Birthday Week: Day 2

So, Day 2 of Birthday Week.

Why isn't it mandatory for every company to give their employees vacation the week of their birthdays? My brother just accepted a job where they give you the day off. I think that's great. Don't all companies know I we expect some sort of special treatment on the day we were born?

To make matters worse, I have my annual review on my actual birthday. It's scheduled for only a half hour. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. How long does it take to say, "You're fired," really? But, surely they wouldn't fire me on my birthday, right? Maybe they think I'm so awesome and don't have anything to talk to me about except my (substantial) raise?

It's my party, I can fantasize if I want to.

But, I don't want to think about that. I'm already nervous enough.

I've been battling the good with the bad when it comes to my birthday for years. When I was younger, there were 5 or so years where someone we knew died on or near my birthday. Talk about a reality check.

Life and death. Yin and yang.

Ditching school on my 18th birthday with a friend who shared the same birthday? Good.

My roommates getting me a stripper for my 21st birthday? Bad. Funny? Sure. But, hairy baaaad.

Good thing about your birthday - the police tend to not give you tickets on your birthday
Bad thing about your birthday - spending the afternoon at the DMV
Good thing - yellow cake with chocolate frosting
Bad thing - not getting carded when you buy a 6-pack
Good thing - you typically get out of doing things you don't want to do
Bad thing - using the saying, "In my day..."
Good thing - yellow cake with chocolate frosting

So, you take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have...

And now I have that song in my head. Bad.