this friday marks a quarter century of julie.
it is a day more special than most.
especially
for this one who enjoys her day of birth very much.
so i invite you
to both start the day
and end the day
with bit of a bang.

7am on friday, until around 8/8.30
berts restaurant on main st between 13th and 14th.
before your work, before your school,
come eat breakfast

8pm on friday night, until ...
julie's house at #208 20 E12th Ave (SE corner of 12th and ontario)
bring your favorite wine etc or item of consumption
(just refrain from bring the disease of the same name)


some of you i talked to at mosaic, some of you wern't there, some of you are further away, and some of you live in gatineau. sur the pont alexandre. on le danse. on le danse.
come for one, come for both.
either way,

tonight i went for dinner at the house of friends of friends.
i'd forgotten the culture which dictates the imparativeness of taking one's shoes off before entering.
i was not wearing socks reflective of self.

i am beginning to pick up a pattern,
when introducing my proffession to new/young parents.
they get this look,
"crap.
what has she seen, how is she judging..?"

and on an altogether different topic
i feel like its a confession
that i, for the last two years or so
had let my love for radiohead
fall to the backburner in favor of the new, shiny, pretty people.
last night i watched this documentry on them,
and fell head over heels
all over again
i can't stop listening
can't stop listening
the bends. kid a.
true love.

can't stop listening
to bell orchestre
be still my heart

i have a headache the size of all get out.
last night we donned our heels, made much too massive cosmo's
and chatted until late late
a continuing party of smaller proportions
went on
with
hubble! oh my god its totally hubble
and
charlotte getting her zsa zsa jew

i am at mosaic for sound check
the drums being played
pounding pounding
my head
where the hell is my coffee

i hung out with miss katie in vanc and m.r
she showed me where all the good blogs are!
she let me ride her scooter!
she gave me a rad old bike!
she shared some good satisfaction with me.
as soon as i got home i rode over to matt and sandra's.
but they were not home.
or sleeping.
i can alrerady feel my non cyclist muscles getting so sore.
tommorow will be a hoot.
but watch out summer.
cyclist julie will be out in full force.

so right off, i should admit that i stole the above page title from ben.
but, really, he doesn't use it anymore
and it makes me laugh everytime i see it.
if you want it back, let me know. but then i will bring up the time you hacked into mine...

today is shaping around nicely into a great day.
i got off work at one today,
and the sun runs amuck, bring 15 degrees with it.
i'm sitting here in the stairwell
thinking about walking over to jj bean
to write in a negleted journal
and think
and be free to do nothing
amongst people
and a free cup of coffee, {thanks to my bosssss for the prepaid}
it all feels neccesary.
neccesary.

today i chose convenience over the good of my global neighbor.
damn the rain.
damn the long day at work.
damn drive through starbucks.