Thoughts for the day

[sistermagpie]

THANK YOU shadowluck!!!! That was such a surprise--I feel incredibly warm and fuzzy.

{{shadowluck}}

I was talking to my mom today. She had been talking to this family friend who's an almost-aunt. She said, "K says if you're depressed having your birthday today you should just pick another one." Turns out that's what K does--her father died on her birthday so she always had mixed feelings about the day. None of her kids know when her actual birthday is. She just randomly picks a pretty day in spring, usually a Saturday so they can get something together, and announces, "It's my birthday!" I think that's fabulous that she does that.

I, however, have never considered changing my birthday or even wanting to, which is why I came up with...



TOP TEN REASONS WHY I WOULD NOT CHANGE MY BIRTHDAY FROM SEPTEMBER 11TH

10. "September eleventh" are not just words, they're like a magic incantation that means ME! ME! ME! It's just always been that way since I was born. Doesn't everybody feel that way about their birthday?

9. September is the prettiest sounding month.

8. I have a hard enough time remembering birthdays without giving myself two.

7. If I changed it I would no longer share a birthday with D.H. Lawrence or Kristie MacNichol.

6. My best friend's birthday is April 19th, the day of WACO and Oklahoma City. One day away from Columbine. I used to tell her it wouldn't be her birthday without a national tragedy. She always said, "Someday...SOMEDAY...something really awful is going to happen on YOUR birthday!" When I saw her on September 11th, 2001 she simply said: "You won." We're in this together.

5. Eleven is my favorite number.

4. Who knows what astrological things I could throw off. You can't just become a Scorpio after decades of Virgo-ness.

3. It's the same as potions_master's.

2. It's nice to dedicate part of my birthday to everybody who suffered/are suffering from that day, along with people all over the world and through time who have had to suffer through this kind of thing.

And the number one reason I wouldn't change my birthday...

1. I'm a fuckin' New Yorker! You want I should hand over my birthday to some psycho? You want a piece-a this birthday? You want a piece?

*Hits Osama bin Laden on head with large mallet a la Bugs Bunny*

What a maroon.

In sadder NYC news, one of the members of that family that was murdered in Queens was my mother's favorite security guard at the Metropolitan Museum. He was retired but while he was working he used to joke around with her and her friends when they were there, which was pretty often.

Comments

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Awww...thanks! You've got quite a brain yourself!:-)

[dotsomething.livejournal.com]

You go, girl!

Happy birthday. The way I see it, your being born is a good thing and we need all the good things we can find on 9/11 :)

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Now there's a good way of looking at it.

Thanks!:-)

[mirabella]

Happy birthday!

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[ginzai.livejournal.com]

I didn't know it was your birthday today. Happy birthday then! ^_^

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I'm feeling the love here.:-)

[ginzai.livejournal.com]

It's your birthday. What better time for love feeling?

...though that, somehow, does not sound quite right.

[shadowfax8.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Mags!

I've got family in town, so I don't have time to post over in the Kitchen or Dragon, but I wanted to wish you a great day! *grin*

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Thanks Shad!

But you know the thing about the Kitchen and the Dragon...time goes at its own pace so you can never really be late.

Which is good because I tried to go to the Dragon twice today and couldn't find it!

[ferrisblue.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

I know several people with September 11 birthdays who have "changed" theirs for no reason other than wanting to look good. Nice to see someone who hasn't. Hope you had a great day. :)

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Wow--how odd! Changing it, I mean. Even if I wanted to I'd probably forget.:-)

[anamirza.livejournal.com]

My mom's birthday is April 20 (Hitler & Columbine). But since no one but me ever remembers the exact date, it's not a big deal. (The king of Swaziland's birthday is April 21 - the day Mom usually gets her presents. I think the family got confused with the following solstice or something.)

Anyway, Happy Birthday to you and Snape!

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I kept wondering if they were going to come up with some other way to refer to it, but everybody seems to just stick with Sept 11th so it's kind of inescapable. But now I always remember Waco, Oklahoma City and Columbine too. I had forgotten about the Hitler's birthday connection.

happy belated b-day

[petitesoeur.livejournal.com]

i'm late with my congrats - what else is new -- i could say it's because i'm out in the middle of nowhere & on central standard time buit you know that the truth is i'm not good @ remembering dates -- gottta be trues if this one hasn't stick in my head -- but you know this after all i'm the person who just gave you your xmas present a week ago -- hoping you had a good one

Re: happy belated b-day

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't worry about it at all! You know I suck at remembering birthdays too.

I am very sad that John Ritter died on it, especially since I know he has a little daughter born the same day.:(

But I will always remember the one in 2001--remember we went out to dinner and you made me envious by telling me about how you got to see the preview of FOTR and hang out with Sean B, Elijah and Viiiigggooo...

[schanyl.livejournal.com]

9. September is the prettiest sounding month.

Indeed. :) Erm, it's belated, but happy birthday!

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Thanks!:)

I went to school with a girl named September, which is a little much, imo.

[lazy-daze.livejournal.com]

Happy belated birthday :)) I know what you mean about the date your birthday is on sounding special, it really does. And September *is* the prettiest sounding month!

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, it's almost like it's the magic day because on that day something happens to you.

[black-dog.livejournal.com]

Belated Happy Birthday! *am so slow-witted* Hope it was a good one.

And of all your reasons for not changing it, as an ex-NYer I have to totally endorse #1.

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And don't ever feel badly about not catching it--we'll see how many I miss on my friends list.

Go #1!!!:-)

[moonlitpages.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday (Belated!). I too am awful at keeping up with these things, and I hope you had a lovely day. I love all of these reasons for keeping your special day on its special day (especially number one! *laughs*) . I don't think I could ever change mine either- ever since I was born, it feels as if my birthday is that one day out of the year that I own, you know? I hope you're never made to feel guilty for celebrating it :-)

[yourpoison.livejournal.com]

heeeee :D :D
go new yawkers!! >:D<
i might not entirely-and-completely hate my hometown right now~:)

also,



>:D