GUYS. UGH. So, yesterday when I blogged, I said I was going out later to get my feather extension, which I've wanted for a very long time. And I just kept talking and talking and talking about it but never actually did it. SO, yesterday I was like, "TODAY IS THE DAY." So I went to the walk-in hair place that does feather extensions and I walked in and said,
JULIE: Hello! I would like some feather extensions please!
And the girl brought me over to her chair and I was getting omg omg omg soooo freaking excited and she gave me the selection of feather extensions and there wasn't any teal. And I said,
JULIE: Ohh, I'm actually looking for teal...
HAIR LADY: Ohh, well, this is all we have today, but the truck is coming with more tomorrow.
What is this no teal business???? Why didn't they have teal?! Clearly it's THE BEST. So, we worked out a deal where she was gonna call me when the truck came in and ASSURED me that there would be teal feather extensions on the truck.
So, cut to today, and I get a voicemail while I'm at work that the feather extension shipment has arrived and that I should come in tonight!!!
Now, ALL DAY at work I'm thinking of how awesome things will be once I get a feather extension. Awesome things will start to happen, I'm sure of it.
So, I RUSH home after work, CHANGE my clothes and RUSH BACK out the door to SPEED to the hair place.
I get there, the excitement building, and go inside... it's not the lady from yesterday. And on top of that - there were no teal feather extensions in the shipment.
NO TEAL. Twice in a row. They did have neon yellow, which would have been my second choice. And, I knew how badly I wanted one, and I was tempted... but knew that I just wouldn't be satisfied unless it was teal.
But I'm also thinking - maybe I'm not meant to get a feather extension?! I mean, I tend to think that everything happens for a reason, and this is twice now that I've been denied teal feather extensions.
So here's my next move: I knew that my friend Brittany has some feather extensions and that her sister is a hairdresser. So, I facebooked Brit to ask her if her sister did the extensions, and she did. So, I think I'll try and call to make an appointment at Brittany's sister's hair place to ensure I get teal and also (obvi) a great hairdresser!!
Don't worry, friends, I'll keep you updated on the feather extension saga. I'm sure you're on the edge of your seat!!
OTHER NEWS IN MY LIFE:
1. The coffee shop that I work at is maybe becoming a bar! Which means that I would become a bartender! I'm excited about this prospect.
2. Kara's birthday is FRIDAY!
3. I took the very first step in becoming a boat captain!! Yeah, like, for realz!! I've been in touch with this guy, Captain Greg, and he teaches courses on how to get your master captain's license through a registered Coast Guard approved class!!
I've been feeling very bored and stuck in my life lately, especially still not knowing what I want to "be," and I keep coming back to boat captain, which I've joked about becoming ever since I was in like, 6th grade. More recently, the goal has turned to water taxi captain.
And so finally I was like, "WAIT. How come I can't actually do this if it's what I want to do???" So I said, "screw you, world, I'll become a boat captain if I want!!!"
The class doesn't start until October, but already the thought of learning navigation and charting skills has gotten me SUPER excited. Like, silly excited.
4. Kara got a grill this week for free!! Which means that everything we now eat is grilled. It smells really good. I like it. It's like Bobby Flay moved in or something.
5. I had a neon coral-y shirt that I had been wearing lately to hang around in, and I had been thinking it might look better with the neck cut out. So last night, I took the scissors to it and cut the neck out!!! It's amazing how much sexier you feel when something falls off your shoulder. Even if you're also wearing sweatpants. :)
6. I kinda want to go into work with Kara tonight. She said she might go in at like, midnight. Is it bad if I go in with her, eat a bunch of bakery items and then leave...?? You have to be quite disciplined when you have a baker for a sister. Something of which I am not..
7. Last night I was bored so I painted gold sparkly nail polish on over my bright pink nail polish and it was like, OMG HOW COME I DON'T DO THIS EVERY DAY?!?!?!
SPEAKING OF WHICH:
8. THIS IS WHY EVERYONE SHOULD CARRY A BOTTLE OF HOTT PINK NAIL POLISH AROUND ALL THE TIME:
The other day I had some time to kill before work and I was sitting in my car doing my hair and makeup (second time this summer), and I noticed that my nail polish was all chipped. And I couldn't go into work like that! But luckily, I carry a bottle of hott pink around with me at all times! In case of emergency!!! Like this!!! So, I quickly repainted and voila! Instant hott!
BRILLZ!
Alright!!!! I think that's it! I hope everyone has been having a lovely, great day and week!!
Talk again soon!!!!!!!
♡
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Remember when I rewrote the ending to Harry Potter?
Yeah. Me too. I have a lot of things to talk about in this entry, and perhaps I'll make a list, but first - I want to talk about Harry Potter.
Remember when I rewrote the ending to HP7 after I finished reading the book?? I feel that was one of my best entries. I encourage you to go back and read that. That's vintage Livejournal, right there.
Anyways, so we went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter. Watched it. And then it was over. Like, over. Folks, can I talk about how sad I am that Harry Potter is over? I was way more sad than I thought I would be. I first started reading the Harry Potter books RIGHT when they came out. Like, RIGHT.
Actually, I like to think that I was the first person in the country to read the first book. (Another reason why I should get some kind of compensation for this whole mania.)
And I actually remember like, opening the first book for the first time and starting to read it. In the back of my dad's car. The day before Kara's birthday. And I remember talking with my high school friends saying, "can you believe that we'll be in our 20's when the movies end!?!?!!" and how like, that was in FOREVER. And now it's already gone.
The end of Harry Potter is a big thing. It's been such a constant thing for like, almost half of my life, and I was very, very sad that everything was actually over.
I thought 7.2 was great. I had to keep reminding myself that it is just the second part to the first movie, and like, all these things have happened before. It jumped RIGHT into the story, which I was happy about, but I would compare it to watching the second disc of Titanic after not watching the first disc for like, 6 months.
I also had to keep convincing myself that YES, Lord Voldemort IS the same dreamy actor in The English Patient and The Constant Gardener. Also, Maid in Manhattan. Classic Ralph Fiennes. Man, I just hate Voldemort so much. The scene in the end when he tries to give Draco a hug is heartbreaking. I mean, it's funny, because it looks like he's never given anyone a hug before. But, it's heartbreaking because it looks like he's never given anyone a hug before.
I just think he's such a great character.
Anyways. It's a great movie. Great books. I am very sad it's over. It was a very emotional night.
ALRIGHT. Moving on.
I dyed my hair the other night! It's once again dark brown. I did this in preparation for my FEATHER EXTENSION, which I am getting today. I know, I know, everyone has them and it's probably not even cool anymore. But - I don't care. Like, at all. I want one very badly and today I am finally going to get one. Or two. There will be teal in my hair once again!!!!!! Ooohhhhh I miss my teal streaks sooooo badly.
Also, I still really want my tattoo.
So, the other night we were all watching something and there was a preview for the TV show Pretty Little Liars, on ABC Family. Kara and I finished watching the commercial and were both like, "WHAATTTTTTT?????" This show looked amazing. Both of us thought it was a show similar to The Secret Life of the American Teenager, or whatever it's called, so we thought nothing of it. But after seeing this commercical - WE HAD TO KNOW MORE.
So, we started downloading the first season. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS SHOW IS ABOUT?!?!?! Let me tell you.
This group of high school girls are super hott. Also, super gossipy, thanks to the "queen bee" of the group, Alison. One night, they're out having a sleepover in this creepy barn place, and Alison disappears. And she's missing for an entire year and the rest of the group of girls lose touch and aren't friends anymore. Then, the police find Alison's dead body. The girls are brought together at the funeral for their former best friend, and it's very sad. BUT, after the funeral, they all receive a text message from an unknown number, and the message is signed, "A."
So then, this person "A" starts leaving them notes, and texts and emails, saying things that only Alison would know. So, the group of girls are brought back together as friends and are trying to figure out who is sending the messages.
The show also includes: student/teacher make out sessions, affairs, lesbian affairs, car crashes, bombs, a mean blind girl (or is she blind?!!?), peeping Toms, plagiarism, girls making out with their future brother-in-laws, lots of secrets and lots of lies. AMAZEBALLS.
It's pretty awesome. It's like True Blood combined with Gossip Girl. We're loving it.
