Laurie is often referred to as an "angry little girl" because of her small frame and her common temper tantrums also known as "The Wrath." She recently returned from a year abroad teaching English in rural Japan, so she is slowly readjusting to reality in gritty crowded New York. Laurie's column "Ranting and Raving" is about her experiences traveling around the world as well as her daily life in the Lower East Side in NYC.