happy birthday to me!

My birthday was yesterday, and it turned out excellent.

• Wore my adorable new dress from Modcloth (turns out to need a slip with tights; boot heel kept coming off)


• Got free breakfast and lunch (though I had to get up awfully early)


• Accomplished important tasks to help a prospective grad get to his meetings on time and in comfort


• Did some actual work


• Helped edit an undergrad's proposal


• Came home early


• Got amazing chocolate shake and fries at Zak's


• Saw True Grit, which is quite good (if you can take sudden shocking violence) despite some lack of common sense toward the end


• Stayed up late playing new Rock Band 3 game with Wim!


• Had a birthday cupcake from Cupcake Royale (Lemon Drop)