Lauren

@laurenthemself

Does stuff to words. Social justice bard. Queer. Aussie, but not a death spider. Living and working on Wurundjeri traditional land; sovereignty was never ceded. #OutliersWriters

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Lauren@laurenthemself· 13d

Today soup :)

A tall stoneware mug, coloured red and printed with small paper fans, containing chicken crouton Cup-A-Soup.

Lauren@laurenthemself· 16d

This is on my old-arse device then I guess

Lauren@laurenthemself· Jun 13

These were all fun!

Lauren@laurenthemself· Jun 13

Lauren@laurenthemself· Mar 19

In my next life I would like to be a little cat who can nap all day on a cushion.

A white cat with black cap and saddle markings and tail is curled up on a square blue floor cushion.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Feb 25

Adding my set to the cover showings-off.

The Lions editions of the Chronicles of Prydain quintet.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Feb 14

I followed www.cnet.com/tech/service... on turning #Gemini off in #Gmail, but I don't understand why the little 'summarise this email' button is still showing up on individual emails. Plus it's only on one of my Gmail accounts, not both, but they have the same things turned off in settings! Help?!

Screencap of the 'Smart features' function in Gmail settings, with the checkbox unticked. Just under this is a screencap of a Gemini 'Summarise this email' button that persists on showing up on individual emails.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Jan 18

Lore Drop Bear.

A hand-drawn koala that has very pointy teeth, reading a book.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Jan 15

@ellipsus.com Heads up that your spellcheck has an interesting stance on sexuality:

Spellcheck from Ellipsus. It is suggesting that the word 'sexualized' be changed to 'desexualized' as a first option, followed by the suggestions of 'desexualize', 'sensualized', and 'serialized'.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Jan 15

I realised I have enough material on my TBR pile to cobble together a book bingo card. Play along if you want! app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...

A light purple 5x5 bingo card titled 'Book Bingo 2026'.
First row: Sexuality, sex, or straight up erotica; Paranormal/supernatural fantasy; romance; sequel, horror
Second row: Media tie-in; high fantasy; science fiction; short story collection; essay collection
Third row: Urban fantasy; local history; children's chapter book; art book; mystery
Fourth row: Crime fiction or true crime; biography/autobiography; TTRPG/game book; A book that's been on your TBR pile for at least five years; nonfiction
Fifth row: Reread a comfort book; historical fiction; something you personally consider cosy reading; queer fiction; young adult

Lauren@laurenthemself· Jan 8

All right.

Merriam-Webster Your 2026 Word: theatrical

Lauren@laurenthemself· Dec 22

I can't recommend Le Taj in West Melbourne highly enough for delicious Indian food in a beautiful space. Lamb korma was yummy from the first sniff, and the goat's cheese naan was so light and a great accompaniment. I hadn't tried goat's cheese before and it was the best way to do so!

Beautiful wall mural of a peacock sitting on a branch surrounded by pink and red blossoms that make the blues and greens of the peacock look even brighter.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Dec 16

I asked for this glorious beast for my birthday just this year. Cheaper than a yearly subscription and smells like book.

The L-Z book of the two-part boxed set of the Macquarie Dictionary, 9th Edition. The spine is gumleaf green and the front is decorated with yellow wattle and red banksia flowers.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Oct 2

As for the notebooks, I may be covered.

Lauren's hand and forearm barely visible under a stack of assorted A5 spiral-bound notebooks. The cover on the top of has a drawing of a cat and the words, 'You are the cat's meow' in all caps. It is reasonable to assume the rest of the stack are similarly humorous.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Sep 20

When I look at this, I see Kayden, Sat, Darby, Raina, and Tanner rather than their respective performers. I'm starting a nostalgia rewatch. I blame @lordvonbarron.bsky.social for all my horror and hope. #SagasOfSundryDread

L-R Taliesin Jaffe, Satine Phoenix, Amy Vorpahl, Amy Dallen, and Matthew Mercer sit on log-themed ottomans around an oversized Jenga tower. Everyone is looking at Taliesin, who is about to pull the first block from the tower.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Sep 1

I have a piece of #pectolite in its form as beautiful blue #larimar within arm's reach of my computer. I do not have any forms of #chrysotile in my home and intend to keep it that way. Round one match one of #MinCup25 goes to form over function for me!

A small pale blue tumbled larimar stone in the palm of a person's hand.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Aug 11

I can't resist these things. I'm not sure about 'remembers everything' and 'shy', but otherwise... sure, why not.

Quiz results: Lauren Core - Mid-Autumn Core
Remembers everything
Living worry doll
Sacrifices for others
Can't say no
Detailed perfectionist
Considers others' comfort
Shy but wants to lead
Touched by small things
Anxious without plans

Lauren@laurenthemself· Aug 3

Thank you very much to Chris from @dieharddice.bsky.social, I can now multiclass to my heart's desire!

Five complete and two half metal d20 dice, the two halves are separated to show how the pieces magnetise together and the complete dice are all in half and half colours.

Lauren@laurenthemself· Jul 27

What perfect album came out when you were sixteen? I've got three!

The cover of Live's 'The Distance to Here' album

The cover of Savage Garden's 'Affirmation' album

The cover of Matchbox Twenty's 'Mad Season' album

Lauren@laurenthemself· Jun 22

A screenshot from today's daily free #GeoGuessr. The whole area around this was lovely as well. So many gum trees that I initially thought it had to be Australia until I saw a sign that indicated otherwise (spoilers, sorry, but it's quite quickly apparent, if you play).