Laurie1986

@Laurie1986 (384)

United States • Age 38

Joined myLot 15 years ago

www.squidoo.com/lauriebethsgrotto

Laurie1986's Discussions

Uh-oh. Gawker Exclusive: "I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax."

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 18 Oct 09

Gawker.com apparently has an exclusive from 25 year old Robert Thomas, a researcher who says that he was privy to the plans of Richard Heene, Balloon Boy's father. Gawker says that one of the ideas that Thomas and Heene were...

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Google Wave...Exciting?

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 1 Oct 09

Okay, what the heck is the big deal about Google Wave? Everybody is freaking out over getting and giving invitations, but I read the Mediaite write-up but I really don't understand why it's making such a splash. It doesn't seem to...

New Media v. Old Media

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 26 Sep 09

It's odd that we've reached a point where something as new and innovative as the television is lumped into "old media," but with the birth of social networking and the pervasiveness of the Internet, it seems to be the case....

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What is Your Favorite Jim Croce Song?

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 26 Sep 09

He's such a terrific artist. I know everyone says "Time in a Bottle," and I love that song, but I think my favorite is "Lover's Cross," with "These Dreams" and "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" close behind. How about...

great music

jim croce

music

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Does Anybody Remember Network?

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 26 Sep 09

You may not, but you probably remember, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" That famous quote is from the movie Network. Network is a fantastic movie. It's so prophetic, it's kind of frightening...if you...

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A Cursed Month

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 25 Sep 09

Just wanted to vent to you guys...I feel like somebody put a curse on September for my family, and that really includes the last week of August. My laptop broke down the last week in August and my warranty from Dell had just worn...

wake me up when september ends

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Texbroker Waiting List

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 25 Sep 09

About how long does it take to get accepted/rejected by Textbroker.com, and do they let you know if you've been rejected? I hope I will be accepted because I really want to start earning as a freelance writer (if you guys have any...

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Daily Show/Colbert Report Hiatus

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 21 Aug 09

So, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are both taking the next three weeks off. Three weeks. Other than watching the repeats, does anyone have any advice for how to deal with the withdrawal? :O

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Mediaite.com

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 21 Aug 09

So what does everybody think of Dan Abrams & Rachel Sklar's latest venture, Mediaite.com? There was quite a bit of hubbub with regard to possible conflict of interest, since Mr. Abrams is also the CEO of his own media strategy...

Anderson Cooper Reporting From Afghanistan

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 20 Aug 09

It was announced yesterday evening that Anderson Cooper 360 will be reporting live from Afghanistan during the week beginning on September 7th, I'm assuming from an undisclosed location. Which topics should Mr. Cooper cover?...

foreign correspondents

journalism

news

war

Keep A Child Alive

Laurie1986 @Laurie1986 (384) • United States 19 Aug 09

Not only is she an incredible songwriter, singer and musician, Alicia Keys is a wonderful philanthropist and a heroine of mine. She has an incredible charity called Keep A Child Alive that delivers anti-retroviral drugs to...

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