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It’s my half birthday!  I’m offically 23.5! Hurray!

I know people think it’s silly to celebrate half birthdays.  But see, my birthday usually falls right during the middle of Channukah.  So when I was younger, my family decided to start celebrating my half birthday (and my sister’s, whose birthday is in January) in the summer, so that we wouldn’t feel as left out during the holiday season (when it sucks being the ten year old who hears the “this is your birthday slash channukah present” year after year), and would get to celebrate a little in the summer too.

Also, I have so many negative things having happened on/around my real birthday (ending up on crutches, being in the hospital, having my back pack stolen with my meds, glasses, and final paper, a car accident, losing Athena the day after my party last year, etc).  Sometimes, my mother has even forgotten my “real” birthday, because it’s in the middle of finals and the holiday season and all of that.

So it’s stuck. I like to celebrate my half birthday with friends and sometimes my family.  So happy half birthday to me!  I raise my glass and tip it towards all of you.

-Essin’ Em

(If you’re in a healthy place financially, and are feeling generous, my wishlists are posted in the right column. I never *expect* presents, but they’re always incredibly appreciated!)