Well it hasn't been forever at all. It's been soon enough for just about a million things to happen. Now i'll explain.

1. AJ and I changed our band name! It's something we've thought about before but we just could never find anything good enough. And for the past few months I was starting to think it over again, just mulling over different things that meant something to us. Well I ended up looking though a book of number meanings and discovered that the number 78 means karmatic liberation. Which to me means that karma means payback and liberation is like a form of freedom. So it's like the freedom to give payback and that's what our record is, emotions said out loud as payback to the ones that hurt us. And the other day I finally went to AJ and told her the idea and I told he to pick a color, something that means something to us. She ended up with Violet, obviously a shade of purple and i'm actually colorblind to purples and certain dark shades of blues. So now were 78Violet. Do you like it? We just wanted some to go better with our sound. Being Aly and AJ was okay but our music is about so much more than being a sister act on our new album. It really shows us as individuals.

2. I've been reading all this dream encyclopedias. I don't know, i'm just really into that sort of thing and I keep having this dream about being at the mouth of a volcano, sometimes the volcano is dormant and sometimes it's active. I keep getting mixed readings from my books as though either i'm suppressing emotions or I need to release creative energy.. Did you know that almost all unconscious dreams can lead back to some kind of sexual meaning? Like every other meaning you look at is had something to do with that part of life. It's weird. Any bizarre dreams lately? I can heal you of your confusion. xD

3. I just got back from New York the other day, Gaelan and I were doing promotion for Bandslam. I'm going over to Europe super soon to do the same thing plus we have the premiere. It comes out over there a little bit earlier. I'm so excited. I'm even going to fly over to Venice for a few days while i'm there. I've always wanted to go and I found it as a perfect opportunity to get my others pictures for my project. Are you guys vacationing anywhere soon?

( Private )

So even though AJ and I ended up writing 50 different songs for the album we finally ended up narrowed to 12 and it's so sick but now i'm writing again, I don't know why. It just comes to you, you know? I believe that music is just in the atmosphere and you have to take it and grab it and really make it your own. It's a pretty trippy experience. But that's mainly what i've been doing because i've been sick. But hey! I'm better now so whatever. It was hilarious actually, this girl kept twittering and saying ALY MICHALKA IS DEAD! I guess because I said I was sick and she wanted attention so yeah guys, I died over the weekend, just so you know.

I'm thinking about traveling a little before late July comes since I have promotion and actual work again. Taylor told me I should go to Malaysia. The crazy part is he had such a good suggestion. I'm going to see what I can do. Plus! It's for a project anyways. I'm applying for photography classes for fall and my acceptance assignment is to do a photography spread of a theme and mine is markets in world travels and i'm using some pictures from Portland, Aruba, and then where ever I travel to next. Do you have any better suggestions on somewhere to adventure to?

How many of you guys have seen Weeds? If you haven't you really should watch it, not only because I said it's rad but because Hunter Parrish is in it and he is brilliant. And it's just a good show in general the plot is really different. I think I am in love with Conrad, but that's only so far, I actually just started watching it. I'm on season three. So watch it, tell me what you think, so on for forth.

It's probably terrible that i'm going to look at motorcycles right now.. talk to you guys soon!

( Private )

This may be the simplest question to you but I think it has some kind of meaning (But don't I always think small things mean big things?) Anyways. I guess if you've read Alice in Wonderland you know she sees bottles that say 'drink me' and they always make her larger or smaller or something like that. So if you were all alone would you drink something that said 'drink me'? I mean your first reaction would be 'No, do you think i'm stupid?' But then if you think about it, it's like, you're really bored, you're alone, there is this random bottle that appears that wasn't there before, now would you drink it? I guess it's like a 'are you daring or cautious?' kind of question. I think if it just randomly appeared i'd drink it.

This entry is pointless, you know.

