May 6, 2017

 Happy Birthday to me.

Today I slept in and spent the rest of the morning playing video games. I jumped back into Gat Out of Hell for awhile and then tried out Dangerous Golf, which was made by the same people who made Burnout. I loved that game and Dangerous Golf is basically the same concept but with golf instead of cars. I think Burnout is more fun but Dangerous Golf definitely has some replayability.

I eventually got around to taking a shower, loading up my car, and heading over to my Mom's. While that was happening I read National Geographic and watched M*A*S*H. I started watching Young Guns but that was right before dinner so if I remember I might try and finish it during my lunch breaks next week. I don't know that I've ever seen the full movie before but I actually just put it on the DVD display yesterday. That seemed like an interesting coincidence.

For dinner we went to the Chinese buffet because that is our go-to birthday spot. The food was good and I managed to not eat too much. Which is a good thing because when we got back to the house we had cake and ice cream. Pistachio gelato and strawberry ice cream. Good times.

Following that I opened presents. Among other things my mom got me this really cool little gnome that is all green and my sister made me artichoke hummus with homemade pitas. Good times all around.

When I got home I set up my new Bluetooth that was my birthday present to myself. It has some interference issues when I put my hand in the right spot but in terms of sound quality it far exceeded my expectations. I'm looking forward to using it in the kitchen when I cook and even in my bedroom if I just want to lay in bed and listen to music, which I did for a little while tonight when I was testing it out.

Overall, it was good birthday. Sleeping in, video games, good food, family time, and alone time. The only minor downer was the short dog fight. Gotta love dog fights.

It is now just after midnight and despite sleeping in I have been tired for the last few hours. So I'm going to record my audio journal and then go to bed. Yesterday I had to record my audio journal twice because the first time I got eight minutes in and forgot to plug in my microphone. I am going to avoid that mistake tonight.