Hmm. I thought I had a bunch more to talk about. Like, a bunch more. But now I can't think of anything.
KARA'S BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK! I'm pretty excited. I love birthdays. Everyone has them!!
I've had a really relaxed work schedule lately. It's been weird and sporadic.
I'm excited for the Friends with Benefits movie to come out.. Kara and I were wondering if it could possibly end the same way as No Strings Attached...? Thoughts?? This is pretty important. I mean, you would think that Justin and Mila would be a good match, just like Ashton and Nat Port.
Also funny, that Ashton and Justin are friends, and Mila and Nat Port were in Black Swan together and they both did movies about literally the exact same thing. Although, I haven't seen Friends with Benefits and maybe there is some way deeper plot line that No Strings Attached didn't have. Buuuttt....... I doubt that.
Today is the anniversary of the 26th of July movement. The start of the Cuban Revolution! When Fidel Castro overtook the Moncada Barracks. A bloody, bloody day in Cuban history.
Alright! I'm off, I guess. I can't believe I can't think of more to talk about. I could've sworn there was more. I'll think of it later.
Everyone have a great day!! It's cool today! I like it!
Enjoy!!!
Remember when I rewrote the ending to HP7 after I finished reading the book?? I feel that was one of my best entries. I encourage you to go back and read that. That's vintage Livejournal, right there.
Anyways, so we went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter. Watched it. And then it was over. Like, over. Folks, can I talk about how sad I am that Harry Potter is over? I was way more sad than I thought I would be. I first started reading the Harry Potter books RIGHT when they came out. Like, RIGHT.
Actually, I like to think that I was the first person in the country to read the first book. (Another reason why I should get some kind of compensation for this whole mania.)
And I actually remember like, opening the first book for the first time and starting to read it. In the back of my dad's car. The day before Kara's birthday. And I remember talking with my high school friends saying, "can you believe that we'll be in our 20's when the movies end!?!?!!" and how like, that was in FOREVER. And now it's already gone.
The end of Harry Potter is a big thing. It's been such a constant thing for like, almost half of my life, and I was very, very sad that everything was actually over.
I thought 7.2 was great. I had to keep reminding myself that it is just the second part to the first movie, and like, all these things have happened before. It jumped RIGHT into the story, which I was happy about, but I would compare it to watching the second disc of Titanic after not watching the first disc for like, 6 months.
I also had to keep convincing myself that YES, Lord Voldemort IS the same dreamy actor in The English Patient and The Constant Gardener. Also, Maid in Manhattan. Classic Ralph Fiennes. Man, I just hate Voldemort so much. The scene in the end when he tries to give Draco a hug is heartbreaking. I mean, it's funny, because it looks like he's never given anyone a hug before. But, it's heartbreaking because it looks like he's never given anyone a hug before.
I just think he's such a great character.
Anyways. It's a great movie. Great books. I am very sad it's over. It was a very emotional night.
ALRIGHT. Moving on.
I dyed my hair the other night! It's once again dark brown. I did this in preparation for my FEATHER EXTENSION, which I am getting today. I know, I know, everyone has them and it's probably not even cool anymore. But - I don't care. Like, at all. I want one very badly and today I am finally going to get one. Or two. There will be teal in my hair once again!!!!!! Ooohhhhh I miss my teal streaks sooooo badly.
Also, I still really want my tattoo.
So, the other night we were all watching something and there was a preview for the TV show Pretty Little Liars, on ABC Family. Kara and I finished watching the commercial and were both like, "WHAATTTTTTT?????" This show looked amazing. Both of us thought it was a show similar to The Secret Life of the American Teenager, or whatever it's called, so we thought nothing of it. But after seeing this commercical - WE HAD TO KNOW MORE.
So, we started downloading the first season. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS SHOW IS ABOUT?!?!?! Let me tell you.
This group of high school girls are super hott. Also, super gossipy, thanks to the "queen bee" of the group, Alison. One night, they're out having a sleepover in this creepy barn place, and Alison disappears. And she's missing for an entire year and the rest of the group of girls lose touch and aren't friends anymore. Then, the police find Alison's dead body. The girls are brought together at the funeral for their former best friend, and it's very sad. BUT, after the funeral, they all receive a text message from an unknown number, and the message is signed, "A."
So then, this person "A" starts leaving them notes, and texts and emails, saying things that only Alison would know. So, the group of girls are brought back together as friends and are trying to figure out who is sending the messages.
The show also includes: student/teacher make out sessions, affairs, lesbian affairs, car crashes, bombs, a mean blind girl (or is she blind?!!?), peeping Toms, plagiarism, girls making out with their future brother-in-laws, lots of secrets and lots of lies. AMAZEBALLS.
It's pretty awesome. It's like True Blood combined with Gossip Girl. We're loving it.
Hmm. I thought I had a bunch more to talk about. Like, a bunch more. But now I can't think of anything.
KARA'S BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK! I'm pretty excited. I love birthdays. Everyone has them!!
I've had a really relaxed work schedule lately. It's been weird and sporadic.
I'm excited for the Friends with Benefits movie to come out.. Kara and I were wondering if it could possibly end the same way as No Strings Attached...? Thoughts?? This is pretty important. I mean, you would think that Justin and Mila would be a good match, just like Ashton and Nat Port.
Also funny, that Ashton and Justin are friends, and Mila and Nat Port were in Black Swan together and they both did movies about literally the exact same thing. Although, I haven't seen Friends with Benefits and maybe there is some way deeper plot line that No Strings Attached didn't have. Buuuttt....... I doubt that.
Today is the anniversary of the 26th of July movement. The start of the Cuban Revolution! When Fidel Castro overtook the Moncada Barracks. A bloody, bloody day in Cuban history.
Alright! I'm off, I guess. I can't believe I can't think of more to talk about. I could've sworn there was more. I'll think of it later.
Everyone have a great day!! It's cool today! I like it!
Enjoy!!!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
the high line
I was reading through some trendy magazine while on break at work one day last week and there was this article about gardens to visit. And I thought, "hey! I like visiting gardens, I'll read this article!" And, the spotlighted garden was called, The High Line, and it is an elevated garden that runs throughout the meatpacking district in NYC. And now, I want to go to there. How COOL does this seem?? I mean, really, an elevated anything is cool. But, add the magicality of a garden and it becomes like, 100 times cooler. And then minus the fact that I just made up the word, "magicality" and that brings you back like, 10 cool points. So, it's like, 90 points cooler than a regular garden. Now I have no idea where we are on the scale and I'm going to start a new paragraph so I don't totally lose all of you in this blabber.
Hey! What's up!?!
Last night I had a dream that Dunkin Donuts was advertising all these new flavors of hot chocolate, so I went to go get one and Daniel Radcliffe was working at the drive-thru window. And I was like,
JULIE: Oh hi, can I get a hot chocolate?
DANIEL: We're all out of the cool flavors.
JULIE: Even raspberry?
DANIEL: Yes.
JULIE: Can I get a shot of espresso in mine?
DANIEL: Okay. That'll be $15.02.
JULIE: I'm really excited for tomorrow night.
DANIEL: Make sure you give me lots of kisses.
And it was like a weird DD, where you ordered at the drive-thru, but then had to drive across the street to the actual store to pick up your order. So, I walk inside and it's all avaition themed, and you had to go into the cockpit to pick up your drink. And I actually paid $15.02 for a hot chocolate with a shot of espresso!! Isn't that ridiculous! And then there was that line, "make sure you give me lots of kisses." Don't know where that came from.
It was just a strange dream overall. Like, overall.
Kara and I watched this movie, 'Somewhere' last night. It's the new Sofia Coppola film. It was kind of like the breakdown of a celebrity lifestyle. Pretty good. Hardly any dialogue. There was this really interesting part when he goes to get a plaster mold done of his head, and he's just sitting there alone in the room with all this plaster covering his face. And the camera was just slowly moving forward towards him. IDK, it was interesting.
And so, the point was that he's this big shot celeb, who parties all the time and has all these one-night stands, and then his 11 year old daughter comes to stay with him for a little while and he realizes that he's been missing out on his whole life and that everything in meaningless.
