Despite the fact that a horrid and unsettling photo of Rihanna is, unfortunately, making its way around the Internets and the television airwaves today, I want to take the opportunity to post a beautiful photo and send out all my birthday lurve to Rihanna who is celebrating her 21st birthday today:

While I cannot, for the life of me, understand what Ri Ri must be going thru at this time in her life, I truly hope she is able to find some way to celebrate her birthday today. Rihanna is one of my fave pop artists and she absolutely deserves all of our lurve and support … and, it’s her birthday so she should get an extra helping of love today. Stay strong, Rihanna … and enjoy YOUR day! I wish you much happiness and many, many happy birthdays to come!