man oh man. i have just cleaned.
i should take pictures for you to see. the apartment is looking good. nice and clean. and somewhat organized.
i am not looking so good. i am super tired. hungry. worn.
but i got a lot done. house cleaned. ruby's food all set. i am mostly packed. i am impressed with myself. i could never have done this during the day!
my goal bedtime was originally 2am.
at 1:31am, i changed it to 2:30am.
now, it's currently 3:39am and my goal bedtime is 4am.
it might be before that. i just have to finish eating this granola bar. drink a sip of water. brush my teeth. and get into bed. that shouldn't take me 20 minutes.
man, the moon is bright and gorgeous. it's sitting right above my house.
alright. i just wanted to give everyone a cleaning update.
you can be on your way now. have a lovely day!!
<3
30 January 2010
29 January 2010
as the days keep turning into night
BOY am i glad to be home. i cannot explain in words how wiped, burnt, tired, relieved i am feeling right now.
so, i go down to work at 3:30pm and it is dead silence. nothing is happening. my boss is just sitting there, ready to leave. she has nothing to report, it's been a super quiet, uneventful day.
after five minutes after she leaves - everything freaking happens.
it was NON-STOP GO GO GO right up until i shut the office door to go home.
i was flustered, annoyed and stressed out for 6.5 straight hours.
each weekend, the residents can choose one fun activity to do. movies, out for dinner, whatever. tonight, they wanted to go swimming. at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center, which is in Vermont. so, we went. i figured it would be okay because there were no babies coming with us.
but MAN. we entered that pool room and BAM BAM BAM that water safety training class came back to haunt me in full force. immediately i was like, "head counts, head counts, gotta do head counts every 10 seconds. what are the signs of drowning?!?! oh CRAP i can't remember the signs of drowning! flailing arms! hair in face! phew, okay. head counts! ok, reach and throw but never go, reach and throw but never go. where are the water safety devices?! ok, good, there. now, where is the first aid kit.....ok, i see it. head counts head counts head counts!!!!"
i was seriously starting to feel sick, i was so nervous. the thing that kept me most nervous were the lifeguards on duty. i was so worried that they hadn't had the water safety training that i had.
i was like, "why are they drinking Capri Sun!?!! why aren't they being lifeguards!?!?! why are they talking to other people when they should be doing head counts!??!? why are they hugging their coworkers goodbye!? they'll probably see them tomorrow!!!!!"
that was very stressful to me. there were two lifeguards for this pool area. and there was a birthday party with like, 7 and 8 year olds. and this pool area is crazy. it has waterfalls, shooting streams of water coming out of the ground, two water slides and the pool like, zig-zags around the ground. it's very cool, but very complicated and seemingly not very lifeguard friendly.
i immediately made the decision that if i ever have children, they are never going swimming. i was this stressed over keeping an eye on a 17 and 18 year old!?!? imagine how i would be with MY OWN young child.
and, the residents wanted to go on the water slide. but one of them is in her third trimester of pregnancy. so, i went over to one lifeguard and said,
JULIE: Hi, my friend is about 8 months pregnant, is it alright if she goes on the water slide?
LIFEGUARD: ........(laughing) I have no idea! Go ask him!
JULIE: (thinking) Oh no. That is not a good sign of their lifeguard capabilities. (to the second lifeguard) Hi, my friend is 8 months pregnant, is it alright if she goes on the water slide?
LIFEGUARD: She's 8 months?
JULIE: Yeah, around that.
LIFEGUARD: Um....I don't think so. I think only if it's in the first trimester.
JULIE: Great, thank you.
that first lifeguard. boy. i had my eye on him the whole rest of the time. the second one seemed like he knew what he was doing. he was very attentive and actually blew the whistle a few times. he was constantly telling people, "no running!" and he would actually get up and walk around the pool. the other one was just dead weight. i considered myself more useful than the first lifeguard.
i was a very happy person leaving the Aquatic Center.
then we ate at McDonald's. general annoyance and stress of being in a public place with teen girls.
then we went to Hollywood Video. now, i was fine with going to the video store UNTIL we walked into the video store. and then i remembered how powerless i get in video stores. my movie-purchasing addiction instantly kicks in.
now, my horoscope for wednesday said, "do what you need to do in the morning - the grocery store and video store - and then come home and relax." (or something along those lines.) and i thought, "that's strange that it's telling me to go to the video store, because i don't need to go." but, i did need to go to the grocery store. so, i went there, but resisted the video store.
tonight i walk into Hollywood Video and see, '$7.99 for all movies regularly $14.99!!!'
JULIE: Uh oh.
and then i see that (500) Days of Summer is now available previously viewed.
JULIE: Uhhhh ohhhh....
and so...
MOVIE PURCHASES INCLUDED:
1. (500) Days of Summer
2. Coraline
regularly $14.99 each, but i got them for $7.99 each. not too bad.
it was between Coraline and Taking Woodstock. both of which i really enjoyed. but, i figured that i might watch Coraline more. plus, she has blue hair and blue nails. tres cool. but, Taking Woodstock has Emile Hirsch. and he's naked at one part. hm. i had forgotten about that until just now. ah well. the choice was made.
ANYWAYS. i finally made it upstairs at 10:30pm. after that super flustered, hectic night i still had to come home and do alllllll the logging and resident charts, etc. OH i really didn't want to do them.
and now i'm home and guess what?!!?!? i don't want to do any of the things i had planned to do!!!!!! HA!
recycling project? eh, it can wait.
clean living room? it actually doesn't look that bad....
but no. i will soldier on and at least do some of it. i might 'fake finish' the recycling project. not keep painting, but just use what i have now and put everything into the closet.
i'm super tired. i think it was all the worrying. i suppose that probably takes a lot out of someone.
but, i don't think i could go to sleep. so, i might as well be useful. put on some good music and warm socks and just do it.
i think i know why Ruby Tuesday always sits up in the window above the sink. because that's how the heat travels to my bedroom, so it's SUPER warm up there!!! i always pick her up afterwards and she's sooooo warm! and tonight i finally made the connection.
that is us from just a moment ago. she was sleeping on my shoulder, but the sound of the camera clicking woke her up. awwww sleepy tuesday!!! (note the navy polish)
ok. it's 12:10am. i should get a move on. i still want to pack tonight too. i think i generally know which clothes i'm bringing. (red plaid shirt what what!) yeah, i just wore it yesterday but, who cares? Tony doesn't have to know that.
OH! so, you know how i download all these super explicit songs for the residents here? WELL, the most recent CD that i burned was playing in the van today while we were on our adventures.
and, i have to admit, there is one song that i totally love. and i thought, "wait a minute, i have this song on my computer! i downloaded it!"
it's SUPER hott. it's a song called 'Crazy Possessive' by Kaci Battaglia. i had never heard of it or of Kaci until today! and now i totally love it. pay no attention to the lame music video. just focus on the killer beats. i might just put that song on my iPod so i can jam on my drive home.
OOOOOHHHHHHHH I CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME. i can't wait to get away from here. tonight is my 29th night in a row working. that's not even that much. but it's been a tough 29 nights. not even that. it's been a tough past two weeks.
i think i might stop at Old Navy on my way home to exchange that sweater. oh wait, i didn't tell you about that. i told my mom. whatever. i have to exchange something. and then my mom called me tonight and left a voicemail saying that Seventh Generation laundry detergent is on sale at Targs. so, i might stop and pick up some of that too. because that's the kind i use.
what is the verdict about asking Old Navy about their music playlist? is that lame? would that just be annoying? should it depend on how busy it is? i guess i'll play it by ear.
12:27am. i should get busy.
alright, have a great saturday! a great night! a great day! a great everything. i'll probs blog from Maine.
i'll definitely blog before CRASH KINGS ON SUNDAY. ooooohhhhhh man we're gonna tear it up.
okay! love everybody. talk to you soon,
♥ ♥ ♥
so, i go down to work at 3:30pm and it is dead silence. nothing is happening. my boss is just sitting there, ready to leave. she has nothing to report, it's been a super quiet, uneventful day.
after five minutes after she leaves - everything freaking happens.
it was NON-STOP GO GO GO right up until i shut the office door to go home.
i was flustered, annoyed and stressed out for 6.5 straight hours.
each weekend, the residents can choose one fun activity to do. movies, out for dinner, whatever. tonight, they wanted to go swimming. at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center, which is in Vermont. so, we went. i figured it would be okay because there were no babies coming with us.
but MAN. we entered that pool room and BAM BAM BAM that water safety training class came back to haunt me in full force. immediately i was like, "head counts, head counts, gotta do head counts every 10 seconds. what are the signs of drowning?!?! oh CRAP i can't remember the signs of drowning! flailing arms! hair in face! phew, okay. head counts! ok, reach and throw but never go, reach and throw but never go. where are the water safety devices?! ok, good, there. now, where is the first aid kit.....ok, i see it. head counts head counts head counts!!!!"
i was seriously starting to feel sick, i was so nervous. the thing that kept me most nervous were the lifeguards on duty. i was so worried that they hadn't had the water safety training that i had.
i was like, "why are they drinking Capri Sun!?!! why aren't they being lifeguards!?!?! why are they talking to other people when they should be doing head counts!??!? why are they hugging their coworkers goodbye!? they'll probably see them tomorrow!!!!!"
that was very stressful to me. there were two lifeguards for this pool area. and there was a birthday party with like, 7 and 8 year olds. and this pool area is crazy. it has waterfalls, shooting streams of water coming out of the ground, two water slides and the pool like, zig-zags around the ground. it's very cool, but very complicated and seemingly not very lifeguard friendly.
i immediately made the decision that if i ever have children, they are never going swimming. i was this stressed over keeping an eye on a 17 and 18 year old!?!? imagine how i would be with MY OWN young child.
and, the residents wanted to go on the water slide. but one of them is in her third trimester of pregnancy. so, i went over to one lifeguard and said,
JULIE: Hi, my friend is about 8 months pregnant, is it alright if she goes on the water slide?
