FREAKING GARDEN STATE.
I felt like I needed to watch this movie tonight. Actually, I felt it last night, but didn't get around to it. So, I rainchecked for tonight. Yeah, I rainchecked with myself. Cause I'm cool like that.
Why do I always watch this movie with the thought that I will feel better about my life afterward?!?!! It NEVER happens.
FIRST OF ALL:
The movie ends and I think, "GOD DAMN WHY ISN'T MY LIFE SET TO MUSIC???" Yes, I think that. In real life. I expect awesome indie songs to play wherever I go.
SECOND OF ALL:
Why is everyone so awesome and beautiful in that movie?!?! Why does Natalie Portman talk in such a high pitched voice?!?
THIRD OF ALL:
So, he goes back to New Jersey and everyone still lives at home. This is so true in real life, except WAY LAMER. Like, Nat Port has this crazy family, Peter Sarsgaard has this weird mom. Everyone is like, working crap jobs and going to lame parties. WHY DOES IT SEEM SO COOL??? Am I the only one who's watching this movie thinking, "I want to go to a lame party!"
FOURTH OF ALL:
Running into people from high school. It's been happening a lot since I've moved back home. I kind of appreciate how awkward it is every time you see it happen, both in real life and in Garden State.
FIFTH OF ALL:
Actually I think this was the first time that I watched the movie and felt like I could relate a lot of my life to it. And that's making me sad. It's almost like a feeling of nostalgia for these things, some haven't even happened yet.
I guess I understood the movie in a new way.
I want a lot of things to happen right now. And I want them to happen during a rainstorm, at the bottom of a quarry, while Simon and Garfunkel play in the background.
And that was my Garden State rant.
oh wait,
SIXTH OF ALL:
The tap dance scene in front of the huge fireplace?? COME ON. #vom
freaking Garden State.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Murdock Lake, Berwick, ME (SAD Day)
I think I meant to tell you this earlier, and maybe I did, but Kara and I have these things called, 'SAD Day,' which stands for Sister Adventure Day. Yes, I realize that we're technically using the word 'day' twice in a row (SAD Day), but, we don't mind :)
Anyways, SAD Days are when Kara and I take off for the day, usually with a map, and pick a place to discover. We've had SAD Days to:
1. Northeast Kingdom - creepy northern Vermont area where we accidentally trespassed into someone's house.
2. Lake George, NY
3. Lake Morey and Lake Fairlee, VT
4. Rutland, VT
5. North Conway-ish area, NH
6. Bath, ME
7. Ridlon Road, Berwick, ME
SO. The most recent discovery in my town, which I talked about in the previous entry, was the discovery of a GIANT LAKE in my hometown. Now, the locals call this lake, Hatfield Pond, which I had definitely heard of before. I never realized it was IN my town, though. Kara and I both agreed we thought it was in Lebanon. And, it's on the way to Lebanon, so, it makes sense.
(Lebanon, ME, mind you, not Lebanon, NH, where I used to live up until recently..)
This past Monday, Kara and I ventured out into the town to try and find the lake.
First, we took Long Swamp Road, because we saw a connecting road that went around the lake. We got to the road, and it was closed. Like, there was a gate in front of it. So, this route was a no-go.
Then, we decided we'd take this road called, Lower Guinea Road. Now, we were in Lebanon, ME. I had driven past this road a billion times and never been down it. Turns out, it's kind of the creepiest road in history. Then we took this scary road with run-down houses with lots of junk in the yard and lots of 'No Trespassing' signs. We figured everyone in this area has lots of guns, so we got out of there pretty quickly.
We needed to try the other road to get to the lake. So, we headed to Rt. 202 and turned onto Hubbard Road. I feel like I've been on this road a lot recently, which is funny, because I NEVER used to come out to this part of town.
From Hubbard Road, we took Ridlon Road, which is my new fave road ever. Seriously, I'm obsessed with it. Like, in a weird way. Who is obsessed with a road, anyways? Why am I obsessed with this road? Because it leads to THE LAKE.
Seeing this road in the daytime was pretty awesome. We saw this giant sandpit which is apparently home to a lot of illegal ATVing as well as parties. Sandpit parties? Yep. Vacationland!
We headed down the first path that leads to the lake. Then, we saw that someone had a truck parked down there, and we got scared, so we turned around.
We took the second path, a little ways down the road. It's all dirt, everywhere.
This is where we parked the car:
That's Kara's car, Maci. Morgan's little sister :)
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU....
MURDOCK LAKE, BERWICK, ME 12/20/2010
That's an island in the middle of the lake. Because it's a huge lake. I love it.
GIANT FROZEN LAKE!!!!!
Kara by the lake.
GREAT, RIGHT???!! Um, yep. I can't believe that I've lived in this town for like, 24 years and have never been to this lake. It makes me sad almost, because like, what else am I missing???
That night when my mom came home from work she said,
MOM: So, what'd you girls do today?
JULIE AND KARA: Ohhh you know... went to the lake...
"The lake" that's what I've been calling it. Like, we have a house on it or something. Yeah, just going down to the lake. It's my new fave place.
Also, note this beautiful Maine winter day! Haha, it was like the most gray day ever. But, I like how you can see the reflection of the trees on the ice.
These next pictures are leaving the lake and driving down Ridlon Road.
Mini-bridge!! Cutest bridge ever!
I really like this last picture. The road looks so whimsical at the end.
GREAT DAY, right?!!? I seriously could not believe how excited I was this day. Like, this was such a great Sister Adventure.
I actually way more appreciate my town more after discovering this gem. I want to go here all the time. If you ever come to Berwick, ME, I will take you to this place. Murdock Lake or Hatfield Pond, however you prefer. Beautiful place.
ANYWAYS...
Today was a good day. I saw ANDREW! I went over to his house and he made me pancakes and tea and we talked for a long time. It was great. I hadn't really hung out with Andrew since New Year's Eve last year, so a hangout sesh was wayyyy overdue. Lots of life updates. Great.
Then, I needed to get gas for my car. I was on my last bar! I got $15 worth and it brought it up to over half a tank! I was shocked at this. Small tank + great gas mileage = happy Julie.
Then I went to Target because I needed more shampoo and conditioner. I ended up with two extra bottles of hair product. I love buying hair products and then never using them. However, I always convince myself that I will use them when I'm in the store, and that's what happened today.
I got some kind of volume boosting stuff. Extreme level. I also got some kind of super moisture 3 minute hair treatment for really damaged hair stuff. Lovely, right? Hey, the teal hair may be pretty awesome, but it's also pretty hard on your hair. I don't know how Ramona Flowers does it.
ALRIGHT!!! I think I'm done for tonight. Pretty good entry, eh? Yeah, I thought so too.
Hope you enjoyed your trip to Murdock Lake! Have a great rest-of-the-week!!
Talk to you soon :) Take care, friends!
♡
Anyways, SAD Days are when Kara and I take off for the day, usually with a map, and pick a place to discover. We've had SAD Days to:
1. Northeast Kingdom - creepy northern Vermont area where we accidentally trespassed into someone's house.
2. Lake George, NY
3. Lake Morey and Lake Fairlee, VT
4. Rutland, VT
5. North Conway-ish area, NH
6. Bath, ME
7. Ridlon Road, Berwick, ME
SO. The most recent discovery in my town, which I talked about in the previous entry, was the discovery of a GIANT LAKE in my hometown. Now, the locals call this lake, Hatfield Pond, which I had definitely heard of before. I never realized it was IN my town, though. Kara and I both agreed we thought it was in Lebanon. And, it's on the way to Lebanon, so, it makes sense.
(Lebanon, ME, mind you, not Lebanon, NH, where I used to live up until recently..)
This past Monday, Kara and I ventured out into the town to try and find the lake.
First, we took Long Swamp Road, because we saw a connecting road that went around the lake. We got to the road, and it was closed. Like, there was a gate in front of it. So, this route was a no-go.
Then, we decided we'd take this road called, Lower Guinea Road. Now, we were in Lebanon, ME. I had driven past this road a billion times and never been down it. Turns out, it's kind of the creepiest road in history. Then we took this scary road with run-down houses with lots of junk in the yard and lots of 'No Trespassing' signs. We figured everyone in this area has lots of guns, so we got out of there pretty quickly.
