Twenty-three

Today I celebrate having existed for twenty-three years. The word celebrate is used lightly, as I don't do anything particularly special to mark the occasion - which suits me perfectly. As with Christmas, I don't know what I want so I don't ask for anything. Nice and simple.

This year I received money as usual from my parents and grandparents. My sister bought me the Peter Sellers Pink Panther Film Collection. This includes the five films he was in, some of the cartoons, documentaries and other little goodies - spread out over six DVDs. I love the cartoons, though still find the films very funny. As an extra, my folks bought me a book called Animation Art which features the history of cartoon, animé & CGI animation. In the past I had seen a documentary charting the history of animation and the book looks like an in-depth version of this documentary. This'll keep me busy...

You're probably wandering what the two little cartoon characters are. Click them. This is a totally random sketch drawn for me by Emily, a cartoonist in America who created The Peeps. Just a little fun - I'm flattered to be honest :)

Well that's about it for today. Another thing I don't celebrate in any big way is New Years. Big deal, those who think I'm boring and dull for it will get over it in time. My intention is to be in bed reading more of The Rain Maker by John Grisham. Haven't read it before and it has been keeping me up late into the morning for the last few nights. This is one I've borrowed from Tom's large collection ((he's a fellow Grisham fan and doubles up as my boss)).