LIFEGUARD: ........(laughing) I have no idea! Go ask him!
JULIE: (thinking) Oh no. That is not a good sign of their lifeguard capabilities. (to the second lifeguard) Hi, my friend is 8 months pregnant, is it alright if she goes on the water slide?
LIFEGUARD: She's 8 months?
JULIE: Yeah, around that.
LIFEGUARD: Um....I don't think so. I think only if it's in the first trimester.
JULIE: Great, thank you.
that first lifeguard. boy. i had my eye on him the whole rest of the time. the second one seemed like he knew what he was doing. he was very attentive and actually blew the whistle a few times. he was constantly telling people, "no running!" and he would actually get up and walk around the pool. the other one was just dead weight. i considered myself more useful than the first lifeguard.
i was a very happy person leaving the Aquatic Center.
then we ate at McDonald's. general annoyance and stress of being in a public place with teen girls.
then we went to Hollywood Video. now, i was fine with going to the video store UNTIL we walked into the video store. and then i remembered how powerless i get in video stores. my movie-purchasing addiction instantly kicks in.
now, my horoscope for wednesday said, "do what you need to do in the morning - the grocery store and video store - and then come home and relax." (or something along those lines.) and i thought, "that's strange that it's telling me to go to the video store, because i don't need to go." but, i did need to go to the grocery store. so, i went there, but resisted the video store.
tonight i walk into Hollywood Video and see, '$7.99 for all movies regularly $14.99!!!'
JULIE: Uh oh.
and then i see that (500) Days of Summer is now available previously viewed.
JULIE: Uhhhh ohhhh....
and so...
MOVIE PURCHASES INCLUDED:
1. (500) Days of Summer
2. Coraline
regularly $14.99 each, but i got them for $7.99 each. not too bad.
it was between Coraline and Taking Woodstock. both of which i really enjoyed. but, i figured that i might watch Coraline more. plus, she has blue hair and blue nails. tres cool. but, Taking Woodstock has Emile Hirsch. and he's naked at one part. hm. i had forgotten about that until just now. ah well. the choice was made.
ANYWAYS. i finally made it upstairs at 10:30pm. after that super flustered, hectic night i still had to come home and do alllllll the logging and resident charts, etc. OH i really didn't want to do them.
and now i'm home and guess what?!!?!? i don't want to do any of the things i had planned to do!!!!!! HA!
recycling project? eh, it can wait.
clean living room? it actually doesn't look that bad....
but no. i will soldier on and at least do some of it. i might 'fake finish' the recycling project. not keep painting, but just use what i have now and put everything into the closet.
i'm super tired. i think it was all the worrying. i suppose that probably takes a lot out of someone.
but, i don't think i could go to sleep. so, i might as well be useful. put on some good music and warm socks and just do it.
i think i know why Ruby Tuesday always sits up in the window above the sink. because that's how the heat travels to my bedroom, so it's SUPER warm up there!!! i always pick her up afterwards and she's sooooo warm! and tonight i finally made the connection.
that is us from just a moment ago. she was sleeping on my shoulder, but the sound of the camera clicking woke her up. awwww sleepy tuesday!!! (note the navy polish)
ok. it's 12:10am. i should get a move on. i still want to pack tonight too. i think i generally know which clothes i'm bringing. (red plaid shirt what what!) yeah, i just wore it yesterday but, who cares? Tony doesn't have to know that.
OH! so, you know how i download all these super explicit songs for the residents here? WELL, the most recent CD that i burned was playing in the van today while we were on our adventures.
and, i have to admit, there is one song that i totally love. and i thought, "wait a minute, i have this song on my computer! i downloaded it!"
it's SUPER hott. it's a song called 'Crazy Possessive' by Kaci Battaglia. i had never heard of it or of Kaci until today! and now i totally love it. pay no attention to the lame music video. just focus on the killer beats. i might just put that song on my iPod so i can jam on my drive home.
OOOOOHHHHHHHH I CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME. i can't wait to get away from here. tonight is my 29th night in a row working. that's not even that much. but it's been a tough 29 nights. not even that. it's been a tough past two weeks.
i think i might stop at Old Navy on my way home to exchange that sweater. oh wait, i didn't tell you about that. i told my mom. whatever. i have to exchange something. and then my mom called me tonight and left a voicemail saying that Seventh Generation laundry detergent is on sale at Targs. so, i might stop and pick up some of that too. because that's the kind i use.
what is the verdict about asking Old Navy about their music playlist? is that lame? would that just be annoying? should it depend on how busy it is? i guess i'll play it by ear.
12:27am. i should get busy.
alright, have a great saturday! a great night! a great day! a great everything. i'll probs blog from Maine.
i'll definitely blog before CRASH KINGS ON SUNDAY. ooooohhhhhh man we're gonna tear it up.
okay! love everybody. talk to you soon,
♥ ♥ ♥
"stick to love songs, kid"
good day! i'm in a good mood today.
i woke up in a not-so-good mood because my phone was ringing and it awoke me from an oh-so-wonderful dream i have having. and i woke up and thought, "CRAP it was just a dream." yeah, it was good. it involved red plaid shirts. that's all i'm gonna say.
so, at first i thought it was alarm going off, because my alarm tone is the same as my ringtone. (west coast!) but then i heard the little "you've got a voicemail" music. and said, "oh, someone was calling me.
and i looked and it was work.
i had a feeling they would want me to work today. i wasn't sure which time, but i had a feeling i would be called. i didn't tell you that yesterday, because i was hoping it wouldn't happen. but, alas, it did. ah well.
as it turns out, my friend courtney is not feeling well, and so i am working for her tonight.
thought process:
julie, you really should work. courtney is sick and if you were sick you wouldn't want to work either. but i was planning on staying home and being domestic all day! my recycling project! clean the living room!! julie, were you really going to do those things during the day? or were you going to wait until night time anyways? umm.....during the day! for real! jjuulliiee..... ok, ok, i was probably going to wait until night time to do them. if you work, then you'll at least be getting paid for not doing your housework. that's a good point. getting paid to not do housework. i like the sound of that. great! great!
and then i called my boss and told her i would work. and then i texted courtney and told her i would work.
so, it's no big deal. i'll just do everything i had planned on doing today, tonight! it would have turned out that way anyways. i'm simply useless during the day. the sun goes down and i say, "LET'S GO!!!!"
anyways.
man, that was a good dream last night.
i finally went home this morning around 1:30am. i quickly made supper. sat on the couch and watched an episode of Tell Me You Love Me. i was disappointed by the episode because i was very annoyed with Jamie. that's the girl who i'm in love with. the super hott one. and she was just annoying me. she swears a lot, and i think that's what was doing it.
and she's got this new boyfriend played by Ian Somerholder. BOONE!!!! from Lost!!! and i realized that Penny from Lost is also on that show!!!! it's like a Lost reunion!!!!! Boone is not on the show anymore, but i just read that he's coming back? i can't remember if Penny is on the show or not. for some reason i think that she died. in a boat explosion? no, that's not right. the last time i saw Penny, i think she was on a boat. wearing a grey sweater that i liked. or was it brown? and Desmond was going to visit someone.............that guy's mother?
what's that guy's name who talks really funny? he's got the super dramatic voice? and his mother worked at Oxford. but, his mother was also the feisty blonde with the machine gun when they were going to deactivate the bomb??
DANIEL FARADAY!!!!!! phew. that's his name. and his mother was ELOISE!!!! ELLIE!! it's all coming back to me.
the other day i saw that i had the first three seasons of Lost on my iPod and i said, "i should rewatch them all to get prepared for the final season."
that thought is still going through my head. especially after talking with Darren about all his brillz Lost theories.
