May holidays and birthdays

First up: happy Beltaine and/or Thargelia to those celebrating one, the other, or both this weekend, and happy May to everyone else!

Of course, there are some folks who have May birthdays, too. *checks LJ, IJ, and DW*

Happy May birthday to harmony_bites, stellamoon, ever_obsessed, dreamy_dragon73, melusin_79, gm_weasley, brock_tn, lux_astraea, hobgoblinn, jo19844_twfic, mistythorin, septentrion1970, ramie_k, minuet99, _odella_, skitty_cat, and lechatnomade. Hope you all have wonderful birthdays and happy, healthy years to come!

Regional Language meme

Ganked from everyone.
Age: 42
Where you grew up: Southern New England

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek
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