And oh my goodness. I just found this on youtube just my looking at my videos, and I couldn't believe my lucky stars. I love Hugh Laurie, and this is so funny!!! Again, if it's just a bunch of white space, try clicking on it and it should work.
This is a hilarious mocumentary my friends and I made on the 27th of October here at SVU. We wanted to do something different. I hope it works! If it's just a bunch of white space, try clicking on it, and it should show up. If it's being absolutely retarded, here's the URLS:
Part One:
Part Two:
- Location:Here
Cheers!
Julia Holtemore
P.S. Sorry for the dreadfully lame posts. I'll work on that.
2,000 lucky fans had the opportunity to interact with JK Rowling this evening at Carnegie Hall. The reading was rather eventful, as Jo revealed a lot of new information previously unknown about the series.The most notable news of the night was the revelation of Dumbledore's sexuality. Jo says Dumbledore was gay and in love with Gellert Grindelwald. JK, in response to the audience's reaction, said "If I had known this would have made you so happy, I would have told you years ago."
Not quite as head-turning, but equally significant, Jo announced Neville Longbottom's marriage with Hannah Abbott. Hannah became the new landlady of the Leaky Cauldron.
Other heart-warming (ha!) news was revealed about Petunia Dursley. The night Harry left Privet Drive, Petunia wanted to tell Harry, "I know what you're up against and I hope it turns out okay."
Stay tuned, more to come soon!
www.mugglenet.com
- Mood:
disappointed
So here's my plans with Kat. She's never been to San Diego, and my sister lives down there and there's an empty apartment over the garage with a bathroom and sink and stuff. She also lives a block away from the beach. So I thought it would be uber cool to take her down there (as long as it's okay with Rachel) and we can stay in that apartment and hang with Rachel for a couple of days. That was Kat can see San Diego, but the main reason I want to do it is so that Kat can understand the blessing that being around kids is. She isn't used to being around a ton of kids, not even one kid. I want her to see how great they are. It's been m project for a while now, getting her to play with Alex when he was younger and stuff. I don't ever want anyone to miss out on learning that life lesson, because it's very important.
So yeah, we'll probably take the Amtrak down sometime in August (since I don't think my mom would ever let me take her car, and unless my stepmom feels unusually benevolent... it's not gonna happen), and Rachel or her husband will pick us up. We'll hang around San Diego, go to the beach and the zoo, play with the kids, etc. Then after a long weeked we'll get dropped back off at the Amtrak station and go home! I think it sounds awesome!
The reason it can only be me and Kat is because Rachel would probably explode if it were any more people. She has 5 kids, one is Autistic, they have financial problems, and she would definitely flat out say no if it was more than the two of us. She might even say no anyway. I don't have the heart to ask her yet. But that's okay, we've got a whole year to plan it.
So that's that. Now I'm exhausted, so I'm gonna go. Cheers!
J. Holtemore
- Location:SVU dorm
- Mood:
exhausted
I feel bad that I'm neglecting this journal. I love this journal! We've had some good times, this journal and me. I actually someday want to print out all my entries so I have a hard copy, just in case. But I don't know if that will happen.
So, how's life, y'all? Mine's been good, although you can read my other journal for that. There's something I kinda want to post on here, but then I really don't want to, so I'm going to hold off for now. Maybe I'll tell you guys later.
SVU is awesome. For those of you who are in the process of "college shopping," let me tell you to decide as soon as possible on what you think is best for you, visit the college, get a feel for it, talk to people who attend, make a decision, and then pray as to whether it is right. It works. The visiting the college campus thing is important, so if you get the opportunity, DO IT! I thought I was all set for San Diego State, and then I went on the campus and got an awful feeling. It was a beautiful campus, don't get me wrong, but it just didn't fit me, and I know God was warning me against making that choice. Another thing, DON'T let other people tell you what will fit. You know what will fit. For Melissa, it was Folsom Lake, for various reasons, and it was a very good choice. For me it was SVU. For Mary is was American River. It just depends on the individual. And God. Don't forget about the Big Guy.
