Doesn't quite feel any different, having a birthday come and go. Especially a big one. But I digress, life must go on and celebrating these things isn't really my own forte. I'd rather not celebrate, or if I had to, celebrate with two or three close friends.

That was not the case this time. My gift to myself, thanks to a lucky schedule lineup, was to celebrate at the Connecticut Furmeet. It was glorious, and I shared some epic cupcakes. They were NOT spiked, much to a few people's disappointment. Odd, but not kidding. The times were great, as were the jokes, and we seemed to have left just in time to miss the approaching rain.

The entire last month has left me pondering, quite a bit. I'd love notes with perspective on this, from observers. You know, if you want to.

The last month was probably the single most stressful month of my entire life, to date. I watched myself spiral from a very cheerful, laid back person, to a bitter nervous wreck in just about three and a half weeks. I saw tests taken, employment grow serious, school pick up instead of winding down, among other things...and I came out of it with a new understanding. I will never again take days off for granted...because those are what I lacked, and those are needed to keep my sane.

Now that I'm kind of recharged, I need to reorganize my schedule. Once graduation hits, it's a 'hit the ground running' plan. I need to finish my EMT in June or else I won't be able to get up the call volume needed for college in the fall...plus I need my license ASAP. Work'll take over where school was, for the most part...which will be a benefit, because it'll give me more time with my boyfriend. That's kind of been bugging me...it's been tough to have a lot of face to face time with him when we're poking out the one block a week we can be together for a while.

Now, I should get some sleep soon, I have a total of 11 hours of work tomorrow and I am real tired. Wish everyone the best!