Ouch…
    This friend has become increasingly ableist and anti-autism and it’s really bothering me.
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    Kisa the tea
    Kisa the tea
    To be fully honest this friend definitely has a very harmful and ignorant view of autistic people by the sounds of it. Your very close friend who is a Kindergarten teacher has things right though!
    AdamG
    AdamG
    How close of a friend is this? If it were me, they wouldn't be as close for very long. Rudeness in friendships is untenable for me.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Yeah, I think I’m gonna have to let this friendship go. It’s unacceptable to be around someone who views me (and others like me) this way.
    Lou Laurinen
    I am musically talented in other ways, but I have always wanted to be a singer, and I was never good at teaching myself to sing and was too self-conscious. So I'm going to take voice lessons because I was singing in the car with a friend the other day, who said I have a very rich, powerful alto voice, I just need to learn how to use it. I'm self-conscious partly because my singing voice is loud like my speaking voice
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Go for it Luca! :-) I'm sure you have a great voice! Some of my favourite singers are in your vocal range. You should check out these...



    They are good to sing along to for practice :-)
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    Mr. Stevens
    That sounds awesome!
    Lou Laurinen
    I followed a different makeup tutorial and I don’t even look like the same person lol
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Someone told me something interesting a while ago, that there are studies that show that a lot of men say they don't like makeup on women, but what they actually think is "no makeup" is light makeup, and they don't actually like us "without makeup" at all. That doesn't matter to me, I'm only attracted to women and in a serious relationship, but I found it very interesting.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    My make up is sunblock, full stop. :blush:
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    The lipstick gives you a cool 1950s look I think :-) I think if you paired it with a 50s hairstyle you could have lots of fun combining that retro look with a modern twist :)
    Lou Laurinen
    Guess I'm awake for the day at 4am again. I took a nap this afternoon and woke up at midnight. For once I'm glad my morning client canceled on me and I don't have to do anything until 1pm.
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    Mr. Stevens
    I was awake for the day at 1:14. Don't know if I'll get any more rest, but at least it's Thursday.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Haha. I slept in until 4:30am. I win the sleepyhead award.
    Lou Laurinen
    An old picture of me and my little dog Linda. She still behaves like this lol and she is an old dog. She is a Portuguese Podengo Pequeno, in case anyone was wondering what breed she is. But she is a rescue from Puerto Rico. This was taken by a professional photographer many years ago.

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    mysterionz
    mysterionz
    Curly/wavy hair Luca and straight hair, shoulder length hair Luca look completely different. I had to do a double take because I thought that wasn’t u for a moment.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Lol it is me! It’s just an old picture.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I’m also not skinny anymore either!
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