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[elSicomoro]

My birthday is tomorrow--I'll be 28. *thinks about it for a second* Yep, 28.

Given that my birthday is on a Sunday, and given that I took Monday off, I decided to make it a birthday weekend. Why not? Especially since I won't have another birthday weekend for 3 more years.

So far, it's been pretty good. I got $25 from the in-laws earlier in the week, my Ozomatli CD came in the mail today (that wasn't really a birthday gift, but it was just nice that it came today), and Toad and I went to Atlantic City this afternoon (more on that later). I never do anything extravagant, nor do I receive extravagant gifts, so things are going just as I had hoped.

Thursday, my big gift arrived--the gift from my parents: An indoor/outdoor George Foreman grill. It is sooooo sweet! It's fucking huge! I thought I was just getting the standard one, but the 'rents decided to spring for the big 'un. That was awfully nice of 'em!

My mom told me it was coming this week, but I forgot to tell Rho about it. So while I was at work Thursday, she calls me:

R: "Did your mom send us something UPS?"

S: "Oh yeah! My birthday present! The George Foreman grill. I must have forgotten to tell you about it."

R: "Jesus Christ! This thing is huge! I was like, 'What the hell is you mom sending us now?'"

I was pretty surprised myself when I saw the box sitting in our hallway...it's heavy too: 27 lbs (12.4 kg).

Maybe I'll test it out Monday night. I'll get something good to make, like skinless chicken, or maybe even steaks. I rarely eat steak, so maybe this is a good time for one.

Tonight will be fairly quiet...maybe I'll go rent a couple of DVDs. I was just telling UT that I haven't seen Reservoir Dogs in a while, and it would be a good setup to one of tomorrow's activities.

Tomorrow we'll probably go out to eat at someplace relatively nice--I'm kinda torn at the moment: Tamarind (Thai joint on South Street) or El Azteca (Mexican, less than 10 minutes from here)? It depends on where Kill Bill Volume 1 is showing...

Lessee...hmmm, it's playing at Grant Plaza, which is right across the street from El Azteca. Yep, that's where we'll go.

I'm hearing good things about Kill Bill, but even if had gotten shitty reviews, I'd still go see it b/c it's a Tarantino flick. I love all his movies, so I'm fairly certain I'll like this one (and Volume 2) too.

Monday...hmmm. Maybe I'll just rest and relax. I have a busy week coming up at work, so I'll be putting in a hellalot of hours Tues.-Fri. Or maybe we'll go down to the shore if it's nice. Or maybe we'll do that tomorrow.

Decisions, decisions.

(To be continued in another post...slang deemed the original post too long. That big fucking retard...)