A million teardrops
Washing away pains
Too hard to bear
With a smile
A thousand laughs
Echoing the joys
Of life and love
Passing of time
A hundred hugs
Comfort and support
From loving arms
And caring hearts
Dozens of kisses
Bonding one to another
An intimate lock
Of two souls
A handful of loves
Brief flashes of emotion
Each one unique
And still dear
Just one heart
Surviving the world
Alone in its love
Within these walls
- Done for Poetry Thursday

Besides Live on Stage on Saturday, I also attended a performance of the Immaculate Conception High School’s Performing Arts department at the Ward Theatre…

As I close the door
And turn out the lights
My breath begins to slow
As my eyes adjust
To the warm safe glow
The red washing over me
The ticking heartbeat
And a slow drip rhythm
Mark the passage of time
Faint chemical perfume
On the icy cold air
Breathing life into my soul
Enlarging the mind
Eyes and mouth smile
As appears a glossy pride

I have had a cultural weekend, attending shows on both Saturday and Sunday evenings…

There’s a whole slew of people who will tell you to confront your fears…

The movie Final Destination put forward the premise that death could have a design. In the film, death sought out a group of people that cheated death…

I love this! A site called Snap.com has a feature that allows you to display a small preview of a website when you hover the mouse over the link. Why would you want that…

I found this site to create your own South Park character mildly entertaining tho I am not a fan of the show itself. Below is my South Park version of myself

For those of you that were not involved and have been waiting to hear how the birthday went, it had its ups and downs:
Friday
- Got Haagen-Daaz ice cream bought for me (UP)
- BF slept over (UP)
Saturday
- BF stayed for breakfast and lunch (UP)
- Scrambled to get ready for first paid makeup job (DOWN)
- Cheesecake I ordered wasn’t ready, they had to deliver to house (MIXED)
- Makeup job at fashion show was hectic, models were late but was a good experience (MIXED)
- Seem to have lost a pair of shoes (DOWN)
- Got flowers from BF, carnations instead of the usual corny roses (UP)
- Got to Mingles later than planned (DOWN)
- Waited around for people, had 3 people at 11:30 (DOWN)
- Had about 6 people at 12, so went ahead with cake (UP)
- Everybody showed up just after 12 with big smiles, hugs and apologies (UP)
- Danced the rest of the night away, closed the place (UP)
Sunday (actual birthday)
- No beach cause BF sick (DOWN)
- Chilled all day waiting to hear if BF recovered (MIXED)
- BF cooked dinner for me, seafood pasta, mmmm (UP)
- Went to watch “The Departed”, pretty decent flick (UP)
All in all, the big 3-0 has sprung upon me - the celebrations were a little low-key but it was definitely nice to have somebody who would put all they had into ensuring I enjoyed myself…

Happy birthday to me!!
Happy birthday to me!!
Happy thirtieth birthday (and 300th post) to me!!
Happy birthday to me!!
That’s right, today I hit the big 3-0. All downhill from here, right…