We needed to try the other road to get to the lake. So, we headed to Rt. 202 and turned onto Hubbard Road. I feel like I've been on this road a lot recently, which is funny, because I NEVER used to come out to this part of town.
From Hubbard Road, we took Ridlon Road, which is my new fave road ever. Seriously, I'm obsessed with it. Like, in a weird way. Who is obsessed with a road, anyways? Why am I obsessed with this road? Because it leads to THE LAKE.
Seeing this road in the daytime was pretty awesome. We saw this giant sandpit which is apparently home to a lot of illegal ATVing as well as parties. Sandpit parties? Yep. Vacationland!
We headed down the first path that leads to the lake. Then, we saw that someone had a truck parked down there, and we got scared, so we turned around.
We took the second path, a little ways down the road. It's all dirt, everywhere.
This is where we parked the car:
That's Kara's car, Maci. Morgan's little sister :)
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU....
MURDOCK LAKE, BERWICK, ME 12/20/2010
That's an island in the middle of the lake. Because it's a huge lake. I love it.
GIANT FROZEN LAKE!!!!!
Kara by the lake.
GREAT, RIGHT???!! Um, yep. I can't believe that I've lived in this town for like, 24 years and have never been to this lake. It makes me sad almost, because like, what else am I missing???
That night when my mom came home from work she said,
MOM: So, what'd you girls do today?
JULIE AND KARA: Ohhh you know... went to the lake...
"The lake" that's what I've been calling it. Like, we have a house on it or something. Yeah, just going down to the lake. It's my new fave place.
Also, note this beautiful Maine winter day! Haha, it was like the most gray day ever. But, I like how you can see the reflection of the trees on the ice.
These next pictures are leaving the lake and driving down Ridlon Road.
Mini-bridge!! Cutest bridge ever!
I really like this last picture. The road looks so whimsical at the end.
GREAT DAY, right?!!? I seriously could not believe how excited I was this day. Like, this was such a great Sister Adventure.
I actually way more appreciate my town more after discovering this gem. I want to go here all the time. If you ever come to Berwick, ME, I will take you to this place. Murdock Lake or Hatfield Pond, however you prefer. Beautiful place.
ANYWAYS...
Today was a good day. I saw ANDREW! I went over to his house and he made me pancakes and tea and we talked for a long time. It was great. I hadn't really hung out with Andrew since New Year's Eve last year, so a hangout sesh was wayyyy overdue. Lots of life updates. Great.
Then, I needed to get gas for my car. I was on my last bar! I got $15 worth and it brought it up to over half a tank! I was shocked at this. Small tank + great gas mileage = happy Julie.
Then I went to Target because I needed more shampoo and conditioner. I ended up with two extra bottles of hair product. I love buying hair products and then never using them. However, I always convince myself that I will use them when I'm in the store, and that's what happened today.
I got some kind of volume boosting stuff. Extreme level. I also got some kind of super moisture 3 minute hair treatment for really damaged hair stuff. Lovely, right? Hey, the teal hair may be pretty awesome, but it's also pretty hard on your hair. I don't know how Ramona Flowers does it.
ALRIGHT!!! I think I'm done for tonight. Pretty good entry, eh? Yeah, I thought so too.
Hope you enjoyed your trip to Murdock Lake! Have a great rest-of-the-week!!
Talk to you soon :) Take care, friends!
♡
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Episode 531: I haven't updated in a long time.
i realized i haven't updated in a long time. i am sorry for this. i got a text message from Kerianne the other day, saying that she needed a blog entry.
it has been a long time.
i don't know. i've been in this kinda weird mood this past week. i would say overall i've been kind of melancholy. i guess it's the holiday season and everything is colorful and cheery, and i've just been feeling kind of weird about something, which i think is emphasized even more this time of year.
anyways. let me tell you about my town.
Berwick, Maine. generally a low-key, nothing is happening town. but recently, i've discovered there is a giant lake kind of near my house, and i plan on discovering it. on Google maps, it's called Murdock Lake, but apparently the locals call it 'Hatfield Pond.' two completely different names. i prefer Murdock Lake, because of the similarity to the character in Titanic, Mr. Murdoch. he's the handsome one who shoots himself near the end.
anyways, Murdock Lake. it's apparently 165 acres wide and 6 feet deep. there's a boat launch too. and, i plan on visiting this lake. like, everyday from now on. i still have yet to see it, but i have a feeling it's going to be awesome. i mean, a LAKE. or, POND. that has been in your town for probably longer than you have, and you never knew it existed UNTIL NOW. this is really exciting to me.
also really exciting to me: i recently discovered that there is 1.5 square miles of my town that is known as a CDP (census designated place) and, if wikipedia is correct, APPARENTLY, the laws of the state do not apply in CDP areas. i could be reading that totally wrong, and interpreting it only as i want to - BUT - if that's true, then my plan is to mark off that area with some kind of tape, and then go inside that area and start a revolution. of some kind.
maybe if we can get the entire town to stand within this 1.5 square mile area, then first we'll take over the whole town, and eventually the entire state of Maine. there's not many people in maine anyways.
anyways - mainly i'm obsessed with this "no-laws apply area." do other people know this? is this even true? probably not.
also, Murdock Lake. i can't wait to go there. i think i'm going there tomorrow. from the satellite google map, it looks like there's a beach or something. i'm super excited. like, super excited.
last weekend, we had a huge hurricane-like rain storm here and kara and i went to the beach at like, midnight and it was AWESOME. it was freezing cold and like, downpouring and SO SUPER WINDY. but, we got out of the car and i walked down to the beach. it was awesome.
i went to the beach again today and just sat for a while by myself until my eyes started watering because it was so cold. i don't think i had ever sat at the beach by myself before. i liked it a lot. it was kind of powerful, in a way.
like, being in the Airport Lounge all by yourself in the middle of the night. THAT kind of power.
let me get back to talking about my town.
so, it's a pretty small town. but, there are some areas that take like, half an hour to get to. like, basically from housing development to housing development. and, some of kara's friends live in this other development that's like, half an hour away, but in the same town. and i always hate going there because it takes so long.
BUT. there is this one secret road that connect the two "sides" of town. it's called Ridlon Road. and TONIGHT was the first time i had EVER been down it. and now - i'm obsessed with it. it's the most awesome creepy road ever. and it runs right next to Murdock Lake, although the lake is partially hidden by trees.
i had never been down this road because it's not paved all the way. like, there's this giant section of road in between the two paved sections that is dirt, and so that's why i've never been down it. but tonight kara and i wanted to go on a mini-sister adventure, and she was like,
KARA: Wanna go down Ridlon Road?
JULIE: UM YES.
there was this awesome tiny bridge that i loved. it was super cute. but, some of the houses down that road are NICE. like, three story nice. and there are a million other tiny housing developments going in down there. it's crazyness. who is buying these giant three-story houses??
i feel like i'm discovering my town in a whole new way. now that i'm living here again, and i'm older. i don't know. it's this new weird sense of appreciation.
maybe i'll write and direct a movie about my town called, 'The Town.' about bank robbers or something..
so, besides the melancholy mood, i'm generally doing okay. been catching up with some old friends this week, which has been cool. today i hung around a lighthouse, which was awesome.
which leads me to be sad that i am not a lighthouse keeper. i was reading through my journal that i kept while i was in Ireland and for some reason i wrote, "when i leave Hannah House, i will become a lighthouse keeper." and that was like, one and a half years ago.
i also really want to go to a River City Extension concert. because there, it is nothing but happy and wonderful. and also rocking.
which leads me to further plug RCE, by telling you to go get a FREE DOWNLOAD of their new Christmas song.
FREE CHRISTMAS SONG DOWNLOAD HERE!!!!!!!
it's awesome and sad. last night, i actually almost cried listening to it for like, the one millionth time. not only is it a Christmas song, but it's also kind of a reflection on death. so, bonus.
also, have i told you about my recent hip hop obsession? i don't think so. Diddy Dirty Money. these guys are performing on every late night show. i've seen it like, 4 times, i think. but, that song, 'I'm Coming Home,' i SWEAR P. Diddy wrote for me. except for all the parts that are clearly about him. MAN i love this song. i blast it like, everywhere.
so, i downloaded the Diddy Dirty Money whole new album, but i haven't listened to it yet.
ummmm. ok. i think that's all for tonight.
the football game is on tonight, so i'm up in my bedroom with Ruby Tuesday.
ok. i'm going to brave the living room. maybe the game is almost over.....?
take care, friends. i'll update more this week after i've gone to Murdock Lake. i'll take pictures for you! that sounds great, actually.
