It's pouring cats and dogs right now, I love the rain to an extent, it reminds me of places, times, things, people, all good things.

This weather makes me want:

• movies w/ friends
• snuggles
• cupcakes
• shopping
• christmas decorations
• peppermint hot cocoa
• family dinners
• pine trees
• rain boots
• a hair cut
• fresh baked cookies
• fuzzy socks
• down comforters
• pillows

Whenever the weather gets like this I think of:

• 3rd grade rainy ...

10 bizarre things that I've permanently associated with my folks.

My Mother:

• pistachio cupcakes
• south lake tahoe, CA
• grilled cheese
• keys clinking
• the doobie brothers
• folk music
• greenwich village, NY
• floral perfumes
• Olivia Newton John
• smell of clean laundry

My Father:

• classic cars
• all things cuban
• Miami, FL
• Andy Garcia
• republicans
• Led Zepplin
• Labordoodles
• 007 Movies
• Deborah Harry (weird)
• airports/airplanes

a list and a reason of things that get me kinda sensative

• my cat

Fred for whatever reason makes me physically and emotionally melt from the inside out. There are moments in the day where I have 50 things to do and one look at Fred demolishes all of them.

• my heritage

No one messes with Cuba or the way I feel about it. Keep your ignorant opinions on the subject to yourselves! (told you I was sensitive)

• m...

I've decided to make a recipe book. I'm committed to filling this red leather bound note book with all my best. Here is what I've got so far:

• Pistachio Cupcakes
• Red Velvet Cake
• Chocolate - Espresso Cake
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• Gluten free chocolate cupcakes

next up:

• Mealy Pie Dough
• Flakey Pie Dough
• Pecan Pie Filling
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Blueberry Butterscotch Scones
• White Chocolate Raspberry Scones
• Lavender Pa...

Graydon is a growing toddler and now I'm teaching him how to do and say lots of things, just like a good aunt should.. what we've got thus far:

how to say:

• Aunt Julie
• Uncle Scott
• Michele
• Ben
• Please
• Nick
• My purse
• cake
• no way jose!

how to do:

• airplane rides
• brush my hair (ha!)
• play bloons on my phone
• pose for the camera
• honk my cars horn
• color in coloring books

good times!

Last weekend I went to LA with Scott & co. to LA to film their next music video, directed and produced by the fabulous Timothy Garrett (who I am lucky enough to call my best friend) and this is a list of the wonderful things that happened:

• seeing Tim, Kelly, & Chelsea & Brian!
• getting to eat Doan's White Chocolate Fudge Cake
• finally road tripping it in the van
• said road tripping with Scott, Michele, a...

• The Decemberists (2x)
• Mates of State
• Minus the Bear (2x)
• The Lovemakers (10+x)
• Girl Talk
• Paul McCartney
• Andrew W.K.
• Astra Heights (2x)
• Death of a Party
• Elephone (x2)
• The Faint
• Bright Eyes
• The National
• Green Day
• Backstreet Boys (2x)
• Shwayze
• Scissors for Lefty
• Cursive
• I'm a Bird You're a Bird
• Metric
• The Velvet Teen
• Dear in the Headlights
• She Wants Revenge
• Cake
• The Grateful Dead (x3, goddamnit)
• Whitesnake
• Judas Priest
• Band of ...

• Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash
• Canon NB-2LH Rechargeable Battery Pack x2
• Sandisk 4GB ULTRA II Compact Flash x3
• Omni-bounce Flash Defuser
• Canon EF 70-300mm

PURCHASED! Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens!!

www.flickr.com/xanadujulie is about to be flooded with Fred and The Lovemakers, and hopefully pretty girls, and definitely more Graydon.

I just received an AE-1 Canon from my father for Xmas and now I have to...

• Mom's Perfume
• Root beer floats
• Blackberry Jam
• Cream cheese frosting
• Scott
• Pistachio cupcakes
• My baby blanket
• Gucci #2
• The air outside my moms house
• Waffles
• Clean laundry
• Green Lacoste cologne
• Fresh Pastry Cream
• Strawberries
• Grilled Cheese

• Electric Light Orchestra
• A soft/warm blanket
• Freddie my cat
• Yummy Cupcakes
• Cuddling & kisses
• Eddie Izzard DVD's
• Close Friends
• A good pen & big empty notebook
• Arnold Palmers
• my favorite foods
• A great book
• Apples to Apples
• Fortune Cookies
• Macaroni and Cheese w/Apple Sauce

• Toby, Poodle-Mut.

Sisters dog before I was born. Ran away whe I was in the 1st grade. Never heard from again.

• Zima, California Spangled Cat.

My first pet, also the way I discovered I was beyond allergic. I wanted to name him fluffy, while a long haired cat, he was nothing of the sort. My sister used to be a tacky drinker, thus, Zima. He was born under my uncles house and that pretty much set him up a...

• The way she has and always will smell
• How she looks with her hair curlers in
• Her buttered toast! (its remarkable for some reason, magic I suspect)
• The sound her jewelry makes when it clinks on her wrist
• How I will never be too old to cuddle with
• Watching Xanadu with me when I was at home sick as a child
• Her beautiful and delicate hands
• Taking me to video droid for a movie and red vines
• Her grilled cheese!...

