In response to a recent post, I realized that I also do not have a link to tempestpilot’s blog. So I have included next to my profile a link to her blog. It is completely up to her to decided if there is to be a link to my blog on hers. Kind of strange that I never noticed that our blogs were never linked. At the same time, I didn’t know that anyone that was reading hers, was that interested in reading mine. After all, hers is much more interesting to read. At any rate, there you have it.

My birthday was successful. I had a great time. At Gordon Biersch, I ordered a Fettuccini and sun-dried tomato dish and drank multiple glasses of Dunkless beer. They gave me a complimentary slice of birthday cake which made it o.k. to open my birthday presents when Holly arrived. I received an “O.A.R.” and a “System of a Down” cd. I also received an iTrip, which is a FM transmitter for iPods. Now I can listen to my iPod in the car. Awesome. And lastly, Gavin gave me an “Incredibles” DVD. After Gordon Biersch, we drove home and laid around watching “The Incredibles” and eating the super awesome, tasty cake that Mary made for me; a chocolate lovers dream. The only unsuccessful part was that after taking only 4 pictures, the batteries died on the camera. So there are only 4 pictures here. One of the cake and 3 of Gavin enjoying the pleasures of a knife. Hmmmm.

Ok, so today is my birthday. I have received phone calls from my dad, mom, sister and grandmother. After waking, I went downstairs to find a large 10 oz chocolate bar waiting for me for breakfast. Mmmmm. Lindt chocolate. Anyway. I’m off to Gordon Biersch for a lovely evening of beer and garlic fries. I will post pictures at a later date. Bye.

When your mother sends you an email like this, should you be worried? > This is hilarious! Be sure to read the warning at the bottom. I didn’t change a word! I’m not messing with the Sex Fairy!

> > 1. Sex is a beauty treatment. Scientific tests find that when women make love they produce amounts of the hormone estrogen, which makes hair shineand skin smooth.
> > 2. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.
> > 3. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.
> > 4. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up. It stretches and tones up just about every muscle in the body. It’s more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps, and you don’t need special sneakers!
> > 5. Sex is an instant cure for mild depression. It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.
> > 6. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones. These subtle sex perfumes drive the opposite sex crazy!
> > 7. Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. IT IS 10 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN VALIUM.
> > 8. Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque buildup.
> > 9. Sex actually relieves headaches. A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.
> > 10. A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever.

This message has been sent to you for good luck in sex. The original is in a room in the basement of the Dwight House Pub. It has been sent around the world nine times. Now sex has been sent to you. The “Hot Sex Fairy” will visit you within four days of receiving this message, provided you, in turn, send it on. > > If you don’t, then you will never receive good sex again for the rest of your life. You will eventually become celibate, and your genitals will rot and fall off. This is no joke! Send copies to people you think need sex (who doesn’t?). Don’t send money, as the fate of your genitals has no price.

Well, here’s the plan. Holly graduates in December. Mary doesn’t. She is taking a sabbatical all of next year so she can go to school full time. In order to take her sabbatical, she has to return after her sabbatical and work for 2 years, no exceptions. We do not plan on staying that long. In December Holly will be applying for jobs both here and on the mainland. If she can score one here for a year while her mom is in school that would be great, but the goal is to get a job on the mainland and move out of Hawaii and into our own house. So if all goes according to plan, we will be moving out of Hawaii in the next year and a half. If all goes well.