: About Me

Hello all! Lauren here. I currently reside in New York state and work full-time at a boring desk job. I have an English degree and now that I have it I write much less. Therefore, I joined Helium to foster a little more creativity out of me. I'm still a newbie right now, but I am looking forward to getting involved. Here's to words!

My passion is ...

music, art, words, and soul.

I know too much about ...

music and Mohonk Mountain House

My parents always told me ...

to be honest.

My childhood ambition ...

was to make it out of the basement alive and unspooked.

My favorite memory ...

takes place late at night in the ocean.

Why I write ...

catharsis.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am reading Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas and listening to Guided By Voices

My first job ...

was working birthday parties at a gymnastics center.

My best moment ...

i think it's yet to come.

My inspiration ...

my family, art, music, dark, light, beauty, death.

Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The continued epidemic of drug use means we've lost the war on drugs

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First of all, I don't believe that the drug epidemic should be classified as a war. A war is when two armies or people are fighting against each other and as far as I can tell, no one who really matters wants drugs abolished. There are only politicians who act like they want to be rid of drugs because it's excellent campaign material. What mother in America could turn away from "George Bush is tough on drugs" which is sadly, all you have to say. The truth of the matter is that drug revenue brings in far too much money for any level headed greed monster to even consider getting rid of. Also...

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