A Complete Bust of Time

Yesterday was weird. I was on my way to get my, what's come to be, daily frozen yogurt fix from Yoppi (<when">http://www.yelp.com/user_details_review_search?userid=zDltf7SGyDANcA6ndZkF7A&q=yoppi>when ) when I walked right by an ex boyfriend that I hadn't seen in over 2 years. It was the most anticlimactic event and yet was oddly satisfying.

Whenever you imagine a run in with an ex, you think it's going to be this epic scenario: you walk in a bar looking absolutely drop-dead gorgeous in your best outfit, perfect hair and makeup and with like 4 dudes on your arm (okay maybe I'm dreaming a little here). Or at least SOMETHING that is comparable to that. Bottom line, you end up feeling like the winner.

Yah, this was nothing like that. However, I did leave the experience with new found closure that I didn't have before. When I walked by him I felt absolutely nothing (it helped that he looked pretty busted and I myself, looked HOT in my adorable Club Monaco skirt). This was a guy that I was heart broken over for at least a good year. I was completely taken with him and thought I was in love. I can finally say that I got the closure that was long overdue with that relationship. Yippeeee!


On another note, I checked out the Barney's Warehouse Sale in Fort Mason, SF: http://www.yelp.com/biz/barneys-new-york-warehouse-sale-san-francisco What a fucking disappointment. All I have to say is, if I was going to spend $400 on a clutch by a designer I haven't even heard of, I would buy this lovely morsel from YSL at full price WAY before that:




Overall, the sale was a complete bust. I found a beautiful Marc Jacobs skirt in a size 6 that I tried on, oh don't worry, in the middle of the store since they didn't have dressing rooms; it was too big. "DAMNIT!" I screamed out loud. This was my one hope for salvaging this completely dire situation. Oh well, I'm just a few hundred dollars richer today. Ooo speaking of which, I bought a couple lotto tickets last night for the Mega Millions! Wish me luck!

The Upside

I've decided it's time to branch out of my typical Julia-like posts and start writing about anything and everything that's inspiring me on a day-to-day basis. The topics will range anywhere from books to fashion to current events and everything in between. At the moment, Ordinary People by Judith Guest, is tickling my creative energies.

It's a semi older book, published in 1976, and to be honest, I would never have picked it up had it not been for a bad date I was on the other week. The dude that I was chatting with over a glass of wine at Ottimista (mmmmm, great spot in SF - if you're in the area and love wine you must try! http://www.yelp.com/biz/ottimista-enoteca-cafe-san-francisco) and he asked me about what types of books I like to read. I answered with my "cut and paste" description of my sick obsession with David Sedaris and Augustin Burroughs, type reads. I love self deprecating humor, dysfunctional family stories...ya know, the "dark" stuff. He says, well then you've probably read, "Ordinary People!" Sadly I had to burst his painfully boring little bubble to say that in fact, I hadn't read it.

Long story short, and lots of, "Julia, you MUST read this book," later, I was suggesting it for my next book club meeting. Lucky for me (although I would have read it anyway), mostly everyone thought it was a great idea. So! Here I am, smack dab in the middle of this story and I'm loving every word of it. It's been a while since I've taken to a book so favorably. In a string of boring or just flat out bad books (shoot me in the head, Suze Orman) Judith Guest's story about a family struggling with the loss of a child and all the pain and implications that come along with that, is a breath of sobering but fresh air. Not since the Twilight (don't you judge me) series have I been so wrapped up in a story.

What do you know, I knew all those bad dates would eventually amount to something.

xoxo Jules

P.S. It's also been made in to a movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/