um, AWESOME!!

UNANIMOUS. well, almost unanimous. about the clothing choice. EVERYBODY chose the brown dress with white cardigan - WHICH I'M WEARING RIGHT NOW.

We had a total of 8 votes. 7 people chose the brown outfit and 1 person chose the brown, orange and teal plaid dress.




That's right now!!! Like, just a minute ago I took that. I would have a full photo shoot, but I'm at work right now and want to appear professional. Even though there's nobody else here.

ANYWAYS,

THANK YOU for helping me choose my outfit for today! I admit, it was not what I would have chosen, and it surprised me that everybody picked it! And I haven't worn this dress in a long time. So, it's good that everybody picked it. I'm wearing it and thinking, 'why haven't I worn this dress in so long?' And now I remember that I like it, and will wear it more often! Great!

We leave for court in like, 45 minutes.


Anyways. Here's something else exciting!

So, the night last week where I watched all the episodes of Bored to Death, there was one episode that caught my eye. (i mean, they were all eye catching, as they all starred Jason Schwartzman.)

But! The 5th episode, 'The Case of the Lonely White Dove, in which Jonathan investigates his case out on Brighton Beach in this Russian nightclub, was particularly inspiring.

At one point, Jonathan (played by Jason Schwartzman) calls his ex girlfriend to invite her out to the nightclub because she has always wanted to go to Brighton Beach. His girlfriend, Suzanne (played by Olivia Thirlby) is shown here, answering his phone call while out walking her dog.

Now, please look very closely at the pictures, as there is something most awesome to notice.





and NO - it's not her totally hott, fashion forward HOTT PINK TRENCH COAT. It's her totally great PURPLE NAIL POLISH. I know it's super hard to see, but it's there. And it's awesome.

I saw it and thought, "HOLY CRAP why don't I have awesome purple nail polish?!!" I have a light purple shade, which is what I was currently wearing, but I didn't have a great shade like hers. So, I went out and bought some! And I'm wearing it now, and it's great.

Yep. I love that show. Can't wait for season 2!


So, last night I set my phone alarm clock for 7am, because I had to be at work by 8am. And, I finally fall asleep around 4am. Lame.

Did my phone alarm go off? No. No it did not go off. So, I woke up at exactly 8am! The time I was supposed to be at work. GREAT. It made me momentarily very stressed out. But, at least I knew what I was going to wear! I rushed getting ready, but still had time to straighten my hair. I THOUGHT I had turned on my coffee pot to make coffee, but I didn't.

So, I don't even have coffee. I think I'll stop on my way to Brattleboro.

But - yet another reason why I dislike my phone. WHY is the alarm so sketch? Or, the better question is why do I keep trusting that it will work when I need to be awake for important things?? Yeah, that doesn't make sense.

Hm. So yeah. I have my CD player alarm clock with me. What I should do, is burn a lullaby CD so I can play that in the CD player and then use my iPod alarm clock, which works great. Yeah. I should do that. Change my set up.

UUGGHHH I'm kind of DREADING going to court. I haven't been in such a long time. Probably a year. It just always makes me so nervous.

OH OH OH OH!!!!!! I HAVE TO TELL YOU ANOTHER AWESOME THING!!!!!!! Yeah, SO AWESOME. OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

I got yet another awesome tweet from awesome people!!!!! From who, you ask?

BLOOD FEATHERS!!!!!! The totally great Philadelphia band who opened for Crash Kings when Ryan and I saw them in Philadelphia!




(We're headed to Boston in October. Help us get the word out. Love the Sweet Tea pic.)


AAHHHHHH SOOOO AWESOME!!!! A while back (like, early May, I think) I had sent them a picture of a sweet tea I bought because I felt like one after listening to their song, 'Sweet Tea.' Love it! But, I haven't tweeted them since! Yeah, that's pretty awesome.

So, I'm gonna start now:

BOSTON. OCTOBER 7. BLOOD FEATHERS AT THE ROYALE.

Oh, I'm totally gonna get the word out. Remember when I had that 'Crash Kings on Jimmy Kimmel' sign at the top of this blog to promote Crash Kings on TV? I think I may construct a sign for Blood Feathers. I'm so excited!!

