Here's to my mom. My hero.

So. It's time for my yearly (okay twice yearly, I do it for the auction too) pimp for African Well Fund


There​ are sever​al ways you can donat​e via​ (​check​ to AWF, or onlin​e via Afric​are'​s web porta​l w/ a credit/debit card). Once you've made a donate you can sign the online bday card for Bono. Here the link to a slideshow of last year's card that Bono sent a personal thank you to the donors.

All of the infor​matio​n is here at our Walk to the Water web page.

Bono said this is his favor​ite bday prese​nt he recei​ves every​ year.​ The truth​ is, the peopl​e really recei​ving his gift are thous​ands of miles​ away and proba​bly have no idea who Bono is.


Thank​s so much for all of your support this year and in years past. It's the gift that keeps on giving. WATER.

Julie

P.S. Please feel free to promote this on your LJ, Myspace, Twitter wherever you can to get the word out in these last few days. We also have avatars and banners and flyer downloads available at the web page link above. Spread the word! :)

Ally and I are going to see Duran Duran on May 4th at the nokia theater. Weeeeee!!!! We got row J on JT's side in Loge orchestra. NOT BAD! Ally and her Citi card rocks :)

Guess I'd better start listening to Red Carpet Massacre :p

Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog kicks my ass. Seriously. After one glass.

I just put up lights on the bushes in our front yard. O_o.

A couple of things. First, it sucks to suck at something yet still really enjoy it. Does that make sense? It's also sort of like a drug, or a really strong drink. RELAXING!

( case in point )

2nd of all,( WARNING: TMI) isn't 39 too young for hot flashes???? Cuz I totally had one tonight and it was NOT FUN.

Time for bed.

Taken last weekend in Malibu, CA

Cody loves his new couch.

http://www.pineappleprincess.com/

i can't believe this!

It is 8:20pm PSt and I am where I want to be. With my family. My mom, my brother and SIL, Mary. My cousins Sara and Kristin, who I consider my sisters :)

I had a great day today. Granted, with the stress of moving it has been a bit chaotic around these parts. I have had a lot of mixed emotions re: moving from the address I have come to call as home since Sept 1, 1998: 1455 S. Irena Ave.

Here is why. As a child of a broken home, we have never lived anywhere longer than 5 years in a physical place. Hence, living at our house in So Redondo has been the most I have ever called home in my life. It seems weird for some, who own their own home when I do not. Everything around me is familiar, from the smell of the grass when I wake up each morning, the position of the sun beneath the clouds and the trees, to the familiar sounds of our neighbors, and our beloved stray cat that visits us each morning.

But, as much as I am going to miss it, I am ready to greet a new physical place. Getting there is going to be a challenge. I was hurting sitting in church this morning for 20 minutes. Thank goodness for some awesome friends that are going to help us move in to our new address on 1/4/07.

More about this awesome church my cousin Sara and I visited this morning in Redondo The Breakwater and their mission to build water wells in Africa.

Happy New Year to all my peeps in the SCV and the SFV tonight. My thoughts and love are with you all.

x0x0
Julie

From this months Global Fund Observer newsletter.
NEWS: Global Fund and PEPFAR Announce New Treatment Numbers
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The Global Fund and the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announced on December 1, World AIDS Day, that between them they are now supporting antiretroviral treatment for 1.2 million people living with AIDS. This represents a three-fold increase in the total number of people receiving treatment in low- and middle-income countries since December 2003, and a doubling in the past year.

"Four years ago, almost nobody in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world was receiving treatment. That well over one million people with AIDS are on now on treatment through the support of Global Fund and PEPFAR is a remarkable achievement," said Richard Feachem, Executive Director of the Fund. "We must now build on this progress to reach the millions more who are still in urgent need. We look forward to continuing to work closely with PEPFAR and other partners around the world to do so."

In their joint statement, the Fund and PEPFAR said that at the end of September 2006, 822,000 people received support for treatment through PEPFAR's bilateral programs in fifteen focus countries. The Global Fund supported treatment for 770,000 people worldwide. Approximately 400,000 people in PEPFAR focus countries received treatment support from both PEPFAR and the Global Fund, and thus are counted in the totals for each organization.

Editor's note: When the Global Fund and PEPFAR say that they "support" treatment for a specific number of people worldwide, this does not mean that their grants "provide" all aspects of treatment to that many people. This is because other funders, including national governments, employers, and the infected people themselves, make significant contributions to the costs of providing treatment to many of the people included in the Global Fund and PEPFAR numbers. For instance, in some Country X, the Fund and/or PEPFAR might pay for something like clinical testing or second line medications, with all other costs for those same patients being covered by other players

Is anyone else not getting LJ comments in their email?

