a great big thank you to everyone for wishing me a happy day =) yes, shirley was the first on my xanga, anthony was the first online, and bea was the first in person (although that's just cuz you LIVE with me).

michelle wrote me a happy bday blog. damned mushy too. ;-)

claudia and my mom sent me ecards. claudia hoped i wouldn't die and my mom sent me an ecard of hello kitty "swimming in a pretty pink sea." haha. makes me wonder whether my mom just randomly picked a birthday greeting or whether she still thinks i like hello kitty. and seas of pink.



lunch with my big and lil sisses was very nice too. unfortunately, i had to work extra hard at keeping my eyes open. love you two =D tina even got me the cutest wooden paddle. it's so cute, i wish i had a webcam just so i could share it. ah well.

sadness of the day: my sister forgot to wish me a happy birthday until i prompted her about half an hour into our conversation.
me: and uh...hey amanda
me: what's today's date?
amanda: ahahahahah
amanda: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! =D
me:: you big dork
amanda: hahah sorry..i was still thinking of right now as tuesday =P
amanda: goodness
amanda: the whole world doesn't revolve around you
amanda: hahah jk =D
i feel so loved. by my own flesh and blood! just wait till august 20th rolls around...

and just because i love happy bunny...

you are the cute but psycho happy bunny. You're
adorable, but a little out there. It's all right,
you might not have it all, but there are worse

which happy bunny are you?
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"What a Good Boy" -Barenaked Ladies

when i was born, they looked at me and said
"what a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy"
and when you were born, they looked at you and said
"what a good girl, what a what a smart girl, what a pretty girl"

we've got these chains that hang around our necks
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath
afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
when temptation calls, we just look away

this name is the hairshirt i wear
and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
this song is the cross that i bear
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
be with me tonight
i know that it isn't right, but be with me tonight

i go to school, i write exams
if i pass, if i fail, if i drop out
does anyone give a damn?
and if they do, they'll soon forget 'cause it won't take much for me
to show my life ain't over yet
i wake up scared, i wake up strange
i wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change
i wake up scared, i wake up strange
and everything around me stays the same

this name is the hairshirt i wear
and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
this song is the cross that i bear
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
be with me tonight
i know that it isn't right, but be with me tonight

i couldn't tell you that i was wrong
chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and i wrote this song
i couldn't tell you that you were right
so instead i looked in the mirror
watched tv, laid away all night

weve got these chains, hanging 'round our necks
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath
afraid of change, afraid of staying the same when temptation calls...