Lauren

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Location San Diego, CA
Introduction Lauren Monahan. In the past year I have: lived in NYC; attended a fancy foods convention (free gourmet cheese and chocolate galore); been an associate producer on a documentary; attended the opening of the first Chinese opera to perform at the Met; fallen in love; learned to use a mac and wi-fi; flown to Italy on the same flight as the large guy from Lost; Lost my keys more than once; written four chapters and an outline for a young adult novel; been rejected by the New Yorker's poetry editor; placed in the RCL karaoke competition on my 30, flirty, and thriving cruise; become an aunt; turned 30; overlooked Barcelona from both a cable car and Park Guell, completed yet another week-long AP training conference, attended a party with Placido Domingo, a couple of famous directors, and other fancy people; trained my first student teacher; dated men way out of my league; joined the character counts committee at work; fallen in love with 170 more amazing teenagers; discovered a love for Chuao's 73; re-discovered a love for Faulkner; got a new sweet beach cruiser with a wicker basket; been happy for at least a few hours on all 365 days.
Interests This is no longer my blog. To see where I'm writing now, visit: http://yearofgreatness.com/