deal:

- i think i'm done gathering pictures from the big night
- haven't exactly found what i've been searching for.... (cough pictureofkateandleo cough)
- have to run out and do some errands
- will post Globe recap soon. keep checking.



<3

GLOBES ONLINE!!!!!!!

STREAMING VIDEO OF THE GOLDEN GLOBES ONLINE!!!!!!!

you can watch on facebook! watch on nbc.com! watch on ustream.com!!!!

i'm watching red carpet stuff right now. the hosts are pretty lame-o, but whatevs.

it SAYS that they will be streaming the show LIVE, but i won't believe it until it's actually happening.

so, i'm super excited. Kristen Bell was just on. people from Glee. people from True Blood. Mrs. Ari from Entourage. yeah.

Jeremy Piven is live tweeting from the red carpet, so that's great.

TONIGHT technology reigns SUPREME.

and i am really hoping for a Kate, Leo, James Cameron reunion. YES.

oh, it's going to be a good night.

i'm just rooting for everyone because i'm so excited.

no wait, i know what i'm rooting for - FANTASTIC MR. FOX. all the way. i hope Jason is there.

alright!!! i gotta get back to the show.

Tina Fey looks so great.

AAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Golden Globes night is here!!!!! i can't believe it.

OK. CALM DOWN julie.

going to go. ENJOY THE SHOW!!!!!!!


<3

GLOBES!!!!!

GOLDEN GLOBES TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!! NBC!!!!! CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTING FOR THE CORRECT TIME!!!!!!

i am majorly worried about this. remember how much stress this night brought upon me last year? if i could get a day-to-day cable plan, TODAY would be one of my days.

Per Diem Cable TV.

so, i have to go downstairs to watch the Golden Globes on the communal television. one of the residents here is a pretty big tv addict, and she HATES when people bother her. i am very worried that this night could go badly.

i mean, the Globes start at 8pm. and the girls have curfew at 9pm. so,

WORST CASE SCENERIO: i miss the first hour.

if i had missed the first hour last year, i would have missed Kate Winslet winning her FIRST Golden Globe for The Reader.

need i remind you how Kate DOMINATED the Actress categories last year?!?!

oh, fine, i'll post the video again!


anyways. i guess missing the first hour of the Globes would just be another part of this terrific week.

also: what else could go wrong this week? oh, my earring is infected again. it has been not infected for SO long. and then THIS week, it decides to get infected again. so, last night i started washing it with alcohol. oooo it burned.

but on a good note!!!

i checked twitter this morning and the most recent tweet was from Crash Kings and they were like, "we're live on CD 101 in Ohio now!!!" and it was from like, 5 minutes ago. and so i immediately googled that radio station and clicked on the "listen live" button.

it started playing and Tony was telling a story about waiting tables at a vegan restaurant in west hollywood. so great!!! that made me very happy. because i have missed ALL their other live radio performances due to work, or other unforeseen circumstances.

it was a great radio show. so happy.

but during the night!!!! i woke up with a bad stomach ache. how often does that happen? um, never. that was a real bummer because i didn't think i'd be able to get back to sleep. but, i did.

anyways.

ok. i'm gonna go, i guess.

have a great day. don't forget about the Golden Globes!!!!! Kate's presenting! Leo's presenting!!! just imagine the AFTER PARTY PICTURES!!!!!!!!

i will do a full-recap, because i know you would expect nothing less.

love you all.


<3

kitty knitting

(apologize for the underline.....does anyone understand Blogger formatting?)

kitty knitting. that's kind of a cute name for something. like this blog post!!!! duh!!

so, i called this post 'kitty knitting' because i will be featuring pictures of both my kitty, and my knitting.

i think it makes sense.

let's get going!


KITTY

i thought to myself, "where is ruby tuesday?" and then i saw a strange lump under my covers....



SLEEPY TUESDAY!!!!! she's sleeping right next to Buck!!!



awwwww!!! look at that little tongue!




she's so tired and cute!!!! isn't she the cutest ever?!? after i took these photos i covered her back up and said, "goodnight!"

i love her so much.



