over the hill

i am now officially over the hill. at least, in my 20s. which ain't no thaaaaang.

now that that is out of my system...

i had a great birthday full of wonderful friends and laughter. mary decorated my door and it was pure love. and she managed to find the coolest glassware around. i also treated myself with my birthday money to a few fancy purchases of the burberry kind. if you know me, you know i love burberry. j'adore burberry more specifically. so i feel pretty, oh so pretty. i am hoping to enact a burberry night where mary and i drink to our prepsterness and lounge in our burberry attire. the ladies who lunch have a few new members and a possible alcohol problem.

work is getting busy. busier. so i need to work on "my organizational skills" which is a direct quote from my boss. and i mean, i understand i am not super organized at all times, but i have my own way of doing things and it makes sense to me. it just annoys me that he assumes i am going to rethink my entire way of business skills because he wants things done a certain way. in all my life, it's a two way street. so i find it annoying because i find myself unproductive, constantly stepping around things, wondering if i should do that or not do that. i think it also stems from the fact my boss needs constant attention. and even today, i was talking to someone and he pulls me into his office only to ask what the person wanted. it was bizarre. bizarre i tell you. biiiiiizzzzzzaaaaaaare.

on a completely different note, i have noticed my midsection is starting to resemble a bagel. which stems from me eating A LOT of bagels. so i am going on a little diet (very little, like i won't always have the last bite) and starting to run again (run, like 1 mile at a time. let's not get fancy.) i would think with the stress of my job and the stress of being awesome at all times would make me lose weight like that, but no. it takes work. and if it is because i just became a man of a certain age, my body and i are going to have some words.

i am going to watch the little mermaid with the rooms. honest.

birthday weekend!

happy august people. and happy birthday week to me. as you may or, most likely, not know, my birthday is this week. and it is my golden birthday since i will be turning the same age as my birthdate. my mom said she should get an award for birthing me, and i said she should. but after me of course.

i am quite excited about this birthday. i don't know why really. sean, my best friend, came with his now wife for our birthday last year, as we have the same birthday. he is one year older however. but it was great to see him. nostalgic thinking right now. all together now, awwww. but this year, i will be with friends, at a job i love, and will top it off in rhode island to see my close friends who are my extended family. again, all together now, awwww. and...happy birthday!

to kick off my birthday, mary and i hosted a little housewarming party to great fanfare. the apartment is much larger than i thought to hold people, and i think will be a great place to have parties. i hope mary agrees.

by the way, this is a little bothersome. you see, i wanted to go to a gay club called "splash" here in new york city. and i was bringing all of my friends for the event. however, we were turned away at the door for reasons that are summed to me as this: too many girls, not enough dudes. which i find quite hypocritical for a world who wants to be accepting, but then has all these clauses on what is allowed and not allowed. it's rude. and we were treated rudely. we met all the dress code criteria, if there was one. and trust me, my friends are pretty. much prettier than the people waiting to get in line. honestly, i want an explanation. so clearly, the only way to get one is to blog about it. ugh.

but that won't stop me from having a monumental birthday with people i love.

also, mary has decorated our apartment in the most amazing fashion. vintage and 60s flow through the living room and i love it. you. will. die. it's just awesome. i love our space. come visit. anytime.

happy birthday to everyone else.