Re: December 12
By on December 9, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (3)
And my birthday
Like a piglet1, lay
On a brown paper towel
Or a tiny plate
Holy
In its glossy coat
One year ago I turned twenty-one. My brother took me out to a wine bar in Pasadena. Matthew bought me a book of poems. I saw Alisha for the first time since she had returned form Sierra Leon. Jordan, Alisha, Daniel, Matthew, and I sat and ate delicious appetizers and wine. Then more people I love came (James was there!?!?). Jenna brought me beautiful orchids. We went to Lucky Baldwin’s and rattled on for hours and felt happy.
So much has happened since this day. Off the top of my head: I had two art shows, began writing this blog, fell in love with tastey beer, roaches bred and crawled all over my body every time I sat down in my apartment, friends graduated and moved away, I moved into a tiny and lovely new apartment, got and became a beyonce, met some very tender people, participated in UB3, got a baby cat, and I am about to finish my super-senior semester/undergraduate degree.
2007 was epic. Thank you twenty-one.
Dear 2007, if you were a person, I would give you a hug. If you were a cat, I would kiss you on the eye. But you are a year. You have different parts.
1puerquito or cochinito, soft molasses cookies shaped like pigs
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Comments (3)
Damn. A lot has happened. It doesn’t feel like it. I’ve known you for 3 years now. WHAT??!! We are growing so fast. I love you. Happiest of days.
Posted by Alisha | December 9, 2007 @ 7:19 PM
Happy birthday!!!
Posted by Mike O. | December 12, 2007 @ 2:16 AM
Also, I had too much at Lucky Baldwin’s and threw up on the side of Daniel’s car the whole way home.
It’s really nice how your birthday is in December because when you look back on the last year of your life it magically lines up with the last calendar year.
I can’t believe all that has happened this year. It’s mind blowing. James lived here and wasn’t married and didn’t have a baby. We didn’t know the tasty exploits of Avery or Stone. WTF.
The pigs are the one thing that have remained faithful and unchanged.
Posted by matthew
| December 8, 2007 @ 11:32 PM