It was pretty good. Pheonix did the score. Members of Rooney made an appearance, which was how I first found out about the movie. Robert came home from shooting the movie and did a video diary where he talked about filming a movie. Because Sofia Coppola is his cousin, so he gets to be in her movies. And Jason Schwartzman too. Anyways, check it out, I guess. It was pretty slow, and like I said, hardly any talking, but, worth it.
Anyways.
I bought a neon yellow bra the other day. I'm pretttyyyyy excited about it. Some might argue that it's neon green, because apparantly I'm neon color blind. But, it's neon yellow. All the way. And I love it. And I normally don't talk about things like bras, but I'm so excited about it that I wanted to share. Great!!
Yesterday I had this realization that I had frozen mango chunks in the freezer and pineapple juice in the fridge. (Are you seeing where I'm going with this???) SO, I put them in a blender with some ice and voila - MANGO PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE!!!! It had a great flavor, but for some reason wasn't as tasty as the McDonald's version.
And through the smoothie making process I was fully aware that I was using all Dole products. Because Dole is one of those really bad companies that you shouldn't buy things from. And I even said aloud,
JULIE: You're using Dole products. Jesus Julie, COME ON.
And then I went on to fully enjoy my smoothie :/ Go America!
That was a bummer portion. Now I'm all sad at the state of everything.
Let's talk about something beautiful!
So last week when Kara and I were waiting at the Saab dealership for them to charge her $100 to tell her what was wrong with the car, I was looking through this travel magazine in the waiting room! And they had this article on Central California and why you should visit it. So I said, "okay! I'll visit it!" So, now I want to go to there. And for some reason, I immediately thought that this would make a great honeymoon destination! Why not?! So if anyone wants to marry me and then honeymoon there, let me know. Or, just go there and not get married. That would probably also work.
And then while I'm there, I would somehow convince the California Parks and Recreation Department to hire me to be the lighthouse keeper for the Point Sur Lighthouse, which is one of the most haunted lighthouses in the country!! My dreams of ghost hunting and also becoming a lighthouse keeper could finally be fullfilled!!! BAM.
I think we need to do something about the lighthouse keeping industry in this country. There needs to be a revival! Just like a Broadway show. Revive the lighthouse keeping industry! It's just like, such a beautiful and lonely sounding thing.
When I become President I'll revive it. Don't worry, guys. I'm on this. Maybe I'll even start a whole new party. The Lighthouse Movement. Or something. And create some catchy slogan like, "shining light on our beautiful future." Or something. "Beacon to the Future!" "Vote Julie Evans and Maria Richardson!"
(I just assumed that Maria would want to hop in on the campaign. As either Co-President or Vice President.)
OMG it'd be so fun if Maria and I were President together. 24/7 sleepover in the White House.
Okkk. Speaking of Maria, I MIGHT see her today! Or sometime this weekend because she's home for a few days!! I'm very excited about this. Except I have to work like, nonstop this weekend. Butttttt, it'll all be good if I see her.
We've covered a lot of ground in this entry. Daniel Radcliffe, bras, lighthouses. This is one of the reasons why I love blogging. It could take you anywhere. I mean, you could end up talking about something you never intended on talking about. Which is basically like every entry.
OH! I know you're all concerned about my sunburn. So, it's getting a lot better. My skin soaked up all the vinegar it could handle yesterday and then I switched to an aloe lotion that we had in the cabinet that did not contain any cocoa butter. I guess I have to remember to read the ingredients. My allergic rash is all gone. And, the redness also went down a lot, so I'm thinking that a lot of the red was caused by the rash. It's still red, though. And kinda hurts. But, last night I was able to sleep on my side, so we're making progress. Now I guess I also have to go out and find a sunscreen that doesn't contain cocoa butter so I can use that in the outdoors. It's hard being allergic to random things. Once I get health insurance, I should really go for an allergy test. But in order to get health insurance I would most likely have to get a full-time job. And the term "full-time job" scares me.
Okay enough about serious things like full time jobs and rashes. Geeze, with all this talk about bras and rashes you'd think this blog was something totally different than what it is. What is it? I don't know. But it's not the bras and rashes type of blog. Except for today. This is like the rare uncensored entry.
No, I would say that most entries are uncensored.
MOVING ON.
I have to go do laundry now. I enjoy doing laundry, so I'm not upset about this. I'm also hungry so I may eat something.
OK! You may go have an excellent day!! I will too! It's nice today because it's not 99 degrees outside. I appreciate that. Last night I actually had to pull my comforter up because I was cold. And it's a great feeling, being cold in the summer.
We'll talk again soon!!! Enjoy everything there is!!!!
Hey! What's up!?!
Last night I had a dream that Dunkin Donuts was advertising all these new flavors of hot chocolate, so I went to go get one and Daniel Radcliffe was working at the drive-thru window. And I was like,
JULIE: Oh hi, can I get a hot chocolate?
DANIEL: We're all out of the cool flavors.
JULIE: Even raspberry?
DANIEL: Yes.
JULIE: Can I get a shot of espresso in mine?
DANIEL: Okay. That'll be $15.02.
JULIE: I'm really excited for tomorrow night.
DANIEL: Make sure you give me lots of kisses.
And it was like a weird DD, where you ordered at the drive-thru, but then had to drive across the street to the actual store to pick up your order. So, I walk inside and it's all avaition themed, and you had to go into the cockpit to pick up your drink. And I actually paid $15.02 for a hot chocolate with a shot of espresso!! Isn't that ridiculous! And then there was that line, "make sure you give me lots of kisses." Don't know where that came from.
It was just a strange dream overall. Like, overall.
Kara and I watched this movie, 'Somewhere' last night. It's the new Sofia Coppola film. It was kind of like the breakdown of a celebrity lifestyle. Pretty good. Hardly any dialogue. There was this really interesting part when he goes to get a plaster mold done of his head, and he's just sitting there alone in the room with all this plaster covering his face. And the camera was just slowly moving forward towards him. IDK, it was interesting.
And so, the point was that he's this big shot celeb, who parties all the time and has all these one-night stands, and then his 11 year old daughter comes to stay with him for a little while and he realizes that he's been missing out on his whole life and that everything in meaningless.
It was pretty good. Pheonix did the score. Members of Rooney made an appearance, which was how I first found out about the movie. Robert came home from shooting the movie and did a video diary where he talked about filming a movie. Because Sofia Coppola is his cousin, so he gets to be in her movies. And Jason Schwartzman too. Anyways, check it out, I guess. It was pretty slow, and like I said, hardly any talking, but, worth it.
Anyways.
I bought a neon yellow bra the other day. I'm pretttyyyyy excited about it. Some might argue that it's neon green, because apparantly I'm neon color blind. But, it's neon yellow. All the way. And I love it. And I normally don't talk about things like bras, but I'm so excited about it that I wanted to share. Great!!
Yesterday I had this realization that I had frozen mango chunks in the freezer and pineapple juice in the fridge. (Are you seeing where I'm going with this???) SO, I put them in a blender with some ice and voila - MANGO PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE!!!! It had a great flavor, but for some reason wasn't as tasty as the McDonald's version.
And through the smoothie making process I was fully aware that I was using all Dole products. Because Dole is one of those really bad companies that you shouldn't buy things from. And I even said aloud,
JULIE: You're using Dole products. Jesus Julie, COME ON.
And then I went on to fully enjoy my smoothie :/ Go America!
That was a bummer portion. Now I'm all sad at the state of everything.
Let's talk about something beautiful!
So last week when Kara and I were waiting at the Saab dealership for them to charge her $100 to tell her what was wrong with the car, I was looking through this travel magazine in the waiting room! And they had this article on Central California and why you should visit it. So I said, "okay! I'll visit it!" So, now I want to go to there. And for some reason, I immediately thought that this would make a great honeymoon destination! Why not?! So if anyone wants to marry me and then honeymoon there, let me know. Or, just go there and not get married. That would probably also work.
And then while I'm there, I would somehow convince the California Parks and Recreation Department to hire me to be the lighthouse keeper for the Point Sur Lighthouse, which is one of the most haunted lighthouses in the country!! My dreams of ghost hunting and also becoming a lighthouse keeper could finally be fullfilled!!! BAM.
