Bah-Jiggity Birthday Blog

All that delicious alliteration sucked you in, didn’t it? Don’t judge me for it though because it’s my birthday and I can alliterate if I want to. Seriously. It’s my birthday today. Which is why I’m keeping this blog post nice and easy. It’s the Andy Macdowall of blog postings. If you know what I mean.

Vancouver legend Doug D Styles sent me the following video to celebrate. Live it. Love it. Marry it.

And to give you a heads up…it’s going to be a fun and informative week here on Up Your Alley. Tomorrow we’re going to check in with Pride House happenings. I’ve also been busy setting up the next round of Xtra Xposed. Stay tuned. xx S

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