I also thought about putting up posters in Boston. But, it's a bit too early for that. Anyways - they can count on me. And maybe Ryan will help too!! Since, she'll actually BE in Boston.

So awesome.

Anyways, I should get going. It's 9:58am. We're leaving in like, 15 minutes.

I hope everyone has a great day! Please think of me when I'm freaking out in court. I'm working until 6pm, so I'm sure I'll talk to you later.

Until then, take care!!! Be well!! Stay cool!!


love, Julie

YOU DECIDE:: COURT OUTFIT

this is like one of those, 'choose your own ending' blog entries!

I did this once before when I had to go to court and you all picked out a great outfit for me! Thanks again! And, now that I am scheduled to go to court TOMORROW, THURSDAY, JULY 8TH, I need your help again!

The courthouse is in Brattleboro, Vermont, and the last time I was at this courthouse, it was pretty casual. It should be a really quick thing.


WHICH OUTFIT, should I wear?!


OUTFIT #1: Dress, Gap. Navy blue dress with different sized flowers in different shades of purple. I would probably wear it with black leggings and my black flats. Probably bring my yellow cardigan in case of overpowering air conditioning. Maybe also wear with my pearls.






OUTFIT #2: Dress, Old Navy; Cardigan, Target. Halter-style brown dress with white detail. Would not wear a necklace with this dress. Not sure what shoes either... possibly my tan, open-toed platform shoes. My sparkly gold flats?





OUTFIT #3: Dress, Target; Cardigan, Old Navy. Here we have a brown, orange and teal plaid strapless summer dress with flowery design on the bottom. I would definitely wear this with brown leggings. For shoes, either the sparkly gold flats or the tan open-toed platform shoes. The thing that's special about this one is that I made a necklace especially to wear with this dress, so that's what I would wear.




ALRIGHT, FRIENDS! I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU TO DECIDE!!!!!!

Please respond with your selection in the comments section, or by the blog email address located on the left of your screen.

THANK YOU!!!!

bummer thursday

i don't want to complain. but, i'm not excited about tomorrow. thursday. 7/8.

i'm working 10pm wednesday night until 6pm thursday. not only is that a long stretch, but i have to go to court in Brattleboro, VT in the morning. i'm not a fan of courthouses because they are just full of people who think they're better than you.

so, that will be a bummer time. plus, i have to look nice. and it's so hott that it might be kind of impossible to look nice. i'll probably wear a dress. if i remember correctly, the court in Brattleboro is pretty casual. maybe just a sundress and cardigan? ugh, i don't know.

anyways, so i'm working until 6pm. then i have 3 hours off. and then i work again, 9pm to 8am.

MORE BUMMER.

i've been working for 2.5 weeks straight. i guess i'm just not used to it, after having 3 straight months off. and i'll be working straight up until JULY 23, which is my first night off!!!!! and it's a good night off, because it's THE ROONEY CONCERT!!!!! AND HANSON!!!!!!

and then the next day is CRASH KINGS!!!!!!

well, i'll work for like, a month straight, and then i'll have 9 days off all really close to each other. and they will include most awesome things like:

- kara's birthday on 29 july!
- 4 crash kings shows
- 2 river city extension shows
- 1 rooney/hanson show

and i'm pretttyy sure i can get all those days off. i've been working out my vacation time and regular 2 nights off a month, plus the july 4th holiday.... and it should be enough!!!!!!

although, after the 8th of august i may not have another night off until september....

BUT, i am very positive that the after-excitement from all those awesome, amazing concerts will last a while. i can go pretty long on concert-high.

ALRIGHT. right now, i have to go to the dreaded wal-mart to buy shampoo and body wash. and then i have to go to the grocery store, i think. i'm hoping one of those places will have lavender oil. but, i might have to go to the drug store for that. or the health food store, which is closed right now.

anyways, sorry for my complaining a little. i have an pretty low-key job, which i shouldn't complain about. and i work with amazing people. and there ARE hours where i don't work. but the fact that i live at work is mostly a hard thing.