KNITTING

so, i had mentioned that the orange scarf i was knitting has this curling problem. i have never had this happen with anything else. my dear friend Renee who reads from Colorado is an expert knitter/artisan and co-writes her own crafty blog with my other dear friend, Dave. you should click and read about all their tasty cooking adventures.

anyways. Renee said that if i posted pictures of the scarf, she would diagnose the prob!

so, here ya go!!!



ORANGE!!!!!




curling, wtf!?






i read something about blocking online the other night and wonder if i'll have to do this? like, when you wet the knitting and then press it into shape while it dries. that sounds easy enough....i hope i don't have to start all over.

but right now, it would make an awesome sleeve if i knitted the sides closed.

i really like this scarf. i just bought a dark teal puffy vest on sale from Old Navy and i think it will look pretty freaking hip with this scarf.

PICTURE THIS:

red plaid shirt, orange scarf, dark teal puffy vest

whoa. people won't know what to think of me - i'll be SO cool.

i love that shirt. i wore it again yesterday. just wearing it, i feel cooler than everyone else. horrible? maybe. confidence-boosting? yup.


alright. i'm alone now. my dad is on his way to Berwick, Maine to stay there for a few days. to see Kara.

he's moving back to Canada, my dad. next monday, the 25th. one-way ticket from boston to british columbia. i'm very excited for him, but it's also one of the reasons i've been sad all week. i'm really going to miss him. especially after hanging out with him all week.

he's coming back to stay with me sometime next week....maybe thursday or friday. and then he's off on a new adventure.

actually, i will take this time to post about a different kitty. Tilly. or, Miss Tilly. she is another very sweet cat. her and Ruby Tuesday are sisters. and my dad is trying to find a home for her...



Tilly is the grey one in the middle. Rainbow is in front of her, and Jackie is behind.

Tilly is very squeaky. she's always making these really cute squeaker noises. she doesn't really like being held, but she's very sweet and loves playing.

here's her craigslist listing.

let me know!



okay. i think that's all. i'm trying to decide whether or not to have pancakes tonight for supper, or tomorrow for breakfast. i think maybe tonight. i've had this tab open with a pancake recipe ALL week in my browser. and i have some Andes mints that i'm going to cut up and put in the pancakes. and once i finally make the pancakes, i can either close the tab, or save the recipe.

yeah, i think tonight for supper.

alright. have a good night, everyone. i'll talk to you all again sometime soon.



<3u.

"spread love wherever you go"

no blog tonight. sorry folks.

unimaginably hard day at work.

unimaginably hard week at life.

got a pretty bad head cold. (again.)


so happy my dad is here.


<3

i can't believe it's only wednesday

that's how i felt all night at work. it was like, "what? this is only midweek!?"

it was bad. bad night at work. i just felt crappy and angry the whole time. two feelings i haven't felt in a while. remember my december?

lucky to have courtney there with me. somehow we survived.

there was one good thing that happened:

i had my coat on and was walking out the door when one of the little girls said to me,

TODDLER: Bye Julie!
JULIE: Bye! I'll see you later!
TODDLER: I need a kiss.
JULIE: Ok! (i went over and gave her a kiss)
TODDLER: I need a hug!!
JULIE: Oh, alright! (so i gave her a hug too)

then she told me that her little sister needed a kiss and hug too. good thing i was right there. it was the sweetest.

anyways. enough about work!!! more about plaid.


MY RED PLAID SHIRT ARRIVED TODAY. wednesday. the 13th. it was a joyous day.

and i wore it!!!! all night. and i think it's pretty hott. it's really comfortable. i felt totes fashionable even through a not so great night. and what more could you want?

so, here's the thing: i came home from work and immediately put on my sweats. and then i remembered later that i had promised a picture in the shirt.

so, i forgot. so you'll have to take my word that i wore it.

but NEXT TIME i will post a picture. promise. heck, maybe i'll even have an impromptu photo shoot sometime soon with the shirt.

anyways. that was a great part about today.