Oh, okay. Don't you hate when you go to car dealerships and they try to convince you of bullshit just because you're a woman? What is that? Just because I'm a woman does not mean I don't know cars. Granted I don't know tons about cars or anything but I know what i'm looking for and sorry, you can not try to sell me that smart car, I don't want one. They are not sporty and I do not want to have to go to my local electrical stop to charge it up. I like fast cars and i'm sorry it kills our atmosphere, but i'd rather live a little. I was just looking because those new cameros are pretty sicknasty and the guy was like, you don't seem like the type that would want a car like this wouldn't you rather have something more efficient and I was like really? Because i've been wanting one in black ever since they came out. Do these guys even know how to sell anymore? Making a sell on a camero is far better then selling a smart car but whatever. But I really am thinking about getting one, maybe even a yellow one. The yellow ones are rad too.

( Private )

Okay so if you're not looking for me being opinionated then don't read this but if you are then you should totally read this because I think it's interesting and i'd like to know how some of you feel about it.

Polyamory obviously means the practice, desire, and or acceptance of having or wanting more then one loving and sexual relationship. I knew about it but I decided to do a little reading up on it after it came up in a conversation and I also had talked about open relationships a little in Katelyn's journal, but they are somewhat different in that open relationships is loving one person and having sexual relationships with multiple people. Anyways. I don't know, what are your looks on them? Could you practice either of them, both?

I think open relationships are a really cool thing because it really opens you up to a lot of possibilities and I think you'd really get to experience a lot and not get held back but you'd also have to be able to handle not falling in love. It would be an interesting challenge and I'm no swinger but i'd try it just because why not? I mean if that's what someone wanted I think a good balance could be found. Doing almost whatever you want except fall in love then going back to someone you love really sort of is the best of both worlds and for people who have trouble giving up one side over the other referring to gender then you'd just have to choose which you wanted to be in a loving relationship with first and then let it all play out.

Now polyamory is so much more touchy but I believe it is equally as cool and something else i'd be into. Balancing more then one loving and sexual relationship at once would really show the strength in a person. You'd have to find time to really show attention to whoever you are with and keep it fair and balanced. I remember watching a tv show on it once and it was a married couple and the woman wanted to welcome in another woman, it would be a case where you just can't be jealous, you know? You have to really learn how to share love. I suppose you can't be jealous with open relationships either but with polyamory I think it would be easier for a lot of people to get jealous. I would think a lot of trust would be needed to make it work too. Not only are you trusting one person with your heart, but two or more. And one other thing that they talked about with it is compersion, the ability to enjoy the fact that whoever else is in a relationship is happy, which again goes back to jealousy, in order to make it work, you just can't jealous.

Like I said, thoughts, ideas?

( Mitchel )

( AJE )

( Private )

Okay. Let's see. I've been so busy so i'm sorry if it's seemed like i'm lost in the middle of no where. But i'm here, you know, around.

1. I got casted in Easy A, it's this present day remake of The Scarlet Letter, it's an amazing book, you really should read it if you haven't. Amanda Bynes and Penn Badgley and people like that are in it. What's up with all these Gossip Girl stars appear everywhere? I can't believe i'm getting to work with these people. I feel super blessed.

2. Sort of speaking about filming. I had a kiss scene today on the roommate. I could not stop laughing, it was so bad. Well actually everyone thought it was hilarious but I was not amused that I couldn't get though it, actually even I was amused but I was like, okay get it right for once so the other 12 takes could happen and then this could be done. It's not even the center focus! I just had the be in the background with "random person 5". I have no idea where the laughing came from. But I did finish and now everyone is telling me I was just trying to spend as much time on that guys lap as possible. Great, lol.

3. I met someone who was allergic to the sun today, I have never heard of that. Dude, that would suck so much, don't you think?

4. Why are we not hanging out? I think we should sometime I have time off.

5. I'm flying down to San Antonio, Texas next week for a day of filming. I am so stoked for some Ben and Jerry's on the river walk. And once filming is done for both movies I want to go out to Wisconsin, there's this place out there called Door County, I heard it has some of the prettiest lighthouses in America. I've never really did a Cape Cod thing, I think it would be relaxing.

