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Online Self-Portrait

July 30, 2011
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There is a fine line between privacy and openness online. I struggle with wanting to simplify my various handles (Fizgiggery, flaurena, Shyhound, Lauren X) into one, versus keeping them all as separate identities. To me, being all these things is being Me. But is it confusing to people who don’t know me offline? …

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California? I Can Hardly Believe It!

June 27, 2011
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Day 11: Williams, AZ to Escondido, CA – 467 miles / 746 kms Odometer: 17819 miles – 4,153 miles driven in total! We arose early.  Although we were sorry to be on our last day of our epic cross-country road trip, we were also excited about beginning the next chapter of our life in California. [...]

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The In-Between Stage

April 21, 2011
[In my best Brooklyn accent] "I ain't got no cowboy boots, but I blend!"

So much has happened since we arrived in California, and yet so little. I noticed the other day that my fringe (bangs) really need a trim, but I don’t have a hairdresser out here yet. Somehow, my hair has become a metaphor for my life: they’re both at an in-between stage. So, I thought I’d [...]

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