I like to go get a nice steak that I wouldn't normally be willing to splurge on.
So my Birthday is coming up...
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Mar 13, 2013
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Get a nice chess book or other bit of chess gear that you normally wouldn't let yourself have.
With the chess books that I do have, I usually just use them for 5 hours one day, and then don't open them up for another 6 months. But that's a nice suggestion.
I don't need to kill any vampires, what would I need a stake for?
The weather in your bones huh? I hope you're a lot older than 22 lol.
Mar 13, 2013
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My birthday has been kind of meaningless to me for a while now. In fact, I feel more alienated from people when they make a big deal about it. Pretty much goes for all holidays. Probably an existential curse.
@EscherehcsE: I don't know where you put your hearing aid. I CAN TRY TO SPEAK UP IF YOU NEED ME TO.
@wafflemaster: Yea it's more of a burden then a boon. I can't tell you how many times I crushed a young hikers dreams by telling him that a storm would end his sunny mountain adventure. I saved his life of course, but he was slightly irritable for at least 35 minutes.
@trysts: Generally I agree with you, that we ascribe an arbitrary amount of value to days and celebrate as if the days have a goodness beyond the arbitrary... BUT! If you enjoy living (which I hope you enjoy it at least a little bit at least some of the time) then I don't think it is wrong for people to celebrate the day your mother's womb released into you into a strange doctor's hands. I mean you put a lot of work into being born: you unconciously absorbed nutrients from your mother anddddd. Hmm maybe you are right. But all the same, even if you don't give it importance, at least have as much on your birthday as you would on a Friday night when you don't have work on Saturday?
And I would like some Eggo waffles with Jif peanut butter, and Aunt Jemima Butter Lite syrup. No off brand stuff on my birthday. Also since I'm posting this topic, its pretty clear that I would like some attention.
But the real question is: what do you geezers (I'm talking anyone over the age of 22) do on your birthday? I can start to feel the weather in my bones nowadays, so I am looking for some fun birthday ideas. My idea right now is to have a few brewskis at home and talk to my friends about things that I don't actually know anything about. Any other ideas?