coconut afternoon

it's only 5:09pm today and already so many great things have happened to me. and i have to tell you about them.

ok, get excited. (these will not be in the order they happened, but in random order.)


::1:: i bought a special limited edition coconut flavored coffee at the grocery store today. it's Green Mountain brand and called, 'Island Coconut.' i made a pot and highly recommend it with vanilla flavored non-dairy creamer. DELISH.

::2:: drinking the coconut coffee made me want to listen to Coconut Records. which i am doing right now. and so it is a 'coconut afternoon,' as the title of this entry suggests.

::3:: i also watched this interview with Jason Schwartzman (this is related because Jason IS Coconut Records. which you all should listen to and love because it is an amazing band) and he was talking about filming the show Bored to Death in Brooklyn and at the end he said,

JASON: If you're out walking around Brooklyn and you see us filming, come over to say hi! And give me a hug!

WHAT!!?!? You're telling me that last week when I was in NYC, i could have gone over, found you, Jason, and given you a HUG?!?!? UNREAL. i wish i had made more of an effort to get to Brooklyn. oh, i would love a Schwartzman Hug. kara touched Schwartzman Chest at the Rooney concert. lucky girl.

::4:: i'm rocking a messy 'side braid' today. i saw a picture of a super model wearing a messy side braid online this morning and said, "yep. that's my goal for today." ACHIEVED! i think i rocked it pretty well. and it looks super great with the teal streaks weaved through.

::5:: i walked into the post office and up to the counter to get my Netflix and Walter was there! not the ruggedly handsome one. but, what Walter lacks in being ruggedly handsome, he makes up for in lovely...

WALTER: Hi Julie!
JULIE: Hi! (hands him my yellow package slip. walter goes into the back and gets my Netflix.)
WALTER: MOVIE TIME!!
JULIE: Alright! Thank you so much!
WALTER: You're welcome, thank you! Have a great day.
JULIE: Thanks, you too!

i don't know why he said, 'thank you' back to me after i thanked him for the movies. afterwards, i assumed it was because he was so taken aback from my 'super model-esque messy braid.'

::6:: ALSO, i received a WONDERFUL letter in the mail today written by one, Elizabeth. the letter traveled all the way from Elizabeth's hands in Austin, TX to my hands in Lebanon, NH, and that makes me so happy. i was so excited to see Elizabeth's handwriting. AND, to read the note she had written on the outside of the envelope. i must share this with you:

"This letter is for my lovely friend Julie, who is actually really amazing and interesting, and also totally open to being hit on by postal workers! Try talking about astronomy or the Cuban Revolution! She's worth it!"

YEP. OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE. was i giggling to myself in the post office? yes, yes i was. it brightened my day so much. and the letter itself was beautiful. :)

::7:: i went to the grocery store. walked in. and there was a cute boy shopping around the produce section. i was headed there too, so that was nice. i got lettuce. and tomatoes. and he got bananas. then we parted. then we met up again at the deli counter. then we parted. and then we met up again in the dairy section. then parted. and then he checked out in the register lane next to mine. it was fun. grocery stores are strange like that, in that you meet up with the same people over and over.

::8:: now i'm in the check-out lane. the lady in front of me has forgotten her Shaw's card. so i say,

JULIE: Oh, here, I have one!

and i let her use my card so she could get all the discounts. she thanked me about a million times and then told me to have a great weekend. and then after she left, the cashier said,

CASHIER: That was very nice of you!

it was all very nice to hear and it made me feel good. but why wouldn't i let her use the card? she had forgotten hers... and i had mine all ready. it made sense to me. and i wasn't expecting all that praise. but it was nice. and it did make me feel good.

(the next one actually happened last night. but the excitement has carried over to today.)

::9:: CRASH KINGS ARE GOING TO BE ON JIMMY KIMMEL. JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!!!!! ON TV!!!!! ON 10 MAY!!!!!!! PERFORMING ON TV!!!!!! CRASH KINGS!!!!

ohhhhh man. was i excited about this. then i realized, I DON'T HAVE TELEVISION. not one channel. NOT EVEN THE JIMMY KIMMEL CHANNEL. oh, this made me sad. might i travel to my mom's house to watch this tv program live? i might. i might just do that. because knowing that Crash Kings are performing on tv and i cannot watch it will probably kill me.

THEIR FIRST TELEVISION PERFORMANCE!!!! and i have to be there. i have to. i'm so excited for them. it's a monday night. and you all better watch. could we make it into a blog party?? all you readers watch Jimmy Kimmel that night??

OHHHHH THAT WOULD BE SO MUCH FUN! remember the night a few years ago when we all watched Legally Blonde on tv together?!

and i like Jimmy Kimmel. he's a funny guy. so you all should want to watch it. yep. there. good. we have plans.

ME. YOU. CRASH KINGS. JIMMY KIMMEL. 10 MAY. deal. :)


i think that might be it for my great day so far. still listening to Coconut Records right now.

OH! that reminds me of the last night i wanted to talk about!!


::10:: i have been enjoying a new song lately. it's called 'Little Lion Man' and it's by a band called Mumford and Sons. this is the only song i know by them. here's the story:

- i was home last weekend and kara and i were listening to WFNX, which is "an alternative" radio station. the guy said, "call, email, twitter, or text me with your requests!" so, i twittered to him that i wanted to hear Mountain Man by Crash Kings.

maybe about 10 minutes later, we're all talking in the kitchen and i hear the guy announcing the next song. and i hear him say, "....on Man."

JULIE: OMG THEY'RE PLAYING MY SONG!!!!!!

thinking he said, 'Mountain Man.' when really he had said, 'Little Lion Man.' ah well. they never played Crash Kings that night. but, i ended up liked Little Lion Man. and the more i listened to it, the more i think it sounds like something i've heard before.

AND I FIGURED IT OUT. it's so perfect. and it's not like with The Smiths where i was like, "hey, that guys sounds like Morrissey!" only to find out - IT IS Morrissey. (geeze. i still can't believe that.)

LITTLE LION MAN sounds like:
- 'Two Step' by Dave Matthews Band
and
- 'Thunder and Lightening' by We Were Promised Jetpacks

and i made sure that NONE of the guys from any of those bands are in any of the other bands. ROCK. i know! please go listen to those songs because i think i totally hit the nail on the head with this one. and all three of those are great songs.

and! the guys in Mumford and Sons are pretty cute. and there's no drummer! what's up with that?! crazy! but, i was reading who their members are and it says:
- Marcus Mumford
- Country Winston or Marshall Winston
- Ben Lovett
- Ted Dwane

Country Winston or Marshall Winston? does that mean that either guy plays in the band? or, it's the same guy that goes by either name? it's very confusing! are they a group that could qualify to be on the BRO TOUR or not?! i don't know! Country or Marshall? what's up with that?!


that's the second time i've said, 'what's up with that?!' in like, two paragraphs. crazy. it's like Josh Delano doing his 6th grade Civic Oration speech over here. oh, he was so good at that.

anyways. i think those are all the exciting things i have to tell you.

i'm going to go work on being awesome now.

have a great friday night! any hott plans? hott parties i should know about?! hott things in general?! have fun! i'll be home with Ruby Tuesday. we have three more episodes of season 2 of The O.C.! she sleeps through them mostly, but i still include her in the post-episode discussion i have with myself. these episodes are very high-brow and i need to debrief afterwards. understandable, i'm sure.

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


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