Nonsequittal Rumblings

This birthday felt quite a bit different from some recent ones. I got some birthday wishes on IRC and on some forums… those were nice. Thanks to those who sent me the happiness. But I’m not a total net resident, so that’s secondary. (No offense to those who sent me the happines…)
For one, I actually got a b-day card at work. That didn’t happen last year. I thought it wouls just pass quietly, unnoticed. What a surprise.
And of course, there’s that one person who is celebrating it with me (although from 900 miles away), and that makes a huge difference too.
No offence to anyone, but the biggest surprise was when her MOTHER called me to wish me a happy birthday. Now, that’s something I didn’t expect at all. It totally blew my mind. It was great. It was so sweet of her to do that. Whoa, it hasn’t been 3 months yet since I started dating Emily, and I’m already feeling like I have a 2nd family!