Or maybe it's Yahooo???

is recreated!!!

Must do a shout out to the girls of EXIT who are performing LIVE on MusicPlusTV RIGHT NOW


It's awesome!!!!!!

The 2nd Annual Got Water? auction for African Well Fund is underway! The auction runs from today to 11/19 so start bidding and spread the word!

Up for auction is an autographed copy of U2 by U2 (by all 4 members of U2) as well as handmade African Jewelry and celebrity designed water bottles. Plus the usual memorabilia stuff.

Happy Bidding :)

30.10.2006
'One of the most inspirational periods of rock music history'

Edge collected the 'Innovation in Sound Award' at the 2006 Q Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London today. Here's what he had to say.

If you have an inquiring mind, if you are drawn naturally towards the frontier of scientific and technological discovery. If you are the kind of person who finds themselves asking the question why? Far less often then why not? you should probably head for Silicon Valley and get a job at Microsoft.

If however you are lucky enough to have grown up during one of the most inspiration periods of rock music history, during the era of guitar players like John McGeogh, Stuart Adamson, Will Sargent, Bill Frizzell, Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, Kevin Sheilds, Noel Gallagher, John Squire - and to have found a group of musical collaborators who make it possible for you to find a a creative voice, then you just might end up having the kind of charmed existence that I feel I have had over the last few decades. Thanks to Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, Bono, Adam and Larry and Paul for making it possible.

I've heard Edge make reference to Television and Tom Verlaine before but he's never mentioned Richard Lloyd. How cool! I used to work with Richard's mom at Medco until she retired a couple of years ago. I will have to send her this in case Richard hasn't seen it. He lives in NYC now with his son.


Interesting that he mentioned Stuart Adamson and Noel Gallagher.

Very happy to see Duran Duran taking a stand on human rights issues.

Also, JT's new self designed Peavey bass is available.It's a nice design. Too bad it has to be linked to those fur lovers, Juicy Couture. Blech.

( John Taylor Signature Peavey Guitar )

After rescheduling from this summer, Snow Patrol finally arrived in Los Angeles this week. The sold out 2 nights at the Wiltern were met with major excitement. In addition to the show, it was great to share in the music with so many people I care about: Christa, Joy, Cheryl, Pam, Michele, Courtney, Lissie (yay with the finally in person hug)! Dammit to prune juice that Ally went the night before and thereforem missed out on below described the hot pants action. And I just found out that Adrienne (boob girl in her own right) was there in GA last night. Thank GOD we did not bump into her. *shudder*

But first, we had to deal with the mumblings of 30 something (more like 40 something?) Martha "Boob" Wainright, in her suede knee boots, 70's hot pants/gym shorts, and a boobs flopping all over the place like a bouncing ball on a playground. GROSS. NOT enjoyable. Altho texting Cheryl (who was about 10 feet from me) about said boobs was enjoyable.

Then we were treated to Augustana (I keep wanting to call them Aquanet or Aqualung not sure why), a garage band from SoCal that had a good sound but very little stage presence. I enjoyed them but thought there set was way too long for an opening act. I'll check out their stuff tho because I liked some of their songs.

FINALLY at like 10:15 Snow Patrol hit the stage :) The first 3 songs about blew me away, 3 of my favorites by them. Spitting Games!!! Towards the end of the show I had to pee so bad, I had to "run" to the bathroom where there was a line and I missed "Run". Oh well. What can you do? Too many sour apple martinis made me pee.

And that was just the kickoff. Next Friday are the Killers at the same location (Wiltern is a great venue, even if the location is rather butt nasty)

( Setlist (Thanks Court) )

Dear Lord I am stressed out. I am taking a break from work! At 7pm. Yay mee!!!!! And then I will go back to working and then take another break if it's true that the new epi of Gilmore Girls is on tonight.

Oh by the thankfulness that is Adam Clayton's short sleeved shirts, last night with U2 and GD performing "The Saints are coming" fucking rocked. But, alas, how come Adam did not get much screen time???

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THIS almost makes up for it.



Tomorrow night is Snow Patrol, and that is getting me through right now.

What time is everyone thinking about getting there? so like we can dance together and stuff. *dork*

IF I do survive the next few weeks of Medco and working and my client not hating me and I don't end up getting fired and relegated to the IE, in a trailer, there will be much celebrating to come soon with the passing of the numero 37.

That's a big IF.

I was telling a few of you about this last night. Here is a link to the AWF in Africa trip blog.

Great Exit show at The Joint last night. The sound was amazing there. You guys sound really tight.