I am finally finished with this horrible semester, hallelujah!  I am now off to my place of birth to see my family for Christmas!  Yay!  And then I get to come home and have another Chrismas!  Yay!  And then I get to go to OK and have yet another Christmas!  Yay!  Will the joy ever [...]

It all began some years ago when I was roughly 12 and watched Night of the Living Dead.  Not a good film.  It’s very old, black and white, and I guess one of those “classic” horror films (read: more cheesy than scary).  Being the pansy that I am however, it scared the crap out of [...]

For quite some time I have been keeping an eye out for some type of Thai Peanut Sauce.  It’s either not carried or hidden very well in mainstream grocery stores, and I apparently don’t need it badly enough to venture to a specialty store.  So, when I was out and about yesterday and came across a jar, [...]

So, I’m trying to get all of my graduate school whatsits organized, which is quite the ordeal considering the number of schools I am applying to and the hoops I am required to jump through for each.  Application shenanigans aside, right now I am focused on studying for the subject GRE examination in Biochemistry, Cell [...]

The Lily
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat’ning horn:
While the lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
William Blake

A collection of various quotes from various places that have some sort of meaning to me and that I absolutely adore.
“You are everything I never knew I always wanted.”
     ~Fools Rush In
“It’s amazing the difference a little sky can make.”
     ~Shel Silverstein, Sky Seasoning 

“Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.”
     ~Robert Frost
“We is [...]

Happy Birthday to me!  I am feeling quite old but also very young at the same time, it’s rather strange.  I’m really excited for the day, even though it’s all rainy and gray outside.  Kudos to my family though, they have been very efficient with the birthday phone calls.  So far my mother has advised [...]

It’s no secret that I love musicals.  Whether it be Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Grease or Cabaret, there are few musicals that don’t brighten my mood and put a smile on my face.  Of course, there are one or two exceptions.  But usually without fail every time I finish watching a musical- whether it be on [...]

Hi, I’m Laramie, and I have a problem.  A daydreaming problem, that is.  Maybe not your usual, run of the mill addiction, but an obstacle nonetheless.  I’m sure you can relate; you are suffering through a particularly boring class/meeting/conversation, etc. and you allow yourself to drift off momentarily into your own personal happy place.  This [...]

…there was a girl named Laramie who got her own website.  Holy cow, I have my own website!  I am extremely excited and mostly clueless, so we shall see what happens.  Many kudos and thanks to RWB for getting everything all set up for me!
It’s so handy having friends with useful life skills, like computer [...]