( Mitchel )
( Private )

( PRIVATE )

I love getting into these deep conversation with friends, I don't know why, I like looking at my innerself and finding out how I really feel about something i've never thought about before. So I was having lunch today and Leighton and I got into this huge conversation on rather to be feared or loved. I never really thought about it, I mean you don't want to be feared by people because love is such a good thing but people that love you could hurt you and the people that fear you are too scared to hurt you. It's like keep you friends close your enemies closer, you know. Fear can keep you from getting hurt, were as love can cause you everything you've got. So which is to pick? This was something that took me a good hour of mulling over before I could even think I had an answer. I think i'd rather be loved, I mean later it brings you pain and hard times to deal with because you've let yourself grow so close to something that you know could possibly hurt you but at the time when you choose to have someone love or fear you, love seems like the better choice. You'd rather have that person close and trusted because things feel safer that way. Fear is for feeling nothing and love is for feeling too much. And i'd rather feel too much then feel nothing. Feeling nothing seems like wasting so much time and expression. So what do you think, feared or loved?

I am eating Andes mints right now, you know the chocolate pieces with mint in the middle? Oh my gosh they are so good, I would share but i've almost eaten the whole bag. I will not feel good later. Oh well. I really want some cry baby sour bubble gum right now though.. Maybe I should go to the store, don't you love going into walmart late at night and having the cashiers check you out? Yeah, me too. [/sarcastic]

WHY NOT. I was going to do this ages ago and then never did and here I am remembering from all the other posts. Anyways, you know what's up.

I haven't blogged in forever it seems. I guess to start prom was fun, I hope no one got too wasted to forget their night, unless it was a bad one, then I could understand. Little Jack died this week, he was our flying squirrel, it was funny actually, we had to sneak him into LAX as a hampster. I'm going to miss him. <3 But Sam and I are talking about getting a white rabbit just like Alice in Wonderland. That would be really cool. I love rabbits, I had one when I was way way younger, I was always changing it's name.



So.. Someone sent me this link the other night, it's two old men reading fanfiction written about me and there are five parts and I have to admit i'm a little more then creeped that two old guys are reading disney fanfiction. You don't have to watch that whole video or anything, that's just as an example about how damn creepy it is. Can they not find anything better to do? Same does for the writer, lol. Disturbing.

This post was not serious. This is sad. I had a really good question too. I'll save it for next time.

( Private )

Well this hasn't been a crazy week at all..

I GOT CASTED IN THE ROOMMATE WITH MINKA KELLY AND LEIGHTON MEESTER. I could not comprehend how sick this was for like a good three hours. I love doing movies and I mean working with those two.. it will be amazing. I had no idea what I was working with when I went into try out and I wasn't sure what would happen after I came out and then a few weeks later when I got a call I had the biggest spaz attack. Don't you love getting those calls? One of my favorite things.

Anyways beyond that. AJ showed you Moneypenny, she's the sweetest little thing ever and Apollo seems to like her, he's so laid back now as long as things aren't bothering him or me he doesn't seem to mind.

Also, I don't know if your guys have thought about this but, you know when someone says they went 'the whole nine yards'? How does that make any sense when it's 10 yards? You see what I mean? Any thoughts? Okay so let's say I did this project and AJ was like explaining it and she was like 'yeah, she has thesis, conclusion, the whole nine yards', wouldn't I be missing something? I don't know, until I figure this out it will never cease to amaze me.

( Private )

( Mitchel )
( Raviv )

( Cody ).

( Brenda )
( AJJE )
( Sam )

Okay, so when I was doing some press stuff earlier in the week for Bandslam I was asked this really good question and it was an easy answer but I wondered what everybody elses answers would be, so, if you could join any existing band, which would it be and why? I said Radiohead because they are amazing performers and I love their music. I mean their are a lot of bands that fit that idea but Radiohead imparticular just comes out in first.

"I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?" -John Lennon.

Any thoughts on that quote? I saw it today and I found it completely beautiful. Living like that really probably is the best way. There doesn't seem to be a way to loose.

Besides all the random, Vegas is awesome, and Nick's birthday was sick. I booked the Kingpin suite at the Palms because of a slight obsession with bowling. Let me tell you, bowling wasted is a bad idea but a blast, I'd suggest protective gear if you do it. Just saying. That's about it, I'm going to peace, I need to go check out this city at night.