(talking with Darren!!!!)
anyways. i just got an Entertainment Weekly with the cast of Lost on the cover. maybe that's why i'm thinking about it.
oh no, i'm thinking about it because of Boone and Penny from Tell Me You Love Me. that's right. i was just talking about that, duh.
i would argue that one of the best Lost episodes was the first episode of Season 2. LOVE THAT ONE. where Desmond is introduced.
i'm so behind on my tv shows. i haven't watched any since like, Thanksgiving.
so, last night while i was downstairs between the hours of 10pm and 1:30am, things needed some cheering up in the house and so the resident i was with suggested that we watch some funny animal videos on youtube. first, because she wanted to see the Ruby Tuesday videos again.
we found this funny cat video that is probably the best thing ever. we were both laughing hysterically. i was crying, i was laughing so hard. it was GREAT.
and now you must watch it.
come on, everybody likes to laugh. it's only like, a minute and a half and by the end, you will have the biggest smile on your face - guaranteed or your time back.
hey, all you TALLY HALL FANS, did you hear about their upcoming tour?!?!? it starts in BOSTON on 3 March!! and ends 27 MARCH in PHILADELPHIA!!!!!!
although i loved watching Tally Hall perform in Cambridge, i don't think i'll try and get to another show. their music just didn't grab me as much as the Crash Kings music.
oh! i have to tell you about this group i joined. haha. this is great.
so, i joined this group on Facebook called CRASH QUEENS. it's for lady fans of the band. i found out about this ground via twitterstalking some other Crash Kings fans and went over to check it out.
now, when i first went over to look at the group, i said, "ha, yeah right, i'm totally not going to join." but then i read their description.... let me quote an excerpt:
"there's no need to be embarrassed when every other post has a '♥' in it!!!"
i read that one line amidst all the other "we love crash kings" info and immediately said "I'M IN."
i fully support the ♥'s as they are related to fandom.
so, now i'm a member of this group of 16 girls called Crash Queens. cool, right? AND, during that inappropriate "guy" radio interview that i listened to with the band, they mentioned the Crash Queens! so, that was cool. that's the benefit of being a fan of an up and coming band.
i hope they have t-shirts to buy at the show. i'm sure they will. at least have something to buy. i want to contribute to the "tour bus" fund. the band is currently touring the country in a van. and they have mentioned a few times that they really can't wait to get on a bus.
anyways. it's currently 3:17pm. have to be at work at 3:30. i think i'm going to paint my nails navy blue real quick and then be off!!! i hope it's a quiet night. and i hope i can make it home around 10pm tonight so i CAN do those things i had planned. because, i really want to leave early tomorrow morning. maybe like, 9 or 10am.
tomorrow my mom and i have a day of "sitting on the couch and watching Glee" planned. i can't wait.
OK! have a wonderful friday afternoon!!!! it's freezing here. my apartment is quite breezy. i turned up the heat last night, opened the "heat window," and then turned up the heat again this morning. and i can feel a breeze right now where i'm sitting. my hands are freezing!
alright, enough complaining. it's not that cold. at least i have heat and warm clothes and warm blankets.
alright, for real. have a lovely friday. i'll talk to you later!!!
♥, julie
i woke up in a not-so-good mood because my phone was ringing and it awoke me from an oh-so-wonderful dream i have having. and i woke up and thought, "CRAP it was just a dream." yeah, it was good. it involved red plaid shirts. that's all i'm gonna say.
so, at first i thought it was alarm going off, because my alarm tone is the same as my ringtone. (west coast!) but then i heard the little "you've got a voicemail" music. and said, "oh, someone was calling me.
and i looked and it was work.
i had a feeling they would want me to work today. i wasn't sure which time, but i had a feeling i would be called. i didn't tell you that yesterday, because i was hoping it wouldn't happen. but, alas, it did. ah well.
as it turns out, my friend courtney is not feeling well, and so i am working for her tonight.
thought process:
julie, you really should work. courtney is sick and if you were sick you wouldn't want to work either. but i was planning on staying home and being domestic all day! my recycling project! clean the living room!! julie, were you really going to do those things during the day? or were you going to wait until night time anyways? umm.....during the day! for real! jjuulliiee..... ok, ok, i was probably going to wait until night time to do them. if you work, then you'll at least be getting paid for not doing your housework. that's a good point. getting paid to not do housework. i like the sound of that. great! great!
and then i called my boss and told her i would work. and then i texted courtney and told her i would work.
so, it's no big deal. i'll just do everything i had planned on doing today, tonight! it would have turned out that way anyways. i'm simply useless during the day. the sun goes down and i say, "LET'S GO!!!!"
anyways.
man, that was a good dream last night.
i finally went home this morning around 1:30am. i quickly made supper. sat on the couch and watched an episode of Tell Me You Love Me. i was disappointed by the episode because i was very annoyed with Jamie. that's the girl who i'm in love with. the super hott one. and she was just annoying me. she swears a lot, and i think that's what was doing it.
and she's got this new boyfriend played by Ian Somerholder. BOONE!!!! from Lost!!! and i realized that Penny from Lost is also on that show!!!! it's like a Lost reunion!!!!! Boone is not on the show anymore, but i just read that he's coming back? i can't remember if Penny is on the show or not. for some reason i think that she died. in a boat explosion? no, that's not right. the last time i saw Penny, i think she was on a boat. wearing a grey sweater that i liked. or was it brown? and Desmond was going to visit someone.............that guy's mother?
what's that guy's name who talks really funny? he's got the super dramatic voice? and his mother worked at Oxford. but, his mother was also the feisty blonde with the machine gun when they were going to deactivate the bomb??
DANIEL FARADAY!!!!!! phew. that's his name. and his mother was ELOISE!!!! ELLIE!! it's all coming back to me.
the other day i saw that i had the first three seasons of Lost on my iPod and i said, "i should rewatch them all to get prepared for the final season."
that thought is still going through my head. especially after talking with Darren about all his brillz Lost theories.
(talking with Darren!!!!)
anyways. i just got an Entertainment Weekly with the cast of Lost on the cover. maybe that's why i'm thinking about it.
oh no, i'm thinking about it because of Boone and Penny from Tell Me You Love Me. that's right. i was just talking about that, duh.
i would argue that one of the best Lost episodes was the first episode of Season 2. LOVE THAT ONE. where Desmond is introduced.
i'm so behind on my tv shows. i haven't watched any since like, Thanksgiving.
so, last night while i was downstairs between the hours of 10pm and 1:30am, things needed some cheering up in the house and so the resident i was with suggested that we watch some funny animal videos on youtube. first, because she wanted to see the Ruby Tuesday videos again.
we found this funny cat video that is probably the best thing ever. we were both laughing hysterically. i was crying, i was laughing so hard. it was GREAT.
and now you must watch it.
come on, everybody likes to laugh. it's only like, a minute and a half and by the end, you will have the biggest smile on your face - guaranteed or your time back.
hey, all you TALLY HALL FANS, did you hear about their upcoming tour?!?!? it starts in BOSTON on 3 March!! and ends 27 MARCH in PHILADELPHIA!!!!!!
although i loved watching Tally Hall perform in Cambridge, i don't think i'll try and get to another show. their music just didn't grab me as much as the Crash Kings music.
oh! i have to tell you about this group i joined. haha. this is great.
so, i joined this group on Facebook called CRASH QUEENS. it's for lady fans of the band. i found out about this ground via twitterstalking some other Crash Kings fans and went over to check it out.
now, when i first went over to look at the group, i said, "ha, yeah right, i'm totally not going to join." but then i read their description.... let me quote an excerpt:
"there's no need to be embarrassed when every other post has a '♥' in it!!!"
i read that one line amidst all the other "we love crash kings" info and immediately said "I'M IN."
i fully support the ♥'s as they are related to fandom.
so, now i'm a member of this group of 16 girls called Crash Queens. cool, right? AND, during that inappropriate "guy" radio interview that i listened to with the band, they mentioned the Crash Queens! so, that was cool. that's the benefit of being a fan of an up and coming band.
i hope they have t-shirts to buy at the show. i'm sure they will. at least have something to buy. i want to contribute to the "tour bus" fund. the band is currently touring the country in a van. and they have mentioned a few times that they really can't wait to get on a bus.
anyways. it's currently 3:17pm. have to be at work at 3:30. i think i'm going to paint my nails navy blue real quick and then be off!!! i hope it's a quiet night. and i hope i can make it home around 10pm tonight so i CAN do those things i had planned. because, i really want to leave early tomorrow morning. maybe like, 9 or 10am.
tomorrow my mom and i have a day of "sitting on the couch and watching Glee" planned. i can't wait.
OK! have a wonderful friday afternoon!!!! it's freezing here. my apartment is quite breezy. i turned up the heat last night, opened the "heat window," and then turned up the heat again this morning. and i can feel a breeze right now where i'm sitting. my hands are freezing!
alright, enough complaining. it's not that cold. at least i have heat and warm clothes and warm blankets.
alright, for real. have a lovely friday. i'll talk to you later!!!
♥, julie
28 January 2010
diary of a mad plaid woman
guess what? still at work. it's currently 12:54am, friday morning. i have only been upstairs to feed Ruby her supper.
after we last talked, things kind of went to crap. and that's why i'm still downstairs. last monday night i ended up being downstairs from 8:30pm until 1am.
but, tonight sucks because i started work at 3:30pm. before that i had only had a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee. and then i had those four graham crackers with cheese. and i just had a granola bar. but i'm hungry for real supper.
ah well. i hope tomorrow night is easy. and then i have two nights off! ooohhhhhhh so excited to be away from here.
OH! but i got a very exciting email tonight. not really exciting for me. but, exciting for those people who live in either New York or Los Angeles.
THE CHAPIN SISTERS are going to be opening for SHE AND HIM!!!!!
MARCH 15 in LA!!
