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Lou Laurinen

Lou Laurinen

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  • Lou Laurinen
    Friends, husband and I went for a 5 mile hike, played street hockey at the park, now driving around aimlessly looking for a place to eat dinner, going to watch a hockey game on TV tonight.
    These are some of the best days. Spending the whole day outside, fooling around with my friends, acting like kids.
    Life is too short to grow up.
    Lou Laurinen
    These paintings we thrifted the other day look just as good as I thought they would in the dining room. Oddly enough, my grandmother had the same ones in her house (or at least by the same artist.)
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    Lou Laurinen
    Another playoff game in the bag. Party time! 🎉
    Just a few games away from the Consolation Cup lol
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    It's not actually called the "Consolation Cup," that's just what everyone has been referring to it as because it's like winning a prize at the arcade when the games are made for five-year-olds. In our league, being even slightly better than all the other teams will almost guarantee you the championship, lol
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    thejuice
    Well done! 6 nation's tournament final day, I'm watching 3 games of rugby in a row lol. Made myself a massive pasta dish to get me through!
    Judge
    Judge
    I suppose it depends on one's point of view. It could be quite the consolation to absorb a hit to one's groin and get to keep their jewels. All because of wearing that "cup". A case of "low-sticking" with a potentially greater penalty involved. :p
    Lou Laurinen
    Just some photos from around town. As you can see, there ain’t much out here. Lol

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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I love living in a rural area. Despite it being quiet and sometimes boring, it’s peaceful and the scenery is beautiful.
    I hope someday you can live in a place where you enjoy it.
    Judge
    Judge
    Works for me. Probably Enzo too. Woof. Very nice! :cool:

    Gasoline at $3.39 a gallon? Oh my....$4.59 last I saw here. :eek:
    oregano
    oregano
    I live in a rural area too. Maybe I will get around to posting pix of Yreka and Hornbrook.
    Lou Laurinen
    My husband: “How do you close tabs on a phone again?!”
    Sometimes I think he is an old man trapped in a mid twenties body lol
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    Judge
    Judge
    "Vintage rotary dial telephones can vary widely in value, with prices ranging from $50 to over $2,000 depending on factors like rarity, condition, and model. Common models from the 1980s may cost between $50 and $80, while rare or exotic colors and models can sell for significantly more."

    Oh my. (Said like the Pink Panther.) :confused:
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    That is... a lot. For an old phone.
    Judge
    Judge
    Right now that's an issue putting so much stress on me. The inevitability of caving into the 21st century and buying a cellphone. An inherently inferior device when it comes to online security. The world is closing in on me bit by bit in this respect.
    Lou Laurinen
    Cheered up my best friend Levi by going to the thrift shop- he’s an expert thrifter (his special interest) and really has an eye. He had fun posing me for a “photoshoot” with what I bought.
    And a brand new unopened cheeseboard?!
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    thejuice
    I'm a spice guy too. We have a local chili company that does a spicy sauce that goes well with chicken called 'Blow your Cock off' 🐔 geddit heh heh 😆
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    love the pictures, love the hair length on you......
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    thejuice
    Working in a thrift store that primarily does women's clothing was like a crash course in fashion. Lol. I didn't even know what the names were of clothing items or designer labels at first!
    Lou Laurinen
    Clever way to style my husband’s shirt (on myself lol)

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    Judge
    Judge
    From watching the weather reports for your area , I'd say flannel is quite popular right now with just about everyone. ;)

