This year’s birthday is rather anticlimactic compared to the past few years when I’ve celebrated it at our property. No lawn games, no BBQ, no bon fire, no midnight hide-and-go-seek, and no campout. Basically I’m just passing up an opportunity to invite all my friends home for a day to party, but no matter – we’ll have a good time.
After all, birthdays are about celebrating life, and it doesn’t matter where you are, it matters who you are with.
Current gift tally:
- Miley Cyrus’ Breakout
- Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (book)
The other day at work, I pulled my iPod out of my purse and discovered that it was dead; I had forgotten to charge it. I began to panic in the ensuing silence. Would I be able to survive the day surrounded by sounds of furious typing, muffled telephone conversations, and squeaky office chairs? Sure, I told myself, it can’t be that bad!
After the longest 10 minutes of my life, I realized that I was woefully wrong.
First, I tried listening to online radio, because my sudden desperation had caused me to temporarily forget that radio sucks my balls. Then I remembered Pandora, an online radio-station and music recommending site that I had briefly played with months ago. So, I tuned in.
For the most part, I’d say it was a success. I was introduced to some good new music – granted, I disliked most of it, but for the few songs that I did like, I fell in love. It was love at first hear.
Here’s a sample of one of my new favorite songs, “Rock and Roll” by Eric Hutchinson.
