new info was released in some search warrants in the eve carson investigation today...so sad

http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2008-06-27-0002.html

i will do a real post this weekend!

song of the week!

i'm not gonna lie...i'm lovin' the song by New Kids on the Block...SUMMERTIME!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=25qiZy7vmqY

ah, maybe they should change their name to Old Guys on the Block...jordan knight still looks cute though!

story!

check it out :

http://hillsborough.mync.com/site/hillsborough/news/story/4095/hog_day_goes_trash_free

i love this story i got to do today! this family is awesome...it's a follow up to a story i did in may

http://chapelhill.mync.com/site/chapelhill/news/story/3967/hillsborough_family_thanks_church_for_overwhelming_support

story

never fear, all...i have a story for you on how to save money on your AC bill! lol

http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2008-06-17-0025.html

story!

http://chapelhill.mync.com/site/chapelhill/news/story/3817/council_rescinds_health_benefits_ordinance

song for the week!

here it is...enjoy!! :)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1wfv3lJs5qE

i was watching some of NBC's coverage of Tim Russert's death yesterday and thought they did a great job. they had Tom Brokaw anchoring a one hour special on it...it was great. i didnt get to see it, but this morning Matt Laurer came in for Weekend Today and headed up a special...and Lester Holt was not even involved. i'm not sure how that happend...Lester Holt is an amazing anchor and reporter...the man is just unflappable, i have never seen him get caught off guard...it's amazing. I prefer him by far to Lauer.

this made me think of who my favorite anchors/reporters are on the networks:

-Lester Holt, NBC
-Shepard Smith, FOX News
-Ann Curry, NBC
-Keith Morrison (phenomenal reporter...when his stories are on, i seriously lose track of time...he's that good!)
-Tom Costello, NBC
-Laurie Dhue FOX News (she's actually not there anymore though)
-Steve Hartman (you've probably seen this story before....it's amazing http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1iIOTsiRo)

tim russert

i cannot believe tim russert died today

i have worked on this story for the last 4 days...finally got it done today! not the most visually compelling story in the world, but it was a good story that i am proud of.

http://chapelhill.mync.com/site/chapelhill/news/story/3678/residents_question_councils_health_benefits_decision

i think i have played more basketball in the last week then in the last month. lol i played on friday for 2 hours with a few cops i know and some other random people...i was pretty exhuasted and sore after that!

then yesterday, i played for 2 hours again at UNC's Woollen gym. i did not realize i was capable of sweating as much as i did. lol

first of all, Woollen is an older gym and there is NO AIR CONDITIONING. add on top of that the fact that it was 100+ degrees out and, well, you get the picture. a couple of the guys that were playing went through 2 t-shirts because their shirts were literally dripping with sweat. ick. and the competition and pace of the game was really intense...we did not stop for two hours. i've never heard of this method before, but they rotate subs every 6 points (play by 1's and 2's) and i'm telling you, sometimes when you're out, you're not sitting for that long...depending on how fast one of the teams scores six points. some of these guys were athletic and fast so the competition was good.

i played okay...scored my fair share of points, but missesd some easy ones that i usually never miss.

as a girl, it's good to play with the guys because it makes you better...at the same time, they sweat a lot more than girls....and i really don't like having to guard them and touch their sweaty t-shirts...but what's even worse is when they're not wearing one at all. so gross!

i try to just deal with it though.

after all, i wouldn't want one of them telling me i play like a girl ;)

here's your song for the week! (don't worry, it's not a boy band this week...but trust me, i've got plenty more where that came from! lol)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cemUH5negGE

for the last 5 days we have hit 100 degrees or higher. this is ridiculous! i thought i moved out of south florida and wouldnt have to deal with that anymore! my dad said it was in the high 80's today...in south FLORIDA! how is it hotter in north carolina?!

a good idea for me today would have been to workout inside...in a nice air conditioned gym.

but what did i do instead?

went for a run outside.

here's the thing...i went at 6:30 pm...it should be a little less hot...and it wasn't. i ran on UNC's campus in the shade and it was still brutal. talk about working up a sweat! lol

mom also came in for the weekend...we had a great time! lots of shopping, cooking and good conversation. that's what mom's are for!! :)

oh my gosh, today's high is 101 degrees.

