Well, I swore it would never happen

[mynewplace]

But I'll be damned if I'm not cross-posting on three different blogs.  You all know you're my only love, though. Right? Actually I only use the blog on 360 and the one at MySpace as teasers for this one. I would never post all the intimacy and detail that I put here.

Despite my protestations, I am freely admitting my upcoming age to those who ask, albeit I choke a bit before it comes out. Embrace it? Or lie like a rug? I dunno. Maybe both. I can say what I please. I'll be sporting a swagger tomorrow, and the next day. I'm looking forward to them both.

Just a few days to go until I'm 40. That still makes my heart stop a second.

This is going to be the strangest birthday ever. Men are buying me things. Men have NEVER bought me things before. Not even men who hoped to have sex with me. And while some of these are those types of men, not all of them are. I don't know what to make of it. Deep down, I like it. It makes me feel wicked and a bit vengeful. As if one birthday is going to make up for all the times I felt less than acceptable as I watched my stepsister Patty accumulate roses and diamonds and silk lingerie.

Cheesecake and roses and a few unmentionables are going to more than make up for it. You know why? Because I don't have to be perfect to get these things. And she always felt like she did. I don't have to be blonde, I don't have to be thin, I don't have to be an ice princess who insists on being wined, dined, and romanced in exchange for a peck on the cheek. I can be bawdy, lusty, voluptuous, luscious rich and decadent me. I can toss auburn curls far better than she ever tossed those platinum ones. And I've got the Mae West strut down pat.

Oooh. Happy Birthday indeed.

 

Comments

[polypolyglot.livejournal.com]

Should we nickname you WVG - for West Virginia Goddess? :)

Revel in your bootyliciousness, baby!

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

That's what it says on my desk. Anita Chapman, Goddess. So it must be true!

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

You are goimg to be a radiant 50, dear.

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Thanks honey. Perhaps. The concept is truly beyond my ken.

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

- I've heard better Jerry Colonna/Ed Wynn imitations (*EG*)....

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Sorry. I'm not sure what you mean by that.

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

- the voices of the March Hare and the Mad Hatter, respectively (' a very merry unbirthday...'). Speaking of Disney, Colonna also served as narrator for their version of Casey At The Bat.

[i-love-tazzus.livejournal.com]

I love your attitude. I'd hope to feel the same when I'm 40, attached to someone or not, with or without the rugrats. :D

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Thanks sweetie.

[sharkbait.livejournal.com]

bawdy, lusty, voluptuous, luscious rich and decadent

and these are by far better things to be!

I survived the 8th anniversary of my 32nd birthday, and you will too darlin :)

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

They ARE, aren't they? Thanks honey.

[covertamerican.livejournal.com]

Why does it take us so long in life to realise we don't have to be Miss-size 5 - platinum blonde in order to be beautiful and desirable women? I need someone or something to blame so, without further ado, I shall blame the media! ((hugs))

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! Thanks hon. I blame Barbie. And my stepfather. And everyone else who told her how perfect she was. Cause while its a world-wide problem, for me, it's personal.

[cheeseater.livejournal.com]

OH, HELL YEAH!!!11!1! That's what I'm talking about!!! I can just see that pirate bastard wench swagger now. Lol!!! Consider using this birthday as your rite of passage. No more will you have to try to live up to anybody else's standards. No other woman can compare to you, so why bother? Empower yourself with the knowledge that you rule your world and the amazing power and confidence you have is real! No more second guessing your looks, for you are beautiful and desirable. No more anguishing over lost loves, you snooze, you loose, suckers!!! Lead by example for Scarlett. Show her how a real woman can be. Let you patience, love and kindness flow all over her and you will see what a difference it can make. Finally, draw upon your wealth of experience to get you through each day. Do not let the world's petty problems distract you from enjoying life. As Katrina has shown us, no matter how bad you think you've got it, there's somebody much worse off.

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Aww, Tom, that'n made me cry!1!!1 Thanks sugar. Its tears in a good way. I hope I can live up to that. I'm gonna try.

[cheeseater.livejournal.com]

You're welcome dear one. Just know that you can do it. Maybe not all at once, but you will get there. Just don't look back.

[tat2edsdgirl.livejournal.com]

I love the confidence flowing out of that last paragraph! You go girl!!! =)

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

YEAH! Me too. Thanks hon!

[qryb.livejournal.com]

happy almost bday :)

-j

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Thanks hon.

[leatheryoldbat.livejournal.com]

The heart-stopping-ness of turning 40 only lasts a little while....give it a week. From experience, the 40s are the best! And, since you're the best anyway, yours ought to be phenomenal!

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Awwww. Thanks honey. I appreciate that.