It's ok. :] I'm pretty good with capitals on the west coast, it's when I get into the midwest and beyond, I tend to start forgetting. (sometimes). Ah, yeah, I can understand that. I enjoy the Zoo in Sacramento - at times - because I love the challenge of photographing the animals, but it does get boring after awhile. [yes]

It was a good birthday! :] Pretty low key and just nice. My parents let me tell them what I wanted to do as it was my birthday. It was lovely being the one calling the shots. [yes] Plus it was great to see my parents, and the bed at the hotel was just amazing and like a cloud. I wanted to take it back to school with me. [yes] I say just do what you want to do, and if they don't want to - too bad. It's your birthday!

[lol] That just sounds terrifying! [rofl] But it's making me bust up laughing! [lmao]

I suck at geography so I just presume everyone else is as bad at it as I am. [lol] I do like zoos but I dunno. It's like a "been there done that" feeling.

Yeah, for sure. If they're going to whine about it I'll just stay home, honestly. I'm kinda over birthdays.

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Hehe, that's what it looks like. [ninja]

I can kinda suck - depends on when my brain is cooperating. [lol] I agree with you - it's like "why am I paying so much to see something I've seen before?"

I'm kinda over birthdays too - last year was a big one - 25 - and my parents wanted to drive down, and I wasn't going to tell them no. So we just kept it low key. Sometimes staying home and just being a bum is needed. [yes] And those can be the best birthdays sometimes. Just being relaxed and lazy. :)

Hahaha, definitely star trek warp speed snow! [yes] That is just crazy terrifying, no thanks!

I like things like museums better because they usually have those travelling exhibits.

I had the 21st birthday last year. Even that I didn't consider that huge because I don't really drink. It didn't change much in my life. [lol] I'm also kinda over asking for presents on my birthday or in general. My parents have paid for so much of my college and other stuff in life that it's like...I don't really feel like I deserve more.

It is terrifying. XP When it gets that bad I consider just finding a hotel.

I would rather be outside, myself. It's much easier. Museums are usually too noisy for me.

I didn't do anything really for my 21st as I don't drink (at all). People ask me what I want - I say money. xD Because money is always nice. [XD]

I would probably do the same!

I really love Egyptian stuff and Aztec, Mayan, etc...so when those exhibits come around I'm on top of them. Otherwise I prefer being outside, too.

I usually tell people (costume) jewelry or clothes because you pretty much can't go wrong there. [lol] I don't really drink at all, either. If there's something in the house I might have one drink on a Friday night once every five months. But I've never even been drunk.

Ah, yeah, that's all cool. Do those kinds of exhibits come around often for y'all?

That's always a safe bet too. I'm super picky with clothes though, and I feel like I have way too many of them, so sometimes that just is too overwhelming. I would rather be able to pick out something I want for myself. But maybe that's just me?
For me, I've never touched alcohol since turning 21 (4 1/2 years ago).

Semi often. There was an Egypt exhibit in 2011 and this year is Mayan. The Egypt exhibit had the King Tut mask and it was gorgeous.

Usually people know what I want because I drop a bunch of hints. XD My style is also pretty distinctive so it's not hard to imagine what I want.

I just drink for special occasions. I drank a bottle of apple ale last Friday to celebrate the end of the semester. I had a glass of whisky at the end of the fall semester. [XD] I don't like the feeling of even being tipsy so there may come a point when I just don't drink at all.

That sounds really cool! :D

Haha, I tend to drop hints if there is one thing that I really want. But that's rare. [yes]

Mmm, got ya. Drinking, to me, just isn't something I'm a fan of for myself. [yes] Plus my friend, the one that I mentioned earlier - the one who has the cute boy - had a bunch of issues regarding drinking and drugs that got him taken away by CPS and he asked me if I wouldn't drink because of that, and because it wasn't something I was into anyways, I told him that I wouldn't. Because I can understand where he is coming from.

We have a pretty big history museum in Denver that can draw all those big exhibits. They had the body worlds exhibit a couple of years back and let me tell you it was disgusting.

Yeah, I respect that. I have an uncle that gave us a lot of shit until we got him to finally go through with rehab to get over his alcoholism. Ever since then I've been disgusted by people who drink to get drunk and/or do it frequently. I also can't put up with drugs or smoking on any level.

I've heard of those, there's no way that anyone could ever get me to go to one of those exhibits. [yes]

I've got an ex-friend who used to try to force me to drink even though she knows why I choose not to drink. She's gone as far to even make me a drink, which I don't drink and just leave on the table or wherever we are sitting. :/
I've got asthma so smoking, or even being around smokers, is just disgusting. I hold my breath as best as I can when I have to walk past smokers on campus. Bleh.

