Posted by Shane Becker on
<p>Why 54 days later? Because, I'm lazy? Also, because I couldn't find my xD card reader.</p>
<p>I have a bad habit of waiting too long after some event to write about it. By the time I get around to it details have been lost and impact and waned. I apologize for the brevity of this recount and lack of detail.</p>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1976293149/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/1976293149_408eabf1b4.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
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<p>When I woke up I found 579 paper hearts hanging from the ceiling. Each one had a number on one side and a word on the other. Put them together in order and it told a little story. I won't share it here as it was a little private, but believe me it was very sweet. (P.S. cutting down and organizing/ordering 597 hearts took for.ev.er.) Also, she had gotten me bagels and flowers.</p>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1977222302/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/1977222302_2148c6c340_t.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1976323121/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/1976323121_b0c586ecca_t.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
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<p>I put in a few hours at <a href="http://thedreamingcomics.com/">the Dreaming</a> (the comic shop that I help out at now and again). Emily picked me from the Dreaming in the afternoon. Then we went to see <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/">Superbad</a>. Afterward we went back home where she had set up a little buffet of awesomely awesome foods; a little bit from each of our favourite resturants here in Seattle.</p>
<p>Mac and cheese and hush puppies from <a href="http://www.hillsidequickie.com/">Hillside Quickie</a>. Philly Seitan from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/waywardcafe">Wayward Cafe</a>. Inari from <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=HaNa,&near=Seattle,+WA&fb=1&view=text&latlng=47620146,-122320900,3309188815707800554#">HaNa</a>. <a href="http://www.odwalla.com/product1.asp?p=beverages&s=flavor&id=11">Mango Tango</a> and <a href="http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/chick_o_stick/">Chico Sticks</a>, because they rule. Apple Juice ands Hummus from <a href="http://traderjoes.com/">Trader Joe's</a>.</p>
<p>Then to top it all off, she had gotten gift certificates to all those food places, plus a few others which I'm still using nearly two months later.</p>
<p>Altogether, a pretty good birthday.</p>
<p>There are <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/sets/72157603098953876/">more pictures of the hearts</a> over on flickr.</p>