I think we need to do something about the lighthouse keeping industry in this country. There needs to be a revival! Just like a Broadway show. Revive the lighthouse keeping industry! It's just like, such a beautiful and lonely sounding thing.
When I become President I'll revive it. Don't worry, guys. I'm on this. Maybe I'll even start a whole new party. The Lighthouse Movement. Or something. And create some catchy slogan like, "shining light on our beautiful future." Or something. "Beacon to the Future!" "Vote Julie Evans and Maria Richardson!"
(I just assumed that Maria would want to hop in on the campaign. As either Co-President or Vice President.)
OMG it'd be so fun if Maria and I were President together. 24/7 sleepover in the White House.
Okkk. Speaking of Maria, I MIGHT see her today! Or sometime this weekend because she's home for a few days!! I'm very excited about this. Except I have to work like, nonstop this weekend. Butttttt, it'll all be good if I see her.
We've covered a lot of ground in this entry. Daniel Radcliffe, bras, lighthouses. This is one of the reasons why I love blogging. It could take you anywhere. I mean, you could end up talking about something you never intended on talking about. Which is basically like every entry.
OH! I know you're all concerned about my sunburn. So, it's getting a lot better. My skin soaked up all the vinegar it could handle yesterday and then I switched to an aloe lotion that we had in the cabinet that did not contain any cocoa butter. I guess I have to remember to read the ingredients. My allergic rash is all gone. And, the redness also went down a lot, so I'm thinking that a lot of the red was caused by the rash. It's still red, though. And kinda hurts. But, last night I was able to sleep on my side, so we're making progress. Now I guess I also have to go out and find a sunscreen that doesn't contain cocoa butter so I can use that in the outdoors. It's hard being allergic to random things. Once I get health insurance, I should really go for an allergy test. But in order to get health insurance I would most likely have to get a full-time job. And the term "full-time job" scares me.
Okay enough about serious things like full time jobs and rashes. Geeze, with all this talk about bras and rashes you'd think this blog was something totally different than what it is. What is it? I don't know. But it's not the bras and rashes type of blog. Except for today. This is like the rare uncensored entry.
No, I would say that most entries are uncensored.
MOVING ON.
I have to go do laundry now. I enjoy doing laundry, so I'm not upset about this. I'm also hungry so I may eat something.
OK! You may go have an excellent day!! I will too! It's nice today because it's not 99 degrees outside. I appreciate that. Last night I actually had to pull my comforter up because I was cold. And it's a great feeling, being cold in the summer.
We'll talk again soon!!! Enjoy everything there is!!!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Episode #563: Julie is Allergic to Sunscreen
Folks, I have a sunburn. It's pretty hilarious looking. It also hurts. And, as it would turn out, I am allergic to both the sunscreen I used as well as the after-sun lotion I put on to soothe the sunburn. I realized this when I noticed all these red rashy bumps all over my legs and arms. This caused me to read the ingredients to both lotions, and both of them contain cocoa butter, which is a thing I am allergic to.
I found out I was allergic to cocoa butter only after using it for a while and ending up with a rash.
Now, Kara and I were at the beach for about 4 hours yesterday and I think I reapplied sunscreen about 4 times, more so in areas prone to sunburns, like my knees and shoulders. These are areas in which the sunburn is the worst, which makes me wonder if it's worse because of my allergy to cocoa butter. Since my skin was already irritated by the lotion, the sun on top of it may have made it worse?? It makes sense in my head. It's also a bummer because now I am left with a sunburn AND a rash.
At first, Kara was joking that maybe I am allergic to sunlight. This would have been better because then I would have the perfect excuse for spending the summer at the movies!!!
Anyways.
It was a fun day at the beach anyways. We headed to Drake's Island, in Wells, which is maybe our fave beach. We passed through the intersection of Rt. 4 and Rt. 9 just before 10am, which, an hour later was the sight of a deadly train crash. For serious! Scary stuff. We didn't go home that way, because we were picking my mom up from work, so we drove south and headed into Dover, and came home through Somersworth. Crazy.
So, the last time I talked to you, Kara, my mom and I were headed to the drive-in! Yes! It was a super fun night. We saw Bad Teacher and The Hangover 2. I had already seen The Hangover with Greg a few weeks ago, but it was still funny. I wasn't sure how I would like Bad Teacher, but it ended up being pretty cute and funny. And $8.50 for two movies is a great deal. And - we took the trusty Prius and averaged 57mpg the whole trip. Not toooo bad, eh?
Friday I was the only one who had to get up for work! Everyone else had the day off. But then Friday night I headed into Dover to meet up with two new friends!!!!! Andrew and Alicia!!
Andrew first commented in THIS VERY BLOG about my Murdock Lake posting and we just started communicating from there. He has his own adventure blog which is a highly enjoyable read!! And he has a lovely girlfriend named Alicia who he lives with and so on Friday night, I took the risk of being murdered to go meet them!!! I am a very trustworthy, naive person, so I believed they were who they said they were. And they were!!!
They live in a great apartment in downtown Dover and we drank wine and ate delicious homemade pizza and had some great conversation!!!! How wonderful is it when you make new friends??? Pretty wonderful.
And - if you click on Alicia's name up there, it will take you to her website where she is conducting a craft-blogger survey. SO. This is your mission: if you blog about doing crafty things (Aliya and Renee are coming to mind....) then you should go take her survey!!
I was lucky enough to be the first recipient of one of Alicia's fabulous homemade business cards!!!
They are beautiful, tiny pieces of art and I was super excited she gave me one.
Also, I was super excited that her and Andrew are totally cool and really fun to hang out with. YAY.
It really makes me happy that I am so lucky to attract awesome people into my life. And also all the wonderful people I've met through this blog. Because it's a fact that awesome people read this blog, because I've met some of them, and they are really, really awesome. All of you.
SPEAKING OF BLOG READERS!!!!!
CONTINUE TO SEND ME YOUR SPIN ART CREATIONS!!!!! I've only gotten ONE sent to me (from my BFF Maria), and I want a whole bunch more before I put up the art gallery show!!!! It takes a maximum of 2 minutes to create a beautiful spin art. I just timed myself making one, and it took me 1 minute 44 seconds to create this:
I call it, 'To the Sunrise.' Under two minutes!!! I overestimated the time it would take, because I created a bunch of spin arts the other day, so I was already familiar with the process. Those unfamiliar may have to fool around a bit to figure it out. But! It's super easy and I trust that you all can do it, no prob.
So - go do the spin art and then send it to me: captainjulie225@gmail.com.
I WILL POST IT IN THE BLOG. Then you'll become famous, because everyone who's cool reads this blog, duh. Great.
In other news, Kara brought me home this cake pop that she made at her bakery this morning:
This photo was taken approximately 45 seconds before the cake pop was gone. DELISH. Cute, too, eh?
And, speaking of smoothies (what's that..? We weren't talking about smoothies..??), I was lucky enough to be able to enjoy another mango pineapple smoothie from McDonald's
(KARA: Julie, come to the gym with me!
JULIE: Noooo!!!
KARA: I'll buy you a smoothie!
JULIE: .........FINE.)
(Keep in mind that that smoothie was the only thing keeping me going at the gym. It was horrible. The only time I've ever been to the gym and thought, "I don't think I'll be able to keep going." HORRIBLE. I was so tired and hotttt and suuuuppper sweaty. I only did 25 minutes on the elliptical, and those 25 minutes went by slower than the last 25 minutes of a workday before the weekend. AWFUL.)
But! I got home and someone else was happy to see my smoothie!!!
Miss Ruby Tuesday!! She enjoyed drinking the outside of the cup, while I enjoyed drinking the inside. Perf!
Man, it's hott today, right? Yes. I dislike.
Recently, I've been thinking a lot about news teams. Just like, how they're a team and how great that must be. And, it's making me wonder if radio hosts have the same kind of camaraderie as news teams do. Like, would a morning radio crew have the same kind of bond as a nightly news team?? Also, why does the word 'crew' seem to always be used in the radio sense, whereas the word 'team' refers to on tv? Hmm.
Like, everyday at the same time, a group of people get together and deliver the news. And for some reason are waaayyyy less annoying at improv dialogue than a radio crew is. I just find this interesting.
