Today is the day I celebrate myself getting older. Yes, it is indeed my birthday and 26 years have passed since I was pushed out into the world. So far the day has been splendid. I nearly missed the bus this morning. Work is piling up all around me. I so to say incinerated a couple of chocolate-chip cookies by putting them in the microwave. It said on the package to leave them in for 2 minutes, a pity I didn’t notice until after that it said OVEN, not microwave. Thus I nearly set the office on fire and it’s only 20 past nine. The place smells like burnt fur and I have to live through all the “where’s the fire?” comments for the rest of the day. At least the sprinklers didn’t go off(would have been a disaster if they had, possibly ruining equipment worth 1000’s of $). At any rate it is probably the most embarrassing thing I’ve done here since the first summer I worked in this place, when I nearly got sacked for falling asleep at work(not to mention being consequently 10 minutes late every morning).
Three and a half hours have passed since I wrote the above paragraph. Says everything about how much I have to do around here, doesn’t it? On the bright note I have received lots of lovely birthday wishes(even though two of my closest colleagues forgot it completely and the third one only remembered it nearly an hour after coming to work). I frantically try to convince myself that as many people as possible remembering your “big day” isn’t all that important, but to be honest I do feel a bit gutted when people I know really well forget it. Well, apart from my best friend that is- I’ve forgotten her birthday twice(not intentionally of course) so she kind of owes me;) I know she’d go mad if she read this and that she’d feel really guilty, but I won’t hear of it. The only people I actually expect a “Happy birthday” from would be my closest family(sister, mom and dad), my best friend in Norway(considering that I’ve known her for 10 years and we spend A LOT of time together), my friends at Gaia Forum(because, hello…..I’m a moderator and everyday-member, have been for a year and three months and my name is written in bold types all over today’s calendar) and my closest colleagues(because I’ve been working here for 6 years now and I mentioned it both last week and yesterday).
I spent last night making my specialty chocolate cake. I had promised my colleagues I would do so for my birthday, so that we could enjoy a slice of cake during today’s lunch break. And what happens? Everyone leaves long before lunch- they’re going to a seminar of some sort- leaving me alone with a full box of chocolate cake PLUS the cookies I bought at the store. Talk about celebrating in solitude. Well, the worst part is that I’m left alone to do all the work- answering the phone, making phone calls, registering papers, verify examinations, burning cd’s and so on is enough work for at least three people!!! Luckily the phone has been unusually quiet over the past couple of hours. May it continue that way indeed!
So, what are my plans for today? First of all I’m planning on leaving at 2:30 PM like I always do when starting work at 07 in the morning. I don’t care if my colleagues aren’t here or if the office is empty half an hour early. If I could have things my way there wouldn’t be a seminar today in the first place. I’m meeting my dad for dinner at 03:30 PM- we’re going to a lovely Italian-style restaurant not far from where I live. That particular restaurant is kind of special to me, because when I was a kid we used to have dinner there on every one of my birthdays. I had to struggle hard and long to convince my dad to go with me though(the man hardly ever goes anywhere and claims he enjoys staying at home- and to be honest I don’t doubt for a second that he means every word of it). My mom and her partner are still down-under(they have this once-every-two-years ritual, where they spend three weeks or so in some exotic location. Two years ago it was China/Hong Kong, this year it’s Singapore/Australia). Tonight I’ll be laying all over the couch with a beer in my hand watching the soccer match……what a perfect way to end the day:)
To make things better I also received my two vials of DuWop Lip Venom yesterday. OMG, I’m totally and utterly in love. It tastes like bubblegum and leaves you with a sultry pout, a tingling sensation and a wet, glossy shine. Like most products it has also harvested a whole bunch of frustrated reviews from buyers who complain that their lips do not look anywhere near as irresistibly lush as promised. Lucky for me I have rather full lips already and I’m also very happy with the added zest. For this I will brand it a must-have. It’s worth a try right? Since I’m in a generous mood I’ll even add the link to a site where you can purchase this product: http://shop.duwop.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=11
Enjoy it…..I know for certain I am 
