The rest of this cinderella birthday story goes as follows: After waking up from sleep (3 hours), had lunch, made a phone call, TV, internet, played a bit of Riven, Alan asked about the legos (he's a big fan), more TV, tried to read a paper (figured out 10 lines, and got stuck on the next one), and a dinner. TV shows that I watched (in abbreviated form): WYWO, WWTBAM, J!, IDA, ITCwRA, MBs, and a fine fine episode of TUF. Overall, a pretty bad and depressing start to the second quarter-century of my life (presuming that it lasts all of the quarter).

Man, I have so many criticisms about how people deal with birthdays...I shall try to forget about them.

I see yet another busy week. This just never ends.