Anyway... what can I post on here that I haven't posted on my other blog...? Um... not much, if anything. I just watched Raise Your Voice with my roomie. It was good, I have to say. It was a good part for Hilary Duff, not being the diva, acting all modest and religious. I liked it a lot. Although, me being from California and frequenting to LA, and my roommate having never been to LA (or California at all) I probably got on her nerves by saying, "Oh, the beach is that way!" Or "No way, that would take them an hour to get to that place!" Or "Dude, I would never want to stay in down town LA, are you kidding? I don't want to get mugged!" I think I was just excited to see a place that was familiar. I did it for Walk the Line, too. The whole thing with Folsom Prison, I was like, "Folsom is 20 minutes away from my hometown! I go there to go to Costco and we used to have to drive all the way there to go to Walmart!!" It's like my claim to fame. "Oh yeah, well I may not know Johnny Cash, but I've been to a town where he's been! And he sang a song about a prison in it!" Lol.
There's something else I wanted to write here that Kat and I are planning on doing next summer, but I don't want to make anyone feel left out or jealous, so if you promise you won't feel that way, I'll post it next time. It's a pretty cool idea, and I think it'll be good for Kat. But anyway, until then I have to go to bed! It's midnight here!
Night! Cheers!
Julia Holtemore
- Mood: exhausted
Exciting news for me. I own a single belt, right? An old belt, handmedown of someone. Anyway, it's meant for super skinny people. I've owned it for a while and hated wearing it because I could barely sinch it to the last notch, meaning I really needed a bigger one. But I didn't want a bigger one, so I kept that one. Anyway, over the last month, it's fit me a little better on that last notch, which is fine and dandy. Well yesterday I noticed that even with my belt on, my pants seemed strangely loose. So I tried to sinch it to the second to last hole, and it did so easily. So now I have proof (not having a scale) that I have lost weight since the beginning of the summer, and particularly since I've come to SVU. About half an inch around the waist, to be exact. That's pretty cool, especially since all I'm doing is taking the four flights of stairs instead of the elevator and making healthy eating choices (for instance, nothing deep fried, and if I don't like it, I go for a salad, and I only allow myself one dessert per week). It's pretty awesome.
It's so weird that I've only been here for a week. It seems like so much longer. Not that it's torture or anything of the sort. It's actually because I feel so at home. It's kinda crazy.
I have been keeping up with my homework!! Yay for me! Seriously, I want to do my best here. I want to see what happens when I apply myself like I never did in highschool. Let's call it an experiment.
I'm so eager to start writing my book. My roommate (her name's Sarah) has been explaining to me her plans for her series, and it's gotten me thinking about my book, but I know that the only way plans will truly formulate is through writing them down. And in order to write them down, I have to have time, and with the amount of homework, I dunno if I will. I'm going to try to get ahead of it this weekend. That's one cool thing about college. Homework is just reading. And they give you a syllabus at the beginning with all of the assigned readings and when you need to read them by. It's very nice to know that ahead of time so that I can skip ahead if I want to.
They have an indoor pool here. I want to start swimming in the mornings or the late afternoons, but I have to get up the guts to first. I don't know what kind of people go there to swim, if any, and if they are hard core swim team types or what. I haven't gone swimming in a lap pool for some time, and I don't feel like embarrassing myself. I think I'm over my fear of deep water, though, which is nice. That was sort of a nasty inconvenience that greatly cut back on my swimming time.
Right, well, that is all. Cheers!
-Julia Holtemore
- Location:SVU Dorm
- Mood:
content
SVU is great. I'm really loving it. I miss talking to y'all more often, but I'm determined to be a better student than ever. We'll see how it goes, but I think it will be easier here in the dorms than at home. It will also be easier now that I've kicked my fanfic obsession. Harry Potter is still dear to my heart, but it doesn't have an immediate presence as it had been for so long.
Anyway, I just thought I'd drop by my old LJ to let y'all know that I'm alive. Now I have to go buy one last ruddy textbook. It's used and it costs NINETY EIGHT DOLLARS!! What an outrage. I hate math.
Cheers!
