January 8, 2005
Happy Birthday to Me
I'm 30! I feel... different. I feel a new sense of purpose. I feel like I'm less of a risk to my automotive insurance company. I feel like my bones may have stopped adding mass. I feel...
Actually, I don't feel any different. Well, I feel happy that I'm having my first actual birthday party in god knows how long. I've invited everyone I know in town out to my theater, where we're showing one of my favorite movies, Out of the Past. Afterwards, we're all going across the street to a taqueria that has Spanish karaoke on Saturday nights. It should be fun. No, I'm not singing. No hablo español.
I ended up having 21 people come to my birthday movie party! I didn't even know that I knew that many people. Seventeen of us went to the taqueria for a late dinner and conversation. Sadly, there was no karaoke.
My birthday present seems to be having my opinion about movie critics published on Slate.com. You'll have to search for my name, but it's there.
Posted by mike, January 8, 2005 12:10 PMEso es lo que tu piensas.
Happy birthday! I had a good time and the movie was great. I still don't know how you have so many friends. :)
Posted by: Shawn at January 9, 2005 10:52 AMMany of them secretly hate me, but they wanted to see the movie and they felt obligated to go out for dinner afterwards. Plus, one benefit of having adult friends is that you get become friends with their spouses too.
Posted by: mike at January 9, 2005 11:20 AMI celebrated your birthday by going to a bonfire and pretending that it and the fireworks were in your honor. I toasted you with a Michelob, which was gross. The Michelob. Not the toast. It was all they had. Suck.
My 30th birthday last year was very uneventful. I kind of liked it. Turning 30 really isn't any different than turning 29 or 31, so it didn't seem worth playing it up. That said, having a party is always a lot of fun, regardless of age. :-)
Posted by: shane at January 10, 2005 8:05 AM