OH! and LUNAR ECLIPSE TOMORROW NIGHT! i'll be there. maybe watching it at Murdock Lake, which will become my new stomping grounds, i'm assuming.
ok! take care! be well!
it has been a long time.
i don't know. i've been in this kinda weird mood this past week. i would say overall i've been kind of melancholy. i guess it's the holiday season and everything is colorful and cheery, and i've just been feeling kind of weird about something, which i think is emphasized even more this time of year.
anyways. let me tell you about my town.
Berwick, Maine. generally a low-key, nothing is happening town. but recently, i've discovered there is a giant lake kind of near my house, and i plan on discovering it. on Google maps, it's called Murdock Lake, but apparently the locals call it 'Hatfield Pond.' two completely different names. i prefer Murdock Lake, because of the similarity to the character in Titanic, Mr. Murdoch. he's the handsome one who shoots himself near the end.
anyways, Murdock Lake. it's apparently 165 acres wide and 6 feet deep. there's a boat launch too. and, i plan on visiting this lake. like, everyday from now on. i still have yet to see it, but i have a feeling it's going to be awesome. i mean, a LAKE. or, POND. that has been in your town for probably longer than you have, and you never knew it existed UNTIL NOW. this is really exciting to me.
also really exciting to me: i recently discovered that there is 1.5 square miles of my town that is known as a CDP (census designated place) and, if wikipedia is correct, APPARENTLY, the laws of the state do not apply in CDP areas. i could be reading that totally wrong, and interpreting it only as i want to - BUT - if that's true, then my plan is to mark off that area with some kind of tape, and then go inside that area and start a revolution. of some kind.
maybe if we can get the entire town to stand within this 1.5 square mile area, then first we'll take over the whole town, and eventually the entire state of Maine. there's not many people in maine anyways.
anyways - mainly i'm obsessed with this "no-laws apply area." do other people know this? is this even true? probably not.
also, Murdock Lake. i can't wait to go there. i think i'm going there tomorrow. from the satellite google map, it looks like there's a beach or something. i'm super excited. like, super excited.
last weekend, we had a huge hurricane-like rain storm here and kara and i went to the beach at like, midnight and it was AWESOME. it was freezing cold and like, downpouring and SO SUPER WINDY. but, we got out of the car and i walked down to the beach. it was awesome.
i went to the beach again today and just sat for a while by myself until my eyes started watering because it was so cold. i don't think i had ever sat at the beach by myself before. i liked it a lot. it was kind of powerful, in a way.
like, being in the Airport Lounge all by yourself in the middle of the night. THAT kind of power.
let me get back to talking about my town.
so, it's a pretty small town. but, there are some areas that take like, half an hour to get to. like, basically from housing development to housing development. and, some of kara's friends live in this other development that's like, half an hour away, but in the same town. and i always hate going there because it takes so long.
BUT. there is this one secret road that connect the two "sides" of town. it's called Ridlon Road. and TONIGHT was the first time i had EVER been down it. and now - i'm obsessed with it. it's the most awesome creepy road ever. and it runs right next to Murdock Lake, although the lake is partially hidden by trees.
i had never been down this road because it's not paved all the way. like, there's this giant section of road in between the two paved sections that is dirt, and so that's why i've never been down it. but tonight kara and i wanted to go on a mini-sister adventure, and she was like,
KARA: Wanna go down Ridlon Road?
JULIE: UM YES.
there was this awesome tiny bridge that i loved. it was super cute. but, some of the houses down that road are NICE. like, three story nice. and there are a million other tiny housing developments going in down there. it's crazyness. who is buying these giant three-story houses??
i feel like i'm discovering my town in a whole new way. now that i'm living here again, and i'm older. i don't know. it's this new weird sense of appreciation.
maybe i'll write and direct a movie about my town called, 'The Town.' about bank robbers or something..
so, besides the melancholy mood, i'm generally doing okay. been catching up with some old friends this week, which has been cool. today i hung around a lighthouse, which was awesome.
which leads me to be sad that i am not a lighthouse keeper. i was reading through my journal that i kept while i was in Ireland and for some reason i wrote, "when i leave Hannah House, i will become a lighthouse keeper." and that was like, one and a half years ago.
i also really want to go to a River City Extension concert. because there, it is nothing but happy and wonderful. and also rocking.
which leads me to further plug RCE, by telling you to go get a FREE DOWNLOAD of their new Christmas song.
FREE CHRISTMAS SONG DOWNLOAD HERE!!!!!!!
it's awesome and sad. last night, i actually almost cried listening to it for like, the one millionth time. not only is it a Christmas song, but it's also kind of a reflection on death. so, bonus.
also, have i told you about my recent hip hop obsession? i don't think so. Diddy Dirty Money. these guys are performing on every late night show. i've seen it like, 4 times, i think. but, that song, 'I'm Coming Home,' i SWEAR P. Diddy wrote for me. except for all the parts that are clearly about him. MAN i love this song. i blast it like, everywhere.
so, i downloaded the Diddy Dirty Money whole new album, but i haven't listened to it yet.
ummmm. ok. i think that's all for tonight.
the football game is on tonight, so i'm up in my bedroom with Ruby Tuesday.
ok. i'm going to brave the living room. maybe the game is almost over.....?
take care, friends. i'll update more this week after i've gone to Murdock Lake. i'll take pictures for you! that sounds great, actually.
OH! and LUNAR ECLIPSE TOMORROW NIGHT! i'll be there. maybe watching it at Murdock Lake, which will become my new stomping grounds, i'm assuming.
ok! take care! be well!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
t6rrrrrrrrry7
Ruby Tuesday just wrote that subject line. I was going to have it be some pretty line from a Taylor Swift song, but then she stepped on the keyboard and wrote that instead. Eh, I'll keep it.
Actually, I should have had the subject of this entry be I LOVE RIVER CITY EXTENSION SO FREAKING MUCH. They might just be the number one best thing about this year.
So, tonight was the big River City Extension show in Boston. They were playing at The Paradise opening for Dashboard Confessional. Big band, big venue. How did I find out about this show? Oh! Because Joe, the lead singer, notified me by posting on my Facebook wall. Yess, he did that. And I was excited for like, a month. Actually, I'm still excited about that. He let me know via Facebook wall post. AWESOME.
UNFORTUNATELY, I was unable to go to the show in Boston tonight because of my grandmother's 98th birthday celebration. Pretty good reason. My awesome family is hanging out together and it's great.
HOWEVER, I was very, very bummed out because the band has been releasing all sorts of tour dates, and none of them are very close to here... so I don't know the next time I'll see them. And I haven't seen them since September. Which, should be illegal. Like, illegal in every state. You must see River City Extension at least once a month. AT LEAST. When I'm president I'm making that a law. The law of RCE. It's gonna happen.
Anyways, so tonight I was still pretty sad about missing the show, so I tweeted this:
(the @rvrctyext is River City Extension's twitter name.)
AND THEN. AND THEN. And then!!!!!! I got a most wonderful response from Joe. He wrote:
Love that man. Love that band. How happy does River City Extension make me??? So incredibly happy. It's ridiculous. Seriously.
The band released a new song the other night at midnight on their Facebook page, and EVERYONE should go listen to it. It's called, 'Golden Tongue (Thanatopsis)' and it's maybe like, the best song ever. I had it stuck in my head all day today. For realz. So sad and so beautiful.
I just think about how awesome and wonderful that band is, and it's almost too much to handle. I listen to Joe's lyrics and I can't believe that he's saying these things in real life. It's just like, "yes. that's how it is." I'm continually amazed with the connection I feel to some of these songs.
If you haven't started listening to River City Extension YOU NEED TO RIGHT NOW. Because, friends, this band is incredible. And, um, did you read that tweet that Joe sent to me above? It was really nice. Best band ever.
gather up my soul and then,
give a piece to all my friends
let them know i tried my best
to keep the love and burn the rest
'keep the love and burn the rest.'
