08/14/2002 Archived Entry: "Birthdays"

While I'm here, I suppose I should talk about birthdays, since I had one of 'em on 9.aug. I am now twenty-four years of age, which should frighten me, but does not. I think when I hit twenty-six--that's the first birthday without anything else to look forward to--I will probably begin to be afraid of birthdays. Twenty-five will get me that big insurance discount (which ought to offset the insurance increase for living in Harris county instead of Galveston county, leaving me about the same as I am now), but twenty-six is the first birthday on that long and lonely downhill road to DEATH.

Woah. That's kind of creepy. Maybe I shouldn't talk about birthdays anymore.

For my birthday this year, I got a few DVDs (Fight Club, UHF, Braveheart, and Star Trek II: TWoK Special Edition), a pretty knife, a 40x/12x/48x TDK CD burner, and some cash. More importantly, my fiancee and my mother came over and decorated the apartment with streamers and balloons, and all my friends showed up shortly after. We went out and had sushi, then came back to the apartment and watched Star Trek II. The love and companionship was almost overwhelming, and I realized that I am truly blessed to have a life like I have. I will recall that moment the next time a luser bitches to me about not being able to print, and I will be serene and calm, and I will weather the storm.

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