The Price of Birthday Joy

July 26, 2006 · Print This Article

Signing up for two-hour trapeze class online: $69.00

Buying last-minute sportswear that will not fly up, fall off, or flash my hoohah at people and why didn’t anyone TELL me (before today) there was a gaping hole in the crotch of my comfy old yoga pants?: $22.74

Buying an extra battery for the video camera in order to assure that TGIM captures every single second of me forgetting fear and surrendering to the call of the sky: $79.12

Driving to Baltimore with TGIM and my friend Paige (who I have conned into coming with), getting hopped up on Dr. Pepper and singing along with songs on a CD burned with appropriately-themed trapezing songs such as Steve Miller’s Fly Like and Eagle, Roxette’s Wish I Could Fly, and Lynard Skynard’s Free Bird, but not Tom Petty’s Free Falling– because hello? so overdone?– oooh, and of COURSE Bette Midler’s Wind Beneath My Wings. Duh: Priceless

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12 Responses to “The Price of Birthday Joy”

Nilbo on July 26th, 2006 8:24 pm

Man, that sounds like fun. I’m going out on a limb here and guessing you will have just a blast and a half.

Also gonna say I would have totally pointed out your rip in your yoga pants. After a while.
C.C. Chapman on July 26th, 2006 8:41 pm

I can NOT wait to see this!!!
William on July 27th, 2006 5:42 am

Happy birthday. Don’t fall.
janasayqua on July 27th, 2006 6:24 am

okay, so my power’s been off and i haven’t been able to log on for a week and all THIS happens? holey-boy-cow Cat!

Doesn’t Tom Petty sing “Learning to Fly” too?

I my self would have brought the High School Musical soundtrack. You can’t ‘break free’ of it.
Tropopause on July 27th, 2006 7:01 am

Happy birthday! I can’t wait to see the movie!
LadyBug on July 27th, 2006 7:39 am

I’m SO excited for you, Cat! Can’t wait to see the pics!

Happy Birthday to youuuuu
Happy Birthday to youuuuu
You flyyyy like a birdieeeeee
Hope you don’t smell like one too! (’Cause, you know, ew?)
CircusKelli on July 27th, 2006 8:18 am

WOW! That is so cool! You’re my hero, Cat.
mrtl on July 27th, 2006 8:42 am

Happy Birthday, girlfriend!
graymama on July 27th, 2006 9:41 am

Happy Birthday!
OddMix on July 27th, 2006 9:46 am

Hippo Birdie Two Ewes.
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes.
Hippo Birdie Deer Cat.
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes.

Can’t wait to see the video!
NSN Mom on July 27th, 2006 1:58 pm

Cat-
Have a great time!!!! You are just perfectly proportioned for this flight! I’m super jealous! Fly and be free!
Nilbo on July 27th, 2006 3:28 pm

Happy Barfday, Cat In Flight! (”MeowTHUD”)