♡
Actually, I should have had the subject of this entry be I LOVE RIVER CITY EXTENSION SO FREAKING MUCH. They might just be the number one best thing about this year.
So, tonight was the big River City Extension show in Boston. They were playing at The Paradise opening for Dashboard Confessional. Big band, big venue. How did I find out about this show? Oh! Because Joe, the lead singer, notified me by posting on my Facebook wall. Yess, he did that. And I was excited for like, a month. Actually, I'm still excited about that. He let me know via Facebook wall post. AWESOME.
UNFORTUNATELY, I was unable to go to the show in Boston tonight because of my grandmother's 98th birthday celebration. Pretty good reason. My awesome family is hanging out together and it's great.
HOWEVER, I was very, very bummed out because the band has been releasing all sorts of tour dates, and none of them are very close to here... so I don't know the next time I'll see them. And I haven't seen them since September. Which, should be illegal. Like, illegal in every state. You must see River City Extension at least once a month. AT LEAST. When I'm president I'm making that a law. The law of RCE. It's gonna happen.
Anyways, so tonight I was still pretty sad about missing the show, so I tweeted this:
(the @rvrctyext is River City Extension's twitter name.)
AND THEN. AND THEN. And then!!!!!! I got a most wonderful response from Joe. He wrote:
Love that man. Love that band. How happy does River City Extension make me??? So incredibly happy. It's ridiculous. Seriously.
The band released a new song the other night at midnight on their Facebook page, and EVERYONE should go listen to it. It's called, 'Golden Tongue (Thanatopsis)' and it's maybe like, the best song ever. I had it stuck in my head all day today. For realz. So sad and so beautiful.
I just think about how awesome and wonderful that band is, and it's almost too much to handle. I listen to Joe's lyrics and I can't believe that he's saying these things in real life. It's just like, "yes. that's how it is." I'm continually amazed with the connection I feel to some of these songs.
If you haven't started listening to River City Extension YOU NEED TO RIGHT NOW. Because, friends, this band is incredible. And, um, did you read that tweet that Joe sent to me above? It was really nice. Best band ever.
gather up my soul and then,
give a piece to all my friends
let them know i tried my best
to keep the love and burn the rest
'keep the love and burn the rest.'
♡
Monday, December 6, 2010
Competitive Mind Sports: Game #2
Ongoing?
I'm undecided to whether I complete this second challenge. These were the outlined goals:
- clean out my closet and bureau
- set up bags of clothes to donate to Planet Aid boxes
- bring my huge suitcase upstairs and unpack it into my closet and bureau
- get ready for a trip to the laundromat
Let's go over them one by one.
- clean out my closet and bureau
Complete. Closet was cleaned out. Bureau was cleaned out of all unwanted clothes.
- set up bags of clothes to donate to Planet Aid boxes
Complete. Giant bag of clothes ready to go.
- bring my huge suitcase upstairs and unpack it into my closet and bureau
Complete. Kara brought up the huge suitcase and I unpacked it! My familiar clothes are once again hanging up in a closet. Some clothes have been unpacked into the bureau. Still deciding on what I want hanging versus what I want folded. I dislike putting clothes into drawers. I'd rather them in the closet.
- get ready for a trip to the laundromat
Complete? I have piles of laundry ready to go. The trip just has to happen. Maybe... tomorrow? If Kara wants to come with me. I don't want to go by myself. Although, I feel like in movies and things, people always meet cute boys in laundromats. Hmm. Not just cute boys, but generally cool people. I bet this is one of those things that doesn't really happen in real life. Only in the movies. Like most of life, I suppose. Bummer.
ANYWAYS. I'd say I successfully completed this edition of Competitive Mind Sports, Game #2. I think I was expecting my bedroom to be a lot cleaner after this event happened. But, it's not at all. So, I think that's why I was confused as to whether or not I had succeeded.
I like these Mind Sports. Since I don't enjoy normal sports, this is a great way to keep active. Kind of. That, plus going to the gym. Which Kara and I have been doing a lot. Last night 'Grease' was on one of the tvs. It was great. Although, we were hoping for Harry Potter, since ABC Family was having a HP marathon ALL DAY.
Kara watched a lot of it. I watched like, the end of the Chamber of Secrets, most of the Prisoner of Azkaban, then we went to the gym and arrived back between the 2nd and 3rd challenge of the Tri-Wizard Tournament in Goblet of Fire, and then watched all of the Order of the Phoenix. I really want to see Half-Blood Prince again. I've only seen that once, and it was in theaters on opening night with Kara and Maria.
The three of us are planning on going to the midnight showing of the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. AND - considering dressing up. Maria wants to be Luna Lovegood, I want Kara to be Mr. Ollivander. I love that guy. When Harry is first picking out his wand in the Sorceror's Stone, that's like, my favorite part of the whole movie. Love Mr. Ollivander.
The other night, I had this weird dream. I guess I've been having weird dreams lately. Perhaps it comes with the transition/crisis period in my life right now.
The dream was, I was married and had this baby. I don't know who I was married to. But, we had a baby boy. He was 7 months old. And, he was very sick, like he had some disease. Also, the entire world was like, going through catastrophe or something. Kind of like at the end of Children of Men during that long tracking shot when they're running away from all the gunfire. Like, things are bad. And, me and my husband are trying to find a way to save our baby. Actually, kind of exactly like Children of Men, haha. Wow, I never picked up on that part until I just said that. Weird.
Anyways, there is this vaccine that will most likely save our baby, who is about to die, but you're not supposed to have the vaccine before you're 9 months old. Baby is 7 months.
So, I'm just sitting on this crate, like, knowing the baby is going to die very soon, and then this old woman comes up behind me, and jabs the vaccination into the baby's leg.
And then I woke up. Weird, huh?
Vaccination
To dream that you are getting vaccinated, suggests that you need to overcome your vulnerabilities. Things that may initially hurt you will be beneficial to you in the long run. You need to take better care of yourself.
To dream that someone is getting vaccinated, indicates that you are being influenced by the beliefs and wishes of others.
Catastrophe
To experience a catastrophe in your dream, represents sudden instability and upheaval in your waking life. You are feeling extremely anxious about the unknown changes that are in store for you.
Sick
To dream that you or others are sick, denotes discordance and trouble in your life. It may signal a part of yourself that needs to be healed, either physically or mentally. Perhaps you are wallowing in your own self pity. you need to quit feeling sorry for yourself.
Baby
To see a baby in your dream, signifies innocence, warmth and new beginnings. Babies symbolize something in your own inner nature that is pure, vulnerable, helpless and/or uncorrupted.
(the whole baby description was really long, so I just picked out that part.)
Yep. That was my dream. Kind of interesting, I guess. My dream life is way more interesting than my awake life. The fact that babies symbolize all that good stuff, but that there was all this horrible stuff happening to the baby in my dream, is kind of sad.
I guess I'm in a sad mood today. For one thing, I keep thinking it's Tuesday. I don't know why this is bothering me so much. I don't know. I guess I just want to do something. But, I don't know what. It feels kind of weird to be in one place all the time. It feels weird that this is December. I'm not sure what's going to happen next year. It's kind of scary, but kind of wonderful.
Today I spray painted things. So, we just had the kitchen re-painted. New hardware is on the cabinets and there's a new stove. So, the paper towel and napkin holder that we had previously, did not match. Luckily, they are metal. And also luckily, I have been really wanted to spray paint something metal.
So I convinced my mom that she shouldn't buy a new paper towel and napkin holder, that she should instead, let me spray paint the old ones. So, we bought spray paint! And TODAY - it happened. I spray painted!!!! It was awesome. I loved it.
Although, it was pretty freezing outside. It was also snowing. So, it was hard. And I couldn't feel my hands for like, 15 minutes after I went back inside. But, it was a lot of fun. I want to spray paint everything now.
Also my day has included:
1. Eating a cinnamon bagel with strawberry cream cheese. I also convinced my mom to buy me strawberry cream cheese at the grocery store the other day. It's pretty much changed my life for the better. Also, I'm pretty good at convincing, I guess. Maybe I should become a lawyer. No, just kidding. Ha. Good joke, Julie.
