http://unmotivate.blogspot.com/

f-ing hilarious...

So many songs I want to post, but I will not spam you guys with my DMB obsession. I will say though, that this album is awesome.


(i apologize for not cutting this, but i tried and failed at "lj cut" about 15 times and I give up, the lyrics are the best part anyway)

I was surprised to see a replica of my current hair cut on the front of AOL.com this morning. Now I don't claim to have this original cutting-edge hairstyle, but I have seen only one person in my town with a variation on my cut that could even compare. To see a strikingly similar cut on a major media site worn by an up and coming icon (Kate from Jon&Kate +8) was just weird. Not only was she wearing a haircut like mine, but the entire article is about her haircut and all of the hype and controversy it is getting right now. People seem to either love it or hate it and many are running to their local salons to duplicate it.

Kate says in the article, "It's my attitude! Everybody wants it. It's work. I have very, very thick hair, so it's not going to work for everybody. I've seen people come through the book line with thin hair and it's just won't work. My hair stylist gets calls from all across the country."

This blurb is an accurate portrayal of the cut in general as I, too, have very thick hair which makes it look quite good. Also I have gotten numerous compliments on my hair just in the last couple of days. It gives me confidence which resonates in my attitude.

This is significant to me for a couple of different reasons:

Firstly, I am annoyed that there is all this mixed press surrounding this haircut which looks so similar to mine that I imagine many people will think that I 'jumped on the pro-Kate bandwagon' and got my cut to emulate hers. This is annoying because yesterday I had this cool funky offbeat haircut that looks rad and catches people's eye for its originality. Now I have the haircut of the month (year?) and I will be seeing it on every trend-following suburbanite. It's one thing if I can say that I've had the cut for years and that I played a small role in the setting of the trend, but I cant and I didn't. I was just inspired to get my haircut like this because I thought it would look cool.

Which brings me to the second reason this is significant on a more cosmic/spiritual/theoretical level; Why was I inspired to get my hair cut like this at the same time as Kate and who knows who else? I have a (somewhat borrowed) theory that when ideas strike us they are also striking a number of other people across the world. Have you ever read something in a book or article and gone, "Hey! I thought of that a couple of years ago! Why didn't I publish it?!" Or seen a new product and remembered and idea of something incredibly similar which you discarded believing it would not be marketable? I believe that when the universe/source/God wants an idea to be manifested in reality or needs that manifestation, it places the inspiration in many different fields of fertile soil to increase the chance of germination and maturity of the idea.

I don't know, it's just an idea I have, I am sure someone somewhere has already published it. :D

Here's the Article

2 Jobs

15 shifts

in 13 days

I just finished shifts 8 and 9 of 15 today...

last day off: 5/1

next day off 5/15


um...


help???????

Two Step

Say, my love, I came to you with best intentions
You laid down and gave to me just what I'm seeking
Love, you drive me to distraction
Do you believe that we might last a thousand years
or more if not for this,
our flesh and blood
It ties you and me right up
Tie me down

Celebrate we will
Because life is short but sweet for certain
We're climbing two by two
To be sure these days continue
These things we cannot change

Hey, my love, you came to me like wine comes to this mouth
Grown tired of water all the time
You quench my heart and you quench my mind

Celebrate we will
Because life is short but
sweet for certain
We're climbing two by two
To be sure these days continue
The things we cannot
Celebrate, you and me, climbing two by two, to be sure
these days continue, things we cannot change

Oh, my love I came to you
with best intentions
You laid down and gave to me
just what I'm seeking

Celebrate we will
Because life is short
but sweet for certain
We're climbing two by two
To be sure these days continue
Things we cannot change...
Things we cannot change

On The Radio
Regina Spektor
Ah-ah-ara-ah-ah...
Ah-ah-ara

This is how it works
It feels a little worse
Than when we drove our hearse
Right through that screaming crowd
While laughing up a storm
Until we were just bone
Until it got so warm
That none of us could sleep
And all the styrofoam
Began to melt away
We tried to find some worms
To aid in the decay
But none of them were home
Inside their catacomb
A million ancient bees
Began to sting our knees
While we were on our knees
Praying that disease
Would leave the ones we love
And never come again

