I just turned 24 today. Gosh, I'm starting to feel old already! :)

As I mentioned in my previous entry, we had to replace our refrigerator (which recently started leaking) today. Since we did not know when the refrigerator would be delivered, we decided to celebrate my birthday yesterday. Fortunately, the delivery arrived pretty early, so we had a lot of free time instead of having to wait for the delivery. As you probably know, the new refrigerator was more of a coincidence than a birthday present!

Of course, just because we already celebrated my birthday yesterday doesn't mean we won't have any festivities today! My father's cousin Susan and her husband Tony will be visiting from China later this afternoon, and we will be taking them to the annual Lobster Feed at Henry Cowell State Park in the evening. I can't wait for that!

To commemorate my 24th birthday, I will post three random facts about my childhood:

1. I had an alter ego when I was little. I sometimes called myself "Winston."

2. Shortly after I started middle school, my mother wanted me to attend the first LAYC dance so that I at least knew what school dances were like. However, my mother did not have school dances back in her day, so she did not really have an idea, either. She concluded that all dances required formal dresses, and needless to say, it was a bit embarassing when I was just about the only person who showed up in a tuxedo and bow tie! (I later saw another kid who also made the same "mistake.")

3. I used to think that hugs always went with kisses. Well, there was this time when my elementary school science teacher gave me a hug. You could probably guess what happened next.

Of course, no birthday is complete without presents. I received two natural history books last week, and I have a MacBook Pro that is due to arrive soon!