I've entered my 40th year on this earth, and I'm ok with that. Life is going pretty well. So what if things aren't the way I imagined they would be now? I'm relatively healthy, have a roof over my head and food to eat. I have a brilliant son who loves me, and I have M. Yeah, life is good.

I celebrated my birthday a week ago. Xander got me a Star Trek Enterprise webcam, and M. got me a Soda Stream. I used to have one while living in the UK, and I liked it. I like this one even better, because it has bigger bottles that make it easier to use. No making a dozen 16 oz. bottles a day. Now I can make 2-3 litres in the morning and have plenty to drink during the day. The diet red grapefruit and the diet root beer are really good. The cola zero is alright, but I find I don't like the diet cola as much as I used to. Even the Red Bull alternative is good. I'll be using M's gift everyday.

M took me, Xander and our friend Marc (whose birthday was a few days after mine) to Cheddar's for our birthday dinner. I've turned into such a carnivore.