Good Stuff

Did I mention that I turned 25 on Friday? That I'm another year older and can reeeeeeeaaaally feel the pressure of that last year on my shoulders? Twenty-five is good, waaaay better than twenty-four, but so much has happened in one year that I really FELT a year older this time around. Never had that before.

On to the good things that liven up life:

1. My girlfriend has just started a blog and I think some of you would really appreciate her writing style. She is a poet, a true writer, a master of words, and a lyrical genius. She is trying to get her start in the online world, so check her out here.

2. One of the elderly (70 year-old) residents I care for at work exclaimed aloud, "I'm an addicted knitter!" and went on to describe how many balls of yarn she goes through in a month. Of all the things to be addicted to, I don't think there's a medication for her weakness.

3. My girlfriend and I were at a gas station near her house in the evening a few weeks ago when we heard gunshots from two fences over. I swung open the driver-side door as a joke and was like, "Shield yourself!" She finished pumping gas, and then, being the good citizens we are, we dialed the police to report the shots. As we drove away, M's comment was, "You know you're in the ghetto when gunshots ring out, and the people at the gas station look at each other and say, "Were those gunshots?"..."Yep."...and then keep pumping gas like nothing happened."

4. Got my car back tonight! JOYRIDE!