Day 364 - Lawrence & Julie & Julia: A Year in Review

Day 364.

I can't believe it. Today is the penultimate day of the Lawrence/Julie & Julia Project, which means...

I ONLY HAVE TO WATCH JULIE & JULIA ONE 

MORE TIME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

What once appeared to be a seemingly insurmountable challenge is now well within reach. And luckily for me, the super nice people at Denver Off-Center have promised me that my final viewing of Julie & Julia is going to be the best ever. But let's not get too ahead of ourselves here. I have always taken the L/J&J Project a day at a time, which has gotten me to where I am today--at the precipice of true insanity.

I arrived at the Denver airport this evening, having gotten my 364th viewing of Julie & Julia out of the way that morning. Little did I know what was to greet me at the airport...

I have a fucking fan club! What?!

And they made me buttons!

My face was touched!

And of course, when in Denver, one must Tebow.

They got me a limo!

With an LED ceiling!

This is it. This is when I peaked as a human being.

But I won't spoil all the surprises just yet--for tomorrow is the REAL big show.

Yes, ladies and gents--tomorrow, November 29th, 2011, will mark what may possibly be the most pointless accomplishment known to mankind. Let's just take go back in time for a moment and remember all the good times we've shared. In the past year, I have:

• Gotten the real Julie Powell to comment (Day 1)
• Tried to sync up Julie & Julia with Kanye West (Days 13-17)

• Examined racist undertones in Julie & Julia (Days 31-32)
• Made a "chocolate creme pie" (Day 34)

• Counted the number of chews in Julie & Julia (Day 44)
• Been featured on NPR (Day 54)
• Experienced vivid Julie & Julia-related flashbacks (Day 86)
• Chopped up 30 lbs. of Onions (Day 100)

• Written a Julie & Julia-themed erotic fan fiction (Day 132)
• Visited a 13-year-old fan's house for dinner (Day 169)
• Made an "aspic" (Day 200)

• Gotten a JOB (Day 203)
• Wrote a 12-part commentary on Nora Ephron's director's commentary (Day 238..)
  
• Had an extra from the movie write a guest blog (Day 246)
• Met Landon Donovan and Tim Lincecum (Day 270)

• BECAME JULIA CHILD (Day 300)
• Cataloged the best times to masturbate during Julie & Julia (Days 307 & 308)
• Learned to cook (Day 336)
• Envisioned a world without Meryl Streep *shudder* (Day 352) 

Remember, if you're in the Denver area Tuesday night, come out to celebrate with us at Denver Off-Center! It's gonna be a real hootenanny.

And don't forget--we'll be live-tweeting the whole thing at @denverOFFcenter and @wilesm17 (and occasionally @LarryJulieJulia) with the hash tag #LJJ. Plus, there'll be multiple people videotaping the whole thing, so be sure to check back later for the final uploaded footage. (And yes, that means more L/J&J even after the year is done!)

I can't believe it's almost over...

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Julie & Julia Quote of the Day: "So here we are. One day to go and one recipe."