a quarter century of wisdom

Stuff learned on my first day of being a quarter-century old: it's hard to get a table for 18 friends in a crowded restrauant on friday night; boxes falling off the back of pickup trucks are scary; apple security guards won't let you park in their lot; getting a huge birthday cake means you can't blow all the candles out at once--and fitting the leftovers in your fridge requires significant engineering effort; Lori loves superlogs; after-party parties rock; drinking multiple 32-oz. nalgene bottles full of beer will f*ck you up the next day; a friend's couch is your best friend at 4 in the morning; all of my friends totally rule!



As birthdays go, this one was probably the most memorable by far. It's right up there with my 21st birthday when I put down a midnight $100 bet on a blackjack table at the Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas.