firstly, i’d like to thank the lovely folks over at Powweb Hosting for failing to inform me that their “migration” to a new server platform would alter the address of my ftp server. not only was i unable to update or even access my blog this weekend, but i was also unable to update anything on my site. i still cant access wordpress from my home computer, but im sure that probably has something to do with some sort of firewall ive accidentally set up in order to keep people – including myself – out of my computer.
secondly – my baby brother, Q, turned 21 last week!! and, even more exciting, he lived to tell about it!
we, his older and much wiser siblings, took him out to dinner (burger and beer) and then on a fells point pub crawl. the crawl actually only was 2 bars, because by 11 pm he was in the bathroom at Max’s…which is where he stayed….for 45 minutes. i wasnt in there, but i have heard reports of the kissing of a toilet seat (um…ew) and of possibly passing out on a bathroom floor. (dear Q, try to remember this rhyme in the future, beer before liquor — never been sicker).
there is plenty more i could tell, but i will spare him the embarassment. instead, i will do what any loving, older sister would do — i will post pictures on the internet for all the world to see. my apologies for the poor quality, all we had were cell phones for our kodak moments..

Q, apparently still sober enough to know we are mocking him

Ok…5 minutes later – not so sober anymore.

A casual spewing stop at a tree

And, what birthday is complete without decorations?