MARCH 30 in NYC!!! (this one is taking place on maria's birthday!)
if i were in either of those cities, on either of those dates - i would attend this show. both of those bands create beautiful music and i think they will be great together. i have liked The Chapin Sisters for a long time. love their song, 'Don't Love You.' they also do a great cover of 'Toxic.' yes, my signature jam.
so, i'm currently watching Diary of A Mad Black Woman. not by choice. it's actually not that bad. how many people does Tyler Perry play? it's like, a good movie, but i just can't get over that. why can't they just hire more actors to play the parts? why does he have to play them?
ok. 1:07am. i'm tired. i miss Ruby.
has everyone watched the videos of Ruby Tuesday on youtube? people here watched them. one of the residents tonight asked to watch them again. and then she said, "i could live off of those videos!" everybody loves her. cause she's the best.
i can't believe that Ned has a baby now. i'm so happy for them.
oooo i can't wait to jump on my couch and eat supper and watch more Tell Me You Love Me. i am going to go to bed early tonight. so that i can get up tomorrow and have a nice, full day. before i go home for the weekend.
man, i'm going to be so productive tomorrow, you won't even believe it. i'm going to finish my big recycling bins project. clean up the living room. and PACK for saturday so i can leave early.
so, lately, whenever i am going about my normal day, i imagine myself with a tattoo. whatever i am doing, i am imagining it with a tattoo on my arm. like, today, i'm wearing my awesome red plaid shirt. and i have rolled up the sleeves so they are 3/4. and i keep imagining how much more awesome it would be with a super cool tattoo.
but then! i was thinking, "well, what if i ever get married? will i want a tattoo on my arm while wearing a wedding dress?" yes, i actually thought that. lame? sorry.
i can't decide. but, there have been many more times where i think it would look cool.
ok. it's 1:24am. i'm pretty sure it's alright for me to go upstairs. i think the resident is asleep who i was watching this with. she just wanted me to stay with her until she fell asleep.
i'm ready to go home. ten hour work day. still with 6.5 hours left.
OK. sorry this entry wasn't as exciting as the last one. was the last one exciting? sure it was.
i'll talk to everyone tomorrow. have wonderful fridays!
<3
after we last talked, things kind of went to crap. and that's why i'm still downstairs. last monday night i ended up being downstairs from 8:30pm until 1am.
but, tonight sucks because i started work at 3:30pm. before that i had only had a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee. and then i had those four graham crackers with cheese. and i just had a granola bar. but i'm hungry for real supper.
ah well. i hope tomorrow night is easy. and then i have two nights off! ooohhhhhhh so excited to be away from here.
OH! but i got a very exciting email tonight. not really exciting for me. but, exciting for those people who live in either New York or Los Angeles.
THE CHAPIN SISTERS are going to be opening for SHE AND HIM!!!!!
MARCH 15 in LA!!
MARCH 30 in NYC!!! (this one is taking place on maria's birthday!)
if i were in either of those cities, on either of those dates - i would attend this show. both of those bands create beautiful music and i think they will be great together. i have liked The Chapin Sisters for a long time. love their song, 'Don't Love You.' they also do a great cover of 'Toxic.' yes, my signature jam.
so, i'm currently watching Diary of A Mad Black Woman. not by choice. it's actually not that bad. how many people does Tyler Perry play? it's like, a good movie, but i just can't get over that. why can't they just hire more actors to play the parts? why does he have to play them?
ok. 1:07am. i'm tired. i miss Ruby.
has everyone watched the videos of Ruby Tuesday on youtube? people here watched them. one of the residents tonight asked to watch them again. and then she said, "i could live off of those videos!" everybody loves her. cause she's the best.
i can't believe that Ned has a baby now. i'm so happy for them.
oooo i can't wait to jump on my couch and eat supper and watch more Tell Me You Love Me. i am going to go to bed early tonight. so that i can get up tomorrow and have a nice, full day. before i go home for the weekend.
man, i'm going to be so productive tomorrow, you won't even believe it. i'm going to finish my big recycling bins project. clean up the living room. and PACK for saturday so i can leave early.
so, lately, whenever i am going about my normal day, i imagine myself with a tattoo. whatever i am doing, i am imagining it with a tattoo on my arm. like, today, i'm wearing my awesome red plaid shirt. and i have rolled up the sleeves so they are 3/4. and i keep imagining how much more awesome it would be with a super cool tattoo.
but then! i was thinking, "well, what if i ever get married? will i want a tattoo on my arm while wearing a wedding dress?" yes, i actually thought that. lame? sorry.
i can't decide. but, there have been many more times where i think it would look cool.
ok. it's 1:24am. i'm pretty sure it's alright for me to go upstairs. i think the resident is asleep who i was watching this with. she just wanted me to stay with her until she fell asleep.
i'm ready to go home. ten hour work day. still with 6.5 hours left.
OK. sorry this entry wasn't as exciting as the last one. was the last one exciting? sure it was.
i'll talk to everyone tomorrow. have wonderful fridays!
<3
everyone's favorite.....
A WORK BLOG!!!!!
blogging at work. the best time of night.
it's been a good night at work. i took a resident on a wal-mart shopping spree. it was fun, actually. and productive because i was going to have to go out tomorrow to buy Ruby Tuesday more cat food, but now i don't have to because i got it tonight! and got paid for the time it took me to buy the cat food! but, i guess it evens out because i paid for it with my own money. ah well.
but it was very tricky because the van i was driving ran out of windshield washer fluid while we were driving! it was horrible because it was also snowing and slushing very hard. it was lame. so, i also had to buy more washer fluid at wal-mart. and then figure out how to open the hood of the van, which took a minute. or maybe like, 5 minutes.
also in wal-mart, we spent lots of time in the makeup aisle, which ended up being very expensive. i suppose if you're standing in an aisle long enough, you just end up buying what's in front of you, even if you don't need it. like, say we were in the car section. staring at the steering wheel covers. after like, 15 minutes you would probably be like, "yeah, i think i would like one of those! and matching seat covers!" and then you end up spending like, $50 in ugly car accessories.
anyways. that was not the case. we were in the makeup section. so, i ended up with
- 2 new nailpolishes
- new tinted lip gloss
- blush stick
has anyone tried those blush sticks? i have not. it's like, not powder. i don't imagine i will ever figure out how to use it correctly. but i bought it because the color was called 'sparkly peach.' and i read in an article some time ago that the color 'peach' in makeup form, is supposed to make you look fancier. like, it's a good blush for a fancy outing. or something. and ever since i read that, i have been on and off looking for a peachy colored blush.
but i've never found one! and it's hard to find something like that because all makeup is never titled like, "red," "light pink," "darker pink." it's all like, "pink harvest." "rose satin." "moonlight." and it's just like, "what!?" sometimes i think i would like to be a "namer" of things. but then sometimes i just get so annoyed.
and so this was the reason i could never find a shade of peach! because they are always crap metaphors for what the color kind of looks like. so when i saw this blush stick called "sparkly peach" i snatched it up. and hey, the sparkly is just an added bonus!
OK. even though i'm at work, i still manage to keep updated on the outside world. specifically related to Crash Kings.
YOU MUST - i repeat - YOU MUST watch this video of Tony playing the national anthem on the clavinet.
i have watched it twice. it's amazing. it's totally awesome. and he looks super sexy at the end. it's only 1:35 minutes so there's really no reason you shouldn't watch.
it's like a sexilicious version of our great country. and hey! who doesn't love our country's national song? it just makes you want to get up and have a party. watch the vid, please. and be totally jealous that kara and i are seeing them on SUNDAY. and then again on THURSDAY.
anyways. i just ate some cheese with graham crackers. i was not expecting it to be very good. but no, it was delicious. i am pleased to report.
hmm. what else can i tell you?
i'm wearing my red plaid shirt today. it's going really well. i love it and it makes me so happy.
SO, i kind of dislike this cell phone i have. the alarm is very sketch. not sketch. that's not the right word. like, unreliable. but there's a cooler word for it. anyways, it just kind of works when it wants. and the other night i thought, "hm, i wonder if it depends on the battery power."
so, i charged the phone. and the alarm woke me up the next day. great! but then this morning, the alarm worked, but the snooze function (possibly the most important feature of any alarm) did not work.
i had it set for a 10 minute snooze, for up to 10 times.
the alarm went off at 12:21pm. i hit snooze. fell back asleep. woke up at 1:13pm. that's much longer than 10 minutes.
and i don't understand why that is happening. because i even woke up enough to make sure i was hitting 'snooze' and not 'stop.'
and i have my iPod alarm clock which i used to use, until i started listening to lullabies at nighttime. and you can't lullaby and alarm clock at the same time.
(i have this super pretty and very sweet lullaby version of Ruby Tuesday that i love.)
so i don't know. and we all know how important an external alarm clock is in my life, because i have no internal one. like, NO internal one.
but i was able to go to sleep at 3am this morning, which was good.
OH! i told you i bought 2 new nailpolishes, but then i never told you what they were!!!! geeze, sorry. you all must have been on pins and needles.
1. West Village. this color is navy blue. for a while now i have been looking for an unshimmery navy blue polish. and tonight i found one! man, this was the night of finding the right colors. i am very excited about this. and i guess navy blue is the color of the west village?
