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Monday, December 27, 2004

Well, it’s my birthday and I’ve got a temperature of 100.6. (About 20 minutes ago it was 101.2.) I feel all achy and tired and chilly. Matt and I were going to go out for birthday dinner with my parents tonight, but instead we’re putting it off.

Bleah.

This isn’t my worst birthday, though. My worst birthday was my 17th, when my family was on vacation in Thailand — Phuket, actually, which was ravaged by tsunamis yesterday. I was in a swimming pool and as I was getting out, I somehow gouged out a chunk of skin from my left big toe. We went back up to our hotel room and it bled and bled and bled before finally stopping. I’ve got a scar on my left big toe to this day.

And at least I’m not in Phuket now. I can’t imagine what it must be like in southeast Asia right now.

Anyway — I’ll live to fight another day…

Happy Birthday to Me.

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  1. Hsppy Birthday, Jeff!

    Donated by Famous Author Rob Byrnes
    12/27/04 @ 4:29 PM


  2. Happy birthday, and many happy returns. I’ll be singing a round of “Alle Psallite” in your honor.

    Donated by Tim Jarrett
    12/27/04 @ 5:13 PM


  3. Happy Birthday anyway! Now get better.

    Donated by John
    12/27/04 @ 6:14 PM


  4. What John said.

    Donated by David Ehrenstein
    12/27/04 @ 7:08 PM


  5. Aww. Happy birthday! I hope you feel better soon!

    Donated by Rebel Prince
    12/27/04 @ 8:28 PM


  6. christmas vacation 03
    Along with so many others, I’ve spent the Christmas holidays sick. In the previous two entries, I wrote about feeling sick Thursday through Saturday, and my hope that I would shake it off by Sunday. I didn’t. In fact, after…

    Donated by elf-reflection :: living in changeling times
    12/27/04 @ 9:45 PM


  7. Ditto the previous comments. Happy Birthday mate. Get well soon.

    Donated by Morrie
    12/27/04 @ 10:32 PM


  8. Hope you have a good day and a fun celebration when you’re feeling better! Wish you a stellar 31st year!

    Donated by Horton
    12/27/04 @ 11:32 PM


  9. Ooh! I’m just under the wire to wish you a Happy Birthday! Feel better, baby.

    Donated by Karen
    12/28/04 @ 12:14 AM


  10. Do you miss the birthdays when you were alone and afebrile? ;)


    Love is like a stove,
    burns you when it’s hot

    Donated by i. bendito
    12/28/04 @ 7:59 AM


  11. Happy birthday! May I suggest NyQuil? I swear it’s the only thing that’s kept me alive and sane the past few days.

    Donated by Peter
    12/28/04 @ 10:35 AM


  12. Happy Bday a day late.

    Donated by homer
    12/28/04 @ 11:57 AM


  13. Feel better soon, handsome, and Happy Birthday!

    Donated by Moose
    12/28/04 @ 10:26 PM


  14. Happy Belated B-day. Get well soon.

    Donated by mark
    12/29/04 @ 11:57 AM


  15. Happy Birthday! I’ll do you one better, 4 years ago (before we met) my partner was on the west coast for his birthday and began suffering severe abdominal pain. It turned out to be appendicitis. He had to go in for emergency surgery that day…which resulted in an 8-day stay at the hospital! Ugh.

    Donated by Fool
    12/29/04 @ 2:50 PM