Happy Birthday To Me!

Twenty-four.

Here's something that made me smile this morning:

Ok, "smile" is a bit euphemistic. "Squeal, laugh, and say 'awwww!!!!'" is more like it. My cousin's baby already has a Halloween costume; I need to get thinking of one for when I'm in New York! All my good ideas involve me in drag (Marty McFly, anyone?). Why are boys' costumes so much cooler? I refuse to be a slutty nurse/red riding hood/maid/bumble bee...

I had some deep birthday thoughts this morning, but they have unfortunately been replaced by thoughts of PANCAKES (my roommate is taking me out for brunch).

Much love.

Hard Candy Christmas

Like the geese, I'm heading South for the winter.

Hey, maybe I'll dye my hair

Maybe I'll move somewhere

Maybe I'll get a car

Maybe I'll drive so far

They'll all lose track.

Me, I'll bounce right back

Maybe I'll sleep real late

Maybe I'll lose some weight

Maybe I'll clear my junk

Maybe I'll just get drunk on apple wine.

Me, I'll be just

Fine and dandy

Lord, it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I wont let

Sorrow bring me way down

Hey, maybe I'll learn to sew

Maybe I'll just lie low

Maybe I'll hit the bars

Maybe I'll count the stars until dawn

Me, I will go on

Maybe I'll settle down

Maybe I'll just leave town

Maybe I'll have some fun

Maybe I'll meet someone

And make him mine.

Can you tell I've been listening to the 8-album Dolly Parton CD my co-worker made for me? Good times.

Poetry Friday

You Reading This, Be Ready

Starting here, what do you want to remember?
How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?
What scent of old wood hovers, what softened
sound from outside fills the air?

Will you ever bring a better gift for the world
than the breathing respect that you carry
wherever you go right now? Are you waiting
for time to show you some better thoughts?

When you turn around, starting here, lift this
new glimpse that you found; carry into evening
all that you want from this day. This interval you spent
reading or hearing this, keep it for life -

What can anyone give you greater than now,
starting here, right in this room, when you turn around?

- William Stafford

A Query

Is it possible to think about exes without getting physically sick to your stomach?
Tell me, what's the secret? I'd really like to know...

And in unrelated news, I've finally found a church I can believe in:
http://www.theway.org/Current/Mar07/Mar07Flash4.htm
They know the way to my heart is jazz squares and catchy showtunes.

Bright Lights, Big Hair

It's like in a Hitchcock movie, you know,

where they tie you up in a rubber bag

and throw you in the trunk of a car.

You find people.

--Corky St. Clair, "Waiting for Guffman"

A couple weeks ago, a random customer came into my work and asked me if I wanted to be a hair model for her senior show. When I agreed, I didn't know it was going to be a runway show with costumes, professional makeup, etc.

...and look what they did to my hair! It was HUGE!

This Little Piggy Went Shopping

Ugh. I just threw up a little. Hello, PETA? I'm guessing this is some type of commentary on designer brands and greed / Western consumerism / blah blah. Conveying a message through "art" is fine, but dang, let these little piggies stay home!

Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying

With a winning smile, / The boy with naivety succeeds / At the final moment, I cry / I always cry at endings.