Julia Holtemore
- Location:SVU Dorm
- Mood:
hot
I'm really tired. I have gotten hardly any sleep lately. Sleeping on the couch does that to you, even if it is a comfy one. When your nephew and sister-in-law come out into the living room at 6:30 in the morning, and kinda ruins your sleep-in time. That and waking up at 5:15 every morning to take my mom to the park-and-ride. Icky.
I have a feeling once my dad honks his horn outside tomorrow signaling that it's time to go - once my room is all cleared out - it's going to be super sad and super eerie. Seeing my bed with nothing on it. Seeing my desk bare. Seeing my floor cleared of all important objects except for three huge suitcases. Seeing my dresser with absolutely nothing on it. It's going to be hard.
I just realized that I've forgotten where my glasses are. Oh wait, I remember. In the bathroom. Got it.
But seriously, guys, this whole thing sucks. Saying goodbye sucks. I spent almost the whole week hanging out with friends, and each time I had to say goodbye to one of them. It's positively awful. And saying goodbye to my mom is going to be really hard. My dad, not so much, because he'll be with me in Virginia before he shoves off. That first day without him there, I'm going to feel SO alienated. I really hope I make some good friends fast. My roommate is cool. That's a definite plus.
The next friend I see from good ol' P-Ville once I'm settled in Virginia is going to be Kat. It's going to be awesome. I'm taking a super cheap flight to Chicago once Christmas break starts. I'll stay with Kat in her apartment for the weekend, and then we're flying out together with her mom to Sac. That I'm really excited for. I was really hard to say goodbye to Kat. My Boutros Sister!
It was hard to say goodbye to Melissa as well. (Yes, YOU, Melissa d!) I'm glad we spent almost the whole time laughing and playing Speed before we had to. *sniff sniff* Melissa! You'd better get online WAY more often than you have been.
Jess, you know what? You were easy to say goodbye to, because you handle things in a way that make it less sad. You treated it more as a "See ya later," which is more comforting. I'm terrified that everyone will become estranged and we'll purposely let ourselves get out of touch, and you made me feel better.
On a lighter note: I have three suitcases, right? Those three come in three different sizes - small, medium, and large. I fit in just three suitcases my printer, movies, clothes, video camera, books, shoes, hair dryer/straightener/curling iron, a whole ream of computer paper, about 10 spiral notebooks, my toiletries/makeup stuff, my blankets, AND my pillow. That pillow was quite a feat. I really had to stuff it in there. The other suitcases are snug, but not impossible to open without risking bodily injury.
My advice to you all? Definitely pick your dream college, even if it is across the nation, but be sure to get there BEFORE orientation starts. Give yourself a couple of days. Also, if you have to fly to your college, definitely ship the things you need that aren't breakable.
The End.
Cheers everybody. The next time I post, I should be in my DORM!!!
-Julia Holtemore
- Location:Home, for now
- Mood: depressed
- Music:I have "I need you" by Tim and Faith stuck in my head.
Anyway, that's my little update. It still hasn't really hit me that I'll be in Virginia in a week. It's so weird. Maybe it will sink in as I start packing. *shrugs*
Cheers!
Mary Julia
- Mood:
anxious
Lots of stuff has happened since my return from England. I'm prepping for SVU. I haven't packed yet, but I'm getting a bunch of stuff in order, like calling insurance companies and crap that is proving to be more difficult than I would like. Ah, the troubles of switching to adulthood. But all is well.
I went on the trek, where I pulled handcarts up and down several mountains for a weekend. We walked about 25 miles in dust and dirt and without a shower or change of clothes. Our highest elevation was about 10,000 ft. above sea level. Pretty intense. It was an awesome experience, although it was quite a bother to suddenly get a cold the first night, and the second night was so terrible that I got about an hour of sleep. I was certainly glad to be home, but I was also glad I went. Right now I'm still kicking my cold, but oh well. It's not to bad with medicine and a ton of Vitamin C.
I've been seeing my sister Sarah a TON. She stayed with us for several days while her husband was working, and then this week she's come over a couple of times with Matt G. (her husband). I've spent a ton of time with the kids and I love it. They're moving to Missouri on Friday morning. They're going to be my closest relatives! I want to go to their house for Thanksgiving, but I don't know how I'd pay for the plane ticket.
