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I originally opened up this laptop in order to do some much needed emo-blogging,like the scary “I hate the world” blogging.

Then I realized how WACK that actually is. What the hell is emo-angry blogging anyway?

Using the computer as an outlet to vent your frustrations and gearing all of that anger towards the broad span that is the “world wide web” is just too dramatic. I am all for a good talk and the healthy side of expressing yourself, but I think taking it out on people who aren’t even involved isn’t necessary, and you KNOW that readers will take it personally and be like “What the hell is her problem”

 Let me just try to explain this in a grown up way.

There are times when life comes at you in a not so fast CONSISTENT kind of way. Not in the case when someone dies or trashes your favorite scarf that you let them borrow, but in the sense that you feel a whole lot of stress at one time and no one else is there to distribute it amongst.

I think in those moments you have a choice to be a MESS, or be strong…Typically people have a support system in line that allows them to “fall apart” every so often and then the peices are picked up by those “allowers” but in the case that you are carrying this load on your own I encourage you to stay focused and strong.

There is nothing more unattractive than a young woman who can’t handle herself, and you know YOU better than anyone, it just looks psycho.

So in an effort to come on to the INTERNET (what was I thinking?!) and just blah blah blah my business out there for the sake of feeling better Im going to try and again, be grown up in confessing that there is a heck of a lot of everything going on in my life and there are times like tonight when I feel I can’t handle it.

But hanging in there is half the battle, there will be plenty of people in life who can’t wait it out and in the end, there you’ll be, ready to bask in all of your beautiful glory.

All my Love.

So, I started my internship today at the New York times regional media group here in good ol’ Lakeland, and after today’s events I’m excited to see what this opportunity has in store for me!i didnt exactly announce that i got one, so now you know…and i’ll keep you posted on whats to come, as well as the hottest and latest fashion news and commentary! Ciao Bella!   

So, I’m strolling through my campus’ bookstore of all places and I come across “BoHo” a New fashion magazine that’s Eco-Friendly! Dont get thrown off by its appearance because its not your average fashion periodical. Its thicker and slimmer than the average bear, but there is quality amongst these recyclable pages.

The subscription is a little bit more pricey (34.95) if you’re not a subscriber its $4.99 an issue, I thought twice once I saw that BUT but if you’re a true follower of the green movement then it is the perfect monthly fashion snack for you! Check the BlogRoll for the link to the site and get more info on this cutting edge mag. I dont know about you, but I certainly have high hopes for them!

Even if you didn’t think it was possible, the BITTEN line has lowered its prices! The Average peice is only $8.98!

 Can someone say “Yes, Please!”

I doubt that I’m the only one who loves and adores “The Hills” starring reality show celebrity Lauren Conrad and her fellow fashionista friends. If you wanted my honest opinion, which you will always get cause this is my blog, is that these girls are famous for a lot of things that we as young women are taught to grow out of at an early stage in life. So why is it that these few selected individuals have America captivated?

A lot of that has to deal with the aesthetic benefit the viewer gains from even watching just one episode of this southern california phenomenon. Aside from the main character having her own clothing line, it seems as though these characters are spending those paychecks on more than just club admission.

“The Hills” Stars are slowly making their way to the top of the A list and ridin’ the journey in ultimate style.

From Gucci, To Prada, To Balenciaga, these girls don’t miss a step and effortlessly turn the sidewalks of Hollywood into their own personal runways.

As a seasoned Reality Show star Lauren Conrad knows not to leave the house unless you’re camera ready.

(Photo Courtesy of People.com)

Audrina Patridge reportedly gets in the neighborhood of $25,000 an episode!

(Photo Courtesy of MTV.com)

Whitney is probably one of my favorites, she’s the most level headed.

(Photo Courtesy of Askmen.com)

As the reigning drama king and queen in all the land Heidi and Spencer certainly know how to cause controversy, but always in the right outfit of course.

(Photo Courtesy of RealityTVMagazine.com)

I call “Lo” the new element drama, she’s a new edition with all the old drama.

(Photo Courtesy of Eonline.com)

At the end of the day, it’s something that’s not to be taken to heavily, it’s entertainment that comes with an aesthetic benefit, people are people, and the last thing we want to do is care so much about what they’re are doing that we turn them into the next Britney Spears.

