february babies

dear february,

you and me, we got something here. b/c all of sudden i'm surrounded by a birthday every day, and i just wanna say thanks for all the lovelies in my life. i must be doing something right.

lmp: you are so unbelievably bright - and what makes you so special is that you don't even know it. you light up every room you're in with your brilliant energy, raspy voice and rock hard abs. i love your purity  and your beauty, both inner and outer. i hate the way you wake me up and your bathroom habits are a little scary, but i love the fact that you can throw a football better than most guys can. you will always be my little catholic school girl watching tv in the club locker room, and a cardboard box at xmas time will always remind me of you.

gml: one of my oldest and most cherished friends. somehow we seem to have been cut from the same cloth. made in 경상도 :) your smile, your presence and your charisma make both men and women weak in the knees and it's no wonder why. i love that we both chose the path of artistry and that we share this nocturnal nature. i'm so proud of all your accomplishments, both professionally and personally, but more than anything, i love your fierce pride for your family and the fact that you are truly a child of the world (i don't know anyone who's lived in more countries than you!). calm, cool, collected. yes, i remember.

mjs: i'm incredibly grateful for having crossed paths with you. i learned so much about life, business and people through you, in ways that you don't even know. you are one of the most obnoxiously smart people that i know - your brain works at mach 10 and it's fascinating to hear you think out loud. beneath your g6 lifestyle (who the hell actually owns a g6?!) i've been lucky enough to see what your heart is really made of, and that's the best part about you. not too many people see it, but i always will.

  

lvdc: my heart's twin encapsulated in the body of a beautiful brazilian. i don't know how i would have survived the past couple of years without your friendship, empathy and compassion. you epitomize unconditional love in ways that most people will never know in this lifetime, and i got lucky enough to be on the receiving end of it. i miss you every day and i want so much happiness in this lifetime for you and your family. brazil is lucky to have you back. 

jc: out of all the cousins, you have always been the one with the softest, kindest, most patient soul. you breathe love like others breathe air, just by your existence, and i just happen to be related to you. wow. despite time and distance, i always feel linked to you in my heart, and i am always rooting for you.

istg: you look like a gorgeous blond barbie doll, you have a cool ukrainian accent and you collect warhols for fun. on all counts, we seemed to have nothing in common, but you totally blew out all my assumptions from day one and revealed what a complex, generous, hardworking and beautiful woman you are. our friendship is not conventional by any means, but that just goes to show how open-minded you are. i've learned a l.o.t. from your depth and your tenacity.

mr: i don't know why, but since our very first conversation, i've always felt a kindred spirit in you. i recognize the artist in you, the writer, and something just clicks for me in the way you process the world around you and your search for meaning and truth. you wear your artistic nature so effortlessly that others take such pains to construct, from the clothes you wear (the cool scarves) to the places you've lived (france) to the books you read (gilles deleuze, really?). even your wife has to be only gorgeous 5'10" korean who grew up in italy. it all adds up to this very mellow nonchalance that i love about your vibe, and our conversational connections. 

honestly, i know some really cool fucking people. they rock. 

happy birthday my babies!!

(nyc)