On the radio
We heard November Rain
That solo's real long
But it's a pretty song
We listened to it twice
'Cause the DJ was asleep

Pampapam-papam

This is how it works
You're young until you're not
You love until you don't
You try until you can't
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath

No, this is how it works
You peer inside yourself
You take the things you like
And try to love the things you took
And then you take that love you made
And stick it into some
Someone else's heart
Pumping someone else's blood
And walking arm in arm
You hope it don't get harmed
But even if it does
You'll just do it all again

And on the radio
You'll hear November Rain
That solo's awful long
But it's a good refrain
You'll listen to it twice
'Cause the DJ is asleep
On the radio (oh oh oh)
On the radio
On the radio - uh oh
On the radio - uh oh
On the radio - uh oh
On the radio - oooohh - uhu
Pamparam-param
Pamparam-param

Ah-ah-ara-ah-ah...

2.56am:

A short little blogy thing...

So Its SOOOPER late right now, and I should really be sleeping. However, I decided I wanted to quickly get the music off of my flash drives... so they can, you know, be more free...

So having done that I have just had like ANOTHER mini x-mas!!! All of my live Dave Matthews AND Ben Harper's Burn to shine were on there, as well as a bunch of other things I have sorely missed, and in the case of Ben Harper had thought that I had lost it. It was a really awesome treat... Now I am listening to Seek Up by Dave Matthews, which, incidentally is an AWESOME SONG in every different version that is available of it.

Its especially sweet to be without access to all this music which you love so much but maybe took its awesomness for granted until suddenly and without warning you no longer have it and then when you get it back (even in small bits) you remember why it was so important to you in the first place.

For example, Dave Matthews; there is a lot of connotations with 'liking DM' like only frat boys like DMB or only Whiners like DMB etc etc, he sold out and he had gotten all sucky and blah blah blah, and in the course of not listening to DMB for a bit I let this kind of lip-service get to me a bit and I find myself wondering why I ever bothered to collect every album of his... and then I hear that song that I could listen to 6593141815611.93 Times a dozen differen recordings and still LOVE it. and DMB has several songs which meet that narrow criteria and he is just so damn intense and real and heavy and awesome. I dont give a f if you dont like DMB or if you want to judge me for liking it, but I gotta say... I really do like DMB and I probably always will.

(wow that turned a little prostelitizing/defensive there didn't it?)

I really was just trying to illustrate how important this music is to me.

Julia Star

3:47am: still awake... ripping dmb...just thought you'd like to know.

13
ΚΕΦΑΛΗ ΙΓ
PILGRIM-TALK

O thou that settest out upon The Path, false is the
Phantom that thou seekest. When thou hast it
hou shalt know all bitterness, thy teeth fixed in
the Sodom-Apple.
Thus hast thou been lured along That Path, whose
terror else had driven thee far away.
O thou that stridest upon the middle of The Path, no
phantoms mock thee. For the stride’s sake thou
stridest.
Thus art thou lured along That Path, whose fascination
else had driven thee far away.
O thou that drawest toward the End of The Path,
effort is no more. Faster and faster dos thou fall;
thy weariness is changed into Ineffable Rest.
For there is not Thou upon That Path: thou hast
become The Way.

[the book of lies - aleister crowley]

I sit here in a new skin, new life, new look. Am I changed? I am the same? Does it matter?

Hey this is FOR REAL!


