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tomorrow is my birthday! it is also united nations day, and also OPEC is convening in Vienna. in honor of my birthday, no doubt.

it has been a very good year. i had a real job, got a raise, went to Texas for said real job, quit real job, kinda started a business, had a successful first "pitch meeting," saw crater lake, celebrated my 5 year anniversary with michael, began learning german, sold my car, sold 90% of my belongings, relocated to austria, saw the parthenon, saw freud's apartment, started a potential freelance reporting job with SPIN, and drank a lot of coffee. i'd say my 24th year on earth was fairly successful.

my decadent solo celebration will take place at the lindner am belvedere, where i will have a room with a bathtub (no kitchen in sight) and a television! i am going to get indian take out and catch up on pop culture. very very exciting. today mikey sent me a dozen beautiful red roses with a teddy bear who looks very angry and austrian. best gift ever.

tonight i am going to see larkin grimm (of dirty projectors fame) at the verein with meaghan. then home early to agonize over my ballot, then bed.

alles liebes,
ashley