tales from an ordinary world

2000-02-10

"As I walk these empty streets
suddenly I realise nobody knows me"
Johnny Cash

27 today. Or yesterday, depending upon time zones and all that sort of stuff. In a lame attempt to try and scape the month-long self indulgence (such as it is), I've resolved to spend the day birthday present shopping for other people. It's a nice idea, if only I was any good at finding good presents - my general paranoia of "I don't know what to get them, and they'll hate me for getting them something crap" tends to get in the way, and I can't think properly about it.

But today's the day to try. My friends are worth it, even if they never really know...