Thursday, May 1, 2008

geez, this post is a downer, huh?

For the past eight years (or more?), my birthday has coincided with finals, exams, tests, and other forms of frippery. So, as far as I presently know, this will be the last year of that.

So, yay.

The sensation of having one's birthday forgotten is not something I've personally had to experience, and I'd like to think I'd handle it gracefully if that were ever to occur. However, I've noticed a trend in the college years that if I don't surround myself with people or plan/prepare something I end up getting really depressed. And I want to stress that it's not because I'm a "look at me, look at me" person, but rather I just dwell on the fact that almost all of my closest friends and loved ones are so very, very far away. And I miss them.

So, here's hoping that a distraction presents itself, because I have no time to look for one right now.

On the brighter side, I can't wait to eat some Guerreros tonight! That stuff is as yum as all get out.

2 comments:

Shell said...

I'm not one to make a big deal out of my birthday, but I do like to do *something* and I like to think that people *want* to do something with me.

This year was a particularly stressful pre-birthday week for me because I was incredibly worried that I didn't have any close enough friends here and that I would just end up sitting alone in my apartment wearing a pointy birthday hat with one of those party blow out things in my mouth.

Fortunately, that didn't happen. But, I understand the pressure of a birthday.

Priya said...

Dammit Lauren, for someone who cares whether people remember, you sure DID NOT ACT LIKE IT when I called you the other day.
Hahaha. "It's not my birthday! My birthday is tomorrow." And I ate it, hook, line and sinker. I should have known Facebook would never lie to me.