Also, because I've been watching the nightly news a lot with my mom. Also I have developed a crush on weatherman Matt Noyes. He's an enthusiastic little cutie.
Also, speaking of cuties!
My horoscope for yesterday said this:
Ask out that hottie you've been aching for in secret. It might not actually be all that secret, actually -- they've probably been waiting for you.
Remember last week there was that other mention of hotties in my horoscope?!?! IDK. This kinda made me happy though. The thought that somewhere out there there is a hottie waiting for me...
My horoscope for today reads:
Luck is on your side today, so enjoy a series of positive encounters.
Great, right?! I was happy to read that. The only place I'm going today is work. From 7-11pm. In Kittery.
TOMORROW, I really want to go to Warped Tour, but NO ONE will come with me. :( So, at first I thought I was definitely going, but now I'm not sure. RIVER CITY EXTENSION is playing though...... UUGHHHHHHH. I should just go. But, it's like a two hour drive. I don't really know any of the other bands playing..... Keith texted me a whole bunch of suggestions on who to go see, which makes me think I should go to see those bands since Keith likes really good music.... buuuttttt IDK. I could really use a River City Extension show, as always, since the last time I saw them was in FEBRUARY! The day-after-my-birthday show in Connecticut that took me like, 5 hours to get home because of the horrible snow storm in which I thought I was going to die.
SO. It's still up in the air. If you want to go with me, let me know and I'll buy tickets.
Also! I meant to write about this after I saw Locksley last week, but I forgot. Unless I actually remembered and wrote about it, but forgot that I did so, and in that case - I'm telling you again!!!
They played this great song called, 'For the Summer,' and in this middle turned it into a mash-up of 'Clint Eastwood' by Gorillaz, which I loved! And ever since, I've kind of had 'Clint Eastwood' stuck in my head. I found a YouTube video of them performing this mash-up, but not at the concert that I saw. I watched a couple videos, and this one had the best audio. So, you should watch it and as always, please enjoy.
Hmmmm. What else did I want to tell you about?! I feel like I had a good amount to say and I feel like I've said a good amount. Maybe that's it?
I've got a 'Foster the People' Pandora station going and currently it's playing The Pixies. In case you were wondering what I was listening to right now. Aanndd, it just switched to The Black Keys.
Ok. I have to go take a shower, which is possibly one of the worst things you can do on a super hott day when you have a bad sunburn. But maybe washing off all of the lotions that I am allergic to will be a good thing. And, I have come up with an alternative sunburn remedy! VINEGAR!!! Yep, it smells gross, but when mixed with water is apparently a great solution. And bonus - I'm not allergic to vinegar. At least, I don't think I am.
I seriously can't believe I am allergic to the sunscreen AND the sunburn lotion. So lame. So, so lame.
SO. You have some tasks:
1. Create your own spin art
2. Take the craft blogger survey if you are a craft blogger
Both are very crafty things! Loves it.
I guess the good thing about the allergic rash is that it goes away quickly and is not contagious.
ALSO, I'm thinking more seriously about getting my tattoo. I had been imagining the compass inside a round circle, but lately I've been thinking, 'maybe I want a diamond shape?' What are your thoughts? I guess I still like the circle idea. We'll see. Also, I have to find a good tattoo place. If you have tattoos.... give me some opinions. I might talk to Greg about this, since he has many.
I feel like I've been talking about boys a lot in this entry. ........ :)
This is the song that's currently playing on my Pandora: TRAIN SONG. I've heard this song before, but forgot about it, and now I'm hearing it again. Pandora is great for that sort of thing. This song is a collab between Feist and Ben Gibbard. That guy, in addition to being in Death Cab for Cutie, just does collabs all over the place ( <--- great song. great record.) Also, he's married to Zooey Deschanel. Who I saw IRL when I was in Chicago last summer!!!
Ok. I was going to end this entry a long time ago. But then I started talking about vinegar and tattoos and boys and Ben Gibbard.
My sunburn hurts less since the vinegar, btw.
Alright. Hope you're having a great day. Again, I will be working tonight from 7-11pm. And I highly recommed the 'Foster the People' Pandora station. Loves it. Iron and Wine on now.
Have a great Tuesday! Make it a Ruby one ;)
And in my memories depths I retrace my steps.
I cannot find where I went wrong.
It was one fast move or I'm gone.
I found out I was allergic to cocoa butter only after using it for a while and ending up with a rash.
Now, Kara and I were at the beach for about 4 hours yesterday and I think I reapplied sunscreen about 4 times, more so in areas prone to sunburns, like my knees and shoulders. These are areas in which the sunburn is the worst, which makes me wonder if it's worse because of my allergy to cocoa butter. Since my skin was already irritated by the lotion, the sun on top of it may have made it worse?? It makes sense in my head. It's also a bummer because now I am left with a sunburn AND a rash.
At first, Kara was joking that maybe I am allergic to sunlight. This would have been better because then I would have the perfect excuse for spending the summer at the movies!!!
Anyways.
It was a fun day at the beach anyways. We headed to Drake's Island, in Wells, which is maybe our fave beach. We passed through the intersection of Rt. 4 and Rt. 9 just before 10am, which, an hour later was the sight of a deadly train crash. For serious! Scary stuff. We didn't go home that way, because we were picking my mom up from work, so we drove south and headed into Dover, and came home through Somersworth. Crazy.
So, the last time I talked to you, Kara, my mom and I were headed to the drive-in! Yes! It was a super fun night. We saw Bad Teacher and The Hangover 2. I had already seen The Hangover with Greg a few weeks ago, but it was still funny. I wasn't sure how I would like Bad Teacher, but it ended up being pretty cute and funny. And $8.50 for two movies is a great deal. And - we took the trusty Prius and averaged 57mpg the whole trip. Not toooo bad, eh?
Friday I was the only one who had to get up for work! Everyone else had the day off. But then Friday night I headed into Dover to meet up with two new friends!!!!! Andrew and Alicia!!
Andrew first commented in THIS VERY BLOG about my Murdock Lake posting and we just started communicating from there. He has his own adventure blog which is a highly enjoyable read!! And he has a lovely girlfriend named Alicia who he lives with and so on Friday night, I took the risk of being murdered to go meet them!!! I am a very trustworthy, naive person, so I believed they were who they said they were. And they were!!!
They live in a great apartment in downtown Dover and we drank wine and ate delicious homemade pizza and had some great conversation!!!! How wonderful is it when you make new friends??? Pretty wonderful.
And - if you click on Alicia's name up there, it will take you to her website where she is conducting a craft-blogger survey. SO. This is your mission: if you blog about doing crafty things (Aliya and Renee are coming to mind....) then you should go take her survey!!
I was lucky enough to be the first recipient of one of Alicia's fabulous homemade business cards!!!
They are beautiful, tiny pieces of art and I was super excited she gave me one.
Also, I was super excited that her and Andrew are totally cool and really fun to hang out with. YAY.
It really makes me happy that I am so lucky to attract awesome people into my life. And also all the wonderful people I've met through this blog. Because it's a fact that awesome people read this blog, because I've met some of them, and they are really, really awesome. All of you.
SPEAKING OF BLOG READERS!!!!!
CONTINUE TO SEND ME YOUR SPIN ART CREATIONS!!!!! I've only gotten ONE sent to me (from my BFF Maria), and I want a whole bunch more before I put up the art gallery show!!!! It takes a maximum of 2 minutes to create a beautiful spin art. I just timed myself making one, and it took me 1 minute 44 seconds to create this:
I call it, 'To the Sunrise.' Under two minutes!!! I overestimated the time it would take, because I created a bunch of spin arts the other day, so I was already familiar with the process. Those unfamiliar may have to fool around a bit to figure it out. But! It's super easy and I trust that you all can do it, no prob.
So - go do the spin art and then send it to me: captainjulie225@gmail.com.
I WILL POST IT IN THE BLOG. Then you'll become famous, because everyone who's cool reads this blog, duh. Great.
In other news, Kara brought me home this cake pop that she made at her bakery this morning:
This photo was taken approximately 45 seconds before the cake pop was gone. DELISH. Cute, too, eh?
