Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Is it just me, or does everyone get all morose and pseudo-philosophical on their birthdays? I take way too much stock in numbers, that's for sure. I'll always find a reason to be unhappy about turning whatever age. For example, after I turned 8 years old I was all, "Oh my god I'm going to be 9 soon and that's just one year away from the double-digits." Turning 17 was depressing because it meant I had only one year left before I became a legal adult which meant probably having to act like one too, even though I wasn't close to even looking like one. Turning 27 was especially difficult, for no reason other than "27" being an aesthetically unpleasing number to look at. Yeah.
So my mother called a few days ago, and we were discussing birthday plans and gifts and whatnot and I just so casually mentioned how last week I decided to buy myself a nice camera and a nice lens and maybe if she wanted, if she were a nice mom, and I am a nice daughter, she could buy me another lens to add to my collection? She bettered the offer and said she would reimburse me for the camera and accessories I already bought. WOOOoooOOOOT!
Now I have the resources available to buy myself another lens sooner than later. I'm looking for a nice telephoto lens to capture wildlife, landscape, and nice, clear shots of people unbeknowst to them, such as this one:
"We love trespassing! Don't worry honey, if we fall and break our necks, we can sue their pants off! Now come on! JUMP!"
Hi, have we lost all sense of propriety? And our minds? These two middle-aged jackasses drove up our street, parked their car in front, walked right up through our driveway, brazenly scaled the stonewall on our property, hopped that very rickity fence to the property behind us, so they could take a close look at the house with the nasty chain-link fence and above-ground pool behind. OH that's ballsy! Was the open house not open enough??
I didn't have a rifle to shoot them with, so I used my camera instead. Then scribbled down their license plate number.
As if one day's worth of trespassing wasn't enough, they came back the next day. Luckily we had just pulled into the garage ourselves and oooo I stared them down, I stared them down with my narrow evil eyes, and they quickly hustled away.
Anyway. Presents in the form of unnecessary stash enhancements came in the post just now.
Two skeins of Lorna's Laces in Poppy from the first contest I've ever won, and two skeins of GEMS Pearl that I don't need but bought anyway because there was free priority shipping. I'm thinking of making mitts with the Pearls, but what to do with my first LL's? Hmmmm...
Tonight I'm going to a nice dinner at my favorite restaurant with Duck and friends, and that will be all the birthday celebrations for today. Nothing as exciting as last year, but it'll pick up again this weekend when we go on vacation with my parents. People ask if I hate having my birthday so close to the holidays and I have to say, I really love it. Since I'm usually so silly and sullen about birthdays, I welcome any and all enhancements to festiveness and cheer this time of year. Birthday, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukuh, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, New Years, snow, twinkling lights, fireworks! Let's all celebrate!
P.S. I'm turning 29. Again ;)
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