thinking, but not typing

So, almost two weeks without a post. I even missed my 'Happy Birthday to Me' post back on the 7th. Woohoo! Mexican wave! Okay that's done. (For anyone interested, I went out for Italian with friends.)

September 11 kind of came and went. I think the thing I felt most this year was that I am lucky. Once a year when people revisit this dark day and the symbolism of the terrorist act, I have a strong reminder that my world is not a safe place. For some people in war zones or other dangerous places, that kind of fear is their normal life. I really can't imagine how that feels.

As is my usual style during these blog holidays, I have several half-written drafts. I'll try to finish a few soon.

happy birthday to meme

The Birthday Meme.

Instructions: Go type in your birthday in Wikipedia (month and day). Write down three events, two births, and one holiday. Then, tag 5 friends.

My birthday is today!

September 7th.

Events

1969 - Monty Python's Flying Circus records first episode.
Not the first episode, but an old favourite from their skits:





1996 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, actor and recording artist Tupac Shakur is shot several times after attending a boxing match, he would later die in the hospital due to his injuries from the shooting on September 13.






1998 - Google was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University
Want to see something cool? Go to Google and type 'elgoog' (google backwards) into the search field. :)


Births



1533 - Queen Elizabeth I of England

I know they say she was the virgin queen, but it still looks to me like she was trying pretty hard to hide a hickey.




1951 - Chrissie Hynde, American guitarist and singer

Got bottle?


Holiday



Independence Day for Brazil






As for the 'tag 5 people' requirement, I'm tagging anyone who reads this and has a birthday coming up in the next month. :)