They do love me, they do.
Hey thanks everyone. It's funny, I've got more delight from reading these posts than dealing with the obligatory phone calls and emails from my family:
*Phone rings*
Me: "Hello?"
Bro: "Happy birthday, fuckface."
Me: "Thanks."
*Awkward silence ensues*
Bro: "So, did our stupid f'n' parents call you yet? F... them."
Me: "Yeah. So, thanks for callin'."
Bro: "Cool. Later."
Me: "Later."
Ah, family disfunction, 'tis a joyous thing.
Lyx
Oh, and Dev, Ed stopped by with that cake. Told him all about this foxymophandlemama I met on this here writer's board. He seemed intrigued.