Nevertheless, I had a good birthday. Tons of happys and birthdays, an excellent (different!) cocktail or two at Town Talk Diner, then a pint at Merlin’s Rest, then a fabulous dinner at the Red Stag Supper Club. Smelts!

What to do, in this most fabulous last year of my thirties?

• Run a race with my dad
• Finish a basement
• Plant another shrub or 4
• Visit relatives in Missouri
• Celebrate our 2nd anniversary
• Enjoy another fabulous Minnesota summer
• In general, kick some interactive design butt