And, speaking of smoothies (what's that..? We weren't talking about smoothies..??), I was lucky enough to be able to enjoy another mango pineapple smoothie from McDonald's
(KARA: Julie, come to the gym with me!
JULIE: Noooo!!!
KARA: I'll buy you a smoothie!
JULIE: .........FINE.)
(Keep in mind that that smoothie was the only thing keeping me going at the gym. It was horrible. The only time I've ever been to the gym and thought, "I don't think I'll be able to keep going." HORRIBLE. I was so tired and hotttt and suuuuppper sweaty. I only did 25 minutes on the elliptical, and those 25 minutes went by slower than the last 25 minutes of a workday before the weekend. AWFUL.)
But! I got home and someone else was happy to see my smoothie!!!
Miss Ruby Tuesday!! She enjoyed drinking the outside of the cup, while I enjoyed drinking the inside. Perf!
Man, it's hott today, right? Yes. I dislike.
Recently, I've been thinking a lot about news teams. Just like, how they're a team and how great that must be. And, it's making me wonder if radio hosts have the same kind of camaraderie as news teams do. Like, would a morning radio crew have the same kind of bond as a nightly news team?? Also, why does the word 'crew' seem to always be used in the radio sense, whereas the word 'team' refers to on tv? Hmm.
Like, everyday at the same time, a group of people get together and deliver the news. And for some reason are waaayyyy less annoying at improv dialogue than a radio crew is. I just find this interesting.
Also, because I've been watching the nightly news a lot with my mom. Also I have developed a crush on weatherman Matt Noyes. He's an enthusiastic little cutie.
Also, speaking of cuties!
My horoscope for yesterday said this:
Ask out that hottie you've been aching for in secret. It might not actually be all that secret, actually -- they've probably been waiting for you.
Remember last week there was that other mention of hotties in my horoscope?!?! IDK. This kinda made me happy though. The thought that somewhere out there there is a hottie waiting for me...
My horoscope for today reads:
Luck is on your side today, so enjoy a series of positive encounters.
Great, right?! I was happy to read that. The only place I'm going today is work. From 7-11pm. In Kittery.
TOMORROW, I really want to go to Warped Tour, but NO ONE will come with me. :( So, at first I thought I was definitely going, but now I'm not sure. RIVER CITY EXTENSION is playing though...... UUGHHHHHHH. I should just go. But, it's like a two hour drive. I don't really know any of the other bands playing..... Keith texted me a whole bunch of suggestions on who to go see, which makes me think I should go to see those bands since Keith likes really good music.... buuuttttt IDK. I could really use a River City Extension show, as always, since the last time I saw them was in FEBRUARY! The day-after-my-birthday show in Connecticut that took me like, 5 hours to get home because of the horrible snow storm in which I thought I was going to die.
SO. It's still up in the air. If you want to go with me, let me know and I'll buy tickets.
Also! I meant to write about this after I saw Locksley last week, but I forgot. Unless I actually remembered and wrote about it, but forgot that I did so, and in that case - I'm telling you again!!!
They played this great song called, 'For the Summer,' and in this middle turned it into a mash-up of 'Clint Eastwood' by Gorillaz, which I loved! And ever since, I've kind of had 'Clint Eastwood' stuck in my head. I found a YouTube video of them performing this mash-up, but not at the concert that I saw. I watched a couple videos, and this one had the best audio. So, you should watch it and as always, please enjoy.
Hmmmm. What else did I want to tell you about?! I feel like I had a good amount to say and I feel like I've said a good amount. Maybe that's it?
I've got a 'Foster the People' Pandora station going and currently it's playing The Pixies. In case you were wondering what I was listening to right now. Aanndd, it just switched to The Black Keys.
Ok. I have to go take a shower, which is possibly one of the worst things you can do on a super hott day when you have a bad sunburn. But maybe washing off all of the lotions that I am allergic to will be a good thing. And, I have come up with an alternative sunburn remedy! VINEGAR!!! Yep, it smells gross, but when mixed with water is apparently a great solution. And bonus - I'm not allergic to vinegar. At least, I don't think I am.
I seriously can't believe I am allergic to the sunscreen AND the sunburn lotion. So lame. So, so lame.
SO. You have some tasks:
1. Create your own spin art
2. Take the craft blogger survey if you are a craft blogger
Both are very crafty things! Loves it.
I guess the good thing about the allergic rash is that it goes away quickly and is not contagious.
ALSO, I'm thinking more seriously about getting my tattoo. I had been imagining the compass inside a round circle, but lately I've been thinking, 'maybe I want a diamond shape?' What are your thoughts? I guess I still like the circle idea. We'll see. Also, I have to find a good tattoo place. If you have tattoos.... give me some opinions. I might talk to Greg about this, since he has many.
I feel like I've been talking about boys a lot in this entry. ........ :)
This is the song that's currently playing on my Pandora: TRAIN SONG. I've heard this song before, but forgot about it, and now I'm hearing it again. Pandora is great for that sort of thing. This song is a collab between Feist and Ben Gibbard. That guy, in addition to being in Death Cab for Cutie, just does collabs all over the place ( <--- great song. great record.) Also, he's married to Zooey Deschanel. Who I saw IRL when I was in Chicago last summer!!!
Ok. I was going to end this entry a long time ago. But then I started talking about vinegar and tattoos and boys and Ben Gibbard.
My sunburn hurts less since the vinegar, btw.
Alright. Hope you're having a great day. Again, I will be working tonight from 7-11pm. And I highly recommed the 'Foster the People' Pandora station. Loves it. Iron and Wine on now.
Have a great Tuesday! Make it a Ruby one ;)
And in my memories depths I retrace my steps.
I cannot find where I went wrong.
It was one fast move or I'm gone.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Hornet Funeral and Other Adventures
There was a hornet funeral on our porch this morning. Here's the story:
So, a few weeks ago, a hornet died on our porch. He was stuck in the screen window when he died, and he remained there until this morning, when I finally took him off. It took me a while because:
1. I was scared to go near him in case he had really been in deep sleep mode these past few weeks
2. I realized that he had died stuck in the screen, right in the sunlight, and I thought there was something beautiful about that.
So, I grabbed a paper towel, took him off the screen and said,
JULIE: Hope you're having a good afterlife, buddy. (to Kara) Did you want to say a few words?
KARA: NOOO GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME!!!!!
And that was the end of the hornet funeral.
So. Remember how a few nights ago I blogged about being obsessed with the mango pineapple smoothie from McDonald's?!!?! WELL, my dear friend Emily commented in the blog saying she did some more smoothie research after reading my post (awesome), and found a coupon for BUY ONE GET ONE FREE on the McDonald's website.
BOGO SMOOTHIE COUPON!!!!!
("BOGO" is retail speak for "buy one get one." This is something I learned recently from working in retail, and now I'm passing this information on to you.)
Now, this coupon presents quite the internal debate for myself. Because I could use this coupon for two purposes..
1. Scope out a cutie and say, "Hey, can I buy you a free smoothie?!"
Yep. That's me, always scoping out the cuties.
OR
2. Go by myself and stock up on TWO smoothies. One for now, one for immediately after finishing the first one.
I'm leaning towards the second option, just because I don't run into many cuties on my daily activities. Although, sometimes I do. Either way, since I learned of this coupon, I have been debating this in my head. And I figured, why not debate it out in the blog??
Also! If you head to the smoothie page on the McDonald's website, you'll see information on this spin art game they have on the site. Ya know, because spin art is cool and hip and so are smoothies! Clearly they go together!!!
Did I mention that today is my day off and so I have nothing to do but play the spin art game on the McDonald's website??? I like the first one. I call it, "Detonation: Cucumber."
I highly recommend that you go play the spin art game and then send me your creations!!! If you do, I'll post them in the blog!!!! PROMISE!!!
Send me your spin art creations: captainjulie225@gmail.com
Then we'll have a blog gallery show with all your beautiful spin art explosions!! That actually sounds really fun. PLEASE DO IT!!
Okay, so, this is my horoscope for today:
Now is the time to step up to that hottie and tell them what's up. Don't be too aggressive, though -- just say enough to overcome the initial tension. Things will warm up quite a bit after that.
HEY HOTTIE, WHAT'S UP?!?!?!?! No wait, that would be me asking the hottie what's up. I need to tell them what's up.
HEY HOTTIE, I'm gonna buy you a free smoothie. That's what's up.
Wordddd....
So many hotties, so little time. That should be the new title of this blog.
OOhhhhhh man, good times. Good times..
Ruby Tuesday is sleeping like this right now. We're on the porch together, enjoying the summer. That orange thing next to her is a straw she was playing with. She's so cute and sweet.
she looked sleepy as she sat in the sun
then she started to cry
That's some Coconut Records lyrics that always remind me of Ruby Tuesday. She's the best.
Kara, my mom and I are going to the drive-in tonight. I'm pretty excited. It should be awesome. You need a good GNO every now and then. (Don't judge me for that link.)
I'm in a great mood today.
OK. I think that's it for now. I'd call this entry, A+. Remember to play the spin art game when you have a chance and send me your creation!!! ALL are welcome to participate! Whether you're a frequent reader, or someone just stumbling upon this blog for the first time! Just send it to me with your name. Think of what a beautiful entry the Spin Art Gallery Show would be?!?!
I hope you're having a great day too. We'll talk again soon!
Now go enjoy everything there is!!!
So, a few weeks ago, a hornet died on our porch. He was stuck in the screen window when he died, and he remained there until this morning, when I finally took him off. It took me a while because:
1. I was scared to go near him in case he had really been in deep sleep mode these past few weeks
2. I realized that he had died stuck in the screen, right in the sunlight, and I thought there was something beautiful about that.
So, I grabbed a paper towel, took him off the screen and said,
JULIE: Hope you're having a good afterlife, buddy. (to Kara) Did you want to say a few words?
KARA: NOOO GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME!!!!!
And that was the end of the hornet funeral.
So. Remember how a few nights ago I blogged about being obsessed with the mango pineapple smoothie from McDonald's?!!?! WELL, my dear friend Emily commented in the blog saying she did some more smoothie research after reading my post (awesome), and found a coupon for BUY ONE GET ONE FREE on the McDonald's website.
BOGO SMOOTHIE COUPON!!!!!
("BOGO" is retail speak for "buy one get one." This is something I learned recently from working in retail, and now I'm passing this information on to you.)
Now, this coupon presents quite the internal debate for myself. Because I could use this coupon for two purposes..
1. Scope out a cutie and say, "Hey, can I buy you a free smoothie?!"
Yep. That's me, always scoping out the cuties.
OR
2. Go by myself and stock up on TWO smoothies. One for now, one for immediately after finishing the first one.
I'm leaning towards the second option, just because I don't run into many cuties on my daily activities. Although, sometimes I do. Either way, since I learned of this coupon, I have been debating this in my head. And I figured, why not debate it out in the blog??
Also! If you head to the smoothie page on the McDonald's website, you'll see information on this spin art game they have on the site. Ya know, because spin art is cool and hip and so are smoothies! Clearly they go together!!!
Did I mention that today is my day off and so I have nothing to do but play the spin art game on the McDonald's website??? I like the first one. I call it, "Detonation: Cucumber."
I highly recommend that you go play the spin art game and then send me your creations!!! If you do, I'll post them in the blog!!!! PROMISE!!!
Send me your spin art creations: captainjulie225@gmail.com
Then we'll have a blog gallery show with all your beautiful spin art explosions!! That actually sounds really fun. PLEASE DO IT!!
Okay, so, this is my horoscope for today:
Now is the time to step up to that hottie and tell them what's up. Don't be too aggressive, though -- just say enough to overcome the initial tension. Things will warm up quite a bit after that.
HEY HOTTIE, WHAT'S UP?!?!?!?! No wait, that would be me asking the hottie what's up. I need to tell them what's up.
HEY HOTTIE, I'm gonna buy you a free smoothie. That's what's up.
Wordddd....
So many hotties, so little time. That should be the new title of this blog.
OOhhhhhh man, good times. Good times..
Ruby Tuesday is sleeping like this right now. We're on the porch together, enjoying the summer. That orange thing next to her is a straw she was playing with. She's so cute and sweet.
she looked sleepy as she sat in the sun
then she started to cry
That's some Coconut Records lyrics that always remind me of Ruby Tuesday. She's the best.
Kara, my mom and I are going to the drive-in tonight. I'm pretty excited. It should be awesome. You need a good GNO every now and then. (Don't judge me for that link.)
I'm in a great mood today.
OK. I think that's it for now. I'd call this entry, A+. Remember to play the spin art game when you have a chance and send me your creation!!! ALL are welcome to participate! Whether you're a frequent reader, or someone just stumbling upon this blog for the first time! Just send it to me with your name. Think of what a beautiful entry the Spin Art Gallery Show would be?!?!
I hope you're having a great day too. We'll talk again soon!
Now go enjoy everything there is!!!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
listening for the angels just like me
late night blog post - GO!!!!
it's not even that late of a night... it's like, ten minutes to 1am. geeze. i'm so old. and wake up so early for work. it's terrible. and waking up early for work means 8:45am. that's still middle of the night territory.
so, the past few days have been rough for me. as you all know, i am NOT a fireworks person. so, hearing loud explosions randomly throughout the day has not been enjoyable. but, we've managed to get through. and by "we," i mean myself. and Ruby Tuesday. she mainly sleeps.
i met up with Jo last night in dover!!! that's right - Jo!! i hadn't seen her since we met up in Hamden, CT for River City Extension back in February. one of her favorite bands, Locksley, was playing the fourth of july celebrations. so Jo was there, along with her friend Jess, Jess's fiance (they're getting married on Saturday!!!), and then later on Sarah joined us! Fun times!!
(i'm not really focused on capitalizing since my left shift key is broken... i'm still adjusting to having to right-hand shift. it's not going so well.... apologies...)
so! Locksley was so fun!!! they are a bunch of really tall super cuties that play really good pop music. they were all rocking with their fancy shoes and nice button-up shirts. lots of good musician sweat happening.
and their drummer was just like, this BEAST! i loved him. kind of a lot. he looked like a hipster lumberjack, or something. and he was just back there, cranking out the beats. loved it.
and their songs were all like, "i love you! i love you! i love you!" it was really sweet. i had first heard of Locksley because they were on tour with Rooney once a few years back, and i didn't make it to a show, and had never listened to their music, until the other night! but if you're also looking for some good pop music, go listen to Rooney. i bet the two bands playing together on tour was killer.
also, i feel like i'm having a hard time forming sentences right now. is any of this making sense? maybe i'm tired...? idk! let's just keep rolling.
oh!!! remember my new friend ANDREW, who i met through THIS BLOG?!?!! he was at Locksley too!!! i just learned that via his awesome blog (linked above), which you should all check out and read. isn't that crazy? we've been commenting in each other blog's for a few weeks and then we end up at the same place and have no idea. funny. it's a big, small world.
i feel like without this blog, a lot more people would be strangers to me. maybe you don't know what that means, but i know what it means. and it makes me happy.
speaking of blogs.... i'm still thinking of changing this one. you know how i like to revamp the blog? make color changes? picture changes? layout changes? yeah. me too. well, i'm thinking of doing that. it would be a totally new blog. new address and everything. NEW NAME. i know, right?! i've had this name forever. let me know what you think. would you still read if things weren't so misty green and blue??
oooo if i got a new blog then i could plan a new blog unveiling ribbon cutting ceremony. i do love a good ribbon cutting ceremony.
OK, WE'LL SEE. but, keep on the lookout. it looks like a pretty good future to me.
today kara and i drove down to exeter, nh to wait at Gary Blake Saab for like, two hours while they told her what was wrong and charged her $100. crap deal. but, kara bought me an iced coffee, so that was delish. my new coffee at Dunkin Donuts is an iced turbo raspberry mocha coffee with milk and sugar. this morning it seriously took the lady like, five minutes to figure out how to write that on the cup. don't hate me because i love artificial flavoring.
afterwards we had to go buy cat litter. and i deposited $6 in cash into my bank account. this is officially the smallest amount of money i have deposited. i'm not sure which is worse.... having to deposit six one dollar bills today..... or the time back in the fall when i deposited all that rolled change that was counted out wrong..... that was pretty embarrassing.
but hey, you do what you gotta do. i may be totally broke, but i'm generally in a great mood. and that's priceless!!! AND - tonight i put nice clean sheets on my bed, so there's that. tomorrow i'm working 11 hours, but then i have a day off!!!! so there's that!!! and i vacuumed my bedroom today!!!!! so there's that!!!!!!! there are a lot better things in life to be excited about rather than to not be excited about the lack of money.
what???? again, i don't know if that made sense.
really, the point of this entry is to tell you to check out LOCKSLEY. because they are cool.
