me

name: julieanna
alias[es]: julie, jules, stretch, gazelle, elkie, tall girl, boss, string bean, mabel (or was it myrtle?..), jolly green giant
starsign: stereotypical sagittarius
birthday: november 29th.





here's all you need to know:
6' tall.
beer snob.
workaholic.
reforming insomniac.
oh, and my legs are longer than yours.

my favorites

post secret
explodingdog
my inspiration
waiter rant

in a nutshell:
the good...
... and the bad
flickr pics
webshots
myspace = addiction

shameless plugs:
dp226 (jim)
ayyyy dios mio! (bradley)
the easily amused (james)
tell me a story... (noelle)

requisite viewing =p :
istanbul
particle man

archives

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February 2009
March 2009

Friday, March 13, 2009

so it turns out the world isn't so scary when you're unemployed.
it's relaxing. and refreshing. and invigorating. it's almost serene how you've no bounds to anyone or anything, if only for a few days.

it helps when you have an outpouring of support from former employees and coworkers, regulars, and others in the business that it's complete bubcus that you've "move on to another opportunity."
it also helps when you get several job offers two days after leaving your last position.
both are quite the confidence booster.

so to everyone that's helped me with motication, self esteem and ego boosts, and words of wisdom. it looks like i'm going to land on my feet once again.

jules was lost in thought at 10:58 AM
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

scary new world. i'm unemployed.
this should make things interesting....

jules was lost in thought at 7:34 AM
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Saturday, February 28, 2009

ok, so perhaps that last post was a rant of 16-year-old adolescent proportions. perhaps it was a bit melodramatic. maybe it was simply the stresses of an almost impossible month bubbling over into a brief rant (which was mildly cathartic, i'll readily admit). in any event, i've grown into the new haircut, and my demeanor has returned to that of long before. i just need to keep reminding myself of this one truth, and everything will be ok:

the universe has a way of unfolding as it rightfully should.

jules was lost in thought at 2:41 PM
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

seriously, is it that fucking hard to cut someone's hair properly?!

three months of growth down the drain, and all i have to show for it is a haircut that makes me look like a 12year old girl that got gum stuck in her hair, so her mom took the scissors to her in desperation.

fucking absurdity.

for most women, a bad haircut means you cant style it all the ways you want, or you have some bad layers, but nothing that isnt fixable. when you have short hair, every millimeter counts. and she chopped off about 40 millimeters too many.

GGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRR

jules was lost in thought at 12:33 PM
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Friday, December 26, 2008

i miss something i didn't even realize i missed until it was sitting right in front of me.
coffee seemed like such a splendid idea at the time.
i doubt it's the caffeine that's been keeping me awake the past two nights.

jules was lost in thought at 2:40 PM
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

ah, insomnia, how i loathe thee.

granted, without you, countless rantings would be lost to the subconscious of the dreaming world. but at least while dreaming, one can let those rantings be lost. while awake, in that awkward sleep-deprived state, there is nowhere for those thoughts to go but outward onto a page of some persuasion. typing is easier tonight.

i was perusing facebook and myspace, and noticed how almost a large percentage of my friends are happily involved in relationships, more so than i ever realized anyway. and i know this should not make me feel guilty, or any less worthy, or any less deserving, but this time through, it did.

alas, those single friends of mine out there, we can all commiserate that this time of year is particularly tough, what with holiday parties to bring no one to, snowy evenings to enjoy a mug of hot chocolate and cuddle up against yourself with, new year's eve kissing the random stranger next to you or a friend instead of someone special. it's moments like this i'm glad i work as much as i do. i don't think i could deal with yet another holiday season of being the ultimate 5th wheel if i had time to think about it.

and on the flip side, i still treasure my independence to a fault, that i worry delving into a relationship would simply be a recipe for disaster. i am just too selfish to be in one, what, with my constant thoughts of moving away, working obscene hours, it just doesn't fit into my life right now.

what a disheartening dilemma. sigh.

jules was lost in thought at 3:15 AM
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Monday, December 08, 2008

i almost forgot i had this blog, but was reminded by a friend who seems to have spent a decent chunk of time reading it last night. thanks andy for reminding me of my former creative outlet. this brief and ambiguous update goes out to you, since, if you put the concerted effort in to read this, the least i can do is update it. a year is far too long.

after simply browsing a few of the more 'recent' entries, i realized how much my life has changed since those words were so frivolously thrown onto this site. april 15th, my elusive cut-off date for moving to california, has come and gone, seven months at this point. i'm no longer disillusioned into thinking i would have been happy with any of the people mentioned so ambiguosly. perhaps i'm jaded, perhaps i'm just realistic. who knows. and yet, so much has stayed the same. i'm still obsessed with work, still ailing in more ways than phyiscally. still have that overly optimistic point of view, if not a bit more weathered.

so, after reading a bit of my own life, i've realized something: i'm still the same person. but i'm growing up. and that, my friends, is truly petrifying. for those days of youthful naivity and unabashed emotional drive are not completely behind me, but they sure as hell haven't been as prevalent as they used to be.

in closing, i'll be writing a lot more now than i used to. if there were ever a time for a creative outlet, this would be it.

jules was lost in thought at 8:53 AM
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Thursday, January 03, 2008

possible conditions for listed symptoms: 1.

hypokalemia: a metabolic imbalance characterized by extremely low potassium levels in the blood. it is typically a symptom of another disease or condition, usually of the kidneys.

great. chaulk up another mystery ailment to my exceedingly long list.
looks like a doctor's visit is in high order. should be fun.

jules was lost in thought at 11:09 PM
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

how can one person make someone so happy after so short a time?
i'm not sure how, and to be honest, i dont think i care.
all i know is that i am happy. and that, my friends, is a beautiful thing

=)

jules was lost in thought at 12:54 PM
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

jules was lost in thought at 5:57 PM
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