in the final 20

tonight, in a rare occasion, i celebrated my (29th) birthday. i'm super-grateful for my friends, especially the newest ones in this strange and wonderful year. and i find it funny that we all collapse together for 9-12 months... and i wonder if we'll remain touch (for, you know, 30 and 31 and on).

i also spent 5 minutes walking alone through downtown palo alto tonight, and it was sorta wonderful. i think i really like the night-ness of everything. we wandered around stanford campus for 2-3 hours last night, and it might've been one of the best nights in a while. i wonder if early mornings are just as good.

ah, 29. that's not so young anymore...