2. Listening to Taylor Swift. A lot. Very loudly. Especially tracks like, "Mean," and "The Story of Us." I've never heard silence quite this loud. Love that lyric sooooo freaking much.
3. Taking a shower. Singing Taylor Swift in the shower? #yepididthat
That's pretty much been it. Not exciting as always.
I'm sorry. I feel like I'm in a bad mood.
Exactly one year ago my old computer completely died. Remember that saga? I do. My new laptop is about to turn ! That was supposed to be a 1 with a ! after it. But, it just turned into a !. I guess I should have a birthday party or something.
Also, I'll have a celebration coming up for the first time I ever saw Crash Kings. This is going to be an exciting week for parties. Maybe I'll dress up. No, probably not.
Aahhhhhh why am I in a bad/sad mood?? I don't know. Which makes it worse because I'm mad and sad at myself for being in a crappy mood for no reason.
I feel like I don't like my hair. I recently did this huge re-dying project where I dyed the whole thing dark brown. Including the teal parts, which looked pretty because, they didn't all dye completely dark brown, so it was like, dark brown/blue/green streaks. Kinda funky. But then, I rebleached out the sections I wanted teal. It was hard rebleaching them. And then I dyed the bleached sections back to teal.
This process took like, three days. For serious. And, I feel like now, the teal is fading really quickly. I might re-teal...? IDK. Maybe I'll do that and it'll make me feel better. I get a lot of compliments on the teal hair, so I don't want to get rid of it. I also feel like it makes me feel cooler, obviously. I believe the percentage was like, 70% cooler than my previous self, or something.
Also, Tonks from Harry Potter has different colored hair. And Professor Lupin marries her. And I'm in love with him.
Also, Jason Schwartzman is in love with Ramona Flowers and her teal hair in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. And I'm also in love with Jason Schwartzman. As everybody knows. Seriously, I think everyone knows that.
Oookkkkkk. I think I'm gonna call it quits right now. Go downstairs and wait for Kara to come home from work. I'm excited about that, even though I know she is going to abandon me right away to watch the football game. Oh well.
Alright, have a great night. I'll talk to you all laterrrrrr.
Keep warm. Sweet dreams.
♡
I'm undecided to whether I complete this second challenge. These were the outlined goals:
- clean out my closet and bureau
- set up bags of clothes to donate to Planet Aid boxes
- bring my huge suitcase upstairs and unpack it into my closet and bureau
- get ready for a trip to the laundromat
Let's go over them one by one.
- clean out my closet and bureau
Complete. Closet was cleaned out. Bureau was cleaned out of all unwanted clothes.
- set up bags of clothes to donate to Planet Aid boxes
Complete. Giant bag of clothes ready to go.
- bring my huge suitcase upstairs and unpack it into my closet and bureau
Complete. Kara brought up the huge suitcase and I unpacked it! My familiar clothes are once again hanging up in a closet. Some clothes have been unpacked into the bureau. Still deciding on what I want hanging versus what I want folded. I dislike putting clothes into drawers. I'd rather them in the closet.
- get ready for a trip to the laundromat
Complete? I have piles of laundry ready to go. The trip just has to happen. Maybe... tomorrow? If Kara wants to come with me. I don't want to go by myself. Although, I feel like in movies and things, people always meet cute boys in laundromats. Hmm. Not just cute boys, but generally cool people. I bet this is one of those things that doesn't really happen in real life. Only in the movies. Like most of life, I suppose. Bummer.
ANYWAYS. I'd say I successfully completed this edition of Competitive Mind Sports, Game #2. I think I was expecting my bedroom to be a lot cleaner after this event happened. But, it's not at all. So, I think that's why I was confused as to whether or not I had succeeded.
I like these Mind Sports. Since I don't enjoy normal sports, this is a great way to keep active. Kind of. That, plus going to the gym. Which Kara and I have been doing a lot. Last night 'Grease' was on one of the tvs. It was great. Although, we were hoping for Harry Potter, since ABC Family was having a HP marathon ALL DAY.
Kara watched a lot of it. I watched like, the end of the Chamber of Secrets, most of the Prisoner of Azkaban, then we went to the gym and arrived back between the 2nd and 3rd challenge of the Tri-Wizard Tournament in Goblet of Fire, and then watched all of the Order of the Phoenix. I really want to see Half-Blood Prince again. I've only seen that once, and it was in theaters on opening night with Kara and Maria.
The three of us are planning on going to the midnight showing of the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. AND - considering dressing up. Maria wants to be Luna Lovegood, I want Kara to be Mr. Ollivander. I love that guy. When Harry is first picking out his wand in the Sorceror's Stone, that's like, my favorite part of the whole movie. Love Mr. Ollivander.
The other night, I had this weird dream. I guess I've been having weird dreams lately. Perhaps it comes with the transition/crisis period in my life right now.
The dream was, I was married and had this baby. I don't know who I was married to. But, we had a baby boy. He was 7 months old. And, he was very sick, like he had some disease. Also, the entire world was like, going through catastrophe or something. Kind of like at the end of Children of Men during that long tracking shot when they're running away from all the gunfire. Like, things are bad. And, me and my husband are trying to find a way to save our baby. Actually, kind of exactly like Children of Men, haha. Wow, I never picked up on that part until I just said that. Weird.
Anyways, there is this vaccine that will most likely save our baby, who is about to die, but you're not supposed to have the vaccine before you're 9 months old. Baby is 7 months.
So, I'm just sitting on this crate, like, knowing the baby is going to die very soon, and then this old woman comes up behind me, and jabs the vaccination into the baby's leg.
And then I woke up. Weird, huh?
Vaccination
To dream that you are getting vaccinated, suggests that you need to overcome your vulnerabilities. Things that may initially hurt you will be beneficial to you in the long run. You need to take better care of yourself.
To dream that someone is getting vaccinated, indicates that you are being influenced by the beliefs and wishes of others.
Catastrophe
To experience a catastrophe in your dream, represents sudden instability and upheaval in your waking life. You are feeling extremely anxious about the unknown changes that are in store for you.
Sick
To dream that you or others are sick, denotes discordance and trouble in your life. It may signal a part of yourself that needs to be healed, either physically or mentally. Perhaps you are wallowing in your own self pity. you need to quit feeling sorry for yourself.
Baby
To see a baby in your dream, signifies innocence, warmth and new beginnings. Babies symbolize something in your own inner nature that is pure, vulnerable, helpless and/or uncorrupted.
(the whole baby description was really long, so I just picked out that part.)
Yep. That was my dream. Kind of interesting, I guess. My dream life is way more interesting than my awake life. The fact that babies symbolize all that good stuff, but that there was all this horrible stuff happening to the baby in my dream, is kind of sad.
I guess I'm in a sad mood today. For one thing, I keep thinking it's Tuesday. I don't know why this is bothering me so much. I don't know. I guess I just want to do something. But, I don't know what. It feels kind of weird to be in one place all the time. It feels weird that this is December. I'm not sure what's going to happen next year. It's kind of scary, but kind of wonderful.
Today I spray painted things. So, we just had the kitchen re-painted. New hardware is on the cabinets and there's a new stove. So, the paper towel and napkin holder that we had previously, did not match. Luckily, they are metal. And also luckily, I have been really wanted to spray paint something metal.
So I convinced my mom that she shouldn't buy a new paper towel and napkin holder, that she should instead, let me spray paint the old ones. So, we bought spray paint! And TODAY - it happened. I spray painted!!!! It was awesome. I loved it.
Although, it was pretty freezing outside. It was also snowing. So, it was hard. And I couldn't feel my hands for like, 15 minutes after I went back inside. But, it was a lot of fun. I want to spray paint everything now.
Also my day has included:
1. Eating a cinnamon bagel with strawberry cream cheese. I also convinced my mom to buy me strawberry cream cheese at the grocery store the other day. It's pretty much changed my life for the better. Also, I'm pretty good at convincing, I guess. Maybe I should become a lawyer. No, just kidding. Ha. Good joke, Julie.
2. Listening to Taylor Swift. A lot. Very loudly. Especially tracks like, "Mean," and "The Story of Us." I've never heard silence quite this loud. Love that lyric sooooo freaking much.
