Who would give themselves that???

Is this the face of a madwoman? Quite possibly - although I will not badmouth her hair, as it is irrefutably awesome! That is beside the point right now, though.

I'm an idiot. How many Breannes does it take to screw in a light bulb and wreck a birthday simultaneously? Just one. Oh yes, just one. I kicked things off to a wonderful start this year. Waking up and not feeling any different, feeling any older than 100, or feeling any smarter, bar none. I can even back up this lack of new intelligence with evidence: I suck. I have a tendency to take a moderately good day and make it "better". You could "say I've a call," (Sylvia Plath) to suck. In fact, I did just that. Lovely. The worst part of it is my mom thinks I did ok. Frick, I'm such a fraud. She knows I suck - even suggested it on several occasions - but does not know the true extent. Argh. Of course, this is undoubtedly my fault, but on the other hand, I would still like some shred of privacy in my own house. I dunno...

It's interesting to pay attention to the gifts people give to themselves. Some go all out, and do awesome stuff to celebrate themselves on their birthday. Others do so more quietly, subtly, underground. Mine was a weird mockery of both. I lifted, with abandon, the trap door all by myself and jumped down the proverbial rabbit hole, only to discover the bottom was full of crap. Nice. And altogether stupid. So much for becoming wiser with age.

On the brighter side, it was actually nice to get snowed in, at least it was for a little while. It was crazy. I didn't have to go anywhere, and therefore I had complete license to stay in my pajama pants. I didn't have to go to school. There definitely is a God!!! I got to revel in the comfort of blankets and watch the storm. This provided me with ample time to (ugh) work on homework, and (yay) entertain my dog, who happened to turn 1 on the same day I turned 18, although, developmentally, there might not be much difference between the two of us, which is sad, and slightly more than slightly pathetic.

Something else related to the snow storm: there were 100 people stranded at Costco yesterday...Who the hell goes to Costco during a freakin' blizzard??? Sheesh, people, did someone hit you in the head with a stupid hammer or something? Seriously. You can survive without bulk flour and fruit snacks for one day, can't you?