Thoughts And Musings Upon The Occasion Of My Thirty-Second Birthday.

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Hi there. Sorry I've been quiet of late. Things got busy for a long while there.

So, this is the day after my 32nd birthday. The day was very quiet for me- I had to work overnight, so I slept all day and got ready for work. The birthday celebrations shall be this weekend when I head back to Austin for poker and food with friends. Today was simply the marker for me. Birthday meal was frozen lasagna that kinda disappointed, but the discovery of good frozen single-serving veggies was kinda cool.

However, today was also quite enlightening for me. It seems as though despite all of my efforts to be the lonely bastard I always thought I could be, I have a buttload of friends who took the time to send me well wishes. Seriously- WAY more than I expected to hear anything from sent me a note or called or (in one case) had a phone call sent to me with a recording of Happy Birthday.

That one was pretty cool. Thanks, Colleen.

When you get around 40 peeps sending you a nice message and one person calling you one of their oldest friends, that's pretty damned nifty. Seriously, that was cool. Waking up to all of that was, in short, fucking awesome.

So, I got that going for me. Which is nice.

The other good thing about today is that this is the week of football season starting fully with the NFL starting tomorrow night. My Beloved Saints play tomorrow night, and I watched the Tigers play Saturday. The dark days are over, and the light has returned.

I have also finished my period of introspection that always leads into the birthday, and it ended on a high note as I found out that I'm doign way better at work than I thought I was. I've got a good thing going here, and it's nice to see it.

Overall, Year 32 ended pretty well. Still single a year after the last  failed relationship, still harboring the occasional torch every now and then that I keep in perspective, and overall still me.

That's also cool, since I actually like me nowadays.

A final note- yeah, I still plan on posting more often. I've always said that I will post when I have something to say no matter what the venue.  I'm starting to feel... chatty.

Out.