Lauren, from Dallas

 [Winston-Salem, NC]

my dear friend Lauren Mahomes is finishing her bachelor's degree in communications from Wake Forest University.  to get the celebration off to the right start we scheduled a little "senior portrait" shoot.  at the university Lauren is the manager of the Benson University Center and the marketing chair for the Reynolda Film Festival.  Lauren also is on the executive board of Wake Radio and a distinguished member of the Mortar Board National Honors Society.  

so stop, shake it out.  you know you're impressed.  she's stellar. her greatest drawback is that she zaps away any shot i could have at originality... when we go out together, as we tend from time to time, our introduction tends to go something like this...

Eric, it's great to meet you.  I'm Lauren.  Oh?  You're from Winston- Salem?  That's neat.  I'm from Dallas-- and this is my friend Lauren.  Yeah.  She's from Dallas too.

you may have less of a chance at being upstaged by some Lauren from Dallas.  but as for me, i have to compromise and claim North Carolina when we're out.  now, i just need a nickname... suggestions?