birthday

[jinian]

It's my birthday today. I have graduated from being a square and am now a prime, which is likely the last time that will happen.

Feeling sad, which I think is due to not knowing what happens next with my entire life. There's funding for a project in the lab I'd like to work in (yay!), but they have to go through some sort of fair interview process and can't just hire me, so I do not yet have a job and might not. And, thinking I'd have cramps, I foolishly didn't plan anything for tonight. Currently roping my mom into taking me out to dinner.

Good things so far today:
I do not actually have cramps.
Slept in.
Wearing favorite jeans, which I mended last night while listening to 90 minutes of new Night Vale.
Carrying my shiny red e-reader, which I repaired over the weekend.
Nice messages from people (and my student loan provider, ?) about my birthday.
Nice message about another good thing.
Entertaining stormy rain.

Good things in the past year:
Got my Ph.D. dammit. It is okay if I am still feeling fragile, I was super awesome.
Figured out how to live alone and still have a relationship with Wim.
Got together with rushthatspeaks.
Did not have Crohn's Disease.
Made some nifty stuff including ramen bowls, a quilt, and a star dress.

Comments

[ursula]

Happy birthday!

[jinian]

Thank you!

[umadoshi]

Happy birthday! I hope you and your mom were able to go out and that it was lovely.

And those are both excellent lists of good things!

[jinian]

Thanks! We had a very nice dinner and had the appropriate (cuted + mocking) reactions to Frozen together. It was great.

[skygiants]

Aww, happy birthday! I hope it turns out to be surprisingly excellent.

[jinian]

Thanks! It totally did. :)

[oyceter]

Happy birthday! I'm glad the night sounded good!