Hello! My name is Lauren and I love daisies, pancakes and taking pictures. I also love blogging and like to think of Glossary as my digital scrapbook. I started scribbling here in September 2009 after returning from a fun year in London. I now live in Durban, on the East Coast of South Africa. It's pretty cool here. We have a beach, heaps of great Indian food and the mountains are an hour away.
Initially I blogged about any old thing that caught my eye. That was pretty random. Then things got a bit more structured. Now they're kinda random again. Generally, I post about stuff I get up to, food I've noshed, movies I've watched, things I like, stuff I've worn aka the category of cringe. I've also interviewed my blogger buds and occasionally I get a bit sentimental and pen something personal.
Initially I blogged about any old thing that caught my eye. That was pretty random. Then things got a bit more structured. Now they're kinda random again. Generally, I post about stuff I get up to, food I've noshed, movies I've watched, things I like, stuff I've worn aka the category of cringe. I've also interviewed my blogger buds and occasionally I get a bit sentimental and pen something personal.
Michael Scott is kind of my hero.
My other personal heroes include Larry David, Sarah Connor and Ron Swanson.
That's me, below. I like to partake in a little bathroom mirror photography from time to time.
I love getting stuck into a good series. My faves are The Office, Parks and Recreation, The IT Crowd, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Scrubs and the Brittas Empire. Some of my fave films are Amelie, Paris J’Taime, Chocolate, Garden State, The Notebook, An Education, Love Actually, Waynes World, Pineapple Express and I’m a stickler for animal horrors like Deep Blue Sea. Quite an eclectic selection but there you go. I'm pretty stuck in the 90's music-wise although I do enjoy classic rock and some modern stuff too. My fave bands are: Pearl Jam, Nirvana, STP, Hole, The Breeders, Sonic Youth, Throwing Muses, the Pixies, Alice in Chains, New Model Army, Crowded House, Third Eye Blind, Semisonic, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, The Kooks, Weezer, She and Him, The Kills, Audioslave, Metallica, System of a Down, Fleet Foxes, Newton Faulkner, The Verve Pipe, Soundgarden, The Cranes, L7, Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus...I could list many more. Music is my world. After pancakes.
Other things I like are vintage cameras, rainy Saturdays, soft blankets, fluffy lambs, guitars, ribbons, sparklers, panda bears, warm croissants, puppies, airports, weird-old thrift stores, iced coffee, tea, homemade stew, slippers, handwritten letters, surprise kisses, polka-dot umbrellas and freshly cut daisies. Travel I love traveling! Sometimes, I’ll go to an airport and just dream about jetting off somewhere awesome. This is quite torturous, I should stop doing that. It’s rather expensive for us South Africans to travel but I’ve been fortunate to visit London, Paris, Venice, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Dublin, Brighton, Cambridge, Cape Town and Johannesburg. I'd love to do an American road trip and visit my highschool besties who are scattered around the world.
I would love to become a photographer one day and live in a cute cottage overlooking a duck pond. I'd also love to cuddle a baby Panda and play in a band again.
I would love to become a photographer one day and live in a cute cottage overlooking a duck pond. I'd also love to cuddle a baby Panda and play in a band again.
I love hearing from readers. If you would like to get in touch, please feel free to pop me an email or leave me a comment. You can also find me on Pinterest and tweet me on twitter!
PS: When I updated this page yesterday, I lost all the comments that were posted below. Bummer! But I've got them saved on Disqus so thanks to everyone who commented when I first scribbled this up. x
PS: When I updated this page yesterday, I lost all the comments that were posted below. Bummer! But I've got them saved on Disqus so thanks to everyone who commented when I first scribbled this up. x
