dirty thirty

I am absolutely amazed that anyone reads this thing! You must be really bored!

I have the most wonderful friends, without a doubt! Last night was awesome (to be sung in falsetto). I was graced with the presence of Ro, Thom & Becky (who made the most fabulous birthday cake ever), Katy, Jet, Matt & Julie, Irene, Seamus, JJ & Sasha, and my sweetie. I had an unbelievably good time. The Federal proved to be one of my new favorite hangouts. The atmosphere is great, my only complaint is there isn't much on the menu for vegetarians unless you want to fill up on pasta. I spent $8 on a plate that had 3 pieces of cheese, a bit of salad, and a partial bagette.

After the Federal, the remaining folks went to Duke Coffee House to hear T. Rox and Snmnmnm. I only heard a little bit of T. Rox, but they sounded good. Snmnmnm borrowed T. Rox's drummer Gary for a few songs. Gary is unbelievably talented, but it still makes me sad when I look up there and don't see Matt V. Mark played drums for a little bit, and he was pretty darn good. I think all of those guys just have a natural knack with all instruments. I guess thats what happens when you go to Eastman.

I also became a huge fan of Irene's dancing, as it is like nothing I have ever seen before in my life! Becky and I cut the rug for a little bit, Thom had a break dance face-off with a cute girl, and Jet broke it down - James Brown. Matt did his interpretavive ROBOT dance (the reason I married him, by the way - I am not kidding about this), and the crowd loved it.

Afterwards, we hung around and talked politics with some awesome kids. I "bragged" about my socialist background to a kid who wrote "Workers of the world unite" on his arms in sharpie only to discover that he didn't write it there because he is a socialist. I forgot the reason he wrote it. For his sake, I hope it comes off soon. Messy handwriting.

After that, we ventured home.

This morning I realized I drank a little too much, but my hangover has pretty much subsided. I don't drink often these days. The medication I take for PCOS is supposed to help my body regulate my insulin levels, and when I do drink I seem to get drunk a lot easier and my body gets really angry at me. But, I figured it's my birthday, dammit. Bring on the rum and diet!

I am looking forward to seeing my family today. Not sure when they are getting in town, but I have a feeling I will be eating dinner at my mom's with everyone. I should probably get in the shower already, it's almost 2:00 pm. Matt is sleeping, and most likely Patches is somewhere near by snoring.

Last night I promised Ro that my next blog post would be a general breakdown of the presidential candidates. Unfortunately Ro is a disenfranchised voter. It's going to take some work to get him to go to the polls, but I'll do my best. Because I didn't get that post done today, I promise it will be my next one.

To all of you who came out last night, I really want to thank you for making my 30th birthday celebration a very happy one. I am unbelievably lucky to know you people, and even luckier that you talk to me in public, despite my horrendous odor problems. I love you all! Becky and Thom, thank you so much for planning this. Your cake was unbelievable and thanks to you, my birthday celebration was awesome!

- I promise to post pictures soon! I keep forgetting to bring the camera with me! Dammit!