i've been in jail

Or, just, like, lazy. I just told Katie (roommate from college! ring out ahoya!) about my blog, though, and suddenly realized it was time to update. I think I've been waiting for something to happen that was so dramatic, so noteworthy as to stand out in the context of my entire life, that I would have to update. But, if a trip to the Middle East, the beginning and end of a short-but-sweet relationship, a crosstown move and deciding to go back to grad school don't cut it, I fear I will remain unimpressed with my life forever.

Unless I get Spirograph. This edition of thingslaurendid is actually sillythingslaurenwantsreallybad. Do you remember playing with spirographs when you were little? Maybe this will jog your memory: Look how much fun they're having!.

Ebay has them, but I don't own one yet because a) apparently they are in very high demand, at least among ebay-ers, and b) I just recently jumped on the ten-to-fifteen-year-old ebay bandwagon and have trouble keeping up with it. But, mark my workds: a 1969 vintage Hasbro Spirograph (the 1967 ones have, like, half the wheels and no Y piece. gross) will be mine. Even if I have to Buy Now (you can do that on ebay, you know) or increase my maximum bid to god knows how high. I will own one.

And then I'll post pictures of the cool drawings I make. If somebody can show me how to put pictures on my blog.