2. Steel Her Heart. get it? steel her heart? yeah. it's the color of steel. the other night i bought a polish called 'gunmetal,' which i thought would be perf. but, while wearing it, i notice that sometimes it looks blue-ish. like, blue-grey. so when i saw Steel Her Heart, i figured i had to try it. worst case scenerio: i have two metal shades of nail polish!
hm, ok. it's currently 8:55pm. man, i never blog this early!
i've already started my logging. in the staff log.
what else can i tell you about?
did you watch the clav video yet? remember how i told you awhile ago that the clav that Tony plays was one of 100 in the world? yeah, i was wrong. it's one of 12. 12!!!!! isn't that exciting? that's another thing i learned from the vulgar radio interview i listened to with the band. apparently there were 20 clavinets made with this special "whammy bar." 10 were made in Ohio, and 10 were made in Hollywood. but 8 of them were crappy and didn't work out. so, now there are only 12 in the whole world. and one belongs to Tony of the Crash Kings. i think that's pretty cool. you should really watch the video if you've never seen a clav in action. it's very cool.
OK. i guess i should finish up my real work.
sometimes, i'll be sitting here at the desk, doing real work and i'll think, "this is so weird. that i have a real job. and i'm doing real work that actually means something." i think that a lot. i especially think that when i'm writing in the staff log, or filling out the daily charts for the residents. it's like, "really? i have a job? whoa."
anybody else feel like that with their job? it's weird working. i don't really like it. i mean, i like this job. but i don't really like working. i kind of wish i had lots and lots of family money and didn't have to work. i could just leave the house whenever i wanted. at whatever time of day i wanted. i could go see a late movie. i could take a vacation for however long i wanted, because my whole life would pretty much be a vacation. i could probably afford cable.
well, alright. i think i should get back to the real world. finish up work so i can go home. "home."
maybe talk to you later. have a great night!
no plans tomorrow. clean the apartment. pack for the weekend. go to the post office.
alright! take care. be well.
<3u.
<3
blogging at work. the best time of night.
it's been a good night at work. i took a resident on a wal-mart shopping spree. it was fun, actually. and productive because i was going to have to go out tomorrow to buy Ruby Tuesday more cat food, but now i don't have to because i got it tonight! and got paid for the time it took me to buy the cat food! but, i guess it evens out because i paid for it with my own money. ah well.
but it was very tricky because the van i was driving ran out of windshield washer fluid while we were driving! it was horrible because it was also snowing and slushing very hard. it was lame. so, i also had to buy more washer fluid at wal-mart. and then figure out how to open the hood of the van, which took a minute. or maybe like, 5 minutes.
also in wal-mart, we spent lots of time in the makeup aisle, which ended up being very expensive. i suppose if you're standing in an aisle long enough, you just end up buying what's in front of you, even if you don't need it. like, say we were in the car section. staring at the steering wheel covers. after like, 15 minutes you would probably be like, "yeah, i think i would like one of those! and matching seat covers!" and then you end up spending like, $50 in ugly car accessories.
anyways. that was not the case. we were in the makeup section. so, i ended up with
- 2 new nailpolishes
- new tinted lip gloss
- blush stick
has anyone tried those blush sticks? i have not. it's like, not powder. i don't imagine i will ever figure out how to use it correctly. but i bought it because the color was called 'sparkly peach.' and i read in an article some time ago that the color 'peach' in makeup form, is supposed to make you look fancier. like, it's a good blush for a fancy outing. or something. and ever since i read that, i have been on and off looking for a peachy colored blush.
but i've never found one! and it's hard to find something like that because all makeup is never titled like, "red," "light pink," "darker pink." it's all like, "pink harvest." "rose satin." "moonlight." and it's just like, "what!?" sometimes i think i would like to be a "namer" of things. but then sometimes i just get so annoyed.
and so this was the reason i could never find a shade of peach! because they are always crap metaphors for what the color kind of looks like. so when i saw this blush stick called "sparkly peach" i snatched it up. and hey, the sparkly is just an added bonus!
OK. even though i'm at work, i still manage to keep updated on the outside world. specifically related to Crash Kings.
YOU MUST - i repeat - YOU MUST watch this video of Tony playing the national anthem on the clavinet.
i have watched it twice. it's amazing. it's totally awesome. and he looks super sexy at the end. it's only 1:35 minutes so there's really no reason you shouldn't watch.
it's like a sexilicious version of our great country. and hey! who doesn't love our country's national song? it just makes you want to get up and have a party. watch the vid, please. and be totally jealous that kara and i are seeing them on SUNDAY. and then again on THURSDAY.
anyways. i just ate some cheese with graham crackers. i was not expecting it to be very good. but no, it was delicious. i am pleased to report.
hmm. what else can i tell you?
i'm wearing my red plaid shirt today. it's going really well. i love it and it makes me so happy.
SO, i kind of dislike this cell phone i have. the alarm is very sketch. not sketch. that's not the right word. like, unreliable. but there's a cooler word for it. anyways, it just kind of works when it wants. and the other night i thought, "hm, i wonder if it depends on the battery power."
so, i charged the phone. and the alarm woke me up the next day. great! but then this morning, the alarm worked, but the snooze function (possibly the most important feature of any alarm) did not work.
i had it set for a 10 minute snooze, for up to 10 times.
the alarm went off at 12:21pm. i hit snooze. fell back asleep. woke up at 1:13pm. that's much longer than 10 minutes.
and i don't understand why that is happening. because i even woke up enough to make sure i was hitting 'snooze' and not 'stop.'
and i have my iPod alarm clock which i used to use, until i started listening to lullabies at nighttime. and you can't lullaby and alarm clock at the same time.
(i have this super pretty and very sweet lullaby version of Ruby Tuesday that i love.)
so i don't know. and we all know how important an external alarm clock is in my life, because i have no internal one. like, NO internal one.
but i was able to go to sleep at 3am this morning, which was good.
OH! i told you i bought 2 new nailpolishes, but then i never told you what they were!!!! geeze, sorry. you all must have been on pins and needles.
1. West Village. this color is navy blue. for a while now i have been looking for an unshimmery navy blue polish. and tonight i found one! man, this was the night of finding the right colors. i am very excited about this. and i guess navy blue is the color of the west village?
2. Steel Her Heart. get it? steel her heart? yeah. it's the color of steel. the other night i bought a polish called 'gunmetal,' which i thought would be perf. but, while wearing it, i notice that sometimes it looks blue-ish. like, blue-grey. so when i saw Steel Her Heart, i figured i had to try it. worst case scenerio: i have two metal shades of nail polish!
hm, ok. it's currently 8:55pm. man, i never blog this early!
i've already started my logging. in the staff log.
what else can i tell you about?
did you watch the clav video yet? remember how i told you awhile ago that the clav that Tony plays was one of 100 in the world? yeah, i was wrong. it's one of 12. 12!!!!! isn't that exciting? that's another thing i learned from the vulgar radio interview i listened to with the band. apparently there were 20 clavinets made with this special "whammy bar." 10 were made in Ohio, and 10 were made in Hollywood. but 8 of them were crappy and didn't work out. so, now there are only 12 in the whole world. and one belongs to Tony of the Crash Kings. i think that's pretty cool. you should really watch the video if you've never seen a clav in action. it's very cool.
OK. i guess i should finish up my real work.
sometimes, i'll be sitting here at the desk, doing real work and i'll think, "this is so weird. that i have a real job. and i'm doing real work that actually means something." i think that a lot. i especially think that when i'm writing in the staff log, or filling out the daily charts for the residents. it's like, "really? i have a job? whoa."
anybody else feel like that with their job? it's weird working. i don't really like it. i mean, i like this job. but i don't really like working. i kind of wish i had lots and lots of family money and didn't have to work. i could just leave the house whenever i wanted. at whatever time of day i wanted. i could go see a late movie. i could take a vacation for however long i wanted, because my whole life would pretty much be a vacation. i could probably afford cable.
well, alright. i think i should get back to the real world. finish up work so i can go home. "home."
maybe talk to you later. have a great night!
no plans tomorrow. clean the apartment. pack for the weekend. go to the post office.
alright! take care. be well.
<3u.
<3
"heal"
i can't wake up today. it's currently 3pm on thursday. i've been "awake" since 1:13pm. and i still feel like i could fall back to sleep if i got into bed.
i just watched an episode of Tell Me You Love Me. Palek and Carolyn were really funny in this episode. they moved from one ugly modern house to an ugly modern apartment.
man, that show is so good. i really like it. it's so interesting to see how all these different struggling couples interact with each other. especially Dave and Katie. they are the married couple with children. like, i love watching them with their kids, and then i love watching them alone. family life is fascinating to me, i guess.
anyways.
i forgot to tell you that Ned has his baby!!!! Ned from Rooney!!! and his beautiful wife Sarah from the show Brothers and Sisters. they had a baby boy on Sunday afternoon. he weighed 8.2 pounds and they named him Emmett Andrew. little baby brower has arrived. i am very happy and excited for them.
ok, it's 3:04pm. i have to still get dressed and ready for work at 3:30pm. ugh, i hate time management.
and while i was doing the dishes this morning i kept thinking about how much easier things would be if we could all just wear our pajamas everywhere. easier and more comfortable. shouldn't all our lives be that way?
i got a blog comment from an excited Paper Tongues fan this morning! i was very excited to read it, and if the anonymous commenter is still reading - thank you! i am seeing Paper Tongues in Boston on sunday evening and i'm super excited. your comment got me pumped up. thanks!
i think i'm going to wear my red plaid shirt today. i haven't worn it in almost 2 weeks. well, that's a lie. but, i haven't worn it in a long enough time that it will be acceptable for me to wear it again.
alright! i'll talk to you later, i'm sure. have a lovely, beautiful day!
