Another birthday? Weren't you old enough last year?

[vovat]

So, as of 1:29 PM today, I am 29 years old. That's kind of an awkward number, isn't it? I mean, I like round numbers. Can't I just go ahead and be 30 instead? On the other hand, 30 seems like when you're supposed to be a total adult, and I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet, so maybe it's good that I have one more year before that.

This morning, my mom and sister came over from Pennsylvania to visit me. This was the first time they saw my new place, and they seemed to approve. I think it was also my first time cleaning up because I was having guests over. My room is actually pretty neat now, although my family brought two more boxes of my old stuff with them. Hopefully I won't put off sorting through those boxes for another six months. Also, bethje helped me put up a lot of my posters, so my room is starting to actually look decent. Maybe I'll have pictures of it someday.

Anyway, I went out with Beth, my mom, and my sister to a nearby Italian restaurant, where I had the Shrimp Parmagiana. It was very good, although I have to wonder why they left the tails on the shrimp. Sure, leave ME to do all the work! {g}

After lunch, I opened my presents. Actually, I had gotten my presents from Beth's mom last night. They were a new robe and a hook to hang it on. My mom made me a spicecake, and gave me a weird mug with googly eyes. Beth's Uncle John gave me a Whitman's sampler, and he and Beth went in together to get me a new jacket. And from Beth on her own, I got the Flaming Lips album The Soft Bulletin, and DVD sets of The Weird Al Show and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. I'd really been wanting the former, and I was interested in the latter as well, but too embarrassed to ask for it. {g} Beth also says there's another gift coming in the mail.

Speaking of presents, I got a notification today saying that someone had given me the anonymous gift of a paid LiveJournal account for one year. Anyone want to own up to it, or is that just one of those Random Acts of Kindness you hear about sometimes?

My mom had work in the afternoon, so she and my sister didn't stay long. And Beth went home to take a nap, so I spent most of the time since then checking out my new DVD's. I'm sure I'll have much more to say about them later; but I will say that I watched all of the episodes on the first disc of The Weird Al Show both with and without commentary, and the commentary is really funny and informative. It sounds like the creators were just as annoyed by the network's demand to hit the viewers over the head with obvious morals as the fans were.

Comments

[loz]

Happy Birthday!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[amyawesome.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[aliste.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday to you from me and Wally! :)

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thank you to you and Wally.

[revme.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! It seems that everyone is watching The Weird Al Show lately. I just did two weeks ago, and then another friend of mine saw it independent of me a week ago and yes! The commentaries are SO good.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

Thank you!

It seems that everyone is watching The Weird Al Show lately.

Well, considering it wasn't TOO long ago that it came out, I guess that's not all that weird. I probably should pace myself, since I've already watched four episodes with commentary and two without.

[revme.livejournal.com]

Well, it has been a few months. Me, I'm just surprised i didn't get it the day it came out. But then, I got Straight Outta Lynwood before it came out, so I guess that works out.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess it balances out. I mostly didn't get the DVD's right away because I'd been buying quite a few other things around that time, so I didn't think I should spend the money. Also, I was having trouble finding it at any local stores. If I hadn't gotten it as a gift, though, I probably would have bought it for myself soon enough.

[jenhime.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! :D

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[arfies.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[skylark-king.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, man. You should really enjoy Soft Bulleton. Waiting for Superman is one of my favorite non-Yoshimi songs.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I've only listened to the album once so far, but I thought it was pretty cool. I'm sure I'll have more to say about it later.

[bethje.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday to you from me and Wally! :)

And Chips.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's the second cat named Wally to wish me a happy birthday.

Thanks to all three of you.

[themall.livejournal.com]

happy birthday!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[yosef.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!! I was going to get you this really cool flower, but I got stuck to an island and my cat wouldn't rescue me this time and yeah... I'll try again next year!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

You should have just shrunk down some monkeys and had them jump out of a cake instead.

[obsessical.livejournal.com]

sorry it's late but Happy Birthday :) It sounds like you had an excellent one. :)

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I don't mind that it's late; I'm often late with such things myself. And yeah, I've had so many birthdays where I was really depressed that this one was a refreshing change.