(sorry to spam you with my political propaganda)

((vote Obama))

 (my own (moderately pirated) version)

1. Porn: trust me on this one girls!
2. Steel-toed boots: bonus points for any color besides black and brown
3. Books: on many topics, also other reading material such as periodicals
4. A vibrator.
5. Friends that you like for reasons other than their sex and gender.
6. A box of condoms.
7. A voter’s registration card
8. A reliable car. Nobody with a good car needs to be justified. (Even better, reliable public transportation)
9. A list of goals. Not necessarily corporate goals or plans to rule the earth. Just stuff you want to accomplish for yourself
10. a toolkit (bonus here for color that is feminine)
11. comfortable underwear: because a guy who is not turned on by white cotton underware doesn't watch enough porn and therefore is unlikely to be good in bed.
12. enough sense of self so that she can make her home comfortable for herself…and not design it around the presumed proclivities of potential mates
13. A two-headed dildo or a good strap-on: a sure-fire test of his flexibility and openness.
14. Lots of fresh produce. Extra points for mangoes.
15. A do-it-yourself mentality.
16. Compact mirror and floss(picks) for picking crap out of your teeth: no matter how much self confidence you have, you still look like a newb if you have spinach in your teeth.
17.Fun pajamas.
18. A matching bra & panty set that makes you feel sexy: because you should be sexy for YOU not him. ON YOUR TERMS.
19. A white down comforter (for comforting)
20. A thick journal and fountain pen on the night table: even a scrap of paper and pencil will do.
21. A close friend who would help you move and bury bodies if needed.
22. A membership to AAA. The membership to AA is optional.
23. A passport
24. Knows how to play pool, poker and blackjack: bonus points if you're good!
25. An emergency pint of Ben and Jerry's to get you through tough times: or a number for B&J delivery!
26. Mace, pepper spray, AND a rape whistle (and I'm talking for loveplay, not for protection)
27. A really good set of sheets. (For you, not "him."): to put under the down comforter.
28.Your own set of balls, so you don't need to wait around for someone to hold your hand when there's something new that you're dying to try, like finally get that tattoo, jump out of a plane, scuba dive, kiss a girl...etc.
29. good quality kitchen ware: cooking skills are even better!
30. A couple of sexy and reliable pair of jeans
31. A belief: any belief really will do.
32. A sense of direction or constant acccess to a map: getting lost is lame.
33. google reader: wean yourself from your addiction to TV news. Read Feeds.
34. The ablitly to change a tire.
35. GOOD CREDIT: if this is news to you....um...well.... good luck living.
36. Money in Savings: For rainy (or sunny) days.
37. A Mag light: for selfdefence and emergencys two is better. one at home and one in the car.

10. His name. John Sidney McCain. America has seen a fair share of notable Johns, and McCain would be a proud addition to such a list, including: John Adams, John Hancock, John Stamos, John Wilkes Booth, Jon Bon Jovi…and let’s not forget John Smith, the lovable American that brought the power and success of democracy to Pocahontas’ accepting village. John’s last name, McCain, stands like a bold rock on the page, and has the McCorporate power prefix like that of the All-American cheeseburger. His name might as well be McAmerica. McCain’s competition is futile, as his first name rhymes with Iraq (Barack), and he shares his middle name with Saddam (Hussein). That’s a double-whammy. Did I mention his last name is strikingly similar to Osama? Triple whammy. That’s the most un-American name I’ve ever heard of.

9. John McCain doesn’t know how to use a computer. In an interview with Yahoo News, McCain was asked if he used “a Mac or a PC,” to which he responded triumphantly with, “I am an illiterate who relies on my wife to handle everything like that.” Bravo, John. It’s about time we as Americans did away with all this “technological” nonsense and moved towards the good old days, back when you wrote information on clay tablets and were struck with a ruler for bad posture or for not poking fun at a minority. Remember those days, John? It’s not like computers have anything to do with being in charge of nuclear weapons, right?

8. McCain’s not interested in social issues. He bluntly quoted, “It’s not the social issues I care about,” and couldn’t be more enlightening. Who cares about civil rights? Who cares about the people? Not America, that’s for damn sure. If there’s one thing America stands for, it’s democracy (see: imperialism). As long as McCain’s in office, we’ll be too preoccupied with the important issues like national security to worry about little “social issues.”

