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How have people mispronounced your name?  How is it supposed to sound? 
Submitted by Lorie.   

My first name has never really been pronounced wrong, but it's hard to hear and remember.  I get called Lauren, Laurel, and Laurie quite often.

As for the spelling, I get "Lora" an awful lot.  And just when I get lazy and forget to spell my first name out on the phone, sure as shootin that person will spell it wrong.  Some people have difficulty typing it and I will see "Luara" on occasion.

My grandmother says "Lah-rah", but most everybody does the good ol "Lore-uh".

I can't even go into my last name... it's 9 letters and German.  Very few people pronounce it correctly.

What did you dream about last night?  

I don't remember, but that's a good thing.  Every dream that I'm ever conscious of is horrible.  I never have "good" dreams or even "weird" dreams... just plain nightmares.  Been that way my whole life.

What was the one toy you wanted as a kid that your parents never bought you?
Submitted by Princess of Darkness.

A Barbie Dream House.  My neighbors down the street had one and I absolutely loved it.  But it was $100 and back then you didn't get $100 toys.

I also always wanted a Barbie swimming pool but I never got that, either.  My Barbies used to swim in my mom's dishpan.  I mentioned this to my co-workers last year and one of them brought me a Barbie swimming pool the very next day.  :)

What's the next country you want to visit? 
Submitted by Schomer.

That would be Spain!  I have been fascinated with Spain since I first started learning Spanish (7th grade; I can't believe I studied Spanish for ten years) and in college while getting my minor, I studied a lot of Spain's culture.  I also have a buddy there that I would absolutely love to see, and I know that his invitation to visit will be open for as long as he lives in Madrid.

Who taught you how to ride a bike?

My mommy!  To be honest I don't remember it very well.  But I do remember my bike... it was pink, of course.

Have you ever started a trend? Followed one?
Submitted by It's Raining Calculators.

I have been known to follow clothing trends.  I do have tights and city shorts this season, after all.
I clearly the remember the first time I heard the phrase "my bad".  I was in 8th grade, and it came from a fairly trendy fellow student, a funny and funky black girl.  It was hysterical to me... although it never really caught on in my vocabulary.  I like to borrow words and phrases, though.

If you were told you could relive a moment in your life, which would you choose?
Submitted by Slight Diffusion.

It would probably be my high school graduation.  That was a great, proud, stress-free, social, and confident time for me.

How do you beat writer's block? 
Submitted by marvel is my pen name.

It seems obvious, but I read.  Reading something from a good writer always inspires me.

If you could make a magic wish for a futuristic gadget or high-tech innovation, what would your item do? 
Submitted by Red Pen.

It would absolutely COOK DINNER for me and my husband.  And patiently teach me how to cook anything, too.  Oh hell, just bring Paula Deen to my kitchen.  ;)

You must have been a fashion victim at least once in your life. What hideous blunder did you commit? 
Submitted by Tina. 

Even as a little kid in the 80s, I had pretty fashionable clothing.  Hmmm...  well, one thing that I would never do again is the socks.  Remember layering the neon-colored scrunchy socks?  With the white LA Gear-esque tennis shoes.  Ew.