HEAT!

I am going to melt out here in the Valley if I don't get some relief soon!  I remember when I lived in Colorado that when it was winter, those last couple months were always the worst-- you always wondered if there would ever be relief from the winter's chill.  Now it's just the opposite.  It's like that with the heat.  It is now the end of October and it is almost 100 degrees.  It's been this way since September.  I am so close to packing my bags and going to Colorado to be tortured by the cold instead.  I miss the seasons.......... it's a must in my life.  I hope wherever you are reading this, that you can feel the chill of October and smell the amazing smell of fireplaces burning in the distance.  Here, all I smell is burning trees from the roasting fires, from this firey pit of hell called L.A.  

Religulous

Let me just say.  If you go to see "Religulous"   and it's in quotes because I hesitate to give it any sort of merit what-so-ever, I suggest you go to see how not to make a "documentary"- use it as a tool to- a "how-to" so that if you ever decide to make a documentary- then you will not make the tragic mistakes or rather tragic decisions to make your point- and in Maher's case a really really lame point.  Let me go into some detail for you.  Bill Maher poses a question at the beginning of his film, that he wants answers.  He wants to know why people believe in what they believe in and why- and his main objective is to prove that the 16 % of the people in the world that do not believe that there is a God are actually the sane ones and that the believers are crazy and we need to basically look to the unbelievers for some sanity.  Mr. Maher then goes on to finding the most fanatical radical Christians and others(he picks on the Christians 90 percent of the movie) - People that quite frankly I would never trust or follow, poor representations of people who can speak intelligently and informatively about their beliefs, he picks on them like a school bully with his fancy edits and witty remarks- and tries to prove his point that he is intelligent.  Well, if he was so intelligent, I would think he would have spent a little more time finding more reliable witnesses- hmm let's say some theologians perhaps?? That never crossed his mind?  Going and finding the top people to speak intelligently about religion.  Nope- he went straight for the easy targets, people who he knows can't talk back to him, can't think as fast to his condescending questions.  Anyone with this magnificent intelligence he claims to have would have spent time finding reliable witnesses to really answer the question he posed at the beginning of his film.  Which, of course, was not his real agenda anyway.  He wasn't trying to find answers, he was trying to prove he was right.  Which is what he sums up at the end of his lame movie.  Religion=Bad -- NO God=I'm so super smart.  No Bill, you are dumb as a doornail and your movie will come and go as fast as it will be in the theaters.  Have fun with your 15 days of fame buddy.  Try again.  I will recommend people see "The Case for Christ" in retort to Bill Maher's film.  Lee Stroble does a fantastic job to find the most intelligent subjects to interview to answer his questions about Christ and his existence. It is classy and done with great integrity.  If your willing to hear Maher's side, you should be willing to hear the other side as well.  Good luck with your spiritual journey's everyone, and I do hope you seek and search other sources besides some washed up comedians opinions.  -- Jules  P.S.  The one reliable subject that Maher has in his film, a scientist who happens to be a Christian, has a clip of about 15 seconds total to state his point, but really it's only five seconds because Bill interupts him the entire time.  

Cookies/Office/Nina

I just found the ultimate cure for heartache and any type of depression.  Bust out some Nina Simone albums on your itunes, find the most incredible cookie recipe ever, while making your cookies, sing along or listen along to the woman who knows everything about love and heartache- sit down with your plate of incredible cookies and laugh hysterically to the "Office"  -- worked for me, I'm a changed woman........ for the night:)  I guess I'll find another recipe tomorrow night and make sure I work out really hard tomorrow haha-- Enjoy the Jules "healing" diet!!--

Politics- yes I'm going there haha

Okay my political crazy people.  This blog's for you.  And let me just say at the very beginning of this- I love you all dearly.  Okay, so what's up people?  Why is it so important for everyone to be so " in your face" about your political affiliations?  It's like I'm surrounded by a bunch of lunatics lately!  Believe what you want everyone, vote for who you want, but please don't try to shove your opinions down people's throats!  I certainly won't listen if you do.  What makes this country so great is that we actually get to even have opinions, and we do get to "pick" a side.  Wouldn't it be incredibly boring if we all just agreed on one thing?  I think it would.  So just let people believe what they want, and choose who they want, and then when it's all said and done you will live a few more years longer because you won't get an aneurism from all that pent up energy about you being "right".  Doesn't that sound so much better, so my take on this election, is live and let live, choose your side and shut up.  -- MUAH!--

Don't Vote video

Okay, so If you haven't seen the don't vote video that is like 10 mintues long of every A-list star you can imagine "inspiring" us to vote, save your self and just don't watch it-- in fact- I'm gonna make a video called "Don't watch, Don't Vote" I'm sorry but the thought of my favorite action and drama stars thinking that I really follow their leads in the political department is hilarious.  I know this blog will "offend" some- but ya know what- it's my blog so ( I'm sticking my tounge out at you at this moment)  But let me just thank Halle Berry for just inspiring me so much on her dramatic reading of "Don't Vote" and all the rest of the dorky actors that wear Von Dutch hats and wear douche bag sunglasses to eat dinner at night, for showing me what it really means to vote.  I am so much more clear on life at this moment, I mean you know, thanks to people like Actors, we really understand politics and well, let's face it, life.  They just really help me out so much when I see their 7th divorce in US weekly and watch their lives crumble around them and it helps me know, that wow, I can one day be like them to, and hey! Even Vote like them!  yipeeeeeeee!  Okay, so that's enough of that- let me go plan my new video called "Don't watch, don't Vote" only because I love to ruffle people's feathers:))  

Tupperware

I just realized I don't have any tupperware and I made way too much spaghetti.  I mean before tupperware was invented, where do you put leftovers?  My Grandpa used to make us clean our plates back in the day, I guess I know why...... they didn't have tupperware.  Cold spaghetti coming from a tupperware bowl is so much tastier than coming from a ceramic bowl.  Have you ever noticed that?  Must be something in the plastic.  Plastic is pretty tasty.  Speaking of plastic bowls- is it just me, but does soda, or Pop (as I grew up saying it, and by the way- it's a lot more fun to say- you should try it sometime)  taste waaaaayyy better out of a plastic cup filled with ice?  I think you would have to agree with me on this one:)

Jules random thought of the day

This is my new blog spot everyone-- welcome to my random thoughts of the day, the minute, sometimes the hour.  I have a very substantial need to use big words that make no sense in a way to communicate my inner most thoughts.  I also just realized how grateful I am to have spell check cause I already spelled substantial wrong twice and corrected it so I wouldn't look dumb to all the people reading this:)  Let's face it, we all have random thoughts, we all all trying hard to be some kind of somebody in this world.  This is my new way of expressing how lame it is to attempt perfection- unless that is if you have spell check and don't use it- then your lame no matter what.  so welcome to my messed up which a way thoughts- I hope you will find that seeing that I am so crazy, you can breathe deeply and say... ahhhhhhhhhhh at least I'm not crazy like Jules:)  Welcome my friends, welcome:)