paint the sky with stars

Life's been a bit of a whirlwind the last couple of days. On Thurs night, friends and I went out to celebrate my birthday. Friday was my birthday (the big 3-0!) and I took the day off, got a tattoo (picture below), saw The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with my parents, and went out to dinner with them. Then on Saturday we drove up to Ajax to go to my cousin's wedding. I took the train back yesterday to pick Imriel up from my aunt and uncle's before he caused any trouble (he was mostly okay), had family dinner that night complete with chocolate birthday cake, and then played a ringette game.

I ended up taking today off because my stomach has been acting up all weekend (probably due to Thurs celebrations) and I am still feeling pretty wiped. But it was lots of fun.

( My long-planned Kushiel's Legacy-inspired tattoo! )

Had a WONDERFUL meal at The Keg. Very glad to not be a Biggest Loser contestant though, because Jillian would not be impressed (though I don't think I was as bad as the ACTUAL contestants!)

Back at Bruce's for the night. Will get to watch BSG when it airs yet again, so terrified since this is the first part of the finale and their last chance for a cliffhanger.

We've had uh, FUN trying to get my second monitor. First I realized I didn't know if I had another port in my video card. Help from Elzie and Frozen made me realize I do have one, hurrah! But then the model that Future Shop had for $149 isn't carried by Best Buy, though they have one that is the same size and same make as the one we were looking for. So I still don't have it, but Dad is going to pick it up from the Future Shop in Cambridge. So I will get one and hopefully setting it up will be a lot easier than actually getting the damn thing.

And I will love it forever and EVER.

Wow...Boomer is the happy icon character? CRAZY (I think it's Boomer...Athena would be even odder because I don't know that we've really SEEN her really happy).