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What is your name?: Lauren Martina.
Are you named after anyone?: Yes - my paternal grandfather Lewis and my mother's late cousin Martin.
What's your screename?: Astral Diamonds (AIM) and astral.rose (Google Talk).
Would you name a child of yours after you?: Probably not.
If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name be?: Leander (no joking).
If you could switch names with a friend who would it be?: I'm not sure...I'm pretty content with my own name...
Are there any mispronounciations/typos that people do with your name alot?: No.
Would you drop your last name if you became famous?: No! I would want everyone to know me by my real name :)

Basics

Your gender: Female.
Straight/Gay/Bi: Straight.
Single?: No!
If not, do you want to be?: No!!!!!
Birthdate: December 14
Your age: 18
Age you act: My age, maybe older!
Age you wish you were: 21 (for *certain* reasons)
Your height: 5'4".
Eye color: Blue.
Happy with it?: Very.
Hair color: Brownish/auburn.
Happy with it?: Mostly. I just wish it was bright red all the time (not just in the sun).
Lefty/righty/ambidextrous: Right.
Your living arrangement: I have an apartment but I stay with my parents sometimes.
Your family: Parents, sister, cat, and dog.
Have any pets?: One cat, one dog.
Whats your job?: Oh I have so many...let's see...I'm an engineer(computer, mechanical, and of course, social!), evil genius, criminal mastermind, etc, etc...
Piercings?: Ears.
Tattoos?: None.
Obsessions?: Gaming, being a 1337 h4ck3r, pwning n00bs.
Addictions?: Caffeine and Guitar Hero.
Do you speak another language?:Some Spanish, some French, and LOTS of C++...
Have a favorite quote?: "Keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer".
Do you have a webpage?: You're on it! (well one of them...)
Do you live in the moment?: Sometimes but mostly, I live in the future. Mostly.
Do you consider yourself tolerant of others?: I try to be but often times, n00bs piss me off.
Do you have any secrets?: I have more secrets than there are stars in the universe.
Do you hate yourself?: No!
Do you like your handwriting?: I like my script...my printed handwriting is awful.
Do you have any bad habits?: Not sure...
What is the compliment you get from most people?: People tell me that "intelligent" a lot.
If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called?: World of Warcraft: IRL
What's your biggest fear?: Failure and death of family/friends.
Can you sing?: I can but not well...
Do you ever pretend to be someone else just to look cool?: No.
Are you a loner?: No...believe it or not, I have friends! Yay!
What are your #1 priorities in life?: Career, family, friends, success, and pwning as many n00bs as I can in the process of the aforementioned priorities.
If you were another person, would you be friends with you?: Depends on who the other person was. But probably.
Are you a daredevil?: Sometimes.
Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself?: No.
Are you passive or agressive?: I'm passive aggressive!
Do you have a journal?: Not a physical one.
What is your greatest strength and weakness?: Strength: intelligence, Weakness: anger issues.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?: I'd want to add some super powers to my repertoire.
Do you think you are emotionally strong?: Most of the time.
Is there anything you regret doing/not doing in life?: Yes, but not many.
Do you think life has been good so far?: Yes!!!!!!!!
What is the most important lesson you've learned from life?: Kindness.
What do you like the most about your body?: My eyes.
And least?: Not sure...
Do you think you are good looking?: Eh, I don't think I'm completely hideous...
Are you confident?: Yes.
What is the fictional character you are most like?: Trinity from The Matrix!!!
Are you perceived wrongly?: I think everyone is at times.

Do You...

Smoke?: No.
Do drugs?: No.
Read the newspaper?: Sometimes.
Pray?: No.
Go to church?: No.
Talk to strangers who IM you?: Sure, until they bother me.
Sleep with stuffed animals?: No.
Take walks in the rain?: Yes!
Talk to people even though you hate them?: Sadly, yes.
Drive?: Not very much anymore.
Like to drive fast?: Yes but I'm paranoid about cops so I usually don't break the speed limit.

Would or Have You Ever?