3. Taking a shower. Singing Taylor Swift in the shower? #yepididthat
That's pretty much been it. Not exciting as always.
I'm sorry. I feel like I'm in a bad mood.
Exactly one year ago my old computer completely died. Remember that saga? I do. My new laptop is about to turn ! That was supposed to be a 1 with a ! after it. But, it just turned into a !. I guess I should have a birthday party or something.
Also, I'll have a celebration coming up for the first time I ever saw Crash Kings. This is going to be an exciting week for parties. Maybe I'll dress up. No, probably not.
Aahhhhhh why am I in a bad/sad mood?? I don't know. Which makes it worse because I'm mad and sad at myself for being in a crappy mood for no reason.
I feel like I don't like my hair. I recently did this huge re-dying project where I dyed the whole thing dark brown. Including the teal parts, which looked pretty because, they didn't all dye completely dark brown, so it was like, dark brown/blue/green streaks. Kinda funky. But then, I rebleached out the sections I wanted teal. It was hard rebleaching them. And then I dyed the bleached sections back to teal.
This process took like, three days. For serious. And, I feel like now, the teal is fading really quickly. I might re-teal...? IDK. Maybe I'll do that and it'll make me feel better. I get a lot of compliments on the teal hair, so I don't want to get rid of it. I also feel like it makes me feel cooler, obviously. I believe the percentage was like, 70% cooler than my previous self, or something.
Also, Tonks from Harry Potter has different colored hair. And Professor Lupin marries her. And I'm in love with him.
Also, Jason Schwartzman is in love with Ramona Flowers and her teal hair in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. And I'm also in love with Jason Schwartzman. As everybody knows. Seriously, I think everyone knows that.
Oookkkkkk. I think I'm gonna call it quits right now. Go downstairs and wait for Kara to come home from work. I'm excited about that, even though I know she is going to abandon me right away to watch the football game. Oh well.
Alright, have a great night. I'll talk to you all laterrrrrr.
Keep warm. Sweet dreams.
♡
Thursday, December 2, 2010
'always in this twilight'
I've listened to the Florence and the Machine record like, maybe 10 times today. I never get tired of it.
We had a new stove delivered today. I was in charge of letting the stove people in. Super nice guys. Nick and Tyrone. They will be getting a '10' on the delivery survey. Handsome guys, too. The process of moving stoves (and other large appliances, I would imagine) is nothing like I would have thought. I thought they would move it out on a dolly. BUT NO.
So, they were wearing these large strap things, like a backpack, but then there was a large strap connecting them to each other. I thought it was kind of cute. And then, they came in the house, tipped the stove back, knelt down, put the connecting strap under the stove, and then lifted it. So like, the stove weight was between the two of them. It was awesome. I wanted to just stare at them, but I thought that maybe would be creepy. I kind of did anyways.
And then they brought the new stove in the same way! And once it was on the ground I said,
JULIE: That thing is so awesome.
NICK: Yeah! It's way easier than using a dolly.
JULIE: It's like, super hardcore.
I couldn't believe it. I'm still in amazement. I have a new respect for anyone who moves large appliances.
So, the new stove is in. Tyrone said not to use it until it gets to room temperature, or else it may crack. It's a fancy stove. Like, a flat top one. With a non-broken door!
The reason we had to get a new stove, was because when the kitchen was being painted, the painters moved the stove out from the wall, and they broke the door. Or like, broke the vent thing that's above the door. The door still opened, but you had to do this tricky maneuver that no one except me could figure out. So, anytime for the past week and a half that we were using the oven, I needed to be present to open it up. Perhaps it's because of my small hands? Or willingness to reach into hott ovens with no worry of burning my hands. Because for some reason, I have no sense of hott and cold. Because, in order to open the oven, you needed to semi touch a hott oven surface. There was like, this metal piece that was hanging down too low inside the oven door, which was preventing it from opening.
Normally, it wasn't too hott. But like, on Thanksgiving, when the oven was on all day, it got kind of hott. Like, if an oven mitt would have fit into the small space, I would have used it. But, it didn't. And those glove-oven mitts that are semi-freaky, were like, $15. Not worth it to have a tiny burn on your hand.
ANYWAYS. I hadn't intended to tell you any of this. And now I've been talking for like, 20 minutes about this. Crazy.
The new oven is nice. I guess it's called a "range." Range? Oven? Stove? Do they all mean the same thing?? IDK! That's why I don't work at Home Depot. That's probably like, training day #1.
What I wanted to tell you about, was these dreams I had last week. I had two of them in a row.
I can't exactly remember what was happening in the second dream. I remembered it last week, and I told Kara. But she's at work right now. So I can't ask her.
But both dreams involved a massive power outage. The first dream, I was moving to a new area and applying for a job in this cafe, and then just as I was talking to the lady about working there, this huge storm moved in and the power went out, and myself and all the patrons of the cafe were trapped in the restaurant until the power came back on. Because it was too dangerous to go outside.
And then the second dream, was kind of the same idea, I remember. Like, a big storm which caused the power to go out for like, 7 hours, I think.
I just thought this was weird, having two dreams about power outages right in a row. And, it kind of freaked me out. So, I looked it up...
BLACKOUT:
To dream that there is a blackout, indicates your lack of insight and perspective on a situation. You may be feeling frustrated or experiencing failure in some work that you are attempting. The blackout may also symbolize ignorance, the unconscious, evil, death, or fear of the unknown.
STORM:
We had a new stove delivered today. I was in charge of letting the stove people in. Super nice guys. Nick and Tyrone. They will be getting a '10' on the delivery survey. Handsome guys, too. The process of moving stoves (and other large appliances, I would imagine) is nothing like I would have thought. I thought they would move it out on a dolly. BUT NO.
So, they were wearing these large strap things, like a backpack, but then there was a large strap connecting them to each other. I thought it was kind of cute. And then, they came in the house, tipped the stove back, knelt down, put the connecting strap under the stove, and then lifted it. So like, the stove weight was between the two of them. It was awesome. I wanted to just stare at them, but I thought that maybe would be creepy. I kind of did anyways.
And then they brought the new stove in the same way! And once it was on the ground I said,
JULIE: That thing is so awesome.
NICK: Yeah! It's way easier than using a dolly.
JULIE: It's like, super hardcore.
I couldn't believe it. I'm still in amazement. I have a new respect for anyone who moves large appliances.
So, the new stove is in. Tyrone said not to use it until it gets to room temperature, or else it may crack. It's a fancy stove. Like, a flat top one. With a non-broken door!
The reason we had to get a new stove, was because when the kitchen was being painted, the painters moved the stove out from the wall, and they broke the door. Or like, broke the vent thing that's above the door. The door still opened, but you had to do this tricky maneuver that no one except me could figure out. So, anytime for the past week and a half that we were using the oven, I needed to be present to open it up. Perhaps it's because of my small hands? Or willingness to reach into hott ovens with no worry of burning my hands. Because for some reason, I have no sense of hott and cold. Because, in order to open the oven, you needed to semi touch a hott oven surface. There was like, this metal piece that was hanging down too low inside the oven door, which was preventing it from opening.
Normally, it wasn't too hott. But like, on Thanksgiving, when the oven was on all day, it got kind of hott. Like, if an oven mitt would have fit into the small space, I would have used it. But, it didn't. And those glove-oven mitts that are semi-freaky, were like, $15. Not worth it to have a tiny burn on your hand.
ANYWAYS. I hadn't intended to tell you any of this. And now I've been talking for like, 20 minutes about this. Crazy.
The new oven is nice. I guess it's called a "range." Range? Oven? Stove? Do they all mean the same thing?? IDK! That's why I don't work at Home Depot. That's probably like, training day #1.
What I wanted to tell you about, was these dreams I had last week. I had two of them in a row.
I can't exactly remember what was happening in the second dream. I remembered it last week, and I told Kara. But she's at work right now. So I can't ask her.
But both dreams involved a massive power outage. The first dream, I was moving to a new area and applying for a job in this cafe, and then just as I was talking to the lady about working there, this huge storm moved in and the power went out, and myself and all the patrons of the cafe were trapped in the restaurant until the power came back on. Because it was too dangerous to go outside.
