Woke up yesterday morning at 4:30 & went to the bathroom. Then read for about 90 minutes & went back to sleep. Realized later that I was born at 4:30 on Sunday morning, 51 years previous. Went shopping & saw the bookstore clerk I have a mad crush on, then took myself to brunch. The pumpkin bread pudding was very worth it. Got some new bumperstickers (my fave: "God was my co-pilot, but we crashed in the mountains & I had to eat him.") at my friends store, then caught a film at NW Film Forum. Afterwards, I ran into a friend. She bought me 3 birthday drinks, then I went to sing 2 songs at my traditional karaoke bar. Ran into 2 other birthday celebrants, with entourages. Guess I could've tried harder to get a "party" together, but... I'm a rebel, a loner... and a middle-aged one at that. YEA!!! I didn't die again!!!
Aww.....
Chris, Happy Belated Birthday!! See what happens when I return home from Vegas so late???? I didn't get a birthday wish out to ya.
Sounds like you had a busy day, but i hope it was a fun one.
Can't relate to the karaoke, but I love the bumpersticker. 
That was a lovely post. It made me smile.
I ran from the noise and the silence, from the traffic on the streets
Happy belated birthday dude! Hope you had a good day!
Oh, Kelly (and Jordan of course) same to your little one! November's pretty insane for birthdays in my family too.
Last year I had a big dinner with family & friends. The year before, the same, with an actual girlfriend involved. It's kinda nice to have someone to spend the day with, but no one seemed interested this year (I did have a screening of some of my films at Central Cinema the day before. Some folks did show for that). I may never have another significant other, so I may as well get used to being alone. Oh, wait! They say that 50 is the new 40!! Damn, I have to live through my 40s again!? Maybe I can do it RIGHT this time!!! Thanks to all who did remember me. Had 2 groups of people sing Happy Birthday to me. It was awkward & embarassing, but nice. Nice that strangers would be awkward & embarassing for me. At karaoke I did a rockin' version of Sly's Thank You Falettin' Me Be Mice Elf Again... Had KEXP DJ Johnny Horne play Albert King's Born Under a Bad Sign for me. Sometimes ya just gotta make your own fun.
Belated birthday wishes!
-B
Happy b-day and I must say that is the funniest bumper sticker ever. I actually laughed out loud! Thats rare.
Many happy returns, Chris! I wish you a death-free year ahead and a TPG post for every one of those days...
Thanks to you who wished me well! You know you're getting old(er) when you post post- birthday results under the TP/FWWM section... Should've gone out as Party time Leo!!!
I saw it was your b-day and I was waiting for Rebel to post a thread, alas...
Happy Birthday! I came across some 3x5s of the 98 festival that you gave me and it made me smile. Here's to another 365!
Thanks, sweet Angel. I think Rebel's mad at me. Haven't talked to her for awhile. I know this is an non-traditional birthday thread (ya know me, a "rebel" m'self), but I couldn't start one of those regular Happy Birthday deals. How pathetic would that have been? (Next, I spank myself!!!)I saw it was your b-day and I was waiting for Rebel to post a thread, alas...
Happy Birthday! I came across some 3x5s of the 98 festival that you gave me and it made me smile. Here's to another 365!
Hope you had a great one Chrisy-Chris :)
Beware of BOB
When I call out no one can hear me,when I whisper he thinks the message is for him only..my little voice inside my throat,I always think there must be something that I've done or something I can do...But no one no one comes to help,he says,a little girl like you...
Awww, you took my breath away, Iva... Now I won't be able to blow those candles out. Hey, wait--- Gimme a few minutes & I'll send a proper reply to your super sweet p.m. Very happy that you're back on the board!!!
At the karaoke bar I went to there was a co-birthday celebrant named Christine (NOT my female doppelganger!!). During my second & final song: Havin' A Party (Southside Johnny's arrangement of the Sam Cooke classic) everyone from Christine's party was exiting... I carried on, singin' my heart out, just like it was a full house!!! When I was done--- crickets, not one whoop, not one hand meeting another hand. My 15 minutes was up. Time to go home, Pops. Not one of my better birthdays. But at least I didn't sit at home & eat a whole cake by myself (NO! I've never done that).... Truly memorable b-days: 21, 30, 33, 49... Well, at least I have my health... OHHH!!! MY HEART!!! OWWW!!! MY CROTCH!!! Hey, at least I can feel SOMETHIN'!!!!!!
happy belated birthday O.S.F.! heck no, I am not mad at you!
leaving you a private message.
Happy Birthday Chris,
I hope you had a great time. Giggity!!!!
"The only thing that Columbus discovered was that he was lost"