<3
i just watched an episode of Tell Me You Love Me. Palek and Carolyn were really funny in this episode. they moved from one ugly modern house to an ugly modern apartment.
man, that show is so good. i really like it. it's so interesting to see how all these different struggling couples interact with each other. especially Dave and Katie. they are the married couple with children. like, i love watching them with their kids, and then i love watching them alone. family life is fascinating to me, i guess.
anyways.
i forgot to tell you that Ned has his baby!!!! Ned from Rooney!!! and his beautiful wife Sarah from the show Brothers and Sisters. they had a baby boy on Sunday afternoon. he weighed 8.2 pounds and they named him Emmett Andrew. little baby brower has arrived. i am very happy and excited for them.
ok, it's 3:04pm. i have to still get dressed and ready for work at 3:30pm. ugh, i hate time management.
and while i was doing the dishes this morning i kept thinking about how much easier things would be if we could all just wear our pajamas everywhere. easier and more comfortable. shouldn't all our lives be that way?
i got a blog comment from an excited Paper Tongues fan this morning! i was very excited to read it, and if the anonymous commenter is still reading - thank you! i am seeing Paper Tongues in Boston on sunday evening and i'm super excited. your comment got me pumped up. thanks!
i think i'm going to wear my red plaid shirt today. i haven't worn it in almost 2 weeks. well, that's a lie. but, i haven't worn it in a long enough time that it will be acceptable for me to wear it again.
alright! i'll talk to you later, i'm sure. have a lovely, beautiful day!
<3
27 January 2010
"i already know you by heart."
WOW. it's been a long time. too long, in my opinion. i have a list of things to talk about. here's my list of reminder words so i won't forget anything:
1. recycle
2. princess
3. tequila
4. navy
5. evacuate
6. clive owen
7. yo dawg
i think that should do it. are those pretty good 'hookers?' do i have your attention? will you keep reading?!!? YOU WILL!!!?!?!? great! we both win again.
i might mix up that order, though. i will do this entry in number form, and the number of what i will be talking about will correspond to the number in the above list. so, the list might not start at 1. actually, it won't. it will start at
6. CLIVE OWEN. i watched this movie last night called The Boys Are Back. about this father and his 7 year old son. and his wife dies of cancer and he has to learn how to be a single parent. and then, his 15 year old son from a previous marriage wants to get back in the picture. so, they're all living together again. in austrailia. that's where it takes place.
it was so good. i gave it four stars. the two boys (especially the littler one) did such a great job acting, i couldn't believe it. and clive owen was really great too. and super handsome. and rugged. and it had original music by Sigur Ros, which i was excited by.
it made me swoon. it made me laugh. and it made me cry. what else is there?
actually, i really wanted them to play the song 'The Boys Are Back' from High School Musical 3. YEAH that's such a good song!!!! When Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu are jumping around in the junkyard doing all those hott dance moves!!!!!! YES!!!!
i guess they would have had a hard time fitting that into the movie. ah well.
THE BOYS ARE BACK: ****
5. EVACUATE. i love that song 'Evacuate the Dance Floor.' it's so hott, right?? yep. i heard it tonight on the radio and said, 'i must remember to download that!' and i did!!! and i rocked out to it a lot. the second verse is my fave.
1. RECYCLE. everybody should do it! and, the other night i decided i needed to clean out my recycling closet. and i did. it didn't take very long which made me think, "wow, i really shouldn't have been putting this off since summertime, because it wasn't that bad." and then i thought, "i should make sure this doesn't get horrible again. i should buy trash cans."
and so on saturday, me and my dad went to the dreaded Wal-Mart and bought some trash cans. white ones. three of them. and they all fit into the closet!!!!! they look so cute.
and the best part! i thought, "hm, how am i going to remember which recycling product goes in each trash can?" and then i said, "i will paint them!!!" and so i took off the lids and painted on them in teal, lime green and coral paint. i am very excited about it. and i will post pictures once they are all finished. i'm stuck on a design for one of them. i will keep you updated. but, definitely expect pictures because i'm so excited about it.
7. YO DAWG. ok, you know this band, Paper Tongues, who is currently touring with Crash Kings. i've talked about them a few times. they are this tiny band from Charlotte, NC. actually, not that tiny because there are SEVEN OF THEM. anyways. RANDY JACKSON is their manager! now, i read this and thought, "they must mean a different Randy Jackson." surely not the guy from American Idol. but NO! it IS. IT IS the one from American Idol!! is that crazy or what? Randy Jackson is their manager. so then i decided i needed to investigate further.
and i watched this video of RJ on MTV News and apparently one of the guys in the band saw him randomly and was like, "hey man, you have to hear my band!" and he gave him a demo CD and Randy Jackson WENT CRAZY OVER IT. like, seriously. and then made all the good things happen.
anyways. i just thought that was super insane. does anyone else think that? doesn't it just seem weird? but, good for the band, i guess.
i saw this acoustic performance of one of their songs on youtube, and i'm a little scared. the lead singer goes insane. cause he's like, 'rap-singing.' and he just goes out of his mind with vocal and energy. i'm like, "whoa man, what is this going to be like live, and not acoustic!?!?" yikes. but probs in a good way.
4. NAVY. not only do i love the name Navy for a girl, i also love the store Old Navy. and i went there on tuesday evening. you know how i'm not having a great month? well, i'm not. and i read my horoscope for monday and it said, "you need some retail therapy right now. it's okay to pamper yourself." and so i said, "okay, if i have to go shopping - i will." and i needed to return something at Old Navy anyways.
so, i went on tuesday after staff meeting. i left around 4pm. and i was hungry. so, i stopped at Dunkin Donuts. my favorite one off of exit 13 on I-89. and i walk in, and it's my favorite guy behind the counter. i first saw him on Halloween, when i stopped on my way home. and we talked for a while about our Halloween plans. and i said i was going home to Maine. and he said his ex-girlfriend was from Maine. whatever. he probably remembers none of this. but, i was very excited to see him.
JULIE: I'll have a medium iced coffee with raspberry, please.
DD WORKER: Cream and sugar?
JULIE: Yes please.
DD WORKER: Do you want your sugar melted?
JULIE: That'd be great!
DD WORKER: Anything else?
JULIE: Ummm.....yeah..... I think I'll get an egg and cheese sandwich.....on........an english muffin.
DD WORKER: (laughs) I know, it's a hard decision. A bagel? A croissant?! An english muffin!?
JULIE: It is a hard decision! It's like I'm hungry but I don't know what I want.
DD WORKER: Ha, welcome to my life everyday at work! I have all these choices, but I can never decide! There's so much food.
JULIE: That sounds terrible. Is it free or do you have to pay for it?
DD WORKER: Everything except muffins and coolattas are free. It's pretty good.
JULIE: Awesome.
and that was my lovely experience with the dunkin donuts worker. i've seen him a lot. he reminds me of someone. and i can't tell whether it's a real person i know, or a celeb. maybe a bit of Eric Murphy from Entourage. anyways.
so, i get to Old Navy and return my item. and then i see this rack of "boyfriend cardigans" and they are only $15. again, i don't understand this trend of "wear clothes like your boyfriend," BUT, if my boyfriend had some of these clothes, i would steal them. so, once again, it makes sense. and i'm looking at the cardigans and this employee comes up to me,
EMPLOYEE: Can I help you find anything?
JULIE: No thanks! I'm alright for now.
EMPLOYEE: Well, you've probably seen our signs, but just so you know, everything on clearance is an additional 50% off.
JULIE: Really?
EMPLOYEE: Yeah! This is the last day! It was supposed to end last week, but they extended it to today!
JULIE: Wow, that's awesome! Thanks so much!
so THAT was exciting. although i only ended up buying one clearance item. originally $24. on clearance for $10. i got it for $5. good deal, eh!?
and throughout my time in Old Navy, the music selection was tops. (yes, i just said 'tops') it was just great and so enjoyable. there was this one song at the beginning that i loved and said, "oo i have to remember this!" but then i immediately forgot it. and then while i was checking out, there was another song that i totally loved! and i had it stuck in my head in the car and i said, "i think i'll write down these lyrics!" so i did:
it's all i, it's all i believe
that's what i wrote down. and i got home, searched for the song on my computer. and there was absolutely nothing. i searched and searched and searched for this song. i was even so desperate i started doing searches like, "old navy store song playlist 2010." nothing. UNTIL. i found this huge Old Navy Employees Myspace page. and they have a looooong discussion on the music in Old Navy stores. basically where people post lyrics to songs they remember, and then the old navy employees go and try and find the list of songs in their store. this is for realz.
but nobody had posted the lyrics i had written down, which was like, the main chorus of the song. so, i think i'll wait a little longer.
my other option: i think i need to exchange an item i bought on tuesday. and i'll be driving through concord on saturday, so i could stop in and do it then. and if i do, i could ask them about the store playlist. do you think that's normal?
there is really good music in Old Navy. that is a proven fact. someone out there should do their DIV 3 on it. Old Navy has been the only place where i've heard a Rooney song in public. yep. they played 'When Did Your Go Missing' and it was awesome.
so, there's the music thing.
