I found a very interesting article on a blog on yahoo. it addresses the way we treat our body. and how media has really brainwashed us into thinking that you have to look a certain way (via..skinny, tall, way too skinny) to be beautiful. So Natasha Laraway, you are pretty as you are! Here's the letter:

Dear body,

You are beautiful. You are healthy and you carry me up stairs and along on my bike, in bed and out. You can bend and twist, inspire lust and desire, can do anything I ask you to. Anything I want to try, you're up for. You have brought me so much pleasure, and have brought so much pleasure to others. I have used you, and forgotten you, and have forgotten how lucky I am. I am sorry I have been mean to you. I feel I should apologize for being such an ----- to you all these years, for neglecting you, good body, for feeling ashamed when I was naked, for covering you up as if there was something to hide. I will tell you that you're beautiful more often. I will bring you flowers and vitamins and take you out dancing. We should be partners, body. Thank you, body, for putting up with my ----- .

i had an awesome time on my bday. such surprises!

thanks dora, kenny, sean, dante, mike, nikki for planning a lil surprise get together for me! it was truly a surprise and i like surprises as long as it's no scary things involved. the cake was yummy and pretty to look at. and i really like the present nikki gave me. thanks nikki! the portrait makes me look so flattering lol..and i feel quite jealous that the picture looks better than me in real life. ha. o and sean thanks for the facial things and glitter. i will definitely use it!

it was a fun day on my bday.

went swimming, played kings, ate at inn n out!