Yesterday was my birthday. That's right, I'm now 34. I feel sorry for all those who still have to be 33. As birthdays go, mine wasn't so hot. I had to go to the dentist in the morning, where he worked on my teeth for two and a half hours. My jaw hurt the whole day, because I can't ever open my mouth wide enough, so they have to stick that wedge in there, which isn't very cool.
Then I had to umpire 5 softball games. It was alright, the teams were actually pretty nice, and it was coed. The scorekeeper kept announcing to everyone that it was my birthday, and one game, I wouldn't allow batters in the batters box until they wished me happy birthday. That's the kind of respect you command when you are 34.
The following is a list of worse ways I could have spend my birthday
- Updating my blog
- Helping Mike move into his new place in Virginia
- Watching the Dodgers lose
- Watching the world cup finals
- Sitting two hours in a dentist's chair with my mouth agape while watching the world cup
- Teaching 8th graders
- Getting fingernails pulled out one by one
- Watching the Tour de France
- Living in France
- Living in Oklahoma
- Sinking my teeth in to a yummy chocolate cake only to find out it is German Chocolate Cake
- Eating a coffee flavored Jelly Belly
As it turns out, I feel much cooler being 34, I noticed the difference overnight. That's all I have to say about that.
Forrest
