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happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
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jgesteve
happy birthday to you!
... okay, a little slap-happy over here.
here's a story. i walked into the kitchen yesterday and said to my flatmate, "all my joints are popping." (when i stood up from my desk, both knees and one hip went -pop!- without any prompting from me.)
she said, "you know why that is?" i looked at her expectantly, thinking she was going to say something about needing more calcium, or not going to the gym, or the cold weather. and then she said, "it's because you're old."
the beauty of it was that normally, she telegraphs her laugh lines so much that she can't surprise you no matter how hard she tries. this was fantastic! the timing, the unexpectedness, it was perfect!
happy birthday to you
happy birthday, dear
jgestevehappy birthday to you!
... okay, a little slap-happy over here.
here's a story. i walked into the kitchen yesterday and said to my flatmate, "all my joints are popping." (when i stood up from my desk, both knees and one hip went -pop!- without any prompting from me.)
she said, "you know why that is?" i looked at her expectantly, thinking she was going to say something about needing more calcium, or not going to the gym, or the cold weather. and then she said, "it's because you're old."
the beauty of it was that normally, she telegraphs her laugh lines so much that she can't surprise you no matter how hard she tries. this was fantastic! the timing, the unexpectedness, it was perfect!