  So on June 8, I turned 26 years old. Contrary to the views of some, this means I am decidedly still in my mid-20s. I really enjoyed the age of 25 - for me, it meant I was really an adult, but still young enough to be silly and have fun.
I guess the same is true of 26, although a bit more adult and a bit less fun. :) The actual day was very nice. My parents sent me a bouquet of 15 sunflowers, and Uyen made me a South-Beach friendly key lime cheesecake, which although very rich, was very yummy. After work, I took the new bullet train down to Moutain View to meet Danny, Michael, Richard, Yaron, and Ken for dinner before seeing MADONNA! (See review urlLink here . She was absolutely fantastic - the dancing, the sets, the costumes, the music, all of it was fantastic. I had been warned about (a) the political nature of the show; (b) Madonna can't sing; and (c) she didn't perform any of her old stuff. None of it turned out to be true. American Life was the only political song, and it was non-partisan - although maybe I was not upset because I somewhat agree with it. Her singing was also quite good, and she did some neat things with familiar songs, particularly with the temp.
All in all, great show. I then went to Danny's office where I got my birthday present - a laptop! I couldn't believe it. I've been having some issues with mine, so this comes at an opportune time, but still - he's nuts! It's a Dell, which is what I have now - and although he claims it isn't souped up, it's 10X better than what I have now.
I, of course, was so excited that I had to go out and buy a new bag for it (which I had been planning on doing for the old one anyway) as well as other accessories. :) It'll be nice to have it when I work in DC. In other technology news, Laura gave me a urlLink Gmail account, which is very cool. 1 gig of storage space - it's awesome!!
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