September 19, 2006
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You make me smile with my heart
He is the first on the dance floor. We both are. The play list is fast and fun; soon others join us. Shirts come un-tucked, collars unbuttoned, hairdos unfurled. Twisting his slight middle with arms outstretched, he looks like a spastic version of the singer Prince. He mouths the words to a song, imperfect teeth flashing. I laugh, my lips moist and pink from the heat. I move my hips and feel my light cotton dress sway. He pulls me close with oversized hands. I press my back against him. He presses back. Close to my ear, I hear him tunelessly singing along, “You don’t have to be rich, to rule my world…”But all I hear is My Funny Valentine.
Happy birthday, babe. And cheers to lucky number 27.
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Whose birthday have you celebrated recently?::Random Tangent::
Pictures are up on our travel blog: The Loch Ness Blog. Shaun and I started a joint blog together that either of us can post on to keep friends and family in the loop. Most of the time I’ll post on Xanga what I post on the travel blog, but posting picturers is a hassle. I have free Internet acess at the library, but the library blocks my Xanga site. Appererntly, www.xanga.com/chicagoartgirl23 has a “mature” rating and is not allowed. For some reason, my gmail is blocked as well. Bugger. So I am paying at Starbitch to check email and update Xanga. In the interest of $$$, just go to The Loch Ness Blog to see pics of our new pad. Fun!Also, mydogischealsea inquired as to whether I have a work visa. I do! The status of my visa is “student dependent.” This means I can work up to 40 hours. Yay!
Comments (6)
Happy Birthday to Shaun! That was some dance.Sweet you can bring in some cash now with 40 hours available. That is nice and perhaps it will permit you the luxury to explore more.The Loch Ness Blog is nice. Your place is cute! Tiny fridge. I guess that means you’ll be eating fresher foods and that can’t be bad thing.Oh, I know there are birthdays coming up that I am forgetting. I often forget, even my own.
Happy Birthday to the old guy : – ). To answer your random tangent, I just watched mine go by last Saturday, and my mother’s is tomorrow. Your place is gorgeous. It’s quite bright and I see it has all mod cons. : – ) Your window sills can serve as auxilliary refrigerators during much of the year.Enjoy.
Happy birthday, Shaun! I’m trying to resist all the massive envy of your exploration of Scotland, which is one of my dream vacation vistas.The last birthday I celebrated? My own, complete with a big mug, multiple shots and mysterious women. w00t!
Happy Birthday Shaun!!!! It must be fab to celebrate somewhere sooo pretty.
The last birthday I celebrated was my mom’s but she’s in chicago and I’m over here. So it was just a phone call celebration.
Happy birthday, Shaun. I didn’t know his is so close to Brad’s.I’ll have to hop over to your travel blog.It’s rather a bitch that you have to go to a Starbucks to update everything. And who’d ever think your blog was ADUlT CONTENT!? I suppose rules in Scotland are just are ridiculous as rules in the U.S.
Sounds like fun. Hope Shaun had a happy birthday. Like the picture of you two on the Loch Ness blog – quite amusing.Last birthday I really celebrated was my best friend’s 30th in April, prior to that my sweetie’s 40th in March. I guess those aren’t that recently. My great-aunt (who means the world to me) turns 87 this Tuesday and my previously mentioned “best friend’s” little girl turns four on the same day.I have to ask, did your link to DeviantArt at some point in the past link to a particular artist? I remember following the link to an artist and finding another woman on the site (a dredlock is what I remember) who had a link to an incredible Japanese photographer who had a series of photographs of nude women over 100 years old and homeless folks, as well as others, and they were beautiful. All in black and white. Problem is now I can’t find them. Any ideas? I could be wrong in my memory of the progression, but not sure. I know it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack (if I may be completely cliche about it), nevertheless it is important that I find this artist again. Any possible help would be greatly appreciated.