um, best!!

i'm at work right now. things are super quiet. but, something awesome happened and i needed to tell you immediately.

so, i was taking care of the two little girls for a little bit until their childcare came. and, when i walked into the living room to check in with their mother before she left, the little one reached her arms out to me like she wanted me to hold her.

and even her mom said, "wow, she just reached out to you!"

yeah, it made me really happy.

and then, i was sitting in the rocking chair and the girls were playing on the ground, and the older one came over, threw herself onto my knee and said, "MY JULIE! THIS IS MY JULIE!!"

yep, the best.

and then i picked her up to sit on my lap, but the little one came over immediately and pulled herself up on my leg and wanted to be picked up too.

i'm just so popular. but, it was really sweet and made me very happy.

so, yeah.

to update you on my hair saga, i ended up straightening it with a straightening iron today. AND, i'm not gonna lie - it looks pretty awesome.

last night i caught up on some Private Practice. MAN. the episode where Addison and Sam are hiking and find the couple who have been in a car accident?!?! and on top of everything, the wife is pregnant and then goes into labor WHILE still trapped in the car!!!!!

wow. it was pretty incredible. like, drama-wise, and over-the-top-wise. everything was just so bloody. it was super intense, though.

and i learned that you should always go hiking with one of the world's best neonatal surgeons.

and then Addison and Sam made out afterwards!!!!! that was a long time coming. i kind of wish they would hook up. they're both so hott. especially Taye Diggs. oooo yes. that smile...

tonight i will either keep watching Private Practice, or Party Down. or heck, maybe both.

ugh. i forgot it was Big Chore night. i just had to make up the chart of big chores.

no baby tonight overnight. i am happy about that. hopefully i can get a good night's sleep. that way i can get up "early" to go to the post office. i also need to go to JoAnn's. are they open?

is Christmas Eve a holiday? are things closed, or do they close early? it's weird. christmas feels weird this year.

OH.

i was on Yahoo this afternoon reading about how Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon have been split up since summer!!! CAN'T believe it. and it made me sad. i liked them.

but, i always look to see what the top searches of the day are. guess who was number one?!?

1. Julian Casablancas

i swear this guy is following me around. it seems like in every odd place, there he is. so, i went to his website. saw this his cd is $5.99 on iTunes. also saw that he is coming to Boston on 8 January.

both of these things are interesting to me.

i MIGHT go home tonight and buy his cd. i feel like i have to force myself to love his music since he's following me around.

i did not buy concert tickets. he's playing at The Paradise. which i know i've been before, but can't remember if that was for Ben Kweller or Rooney and Ben Lee.

anyways, i read all about Julian Casablancas. his early life. his parents. how he formed The Strokes. and now about his solo project. it's great.

and so again, i call to you, my friends. does anyone listen to him? will i like it? do you like it??

i will make it my Christmas mission to listen to his cd and report back. YES! an assignment.

anyways. what else can i tell you?

i have to carry a microwave down to the basement tonight. we got a microwave as a christmas present.

Drew Barrymore's ex-boyfriend was in The Strokes, right? the.....drummer?

what else can i tell you?!

Craig Ferguson had his 1,000th episode last week. it was exciting. Jason Schwartzman was a guest. and also Kristen Bell.

my nose is stuffy again. it's a bummer. i still feel better than i had been, though.

i think we're going to go see a movie on Christmas day. i would see either Avatar or Up in the Air. or Sherlock Holmes.

man, it looks like Up in the Air is going to do pretty well this awards season.

i'm just rooting for Fantastic Mr. Fox all the way. best picture? yep. animated feature? sure. art direction? why not!

ok. enough now. i'm all out of words.

i'll talk to you later! have a great night.

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