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My birthday was this past Friday. 24. It's been a long time since I had a birthday party where there were more people who came than there were years that I was old. Probably since I was six or seven, since I've rarely had a party that included more than my family or a few close friends. In any event, it wasn't just my party, but also jointly my brother Jason's. We had a ping pong tournament, which I had to run the gauntlet of my own family to win; admittedly, the best competition of the night was after the actual tournament when we played doubles, the first time in two or three years that we have done so. More to come in the near future, I imagine, since we all had a great time and the table can easily be set up over there. The only actual present I received was a plant, which was a new kind of gift. Though I do have an REI gift card from my parents waiting to be used...

Today will be the ninth consecutive day on which I had a game. I've had so many that I really don't want to call in for any hours at work until after basketball season, though I was tentatively planning to...

In the meantime since my last blog, I've experienced the new EmX, which almost reminds me more of the subway than of a bus; I found a Ralph Lauren jacket at Value Village for .99; and I've enjoyed biking and walking during the cold but very sunny weather.