ANYWAYS, SORRY AGAIN.

hope everyone is staying cool in both the 'not being sweaty' way and the 'keeping awesome' way.

have a great wednesday night!!!


<3, julie

teacup humans

TODAY I:

- did three loads of laundry
- finished season 2 of True Blood
- started season 3 of True Blood
- ate pie
- cleaned my oven
- cleaned my stove
- killed a hornet and two other creepy flying things with the help of Ruby Tuesday
- painted my nails purple
- cleaned out some drawers in my bureau


i had a good day. also, i checked my hair for lice and it's NEGATIVE!!! alright!! there's been a tiny outbreak in the house, which is why i've been having to spray the furniture and do head checks. and then i figured i should probably check my own head. it was also the motivation for washing all my sheets and towels in hot water. it needed to be done anyways.

i guess i'm not freaking out about the lice. the outbreak of bed bugs last year was pretty much the worst.

although, it would SUCK if i got lice.

um, let's stop talking about this.

let's talk about True Blood and how i watched all of season 2 in like, 3 days. no, maybe it's more like 5 days. that makes me feel better. there are only 12 episodes in the season. and MAN it's so good. like, crazy, though. at one point, during the season finale with all the crazy demon people and the demon witch lady with the claw hands i was just laughing like, "what the hell is going on!?!?"

but then it got scary and gross again and i got serious. i definitely think season 2 was grosser than season 1. but, i could still handle it. the part that grossed me out the most was during Bill's flashback to the 1920's when him and his maker were living together in Los Angeles and they kill that couple and drink their blood, and then there's just blood everywhere and they start having sex on the blood soaked bed. THAT part really grossed me out and i had to look away for a moment.

but i can pretty much handle it.

although you know who's hard to handle? um, Alexander Skarsgard. what a hottie! maaannn he's so tough and scary.... but then he smiles..... ahhhh it's so nice. and he's just so tall! he towers over EVERYONE! like father, like son, right?

remember when i was totally in love with his father - Stellan Skarsgard. who, i guess i'm still probably in love with. oooo yeah. i like those Swedish men. of course we all know Stellan as Bill from Mamma Mia! yep. the hott dad!!!

but, whoa. first Stellan and now Alexander. i think this is the first time i've had a crush on a father and son. i suppose it's kind of strange. you'd think i would have been in love with Alex first, and then his dad. but nope, opposite.

i mean, i've fallen in love with my fair share of brothers..... never a father and son before. it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

although, i don't know what i'm talking about. Alexander dates Kate Bosworth. but like i said to Kara in an email tonight, i'm pretty sure he has like, 5 younger brothers. :) yes please.

anyways. i might watch one more episode and then go to bed. i should go to bed now. it's 2:27am. hm. i'm not really tired.

oh! i forgot to tell you TWO awesome things!!!

1. yesterday at Dunkin Donuts i pulled up to the drive-thru window and the lady asked, "do you want a free magnet?" and i said, "sure!!" and i got a free Dunkin Donuts magnet!!! FOR FREE! it was great. and then she said, "are you driving a Prius?" and i said, "yes!" and she said, "oooo i want one of those!!" and i said, "it's pretty awesome." it was great. FREE MAGNET!!!!!

2. Kara's bakery had a pastry tasting over the weekend and since Kara is the head/only baker at the place, she baked everything for the tasting. AND - she was out in her bakers uniform during the afternoon and some guy comes over to her and tells her that she is the "best baker in New England." FOR REALZ. that happened!!!

instant recap: after eating Kara's baked goods, some guy tells her that she is the best baker in New England!!!!

