So, I'm 54 and 5+4 = 9, and I Had $9 in My Wallet, so Bought $9 in Scratch-Offs and Came Away $270 to the Good. I'll Take that Birthday Karma

The photo of this card is no good. I already cashed it in. I'm not stupid. I never win, so if I DID win, I was on it. I am laughing, because I bought a friend's son tickets last week and he won over $100. I was like "bastard, good for you." Ah, but the karma came back to me on the 16th, my birthday. Pam make me an Asian good luck noodle dish and I brought wine and the scratch offs. I'll take it. It feels good to be a winner....

...and I wasn't counting on Syracuse, even if I do HATE Duke..

Today is one of those ugly 14 hour days, but I'll do my best to keep my head screwed on correctly. I laid very low this weekend knowing that for the next three weeks, life is almost impossible. I will get through, but there are numerous demands. 

The irony is that mail didn't run because of President's Day, and I imagine the birthday cards are arriving today while I'm on campus on a faculty job search (as well as my own classes). 

I only finished 1 of the 3 books I started, and I want to hibernate to get them down. The temperatures were up so it was wonderful walking outside. You almost got that Spring feeling, but I quickly reminded myself to slow down. It's currently skunk-mating season and February and March can stink real bad. 

Here's to knowing it's your birthday, which means an extra day, and for actually having the will-power to resist work-work-work-work, to actually chill out, watch basketball, read, cook, and enjoy calmer days. 

Ah, I will pay for that in 3...2....1