Mary Hawkins came over to day. Things have been much better between us of late, and that makes me happy. We watched our three traditional movies: Legally Blonde, Ice Age, and Emperor's New Groove. It was awesome. I'm going to miss her.
I feel kind of bad for Sarah. I have been getting tons of attention when I go to Dad's. I've been around them a lot longer than anyone but Danny, so Linda's a lot closer to me, and I've always been Daddy's little girl. Anyway, Linda mentioned that I was the "guest of honor." Since I'm leaving soon, I guess. But here were Sarah and Matt and the kids, who come over way less often and are leaving sooner than me. I was like, "What about Sarah?" And then Linda said, "Okay, well Sarah can be guest of honor number 2." We all laughed about it, but I still felt bad. Particularly since last week when Sarah came with us to Dad's and was treated similarly, she told me privately later that it was kind of weird that here she was the real visitor, and I had been living there like my whole life, and I was way favored. She didn't tell me it to make me feel bad. We were up talking late at night, and when it gets that late, you get into what Sarah calls a "tell all mood." But anyway, that's that.
I have to read "A Man For All Seasons" for SVU. It's a school wide required reading. I am really enjoying it, but I can't read a play anymore without picturing directing it, which gets me excited until I tell myself I have no money, no stage, and no actors to do such a thing. Seriously, if I ever get rich, I am DEFINITELY starting up a theatre.
My mom is taking me to Fresno on Friday. We do this occasionally when Danny wants to see his friend. My mom and I hang out, eat at our favorite Lebonese restaurant, and watch tons of movies on the super big screen at Edwards. Plus, we hit a couple malls that are such a pain to get to in Sac. As terrible as Fresno is, it is pretty nice for a place to just hang out for a little while.
And now for Harry Potter. I LOVED it. It wrapped up very nicely. Don't worry, I won't post any spoilers. But it was really exciting to read in England, I'll tell you that. It mentions Tottenham Court Road, which is right where I stayed while I was in London! I was totally jazzed about that. I think I've succeeded in kicking my HP habit. I haven't even read my American version yet, although I don't think that will last long. It's coming with me to SVU, so I can read it on the way. Mwahahaha. Seriously, though. Finishing the last book was like JKR had given me permission to grow up finally. My childhood was hinging on the series, and it was such a wonderful way to finish it off.
I really need to finish my last unfinished fic. It's basically been neglected for a year. I guess I'll work more on that tomorrow...
I got new glasses. They're black and I hate them. Well, I don't hate them. I did pick them out, after all. But the fact that they're black means they look bad with my coloring and I feel like I'm wearing swimming goggles. Really, though, they're not too bad. I guess I just got really lucky the first time picking out the perfect pair for me. But the lady wouldn't let me use my old frames! It was so annoying. Next year when I get a new pair, I'll make sure to use those old ones.
Okay, I'd best be off now. Cheers, all.
Julia Holtemore
- Location:Home
- Mood: excited
Hi everybody!! I'm in Oxford! Woohoo!!
Okay, HPOOTP was AMAZING! I loved it! I saw it in a HUGE cinema in London! And you know what the coolest part was? I could point out all the places I'd been only HOURS before! Like when Mr. Weasley was having promblems getting through the turnstile? That was at the Underground Station at Kings Cross and I was there just a bit before! I have a tube pass that looks just like the one Harry was holding! And the shot of the thestrals flying over London? I walked across Millenium Bridge to get to and from the globe, and I could see all of that! I took a little movie, too! Can you recognize any of the bridges?
London from Millenium Bridge over the Thames
- Mood: excited
See y'all in three weeks! Cheers!
-Mary Julia
- Location:home -- for now!
- Mood: tired
Y'all can ignore this post. I was just testing the silent video feature on my digital camera to see if I could post it on here. It's just my room. It works, though! I love photobucket!
My professor is SO COOL! Look at the bottom note. He does stuff like this all the time:
Professor Jones is the Philosophy teacher, and he emails these to him too. Anyway, he makes jokes and acts like a kid all the time. I can't wait to meet him!
