some things i am obsessed with right now:

1. New Dress A Day. Has anyone seen this website?? EVERYONE should see this website. It's amazing. I want to be best friends with this lady immediately. Since last November, she's been rummaging through yard sales and goodwill stores to find pieces of clothing for $1. THEN, everyday, she transforms them into something beautiful! Like, 'let's take this old nightgown and turn it into a cocktail dress!' AND SHE DOES. And I'm so jealous. But, I love it. I love her. She seems so cool. And then - she not only takes pictures of the process, but then of herself out, enjoying her new piece of clothing. SO GREAT.

2. This kid covering a River City Extension song on Youtube. There was a tweet from the band saying, "check out this awesome video we found!" So, I clicked on the link, and it took me to this song. Wow, I think this guy does such a great job!! And BONUS: He's totally cute! The song is, 'Today, I Feel Like I'm Evolving,' which is one of my favorite songs. 'I have been shaken by your sensitivity' is my fave line. Love it! Check the vid.

3. Transform your closet into an office! Now, this may seem weird. I thought it was going to be weird. Like, who has a closet big enough for an office? BUT NO! It's like, a pretty normal sized closet that they really did transform into an office. AMAZING. I'm totally obsessed and find this incredible. I'm so jealous of this person's home. Or, this fake person's fake magazine home. Whichever. I love this closet/office. SO MUCH. Also, I would like everything in my life to be that color, please. Yes, everything. And also, I would like that chandelier.


YES. Three great things I have just shared with you!! I hope you check them all out.

So yesterday, I retealed my hair because it was looking super faded and for some strange reason, my fingernails were dyed in the process. This has never happened before. Also strange because I was wearing gloves! So how they became dyed? I have no idea. But, they're like a teal/gray color, which I actually love.

My hair came out awesome, duh. I love it.

I'm at work right now, which seems to be the only place I go. I'm very tired because it's 9:27am and I only got 4.25 hours of sleep. That's no good. I need between 9-12 hours of sleep a night. :) I might take a nap when I get home from work. There's truly nothing better than an afternoon nap. Actually, I'm sure there are better things. Like, I'd rather be at a Crash Kings show then taking a nap.

Guys, I haven't been to a CK show since 5 AUGUST. That's over 20 days ago. NO GOOD. And I probs won't see them again until the END OF OCTOBER. NO GOOD. That will be the longest I have gone ALL YEAR.


OOOOHHHHHHHKK.

Now it's 12:10pm. We've done a bunch of things. Went out for a bit. I played with a baby for a bit. Baby threw up on my leg. That was lovely.

FOUR MORE HOURS OF WORK!

I really hope the River City Extension show happens on Wednesday. REALLY HOPE. It would be a totally fun time.

I wish I had tonight off. I should have planned that better. I want to go home.

I changed my mind about my fave lyric in 'Today, I Feel Like I'm Evolving.' It's a tie. The above lyric, and also, 'we must try harder than we said we thought we could.' Yeah, I really love that part too.

Alright. I think I'm going to go off and do something else for a bit.

Everyone having a good day?

Oh! Today, 28 August - is Jason's birthday! Jason from the band Crash Kings! I learned this via Twitter. He turns 33! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON! What a nice guy. I love Jason hugs.

ALSO: this week's Jersey Shore: I REALLY hope it's over between Sammi and Ron. UGH they drive me crazy.

Alright for realz, have a great day. I'll talk to you later!!


<3,
J.

minus for common sense

at work right now.

one of the residents just left food cooking on the stove (like, flame still on and everything) and then went outside to smoke.

UMMM HELLO!! (i feel like Angelina on Jersey Shore) ARE YOU DUMB?!?!?! "there are girls taking their underwear off in the jacuzzi!!!"

i'm not sure which scenario is worse.

anyways. i'm at work right now. until 5:30 hopefully, but maybe until 6.

i've been feeling sick this week. well, so all last week i felt like i was fighting off a cold. i would wake up with a sore throat which lasted most of the day, and i was stuffy and sneezy. but, it never got tooo bad. but then this week, i feel sick to my stomach after i eat anything. it started on monday morning when i ate breakfast. i thought it was because i ate some yogurt. dairy sometimes makes me sick. and i was fine all day because i was at work and not eating anything, but then when i got home and ate dinner, i felt really sick again after.

so, tuesday morning i wake up and still feel sick. so i don't eat anything alllll day until late. and i still feel sick after, but not that bad.

and then wednesday, i wake up and i'm really hungry. but then it turns into a sick hungry. and then i try and eat a sandwich, and feel super sick again.

and it's frustrating me. i've been drinking lots of chamomile tea.

aannnddd i've been sleeping a lot. like, 10 or 12 hours a night.

UUGGHHH and yesterday was such a busy day at work. i felt like i was non stop running around places for 10 hours straight.


BUT! the other night i had a great dream. let me tell you about that instead of complaining all the time. geeze.

So, my dream was that i was hanging out at a 24-hour convenience store with River City Extension and we were searching the place for coconut water. like, shelve by shelve searching. every aisle. asking every employee. SEARCH. and we never found it.

and Sean, RCE's tour manager was being called '6 Disco Sean' by everyone. i don't know where that came from, but i thought it was cool.

and then! once we gave up on the coconut water search, we went over to Pat's house and all hung out in his garage for the rest of the night.

FUN, right? hanging out in a garage after hanging out in a convenience store! pretty classy.

IN OTHER RIVER CITY EXTENSION NEWS:

1. I was on their Myspace page looking at what tracks they had listed to stream, and there was one called 'For This Reason,' which is a bonus track on one of their records, I don't even know which one. But it's pretty much just Joe and his guitar and - I LOVE it. Ohhhh it's so good. Which, I don't know why this is surprising. But, everyone should go listen to it. I think Joe sounds totally beautiful.


2. I got this Facebook message from Emily the other night. Yes, my great friend Emily who I've known since my very first day in college. I hope she doesn't mind that I'm posting it in here. It just made me SO FREAKING EXCITED that I can't hold it back. I'll just post excerpts....


Hey Julie,

So, after reading so much about River City Extension in your blog, I was finally like, "I reallllllly need to check these guys out!"

Well, I LOVE THEM! I mean, looooooooove. I just bought/downloaded The Unmistakable Man album on Amazon.

I am so grateful to you! And your blog! This is amazing music!

Emily


TESTIMONIAL. So great, right?! Not to brag, but I feel like i've done a pretty good job of spreading the River City Extension love. Emily, Kerianne, Kara, Courtney - all new fans! All smart people.



Today, I got a call from the medicine people who prescribe Ruby Tuesday's medicine and they left me a message because they called super early, but I listened to the message and at the end the guy said, "make it a great day!"

and i was like, "I WILL make it a great day!!"

But then I couldn't get up when my alarm was going off. for like, 2.5 hours. i just couldn't stay awake.

but, i was still able to get to the post office and the grocery store when i woke up.

and then kara told me she was coming up tonight!!!!! SO GREAT! i love kara.


anyways, hope YOU ALL had a great day and have a great day tomorrow!!!

Kara and i are going to lunch tomorrow at Salt Hill Pub so we can get BULMERS. yep. Kara's first Bulmers. ohhhhh it's a good day.

okay! have a great night, great afternoon, great morning - great whenever you are reading this.


talk to everyone soon!!!!


(i switched between lowercase and uppercase in this entry. in previous entries, i had been trying to use proper capitalization. i'll try and be better next time.)


✌,
J.