ALSO - this is the song i'm really into right now. it's by Young the Giant and it's called 'Cough Syrup.' it's kind of beautiful and easy going. and we really love this guy's voice. "we" meaning myself and kara. and maybe Ruby Tuesday. it's hard to tell what kind of music she likes. we know she likes listening to birds chirping. but really, who doesn't?
OH OH OH!!!!! ALSO ALSO ALSO. the new thing i'm obsessed with???????
MANGO PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE. YES, THE ONE FROM MCDONALD'S. today i said to kara,
JULIE: I really hate that McDonald's can produce such a delicious product.
and i may or may not have had mango pineapple smoothies the past two days. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE. you should try one. i hiiiiiighly recommend them. and if you don't like it - give it to me and i'll drink it!!!!!!!
last night i got a mango pineapple smoothie after the Locksley concert and i put on 'Young Blood,' and it was like the totes perf summer experience!!!!! those two things are making for a great summer.
i don't usually enjoy summertime. but this one is pretty good so far. and i keep having this idea like, "LET'S MAKE IT A GREAT SUMMER!!!!" but like, why wouldn't it be a great summer??? why don't people ever say, "LET'S MAKE IT A GREAT WINTER???!!?" it's always a great winter, duh!!!!
i don't know. i hope this summer is as perfect as i'm imagining.
because that would be, well, perfect. and awesome. and really really really awesome.
okkkk!!!!! it's quite late night. like, 1:30am. i have to be at work in 8.5 hours!!!!! NOOO! ugh that sounds terrible when you say it like that. instead how about, "i'm going to go sleep for the next 7.25 hours!!!!!!!" YES. spin it into a positive, i love it!
ok i feel a bit crazy tonight. i was kind of in this weird funky mood all day, and now i feel super enthusiastic and great. hopefully that'll make for some great dreams....
GOODNIGHT FRIENDS!!!!! have a great wednesday :)
so i run to the things they said could restore me
restore life the way it should be
it's not even that late of a night... it's like, ten minutes to 1am. geeze. i'm so old. and wake up so early for work. it's terrible. and waking up early for work means 8:45am. that's still middle of the night territory.
so, the past few days have been rough for me. as you all know, i am NOT a fireworks person. so, hearing loud explosions randomly throughout the day has not been enjoyable. but, we've managed to get through. and by "we," i mean myself. and Ruby Tuesday. she mainly sleeps.
i met up with Jo last night in dover!!! that's right - Jo!! i hadn't seen her since we met up in Hamden, CT for River City Extension back in February. one of her favorite bands, Locksley, was playing the fourth of july celebrations. so Jo was there, along with her friend Jess, Jess's fiance (they're getting married on Saturday!!!), and then later on Sarah joined us! Fun times!!
(i'm not really focused on capitalizing since my left shift key is broken... i'm still adjusting to having to right-hand shift. it's not going so well.... apologies...)
so! Locksley was so fun!!! they are a bunch of really tall super cuties that play really good pop music. they were all rocking with their fancy shoes and nice button-up shirts. lots of good musician sweat happening.
and their drummer was just like, this BEAST! i loved him. kind of a lot. he looked like a hipster lumberjack, or something. and he was just back there, cranking out the beats. loved it.
and their songs were all like, "i love you! i love you! i love you!" it was really sweet. i had first heard of Locksley because they were on tour with Rooney once a few years back, and i didn't make it to a show, and had never listened to their music, until the other night! but if you're also looking for some good pop music, go listen to Rooney. i bet the two bands playing together on tour was killer.
also, i feel like i'm having a hard time forming sentences right now. is any of this making sense? maybe i'm tired...? idk! let's just keep rolling.
oh!!! remember my new friend ANDREW, who i met through THIS BLOG?!?!! he was at Locksley too!!! i just learned that via his awesome blog (linked above), which you should all check out and read. isn't that crazy? we've been commenting in each other blog's for a few weeks and then we end up at the same place and have no idea. funny. it's a big, small world.
i feel like without this blog, a lot more people would be strangers to me. maybe you don't know what that means, but i know what it means. and it makes me happy.
speaking of blogs.... i'm still thinking of changing this one. you know how i like to revamp the blog? make color changes? picture changes? layout changes? yeah. me too. well, i'm thinking of doing that. it would be a totally new blog. new address and everything. NEW NAME. i know, right?! i've had this name forever. let me know what you think. would you still read if things weren't so misty green and blue??
oooo if i got a new blog then i could plan a new blog unveiling ribbon cutting ceremony. i do love a good ribbon cutting ceremony.
OK, WE'LL SEE. but, keep on the lookout. it looks like a pretty good future to me.
today kara and i drove down to exeter, nh to wait at Gary Blake Saab for like, two hours while they told her what was wrong and charged her $100. crap deal. but, kara bought me an iced coffee, so that was delish. my new coffee at Dunkin Donuts is an iced turbo raspberry mocha coffee with milk and sugar. this morning it seriously took the lady like, five minutes to figure out how to write that on the cup. don't hate me because i love artificial flavoring.
afterwards we had to go buy cat litter. and i deposited $6 in cash into my bank account. this is officially the smallest amount of money i have deposited. i'm not sure which is worse.... having to deposit six one dollar bills today..... or the time back in the fall when i deposited all that rolled change that was counted out wrong..... that was pretty embarrassing.
but hey, you do what you gotta do. i may be totally broke, but i'm generally in a great mood. and that's priceless!!! AND - tonight i put nice clean sheets on my bed, so there's that. tomorrow i'm working 11 hours, but then i have a day off!!!! so there's that!!! and i vacuumed my bedroom today!!!!! so there's that!!!!!!! there are a lot better things in life to be excited about rather than to not be excited about the lack of money.
what???? again, i don't know if that made sense.
really, the point of this entry is to tell you to check out LOCKSLEY. because they are cool.
ALSO - this is the song i'm really into right now. it's by Young the Giant and it's called 'Cough Syrup.' it's kind of beautiful and easy going. and we really love this guy's voice. "we" meaning myself and kara. and maybe Ruby Tuesday. it's hard to tell what kind of music she likes. we know she likes listening to birds chirping. but really, who doesn't?
OH OH OH!!!!! ALSO ALSO ALSO. the new thing i'm obsessed with???????
MANGO PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE. YES, THE ONE FROM MCDONALD'S. today i said to kara,
JULIE: I really hate that McDonald's can produce such a delicious product.
and i may or may not have had mango pineapple smoothies the past two days. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE. you should try one. i hiiiiiighly recommend them. and if you don't like it - give it to me and i'll drink it!!!!!!!
last night i got a mango pineapple smoothie after the Locksley concert and i put on 'Young Blood,' and it was like the totes perf summer experience!!!!! those two things are making for a great summer.
i don't usually enjoy summertime. but this one is pretty good so far. and i keep having this idea like, "LET'S MAKE IT A GREAT SUMMER!!!!" but like, why wouldn't it be a great summer??? why don't people ever say, "LET'S MAKE IT A GREAT WINTER???!!?" it's always a great winter, duh!!!!
i don't know. i hope this summer is as perfect as i'm imagining.
because that would be, well, perfect. and awesome. and really really really awesome.
okkkk!!!!! it's quite late night. like, 1:30am. i have to be at work in 8.5 hours!!!!! NOOO! ugh that sounds terrible when you say it like that. instead how about, "i'm going to go sleep for the next 7.25 hours!!!!!!!" YES. spin it into a positive, i love it!
ok i feel a bit crazy tonight. i was kind of in this weird funky mood all day, and now i feel super enthusiastic and great. hopefully that'll make for some great dreams....
GOODNIGHT FRIENDS!!!!! have a great wednesday :)
so i run to the things they said could restore me
restore life the way it should be
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