In September 2005, I was going to turn 40. I had two choices. The first choice, I could sit around the house, depressed and lonely as I began that climb over the hill. My second choice was to PARTY!

I didn't want to celebrate alone, so I went with the second choice. I knew that if anybody else planned it that things just wouldn't go the way I envisioned them, so I began to make the plans myself.

I wanted it to be totally different, so off the wall that people would be talking about it for a long time. I invited all of my friends and many of my co-workers. I encouraged everyone to dress in black, preferably Goth, and told them it would be a party they would never forget.

It turned out great and everybody had a lot of fun. I even got some friends together and we formed our own little band, Freakshow. We performed for the rest of the guests with our own version of Duran Duran's "Electric Barbarella".

It was definitely the best birthday I have ever had.I hope you enjoy the pictures.