7. McCain doesn’t understand economics. He quotes, “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.” Ain’t that the truth. I’ve never been the best at balancing my checkbook, and it’s just a myth concocted by the Democrats that our economy is in the gutter. As long as those tax cuts keep digging into the working class, I’m home free! Plus, economics isn’t that important of an issue (see Reason 8 for details).

6. He has a great sense of humor. At a National Rifle Association rally, a hilarious joke was made about Senator Barack Obama being assassinated. The joke stated, “That was Barack Obama. He just tripped off a chair. He’s getting ready to speak and someone aimed a gun at him and he fell to the floor.” Actually, that quote didn’t come from McCain, but Senator Mike Huckabee. What a jokester, though! Let’s hope he carries that NRA sense of humor straight into the VP spot!

5. He’s intimidating. Let’s be honest. The greatest quality we need to look for in our next president is how well they’d fair in a staring contest against terrorists. Plural. Well, ladies and gentlemen, McCain strikes fear into the hearts of even the toughest of tough, as a fellow American and Republican Senator quoted, “The thought of him [McCain] being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He’s erratic. He’s hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.” Fuck yes. That is word for word what we need to hope Bin Laden is saying in his cave in whatever the hell language foreigners speak. Once we get an arsenal of nuclear weapons into the hands of a hot head like McCain, terrorists won’t know what to do (don’t worry, we’d nuke them before they nuked us).

4. McCain knows how to win. When that preppy-boy Matt Lauer asked McCain what a time frame for bringing American soldiers back from Iraq would be, John replied with, “That’s not too important. What’s important is the casualties.” You tell him, John. What does Matt Lauer know about war? It’s obvious that the only thing that matters is death. Families that are whining about their children fighting war across the world will just have to suck it, ‘cause they ain’t dead yet! McCain also stated he’d be perfectly fine with keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years. Why the fuck not, right? I mean, if the people of Iraq didn’t want us there, they probably would’ve told us by now. It’s not that big of a deal, America. It’s only a century.

3. He’s a religious man. Not just that, McCain knows that the real way to succeed as a country is not to acknowledge all those kooky religions that this salad bowl of a country is following, but to focus simply on one: the best one. Unite the people and their beliefs. Mccain says, “The number one issue that is in the selection of the United States [president] is ‘will this person carry on in the Judeo-Christian tradition that has made this Nation the greatest experiment of mankind.”‘ Amen. To Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

2. He’s going to bomb the shit out of Iran. McCain is an all-American. He’s a military man, and a POW to be exact. He knows his guns. Therefore, placing the military at the disposal of a bitter war veteran is the best choice for our nation. Researchers could prove, one assumes, that there would be no negative consequences for invading yet another country in the Middle East. If anything, it would only assert our worldly dominance and get those pesky terrorists off our backs. We need to open up the files on Brinkmanship, an idea developed in the Cold War by John Foster Dulles, who told Eisenhower the best way to defend our nation was to use nuclear weapons as a threat and bring war “to the brink.” Hell, Cold War ideals like containment have worked damn well so far. We need to take charge, and McCain can do this. He playfully stated to press, “You know that old Beach Boys song, ‘Bomb Iran?’ ‘Bomb, bomb, bomb…bomb, bomb Iran.’” Ha! That McCain is one hilarious guy! I believe he changed the words to the classic, “Barbara Ann,” but if you ask me we should call up Brian Wilson and the rest of the boys and ask them to change the lyrics. They’re much better that way.

1. He knows how to put a woman in her place. At a public conference, McCain’s wife, Cindy, playfully twirled his hair and stated (annoyingly), “You’re getting a little thin up there.” McCain kept his cool and replied with a subtle, “At least I don’t plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt.” McCain claims it was a “long day,” which I see as fair proof that this behavior will be continued during his long days in the Oval Office. This is good news, America, because we need a strong-willed, masculine president that’s not afraid to tell his woman to make him a sandwich. Because sometimes he’s hungry. And sometimes she’s being a cunt. And America, McCain will not hesitate to throw the c-word into battle against those cowardly terrorists, either.