ALSO: when i was checking out the lady said,
EMPLOYEE: Do you want to open an Old Navy card and save 10%?
JULIE: Um, no thanks, I have my Gap Card.
EMPLOYEE: Oh, well, if you use your Gap Card, you still save 10%.
JULIE: Really, why?
EMPLOYEE: It's Tuesday.
JULIE: Oh yeah!!!! Wow! I totally didn't remember that!!!!
OTHER EMPLOYEE: And this is the last Tuesday for that deal! It's been going on all month!
JULIE: That's great.
so - i ended up saving 10%! but! how lucky was i to go shopping on that day?! the last day for the 50% off clearance and also the last day for the 10% off tuesdays!!!! thanks, horoscope. :)
(i feel that the Old Navy story and the Dunkin Donuts story should have been separate. that ended up being long, sorry.)
3. TEQUILA. ok. i know you're sick of me talking about Crash Kings. but, too bad! they're my current fave! and you're used to me non-stop talking about whatever my current fave is.
so, the other night i was listening to this radio interview that the guys did in Chicago. before their first show of this tour. so like, at the beginning of january, i think. and it was such a great interview. they were so funny. they talked about being from Boston a lot. and then Mike did a boston accent, which was funny. but it was such a "guy interview." like, they talked about smoking pot, getting drunk on bourbon, and naked girls. lovely, right? throughout all this, i know i should have been disgusted, but no, i was continually charmed.
so, while they're talking about how much they love to drink beer and whiskey, Tony chimes in and says,
TONY: Actually, I really love tequila.
and IMMEDIATELY i remembered my crazy dream from many weeks ago where i was doing tequila shots with Tony!!! and i had completely forgotten about it until he mentioned that he loved tequila!!!!
and then they start talking about how they think that people at their concerts should do at least one shot per song. and then the radio host was like,
RADIO HOST: Or, they could buy you some shots!
CRASH KINGS: Even better!
so this got me thinking...
should i offer to buy tony a shot of tequila?!?! i could be like, "hey man (because that's how i address all rockstars, if you ask robert schwartzman) i had this crazy dream where we were doing tequila shots, so i'd love to buy you one!" is that insane? or is it destiny?!?!
i think it's probably insane. right? it's crazy. i would get too nervous. i'll definitely tell him that we're going to the show in providence. and i might ask him about his tattoo.
YIKES!!! the thought of talking to rockstars. i mean, why wouldn't they be out after the show? well, they weren't out after the Rooney show. but, i think that was because their parents were there and they only had a few hours until they left again. but, after their show in Boston on sunday, they don't have another show until the one in providence on thursday. so, clearly they will just be hanging out at home. (love the thought of that)
and i remember they weren't out after the Rooney show because the Tally Hall guys were, and i remember thinking, "i really wish those Crash Kings guys were out too." because i totally would have told them how much i instantly loved their show.
anyways. i probably won't offer to buy Tony a shot on sunday. maybe on Thursday. because kara and i won't have far to go after the Prov show.
i've also never had a shot of tequila. i've had very strong margaritas. i should probably do a practice shot before the real shot with Tony.
what?! what am i even talking about. this is a PG blog. let's move on...
2. PRINCESS. so, my dad stayed with me from friday night until monday morning. and then he went on his new adventure. he moved back to Canada! he has arrived safely and is so far having fun. he's on Vancouver Island. the west coast. i was really dreading having say goodbye to him. i set my alarm (which didn't go off) to wake me up at 5:30am on monday, because he wanted to leave by 5:45am. and i kept imagining the scene from A Little Princess where her father leaves her at the school and she's running her hands over his face and he says,
CAPTAIN CREWE: What are you doing? Memorizing me by heart?
SARA CREWE: No... I already know you by heart.
that part makes me cry so hard. that part, and then again at the end when her father doesn't remember her. oh that freaking movie! it's so good! and it's the only movie where i cry absolutely every time.
and i'm gonna be honest with you - i've cried a lot this week. this month. everything is just kind of making me sad. and yes, this month has been hard. especially after being on cloud 9 all of december. maybe i do need a shot of tequila on the 31st with a gorgeous rockstar.
and i'm really excited to go see my mom this weekend. i feel like i really need her.
but, i made my dad a killer playlist for his journey. i worked so hard picking out perfect songs and making sure they were in the perfect order.
the mix started with Ben Lee's song 'Begin' and it ended with Ben Folds' song 'Landed.' perf, i think.
i'm hoping to go out to visit my Canadian half in April/May. i really hope it happens because i'm already getting excited. <3
OK, so i know i've already covered everything on the list, but i have ONE MORE QUICK THING TO talk about.
8. BLINKING. so today, i took a resident for a baby ultrasound. i had never been to one of these before, so i was pretty excited. and, we get to the room, and it's super cool to see the baby inside! he's so little!
but then! we get a really great view of his face, and we can see his eyes blinking!!!!!! it was incredible. we could actually see his eyes opening and closing!!!! so crazy and so amazing. it was weird to think that we were watching him on the tv screen, but he was still inside and we couldn't actually see him. it was great. it was the best, actually.
ALRIGHT! i know that was long. but, i think enjoyable. i've covered everything that was on my list. and then some.
it's currently 12:44am thursday morning. i'm going to eat supper and watch more Tell Me You Love Me.
have great days. and a great morning and a great night! i've missed you. glad we are talking. until next time...
...thinking about the city
it's living proof people need to be together
<3
1. recycle
2. princess
3. tequila
4. navy
5. evacuate
6. clive owen
7. yo dawg
i think that should do it. are those pretty good 'hookers?' do i have your attention? will you keep reading?!!? YOU WILL!!!?!?!? great! we both win again.
i might mix up that order, though. i will do this entry in number form, and the number of what i will be talking about will correspond to the number in the above list. so, the list might not start at 1. actually, it won't. it will start at
6. CLIVE OWEN. i watched this movie last night called The Boys Are Back. about this father and his 7 year old son. and his wife dies of cancer and he has to learn how to be a single parent. and then, his 15 year old son from a previous marriage wants to get back in the picture. so, they're all living together again. in austrailia. that's where it takes place.
it was so good. i gave it four stars. the two boys (especially the littler one) did such a great job acting, i couldn't believe it. and clive owen was really great too. and super handsome. and rugged. and it had original music by Sigur Ros, which i was excited by.
it made me swoon. it made me laugh. and it made me cry. what else is there?
actually, i really wanted them to play the song 'The Boys Are Back' from High School Musical 3. YEAH that's such a good song!!!! When Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu are jumping around in the junkyard doing all those hott dance moves!!!!!! YES!!!!
i guess they would have had a hard time fitting that into the movie. ah well.
THE BOYS ARE BACK: ****
5. EVACUATE. i love that song 'Evacuate the Dance Floor.' it's so hott, right?? yep. i heard it tonight on the radio and said, 'i must remember to download that!' and i did!!! and i rocked out to it a lot. the second verse is my fave.
1. RECYCLE. everybody should do it! and, the other night i decided i needed to clean out my recycling closet. and i did. it didn't take very long which made me think, "wow, i really shouldn't have been putting this off since summertime, because it wasn't that bad." and then i thought, "i should make sure this doesn't get horrible again. i should buy trash cans."
and so on saturday, me and my dad went to the dreaded Wal-Mart and bought some trash cans. white ones. three of them. and they all fit into the closet!!!!! they look so cute.
and the best part! i thought, "hm, how am i going to remember which recycling product goes in each trash can?" and then i said, "i will paint them!!!" and so i took off the lids and painted on them in teal, lime green and coral paint. i am very excited about it. and i will post pictures once they are all finished. i'm stuck on a design for one of them. i will keep you updated. but, definitely expect pictures because i'm so excited about it.
7. YO DAWG. ok, you know this band, Paper Tongues, who is currently touring with Crash Kings. i've talked about them a few times. they are this tiny band from Charlotte, NC. actually, not that tiny because there are SEVEN OF THEM. anyways. RANDY JACKSON is their manager! now, i read this and thought, "they must mean a different Randy Jackson." surely not the guy from American Idol. but NO! it IS. IT IS the one from American Idol!! is that crazy or what? Randy Jackson is their manager. so then i decided i needed to investigate further.
and i watched this video of RJ on MTV News and apparently one of the guys in the band saw him randomly and was like, "hey man, you have to hear my band!" and he gave him a demo CD and Randy Jackson WENT CRAZY OVER IT. like, seriously. and then made all the good things happen.
anyways. i just thought that was super insane. does anyone else think that? doesn't it just seem weird? but, good for the band, i guess.
i saw this acoustic performance of one of their songs on youtube, and i'm a little scared. the lead singer goes insane. cause he's like, 'rap-singing.' and he just goes out of his mind with vocal and energy. i'm like, "whoa man, what is this going to be like live, and not acoustic!?!?" yikes. but probs in a good way.
