My Dad's birthday was last week but we celebrated it on Saturday. It was pretty cool getting with the family again, probably something I should do more often. We had the usual cake and ice cream and dinner, and I missed DJing this week, but it was worth it. The title of this update comes from an old advertisement for the game Life that I played with some of my younger family on Saturday. It was rather amazing how fun that game was, and still is, in my mind. We used to play it all the time when we were younger and there were some obvious changes but the overall experience was the same. My dad made sure the cake wasn't sponge cake this year.

In between chatting with family and cleaning my dad's computer of viruses, I did get a chance to talk to my Dad about something. This whole surgery thing has got me thinking about my mortality- something I haven't really done. I feel like I'm on the edge of a realization- like wisps of smoke I can see but cannot grasp- about my existence and what it means. I keep going back to the thought that, barring any sudden events, I'll most likely live until 80 or so. Will I get to do all the things I want to do in that time? I'm 27 now, and I feel like the last 7 years I haven't done much but exist and work. My dad and mother were married at 20, and had kids then too. I feel like I'm missing out on something and it's clouding my thoughts. I only hope this surgery will help me reach 80, because without it it'll probably be only 50.

That's quite a bit for Saturday. Sunday was pretty good too, with major highlights being talking with Goob and playing some Warcraft, working on the Custom Hatter website(and getting the hardest part done and looking awesome), and especially talking with Amanda. She's going through some rough times right now and I hope and pray for her that she finds her way out of them. I didn't talk very much when she was talking with Goob and I, but I listened to her and that's pretty much what I do. I don't know if it's enough but she's always welcome to give me a call.

This week is going to be awesome. My buddy Dave has come home from Japan for a couple weeks and we've got some plans to meet up. Wednesday(which I have off :o) we'll be meeting up at Dave & Busters(a restaurant) and on Saturday we're hitting up Cinco De Mayo Grill for lunch, and then heading north of the border for some Medival Times dinner and show. I have never been there but it looks like fun. I'll bring back pictures if we take some. Woohoo!