Another year that against all odds I have managed to survive without killing or maiming myself beyond any recognition. It’s not been without lack of trying. Stuart bought me a lovely black pearl ring when he was in China which I can’t put on because I managed to burn the ring finger of my right hand Sunday night on an oven rack.
I’ve got skills.
It’s a good thing I’m not a hand model. Between the scar from when I bit it on a bicycle when I was 18, random burns and the scar that is developing from when I tried to cut my finger off a few weeks ago, I wouldn’t get a lot of work.
Is going to be a quiet day. I’m aa-ahem. . . working from home, getting my hair cut and coloured, conference call at 5 and dinner with Stuart at a little French bistro just off our high street for dinner.
It’s fun to reflect on the people you share your birthday with. . . a few from Wikipedia:
1888 - Raymond Chandler, American-born author (d. 1959)
1920 - Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese fado singer (d. 1999)
1940 - Don Imus, American talk radio host
1957 - Theo van Gogh, Dutch film director (d. 2004)
1961 - Woody Harrelson, American actor
1965 - Slash, American guitarist (ex-Guns N’ Roses)
1967 - Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor
1971 - Alison Krauss, American singer and fiddler
1973 - Monica Lewinsky, American White House intern
1989 - Daniel Radcliffe, English actor
And of course I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (b. 645 d. 683)
I leave you with a classic bit of Sesame Street from when I was nine.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Happy Birthday!