The Adnostic

100 Meaningless Facts About Lauren

1. My name is Lauren Isaacson.
2. I grew up and now live in Southern California.
3. I work for an interactive advertising agency as an Account Planner.
4. I LOVE the Internet.
5. I have experience helping major companies translate their brands onto the Internet through market research and strategic planning.
6. I have an MBA.
7. I ride horses. For fellow equestrian addicts - English, Hunter/Jumpers.
8. I am in a committed relationship with a very hot brain.
9. Both of my parents are still together and I do laundry at their house as often as possible. I don't know of any laundromat in the county that offers Mom's cooking 24/7 and doesn’t require quarters.
10. My drink of choice is a tequila martini made with a good silver tequila, not the gasoline. It's like having a really strong, sophisticated margarita.
11. I'm a Leo.
12. I have a younger sister in vet school.
13. The first two years of vet school were spent in the Caribbean. Pirates not included.
14. I was raised Jewish and still consider myself a member of the tribe even though I don't practice.
15. I was born on an Air Force base.
16. I have been a bridesmaid a total of once.
17. In 1999 I came in eighth at the San Fernando Valley Medal Finals. At the time it was a big deal. The next year I went off course. At the time that was also a big deal. I couldn't stop crying, so my Dad handed me a shot of tequila. I'm over it now, but I still get embarrassed about it sometimes.
18. I have brown hair.
19. My eyes are green, sometimes blue, depending on the light.
20. My favorite movie is Fight Club.
21. I'm 5'4".
22. Sometimes insipid romantic movies make me cry. Call me a sissy and I'll claw your eyes out.
23. My toenails are usually painted Fuchsia Chrome.
24. I've always wanted try living in Manhattan or Boston.
25. I enjoy a good beer.
26. I eat the flesh of domesticated animals daily. Medium rare is my preference.
27. I worked on a ranch in Wyoming one summer helping cows and heifers conceive.
28. My first job out of college was as a Quality Assurance Manager at a meat packing plant. My favorite perk was getting free filet mignon whenever I wanted.
29. I write for Barflies.net
30. The name of my bowling team is The Dirty Rotten Posers.
31. I have a very dark sense of humor.
32. Dorothy Parker is my literary hero. She was a miserable human being in real life, but her writing contains a dry and biting wit I so enjoy.
33. The horse I've been riding lately is a Dutch Warmblood named Katanga.
34. I enjoy attending live music shows at small clubs.
35. I collect vintage clothing and jewelry.
36. Jack Vettriano's "The Singing Butler" hangs over my bed. I consider it to be one of the most romantic images ever painted.
37. Children make me uncomfortable. They are like kryptonite to my Super Man.
38. I avoid watching TV, but I have a cable modem.
39. Old Navy low-rise-boot-cut-stretch-denim jeans fit as though they were made specifically for me.
40. I would rather sever both of my Achilles tendons than pay $150 for a pair of jeans. What are you girls thinking?
41. I don't wear make-up every day.
42. When I was small I had an imaginary friend named Pockalot.
43. My Dad stretches dwarves and my Mom lasers hairy people.
44. I was bat mitzvah'd but I didn't have a party. I went to Israel instead.
45. I spent my freshman year of high school at a performing arts magnet entertaining dreams of stardom.
46. I'm allergic to bees and foam rubber.
47. I once stepped on a boyfriend's finger and broke it. It was an accident when it happened, but in retrospect I wish it had been on purpose.
48. I've ridden two real bulls in my life. The experience probably didn't last longer than six seconds combined, but I can still say that I've ridden two bulls (sort of).
49. I've never fired a gun.
50. I once drowned a car out of sheer stupidity.
51. Do I know you from MySpace? No? How about Friendster? No? Tribe?
52. I don't have any tattoos or piercings (with the exception of my earlobes).
53. I know how to swing dance and can follow the Cha Cha fairly well.
54. Yes, I have a Technorati profile. Link me sucka!
55. I am a wiz at putting together IKEA furnitue. The Allen wrench is my friend.
56. I don't like fish, but I'll eat sushi. Yes, I know that doesn't make sense.
57. I don't like eggs or bananas either.
58. I had my first kiss on the Santa Monica Pier when I was 17.
59. Yes, I know it's agnostic. The misspelling is on purpose. I work in advertising. Adnostic. Get it? Ha, ha.
60. I love Simple sneakers.
61. I don't subscribe to any magazines, but if I did, I would subscribe to Wired, Dwell, and Good in that order. I usually buy a copy of Wired and a bottle of water before I get on a plane.
62. I believe that good brands must also be good citizens.
63. I'll add more facts as they occur to me.