Hello Everyone,
I am one of those people that really hates being the center of attention, having all eyes on her, so celebrating a birthday is pretty scary to me. Having everyone around you, wanting to celebrate in me turning a year older, it's a daunting conscept. But when you have amazing friends, parties can be fun and the people you're with, help you not realize the extra grey hairs you've aquired or the little more pug to your midsection. They remind you of the good times and the crazy times you had with them in the past and share in new memories to be remembered. So for this birthday, I would like every single one of you that reads this page, as your present to me, to leave a comment. You can write whatever you want: a single letter, an expletive, a poem, a short story, gibberish, your name, etc. Just leave me something so I know you care. I love creativity and gifts that come from the heart. I know that almost everyone who will visit this blog today will visit it because I asked them to, so follow through with my wishes and leave me a "comment" of anything, as long as it's not two simple, but unoriginal words of, "Happy Birthday." Anything but those words. And thank you ahead of time for your best wishes.
Monday, July 19, 2010
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'We wake up each day alone, empty and frightened, but do not go to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground'-Rumi
--This was read at a new year's eve yoga class I went to at midnight. It guided most of my 2009. I also just read it at the end of the first ever monologue I wrote and performed. Enjoy, and happy birthday! LOVE YOU.
Hey, Em! I will not say the dreaded "H B" words here, per your request! I will, however, tell you that you made my TV watching experience that much more enjoyable. I love Eric and all, but you and your funny little comments were what sealed the deal! So again, thank you for the laughs and the Em-isms over the years! :)
Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably , and never regret anything that made you smile!!!
Oh gosh... I can't choose if I want to leave an expletive or gibberish! Eesh... I might have to come back to this one...
Now is the time to do the things you always wanted to do. If there is something you have been putting off then do it now. There is never a better time then now. Carpe Diem Em.
iz Ev, you's a cool chica. hope to see you in more places than just a reunion (though apparantly you beat me up in the doj...)
haha nice blog post. hope you have a wondermous day. LOVE
You're the best kind of Cancer ;-) (only cleverish thing I could come up with)
Em, black is a beautiful color...girl, embrace it today! Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs! lots of love!
Em,
Interesting post. I also don't like celebrating my birthday. I do find that some people don't want to respect my wishes because they like celebrating their own birthday so much, it is inconceivable that someone else wouldn't want to.
Enjoy your birthday!!
Oh what to say..........
How about some gibberish!
I visited your blog per your request
And am leaving a message under duress
I won't say the two words that cause distress
So enjoy your day and get some rest!
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mahatma Ghandi
Oh! The Places You’ll Go!
by the incomparable Dr. Seuss
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look’em over with care. About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.” With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down a not-so-good street.
And you may not find any you’ll want to go down. In that case, of course, you’ll head straight out of town. It’s opener there in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen and frequently do to people as brainy and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew. Just go right along. You’ll start happening too.
Oh! The Places You’ll Go!
You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed. You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don’t.
Because, sometimes, you won’t.
I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.
You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in a Lurch.
You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that you’ll be in a Slump.
And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And if you go in, should you turn left or right…or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite? Or go around back and sneak in from behind? Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place…for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance. Everyone is just waiting.
No! That’s not for you!
Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying. You’ll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing. With banner flip-flapping, once more you’ll ride high! Ready for anything under the sky. Ready because you’re that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all. Fame! You’ll be famous as famous can be, with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
Except when they don’t. Because, sometimes, they won’t.
I’m afraid that some times you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ‘cause you’ll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not, Alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.
And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants. There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.
But on you will go though the weather be foul. On you will go though your enemies prowl. On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl. Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. On and on you will hike. And I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are.
You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)
Kid, you’ll move mountains!
So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…get on your way!
ugggggh
I'm with Anonymous....too much text.
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