I went but I would not go again. I don't generally have a weak stomach, but that made me feel sick.

*rolls eyes* My ex had this friend that he would talk about me with sometimes and at one point the ex came back to me and said that his friend thought that "my bf had a lot to teach me." And I was like..."mmkay, what?" And he told me that I was naive about drugs and rolling doogies and I was just like..."don't ever talk to him again." Point being, I hate people who think that just because you don't like stuff is because you've either not tried it or are naive.

My mom smokes and it causes a lot of fights in my family so I've always hated smoking and smokers. I think there are nice people who are smokers, but I don't want to be around them much.

That's crazy! At least you know now. [yes]

Oh, woah! O.o That's insane! Yeah, I agree! I know about things, I just choose not to associate myself with any of that. [yes] Like people who tell me I haven't experienced college because I refuse to go to parties... mmm, no thanks. I'll stay home.

Awww, yeah, I've met some nice people who smoke but as soon as they start smoking around me.... :/ Mmm, sorry. I really don't want to be around them anymore.

Omg, lol. That is exactly what I told my ex, actually. I said, "dear, I don't know about some of these things because I've chosen not to associate with them. Because they're stupid and dangerous." I wanted to throttle the guy that told him I had a lot to learn because he'd never even met me in person.

I agree. I do NOT like parties where people are all getting drunk and having sex in the back rooms. I just don't. If that means I haven't experienced college then so be it.

Yeah, smoking just brings up a super negative stereotype in my head and it's usually better for us both if we don't associate anymore. I think it's stupid on all levels and I don't want cancer, soooo.

Haha. *high fives* That's a great response! [yes] Oh, I would have been struggling not to strangle or Gibbs slapp him myself. [yes] Some people just are.... ugh!

Exactly! I've never been to a party in the 7 years I've been in college, because I know that it will take me weeks to recover from one, a regular day takes me quite awhile to recover from at times so a party... mmm, no thanks! [yes] I'd rather stay home with Netflix, thanks! [yes]

Totally understand that! [yes] That does suck though but I can understand why. [yes] [hug]

It's been awhile so I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure he couldn't come up with anything to say back to it and never mentioned it again. Although that friend remained an idiot for the rest of our relationship. I loved my ex, and he was a good guy (I'll always stand by that) but he was surrounded by the stupidest people I had ever met. I sincerely hope he found some better ones.

I'm pretty much the same. I need a week to recover from a big party and stop worrying about all the idiotic things I did or might have done. [lol] Even on a daily basis I need at least four or five hours to recharge if it's been a long day.

Luckily most people don't really smoke anymore. [yes]

Good people usually do find a handful of stupid people to be friends with, that make you go "omg, wait why?!"

for me, what I need to recover from is the noise - because noise really gets to me. Most of the time daily recover time is usually over night, sometimes two days depending on what I did.

True, although it seems like there are a lot of smokers on my campus. It's annoying. :(

I have less patience for "stupid" people than most so that might be part of it, but I swear that some of the best people just surround themselves with bad people out of convenience. Then those good people just get drug down with the bad.

For me it's just the social interaction in general and worrying about what I did wrong...or working so hard NOT to do something wrong. People make me anxious sometimes because sometimes it's so easy to upset others and you never know what the trigger will be.

I'm just glad that it's illegal to smoke in public buildings and stuff now. (at least around here) It's also illegal to smoke within 20 feet of entrances to buildings but no one really follows that. :P

I can have a low tolerance at times as well. [yes]
Mmm, yeah - that can be an issue or me at times as well.
Oh, totally agreed, it's illegal here too. People don't also follow that rule as well. Bleh. *pokes people who don't follow rules.*
My brain is starting to tell me "Cloud, I think you need to stop making me think." xD
Which is why my responses keep getting shorter and shorter.

Haha, I know how that is. I've been considering signing off for a little while now. My replies either get short or terse when it gets later.

That's kind of how mine get too. It's like my brain just starts refusing to cooperate. Or something.
I have things to say, but no energy to say them.
I may just head off before I fall asleep as sleep is coming soon.
So night for now. :]

So today was an alright day so far for me.

Even though it isn't over. House is empty till mom gets off work, younger brothers gets home from school, and my older brother gets off work. I'ma bored...

I slept like the dead last night. Now I'm going to spend the day doing various chores and catching up on t.v.

That's a lie. People from Colorado don't sleep.

Well, at least night hawks like me don't tend to sleep when it's dark out. [lol]