7:00 a.m.- "You say it's your birthday. Well it's my birthday too, yeah. You say it's your birthday. And we are gonna have a good time." The Beatles play zealously over the drops of the shower. Thoughts of cake, candles and balloons come floating to mind. 7:15 a.m.- A tire blows out on the way to work.
10:30 a.m.- Three co-workers sing the birthday song as they gather in the conference room for cake. There are no candles. The card reads "Happy Birthday Today." The inside says something about getting old. The awkward stiffness of forced interaction is drowned out by the "Is this it" by The Strokes. The lament of Singer Julian Casablancas is broken by the tired drumming.
4:30 p.m.- The copier fails to print. "Promises" by The Morning Benders cascades into the scene. The restlessness of the song collects the dullness of the day. Quitting time seems equally hopeless.
5:30 p.m.- The grocery store is crowded with young moms buying diapers, teenagers debating energy drinks and employees stacking tin-cans. The wailing lyrics of "We used to Vacation" by Cold War Kids plays as a bottle of wine, microwave dinner, and cat food is purchased. "Still things could be much worse. Natural disasters on the Evening news. We've still got our health. My paycheck in the mail," lead singer Nathan Willett cries over piano keys.
6:00 p.m.- The door to the house is surprisingly unlocked. Before the groceries can be set on the table, the lights spark on and friends and family belt "Surprise!" The energetic and bold "Trashcan" by Delta Spirit blasts out of the speakers as friends dance and laugh together. Vocalist Matthew Vasquez, screams "Brother hold the line till we got something, this world is way too small to feel like nothing."
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