Liked your voice?: It's okay.
Hurt yourself?: No.
Been out of the country?: Not yet :(
Eaten something that made other people sick?: Certain medications. It made me sick too though. And I guess I know people who've gotten sick from sushi (which I eat all the time).
Been in love?: Mayyyyyyybe :)
Done drugs?: Not for recreational purposes.
Gone skinny dipping?: No.
Had a medical emergency?: Yes.
Had surgery?: Yes.
Ran away from home?: No.
Played strip poker?: No.
Gotten beaten up?: No.
Beaten someone up?: Kind of.
Been picked on?: Not for a while. Most (smart) people knew better than that by the time I reached age 11.
Been on stage?: Yes.
Slept outdoors?: Does camping count? If so, then yes.
Thought about suicide?: Not seriously.
Pulled an all nighter?: Many times.
If yes, what is your record?: I don't remember...probably close to 48 hours.
Gone one day without food?: Yep.
Talked on the phone all night?: Yes.
Slept together with the opposite sex w/o actually having sex?: Yes.
Slept all day?: Yes.
Killed someone?: No.
Made out with a stranger?: No comment.
Had sex with a stranger?: No comment.
Thought you're going crazy?: No.
Kissed the same sex?: No.
Done anything sexual with the same sex?: No.
Been betrayed?: Yes.
Had a dream that came true?: Not really.
Broken the law?: It's only illegal if you get caught ;)
Met a famous person?: Kind of.
Have you ever killed an animal by accident?: No.
On purpose?: NO!!!!
Told a secret you swore you wouldn't tell?: No.
Stolen anything?: No.
Been on radio/tv?: Yes.
Been in a mosh-pit?: No.
Had a nervous breakdown?: No.
Bungee jumped?: No.
Had a dream that kept coming back?: Yes.

Beliefs

Believe in life on other planets?: Yes.
Miracles?: No.
Astrology?: No.
Magic?: No.
God?: No.
Satan?: No.
Santa?: Of course not. Ghosts?: Not sure.
Luck?: No.
Love at first sight?: No.
Yin and yang (that good can't exist w/o bad)?: Yes.
Witches?: No.
Easter bunny?: No.
Believe its possible to remain faithful forever?: Yes.
Believe theres a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?: No but that would be wicked awesome if there was :)
Do you wish on stars?: No.

Deep Theological Questions

Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell?: No.
Do you think God has a gender?: No.
Do you believe in organized religion?: No.
Where do you think we go when we die?:I have no idea.

Love and All That

Do you consider love a mistake?: Sometimes.
Turn-ons?: Intelligence.
Turn-off?: Chauvinists, stupidity, business majors...
If someone you had no interest in had interest in dating you how would you feel?: Trapped, but flattered at the same time.
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them or going out: Yes.
Have you ever wished it was more socially acceptable for a girl to ask a guy out: No, it takes the pressure off of me ;)
Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive:Not really.
Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking?: Some of them do, but I'm sure some of them don't.
What is best about the opposite sex?: How easily manipulated they are...just kidding. Probably the fact that most of them are not preoccupied with drama.
What is the worst thing about the opposite sex?: The tendency of their hormones to dictate their actions.
What's the last present someone gave you?: Ian gave me Godiva chocolates :)
Are you in love?: YES.
Do you consider your significant other hot?: Of course!

Who Was the Last Person...

That haunted you?: No one.
You wanted to kill?: My neighbor when he took our internet out by cutting into some live wires! I didn't REALLY want to kill him but I was pretty pissed.
That you laughed at?: Oh, just some n00bs.
That laughed at you?: My dad.
That turned you on?: My lovah
You went shopping with?: My daddy.
That broke your heart?: A heart of steel cannot be broken.
To disappoint you?: This whole country.
To ask you out?: Some random guy who thought it was cool that I'm girl with 1337 skillZ.
To make you cry?: Some doctor.
To brighten up your day?: All my wonderful friends and family <3
That you thought about?:Ian.
You saw a movie with?: Ian.
You talked to on the phone?: Ian.
You talked to through IM/ICQ?: Ian.
You saw?: My dad.
You lost?:My grandfather.

Right This Moment...

Are you going out?: Not now. Maybe later.
Will it be with your significant other?: Sadly, no.
Or some random person?: No - friends and/or family.
What are you wearing right now?: Pajamas.
Body part you're touching right now: My keyboard. Yes, that's right. I'm such a computer geek that it's become a bodily appendage.
What are you worried about right now?: Nothing! Life is great :)
What book are you reading?: Nothing at the moment.
What's on your mousepad?: I don't have one (not even for my desktop).
Use 5 words to describe how you're feeling:Lazy, content, cold, sleepy, 1337
Are you bored?: Not really.
Are you tired?: Yes.
Are you talking to anyone online?: Yes.
Are you talking to anyone on the phone?: No.
Are you lonely or content?: Content (see above).
Are you listening to music?: Yes! Rage Against the Machine is so full of win, it's not even funny!


Thanks for reading! :)