And I feel a smidge older. My celebrations were pretty spread out, since my birthday fell on a day I'd be away from home (mommy was sad) and right in the middle of the week. I got a copy of Mario Kart while I was still at home for Thanksgiving, and mommy took me guitar shopping for all of 10 minutes before she lost her sanity in Guitar Center. Upon getting back here, I was given a notebook filled with guitar tabs (and a burned CD with the appropriate songs), some cookies, brownies, a fun pair of boxers, a Gamecube controller, and a cone of ice cream following the awesome party that happened Friday night. 15 people crammed into a tiny Chinese restaurant is a really chaotic and fun time.
And the ice cream. Oh man. A few people suggested a place here on campus called Cold Stone, which isn't far off from Marble Slab back in A-town. The difference is that this ice cream is *insanely* rich and there are a few more interesting things to mix in. I had the following concoction: chocolate ice cream, mixed with chocolate chips, a crushed brownie, and topped with fudge. Yeah. It's still amazing 24 hours later.
And after that there was much insanity watching Super Mario speedrun videos (mixed with a few stranger vids) and lots of Family Guy. Thanks to everyone who made it a great time!
Oh, and I got some cash. I'll probably get that R9800 I've been wanting, or a fourth Gamecube controller and Mario Party 5. Who knows.