Head Tale

It's been a long day and I'm really tired so here's a really quick summary of the first day of my 36th year…

– woken up at 8:30am by Pace bringing me in a gift bag.  Turns out to be Beatles pyjama pants and a Beatles t-shirt.  Sweet!  (Although realizing that getting woken up at 8:30am on a Saturday that's your birthday is “sleeping in” is quite disheartening.)

– went up to the hospital to visit Shea's aunt who just had surgery.  Talk to her uncle who's heavily involved with the provincial NDP.  Always interesting to hear the perspective of someone who's been around the party for a long time and how that compares with my impressions as a newbie.

– Grab some groceries then go for a walk in the Cathedral neighbourhood with Shea, her mom and Pace.

– they drop me at the library and I break my “don't work on my birthday” policy by doing a couple small things while killing time until the MetaFilter 10th Anniversary meetup – Regina version at the Cathedral Village Free House. 

– walk over to the Free House and happy to see a couple people show up since it was a Rider game this afternoon and I knew people would be focused on that.  Fun to chat with tech-savvy folks who come from other worlds (er, not literally).  Tellingly, we all have iPhones and I think I made the right choice!  No one can pull in a radio stream of the game (EvilColonel had the great idea to try the Montreal station's feed but it was in French!) so we all keep hitting reload on The Score channel's app instead. 

– get a lift home, turn around twice then off for supper with Shea at Teppanyaki, a local Japanese restaurant where they cook at your table.  It's been around for ages but was one of the few Regina restaurants we'd never tried.  Great although I think it'd be even better with a big group.

– end the day with a quick ice cream then home to help Grandma put Pace to bed since he's really mastering the terrible twos – especially at bedtime!