Destinations we've been to together:

• Lake Tahoe, California (March, 2008/April, 2009)
• Bennington, Vermont (Dec, 2008/Oct, 2009)
• New Adams, New Hampshire (Dec, 2008)
• Los Angeles, California (Feb, 2008/May, 2009/Aug, 2009)
• Monteray, California (April, 2009)
• Santa Barbara, California (Aug, 2009)
• Burlington, Vermont (Oct, 2009)

Special Restaurants:

• Dona Tomas, First Date
• Shen Hua, our Chinese spot
• Pier 15, our M...

Thanks for the idea Lisa :)

• Julie With... - Brian Eno
• Julie with Candy - Boards of Canada
• Julie Christie - Bill Ricchini
• Julie don't live here - Electric Light Orchestra
• I don't Mind - The Decemberists
• Hey Julie - Fountains of Wayne
• Julie, do ya love me - Bobby Sherman
• Julie - Damiam Marley
• Come Home Baby Julie, Come Home - The American Analog Set

• thesuperficial.com
• cakewrecks.blogspot.com
• textsfromlastnight.com
• thisiswhyyourefat.com
• icanhascheezburger.com
• failblog.org
• blip.fm
• menwholooklikeoldlesbians.blogspot.com
• guyswithiphones.com (woah)

I'm always looking for more great web pages to waste my days with...

• Audra Silman
• Jenna Jones
• Alison Lazzereschi
• Henry Graham
• Tosca Bonardi
• Chris Woods
• Bianca Burgerella
• Lucie Spoja
• David Minick
• Ali Wunderman
• Julia Beth Stern
• Josh Matthews
• Nicole Sanchez
• Timmy Garrett
• Dani Garcia
• Emily Stone
• Marielle Nuval

• red velvet cake
• pistachio cupcakes
• cream cheese frosting
• black & white cookies
• pavlovas
• flavored whipped cream; lavendar, white chocolate
• fried egg sandwiches
• dinner roles
• challah
• sourdough
• lindzer torte & cookies
• grilled cheese
• chocolate chip cookies
• fresh fruit tarts
• croissants
• Panna cotta

• Friends
• Tim's Pimped Room
• Cake from Abby Lane
• Guacamole from the Caf
• Cookies in the Nurses office
• Sassy Receptionists
• The Lund Dance Theater
• Getting dragged out Thursday nights by Nicole
• Working at the cheesy mall
• Making everyone cupcakes, cookies, and brownies
• Visiting Meagan at Macaroni Grill
• "Studying" for Ed Groff w/ Bay Breezes
• Favorite Faculty:
• *Cynthia Young
• *Lawrence Blake
• *Glen Eddy
• *Colin Connors
• Tim Tak...

• Cathy Gast, My Mamacita
• Alex Franklin, High School English Teacher
• Ex Boyfriends
• Lawrence Blake, College Ballet Teacher
• Colin Connors, College Modern Dance Teacher
• Barbara Owens, High School English Teacher
• Paul Ippilito, High School Econ. Teacher
• Victoria Stevens, College Psychology Teacher
• Deanna Masgay, Dance Teacher 13 years
• Erik Berkowitz, High School Theater Teacher
• Freddie Mercury, my kitty!
• Chef Lori...

• Montecito Pre-School, Los Altos CA
• Neil Cummins, Corte Madera CA
• Saint Patrick School, Larkspur CA
• Redwood High School, Larkspur CA
• California Institute of the Arts, Valencia CA
• California Culinary Academy, San Francisco CA

• Slaughter House Five
• White Teeth
• The Things they Carried
• When You are Engulfed in Flames
• Dress Your Family in Corduroy & Denim
• Me Talk Pretty One day

Sitcom/Single Camera:

• Will & Grace
• Arrested Development
• Nip/Tuck
• Law & Order
• Family Guy
• Big Love
• Saturday Night Live
• Flight of the Concords
• The Colbert Rebort
• X-Files
• LOST
• GLEE
• True Blood

Reality/Non-Scripted:

• Project Runway
• 30 Days
• Deal or No Deal
• Dirty Jobs
• Rock of Love
• Tool Academy
• wife-Swap
• So You Think You Can Dance

• Xanadu
• Labrynth
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Stranger than Fiction
• Love Actually
• Weird Science
• Waking Life
• Edward Scissorhands
• Live and Let Die
• Big Fish
• Finding Neverland
• Anchorman
• Mean Girls
• Super Troopers
• Heathers

• Pistachio Cupcakes
• Ravioli a La Ginestra
• Guacamole
• Steven Colbert Ice Cream
• Buttered Toast
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• DJ's Sweet & Sour Pork w combo fried rice
• Hawaiian Burgers from Barney's
• White Chocolate Fudge Cake
• Mom's Grilled cheese w apple sauce
• Pineapple Pizza (extra pineapple)
• Sweet Potato Fries
• Swedish Meatballs w apple sauce
• Curly Fries
• Peanut Butter Cookies
• Tempura Shrimp & Veggies
• Mac 'n Chess w apple sau...

Published Plays:

• The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy, 11)
• WASP (Kathy, 14)
• A stye of the Eye (Meg, 14)
• Inherit the Wind (Judge, 17)
• You Can't Take it With you (Asst. Stage Manager)
• The Future Lies is Eggs (Stage Manager)
• The Bald Soprano (Co-Director)

Process Pieces/Original Works:

• Develop/Slash/Mental (15)
• Singled Out (17)
• Long-form Improv (15)
• Flutter by Deanna Masgay (The Scientist, 14)
• Earth, Wind, Fire by Deanna Ma...

(in no particular order)

• Bali
• Japan
• Canada
• Spain (Figueras)
• Ireland
• Brazil
• Cuba (post-totalitarianism)
• Italy
• China
• Germany
• Holland