Today is my birthday. My 27th birthday, to be exact. I was born just after the Bicentennial in 1976, which means that every year my birthday falls on the day after everybody gets back from their 4th of July holiday and goes back to work. It also seems to fall an inordinate number of years on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I'm not sure how that works, but I suspect that Leap Year is trying to screw my party plans.
I was supposed to be born in June, but I missed the Bicentennial by a few days, being that it took me almost a whole extra month to cook. Mom got sick of being pregnant and they induced labor and took me out via caesarean (with a full head of hair, no less). I think it is a metaphor for my whole life. This might also explain why I have been in college for 7 years. I think I would still like to cook a little longer. 27 years does not feel like it has been that long.
My baby book has a 70's style illustration of a chubby-cheeked baby Betsy Ross on it, sewing an adorable little American flag. Everything surrounding my birth has little American flags on it, or stars, or cute baby eagles, or smiling wig-wearing baby patriots holding fifes. There are no cute little American flags or baby eagles anymore. Now they're all stuck to the back of big, menacing All-American pickup trucks, angry cartoon eagles pissing on Osama Bin Laden, or Saddam Hussein, or the French. I hope at least on my 50th birthday, at the Bicenquinquagenary (it's a word! I looked it up!) there will be cute baby eagles again. I miss cute baby eagles and non-threatening, sweet little American flags. The bellbottoms and muttonchop sideburns can stay in the 1970's though. No need for those to come back.
Age 26 did not have much to offer in the way of the good life, so I am hoping that 27 will be better, more glamorous, more exciting! Less filled with Oh Shit! and more filled with No Shit! I'm going to be a Graduate of Art Center! I'm going to start my Whole New Exciting Life! I'm going to be a professional Somethingorother! I'm going to go into student loan repayment! Hm. Better not to think about that part.
For my birthday present to myself, I bought a new shower curtain. To celebrate, tonight I'm going to do my homework that's due tomorrow.
This does not bode well.
Posted by kia at July 08, 2003 09:33 PMHappy Birthday, babe! 27 was actually a pretty darned good year for me - i hope it is for you, too!
Posted by: meriko on July 9, 2003 08:06 AMNever knock the power of a new shower curtain! Or completed homework assignments, for that matter! (If you swing by your parents anytime soon, pick up the package that's been patiently waiting for you there.)
I have to echo merikos sentiments: year 27 was a year of big love and life changes for me, all for the better. Here is wishing you the same happiness and change this year - it sounds like you'll have it covered with graduation and moving on regardless! : ) Good luck, sweetie - we're all rooting for you.
Posted by: becs on July 11, 2003 07:56 AMHi Angeleno.
Iam suresh from india isaw your drawings it was preety good line werw bold more expresive,& HAPPY BIRTHA DAY.
THANK U
A new life awaits you in the offworld colonies...
Posted by: amir on July 28, 2003 06:01 PMhey 27 is just another year in time, its whats inside that counts, time cant change that, im 30 soon, and its amazing how such a number can play on your mind, even though im probably one of the youngest left on this planet.oh how people throw life away. just a little message to keep you young, you probably no anyhow,nice drawings, photies and scribbles and keep it up, we need more interesting people here.. i wish i had your motivation, goodluck Rees
Posted by: rees on September 15, 2003 03:51 PM