{"id":1669,"date":"2009-05-06T00:12:56","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T06:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2009-05-06T03:39:28","modified_gmt":"2009-05-06T09:39:28","slug":"seven-favorite-things-about-jules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=1669","title":{"rendered":"Seven Favorite Things About Jules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you believe it’s been a whole year since the last time I broke out the marquee tag<\/strong><\/a>? Let’s see if I still remember how this works…<\/p>\n

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULES!!!!<\/marquee><\/font><\/p>\n

Yup, there we go.<\/p>\n

Jules, for this year’s celebration, I invited Fountains of Wayne<\/strong><\/a> to sing a song in your honor:<\/p>\n

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(Ya’ll should know, if you don’t already, that Jules is a nickname for Julie.) What I love about that song is that, not only does it have your name in it, but it describes EXACTLY the kind of friend you are. You’ve always got my back. Not that I’m special – you’ve pretty much got the entire blogosphere’s back, too.<\/p>\n

Oh, and guess who else? Are you ready for this? It’s your boyfriend, Barry Manilow<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I know, right? I didn’t think he’d be available, what with his being 197 years old and his tickets costing about $1000 and all, but when he heard it was your birthday, he was all over it. He said, “Oh yeah, Julie! Wasn’t she that little girl I winked at in the audience of a concert that time? ANYTHING for her! She’s my only fan under 60!”<\/p>\n

See, even Barry appreciates how you’ve got HIS back, too.<\/p>\n

What I’m trying to say here, is: you’re the best friend and blog-partner a girl could ever ask for. I hope I don’t take you for granted, but I probably do. So for this birthday, to remind you and everyone else how awesome you are, I’m proclaiming…<\/p>\n

MY TOP 7 FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT JULES<\/marquee><\/font><\/p>\n

top ten?<\/p>\n

Letterman? NO WAY! What are you… Oh. Uh, thanks, Dave, but it’s my Top SEVEN Favorite Things About Jules. See, ’cause we’re SEVEN Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Get it? Thanks, though. Really. That was sweet.<\/p>\n

Right, then… the list:<\/p>\n

1* You get really worked up about Pictionary<\/strong><\/a>. Whenever we get teamed up for a game, if we get one right you always high-five me so hard I can’t make a fist for days.<\/p>\n

2* You are the only person I know over 21 who is still excited about getting older. And damn it, you are aging so gracefully it’s sickening.<\/p>\n

3* You’re a fabulous mom. Your girls are so smart and creative and sweet, and are more like you every time I see them.<\/p>\n

4* Remember when I threw your wedding shower, and “hired” (i.e., bribed with alcohol, then threatened with all kinds of violence when they got stage fright) two guy friends of ours to strip for you? Complete with a sombrero, overalls, and Garfield underwear? Your face turned the brightest shade of red I’ve ever seen outside of a sunburn, and you were utterly immobilized with embarrassment. Best. Reaction. Ever. It’s one of my most treasured memories.<\/p>\n

mmm\u20265* You have an impeccable work ethic, and never do anything half-assed.<\/p>\n

6* You have more reason to complain about your life than a lot of people I know, but you don’t. Well, I mean, of course you complain, who doesn’t? But no matter what you go through, your enthusiasm and goodness and light always rise to the surface.<\/p>\n

7* Surprisingly, though, you can trash-talk better than anyone I know, except maybe your husband. Thanks for being my fellow gutter-mouth friend.<\/p>\n

And now, I’m gonna put on a pot of coffee for our guests. I’m hoping you’ll get a few visitors here to share their birthday love with you, and maybe even mention a favorite Jules-ism or two themselves…<\/p>\n

(Psst. That’s your cue, people.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can you believe it’s been a whole year since the last time I broke out the marquee tag? Let’s see if I still remember how this works… HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULES!!!! Yup, there we go. Jules, for this year’s celebration, I invited Fountains of Wayne to sing a song in your honor: (Ya’ll should know, if […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-etcetera"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}