25/25

I always thought it would be super cool to turn 25 on the 25th, just as I did the other day. It was a good birthday. The actual day not too exciting, but nice still. My most wonderful friend, Anna, took me to a tour of the Shanghai Tunnels (underground Portland) on Friday night.

I thought it was great! We got upgraded to the "ghost tour" somehow. Supposedly this is one of the most haunted places in the states. Anyway, we went down under the buildings and streets, and learned about how people were captured and held and sold to crew ships back in the day -- and the weird things that happen down there. The picture there is an opium den that was found under there. There is no direct path all the way to the waterfront anymore, the passageways were filled up and bricked off - and owned by all sorts of different people/organizations. It's a work in progress to restore them, I think it may be getting more attention....it's kind of historic.

On my actual birthday Anna and I went to Sonic, finally! It's been open in Portland for a few months, but it took us a while to get there. MMM, strawberry limeade!! It's crazy there, they have someone directing traffic, and you have to wait in line to drive in. We also went to what we'd been told is the biggest Costco, and got some free samples. Then that evening some of my friends and I went to dinner at some pasta place, it was tasty.

Now that I'm 25 I can rent a car without paying the underage fee.

That's like the last good thing that happens at a birthday. It's all downhill from here.

I feel like 25 is supposed to be a good and exciting year. I think I said that last year too. 24 was a pretty good year, maybe this one will be better. But that will mean I'll have to do some travelling. That makes life good for me. I need more vacation time...