also a great part about today? the guy working at the post office handed me my netflix BEFORE I EVEN GOT TO THE COUNTER. it was like he saw me coming around the corner and went to get them for me.

this made me so happy.

also, at the bank they told me that i was preapproved for a credit card! that wasn't very exciting. i just kind of ignored it. whatevs.

it's really fun hanging out with my dad. friday night i'm going to cook Julie's Famous Coconut Mango Chicken with Black Beans and Coconut Rice meal.

i bet i know what you're thinking......"but julie, haven't you only cooked that meal once before?" and my answer to that is, "yes. yes i have only cooked it once before. but it was that good and that's what it's famous after only one time."

ha! i win again.

man. i keep sneezing. and blowing my nose like, every other minute.

remember the other night when i got sneezed and coughed on? yeah. i think that's catching up with me.

i think i'm actually going to go to bed soon. it's 2:23am. that's an earlyish time to go to bed.

HEY! Crash Kings are in Chicago right now!!! and they're on a radio show sometime today. it's an internet radio show called FEARLESS RADIO and they're on at 5pm. i'm assuming that's Chicago time.

i'm hoping i can listen later because i'll be at work. MAN i will be excited when this work week is over. meaning, thursday night at 10pm. i haven't felt that way in a long time.

but YOU should listen at 5pm! if you're in chicago. or, 6pm if you're on the east coast. or, 3pm if you're on the west coast!!! did i do that time zoning right!?!

ok. i'm tired and stuffy. Ruby is already asleep on my bed. she's such a cutie. i think she's also very happy that my dad is staying because she has someone to hang out with while i'm at work.

have a great thursday!!!!! i hope i do. and i hope courtney does.

i'll talk to you all later.

be well. take care. no worries.


<3

yellow streetlight

here's how my day started off:

- took my lipgloss out of my purse. opened it. immediately dropped it on my cat-hair filled floor.

i thought, "i hope today isn't another yesterday."

did i pick the cat hair off the gloss and still use it? you betcha. hey, it was pineapple flavor. you would have done it too.

ok, maybe it was a little gross.

anyways. then i got dressed and went to staff meeting. from 12:15p to 3:30p.

then came back upstairs to my apartment and my dad almost immediately called! he was turning onto my street!!!!

he's staying with me for a few nights. probably until saturday morning. i was very happy when he arrived. and we instantly jumped into an old Evans tradition - made a pot of coffee, hopped on the couch and cracked open a bag of potato chips. only the finest.

actually, the very first thing we did was investigate the strange smell. and much to my surprise - he couldn't smell anything. and when he momentarily would smell something, he said it did not smell dangerous.

i can still smell it through my whole kitchen. but, at least i have someone telling me it doesn't smell dangerous.

which also leads me to believe that something is wrong with me. phantom smells? isn't that a symptom of a brain tumor? that's what i remember from Grey's.

anyways. i didn't die last night in my sleep. and so far, we're all still okay.

but i woke up this morning at 7:45am to feed Ruby and the first thing i thought was, "hey! i woke up!!! i'm not dead!!" and i thought the exact same thing when i woke up again at 8:30, and again at 11am. it was an exciting morning.

anyways. it's fun having my dad here. we hung out here for a bit and then went out to dinner at this italian restaurant, Lui Lui's, in west lebanon. i had a bbq chicken calzone with pineapple added. delish. my dad had spaghetti and meatballs. also delish.

then we came back here and relaxed. watched some Entourage. loves it. oh, i love that show so much.

the episode when Ari goes to the headmaster's house and pleads to him to let his son into the school? aw. so good.

and now it's 10:27pm. i hope it's a quiet night at work.

tomorrow is wednesday. i have to go to the post office. i believe my red plaid shirt is waiting for me. SUPER excited slash nervous.

hm. what else can i tell you?

