Guess whose birthday is this Friday? Okay, now write your guess down on a piece of paper and fold it so that your neighbor can’t see. Ready? If you said Lucille Ball, Kevin Mitnick or M. Night Shyamalan, you’d be absolutely correct. However, that wasn’t the answer I was going for. The correct response given the current rhetorical situation is… me!
Nearly twenty-three years ago, I was rudely forced into this world through an altogether narrow door and immediately smacked by a doctor. After exacting my revenge on said doctor, I went about with the whole growing up thing. Until around the age of one, I worked mostly on my motor skills. After learning to walk, I never really got much more advanced. because I felt my attention was needed elsewhere. From then until around my fifth birthday I focused mostly on communication, while under the tutelage of the great American philosophers Fred Rogers, Big Bird, and Paul Reubens. Around the age of twelve, I determined myself to be sufficiently mature emotionally and psychologically, and focused in other areas, which explains why South Park is still very funny. Then, a lot of stuff happened that was probably not very funny and now I’m a good foot taller and with a lot more hair. Also, I have a degree which serves to cover roughly .65 square feet of my bedroom wall.
So anyway, I’ll be 23 on the 6th. My last day of work in the Sociology department is tomorrow, the 5th. I’ll probably have cake on both days, and if I end up going out Friday night, there’s a decent chance I won’t remember either day by the 7th. :)
By the way, those are Justin’s sunglasses. I borrowed them for a few minutes at Jordan and Lindsay’s reception when I felt the need to be roughly ten times cooler.
I have several wishlists if you like buying things. My shipping address is:
525 6th Street
Ames, IA 50010
M. Night Shyamalan is a very cool name.
Puppies.
Responses to “Time to dust off the ol’ birthday suit…”
August 4th, 2004 at 10:13 pm
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY! (Since I’ll be gone until mid-weekend). Are you getting a birthday cake? If not, I could try to make you one when you visit next week. I hope that one of your birthday wishes isn’t to win at Scrabble, though, because that ain’t happening. ;)
August 5th, 2004 at 9:41 am
Don’t forget the cable modem tonight.
Oh yeah, Happy Easter or whatever it was your update was about… *grin*
August 5th, 2004 at 8:11 pm
It was eight hours of very hard labor followed by three hours of mind numbing pushing. Nothing like being jam-packed with a giant headed baby and having forceps added! Happy Birthday Rob - Love you! (and I’m assuming you’re not coming to see me on your birthday)
August 5th, 2004 at 8:30 pm
Happy Birthday, Robbie-Robbie!!! Wish I’d be able to see you on your b-day but I guess I’ll just have to settle for making you come see me on mine. ;) Love you, sweetie *huge hugs*
August 6th, 2004 at 6:15 pm
Happy Birthday Rob! We love you and are very proud of you!
We miss seeing you, but we are so proud.
You will do extremely well in whatever you do.
I know this, no doubt in my mind whatsoever.
The door of success is opening, go for it!
August 6th, 2004 at 6:31 pm
happy birthday!! seems a bit redundant but hey… anywho… hope you have fun, i’m off to bed to get ready for a painful day of walking through london (painful only because my toe is all bloody and infected - ahhh… once again overshare!) *muah*
August 8th, 2004 at 2:20 pm
no te imaginas!! ayer me fui por todo londres pero esta vez bien… me subi al london eye y pude ver todito, de ahi fuimos en barco por el river thames y vimos varios edificios culturales y tambien fuimos por el big ben y westminster abbey. quisimos ver el horseguard pero ya se habian retirado por el dia. manana nos toca ir de nuevo por todo el lugar… estuve muy cansada hoy para salir. y de ahi regreso en la noche a tilehurst por fin… te extrano… ciao!
August 12th, 2004 at 6:24 pm
A package was delivered to your backdoor today.
Did you get it?
Love,
Grandma
August 14th, 2004 at 6:37 am
Happy Birthday!
I’m beginning to think that you aren’t going to cash in on last year’s present, the offer is still good of course. I guess you’ve got the shopping list. Cinnamon caffeine? I like it :)
Don
August 14th, 2004 at 6:41 am
Like mother like son,
Double post prevention…
Did ya know you can use javascript and disable the ‘Post my comment’ button after the first hit?
August 15th, 2004 at 5:48 pm
This is fun and yet - at the same time - I’m very glad I don’t have a comment page.
August 16th, 2004 at 3:47 pm
How dare you make a comment about your family like that!
And what is the comment about having to buy their own eggs!?! Does that mean me?!?
And you didn’t even let me know if you got your bithday present!
My double post was accidental, because I didn’t think the first one went.
Very Upset Grandma

August 4th, 2004 at 9:11 pm
I really really like that shirt! Love the pic. At first glance I didn’t even know it was you. :P