forever young
i t is mr. minnow's birthday today, and according to british summer time zone, he's got about fifteen minutes till the day is over. as much as i would like to be with him, it's not possible this year. it does suck a bit, as i wasnt there last year either. i looked into getting there on a surprise whim though the problem really was how to get back: going to uk was perfectly doable with a very cheap flight, but there were no real way to get back till september, without paying with arm/leg/chosen body part. instead, monkey's here in yyz, thinking about the idea of birthday. i understand that birthday celebration can be quite artificial. it's just another day to everyone else i suppose. there are many people who shares birthdays and it is often common to move the 'celebration' to another day for everyone's convenience anyhow. when you see another person, it is a given factor that the person would have a birthday, regard...