Ruby is happy to have my dad here.

i started listening to this Jason Schwartzman interview on KCRW radio. the show, Morning Becomes Eclectic, hosted by Jason Bentley. i haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but what i heard was very funny. Jason is totes hilairs!!! (totes hilarious.....not sure if that abbrev worked out) and he was also like, a guest DJ, so he got to play music. and he played and Julian Casablancas song!! 'Glass' which is a great song. and he dedicated a song to his dog, Arrow, which was so funny. he was like, "Arrow, I know you don't speak English...or any other language as far as I can tell, but if you're listening, this one is for you." oh, he's so adorable.

and speaking of J.Schwartz, i recently let my dad borrow The Darjeeling Limited - which he loved - and he told me that he thought that there were a few scenes in the movie where Jason reminded him of himself when he was younger. i guess with the long hair and moustache. i thought that was pretty cool.

did i tell you about the portuguese muffin i had? yeah. i think i did. that was a pretty big story. .....

hm. what else? there must be something! a whole DAY has passed.

i dropped my cell phone on the ground today and it split into three pieces. but then i put it back together. GREAT!

i still smell something funny. something not right. we tested my oven and burners. everything worked, and nothing exploded. that must be a good sign.

anyways. i might get into bed and watch more Entourage. or watch an episode of Tell Me You Love Me. a new HBO show that andrew recommended. it's got Adam Scott. he's a funny guy. was in Knocked Up. he was on Veronica Mars. he's on Party Down. and on the show he's married to Penny from Lost.

the show is about these three different couples who all start seeing a sex therapist. and it's all different stories, with the same therapist. and somehow i think, the three stories will start to intertwine. i just started the show. it's good so far.

also so far: it's very enjoyable reading the tweets from Crash Kings as they start their first headlining tour. i hope they continue tweeting throughout the whole tour. mainly it's been about what kind of food they're currently eating. but hey - that's fine with me. they need to start making blog videos STAT. they would be a great blog video band.

alright, friends. sorry tonight hasn't been more active and exciting. the night is still young.

we're coming up on 11pm.

OK. why haven't i seen Avatar yet?!?! SERIOUSLY!! i can't figure this out. i need to see it asap before the Globes. WAIT!!! the Globes are on SUNDAY. uh oh. this could be a close call. maybe i'll go sunday afternoon.

THE GLOBES!!!!!! this will be my first award-show recap in the new blog!!!!! on my new laptop!!!!! ooo it's so exciting. and, if my sources are correct, both KATE and LEO will be attending the big event. we all know how that makes me feel. i can't even talk about it because it's too late to start freaking out with excitement.

oh man. kate and leo. remember last year when Kate DOMINATED the actress categories?!!?!? and she confessed her love for Leonardo in her Revolutionary Road speech. and she looked absolutely gorgeous. that was a great night. simply great.

has everyone seen the magazine cover with Kevin Jonas and his new wife?? is that not the happiest picture ever?? the smile on his face is just so great. how can i be mad at him with that smile?? it's so big and excited.

ok. now it's 11:02pm. i guess now that's all i have to say.

ok, so i just realized that i am cold. and i also felt a breeze come in through my window. so i said, "hey, i'll check the temp!"

7. 7 degrees. seven. at 11pm. remember last night it was 22 degrees at like, 2am?!?!! what gives?!?!? the temp last night must have been wrong. 7 degrees sounds way more right.

it's 11 degrees in Berwick. 11 degrees in Concord. 14 degrees in Nashua. 48 degrees in Comox, British Columbia. that's F, not C.

i wish i had gone to meteorology school. i think that stuff is fascinating. i suppose there's still time.

alright.

i'm really tired tonight. i have been tired ever since i woke up. i must have been subconsciously stressed out over whether or not i would die in my sleep. and didn't really get some good z's.

Ruby Tuesday must be sleeping with my dad. i don't see her anywhere.

OH i should go to the bank tomorrow. don't let me forget.

ok. i think now i'll get into bed and watch tv on my laptop. aahhh the wonders of 2010.

ya know, i hate writing that year. it feels so obnoxious. anyone else feel this way? i just don't like it. it's like the Regina George of years. the queen bee. the mean girl. anyone second this?

ok. NOW. i think i will sign off.

goodnight friends!! i'll talk to you again soon. have lovely nights and days and everything in between.



<3