And then the second dream, was kind of the same idea, I remember. Like, a big storm which caused the power to go out for like, 7 hours, I think.
I just thought this was weird, having two dreams about power outages right in a row. And, it kind of freaked me out. So, I looked it up...
BLACKOUT:
To dream that there is a blackout, indicates your lack of insight and perspective on a situation. You may be feeling frustrated or experiencing failure in some work that you are attempting. The blackout may also symbolize ignorance, the unconscious, evil, death, or fear of the unknown.
STORM:
To see a storm in your dream, signifies some overwhelming struggle, shock, loss or catastrophe in your waking life. The storm also represents unexpressed fears or emotions, such as anger, rage, turmoil, etc. On a more positive note, the storm symbolizes your rising spirituality. It may signal rapid changes ahead for you.
To dream that you take cover in a storm, foretells that whatever disturbance or problems is occurring in your life will quickly blow over. Consider also the phrase "weather the storm", which refers to your ability and strength to withstand whatever comes.
I guess it kind of seems like these two things are related. Kind of scary, but also kind of comforting in a strange way. Clearly, it means that my trying to get a job is bad news.
I got something in the mail yesterday about retirement and collecting Social Security and everything. It was probably the creepiest piece of mail I've ever gotten. Like, they had a lot of information about me. But also, I was like,
JULIE: I guess I'll just retire!!!
But, it really wasn't about that. It was basically letting me know that I've worked for enough years so that if I for some reason, become disabled and cannot work, I will be allowed to collect Social Security. I think. I think that's what they told me.
So, here's the plan:
1. get married
2. have a baby
3. become emotionally disabled
4. collect social security
great! If you're married and have children, then you get more Social Security money. And that will solve my problem of not knowing what I want to do with my life. Avoidance! Yep. That's my method. It's worked well for 25 years.
Actually, I got something else in the mail a few days ago and it was from the New England Technical Institute. Or, New England Institute of Technology... one of those two. And it said on the outside of the envelope, "important career information!" So I was like, "oh, great!" So, I opened it and read all about their courses and programs.
And NOW, I think I want to become a surgical technician. Cool, right?!?! Either that, or an interior designer. OR, go into aviation science. And become a PILOT. How cool would that be?!?! Except pilots work under pretty bad conditions. Also, I'm not really good at being in airports because I get really mad and rude at people. I've just had bad experiences. So, maybe I shouldn't become a pilot.
Actually, there's probably some warning that comes up when I book an airline ticket because I did so much research on Fidel Castro and Che Guevara my last year of college. That would make sense, since I've had so many problems at airports. Especially going through customs. But actually, this has been going on since I was little. Before Div 3.
ANYWAYS.
Surgical tech seems cool. And ever since I was in 5th grade I've wanted to become a brain surgeon. So, maybe that's step one?? Wouldn't it be funny if I actually ended up a brain surgeon?? Like, after all this indecision about everything in my life. THAT'S what I become. I would love that. I like tedious things like taking things apart, so I think I'd be good at surgery. Haha, that's probably not a great reason to cut open someone's brain.
Oooo but doesn't that just sound cool??? Like, powerful and awesome?? To actually understand something like a brain? And like, there's a problem with the brain, and you will most likely know how to fix it. That sounds great. Like, to KNOW what to do.
I'd take any kind of surgery, actually. Except you probably have to wake up early to be a surgeon.
I'd also like to do something with weather. Like, not be a meteorologist, but be like, the person who reports to the meteorologist. Like, the science person who knows everything about what everything means. Unless there's no science person, and the meteorologist does all the work.
I like science a lot. But, for some reason I always hated it in school. And did pretty bad.
This makes me think that you shouldn't go to school until you're older. Like, start school at age 10, or something. And then you'd finish high school when you're like, 23 and THEN go to college.
Perhaps I'll think about this some more and then work it into my presidential campaign. I wonder if there's ever been a former brain surgeon president. Probably not. Although, maybe.
Although, by the time I would have finally finished medical school and got my brain surgeon license, it'd be time to start the presidential campaign. So, that wouldn't look good. Failed brain surgeon as president? Hm. Or, person with a brain surgical license who doesn't actually use it but instead becomes president? Hm.
I need to stop blogging if I ever want to become president. Although, that'd be cool to have a president who blogs while in office. Like, why not? Why is everything so secret? It'd be like, the most popular blog ever.
Although, I can spend a lot of time blogging. And perhaps the American people would rather have a president who spends more time on important issues, rather than blogging about them. But maybe not! Who am I to speak for the American people?
Anyways. What else can I talk about?
Kara and I have to go to Petco tonight. Chowder needs more cat food. Chowder is Ruby Tuesday's older sister. I'm excited to go to Petco, because last time we were there buying her food, we spent like, an hour staring at these hilarious mice. There was this one mouse that was just awesome. He like, thought he was Spiderman or something. Spiderman mouse. He was like, trying to climb the walls. I'm actually laughing just thinking about it. He was so funny. We were laughing pretty hard in the store that night. Haha..
So, we're into December now. I can't believe it at all. How it's been like, a year since last December. I feel like this year flew by.
It's almost been a year since I FIRST saw Crash Kings. Perhaps on that day, I'll have a Crash Kings madness blog post where I post pictures from all 18 shows I've been to. Wait, 18? Is that right? No, that can't be right. Hold on... let's do a quick recap:
- boston
- boston
- providence
- albany
- sayreville, nj
- boston
- west chester, pa
- portland
- boston
- new york city
- chicago
- portsmouth, nh
- boston
- providence
- burlington, vt
- philadelphia
- new york city
- washington, dc
holy crap, that's 18. That's a lot of times seeing Crash Kings. I think that's also the order of the cities we saw them in. I'm pretty impressed. Oh, I love Crash Kings. They are so cool.
So, my goal for this week was to unpack all my clothes into my room and clear out all the clothes I no longer wear. And it's Thursday. And I haven't started yet. I guess I only have one more day to do this. I MUST complete this personal goal.
OH!!!!
I'll do a blog challenge!!!!!! Wait, what were those called??? Hold on,
COMPETITIVE MIND SPORTS!!!!! Yes. This shall be Competitive Mind Sports, Game #2. The first one was when I had to force myself to clean out my bedroom in my apartment with one full rotation of the River City Extension record.
Hm. Well, I definitely can't do this clothes project with one listen to that record.
Okay, I have this playlist that's like, 4 hours and 15 minutes long. I wonder if I can do it in that time.
Perhaps I'll just set a time limit.
I KNOW. Starting at 6pm TONIGHT, I'll give myself 24 HOURS to complete this project. And by 6pm on Friday - it'll be done.
Okay. Now I'm excited about this. Once I put it in the blog - it's REAL. It's ON. And I have to do it. Why do I think like this? I don't know. But, it gets stuff done.
I'll outline the goals for this challenge:
- clean out my closet and bureau
- set up bags of clothes to donate to Planet Aid boxes
- bring my huge suitcase upstairs and unpack it into my closet and bureau
- get ready for a trip to the laundromat
Perhaps the laundromat trip will be a challenge for next week. My mom is making me go to the laundromat because I have too much laundry. I have no problem with that, because I enjoy laundromats. I think it's because I don't mind waiting. Lines, doctor's offices, grocery store checkout, laundromats... nope. I'll wait. I like this about myself. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm a massive procrastinator. Maybe I'm just lazy to do things quickly? (that's probably it.)
ANYWAYS.
COMPETITIVE MIND SPORTS, GAME #2 - Clothes Project. It's ON.
I'm excited about this one, guys. I like including you in my personal goals. I like to have small goals and projects to work on. Long term goals, what? No thanks.
No Day But Today? Yep. Thanks, Rent.
OK. So now my goal is to take a shower. And then maybe start the clothes project. And then meet Kara at Petco, and then go to the gym. Ugghhhhhhhhhh. THE GYM. I hate working out, but I like having an excuse to listen to dance music really loud in my headphones. So, it balances itself out.
Although lately, before I go to sleep, I put in my headphones and listen to dance music anyways. True story. I don't know why I do this right before bed. Like, I'll literally be in bed, lights out, trying to fall asleep with this dance music blaring in my ears. And then like, an hour later, I'll wake up and the dance music will still be playing. Weird. But for some reason, it helps me sleep.
