the special

I honestly couldn't tell you what I had for lunch today, though I seem to recall green beans and.. potatoes? Suffice to say, it cost me four dollars with drink and was most satisfying.

Top five reasons why tomorrow is important:
1) It's my birthday. Duh.
2) Meals (lunch at Sazerac, dinner at the Tamarind Tree)
3) Cake ("blackout" chocolate monstrosity from Honey Bear)
4) Presents (probably a lot of books.. yay!)
5) Skipping work so my "office" can be moved

Okay, so 1-4 are really the same thing, but I feel that Rilesmas deserves as much publicity and grandeur as possible. You might here be thinking to yourself, "Tsk tsk, such brazen egotism. For shame!"

..to which I say, "Ppbbbth!"

You see, I spent my fair share of time as one of those retiring high schoolers who tells no one about his upcoming birthday (else risk embarrassment) but secretly wishes for surprise parties and high fives from strangers in the hall. It was rather terrible, and as such complimented perfectly the overall high school experience.

But then one day (well, over the course of two years) I came to the conclusion that high schoolers are retarded, and beginning in early April I started telling everyone within bullhorn range about what fun they would soon be having on International Riley Is Awesome Day. And guess what: it worked! I even had a real-life surprise birthday party thrown for me on my 22nd, which was pretty much the best thing ever.

Lessons learned:
a) Self-promotion is rad!
b) May 3rd is radder!
c) Buy me presents and I will be your friend!

Happy Rilesmas Eve,
rrr