Well, I thought that my birthday was going to pass quietly, but I should have known takaza wouldn’t allow that to happen. At around 6:30, wildmouse and me_not_you came in, surprising me. They brought chicken strips and fries, which is always yummy, but I was informed that wasn’t for me, but for everyone else. Not long after, Thomas and Sherry arrived with a large platter in hand – it was Dan’s other birthday present for me, a large and stunningly-presented tray of sushi from Wasabi (a place I’ve mentioned wanting to go, but hadn’t had the chance to visit yet). The platter included sashimi, several different types of maki and nigiri, and a tempura-fried spider roll, all of which were just delicious. Dessert was a tasty pound cake that Donald had come home early from work to make (thanks, Mister Cabbage!). After dinner a game of Lunch Money was played, and we were treated to the surreal images of Catholic school girls stomping, headbutting, and generally beating the crap out of each other for their lunch money. Somehow I’m not surprised that Sherry won 🙂

And so I don’t seem an ungrateful git, to all the folks who replied to my last posting:
To ramalion, posicat, shockwave77598, and genebreshears – Thanks, guys!
To sabotlours – Oddly enough, I don’t think I have any beer in the fridge, though I seem to have fifteen gallons of it fermenting in the kitchen! 🙂
To perro – It’s a fine line between bitchy and sassy, but I’ll take sassy!
And to quasiskunk, hartree, datahawk, and linnaeus – Yeah, now I can be all bad in my hot leather jacket, ’cause we all know what a badass I can be. I guess the assless chaps are my next purchase, just to complete the outfit?

So we have a busy few days coming up. Tonight we’re joining Thomas and Sherry for an evening at Charlie Goodnight’s to see Maryellen Hooper, an extremely funny comedienne. (And hey, browsing around her website, I see she’s even cooler because of the great charities she supports). Then tomorrow night we’re joining folks for an early Valentine’s Day dinner (because actually going out to eat on Valentine’s Day is insane!) at Rio Churrascaria, a Brazilian steakhouse known in our circle as “The Palace O’ Meat”. Mmm, meat. Remind me not to eat anything at all on Friday…

Now, off to start the day!