And Drima Turns 22!

Posted on August 25, 2008
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I hated the 20th, hated the 21st (which I actually didn’t even remember until I started receiving “happy birthday” wishes via text messages), but the 22nd? Oh my, I’m totally loving it.

One - I’m not stuck in my lonely hostel room, in the middle of nowhere, at a really super boring campus full of people with rigid and narrow-minded mentalities.

Two - I’m in the city and I just moved into my own place, much to my parents’ initial dismay. :P

Three - I’m surrounded by good friends and lots of fun people.

Four - I love my job and my colleagues are a really great bunch of amusing, yet professional guys and girls.

Five - I’m gonna be a dad!! Kidding.

Six - I’m grateful I have an outlet where I can voice out my heretical thoughts and have them read by a lovely readership consisting of some very wonderful and intriguing people - you guys!

Seven - I just officially returned to the city after attending my graduation ceremony. The nightmare is officially over. I’m done and I prefer working life ten times more.

Eight - the birthday wishes are still coming in and haven’t even slowed down yet. I’m actually positively overwhelmed.

Ah, regardless of all the imperfections and various headaches, life is good, and I’m just in a very happy and jolly mood today so thank you all for being so awesome and adding some good vibes to my life.

Love you all (even the haters, and the few occasional loonies who email me veiled death threats)! :)

Comments

21 Responses to “And Drima Turns 22!”

  1. Amjad on August 25th, 2008 7:18 pm

    Happy Birthday Mr. Drima !

  2. Halalhippie on August 25th, 2008 8:39 pm

    “regardless of all the imperfections and various headaches, life is good” That’s the spirit !
    Mabrook, ya habib.

  3. Simon Columbus on August 25th, 2008 8:40 pm

    Happy Birthday! The 22nd… ah, you sound so much wiser! Enjoy it :)

  4. ratedrsuperstar on August 25th, 2008 10:36 pm

    Happy birthday drima:
    Relish it because you are only 22 for awhile. I am so old now that I cannot even remember being 30 much less 22

  5. Andrew Brehm on August 26th, 2008 12:10 am

    “the few occasional loonies who email me veiled death threats”

    Yeah, sorry about that. Sometimes I just lose it.

  6. Sudan Watch on August 26th, 2008 12:28 am

    Congratulations on your graduation Drima!

    Here’s wishing you a happy birthday.

    Eid milaad saeed!

    (kul sana wa inta tayyeb) كل سنة و انت طيب

    (kul ʿam wa inta bihair) كل عام و أنت بخير

    سنة150 عقبال
    I hope you will live until you are 150 years old!

    كل عام و أنت بخير
    I hope you will be good next year :)

    With best wishes from Ingrid in England, UK.

    P.S. Sorry, there’s no way to preview this comment before posting. I hope you can see the Arabic text - and the YouTube link to “Birthday by The Beatles” - ok in this comment.

    URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPAwvTe1Baw&feature=related

  7. Howie on August 26th, 2008 3:32 am

    Your a good dude…

    As we say in Hebrew:

    ad mayeh’esrim

  8. Peter on August 26th, 2008 7:31 am

    “Five - I’m gonna be a dad!! Kidding”
    lol - to be recommended though.
    Congratulations.

  9. Nominally Challenged on August 26th, 2008 7:41 am

    Congratulations!!

    And many many more to come :)

  10. kinzi on August 26th, 2008 10:02 am

    Happy Birthday,ya ibni. Whoops, if you are only 22, grand-ibni.

    Keep up the wild work!

  11. lirun on August 26th, 2008 11:08 am

    happy birthday legend! mazal tov.. u have a lot to be proud of

  12. Don Cox on August 26th, 2008 11:55 am

    Happy Birthday!

    I reckon 23 is the best age, so you have that to look forward to.

  13. Lynn on August 26th, 2008 12:57 pm

    Happy Birthday Drima!

  14. lisa on August 26th, 2008 2:51 pm

    What motivated the move out of the house?

  15. digital on August 26th, 2008 6:29 pm

    Happy Bday dude :)

  16. PeacefulVanguard on August 27th, 2008 5:33 am

    Congrats on how well things are going for you, amigo. You rock.

  17. Roman Kalik on August 27th, 2008 7:56 pm

    Happy Birthday, Drima. Glad to hear things are going good.

  18. Trev on August 28th, 2008 2:21 am

    Happy birthday… I never knew you were such a baby!

  19. The Raccoon on August 28th, 2008 11:32 am

    Happy birthday, man! And mazal tov… not that you need it, the universe seems content to assist you in becoming the Benevolent Dictator of Africa and Protector of the Middle East :)

    Keep up the good work!

  20. Andrew Brehm on August 28th, 2008 3:05 pm

    “Benevolent Dictator of Africa and Protector of the Middle East”

    Oh, wouldn’t that be great?

    I am personally a big fan of empires.

  21. Ponder on August 29th, 2008 5:11 pm

    Cong… 1000 Mabroooook…. I hope that you are mature enough now…. Thinking b4 posting :)

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