Today is my father's 63rd birthday. For his birthday present this year, he has requested that 63 people engage in a random act of kindness. My sisters and I will be collecting the data and compiling it into a nice little booklet for him to read whenever he wants to have his faith in humanity restored ( Read more... )

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY khallis!!!

Fuck that other dude who some people make wild, unsubstantiated claims about having a birthday today. You are the genuine article, with credentials and bonafides and documentation and all that shit. Today sir, is your day!

Have some cake! It's for science!


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Today is my 35th birthday, and I have a lot of people to thank ( Read more... )

So, I dig stuff and things. A lot. This should be no secret to anyone who has ever interacted with me....at all. What could possibly make stuff and things better? Why, if they are discounted, on clearance, or Allah help me, free. Man, I love me some free stuff and things. However, an inevitable side effect of this is that I end up with items ( Read more... )

I am taking this moment to let you know that I am currently washing a billion dishes, while dancing around my kitchen wearing a plaid swing skirt, white button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, black knee socks, hair in a messy bun, and glasses, while singing along with Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend", which is being played at full volume.

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Today, my little sister Jessica graduated with her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington, Tacoma. She is 9.5 years younger than I. 10 years ago this month, I graduated with my undergraduate degree from the University of Washington. 31 years ago this month, my father graduated with his juris doctorate from the University of ( Read more... )

Exactly one hour and twenty-two minutes after I made my M.I.A. post about how there was no E.T.A. on when Seattle City Light would be making the repairs, I came back to my apartment to discover that the power was back on ( Read more... )

Soooo, you may have noticed my absence from the Intarwebs for the last several days and been wondering (possibly) why and (probably not, but I'm gonna go with the sweet self-deception on this one) how I'm doing. How I am I doing ( Read more... )

Note to self: If you are going to be doing a costume that involves you spending two hours painting yourself green, from your hairline, to the insides of your ears, to curve of your navel, to the bottom of your feet, make sure that your destination is not ENTIRELY LIT WITH RED LIGHTS ( Read more... )