B12 - drunken starfish edition

Bakers Dozen c/o KB via ej.

1. You didn't forget my BIRTHDAY, did'ja?


2. My coworkers take me to lunch for my b-day, ply me with food & chocolate cake, send me nekkid men & money, then they send me back to work...


3. I get phone calls from e'erywhere, even one from an ex back home I hadn't talked to in years. Happily, I get nothing whatsoever accomplished the rest of the day.


4. ...subsequently, my coworkers will probably never take me to lunch again.


5. I head home to vegetate & beautify. And even though I spent my b-day nite home alone, I enjoyed it, immensely.


6. Whirlwind tour: MAC counter, LB, Dendera, MIA's house - all to finish the beautification, before the ...


7. Adult Novelty Party: Overheard: "Do you have a waterproof version of this one in brown?"


8. Having placed my order (NO COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY), we head to another house for a BBQ, not far from The Dirt...


9. The G & S BBQ: ...where a coworker mixes me this drink, containing Captain Morgan, Triple Sec, and some top secret ingredients. Something I like to call a Drunken Starfish (sorta like a Beach Cruiser, but WAY more Alkyhol). All's I know is...I was still drunk 12-16 hours later...


10. Bones & trashtalk, Spades & trashtalk, Food & trashtalk, Drink & trashtalk. Trashtalk & MORE trashtalk...that's what I'm talking about. And good music, good food, good company and the Phrase game, until early in the AM.


11. Recovering from my hangover (after 5pm, when the drinks finally wore off), I'm dozing off...


12. I get a phone call from a stranger, who knows my dad's name, my mom's name, the hospital I was born in...turns out to be a cousin I have never met, who has been looking for me for years, and who found my name, address & phone number for free on Zaba Search (don't sleep, that jawn is serious about locating folks), and I find out I have a whole huge branch of my family here in the Atl, as well as AL. Another cousin of mine, as well as my family reunion, are both literally right around the corner. W.O.W. - I'm stunned still...

I'm going to have to post about that Family thing, which has a lot to do with me being stunned. Rightch now though? I'm tired, sore and happy as a cat whose fur has been stroked for several hours...so let me curl up under this hea bed...