borges, huguenots, and me

in addition to the massacre of 70,000 French Protestants in 1572, this day has the honor of being my birthday. i'm closer to 50 than unborn, icck! to celebrate this day, am listening to Alter Bridge, quite possibly the most uninspired open contraction of two bland religious symbols ever to enter the market. later, i am going to drag the beau on the EMP roller coaster and then we'll go to the top of the space needle to look out into the pre-night haze that is seattle on this rainy day. i had key lime cheesecake for breakfast, and got my pretzels stuck in the curly-que end of the vending machine a few hours ago, so all is about even in my mental state. listened to the ballad of john and yoko and toxic this morning to put me in the perfect birthday mood.