unrelated news

i was born on a sunny sunday in 1988 minus 10, and today was no exception.
many exciting things happened in the news, according to CNN:
*a 105-lb. woman ate 173 wings in buffalo new york.
*brad pitt and angelina jolie are ready for their fifth child.
*an escaped alligator scared a neighbor.

we just said goodbye to the last of the guests. it was perfect -- 29 people showed up for my 29th birthday:
mom dad julie grandma midge barbara elise ivan amy edie lulu kate dan maddy angelina nonno joanne peter ben erin ella
luke aunt diane uncle ronnie andy jordan jenny dave donna xavier.

the highlight of the party was grandma midge threatening two three-year-old children. "if you even make it to four."

wow.

speaking of the children, apparently i am not hip. they tried to give me a gift. it was red construction paper cut up into little pieces inside of a legal-size envelope. i picked out a red circle: "wow, is this one a piece of cake?" they just stared at me and shook their heads. i held out a long thin one: "is this a little girl?" silence, followed by edie, the biggest girl in the group: "no nina. NO. it's just paper." "really?" i couldn't let it go. surely there was more to this exciting presentation than just just paper for the sake of being paper. i held up a small rectangle: "isn't this one a doll?" "NO!" said maddy. it's just paper nina!" she's three years old. then ella handed me a plush dinosaur with blue leather horns(?). "wow, it's a big scary dinosaur!" "no nina. NO. it's a small dinosaur. and he's not scary at all."

what happened to having an imagination? do they still eat glue and pretend it's marshmallow fluff? do they still make rocks into pets? oh wait, i still do that. but you know what i mean.

gotta go catch the train.

fashion week starts tomorrow and i have to air out my mink(s).