    Could be awkward here though. Next week it is supposed to reach 85 degrees.
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    thejuice
    Like the retro look! Preds automatically makes it better
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    thejuice
    That looks reminds me of the iconic "We can do it!" wartime propaganda poster!
    Lou Laurinen
    I’ve been quiet for the past day or so because I’m helping my best friend who is really struggling with his anxiety. We’re having a sleepover right now, and I’ve put on some meditation music for him and having a snuggle. Just a reminder that everyone is going through something ❤️‍🩹
    Lou Laurinen
    We're having a thunder and lightning storm. My husband is afraid of both of those things. Poor guy.
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    Outdated
    Outdated
    I didn't but it always scared me. A quake only lasts a couple of minutes usually, but when you're trying to prevent your prize aquarium from breaking it seems like a very long time. :)
    Judge
    Judge
    I guess I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie. I love the crash of thunder, especially when the lightning prepares me for a loud sound that in other circumstances I would be repelled. But here in the High Desert it pays to keep on eye on lightning strikes, particularly in any serious absence of rain. Dry lightning is what so easily sets the desert on fire here. When you want to immediately contact the fire department.
    Crabcore
    Crabcore
    Storms still terrify me, too :eek:
    Lou Laurinen
    Another Preds game night with the guys. Hoping our boys in mustard yellow will defeat the Kraken, but so far this game is uh… not going well.
    At least we have snacks…
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    Lou Laurinen
    My husband and I desperately want to go on vacation. Our honeymoon is scheduled for June because of the unpredictable weather we've been having here, and because our hockey season ends in April. It's hard to wait, though.
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    We're going to our summer house :) We just want a nice, chill vacation far away from everyone and everything, and don't want to have to worry about booking flights or anything.
    AprilR
    AprilR
    That's the best plan, most touristic places are too crowded in summer anyway.
    Judge
    Judge
    Makes sense to have such a plan. Hang in there....:)
    Lou Laurinen
    Long, boring drive this morning… maybe solved by car karaoke :P
    These playoffs are absolutely not high stakes btw, we are an entry level team playing against hot messes who drop their sticks, fall, and hit the post on an empty net… it’s been called the “consolation cup” lol. That is how we keep bulldozing everyone. We just suck *less*. It’s just for fun!
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    This is like 1000 levels below the NHL 😅 More like @Outdated's bowling team...
    I'm in no way trying to demean myself or imply that I'm a bad goalie, but I'm usually up against goalies who block shots like they're blindfolded, lol. For what our team is, we're very good, which is why we keep winning, but the competition is usually dead in the water.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    If anyone wants a laugh, look up "funny beer league hockey stories" or "weird goalie stories" on Reddit, lol. I can't share links here because most of them are rude, but there are some good ones on there.
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    thejuice
    Have fun stomping the rookies! 😁
    Lou Laurinen
    We have a playoff game in Connecticut tomorrow afternoon, and I’m already wiped out and lagging from this past week in general. It’s been chaotic lol. Hopefully I can get it together.
    Lou Laurinen
    I've obviously mentioned that my husband and I are Nashville Predators fans (hockey team.) So is one of our friends. My best friend, however, is a Buffalo Sabres fan. The Preds are playing the Sabres tonight and we're all watching the game at our house.
    My dad (also a [former] hockey goalie) said "Looks like someone's getting voted off the island" 😂
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    They've also got a relatively "old" team- most of these guys are my age, or more. They need some 18-20 yr old players. The veterans run out of steam halfway through every game.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Pekka (husband) and Levi (best friend) are gonna be fired up at each other for the rest of the night lol. Just what we need before we play in a travel playoff game tomorrow :D
    1ForAll
    1ForAll
    @thejuice, I have lots of those shirts as football is my fav sport, followed by hockey. I used to love basketball until the Buffalo Braves pro basketball team left for California in the 1970s. We do not have a baseball team either .No offense to Detroit, but I cannot follow their local sports teams as once you are hooked to your prior home teams, I keep my allegiances there.
    Lou Laurinen
    I genuinely feel like I was born in the wrong time and the wrong generation. Spiritually I am 20 years old. Lol
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    My friends who are in their early 20s (most of them men, mind you) like to have sleepovers, watch hockey games eating nachos, and hang out at the bowling alley. When I was 20-21, my friends and I were sneaking into bars, and traveling a lot.
    I kind of love that young people nowadays have a renewed sense of joy and innocence.
    Metalhead
    Metalhead
    I think most sane people believe they were born in the wrong times. Joke’s on them - society is ALWAYS insane.
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    thejuice
    20-21 a lot time spent in bars pretending to have a GREAT TIME! 😄👍
    Lou Laurinen
    So grateful to spend so many nights like this with my friends
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    Tony Ramirez
    Tony Ramirez
    Great movie snacks. Do you actually bring them to the theater like I do? I sneak them in my backpack. I am an invisible ghost so no one cares when I go to the theater 100% of the time alone in NYC.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    They are cookies :)

    Lol yes we have snuck them into the theatre before!
    Tony Ramirez
    Tony Ramirez
    Good to know they both let you get away with it. I though it was just me feeling invisable.
    Lou Laurinen
    My team has a playoff game tonight… and I just blew out my knee :(
    Worst timing possible. Thank goodness we have two other goalies but I’m obviously pretty upset.
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