June 19th, 2011

My da!  Looking unusually earnest.  Also seen: the chocolate raspberry mousse cheesecake thingamadessert I made him for Father's Day.  My father is the backbone of my life in a lot of ways - he at once encourages me to fend for myself and always has my back, and I know he'd do anything for me, because he pretty much already has done it all.  

Love you, Da.

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June 13th, 2011

My boy just closed a show.  Here was the set for it - gorgeous, isn't it?

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May 29th, 2011

A goodbye note from a most awesome roommate.  It's sad when things come to an end, but onwards and upwards is the only way life can move if it's going to be enjoyed.  Besides, he's not escaping us for that long if I have anything to say about it...

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April 24th, 2011

Happy Easter!  Or Eostre, if we're being properly pagan.  This is my family's Easter set up - complete with baskets for the kids and the dyed eggs of years past as the centerpiece.

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March 20th, 2011

New French cookbook, courtesy of my parents!  

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February 6th, 2011

I have always wanted to have a surprise birthday party, but it's not really one of those things you can plan or even ask for, else the whole point is ruined.  Last night, my fabulous, wonderful, amazing friends managed to completely take me by surprise with a belated birthday party.  I can't remember the last time I was so shocked or had so much fun and I can't believe how much love these guys showed me last night.


And this is the person responsible:

My boyfriend has aspirations to evil mastermind, hand to God.  But in the best possible way.

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Februrary 4th, 2011

Today is the one-year anniversary of when my boyfriend and I first starting going out.  In this past year, he has been there for me again and again and has supported me unquestioningly and unconditionally through some of the hardest times I've ever been through.  He's a talented actor, a gifted writer, an incredible friend, a wonderful boyfriend, and the most amazing guy I know, and I'm so thankful that he's in my life.

<3 Jules.

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January 31st, 2011

My third birthday cake!  This one courtesy of my parents and an excellent French bakery - it's double fudge raspberry and it's amazing.  It's been such a nice week, my birthday and getting back into the rhythm of things, and this was the perfect way to end it.

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January 30th, 2011

My family took my boyfriend and me out to dinner last night to celebrate my birthday!  We went to my favorite seafood restaurant and engaged in the family sport of banter the whole time.  (No one banters like my family does.)  And there was cake afterwards too.  Good times.

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January 25th, 2011

My boyfriend's lovely family, who have kept us and taken care of us for the last week or so.  They are all so amazing and kind to me and I've had so much fun down here.

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January 10th, 2011

More shots of this weekend, with two more members of my spiritual family.  Both of them are also some of the most awesome people I know.

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January 9th, 2011

This girl is another very dear friend of mine and one of the most awesome people I know.  My spiritual family met yesterday to celebrate a very late Solstice together, and it was the first time I'd seen her since summer.

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January 2nd, 2011

These are my two dogs, Duncan and Strider.  Both old, both creaky, both still puppies.

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December 25th, 2010

My family does the holidays right.  Merry Christmas, everyone.


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December 20th, 2010

'Thirteen months to the day since Gandalf sent us on our long journey... we found ourselves looking upon a familiar sight...

 We were home.'

Frodo, The Return of the King

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November 28th, 2010

Living in a high rise means no pets.  This is why we keep plants!  I give you my bebbies - Tomaty and the Gemini. 

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November 26th, 2010

This is my Grandma - eighty-seven years old and still awesome.  She and my uncle came down to my folk's house to spend Thanksgiving with us.

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November 24th, 2010

My Shakespeare family, or most of them at least.  These are the lovelies I've been living, working, and playing with for a good two months now.  I can't imagine my life without them.  This is all us at Orphan Thanksgiving.

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