My birthday wish
Apr. 7th, 2014 09:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiSo it's my birthday tomorrow. I turn 42 tomorrow, which means a great opportunity for jokes about a number that Douglas Adams totally pulled out of his ass because the whole point of his writing is that he didn't believe in a higher power, but some geeks seem to think we should treat the number with reverence that he himself thought was silly.
Not that I'm above the occasional reference myself, but as ages go, it's just a number ensconced between two primes.
I've been offline because work and life and stuff, and haven't done a greed list for a couple of reasons. One's that my needs tend to no longer be in the sort of low-mid level that make for good gifts. Yeah, I've got an Amazon Wish List, but at this stage, I use it as much as a "stuff to maybe buy next time I have credit" thing as anything else. Other than the Diablo 3 expansion (which I'm likely to grab for myself this weekend), I'm generally fine on stuff. We've got a zillion books and movies at home, and while I'd certainly like more, I don't need more, and stuff gets overwhelming. Between streaming video options and the library, few of them are things we need to own anymore. And while we have big financial needs, they're the sort of things that get solved by lucky lottery tickets or unexpected inheritances, not gifts. That's not to say don't get me something if you don't want to, because I will genuinely be grateful, both for the thought and the gift itself, but I'm about thirty years too old to judge the quality birthdays by the gifts received.
But if you're the kind of person who does want to get me something, here's a great option: Support me in the BARCC Walk for Change this Sunday. Yes, I've technically met my goal, but that doesn't mean that BARCC doesn't still need help. For those unaware, BARCC is the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, and it's a great organization that does a ton of good in the community. And yes, even small donations are a huge help. They do everything from counseling to crisis hotlines to medical advocacy, and much as I wish otherwise, there's a constant need for their work.
Bonus feature: Donations to BARCC are indeed tax-deductible.
Not that I'm above the occasional reference myself, but as ages go, it's just a number ensconced between two primes.
I've been offline because work and life and stuff, and haven't done a greed list for a couple of reasons. One's that my needs tend to no longer be in the sort of low-mid level that make for good gifts. Yeah, I've got an Amazon Wish List, but at this stage, I use it as much as a "stuff to maybe buy next time I have credit" thing as anything else. Other than the Diablo 3 expansion (which I'm likely to grab for myself this weekend), I'm generally fine on stuff. We've got a zillion books and movies at home, and while I'd certainly like more, I don't need more, and stuff gets overwhelming. Between streaming video options and the library, few of them are things we need to own anymore. And while we have big financial needs, they're the sort of things that get solved by lucky lottery tickets or unexpected inheritances, not gifts. That's not to say don't get me something if you don't want to, because I will genuinely be grateful, both for the thought and the gift itself, but I'm about thirty years too old to judge the quality birthdays by the gifts received.
But if you're the kind of person who does want to get me something, here's a great option: Support me in the BARCC Walk for Change this Sunday. Yes, I've technically met my goal, but that doesn't mean that BARCC doesn't still need help. For those unaware, BARCC is the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, and it's a great organization that does a ton of good in the community. And yes, even small donations are a huge help. They do everything from counseling to crisis hotlines to medical advocacy, and much as I wish otherwise, there's a constant need for their work.
Bonus feature: Donations to BARCC are indeed tax-deductible.