NEW ENGLAND! that's SIX STATES! that means that maybe there is a better baker out there in the other 44 states, but probably not. it's that awesome?! Kara is becoming kind of a local celeb. also, she had someone special order a birthday cake and when they picked it up the lady said to her that she'd be calling Kara again because she does a lot of entertaining.

awesome! i'm so proud of Kara. she's a great baker, for serious.

anyways, that's pretty much all.

it's hottttttttt today. and i don't appreciate it. so, Earth, if you could speed up your rotation around the sun, that'd be great. let's get back to winter please. kthx.

alright! now it's 2:39am. ooooo i'm REALLY not tired. but i KNOW i should try and go to bed. but i REALLY want to watch one more episode of True Blood.

maybe i'll get into bed and watch an episode. that kind of seems like a halfway point.

also, i may or may not be coming down with a cold. i can't really tell. but i've been sneezing a lot. today my teeth and head hurt. and i've been having to put in eye drops like, 4 times a day.

i guess it could also be allergies since i'm pretty sure i've built up tolerance for my allergy meds.

whatever. anyways, ok. you all have a great week!!

TODAY, is 5 July, and it is my friend Ross's birthday! Happy Birthday Ross! i don't know if you're reading this - but i miss you. and i've been thinking about you a lot lately. i hope you are having a wonderful time doing whatever you're doing, and we should see each other soon. also, remember that time that you, me, and Rob sang 'Aicha' in the hallway of G1? like, we sang the whole song. and probably made fun of the Aicha kid. that was a fun time.

yeah, that link right there, you all should click on it. i can't tell you how many times i've seen that video. of that kid's homemade music video to 'Aicha.' MAN, that kid is a legend.

and oohhhh i miss college. i've really been missing my first year of college. that was a great year. all the years were great.

yeah. all the years were great. MAN i have great friends. and college was awesome. and i want to go back.

OK - I JUST DECIDED SOMETHING. i need to become Captain of the Airport Lounge. STAT. like, right now.

WHO is in charge of the Airport Lounge right now, because it's not me and it NEEDS TO BE. omg why haven't i thought of this before?!??!

i need to go back to Chicago and buy those airplane wings i saw in that cool vintage store with Kerianne!! what was that store...!!?!? Hollywood Mirror!!! was that it? yep. i need those wings. and i will also buy them for every Airport Lounge Flight Attendant.

OH MAN - i totally rocked that lounge when i worked there. now i can rock it again as Captain. YEP. this is my calling. what i was born to do.

STEP ONE:

1. the Airport Lounge needs a Twitter.

yep. rocking this already. also: CARDIGANS. yep. all the Airport Lounge Flight Attendants will wear cardigans. light blue ones. with orange name tags, and pilot wings.

alright. i'm gonna work on this.

now it's 3:04am. and i'm all excited thinking about the Airport Lounge. ohhhh i love that place.



yes, that tab is open to my livejournal. which i updated quite frequently while on shift at the APL.



oh wow, who designed that awesome sign?!!? UM, ME.



remember when there used to be all those clocks in the APL, just like a real airport? and under the clock set for Eastern time, it said this.



and it's me! wearing some adorable polka dotted hair accessory!! even during my 5-8am shift!!! hey, there were still people to impress during those late night hours.


OH MAN I MISS HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE. yep. it's coming on strong. it's a strong miss right now. like just after i graduated.

man i'm feeling very sad right now. but also very LUCKY and FORTUNATE that i had the absolute most best amazing time ever and met the most totally wonderful people in the whole world.

i miss Boomin Breakfast.

i have to go back. ♥


goodnight friends. i've enjoyed our time together tonight.

take care.

sweet moonbeam

i'd like to live in this house please. kthx.


at work right now. it's 5pm. working until 8am. we're watching A Lot Like Love. mmmmashtonkutcher. i just love him. he's one of those guys that i'll see any movie he makes. he just makes everything more enjoyable. yeah he does. great soundtrack in that movie. there's a JET song! the song they didn't play ANY of the three times i saw them.

i don't know why i was thinking about that the other day. i was listening to that song and thought, "why didn't they play this when i saw them 3 times in 4 days?!"

great story, right? yep. it's literary gems like that that keep you coming back.

before we put on A Lot Like Love, we were watching The Notebook. just the end of it. BUT! i didn't realize that Eric from Entourage is in it! he plays Ryan Goslings friend, Finn! it was awesome! i looked up at the screen and it was E! ohhhh how i love Entourage.

