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clevermanka) wrote2023-01-31 09:03 am
clevermanka) wrote2023-01-31 09:03 am
Tuesday
I'm not a birthday person, really. It's not that I'm opposed others celebrating their own. I just don't care about them? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I had a birthday party for my 8th--it was my first slumber party--and I'm sure I had other birthday parties when I was young but I don't remember a single one. By high school I wasn't doing anything for my birthday that I wouldn't do on a regular Saturday. For my 21st I went to a restaurant I normally frequented anyway and had two beers. A friend made me dinner and baked a cake for my 30th--that was nice. For my 35th my partners gave me a surprise party I explicitly said I didn't want and I was uncomfortable the whole evening (really should have taken that as a sign and bailed from that disaster relationship). I did throw a huge dance party for my 40th and it was amazing. It was also the last party I hosted since that was the year my health really went to shit. For my 50th some friends were going to take me to the drag bar in Kansas City but I came down with a migraine instead. I posted the first chapter of Ghost Story before it hit, though! And then COVID happened and now I'm 53.
This afternoon I have a zoom call with the three faculty members from the English department I'm still friends with. At some point I might have to deal with my parents calling to sing the happy birthday song for me (ugh) but they've both texted me already so perhaps I'll escape that particular torture this year. Here's hoping!
A few angels have sent me birthday money, thank you thank you. 😚 I'm going to shop around for a commercial quality whisk since mine died an unfortunate death yesterday. If anyone has recommendations for restaurant supply stores that sell to individuals and don't have a minimum order let me know please?
There's no snow on the ground and even though it's only 12F (-11C) it's sunny so that's a rarity for the day. I'm going to take it as a sign that this year will be better than the last. 🤞🕯️🙏
I had a birthday party for my 8th--it was my first slumber party--and I'm sure I had other birthday parties when I was young but I don't remember a single one. By high school I wasn't doing anything for my birthday that I wouldn't do on a regular Saturday. For my 21st I went to a restaurant I normally frequented anyway and had two beers. A friend made me dinner and baked a cake for my 30th--that was nice. For my 35th my partners gave me a surprise party I explicitly said I didn't want and I was uncomfortable the whole evening (really should have taken that as a sign and bailed from that disaster relationship). I did throw a huge dance party for my 40th and it was amazing. It was also the last party I hosted since that was the year my health really went to shit. For my 50th some friends were going to take me to the drag bar in Kansas City but I came down with a migraine instead. I posted the first chapter of Ghost Story before it hit, though! And then COVID happened and now I'm 53.
This afternoon I have a zoom call with the three faculty members from the English department I'm still friends with. At some point I might have to deal with my parents calling to sing the happy birthday song for me (ugh) but they've both texted me already so perhaps I'll escape that particular torture this year. Here's hoping!
A few angels have sent me birthday money, thank you thank you. 😚 I'm going to shop around for a commercial quality whisk since mine died an unfortunate death yesterday. If anyone has recommendations for restaurant supply stores that sell to individuals and don't have a minimum order let me know please?
There's no snow on the ground and even though it's only 12F (-11C) it's sunny so that's a rarity for the day. I'm going to take it as a sign that this year will be better than the last. 🤞🕯️🙏