threeplusfire: (still me)
three ([personal profile] threeplusfire) wrote2006-05-27 07:40 am

na zdravi

Why I'm up at 7:30 in the morning on my birthday, I'm not quite sure. I'm sure there is a good reason somewhere.

My mother is making me a cake today, so I will go visit this afternoon. Mmm white cake with chocolate frosting. I don't know why I love this combination so much. SO I'll download a couple new songs from the interweb, pick up the house a bit and try to figure out what to do today.

Years of LJ time makes me a dinosaur on the interweb. But I was amused to note these.

Birthday 2005
Birthday 2004
Birthday 2003
Birthday 2002
Belated Birthday in Prague 2001

Twenty six is a weird number. It has to be better than twenty five though. Last year I got sick from the fried rice and it was the last time I saw the friendly chinese delivery man. When I got sick, I was too miserable to smoke. So I had about two weeks of not really smoking, and then well, everything in the world went to hell. I deliberately decided not to quit for my birthday this year because I'm superstitious like that.

Sometimes I miss the life I thought I would have. Sometimes I wonder if there was anything else to do, some magic word. I know, I know what you would say to me about that. Hana and so many other people were right, and pain in memory is less sharp and more bittersweet. I miss my husband from time to time, but some things simply can't be undone.

It's a strange thing, to be alive in spite of yourself so many times. I know I've lingered with that superstitious dread for years and certainly placed myself in any number of situations that might have put my life expectancy at zero. I don't feel that destructive urge anymore. Every year past seventeen is a victory, no matter what the cost.

[identity profile] mielikki.livejournal.com 2006-05-27 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Twenty six is a cool number. It's lucky thirteen twice. Twenty six weeks is half of fifty-two weeks, a whole year. Two plus six is eight, the luckiest number in Chinese numerology, also the Strength card in Tarot. Seems like it'll be a pretty good year! Have yourself a very happy birthday, and many, many more.

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2006-05-27 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you, you are awesome. :D