The Tina Topix

Below you'll find my blog entries by label in series format including:

Feast--usually a sample of film or TV commentary
Glove--thoughts of peeling off the "glove" of overconsumptiveness & addiction
Innocence--of guilty pleasures, "silly" interests to shock and fascinate you
Portfolio Soul/Portfolio Song--showing the profound power of diversity in artistic/spiritual influence
Poem/Lyric--creative snippets from the psyche
Alone--not in any series, just "stand-alone" entries detailing a few more adventures

So check 'em all out, and PLEASE...leave your comments and make your mark! I'm so glad you stopped by today, and happy blog-browsing!

Monday, April 21, 2008

Cumpleanos feliz...

...correctly pronounced "coom-play-AHN-yose fay-LEESE." That's how you say "Happy Birthday" in Spanish. And that's what I celebrated this past Saturday the 19th of April, my 43rd year of existence. I'm probably closer to the end now than the beginning; and for all the fear this provokes, it also inspires passion, urgency, wonderment, thrill, as well as the "less-sexy" qualities of gratitude and maturity.

First, Lady Blue played at an Earth Day event called "Blues For Greens" downtown, then I was treated to a romantic breakfast of French toast and thick juicy sausage, with popcorn and Sterzing's--the best potato chips in the world--as we watched "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset," two lovely movies featuring--brace yourself for the lack of frills--two people walking and talking. That's it, well not really, but that is the core of the premise. Two people sharing a soulful connection in a soulful location. Can't tell you anymore without ruining it, but I highly highly highly recommend these films, and I loved loved loved "sharing their sharing" with my partner-in-rhyme, breakfast chef extraordinaire. Then we had the KADOBRA moment--Karen, Dove, and Brandon, all together with me at Karen's, over superb enchiladas, Dirty Dancing, and Citizen Kane. This, my friends, was a red-letter day, and I am wondrously blessed beyond belief.

So go have yourself some Sterzing's and soulfulness, and have fun charting the course for the rest of your days on this planet. Raging Aging can be Really Awesome, so I invite you to Respond Accordingly, both here and in life!

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