BIRTHDAY MUSINGS

Jennifer Jason Leigh

I just yesterday told Gatsby that I never do the brain dump thing on my blog. Call me a liar GG. I had a most unusual Birthday. It was not a good one. Then I started thinking...

1. I was out of town all week. I got home expecting/hoping for a flood of birthday cards. I got one more than Charlie Brown got.

2. eCards are nice for day-to-day thoughts, Thinking of You, etc. But they should *not * be used as a substitute for a paper card. Guys out there. If you’re doing this, please cease immediately. You’re making it hard on the rest of us.

3. I *did * get a package slip and picked it up at the post office. A card and a beautiful Polo shirt. Loved it, but it didn’t fit. It was a medium and I’m a Large. I like looser fitting clothes. Don’t like tight.

4. I had neither alcohol nor cake for my birthday.

5. Wasted three hours watching The Aviator. Too long, too slow. Fell asleep. Reminded me of Citizen Kane for some reason. Kudos to Leonardo. Well-acted, son. Should have seen Meet the Fokkers instead. Could have used a laugh.

6. The ex is giving me difficulties. I’ll leave it at that.

7. My patterns keep following me. Am having trouble as usual.

8. Got lotsa b-day calls. But why do people who miss your birthday make up a million excuses as to why? Unless you’ve been hit by a Tsunami (shouldn’t really joke about that) or other natural disaster, or death in the family, what excuse could possibly be good enough to warrant missing someone’s birthday? Hey, if you forgot, admit it. It beats the hell outta makin’ up a million excuses, right? How long does it take to call someone? 30 seconds?

9. Received a drunk dial from an un-named person. The next day she didn’t remember any of the conversation or if she even called me. Bizarre.

10. Yesterday’s blog traffic was the lowest since pre-December. People, it’s OK to bug me on my birthday!

11. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh and I were born on the exact same day. For that reason, I’ve always had a little crush on her. Happy b-day, JJL.

12. I share my birthday with these celebrities: Hank Aaron (homerun king), Barbara Hershey (Actress), Corey Wells (Singer, Three Dog Night), Red Buttons (Actor). Not too thrilling.

13. The god-awful song, Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee was #1 on the Billboard charts when I was born. I missed Duke of Earl by a few days. Crap.

14. Flowers were part of my birthday. I won’t tell you if I got some or sent them.

15. Found out that the *IT* girl got engaged. Wonder why she couldn't tell me.

16. Ironic (Robotnik, if this word is incorrect, feel free to sub in the correct one). Last night on SNL, Keane sang our (IT girl & me) song, Somewhere Only We Know.

17. I think my last fun birthday was when I turned 18. Dad threw me a huge party at my favorite restaurant. All my family and my two best friends were there. It was awesome.

18. My birthday horoscope said, “You’re quite popular this year, so use the opportunity. Increase efficiency and production. Once you’ve got the routine worked out, the money will start rolling in.” Hmm, sounds to me like I better hurry up and get the book published.

19. I’ve spent my last two birthdays alone. Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

20. Thinking about skipping next year’s birthday. Is it a leap year perchance?