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Saturday was my birthday. 19 years old, one of the least significant birthdays out there. Worse, even, than 17. And on top of it, I was missing my aunt's memorial service. As a result, I basically planned to be in a bad mood, and I met my plans. But Shannon was planning a birthday party. That much I knew, and so we had it tonight.

At 9:50, I went to Jay's room, where Shannon, Richard, Jay, and Lydia were waiting. There was a cake on the table in the center of his room, clearly handmade and very delicious-looking and two gifts wrapped in pink butcher paper, probably stolen from either the Walker or Couch RSA office. I opened the first and saw a big pink smiley face. Oh, wait... not just a smiley face... and octopus. Fun. And it opens--yes, a pink octopus cookie jar. And I opened it up to find... CONDOMS. A cookie jar full of condoms, many of which, as it turned out, were my own to begin with. A few days ago, Shannon and Jay formulated a master plan so Shannon could take all the condoms out of the box on my desk. Mixed in with the condoms in the jar was the can opener I had lent to Jay while Shannon was in my room, eating Chinese food. Oh, those sneaky little devils. The other gift was a dragon kite, because I had been telling Shannon for days that I wanted to fly a kite. She and I will be flying it on Friday and/or Saturday, and then, only about a week later, I will be flying a kite with Akshatha (this is a promise/threat).

As it turns out, I have the coolest friends ever.

Love to everyone back home--I can't wait to see you. As a matter of fact, I booked my flight today and I will be home (well, at the MSP airport) at 8:53 p.m. Saturday, May 26th. And the next day I plan to have Caribou Coffee at least 6 times. Anyone wanna call dibs on first, second, or third trips? Better yet, we'll combine them all in one and go to MOA. :)

Here he is!

Upgrade! The silver box to the right is where I used to keep all of my condoms. It was completely stuffed.

And there it is, all full!