for at least a month now

my birthday is in 12 days and I will be 32....the backwards of 23...more spookiness

everyone in the past year seems to have been planning their own parties...i haven't done that for myself in a while because we always end up off skiing or in vegas...i want to do something so i don't end up miserable like i did at the Wynn hotel and casino steakhouse like i did last year. luckily after the restaurant experience i "had a wonderful experience on ecstasy" (thanks beastie boys) and all was well that ended well...but i could have done without the steakhouse lapse into deep depression

there were so many goals i wanted to meet by 32 that just haven't happened, so rather than lament my incompleteness, i want to celebrate my future

but i have no idea what or how...my friends have pretty much whittled done to a select 5 or 6 in the state of arizona that almost never have matching schedules, my birthday is on a monday (march 10)...so i am thinking something really silly like mini-golf or bowling on the saturday night before, then maybe followed by dancing and drinking...i really need to dance. i haven't been to a club since armin van buuren at myst and i think that was in october

what do thirty-something year olds do for their birthdays anyhow? spacekadette (well she isn't quite 30) had a fun poker tournament game night thing...Tanya did roller skating (31st bday), tara (not quite thirty) did a tempe marketplace gathering at some restaurant...i guess i want a mixture of mini-golf and dancing, but how will i muster up such an event in such short notice

anyone interested in helping me get out of my slump and celebrating the beginning of the rest of my life? and if you were to attend a birthday party what kinds of activities would make you more inclined to go than others? a house party or an outward location party? and anyone free the night of the 8th?

last time i tried to plan my own thing, not very many people showed up...so i guess rather than risk that and feel like crap...i'd like to go all out and get lots of people to show up...hell we could even start at my house then move on to other places, or just stay at my house...i really don't even know if it is worth it, because honestly i do feel like that since i have been such a hermit crab, no one respects me anymore...but who knows maybe friendships are resilient and maybe i am not a bad person after all

i don't sleep much anymore and mind you this post is coming at 4 in the morning when i am usually in my most pensive hour, but i want to have some fun damn it!

Ok kids I am going to take the plunge and go for Monday night as an "official" gathering since I know most people use their weekends for other engagements, rest and relaxation and so forth, that's not to say I may not still go out Saturday night...but I think it would be super fun to get a core group of you to come meet me in Tempe for some mini-golf at Fiddlesticks on Monday the 10th...besides it will make mondays suck less! We can race and fight to be go kart and mini golf champs.

They have a little game room and go karts and other stuff there too...so maybe I'll even bring my own cake and we can take over the place. I'll have to check the times, but I think they are open pretty late...well not too late but until 9pm on Monday night...so time permitting maybe some of us can meet up before say around 6 or 6:30 depending on when people get out of work, go for drinks and food somewhere nearby and then head over for some golf and cart mayhem

http://www.zumafuncenters.com/tempe/contact.html

I'll have to find a restaurant....most people love Sushi Eye, and even though it isn't my kind of food, they do know me well there and they are right across the street...but they can also get a little pricey so I am open to other suggestions, but that could work out well.

I usually use the whole month of March to celebrate my birthday anyhow. I guess I will have to cross post this to Facebook and that crappy space and text and email those that I want to come who are not on LJ, but please let me know if you'd like to gather and celebrate my new life of living at the ripe old age of 32!

Yay