redtree_innerviews_birdmad redTree what are the top five events of your life this year? 081209 ... birdmad *my oldest nephew's wedding this past weekend - between my sister's divorce from his father to the point where she married his stepdad, the years between saw me occupy a role somewhere between big brother and father to him, so to see him take this step means alot to me *watching a litter of kittens being born in my apartment - they are twice as hilarious and adorable as they are infuriating *Having one of the stricter more critical managers give me a higher annual performance rating than even i thought i deserved at work this year *considering some of my more self-destructive impulses in years past, not being dead sometimes feels like quite the achievement sometimes *i am ever so much closer to perfecting my recipe for a dark chocolate / orange cheesecake 081216 what's it to you? who go blather from