The Notebook? eh. saw it once and it was enough.

have i talked about when babies sneeze it's the cutest thing ever? because there's a baby in the living room with me right now and he just sneezed twice. it's so freaking cute. he's about to be 4 months old. cutie!

although, not a cutie when he was screaming and crying while i was holding him a little while ago.

i keep going back and forth about wanting a baby. like, my own baby. obviously not right now or anytime soon. i don't know. lately i've been thinking i don't want any. and that's okay. and maybe that will change and maybe it won't.

but speaking of babies, a few nights ago i had a dream i had a baby with 12 fingers. 6 on each hand. weird, right? tried to look up what it could mean, but didn't get very far. and there was some mention of what an amazing piano player the baby could be. strange.

so.

i've been watching season 2 of True Blood. i'm like, 6 episodes in. GREAT. yeah, so great. pretty gross. i'd say it's grosser than the first season. and maybe not as sexy either. i really like Eric. or, Erik. he's pretty funny, even when he's being horribly terrifying.

also, i've been super listening to 'Hey, Soul Sister' by Train. it's a great song. it's currently my new wedding song. if i ever get married.

also, i've been eating a lot of tofu! i like tofu whenever i have it, but i never know what to do with it when i buy it. but i've been making it my mission to experiment. so i've been MARINATING.

first night i marinated it in a peanut sauce that i bought. which turned out to be way too spicy. it said, "mildly spicy" on the jar. but, my lips were on fire. my tongue was on fire. my throat was on fire. it felt like an episode of Man v. Food when it's a spicy challenge. and he's like, "this is 75 times spicier than a jalapeno!" that's what it felt like. although, this is coming from a person who cannot handle ANY spicy. barely even the medium salsa.

but, i cooked up some cous cous and chickpeas to eat it with. and it was delish, except for the spicy. i ended up having to get some frozen mango out of the freezer and taking bites of the mango in between the bites of the spicy tofu. yeah, so maybe i'm a spice wimp.

anyways, the next day i tried to recreate the marinated tofu sandwich that i used to get at The Bridge Cafe at Hampshire College. turned out pretty good. let the tofu soak in soy sauce for about 15 minutes. not as salty as the sandwiches at the Bridge, so that was good.

and then last night, i marinated it for about 40 minutes in this fruity hawaiian marinade. grilled it up with some pineapple and then ate it with the leftover cous cous and chickpeas. delish!

so i bought more tofu at the grocery store today to try more experiments. i'm excited. i'm really good at making chocolate tofu cream pie. YUM. that's good.

HEY! the resident here asked me to print out the lyrics to the JET song that played in the movie!!! awesome! she also asked me to print out the lyrics to the Bon Jovi song that Ashton sings in the courtyard.

movie's over now. we were going to watch The Prince and Me, but instead she put in The Hot Chick. starring Rob Schneider. :/ we'll see how that is.

OKAY! tonight my plan is to watch more True Blood. there's nothing more patriotic then vampires and sex.

so, happy july 4th weekend! i like July 4th because it means i get an extra day off this month!! thanks, USA.

alright, have a great night friends. i'll talk to you all later!

AND IF YOU'RE IN MAINE THIS WEEKEND: please make note that Crash Kings are also in Maine. and I am not. also, She & Him are playing also. SON OF A GUN, they are live broadcasting the festival!

the Nateva Festival. Crash Kings played at 3:15 this afternoon. CRAP. i bet it'll be archived to watch later.

alright. have a great afternoon. evening. middle of the night. morning. everything!

love!

SCHWARTZMAN @ JULIE

FOLKS, IT HAPPENED. and it was glorious. glorious and fantastic and terrific and wonderful and amazing and lovely and perfect and so, so, sosososo freaking awesome.

what happened, you ask?

ROBERT SCHWARTZMAN TWEETED ME BACK!!!!

I KNOW - took him long enough. i have tweeted him many, many things. and TODAY he finally responded. was it everything i hoped for? YES. i mean, it wasn't the marriage proposal i secretly wanted - BUT IT WAS STILL GREAT.

let me explain.

