Thanks to everyone for their text messages, cards, phone calls, IMs, emails, e-cards, and facebook wall writings… those of you wishing to give me a birthday kiss (would that really be a present for me, or for you? Hmmm…) because I came back from Alabama with some sort of bug, so today has not been the bestest of days, though I would guess that my insurance probably will go down next cycle.
Also, if this — whatever it is — is not gone by tomorrow I will not be at school for very long (if at all) and the birthday bash might have to be postponed or canceled… I don’t want to get everyone sick a week before finals. (Or do I? Hmmm…)
Anyway… I did want to express that this is my very last birthday. Oh, sure, I’ll live to see more November 27ths (hopefully several dozen more), but this is my last birthday, I decided.
You know how, when you were little, people said you could have anything you wanted on your birthday? You could get out of doing dishes or have an extra piece of cake for dessert… well, I’m enacting that old rule for all future birthdays: the one thing I will want on those days is for it to not be my birthday. (If you try to think of the paradox that creates, you’ll hurt yourself. I’d advise against that.)
So… umm… yeah. That’s all I’ve got for you.
It might be slim-pickings around here for a while as finals approach and pass, but maybe not — I like to procrastinate and this is a good tool.
November 27th, 2005 at 7:31 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETE!!
get better. :o]
November 27th, 2005 at 10:17 pm
Aha! I am an expert on paradoxical birthday phenomenon.
First, to make it clear, the rule you stated is simply a personal rule that on such birthdays, you will wish it not to be your birthday. It cannot be a birthday wish itself, as birthday wishes cannot (by law) last beyond the day of said wish. Of course, I assume all that is what you meant.
Now, the situation you describe is not in fact a paradox; rather, it is an invalid wish. Whilst birthday wishes may influence the future, they cannot influence the past. I read this online. Thusly, your birthday wish may not say, “I wish this not to be my birthday,” since that would be effective before the wish. But you could make a similar wish stating, “I wish the rest of this day to not be recognized as my birthday.”
Another alternative: you could wish that the governments of the world decide to declare that there not be any more November 27ths. But, even the birthday fairy can’t get the governments of the world to agree on something in 24 hours. Plus, the birthday fairy is a democrat. Which speaks for itself.
November 28th, 2005 at 1:10 am
Something tells me that Mr. Pete Holiday is developing the disease that can be termed as ‘anti-my-birthday-itis’.
Question to all the readers of his blog: can this(or rather, should this) be cured?
November 28th, 2005 at 8:39 am
AW man, it sucks to be sick on your birthday! I hope you’re feeling better by now.
Also, birthday kisses?? Where’s the line!? ;-P