http://laurensouch.ca Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:43:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I left to go to University, our dog was nearing her end - she was in the teens, and sadly was put down in the fall during my final year. A few months later (although, with the amount I managed to get home - it seemed like only days), ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/07/18/dog-mans-best-friend-or-college-students-worst-nightmare/ Run for the hill, folks. Newsweek.com is reporting that zombies have, indeed, ATTACKED! AHHHHH!! Yes, that IS a serious screenshot. "But Lauren," you say, "I don't see anything about Zombies on NewsWeek at ALL!" Well, dear Watson, that would be because like any good government conspiracy, there's a coverup. One thing is for certain ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/06/15/newsweekcom-my-new-favourite-site-and-not-just-because-of-the-news/ [caption id="attachment_1111" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="EEP!"][/caption] Well, not quite today - but on Monday I sure did. I went to a press conference at the Lloyd Richards' Hangar at the Timmins Victor M. Power Airport (quite the mouthful, eh?) for Young Eagles Day, which is coming up this weekend. I was expecting ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/06/11/dear-diary-today-i-flew-a-plane/ I had a craving for a chocolate cake at 10:30. Like, at night. And not many places (if any!) are open this late on a Sunday that will sell me a slice. And living by myself, I am not about to bake (and therefore eat) 24 cupcackes or an entire ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/05/03/craving-for-chocolate/ Whether you swear by it or scoff at it, love it or hate it – everyone has picked up a newspaper, and read their horoscope at some point in their lives What the average horoscope reader often doesn’t stop to think about is how those tiny nuggets of wisdom got onto ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/04/18/astrology-uncovered/ [flickr]http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurensouch/4499097530/[/flickr] AKA my first attempt at (cup)cake decorating - rabbits digging holes in a garden! They're from the Hello, Cupcake! book. I won't lie, that book is pretty much the reason I was inspired to run out and buy a bunch of icing tips, gel food dye, and baking supplies to ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/04/08/adventures-in-cupcake-land/ [caption id="attachment_986" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Me & our family dog Kodee"][/caption] Back in December 2008, a fire destroyed the Humane Society of Durham Region killing more than 150 animals. 13 animals were saved by firefighters. Sadly, the Humane Society has yet to be rebuilt - and the community's support is needed to get a ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/03/15/raise-the-woof-help-the-humane-society-of-durham-region/ No, not me - and besides; I'm not blonde anymore. I'm talking about a very close friend of mine, someone I've known since I was a kid. This girl's pretty amazing - she's loved by women all over the world, is well travelled and well educated, drop dead gorgeous, owns more ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/02/18/career-change-for-our-favourite-blonde-again/ I won't pretend to know a lot about football. I've picked up bits and pieces from my days in first year of painting "GO MAC" on my stomach and waving spirit sticks at college ball games; and from groaning about Sundays filled with hours upon hours of football with the ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/02/09/superbowl-2010-highlights-yknow-besides-the-game/ "Time for the weather report. It's cold out folks-- Bone crushing cold. The kind of cold which will wrench the spirit out of a young man, or forge it into steel." --Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, "Northern Exposure" It's cold up here. Really, really cold. One of the first things I ... http://laurensouch.ca/2010/01/07/northern-ontario-winters-101/