4. NAVY. not only do i love the name Navy for a girl, i also love the store Old Navy. and i went there on tuesday evening. you know how i'm not having a great month? well, i'm not. and i read my horoscope for monday and it said, "you need some retail therapy right now. it's okay to pamper yourself." and so i said, "okay, if i have to go shopping - i will." and i needed to return something at Old Navy anyways.
so, i went on tuesday after staff meeting. i left around 4pm. and i was hungry. so, i stopped at Dunkin Donuts. my favorite one off of exit 13 on I-89. and i walk in, and it's my favorite guy behind the counter. i first saw him on Halloween, when i stopped on my way home. and we talked for a while about our Halloween plans. and i said i was going home to Maine. and he said his ex-girlfriend was from Maine. whatever. he probably remembers none of this. but, i was very excited to see him.
JULIE: I'll have a medium iced coffee with raspberry, please.
DD WORKER: Cream and sugar?
JULIE: Yes please.
DD WORKER: Do you want your sugar melted?
JULIE: That'd be great!
DD WORKER: Anything else?
JULIE: Ummm.....yeah..... I think I'll get an egg and cheese sandwich.....on........an english muffin.
DD WORKER: (laughs) I know, it's a hard decision. A bagel? A croissant?! An english muffin!?
JULIE: It is a hard decision! It's like I'm hungry but I don't know what I want.
DD WORKER: Ha, welcome to my life everyday at work! I have all these choices, but I can never decide! There's so much food.
JULIE: That sounds terrible. Is it free or do you have to pay for it?
DD WORKER: Everything except muffins and coolattas are free. It's pretty good.
JULIE: Awesome.
and that was my lovely experience with the dunkin donuts worker. i've seen him a lot. he reminds me of someone. and i can't tell whether it's a real person i know, or a celeb. maybe a bit of Eric Murphy from Entourage. anyways.
so, i get to Old Navy and return my item. and then i see this rack of "boyfriend cardigans" and they are only $15. again, i don't understand this trend of "wear clothes like your boyfriend," BUT, if my boyfriend had some of these clothes, i would steal them. so, once again, it makes sense. and i'm looking at the cardigans and this employee comes up to me,
EMPLOYEE: Can I help you find anything?
JULIE: No thanks! I'm alright for now.
EMPLOYEE: Well, you've probably seen our signs, but just so you know, everything on clearance is an additional 50% off.
JULIE: Really?
EMPLOYEE: Yeah! This is the last day! It was supposed to end last week, but they extended it to today!
JULIE: Wow, that's awesome! Thanks so much!
so THAT was exciting. although i only ended up buying one clearance item. originally $24. on clearance for $10. i got it for $5. good deal, eh!?
and throughout my time in Old Navy, the music selection was tops. (yes, i just said 'tops') it was just great and so enjoyable. there was this one song at the beginning that i loved and said, "oo i have to remember this!" but then i immediately forgot it. and then while i was checking out, there was another song that i totally loved! and i had it stuck in my head in the car and i said, "i think i'll write down these lyrics!" so i did:
it's all i, it's all i believe
that's what i wrote down. and i got home, searched for the song on my computer. and there was absolutely nothing. i searched and searched and searched for this song. i was even so desperate i started doing searches like, "old navy store song playlist 2010." nothing. UNTIL. i found this huge Old Navy Employees Myspace page. and they have a looooong discussion on the music in Old Navy stores. basically where people post lyrics to songs they remember, and then the old navy employees go and try and find the list of songs in their store. this is for realz.
but nobody had posted the lyrics i had written down, which was like, the main chorus of the song. so, i think i'll wait a little longer.
my other option: i think i need to exchange an item i bought on tuesday. and i'll be driving through concord on saturday, so i could stop in and do it then. and if i do, i could ask them about the store playlist. do you think that's normal?
there is really good music in Old Navy. that is a proven fact. someone out there should do their DIV 3 on it. Old Navy has been the only place where i've heard a Rooney song in public. yep. they played 'When Did Your Go Missing' and it was awesome.
so, there's the music thing.
ALSO: when i was checking out the lady said,
EMPLOYEE: Do you want to open an Old Navy card and save 10%?
JULIE: Um, no thanks, I have my Gap Card.
EMPLOYEE: Oh, well, if you use your Gap Card, you still save 10%.
JULIE: Really, why?
EMPLOYEE: It's Tuesday.
JULIE: Oh yeah!!!! Wow! I totally didn't remember that!!!!
OTHER EMPLOYEE: And this is the last Tuesday for that deal! It's been going on all month!
JULIE: That's great.
so - i ended up saving 10%! but! how lucky was i to go shopping on that day?! the last day for the 50% off clearance and also the last day for the 10% off tuesdays!!!! thanks, horoscope. :)
(i feel that the Old Navy story and the Dunkin Donuts story should have been separate. that ended up being long, sorry.)
3. TEQUILA. ok. i know you're sick of me talking about Crash Kings. but, too bad! they're my current fave! and you're used to me non-stop talking about whatever my current fave is.
so, the other night i was listening to this radio interview that the guys did in Chicago. before their first show of this tour. so like, at the beginning of january, i think. and it was such a great interview. they were so funny. they talked about being from Boston a lot. and then Mike did a boston accent, which was funny. but it was such a "guy interview." like, they talked about smoking pot, getting drunk on bourbon, and naked girls. lovely, right? throughout all this, i know i should have been disgusted, but no, i was continually charmed.
so, while they're talking about how much they love to drink beer and whiskey, Tony chimes in and says,
TONY: Actually, I really love tequila.
and IMMEDIATELY i remembered my crazy dream from many weeks ago where i was doing tequila shots with Tony!!! and i had completely forgotten about it until he mentioned that he loved tequila!!!!
and then they start talking about how they think that people at their concerts should do at least one shot per song. and then the radio host was like,
RADIO HOST: Or, they could buy you some shots!
CRASH KINGS: Even better!
so this got me thinking...
should i offer to buy tony a shot of tequila?!?! i could be like, "hey man (because that's how i address all rockstars, if you ask robert schwartzman) i had this crazy dream where we were doing tequila shots, so i'd love to buy you one!" is that insane? or is it destiny?!?!
i think it's probably insane. right? it's crazy. i would get too nervous. i'll definitely tell him that we're going to the show in providence. and i might ask him about his tattoo.
YIKES!!! the thought of talking to rockstars. i mean, why wouldn't they be out after the show? well, they weren't out after the Rooney show. but, i think that was because their parents were there and they only had a few hours until they left again. but, after their show in Boston on sunday, they don't have another show until the one in providence on thursday. so, clearly they will just be hanging out at home. (love the thought of that)
and i remember they weren't out after the Rooney show because the Tally Hall guys were, and i remember thinking, "i really wish those Crash Kings guys were out too." because i totally would have told them how much i instantly loved their show.
anyways. i probably won't offer to buy Tony a shot on sunday. maybe on Thursday. because kara and i won't have far to go after the Prov show.
i've also never had a shot of tequila. i've had very strong margaritas. i should probably do a practice shot before the real shot with Tony.
what?! what am i even talking about. this is a PG blog. let's move on...
2. PRINCESS. so, my dad stayed with me from friday night until monday morning. and then he went on his new adventure. he moved back to Canada! he has arrived safely and is so far having fun. he's on Vancouver Island. the west coast. i was really dreading having say goodbye to him. i set my alarm (which didn't go off) to wake me up at 5:30am on monday, because he wanted to leave by 5:45am. and i kept imagining the scene from A Little Princess where her father leaves her at the school and she's running her hands over his face and he says,
CAPTAIN CREWE: What are you doing? Memorizing me by heart?
SARA CREWE: No... I already know you by heart.
that part makes me cry so hard. that part, and then again at the end when her father doesn't remember her. oh that freaking movie! it's so good! and it's the only movie where i cry absolutely every time.
and i'm gonna be honest with you - i've cried a lot this week. this month. everything is just kind of making me sad. and yes, this month has been hard. especially after being on cloud 9 all of december. maybe i do need a shot of tequila on the 31st with a gorgeous rockstar.
and i'm really excited to go see my mom this weekend. i feel like i really need her.
but, i made my dad a killer playlist for his journey. i worked so hard picking out perfect songs and making sure they were in the perfect order.
the mix started with Ben Lee's song 'Begin' and it ended with Ben Folds' song 'Landed.' perf, i think.
i'm hoping to go out to visit my Canadian half in April/May. i really hope it happens because i'm already getting excited. <3
OK, so i know i've already covered everything on the list, but i have ONE MORE QUICK THING TO talk about.
8. BLINKING. so today, i took a resident for a baby ultrasound. i had never been to one of these before, so i was pretty excited. and, we get to the room, and it's super cool to see the baby inside! he's so little!
but then! we get a really great view of his face, and we can see his eyes blinking!!!!!! it was incredible. we could actually see his eyes opening and closing!!!! so crazy and so amazing. it was weird to think that we were watching him on the tv screen, but he was still inside and we couldn't actually see him. it was great. it was the best, actually.
ALRIGHT! i know that was long. but, i think enjoyable. i've covered everything that was on my list. and then some.
it's currently 12:44am thursday morning. i'm going to eat supper and watch more Tell Me You Love Me.
have great days. and a great morning and a great night! i've missed you. glad we are talking. until next time...
...thinking about the city
it's living proof people need to be together
<3
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