FIRST OF ALL, we all know who Robert Schwartzman is because i sometimes never stop talking about how much i love him. BUT, just for a refresh:

- he is the lead singer of one of my fave bands, Rooney (the band that Crash Kings toured with, which is how i heard of CKs)
- he is JASON SCHWARTZMAN'S little brother. yes, THE Jason Schwartzman that i have been in love with for a very, very long time.
- he was the love interest in The Princess Diaries! (not the mean one, the nice one who she ends up with in the end.)
- his mom is Talia Shire from the Rocky movies. so, he's got all the Coppola family connections.

WHATEVER - he's in Rooney, which is the most important thing. and i'm seeing them THIS MONTH with HANSON!

so, the Rooney tour just started over on the west coast a few weeks ago, and Robert does tour video diaries every now and then. they're wonderful. like, really, really wonderful. but, he's been wearing this hat that says, 'Captain' that i'm totally jealous of. he's been wearing it all the time.




this is Robert wearing the hat. I WANT THAT HAT. because how long have i wanted to be a ship captain? yeah like, a long freaking time.

and he's been wearing it everywhere. so, i finally sent him a tweet that said,




(@rcschwartzman where'd you find your 'captain' hat?! i love all the appearances it's been making.)

AND THEN ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER HE RESPONDED:



(@Captain_Julie It's a secret!)


it's a secret!! he's such a cutie. and, you may notice, he's wearing the Captain hat in his tiny profile picture on Twitter. his profile picture used to be a pic of the KFC Double Down, which he is kind of obsessed with.

when they play Boston, i'm totally going to ask him again. i'll probs also tweet him that morning asking him to wear it. YEP.

ohhh it's so wonderful. i think our twitter names look great next to each other. :)

yep. great day. great moment. if you haven't heard the new Rooney cd, PLEASE check it out. it rocks. i know of TWO people who had never heard Rooney before, listened to the new cd, and are now total fans. yep. TWO PEOPLE.

alright. i had to share this incredible happening with you. i hope you all had wonderful moments today that equal the Schwartzman Tweet excitement.

have great nights! i'm going to watch more True Blood and probably eat something. i'm working saturday 3:30pm to 10pm. and then 10pm to 8am. but then again not until 10pm, so that's good.

take care! be well!


ciao!

"so hold out your hands..."

i have 'Raincoat' stuck in my head because i just referenced it in a tweet i just sent to Ryan. and now i'm in a good mood!

i'm at work right now. does it seem like i never leave work? yeah, i've been getting that feeling too. and it seems that when i'm not working, i'm sleeping. i feel like for the past week i haven't been doing anything except passing the time before i have to work again. it's kind of a bummer, but then i remember that i don't have any money anyways, so i technically couldn't go out and "do" anything. most things cost money. and i'm working a lot, which will earn money.

today i worked until 8am. now i am working 3:30pm until 6pm. and then working again at 9pm. in the time between 6pm and 9pm (really 8:45pm) i have plans to :

1. go to the grocery store
2. take a bath

i really don't have any food. or, i have food, just not anything that you can put together to make a meal. last night i made pizza eggs. with an english muffin. it was kind of like, "well, you have eggs. and you have pizza sauce and cheese."

voila! pizza eggs!! it was kind of delicious. and this morning i again had eggs with toast. because that's kind of the only substantial thing i have.

so! i will go to the grocery store tonight. although, it's kind of one of those times when you go to the store and it's like, "what do i get that will be delicious, will last a while, and won't get boring?" it feels like i'm starting from scratch. because, for a while, i was trying to eat everything in the house so to use up what i had. but then like two days ago it got to the point where, i no longer had anything in the house.

SO. grocery store trip. i also need coffee. coconut coffee. i might also buy tofu.

last night was great. i watched SIX episodes of Bored to Death, the wonderful HBO show starring Jason Schwartzman. also Ted Danson and Zach Galifinackis. i totally just spelled his name however i wanted to. and i'm not going to look it up to see if it's right.

anyways - the show is terrific. really, really, so enjoyable. there were many times i laughed out loud. LOL'd as the kids would say. it makes me want to live in Brooklyn! it also makes me want to marry Jason Schwartzman. but, it doesn't take very much at all for me to want that. he's so lovely. and it just makes me so happy that him and Robert are brothers. and that they love making music together.

