"What Happens Next?"

Talk about a rude awakening. :P I was checking out my Virb° comments today and found this little number waiting for me. I'm officially 26 years old today! :O :P Kinda shocking, since it's the first time I've seen that number associated with me... especially since it came earlier in the day (guess Virb°'s servers are located somewhere in the East). But it's well past Midnight, so I actually am 26 now, well officially anyway. I won't technically be 26 until 9:40a.m., that's when this little bundle of horror and beauty was brought into the world, and you know how I'm all about the details. ;)

I thought it was kinda crazy that out of all the quotes I have randomly shot out to my Profile that this is the one that first greeted me, rather apt wouldn't you say? It's a quote from one of my all-time favorite books, the second book in Clive Barker's mythic trilogy masterpiece, Everville. It's spoken by the Jai-Wai Rare Utu. And what the fuck's a Jai-Wai? An avatar. A mask. An illusion. The physical manifestation of the transcendent. Mostly an objective observer. Indifferent to the joys and sorrows of the world, but ever consumed by them, the Jai-Wai feed on the unfolding of the human story. Never satisfied, they continually ask, "What happens next?"

I wonder. And if I could know, would I want to? Probably not. The surprise is everything afterall. It'll all be a mixture of joy and sorrow for sure. All life is a marriage of fortune and tragedy. Fortunately, more than ever I feel ready to endure anything that comes my way. I suspect this will be a good year. Certainly better than the last. Talk about a horror. :P I need to get back to a time before... well not get back to, but mold something new with the energy from before. More than any other, I hope for this year to be the most formative, 'cause there's no fucking way my 27th is gonna get shot to hell. That's such a beautiful number. Nothing should taint that. I know, I'm being cryptic... you'll have to indulge me, it's my birthday afterall. ;) :P

Anyway, I'm feeling very happy for some reason. :D It feels good. I hope you all have a great day, and a great year. ;)

DS333, firmly planted in the late 20's. :| :P