bonniegrrl | Get Your Party Hats On: It's My Birthday!

As my dad always says, "You've survived another year, kiddo!"

Yup, on July 12 I turn 33. I suppose as I approach middle age I feel more and more like I need to stop screwing around by being lazy and frustrated with life and start making things happen.

Of course, sometimes I actually do great stuff and completely take it for granted. My last birthday I looked back at all the cool things I accomplished in 2004 -- like publishing a book and doing well at Lucasfilm and writing for my favorite magazines like BUST and Organic Gardening. But this year after the whole chaos associated with the launch of Revenge of the Sith at work -- I feel a tad burnt out. I need to get back on track with the personal goals I have be neglecting like being heathier, becoming a lot more social (*cough*DATING*cough*) and of course getting another book published and finishing my screenplay that's been collecting dust.

But I have to say, even though I'm turning the double 3, I'm not as depressed about what I don't have -- house, husband, kids. I'm more excited about what's ahead of me as a minglin' single gal -- traveling, making more pals, publishing more writing, and working at our new digs at the Presidio.

I don't normally have huge birthday shindigs, though I might this year. I go to San Diego for Comic-Con on my actual birthday (so if you see me at Comic-Con, be sure to buy me a drink or a comic!) I always find it kind of surreal to have a birthday during Comic-Con. Being surrounded in not only Star Wars fans, but also every comic book and anime fan on the planet, spins my brain into a comic book overload like no other.

Then again, who am I kidding? I'm as big a comic book geek as anyone there -- even if I don't dress like Princess Leia. Scratch that -- I'm actually dressing up as a Slithering student (thanks to my friend Amy's Wizard Uniforms company!) and standing in line for the next Harry Potter book that comes out that week while I'm there. ;-)

Plus I make more friends there every year -- which is fine by me. I think this time around, since my work at the convention for starwars.com will be a lot less crazed, I might just be able to relax and have some fun. Who knows, maybe Vader will buy me a birthday cocktail when I least expect it!

When I return, I may gather my pals in one room and have us get boozed and caked up... which I'm sure will encourage prime photoblogging material!

At any rate, you feel inclined to buy me a birthday prezzie, here's my Amazon wish list. But I'd be just as happy with an online greeting card. I still get a Klingon birthday greeting every year, and that brings a smile to my face -- even though technically my loyalty lies with different galaxy far, far away.