Now I've got to call my bank, make sure my mom picks up a wall converter for England, finish my test, take my grandma to the doctor, and maybe even get my stepmom to take my car into the shop. Think I can pull it off? Yeah, me niether.
Cheers!
J. Holtemore
Anywho, I got my exam today. It's actually not too bad. It sounds like the professor isn't all that picky (he is SO cool, btw), I just have to basically write everything I know that is semi related to the question, and show that I actually read the stuff (which isn't difficult for once, since I've actually read everything!). I feel comfortable with almost everything I've read. I'm a little shaky on Milton and Pope, but I've always been a master BSer, so I think I'll be ok. I could easily finish the test tonight, but I don't want to try that hard. And I want to write a rough and final draft. It's easier to find mistakes if you let stuff sit for a while.
Also, my brother Matt is here from Texas! I'm so happy! He's only here for less than 24 hours (he has a business conference tomorrow morning), but it should be fun. I'm currently ignoring him because I'm trying to put up a facade that I'm working on my test so my mom won't make me do chores. Mwahahaha. It's working so far. My mom loves to be the task master, but she loves learning more. Oh yeah, I'm good and I know it. Anywho, in honor of Matt being here, my mom is making stroganoff (which I've been asking for for about 6 months. Figures). I'm pretty darn hungry, so I can't wait to eat. I love my mom's stroganoff!
Uh-oh, I smell something burning all the way here in my room. I'd better go check on it. If I don't my mom will yell at me saying I should have magically been there to prevent it. No joke. Cheers!
J. Holtemore
P.S. I got a bunch of pictures of my sister Rachel's family. Here they are!
This is all of the Winn boys getting ready for church. Jason (the autistic one) is kissing baby Brian's head, and Steven it the other child on my brother-in-law Jedd's knee. Everyone in my family thinks Steven is Jedd's look-alike. What's you're thoughts?
Side Note: If you have seen That Thing You Do, look at Jedd and then compare him to Guy Patterson. It's easier to see in person, but Jedd is exactly like Guy, both in personality and looks. Jedd would just need to shed a few pounds (don't worry, he knows it). Jedd's eyes are blue, you just can't tell in this pic. Same with Steven.
This is Natalie, Rachel's 3rd child and 2nd girl. She is REALLY funny to talk to:
This one's a little small, but it's of Elizabeth and her teacher. Elizabeth is Rachel's oldest.
Oh, and here's another super cute picture of Bekah. This is from when I was in Lancaster last month. Me and Sarah discovered that Bekah's hair could fit in pig tails. Isn't she cute? (It was on Alex's birthday, so she has cake all over her).
- Location:home
- Mood:
hungry
I have another LiveJournal that I will be using only for updates on what's been going on in college. That way anyone can read it (just in case I've said something I don't want certain people to read). I'm gonna give the link to people like my parents and siblings. So y'all are free to read it and comments, I just ask that you don't make reference to this LiveJournal. It's not a big deal if you slip up, but people like my dad get curious and would ask around. And I've said some things about my dad when I'm frustrated that he shouldn't read, because A) I'm over it, and B) they might hurt his feelings. I love my dad and I don't want that to happen. Anyway, here's the link:
http://007-writer.livejournal.com
Anywho, that's that. I'll be going now. I have a few things to read over before the test tomorrow (icky!). Cheers!
-J. Holtemore
P.S. 7 DAYS until I'm off to England. That's exactly ONE WEEK!!
- Location:home
- Music:"Kokomo" -- The Beach Boys
This is a bunch of my favorite songs. Well, some of them are just random. But anyway, they're a huge variety, so y'all ought to like at least one of them. Go ahead and click "Launch Standalone Player" or whatever it is. Cheers!
This is pretty funny. I got it in a forward with a bunch of other stories, but this one was the best:
IDIOT SIGHTING: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the drivers side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I
announced to the technician, "its open! His reply, "I know - I already got that side." This was at the Ford dealership in Canton , Mississippi !
Cheers!
J. Holtemore
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