Another year older

Well, it's my birthday today. It's really not as big a deal as it was when I was younger. I'm getting to the age where I'd rather not say how old I am, but suffice it to say I'm in my 30s.

I'm not sure what I'll be doing for my birthday after work tonight. Lauren is planning something, but it's a surprise. I'd rather not have any expectations about it, so I haven't tried to guess at what the surprise is. I'm sure it will be great.

I've been doing some writing lately, for both Stockwatch and alive magazine. So far the writing for Stockwatch is nothing meant to be published, but that will change in a few months. My short articles for alive magazine will be published in the December 2008 issue, available at your local natural health food store.

As far as other things go, I've got some vacation time lined up for the end of August. Lauren and I will be going on a short camping trip to Vancouver Island. It's still mostly unplanned, and we only have three days for the trip. We'd like to visit some caves while there, but the rest is unplanned.