it also makes me happy that Coconut Records does the theme to Bored to Death. ooohhhhh Coconut Records. i have that sticker that i still have to put on my car. why do i keep forgetting?!

anyways, everyone should watch Bored to Death. i believe the first season is being released on DVD in September. and it was definitely picked up for season 2 because they're filming it right now! in Brooklyn!

so, i watch something like that and want to live in Brooklyn. i watched Valentine's Day and wanted to live in Los Angeles. i visit Boston and want to live there. so many places. so little money.

and it makes me ANNOYED that Crash Kings WILL BE IN MAINE this weekend and i won't be. and that the freaking tickets cost so much money. so lame. what person in Maine has $200 to spend on tickets, PLUS the cost of either camping or hotel?? LAME!

anyways, i'll see them on the 24th OF THIS MONTH! my mom is coming and she is soooo excited! Kara says she never stops talking about it. this makes me really happy. i can't wait either. i really hope Kara comes. and Jo! i really hope Jo is able to come. but if she doesn't, then it just means she's on a totally awesome roadtrip! which is still super fun.

hm. what else.

i watched a video this morning on how to do a 'blowout hairstyle' on yourself. yep. i did that. and it got me all excited that maybe i could actually figure out how to do it! but then after i was excited i was just disappointed because i've tried this many times and it never works. and i hate using a blow dryer. and i never brush my hair anyways, so i just get all confused.

remember when i linked to that Paper Tongues photo? that i can't stop looking at? of Jordan? my future boyfriend drummer? YEAH, well, since then, they have been posting pictures of all their new tattoos, and it's been great. yep. great. it sounded like someone from a local tattoo parlor came onto their bus and gave them all tattoos.

i was listening to my fave Paper Tongues song 'Get Higher' last night. ooohhhh i love it.

i love the ACOUSTIC VERSION. and i love the NORMAL VERSION. i love the lyric that goes, "the feeling of your skin, it's lovely."

i love how he says, 'lovely.' just like i love the lyric in the River City Extension song, 'Too Tired to Drink' that goes, "and i think the way that you laugh is just darling." i love how he says, 'darling!' i think it's so sweet.

there's another RCE lyric that i love because it's so sweet.

BUT, getting back to Paper Tongues real quick, i know i talk a lot about what the country will be like when i am president. and i believe i've mentioned before that i am going to change the national anthem to the Paper Tongues song, 'For the People.' and i just wanted to say, that i am probably still going to do that.

i think it would be so much more awesome. like, before every major event to just ROCK instead of just standing (or sitting, because it's not illegal) there.

and speaking of awesome countries....

HAPPY CANADA DAY! to one and all. half of my family lives in Canada and i am half Canadian. so, it's a celebration!

except, i'm not doing anything special. probably won't do anything special on the 4th either. except avoid fireworks at all costs. which is hard because last year they set them off from the mountain right behind my house. me and Ruby were kind of traumatized.

hmmm..... what else to tell you about?!

had to spray all the furniture last night with Lice killing spray. yep. definitely wasn't excited about that. makes your skin all creepy crawly. just like when we had the outbreak of bed bugs. i think that was worse, though. yeah, that was worse. i couldn't sleep during that time.

i didn't see any earwigs in the apartment yesterday, but killed 2 this morning. one was in Ruby Tuesday's water bowl! that made me really upset. she is afraid of them too.

basically the moral is that this house is an insect magnet. and i hate insects, so it's a rough time.

i wish i could think of that other River City Extension lyric that i love.

but, i've gotten a few very positive comments regarding Gogol Bordello, the headlining band that RCE is opening for at the Starland Ballroom in NJ on the 31st. so, i think i might really try and go. and also start listening to Gogol Bordello, because apparently everyone loves them!

last night during an episode of Bored to Death, they were talking about Russian literature and there was a reference to Gogol, which made me think of the band, which reminded me that i should start listening to them.

ANYWAYS - it's now time for me to leave. yay.

time to hit the grocery store! at probably the worst traffic time of the day! hooray! ah well.

hope everyone has a lovely night! talk to you all soon.


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