Serving notice.

Going forward, I will neither pretend to care about nor enter into deep discussions of*:

— astrology
— vibrations, auras, lucid dreaming
— yoga ( yeah, I know, I know — but I’ve got my reasons)
— angels
— vampires as lifestyle role models
— pirates as lifestyle role models
— comic books/SF/fantasy (there may be specific instances of exception)

*In conversation, I will be polite but I will not lie about my lack of interest or my disbelief in these subjects.

In addition, I do reserve the right to use any or all of them as examples, images, or subjects in poetry as I see fit, because that’s the way I roll.

to everyone who’s been sending me birthday wishes.

I don’t want to sound unappreciative, but you should know I don’t make a big deal of my birthday. It’s not a source of wonderful memories, so I’ve kinda gotten into the mode of mostly ignoring it.

That said, your thoughtfulness is appreciated in spite of how I feel.

Add into this the fact that for the last two days I’ve been pretty incapacitated with a vicious stomach bug and you’ll understand why I’ve been keeping a low profile. Haven’t really eaten for two days and while the frequent trips to the bathroom appear to have stopped/slowed, I still feel like a train hit me.

So while I have been reading all your posts, there hasn’t been much to say and I’ve been under the radar, where I expect to remain for at least another day or so…

Congrats to all on babies, car recoveries, roller derby appearances, successful readings, and more as is appropriate. Have fun. STAY HEALTHY!!!