Happy Birthday, Cooper

As some of you may already know, an amazing woman was born 21 years ago today. On the eve of her birthday, she blogged about a cause dear to her heart. I'd be remiss now not to link you up to the post, which takes residence at Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth. She's demonstrated time and again that her compassion is inexhaustable.

Is it any wonder that we love her?

I ran into her about a year back. Her first comment was to a meme and in it she said I was, "well on my way to becoming a great writer." But don't hold that against her. In every other instance she's been known to have impeccable taste. =P

I wasn't the first to make a note of the day... Pia beat me to it, and her post describes Coop near as well as one could hope. Pia is fond of saying that she wishes Cooper was her daughter. If you'll all ignore what's very weird about me saying this I completely understand the sentiment. If you all won't ignore it then, well, fuck.

It's no big secret that Coop and I spend a lot of time chatting online at night. Sometimes a very long time. There are few I enjoy talking with so much. And Cooper, I'm sorry if I ever kept you up too late I really didn't mean to cut into your beauty sleep but you have to understand I couldn't bring myself to stop.

Not that she needs any excess of beauty sleep, I don't think. And it seems so frivilous to mention this among her other virtues, but she is quite beautiful. Of course, I knew she had a beautiful mind before she ever told me that that infamous ass pic wasn' taken by her but rather of her. I was rather amused when she demanded that I do something to figure out why that turned up on BIO.

Well Coop we're not the same age anymore so I guess you've got license to make a note of my slightly lesser number of years again. Anyways basically what I'm saying is to enjoy the hell out of this day insofar as you are capable. And I know it's totally the most predictable thing in the world but here's my gift to you

I'd be posting a song as well but honestly I've got nothing but I am open to requests.
In any case, Happy Birthday, Cooper. It may just be a thing of a planet on rotation around the sun, but the hell if there isn't going to be at least one day to celebrate you.