Last week was my birthday as much of the world discovered through the help of myspace, facebook and even skype. It was a wonderful day - starting to finally feel like this is my home. So many birthday wishes, hellos and little things really added up and just made my day. My coworkers took me out to lunch at a local Thai restaurant (Bangkok Cuisine), and a few good friends joined me for wonderful and unique pizza (La Casa), a new board game (Mall of Horror), and a new vid game, Bioshock, that came out the same day.

I also got a special treat from Amy who was in Leipzig, Germany for work (at a games conference).

Who is this? Why it's the infamous, attractive, and face of gaming (the Baroness)... Jessica Chabot! Since I probably know much more about video games from the media rather than from actually playing (end sob story); she's been reporting and playing them for fans like me for as long as I've been paying attention to such video reports. Her IGN blog. Myspace (who knew a myspace profile could look so good?) & personal site. Yeah, I should have known that she would have a larger web presence... guess that makes this gift that much more thoughtful!

Plus, a couple other friends "celebrated" my bday by discovering they were pregnant. To each their own way of celebrating.