OBLIGATORY BIRTHDAY POST APPROACHING. Today I turned one year older, a whole double dozen of 24 years old! But boy, the Twenty Threes were really good. Taking a quick look at Daytum, some awesome things that happened at 23 include:
- Boxing lessons (well, three)
- Visiting Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch
- Guest-spotting on Area TV's show CO-OP a few times
- Becoming the proud owner of three new consoles (DS Lite, iPod Touch, and PS3)
- Meeting (and hugging) Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi
- Moving into a full house with four (soon to be five) guys
- Eating (for the first time): Raw beef, chicken feet, pork belly, bone marrow, and quail eggs
Neat! So what do this year's birthday celebrations entail? Last night a hefty set of friends met me for pre-birthday dinner at Suppenküche, where we inhaled german food and tasty chocolate cake. Today I went to awesome-fun-birthday-lunch at Hotel Utah with the Six Apart crowd and got my bonafide birthday chili dog. At this point, what else could I ask for?
Thanks to everyone for the birthday shout-outs via text message, Facebook, twitter, etc.! Harts, and here's to hoping another good year in my mid-twenties is on its way!
photo via toffuti break
Happy Birthday Tiff!
Posted by: Nima Badiey | November 10, 2009 at 01:57 PM
Happy birthday :)
Posted by: miyagawa | November 10, 2009 at 02:54 PM
Picture is unrelated but awesome. Leonardo is the best.
Also happy birthdays.
Posted by: Shamous | November 10, 2009 at 03:25 PM
Happy Birthday! I turn 24 next month and am not sure how I feel about being in the mid-twenties but you seem quite optimistic about it.
As far as your list of accomplishments for 23, I've only done one, which is meet Keita Takahashi. I shook his hand and got an autograph (no hugs).
Posted by: Aquma | November 10, 2009 at 03:35 PM
Photo is very unrelated, but I guess you could say I'm contemplating my 24 years in the spirit of a thoughtful Leonardo. I would argue that Donatello is the best, however.
ALSO, thank you for Borderlands! I hear that this business is crack. Also I need someone to play with, alas!
Posted by: .tiff | November 10, 2009 at 03:49 PM
Happy (soon-to-come) Birthday! To be honest, I had a *teeny-tiny* freak attack when I realized I was one year closer to approaching the big 25, but frankly my twenties have been some of my best years and I look forward to whatever comes next.
Posted by: .tiff | November 10, 2009 at 03:57 PM
That's the spirit. At 24, 6 years ago you were 18 and in 6 years you'll be 30. Crazy huh?
Where did you meet Keita Takahashi? Was it by chance at IndieCade? That's where I met him.
Posted by: Aquma | November 10, 2009 at 05:23 PM
Met him once at GDC 09 and again at a small Indiecade after party. *fan girl gleeeeEeeee*
Posted by: .tiff | November 10, 2009 at 05:26 PM
Happy Birthday! I'll actually be 23 come January... glad it'll be awesome territory! Well, hopefully. Oh, and 25 was always my lucky number, so for some reason ever since I was a little kid I've wanted to be that age. I'm getting close!
Posted by: NintendoTheory | November 10, 2009 at 07:36 PM
haha nice turtle!
Posted by: juegos de estrategia | November 11, 2009 at 06:39 AM
Sweet, glad you got it. Will be there to play in two weeks!
Posted by: Shamous | November 11, 2009 at 04:46 PM
Yes! Will tow along Uncharted 2 as well to Thanksgivings for tryptophan induced gaming sessions post-feast.
Posted by: .tiff | November 11, 2009 at 04:54 PM
You are older now! I thought that chili dog was going to be a poutine and I got excited.
Danse la poutine,
Will
Posted by: Brilliam | November 11, 2009 at 05:58 PM
I will be "ajoute-ing la sauce et le fromage squich squich" all week long!
Posted by: .tiff | November 12, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Hummy | November 20, 2009 at 09:58 AM