There you have it, my fellow Americans. The top ten reasons to vote for John Sidney McCain. The facts are here. The quotes have been spoken. I know you may be hesitant because of his age, but let me assure you that his senile behavior will only enhance the bold and immediate responses McCain will provide to threats made to American soil. Think about your safety, America, and vote McCain in November.

(julia's brain is all jumbled with serious things...please try again later...)

Birthday Meme: Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

Birthday: March 24

Events:

1923 - Greece becomes a republic.

1958 - Elvis Presley is officially inducted into the U.S.Army.

2003 - The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.

Births:
1874 - Harry Houdini, (Weisz Erik), Hungarian-born magician (d. 1926)

1951 - Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer

1974 - Alyson Hannigan, American actress (HOT)

Deaths

1603 - Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)

1882 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American author (b. 1807)

1905 - Jules Verne, French author (b. 1828)

Holiday

Day of Memory for Truth and Justice in Argentina

This is what I do when I REALLY don't want to pack. :)

>>>I copied this from one of my favorite self-improvement websites: www.lifehack.org if you have a feed-reader subscribe to this blog folks, It will always be useful. <<<

In January, we asked you what advice you’d give your younger self as part of our regular We Ask, You Answer feature.

There was plenty of great advice—and a lot of catharsis, it seemed—and we’ve collected some of the best tips for you here.

1. Don’t worry about the future.

2. Follow your passion, even if it does not pay very well. If you are good at what you do and love your career choice - the money will eventually follow.

3. Now is the time to establish good habits for life in every area; they might take a lot of hard work to form, but it’s worth the effort and missed television.

4. Listen more, listen better, pay attention and remember! Many people have been there and done that and can save you some headaches—but only if you listen.

5. There are some narcissistic whackjobs and bitter people in the world who will make your life a misery and who are so firmly embedded in their own version of reality that they’ll never change. Should you have the misfortune to encounter such a person, in whatever capacity, don’t hang around any longer than you absolutely need to.

6. If you get an idea that inspires you, act on it immediately! The best ideas are often the first to fade from memory, or get put on the backburner indefinitely.

7. Pay more attention to advice from adults. Or, pay less attention to advice from adults.

8. Keep playing, laughing and having fun, don’t get too serious!

9. When you’re planning your college major, don’t just think about the classes or subject matters you like most. If you want to climb the management chain, take management classes, not just marketing classes!

10. Don’t go out to eat so much; put the money in a high-interest account instead! Self-control with your money means freedom to live the way you want to live down the road.

11. Beyond just saving, learn to manage money now so you won’t make so many stupid mistakes later or develop nasty habits.

12. Don’t stress about relationships. If it works, it works, if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.

13. Be more assertive! Be more spontaneous.

14. Tell your parents and grandparents you love them. You don’t know how soon they will die.

15. There’s so much you don’t know, but you have such a great opportunity to keep learning. Never, ever stop learning.

16. Never ever stop asking questions about how the world works. Make "Why?" your favorite one.

17. Go to a state university. Going to a private college isn’t worth the extra money.

18. Learn about maintaining optimum health while you still have it. Get started with healthy eating and exercise young, so you don’t spend half your life worrying about weight, blood pressure, heart attacks and all sorts of weight-related problems.

19. Don’t be afraid to ask people for things you want if the worst outcome is that they say no.

20. Get over it and kiss the girl!

21. Don’t stress out all the time. It will eventually take its toll on you in various forms.

22. Have fun while you can. Go out with your friends. Plenty of opportunity is going to come your way.

23. Stand up for yourself once in a while. People will respect that.

24. Don’t just save on take-out. Save 10% off the top of every paycheck and do not touch it until you retire.

25. Be prepared for your life to change. Realize that the relationship you thought you had is going to end. Don’t let what is happening paralyze you with fear.