Ok. I seriously started blogging this afternoon with the intention of only telling you about those dreams. But it got out of control pretty quickly when I started talking about the stoves. Or, ranges. Or, ovens. Whatevs.
So! I hope everyone has a great evening!!! It's Thursday!!!! What a great day, right?! Right!
Take care, friends!!! What are you hott plans for this weekend??? Share them with me!
have a beautiful night ♡
I guess it kind of seems like these two things are related. Kind of scary, but also kind of comforting in a strange way. Clearly, it means that my trying to get a job is bad news.
I got something in the mail yesterday about retirement and collecting Social Security and everything. It was probably the creepiest piece of mail I've ever gotten. Like, they had a lot of information about me. But also, I was like,
JULIE: I guess I'll just retire!!!
But, it really wasn't about that. It was basically letting me know that I've worked for enough years so that if I for some reason, become disabled and cannot work, I will be allowed to collect Social Security. I think. I think that's what they told me.
So, here's the plan:
1. get married
2. have a baby
3. become emotionally disabled
4. collect social security
great! If you're married and have children, then you get more Social Security money. And that will solve my problem of not knowing what I want to do with my life. Avoidance! Yep. That's my method. It's worked well for 25 years.
Actually, I got something else in the mail a few days ago and it was from the New England Technical Institute. Or, New England Institute of Technology... one of those two. And it said on the outside of the envelope, "important career information!" So I was like, "oh, great!" So, I opened it and read all about their courses and programs.
And NOW, I think I want to become a surgical technician. Cool, right?!?! Either that, or an interior designer. OR, go into aviation science. And become a PILOT. How cool would that be?!?! Except pilots work under pretty bad conditions. Also, I'm not really good at being in airports because I get really mad and rude at people. I've just had bad experiences. So, maybe I shouldn't become a pilot.
Actually, there's probably some warning that comes up when I book an airline ticket because I did so much research on Fidel Castro and Che Guevara my last year of college. That would make sense, since I've had so many problems at airports. Especially going through customs. But actually, this has been going on since I was little. Before Div 3.
ANYWAYS.
Surgical tech seems cool. And ever since I was in 5th grade I've wanted to become a brain surgeon. So, maybe that's step one?? Wouldn't it be funny if I actually ended up a brain surgeon?? Like, after all this indecision about everything in my life. THAT'S what I become. I would love that. I like tedious things like taking things apart, so I think I'd be good at surgery. Haha, that's probably not a great reason to cut open someone's brain.
Oooo but doesn't that just sound cool??? Like, powerful and awesome?? To actually understand something like a brain? And like, there's a problem with the brain, and you will most likely know how to fix it. That sounds great. Like, to KNOW what to do.
I'd take any kind of surgery, actually. Except you probably have to wake up early to be a surgeon.
I'd also like to do something with weather. Like, not be a meteorologist, but be like, the person who reports to the meteorologist. Like, the science person who knows everything about what everything means. Unless there's no science person, and the meteorologist does all the work.
I like science a lot. But, for some reason I always hated it in school. And did pretty bad.
This makes me think that you shouldn't go to school until you're older. Like, start school at age 10, or something. And then you'd finish high school when you're like, 23 and THEN go to college.
Perhaps I'll think about this some more and then work it into my presidential campaign. I wonder if there's ever been a former brain surgeon president. Probably not. Although, maybe.
Although, by the time I would have finally finished medical school and got my brain surgeon license, it'd be time to start the presidential campaign. So, that wouldn't look good. Failed brain surgeon as president? Hm. Or, person with a brain surgical license who doesn't actually use it but instead becomes president? Hm.
I need to stop blogging if I ever want to become president. Although, that'd be cool to have a president who blogs while in office. Like, why not? Why is everything so secret? It'd be like, the most popular blog ever.
Although, I can spend a lot of time blogging. And perhaps the American people would rather have a president who spends more time on important issues, rather than blogging about them. But maybe not! Who am I to speak for the American people?
Anyways. What else can I talk about?
Kara and I have to go to Petco tonight. Chowder needs more cat food. Chowder is Ruby Tuesday's older sister. I'm excited to go to Petco, because last time we were there buying her food, we spent like, an hour staring at these hilarious mice. There was this one mouse that was just awesome. He like, thought he was Spiderman or something. Spiderman mouse. He was like, trying to climb the walls. I'm actually laughing just thinking about it. He was so funny. We were laughing pretty hard in the store that night. Haha..
So, we're into December now. I can't believe it at all. How it's been like, a year since last December. I feel like this year flew by.
It's almost been a year since I FIRST saw Crash Kings. Perhaps on that day, I'll have a Crash Kings madness blog post where I post pictures from all 18 shows I've been to. Wait, 18? Is that right? No, that can't be right. Hold on... let's do a quick recap:
- boston
- boston
- providence
- albany
- sayreville, nj
- boston
- west chester, pa
- portland
- boston
- new york city
- chicago
- portsmouth, nh
- boston
- providence
- burlington, vt
- philadelphia
- new york city
- washington, dc
holy crap, that's 18. That's a lot of times seeing Crash Kings. I think that's also the order of the cities we saw them in. I'm pretty impressed. Oh, I love Crash Kings. They are so cool.
So, my goal for this week was to unpack all my clothes into my room and clear out all the clothes I no longer wear. And it's Thursday. And I haven't started yet. I guess I only have one more day to do this. I MUST complete this personal goal.
OH!!!!
I'll do a blog challenge!!!!!! Wait, what were those called??? Hold on,
COMPETITIVE MIND SPORTS!!!!! Yes. This shall be Competitive Mind Sports, Game #2. The first one was when I had to force myself to clean out my bedroom in my apartment with one full rotation of the River City Extension record.
Hm. Well, I definitely can't do this clothes project with one listen to that record.
Okay, I have this playlist that's like, 4 hours and 15 minutes long. I wonder if I can do it in that time.
Perhaps I'll just set a time limit.
I KNOW. Starting at 6pm TONIGHT, I'll give myself 24 HOURS to complete this project. And by 6pm on Friday - it'll be done.
Okay. Now I'm excited about this. Once I put it in the blog - it's REAL. It's ON. And I have to do it. Why do I think like this? I don't know. But, it gets stuff done.
I'll outline the goals for this challenge:
- clean out my closet and bureau
- set up bags of clothes to donate to Planet Aid boxes
- bring my huge suitcase upstairs and unpack it into my closet and bureau
- get ready for a trip to the laundromat
Perhaps the laundromat trip will be a challenge for next week. My mom is making me go to the laundromat because I have too much laundry. I have no problem with that, because I enjoy laundromats. I think it's because I don't mind waiting. Lines, doctor's offices, grocery store checkout, laundromats... nope. I'll wait. I like this about myself. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm a massive procrastinator. Maybe I'm just lazy to do things quickly? (that's probably it.)
ANYWAYS.
COMPETITIVE MIND SPORTS, GAME #2 - Clothes Project. It's ON.
I'm excited about this one, guys. I like including you in my personal goals. I like to have small goals and projects to work on. Long term goals, what? No thanks.
No Day But Today? Yep. Thanks, Rent.
OK. So now my goal is to take a shower. And then maybe start the clothes project. And then meet Kara at Petco, and then go to the gym. Ugghhhhhhhhhh. THE GYM. I hate working out, but I like having an excuse to listen to dance music really loud in my headphones. So, it balances itself out.
Although lately, before I go to sleep, I put in my headphones and listen to dance music anyways. True story. I don't know why I do this right before bed. Like, I'll literally be in bed, lights out, trying to fall asleep with this dance music blaring in my ears. And then like, an hour later, I'll wake up and the dance music will still be playing. Weird. But for some reason, it helps me sleep.
Ok. I seriously started blogging this afternoon with the intention of only telling you about those dreams. But it got out of control pretty quickly when I started talking about the stoves. Or, ranges. Or, ovens. Whatevs.
So! I hope everyone has a great evening!!! It's Thursday!!!! What a great day, right?! Right!
Take care, friends!!! What are you hott plans for this weekend??? Share them with me!
have a beautiful night ♡
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