Julie Loves “The Hills” and I know you do too.

Let me know what your thoughts are on the new season!? I’d Love to hear from you.

But of course, until then Keep it real, Keep it Fabulous and Always keep it Absolutely Adoreable.

It seems as though, when people get to be my age friends of friends and cousins and colleagues are all…GETTING MARRIED. It’s only natural, we’re in our early twenties and just beginning to start life outside of universityville, and before you know it you start finding out that people who are so dear and close to your heart are married/engaged./pregnant via facebook! so, of course I’m forced to reflect on my own love life. Do I even have one? What merits one?

(Pictured above is my beautiful friend Jaymi and her new Husband Kosj, Aren’t they Gorgeous?)

Let’s just say it before I begin. I am intently writing about someone specific, I’m doing this in hopes of speeding up the process of getting over “it” “him” ….whatever.

Did you know that Unrequited Love isn’t even in the dictionary? An even more interesting aspect is that they can be found as two seperate words, but not as one… So why is it that such a large percentage of the population has perfected something that was never really designed to exist in the first place? We base major motion picture plots on it and some of us live our lives participating in it.

 For a really long time I considered myself the queen of this non-existent emotion. I had been doing it for as long as I could remember. (Just for a little backround information, I didnt have a front tooth 2nd-7th grade which I blame prohibited boys from liking me, and also prohibited me from telling boys that I liked them) So in that huge gap of developing my habits, feelings and behaviors towards the opposite sex I somehow trained myself to never ever tell a boy that I liked him. Even if I made it totally obvious I convinced myself that I would always remain in the “friend role” and because I worked so hard to keep myself in that role, I had nothing to lose, I could make it as obvious as I could, but would never stand face to face with a guy and tell him how I felt. In reality, I felt I never risked anything because I would always tell myself that I would never mean anything to that boy, and standing alone in my feelings meant that I could participate in the excitement of loving someone, but not having to deal with the possibility of rejection.

All of that equals up to a really jacked up adult: See Below.

I successfully did it in 6th grade when I liked Adam Ramirez and watched him date all of my friends.

I successfully did it in 8th grade when I adored Matt Foisy and he never gave me a second thought.

I successfully did it in high school when I liked Chris Maffei and watched him date one of my friends.

and I successfully did it in College with a number of guys I periodically crushed on and then watched them date other various girls.

But of course there was one in particular who constantly lingered on my heart and has stayed there for the last four years. There was a time when I allowed myself to think that there was an actual possibility that a relationship would arise between us, I let myself believe that he actually reciprocated feelings for me, and I know thats  where I went wrong, I mean I ran with it! Developed these intense feelings when there was nothing mutual about it, So why do I get mad at you? I probably get mad at myself for getting mad at you, cause it was never anything you did, but the things you didn’t do. that’s why its taken more time than I’d like to forget you. I’ve held on for what seems like forever, and its about damn time I let go, and I’m saying that for me…. there’s no anger. If anything you stand perfect in my eyes. But why continue to tell to tell yourself that you could be so right together, its just wrong. 

The truth is that if you’re lucky enough to be able to know yourself , even a little bit, you’re aware of the type of love you can give. I know that’s why I went on for as long as I did, because I knew I was capable of giving great love. The thing about that is in order to be able to give great love, receiving great love is needed in order to support its survival. I guess that’s another reason I held on to you for so long, cause I know that you’re capable of giving it too, and I would be willing to endure anything to be the one that recieved it. But I don’t even think you know that you have it. But you do.

 I wish more than anything, that you would let me love you.

I’d cease every opportunity to take care of you, and in another time and place without the pains of the past or stress on the perception of the present and future, I could see myself loving you freely and without regret or guilt. Equipping myself with all the qualities necessary to put forth the adimate effort that makes love work on a day to day basis.

You’ve mastered mystery and distance as though it were an art form.

It’s probably time to just stop lying to myself about the possibilities and face the realities of it all. It’s not your fault, I never told you and I probably never will. But that’s just the way that I know how to operate.

So I have to come to an understanding of how you operate, and realize that you dont love me the way that I love you. When it comes to unrequited love thats what its all about. the moment when you finally decide to wake up and realize that you’re worth not only giving great love but recieving it as well.