Lewis Carroll was such an amazing man. He wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, he had outstanding wordplay and my favorite he was a photographer. I bet his picture visions were to die for. I wish I could have known him. Anyway.



This got me thinking about how much I believe something as impossible before it happens because I believe that really nothing is impossible. I don't think I see much of anything as impossible anymore. I mean I could think that about things but I don't think about those things often. And i'm sure we've all done it, I mean come on, we all probably figured that are chances of having such great careers was impossible, but I mean think about it, were all so lucky. It wasn't impossible. So I sat down and mulled over something that seemed impossible in my mind, broad issues like cures for diseases or small day to day problems like how it could be impossible for something unlucky to happen like being in an accident or losing something I needed. Then I realized all that stuff is completely possible. So is anything really impossible? I couldn't come to a decision. You don't have to answer this at all if I have you lost, lol. I would understand.

Anyways, things have been quiet lately. We should do something! Is anyone as bored as I am?

( LUCY )

( SAM )

If a bunny made a chicken noise would you be creeped? I got a stuffed bunny for Easter and it makes chicken noises when you press it's paw. It really is amusing. This will teach lots of little kids the wrong thing. Do you remember those teletubbie dolls that cussed? I had the purple one. It will never get old.

Anyways.

Did anyone watch Southland last Thursday? It premiered and it's amazing, really. I was even a little freaked out a points and had to cover my eyes, so don't be like, oh lame it has Ryan Atwood from the OC in it. It really is amazing. Catch it next Thursday on NBC is you can, you will be amazed. Any good shows you've gotten into recently?

HAPPY EASTER, just a few minutes late.

And.



The Soup really does have the best videos. It's terrible that I watch Maury and Maury like shows sometimes. Do you any of them every now and then? You have to admit they are a good laugh.

( Sam )

( NICKB )

Best two weeks ever! They really were, I have to admit. I loved my Birthday, and this weekend I'm going to Portland with Sam. I'm just packing actually. Not a whole lot other then that though, just hanging out, I've actually been outside a lot, I want it to start getting really really hot out. I love it when it's like that. I miss just hanging around the pool or at the beach. I will be doing a lot of that this summer.

Has anyone seen the movie October Sky? I'm reading Rocket Boys and I know that the movie is based off the book, but I'm going to wait until I'm done reading to see the movie. The book is so good, I love how even though Sonny is so out of the main stream of society he is able to try and reach his dreams. Everyone should have that drive behind them.

I've been wanting to start decorating for Easter but I haven't done it yet, I love Christmas far more but Easter is just rad, and you know it. Now I need to go back to packing, is the Oregon trail something really in Oregon? I have no idea, I just know Crater Lake and the gorge is in my future.

Ask me three questions and I'll answer honestly.

( Sam )

( Cole )

( Raviv )

( AJ )
( Cody )
( Private )

I know I have these random tangent like pondering thoughts but get over it. This is a good one.

"If you stare at something long enough does it lose all it's meaning."

Okay, so I was just thinking about that today, while I was sitting around at 10 am this morning wondering why I was awake when I had the day off. Then I tried just staring at things to see if I became less interesting. Obviously they did but I mean, do you get what I mean? Maybe it really is true. If you over work something, over, over, and over, do things lose it's true meaning? I think with certain things it can. I don't know, any thoughts?

Oh and i'm 20 tomorrow, since when did this happen? I'm going bowling and probably out partying later. If you're bored, AJ and Sam know what were doing.

So I went to UCLA today and met a few friends and we just hung out around campus and stuff after their classes and I started realizing how much I would love to just go to college. Obviously that can't happen, but I was thinking maybe I could take a few courses online or something. I have no idea what I'd even like to get into though. I've been in the business so long it seems weird to do any normal job. I like all creative stuff. Maybe journalism. Photo journalism. Anything like that.

Anyways I got into this huge conversation today with my friends about if chivalry is dead or not. If you have no idea what I'm talking about then this might help: Chivalry is a term relating to the medieval institution of knighthood. It is usually associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honor and courtly love. Today, the terms chivalry and chivalrous are used to describe courteous behavior, especially that of men towards women.

