05.16.07
The Number Twenty-Seven
I had a gimmick to this post, but in the interest of simplicity, I elected to omit it from the final product because it was not funny. Still, some portions of it did manage to sneak through, and I will be completely and utterly not surprised if someone manages to quickly figure it out.
So, as you may have surmised by the egregious amount of praise being heaped on me, today is my birthday: I turn twenty seven years old today. I normally like to keep the occasion significantly low key compared to usual daily life, as I tend to keep to myself most of the time anyway. It is worth mentioning, however, that I tried valiantly to find myself a nice gift with which I could treat myself; needless to say, I failed completely. When the only games being released this week are all “Shrek The Third”, the pickings are slim and none, and Slim just hopped the proverbial last train out. It might be for the best; I have often said that I have a great backlog of games, and we are now facing the annual summer drought. There is a proverb about this situation, but I am certain you are all sufficiently familiar with it as to obviate its recitation here in this post. Besides, it ill lends itself to the paraphrasing needed to remain consistent with the surviving gimmick; thus, it must remain unspoken here, but not in the comments.