The End.

 Much Love and Many Kisses.

Julie Rose

 All this talk about fashion and not so much as a word about how you get into the industry… What does it take?

I find myself saying this about every single summer of my early 20’s, But this ladies and gentlemen has really been thee summer of my life. Not in that sort of really exciting events that change your life kind of way, but in the way that reality has hit me and my life is staring straight at me asking me what the hell I’m going to do with it.

 I’ve spent my entire 17-21 year gap of living trying to figure that out. Now I know thats young and people have a lot of room to say that I have “time” to figure it out and tell me ” of course you dont know, you’re so young”, Well, they can go take a long walk off of a short bridge, because they are the same people telling me that life’s too short…. bottom line: It’s always important to know where you’re going.

I never wanted to be one of those people that are at a place in their life where they should probably know what they want to do, and they have no clue.

 I mean it makes sense right? You’re a third year at some major university you weren’t sure you wanted to go to, and when questions come at you about how you see your future, I would imagine that one should be well equipped at that stage in life to answer them. Well, I’ve just come to realize recently that I have acquired quite a knack for answering the questions (”Hi, my name is Julie Rose and I am going into the magazine industry, and I hope to be a fashion editor, and maybe along down the line have my own magazine”) But what I didn’t necessarily know how to do, was walk out the answers.

College, I should have been more involved in things that would help equip me for the magazine industry right? Of course I should have.

I’d like to blame it on work, I’m a working girl (not in the street walker sense) but in the sense that the day that I became of legal age, I got a job and probably haven’t had a day off since. I kept telling myself that I HAD to work because I was raised in a single parent home, money was tight and I wanted to do what I could to contribute. Which continued into my years in college…but what I didnt expect was for my working eithic to get in the way of my involvement at school.

It seemed like I had to operate a mile a minute to just get through surviving college, let alone equip myself extracurricularly in order to mold myself into the perfect little publication ready princess. I couldn’t make meetings or take photos at student life events, I had to work. So, at this point what Im trying to figure out is how the hell am I going to get a magazine job when on paper I’m probably not the most desireable candidate.

“Life changes are put into motion as a result of decisions that we make, and if I wanna work with what I got its about what do from here on out and hoping that passion will override probability. “

P.S.

If I could be a mix of any females in the world, it would be Atoosa Rubenstein, Patricia Field, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Rachel Ray.

What would you call that?

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 You write me back and let me know.

Until then my Fam Bam…

 ….Keep it Absolutely Adoreable..

xoxo

Sit tight everybody! I know its been a while but im not too far away! Stick with me and I will have something incredibly fabulous in store for you soon! Including a FULL REVIEW of SATC!

Lakeland, FL-April 29/Southeastern- Every young fashionista out there is consumed with wanting to make sure that all of her looks are in season and well up to date with the hottest trends that the industry has to offer. However, that isn’t the major concern of Julie Rose Loketi, a  young college student who writes a fashion blog for between dreams magazine. Her site is the motherland to all things chic, but not to all things that will break your bank.

Entries range anywhere from the newest accessories to musical artists who have had an impact on the fashion industry, to announcements of sales going on locally in her current homestead of Lakeland, FL to specific outfits that she adores on certain celebrites and combining all of those to voice a message that encourages people to appreciate the industry.

“Even if I’m not writing 500 words about a dress that Sarah Jessica Parker wore on Sex and the City, I think its important for people to see and experience fashion, that they normally wouldnt experience inside their average social realm, and open their minds to something that isnt necessarily the ‘norm’. My goal here is to try to make people understand that fashion is not all fluff. It’s a powerful and passionate industry.” said Loketi.

 She even features on her very own acclaimed fashion title “The Urbanista” who according to her blog is “someone who is a positive addition to the urban side of fashion. Using creativity and confidence to put some of the illest combinations of clothing together, yet make them cohesive, not only with their personality, but with urban culture. They listen to everything from Stevie Wonder to Musiq SoulChild and Mary J Blige. They walk the streets in an outfit that will get them noticed without the full intention of even wanting to be noticed. They make a statement, because who they are is a statement in itself.”