26. Be aware of life-altering decisions when you’re young. Think seriously about having kids because they will dramatically change your life.

27. Expand yourself, even if you are sure where you are going. Learn something totally unrelated to your passion. Visit a place you wouldn’t normally go. A flexible mind and attitude will take you very far and allow you to handle the uncertainties in life.

28. Make your life your passion. Don’t get stuck being defined by your job. Start a website, get your name out there, volunteer, teach.

29. You’re (probably) not going to die next week. Figure out what you want to do with your life. You don’t want to be 37, broke, unemployed, and still living in your bedroom at mom’s house.

30. Don’t put off being happy. Don’t be the person that says, "I’ll be happy when…" Happiness is only found in the present. Now, today. Try to find some happiness in the journey of life—don’t think about the destination. It’s just a wooden box.

31. Do all the crazy stuff. Take the risks. They’re totally worth it!

32. Whatever you do, believe in yourself. You have untapped potential, and you will accomplish everything you have dreamed about. No one has the right to tell you can’t do something great in your life. Don’t allow them to justify their mediocre lives by destroying your dreams.

33. Improve your skill set. Learn a foreign language. Learn a martial art. Learn web design. Learn piano.

>>>Especially learn piano. There is a piano in my kitchen. I should do something with it. Ya know?

All this really says, in a nutshell, is don’t waste your youth, or all you will be able to do about it is tell those after you how to not do what you did not do... lame.

Get out there guys... Live life.

(copied onto my MySpace as well)<<<

bootleg edition filched from myspace blog (namely mine)

Julia's Fun Sites for Her Fam...

3/17/08

This peanut looks like a duck!
http://www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com/quack/

Ha ha ha People are as dumb as I think they are...
http://www.amigamccc.org/journal/0709cour.htm

Funnier than the prank are the moronic comments to said prank.
http://awesomeology.com/2008/03/16/worlds-best-office-prank/
(here is a link to why...http://awurl.com/xgskfz17352)


Woah:
http://www.tricks-and-illusions.com/2007/12/creative-graffiti-illusions-from-all.html

Happy make fun of Ireland Day!
http://www.transparent.com/wotd/today/top-ten-reasons.htm

Ah ha ha ha
Best EVER!!
http://www.jibjab.com/view/65040/view_joke_content

http://www.darkside-dreamland.com/humor/pro-zombie.jpg

Why is it that people only blog in February? It seems like when the weather is at its worst we finally find time to update these silly chronicles of our lives. Imagine my surprise when I check my friends page and both Ned and Heidi have blogged when that seems to NEVER happen. Glad to hear that everyone is well.

For the record, I am well.

I am living in self-imposed isolation for the moment, but things are moderately good in Julialand.

It's been an interesting month (season, and year honestly). So full of good intentions and unsatisfying resolutions to those intentions. Unexpected situations at every turn. I so want to be introspective and spiritual, but it seems that I am simply too distracted and lazy to devote my energy to those pursuits. I have been given the gift (and while I am paying for it physically it is truly a rare occurance and I appreciate it as such) of time. I have not been at work for a month, I will probably not return to work for a few more weeks at least, I feel like I ought to use this time to get organized, figure out 'what I want to do with my life,' define my spirituality and beliefs, set goals or break bad habits. I instead socialize and sleep and 'bum around' which makes me feel guilty for wasting the time I 'should' be spending more productively. More good intentions and not so good resolutions, not to mention not being able to meet my own expectations (that are admittedly too high). I do not really regret the way I have spent some of the time, I just wish i budgeted it more efficently. I suck at manageing my time with structure, being able to completely set up my own day means sleeping until 6PM and going to bed around dawn. Not condusive to returning to work or getting things done.

Oh how I do ramble on and on though.

This is why I don't blog. It is either too personal, uninteresting, or complete drivel that I spew almost inconprehensively.