UnderOath

So I went to see UnderOath last night.  To be honest I went to see Animals as Leaders...... So I got to hear the last two minutes of their set.  Which was sad. But I stayed for the other bands. For those of you who don't know Underoath is heavy metal.  The crowd was young and neo punk-ish.  I felt like my look screamed parent.  I would hope that if I become a parent that I would be that cool.  Oh and thank goodness for earplugs.  I have to admit I also acted like a parent.... A young man got ejected from the mosh crowd I leaned into help him up and was greeted by a young man charging me.  He made impact at lower right ribs which send me to the ground and knocked the wind out of me. Thanks for the bruise young man.  After that I acted more like a parent and moved to the back of the room. I will say Underoath had a beautiful visual performance.... not sure what any of their songs are about though.

A Feast

A feast was being cooked in the kitchen. The smells intoxicating and alluring.  I know the feast was not for me but it was tempting and if I have less character I would have snuck in to the kitchen and snuck a plate.  But I know If the feast were being fixed for me I would be very upset if someone did that.  But I admit I did sneak into the kitchen took a good long smell.  Then walking into the dining room i ran my hand along the table beautifully set.  The silver polished and crystal shining. The wine aerating.  I had to walk away because as beautiful as it was it was not for me.  They were going to serve pork. 

As things stand

Dec 18 is a day for healing your heart I have learned.  Drinks, conversation, and an open heart we reconnect. We have made ourselves better and we have reunited.  Now the really hard part making it work. With our schedules at odds and commitments on each of our plates, personal time becomes thin.  With desires that have been dormant awakening there is a wanting for more hours in the day to spend in the others arms.  

Sixteen Days

Sixteen days of sadness. Ready for the hurt to dissipate into the void and my spirit run free again.  You broke me.  Leaving me to pick up the pieces and try to put my self back together.  I thought I was stronger than this, but you where in my heart more than I knew. I hide my phone from my self to keep temptation away. I wonder if you hurt or if you are still numb.  I want to be numb or mad.  But I am just sad and hurt.  I fight back tears hourly, and dread sleep because in my dreams you hold me and we are happy together. Waking is a cruel reality that both my mind still has you integrated so deep in my circuits and the realization I am alone.  I am flinching at random touch.  You screwed me up. I screwed up I took down the walls and was honest and open.  I am forcing myself to eat with people so that I will eat.  The hunger pains and breathlessness of running numb me for as long as I am moving, the moment I stop the hurt and sad rush over my body.  New trainers cause my feet to bleed from friction and heels force my body to stand straight.  Loving friends wrap their good intentions around me unsure of what to do.  I still miss you sixteen days into sadness.

The Stupid S***

I normally am all about October as a month.  But this October all the stupid little shit is eating at me which sucks because there is a lot of little shit out there to get under ones skin. 

So here goes another vent post, sorry that I seem to be posting quite a few vents but it is probably healthier for me to do it in this forum than vent at people in my life.

The vent. PICK UP YOUR F****** PHONE!  Don't rely on me to always be the one to contact you.  GROW A PAIR!  If you expect me to do or be somewhere you have to give me a heads up!  Forgive me for looking beyond the next two days; Yes I have things on my calendar for more than a year out, why because those are things I WILL be at.  Don't complain if you have relied on me to be "Julie Cruise Director" and you don't like how I plan things you had plenty of time to put your input out there before we left.  GET OFF YOUR A** and apply  oh and learn to be confident and humble all in one.  This one or the other s*** only makes you look like a weaker candidate!  Understand I don't like shopping with other people.  You slow me down and if you did not mention you needed something from the store before I left and you did not text me with it; no I did not pick it up.  so that brings us back to ... Pick up you f****** phone.  Understand I don't read minds.

Now I am off to go have coffee and get work done.

Seattle Links (Finally)

Hey there Sorry it has taken so long to get these posted but my card reader usb died but have no fear I bought a new one. Hurray!

Ok So with out further ado Links and Photos!

Fireworks Gallery

Cherry Street Coffee House

Von's Martini Bar

Green Fairy From Von's












And last but NO WHERE NEAR LEAST........

Aaron so very kindly putting my fake "wedding ring" on my hand.  If you are ever in the Westlake shopping center you should stop in and say hello the the amazing staff.
 

So there you go all the fun stuff I am going to share about Seattle.  Have to say I can not wait to go back!

Quirky on seattle

So I totally love Seattle. It has been a rocking long weekend. So when I landed In Seattle Saturday afternoon I was a tab bit worried that I had once again bift on the planing. However while the kings county metro system website is very freaking user unfriendly website, the actual system really works well. And to boot the people in Seattle if you ask nicely they are a huge help in figuring out where you need to go.

Oh and the weather has been great! Cool breezy with rain sat evening and light showers early Sunday. It is going to bite a big one to go back to Houston weather.

So the only things I did not get to do which I will have to head back up here for where the space needle( cheesy I know), the science fiction museum, the experimental music project, and pikes market.

The places I totally LOVED where fireworks gallery (will post link and pic later), cherry street coffee lounge, von's martini lounge.

My new must packs lists for Seattle umbrella( I broke down and bought one) water proof shoes, trainers not the cute tenni shoe, and pack in a back pack.

Anyhow battery starting to drain on the touch so I am going to go so i will have tunes for the flight.

Packing

Ok ladies. Learn to pack light. I was just in the ladies room when a women complemented me on my "purse". The purse in question is actually a piece of my luggage. The only piece I brought with ms for this trip. Another Houston gal heading to another location for three days like my self had 2 checked peices and a huge carry on. She asked ms how I was doing it. My answer was I planed what I would wear; she asked what happened if I changed my mind.. I said there are stores in Seattle. Her look was one of shock. It never occurred to her that she could pack lite and go to the store if needed.

So here is my challenge to you next time you fly only take a small carry on. And by small I mean smaller than the max size. Can u do it?

Aging gracefully

So I am currently sitting in the phoenix airport waiting for a flight to Seattle. My first plane of the date was a throw back... It had ashtrays the you could still open and rows of different height seats.

I believe that I have start to show my age in that I no long fly wear pj's and make an effort to look put together. I am ready to be in Seattle and having an adventure. I will be test how friendly the public transit system really is... Because it is nearly impossible to rent a car with our a major credit card which I under stand the reasoning but it sucks for people like my self who have choosen to get rid of the credit cards to get a better handle on our money and spending

In other aspects of life I have started seeing a guy whom I like will be awesome for me and I for him. We had a late dinner last night; I brought stuff o Ed since he had to work late. It was nice to sit on the floor and have a simple meal and talk. I think many people under value the face to face chat time. We discussed what was going on in our lives which puts so much into context from emails and texts. I can not express how very vital it is to use your voice and talk to your partner; listening is the major part of successful communication. It was good to lay around and to communicate. There is something sweet and calming in his Texas accsent it very much amuses me. I grew up with external forces in my life that actively worked against ms having an accesent. I wonder if all of his family has that same accesent. He tells me that it gets worse after he is with family which I am excited to hear.

Other rambles (sorry about the rambblyness of this post. I got in 6.30 local time and will leave 10.30 local time.. Been through all the gift shops) so a few proverbs from the Native Americans..." do not walk behind ms; I may not lead. Do not walk in front of me; I may not follow. Walk beside me so that we may be one." "the frog does not drink all the water in the pond he makes his home in"

By the way you should check out the following groups: Gossip, floracne and the Machine, Animals as Leaders, and Junoon. These groups have been providing With a killer sound track.