Ladies and - well... ladies.

Observe the following picture:

What is this, you may ask? I'll tell you.  This is how I celebrated my 21st birthday on Friday March 3rd, though the actual occasion was on Monday the 6th.  And yes, I am the one to the far right.  In the yellow.  I'm not even the focus of this picture, though I was so desperately trying to be.  I mean what with all the bright colours and the reflective sneakers - yeah, looks like I wanted to be noticed eh?  What a drag...

But this wasn't the only picture taken that night (it was around 10:30, 11 pm then). No no.  I can't post the rest of the pictures because then you all would see how much fun I was having later on, and that would damage my reputation - in more ways than one. LAL!

I thought that my birthday would come and go with not much fanfare and activity, kind of what I've gotten used to over the years.  But friends, having a car changes things.  I was able to round up some of the pals, order up a pizza, race down to get it before the place closed at 10 (one of the pals had to execute a tuck and roll to exit the car, since we couldn't really stop, ha HAAA! kidding...) chill and lime and eat said pizza in area pictured above.  Even more fellas from back in school days showed up and we talk crap for a while.  All good.

This was up to 11:45, at which time I put on my dancing shoes and we all headed down to local Club Bananas at midnight.  Got inside the club - empty. This is start of month Friday, and it empty. Well, except for some man rell lovin heself to the music that was playin.  Most of the posse go outside for about 20 mins.  Come back in - almost full.  From there on out, it was on as boil corn.  I had a GOOD birthday celebration. Oh yes, I did. (Note, in my family, we don't say "party" - it's "celebration".  Party is a sin, lol [kidding dad... or am I?])

Came back home quarter to five, was up by nine wid still too much energy pent up.  Beach it out.  The beach was aight too.  Nuff said. YEAH!

Sunday, nuthin big or special happen, methinks...

Monday (the actual day), parents took me to dinner, not bad food.  Prayer meeting that night, people dunno is mi birthday but they bring enough food to feed an army - aka ME (sure....).  It was prolly the best birthday I've had in my short lifetime.

Only downhill from here. 

 DIATRIBE

Why the hell do I like to just kill the spirit so eh?  Cuz nuthing good lasts long in this world nuh. Even while it going good it go bad. Have to know that if anything bad can happen, it will.  I'll keep looking at the silver lining though.. only way to counteract. Oh and to ignore that which would get you vex and realise is only small ting in the long run. Even if you are paralysed from the neck down, is small ting once you get used to it.  Jus kill de fella who mek you so. LOL.  Never mind that then.

Rambles to bramble. I'm tired, it's 2:23 am Saturday morning.  Forgive me if I seem short.  Can't give one.

Happy Birthday too Joe (bro born on same day as me, and I told him ontime too so no worries).  Much love.