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i am: 40...a capricorn / moon in pisces / libra rising...an old soul with a young spirit...older than i look...contemplating my 3rd tattoo...NOT a web designer...a lesbian...working things out with the g.f....a native iowan...a graduate of cornell college and ohio state...a critical reader and thinker...really rather shy...agnostic...an ardent feminist...a bleeding-heart liberal...a pacifist...and so not your average white grrl...
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feeling generous? *grin*
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January 06, 2004
14,243 days*you probably haven't yet noticed that one tiny detail on the template of this page has changed. that's not because it's twelfth night (or, more accurately, twelfth day). or because it's epiphany. it's because today is my birthday.
i'm 39 today, and i'm not even freaked out about it. i declared years ago that i would never, ever lie about my age...because it's one of those things that "most women" (and a lot of gay men) do that is just so wrong. i loathe this culture's obsession with youth and its progressive devaluation of people—women, in particular—as they grow older. we should get props for surviving! for making it through another year. for gaining a year's worth of experience and wisdom. but because i live within this culture, i'm subjected to all those subtle and not-so-subtle messages, just as everyone else is. and they seep into my consciousness sometimes, whether i want them to or not. so...maybe i am a little freaked out. not necessarily with this particular number, but because the next one seems to loom a bit ominously. and because on my last birthday, i never would have imagined that my life would look like this. some things you just never quite expect....
but anyway....
i took the day off, purely so that i wouldn't have to set my alarm and get up early (so of course, i woke up at 4...). no huge plans...today, i'm going to change the tag on my license plate and, while i'm at it, affix my new buckeye women's basketball license plate frame. i'm going to go stand in line at the bmv to renew my driver's license. i'm going for a haircut. and tonite, sandra's taking me to a movie and then out to dinner, which i'm looking forward to more than anything.
happy birthday to me. capricorns rule (right, anitra?).
* that's 365 x 39 + an estimated 8 extra days to account for the leap years.
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