resistance to persistence

i did some research into january 22. turns out there’s a few cool people born on this date and a few very cool events on this date in history.

i’m no trekkie, but Sulu will be born today…172 years in the future

Born on January 22:

2179: Hikaru Walter Sulu (character on Star Trek)
1981: Willa Ford
1976: Balthazar Getty (actor )
1967: Olivia d’Abo (actress Wonder Years)
1965: Diane Lane (actress)
1965: Jazzy Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff)
1960: Michael Hutchence (singer INXS)
1959: Linda Blair (actress Exorcist)
1957: Mike Bossy (NHL forward)
1949: Steve Perry (vocalist Journey)
1940: John Hurt(actor)
1934: Bill Bixby (actor The Incredible Hulk)

Great moments in history on this date:

1946 - Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
1973 - George Foreman breaks Joe Frazier’s professional career undefeated heavyweight world boxing champion status, later going on to sell some tasty burger cooking appliances.
1984 - The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous “1984″ television commercial.
1990 - Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet worm.
1992 - Space Shuttle program: STS-42 Mission - Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space.
2002 - AOL Time Warner brings a federal suit against Microsoft alleging that the market for AOL’s Netscape Navigator Internet browser was harmed when Microsoft started to give away a competing browser.
2003 - World premiere of Chappelle’s Show on Comedy Central.

my birth certificate says i’m old, but i’m still a young fool at heart

today is my 33rd birthday.

i don’t really look forward to birthdays that much anymore. it’s just one more day, with a little bit extra excitement. presents aren’t necessary. i just like hearing from friends and family.

i’m hoping for good things in my life this year. 2006 was very shitty, so i want to put that year behind me. i’m hoping for great things for 2007.

2006 wasn’t completely bad though. my photography has progressed a lot and i’ve made a lot of headway in getting the exposure i’ve been looking for. I want to continue that in 2007.

also, 2006 marked a huge year in terms of growth physically. i joined a gym, paid a ton of cash to a trainer and packed on a lot of weight, which for me is a good thing. i’m at the strongest and healthiest point in my life and i hope to continue with it. i had never been a gym guy before this. in my previous attempts, i had given up after 3 months even though I continually paid month after month to get out of my contract. having a triainer made a huge difference since i could actually see results and kept motivated.

today i also get to celebrate my birthday by going to see a physiotherapist. i think physio will wrap up a big present of stretching and core exercises. not fun, but necessary i guess.

and j will shower me with presents tonight. this morning she forced me to open at least one. she gets so much fun from watching me open them. i drive her crazy by playing like i’m not interested and opening the gifts as slow as possible. this morning i opened up “arrested development season 3″. season 1 repeats are on CBC right now, so after that’s done I’ll watch season 2(got for a previous birthday) & 3 again.

j will be taking me out for dinner tonight. she’s being going crazy searching for restaurants to take me to. surprisingly, a lot of the places she tried aren’t open on monday. since when does swiss chalet close on mondays?

how do you celebrate your birthday date? let me know in the comments.