Truism or Brilliant Thing? (from "Agnes")

Well . . . the birthday was mostly good . . . generally better than my birthdays have historically been, but so very far from perfect . . . ah well. That's life, hey? There was a "dinner party" . . . reservations for nine. Jessica cancelled; disappointing but hardly surprising. Jamie also cancelled; she had to go to Study Hall. (That's what Jessica said, too, but I don't think she really wanted to come anyway. Antisocial . . . like I'm not?)

Speaking of me being antisocial, I thought it was a little funny that everyone just assumed that what I would want to do for my birthday would be the same as what Sarah wanted; dinner at a restaurant she'd never been to before. I didn't tell anyone what I wanted to do, and dinner was actually excellent, so I'm not complaining, but . . . dressing up and going out to an unfamiliar restaurant is actually the OPPOSITE of what I like. I like to NOT dress up, and I like to eat food that I already know so I don't have to pick something weird off of a menu, and I like to sit around with just one or MAYBE two people, order pizza, and watch a movie. And run around outside playing catch or football or something. (Not in that order. Running around should come first. And then food. And if there's going to be football, there should be more people.)

But whatever. There's going to be a trip to a drive-in theater tonight, and that'll be fun, but it was supposed to be tomorrow night, so the change in plans is causing people to have to cancel. Like Lina and Isaac, and hopefully no one else. But Melinda and Chris and Brandi and Tasia and Seth and Sarah and Billy and Jamie and maybe Matt and maybe Jessica and Adam and Kelli and I guess that's about it but it seems like there should be one or two more . . . ah well. I've never been to a drive-in; that'll be cool even if it sucks. :-D

Oh, and Kim called last night, which was really the coolest part of the whole birthday. (No offense to anyone else, but I go out to eat wit' you schmucks all the time. Kim doesn't call very often.) Thanks, Kim . . .