a thing in 928 photos birthday ...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ...and to celebrate Rachel's birthday! Afterwards, we went to a handsome contest. Here's why you shouldn't fuck with your WB levels right before they bring out the lit candle! Birthday buddies! Soho Grand backyard pool. The men's are grey and blue! They also require men and women to wear uniforms while at the spa! The women's uniforms are orange and pink. ...joined forces with Pauly & Cynthia and drove out to Queens for a day at... We still finished the entire thing. Hahah. Instead of ice cream cake, we just had an Ice cream soup party! The dreaded birthday ass-vice! I love this picture! Thanks for being my boo, boo. 100% awesome. We chose an isolated location away from any other groups and set up camp! Look how much distance we had between us in either direction! Birthday wish! Happy birthday! ...to celebrate Leigh's birthday! Make a wish! Cupcake Birthday Cake! Happy birthday, Simone! ...because Meredith was there celebrating Simone's birthday with... On Monday night we went out for late night sidewalk drinks to celebrate Rachael's birthday! After Quinn was done giving us the best tour of a house I've ever been taken on, she sneaked into the kitchen to whip up a surprise batch of birthday brownies... ...and then ran into the hallway to ambush the birthday girl! Happy birthday, Karen! ...Super Mario Galaxy 2! It was Jaden's birthday and Marina and Dave got him... Happy birthday, Gurj! On Wednesday night a whole bunch of us met up for dinner at The Smith to celebrate Gurj's 28th birthday! Jo and Chuck after the show. Happy birthday, Jo! Present time! ...and to help us eat the giant cookie-cake! Yum. Make your own t-shirt crafting supplies! Present time! ...because there's a giant Mrs Fields chocolate chip cookie inside! PS - Look in the oven... Wish! (Thanks for the amazing dinner, Chuck & Jo!) Oh, and then they also brought out a special cake for Mer. Me and the lovely birthday girl! Back at the apartment, I busted out my handmade card. Haha. Mer was kidding around about always wanting one of these her birthday so I decided to see if I could find a Mrs. Fields in NYC and surprise her. Turns out the only one is located inside the Port Authority! And yes, they will personalize them. Ta-da! On Saturday a bunch of us went to brunch in Soho to celebrate Quinn's birthday! Happy birthday, Quinn! It was Dan's birthday and Sarah surprised him with an ice cream cake. Happy birthday, Dan! One final toast to Katie's birthday! Yay! Pack em in. Making it count. Last song of the night. Victory lap. This woman was a great skater! Here she is towing the birthday girl around. Then Siege! We posed for a group photo before returning our skates. First with me in the photo! Lovebirds. Happy 40th, Katie! Yay! Wish! ...and we all sang! Happy birthday! ...Siege lit the cupcakes... Dancing with dad. Wish! Happy birthday, Niki! Niki with her parents and sister. Stairwell 2:30am. Happy birthday, Sarah! Love you! I like how Jenny is trying to pull Karen out of the way so she can look at Sarah's boobs. Birthday girl front and center! A little before 2am, Ellen took the stage to introduce the final act... Squeeze the birthday girl. The email and flyer she sent around explained that she would be having a circus sideshow-themed party and would be playing the ringmaster and introducing all of the acts! Birthday-girl abuse! Birthday girl. A whole bunch of us met up at Matt's apartment to sing happy birthday to Ellen and have some cake before heading crosstown to the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater to see a show. Make a wish Ellen! Hiding horse happiness. Happy birthday! On Tuesday night I went to Geordon's birthday dinner at B Bar. Later that night we went out to dinner with the Silvermans to celebrate Chuck's birthday! Happy Birthday, Chuck! I laughed so hard I was crying. Thumbs up for BALD SKINHEAD WIG! Awesome present, Doug! Omg, putting this thing on was like torture. It was pulling my hair so hard. He gave me a last-minute birthday present before departing.... And mirror decals! Haha. Thanks, Ellen! Sticky slappy hand! Rubber skull key covers! Yes! After dinner, I opened Ellen's birthday presents. Circular saw pizza cutter! 4:30am last of the party! Thanks so much for hosting my party, guys. I had a wonderful time! Haha. Seva and Doug photo-bombed my Mandy-smooch. It was a perfect summer night so we took full advantage of the roof. Kitchen crowd. A little after 5pm, we decided to pack it in (wanted to make sure I had time for a nap before my birthday party!). The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution Of Human Sexuality The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The Human Face Grinder! (Not the app! I swear!) At midnight it was officially my 33rd birthday and therefor time to open presents! Leigh was out of town for her official birthday so when she got back into town we went out for a birthday dinner! Make a wish! Friday after work we went out to celebrate Aziza's birthday! ...the issue of Life magazine from the month Rachael was born. 
(One of Jared Diamond's books that preceded Guns, Germs & Steel)
MOAR SCIENCE!
. (An awesome BBC documentary hosted by John Cleese!)