we have been at 98 or above for the last couple days.

guess who decided to wear a black shirt today?

yeah, i know.

i make brilliant decisions sometimes. lol

a funny email from o:ne of the girls i play basketball with:

"Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that our game this week is at 6:30pm. We play "Team Talisha" otherwise known as "NC State 2002". Should be fun! Maybe we can get them to call TWO time outs this game! Hope to see you all there. Kim"

so we play in this rec league and there are about 10 teams in it. there is one team made up entirely off former NC State women's basketball players...the entire team!! lol i missed the game last time we played them, but we apparently only lost by like 20...which sounds horrible, but really isnt considering how good they are!

i mean, shouldnt that be illegal to have a whole team made up of former Division one players in a freakin rec league?! geez.

then again, this is the same league where the refs yell at you for wearing bobby pins in your hair.

don't EVEN get me started on that.

for those of you not in the news business, this is what you are missing out on.

i have been sitting in a meeting since 9:30...it's now 11:30. the issue that i'm doing a story on has already been talked about and ended about 45 minutes ago. problem is, i have to wait until they take a break to get interviews with people i need because i cant pull people out of this meeting.

sometimes, you can get interviews before the meeting starts so you dont have to wait....unfortunately, that was not possible for today.

awesome.

thankfully, there are days that are much more exciting then this :)

so i am at Panera having lunch and doing some internet work before i have to go cover a story later tonight...ya know how when you place your order they ask you your name and when your order's ready they call your name out?

well the guy asked me my name and i told him lauren and he goes, lauren is a really colmmon name. i said, you know, i've had people tell me that before but i don't know any other lauren's. he goes, well they all come to Panera.

made me laugh ;)

what a mess!

a pretty big storm hit part of orange county last night in hillsborough...which is about 20 mins from chapel hill. today everyone was trying to clean up the mess. some of the trees that were uprooted were huge!


http://orange.mync.com/site/orange/news/story/3114/uprooted_trees_damage_left_after_hillsborough_storm

here's your song for the week below. warning: you may want to kill yourself after listening to it! haha!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NHuGG_FsC20

i heard this on the radio for the first time in about 8 years today. i remember this song from about 10th grade...i used to love these boys! they were, like, so totally cute!! lol

all right ladies, who was your favorite in this group? mine was the lead singer! basically, they were the not as cool as NSYNC group. they were in about 4th place. ya know, it was NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, 98 degrees and then this group.

do you have any idea how many girls would go crazy if NSYNC and backstreet boys got back together and started touring with their old songs again?! you'd see a bunch of us 25 year old girls at their concerts who used to love them when we were 14! lol personally, i was an NSYNC girl, but i pretty much had all the boy band CD's out there...and i'm not embarassed to say so!

here's a bonus song...in case you didn't get enough LFO from the first one! ;)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=N9VibhKQCyw&feature=related

HOOPS AND YO YO!

oh my gosh, hoops and yo yo are so funny!!!! lol my aunt sue and aunt eileen introduced me to them a few months ago...i had never heard of them before but they're hallmark brand thing.

hilarious! their voices are what makes it even funnier! here is a link to some of their skits! i love the one that says "asking to go out and play", and "how to wash your hands"! however, they are all really funny!

http://www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/article%7C10001%7C10051%7C/HallmarkSite/hoops_yoyohome/HOOPS_YOYO_MANNERS

and here's one my aunt sent me in a card...they are talking about gas prices in this one:

http://www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/article%7C10001%7C10051%7C/HallmarkSite/hoops_yoyohome/HOOPS_YOYO_HOME_PAGE?landingPage=hoopsandyoyo&hostName=www.hoopsandyoyo.com

one thing (among many things) that i can't stand about national media is the fact that many of the anchors and reporters like to chim in with their little opinions about the news they're reporting on.

it's not necessary...just tell me what happend...don't spin the information to push an agenda...i don't care what you think about the issue. tell me the facts and i'll make my own decision.