So what do you think, is it dead or do you think it's only hard to find, or do you think it's really everywhere out there if you look hard enough?

My friends think it's dead but I disagreed because I know some of the nicest people that I think totally carry the trait of chivalry in them. I don't think the trait is up to the stands that it used to be but I think it still holds it's place. I don't know, any thoughts?

That's about it. Back to rewatching even more of Dexter again. Does anyone like that show? Have a show you want to recommend? I've been in the mood to just sit and watch so much tv and movies lately.

( Sister )

( Private )

( Private )

So I was just reading news from about the region and I just read about how they are thinking about making pot legal in California. From what I understand the government would sell and tax it because the state is in so much debt. LINK I think I could go for this, I mean why not?
Ew, also I read something on the most pierced woman, in 2004 she had 462 piecings but now she has more then 6,000. That is so sick. Just, ew, lol. LINK

That's it mainly, I didn't have much news myself so I went looking for something that interested or grossed me out that I thought you should see. Any of you who weren't at Nickb's party on Saturday, you should come next Saturday, because otherwise your totally missing out. And I think that's it?

Oh for those of you who didn't know what a polish pickup was it's a wheelbarrow, lol.

Oh also, last night at the premiere someone asked me "Who would you nominate as “Woman of the Year” for 2008?" So I was curious who you would say. I ended up saying Ellen DeGeneres. I was hard to answer on the spot. But I think Ellen is rad.

So there was this news story about a husky walking into a store and stealing a bone and I heard about it from my Mom so I went and looked it up and this is seriously a cute story. I know it probably means more to me since I have Apollo who is a husky but still, I think you should see it. How cute is that? It's weird how smart dogs are, don't you agree?



So on another note, I assume you've heard about the fires in Australia. How sad is that? So many people have lost homes and stuff. I can only imagine what that would feel like. I mean how would you react if you lost your house and belongings in a fire? I don't know quite how I'd handle it but it would be hard because there is just some things you grow attached to, and even if you get a new one, it doesn't replace something old you had. And like photographs and things like that, knowing you couldn't get that back seems so hard.

But, enough depressing, lol. I've watched quite a bit of news lately, books and news, it's quite the kick. I'm like knowledge central. Maybe I'm doing this so when we start doing promotion I don't have to look like an idiot when I get asked about issues off screen because it's happened before, and I'll admit. I really have my moments. Of course, not as bad as AJ, right sister? I do not want to pull a Miss.America contestant moment. You all know what I'm talking about.

( Private )

So I'm reading through Lovely Bones again because I guess I can't get enough of this creepy book and all it's details that I find not in great detail but still gross to think about. It's sad also. But picturing my sister a Clarissa, like in the movie is hilarious. My sister and I are really excited for you guys to see it in October when it's set to come out. It's brilliant, you'll love it. I know. This book is also, but it's just.. creepy. I can't think of another word for it. Have you read a book you found rather odd? What was it?

So anyway the main question I seem to get out of this book as I first start into it is, what do you want your heaven to be like? I ask this because in the book, Susie's heaven is whatever she dreams about. Her heaven has dogs and the light stinch of skunk because she enjoys the smell. She dreams it up and it just comes to her. Whatever she wants. And then she goes to the gazebo and looks down and gets to watch her family. The only thing she can not dream to herself. She wants them so bad, her family, someone she holds dear. But they can't ever come to her.

So my question is, what would your heaven be like? Once your there, what would you be dreaming to fill it with?

My heaven would be an endless place where I could just take pictures all day, something always different, lighting always perfect, an infinity of memory. I'd want it to have thunderstorms in the afternoon, because I love the sound and rain. I'd want it to smell like whatever I was in the mood for that day, lilac or rain or whatever. I wonder if heaven really is that way? I've questioned it since I first read this book back when my sister got the role.

( PRIVATE )

( private )

Do you believe in epiphany? Have you ever had one? You know, like that ah-ha, I finally get it moment?