Today is my birthday! Today I shall have ALL THE THINGS!: seanan

Today is my birthday! Today I shall have ALL THE THINGS!

It's my birthday! Today, I am thirty-three years old. In fun math facts, thirty-three is the atomic number of arsenic, the recorded number of miracles performed by Jesus Christ (I wonder if that includes exploding the snakes?), and the largest positive integer that cannot be expressed as a sum of different triangular numbers. It's also the number of vertebrae in the human spine. So it's creepy, miraculous, and poisonously delicious. What a great number!

I've always liked my birthday in terms of time of year (winter) and numbers involved (1/5/78). I have always disliked my birthday in terms of where it falls on the modern calendar, since being born right after Christmas is a really good way to wind up annually rooked for parties and presents. This was a big issue for me when I was a kid. All the other kids got to bring in cupcakes and goody bags! I got to bring...the end of Winter Vacation. Um. Sorry about that, guys. I didn't mean to be the school year's personal seasonal monarch.

As I've gotten older, this has mattered less, largely because I am no longer forced to look longingly at the cupcake heaps of others. Now, I can buy my own damn cupcakes, and I don't have to share them with the rest of the class. I usually wind up sharing them anyway, because who needs to eat that many cupcakes, but still.

Today, I'm going to finish packing for GaFilk (I fly to Georgia tomorrow), do my normal Wednesday errands, go out for Indian food with my mother, my sister, and Kate, and attempt to reassure my cats that I'm coming back, honest, really, I swear. At some point, I may find a way to obtain some cupcakes.

Happy birthday, me! I've survived another trip 'round the sun.

Bring on the next one.

madfilkentist

January 5 2011, 19:36:12 UTC 6 years ago

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Happy birthday! Will you celebrate your 33 1/3rd birthday in May?

kanef

January 8 2011, 09:22:04 UTC 6 years ago

That's when you'll be obsolete.

spectralbovine

January 5 2011, 19:40:09 UTC 6 years ago

Seanan, it's your birthday. Happy birthday, Seanan.

yolandasfetsos

January 5 2011, 19:40:14 UTC 6 years ago

Happy Birthday!

grey_lady

January 5 2011, 19:40:20 UTC 6 years ago

Many happy returns of the day!

deliiria

January 5 2011, 19:41:20 UTC 6 years ago

happy birthday!

semy_of_pearls

January 5 2011, 19:41:38 UTC 6 years ago

I know how you feel. My birthday falls on Turkey Day weekend. Imagine missing the chance to party because everyone is out of town. *grump*

But I'm sure there will be many chances for happy birthdays now that we are not in elementary school.

firebirdgrrl

January 5 2011, 19:45:59 UTC 6 years ago

Happiest of birthdays to you!

autographedcat

January 5 2011, 19:47:21 UTC 6 years ago

Happy birthday, darling. I'll see you tomorrow!

wee_warrior

January 5 2011, 19:48:23 UTC 6 years ago

Happy Birthday!

*sings out of tune, but heartfelt*

jadedhazeleyes

January 5 2011, 19:52:45 UTC 6 years ago

Happy Birthday!!! ♥

starmalachite

January 5 2011, 19:55:01 UTC 6 years ago

Happy birthday!

thirty-three is...the recorded number of miracles performed by Jesus Christ

Also His age at death, speaking of creepy & miraculous. [very ~~evil~~ Christian grin]

I hear you on the birthday timing issue. I always felt deeply sorry for my dad, whose birthday is on 12/23. Even worse, that was always the night of the big Sunday School pageant, so there was never even time for a decent cake-&-candles. OTOH, I've always been delighted with my own 6/24 birthday. Presents every 6 months definitely beats some other arrangements.

I too am busily running about getting ready for GaFilk. See you there!

deakat

January 5 2011, 19:55:51 UTC 6 years ago

Happy birthday to you!

I'm celebrating my birthday (which takes place next Tuesday) by having a few friends over on Sunday to watch The Stand. All 6 hours of it!

blythe025

January 5 2011, 19:57:00 UTC 6 years ago

Happy Birthday! and have a safe trip tomorrow! :D

silvertwi

January 5 2011, 19:57:26 UTC 6 years ago

Happy birthday!

jaylake

January 5 2011, 19:57:40 UTC 6 years ago

kenakeri

January 5 2011, 19:58:27 UTC 6 years ago

textileowl

January 5 2011, 19:59:30 UTC 6 years ago

Happy Birthday!

I alternated between hating and loving having a July birthday because we were out of school. There were years where it was super busy because of 4-H and all the pre-fair judging and preparations, and others like this year where it was blessedly quiet.