Today (6/03/14) is the last day I will be a 36 year old man.  I felt it appropriate to reflect on how “Toohey 36” was in general and how “Toohey 37” will be awesome.  Here are just some of the things I have figured out..

• NC DMV does not fuck around when it comes to fucking things up
• Pickles are great for dehydration (and hangovers)
• Fighting about android vs iPhone is silly
• Embrace the people that come into your life, even if it is only for 2 weekends out of the year and keep in touch
• Jameson and McDonald’s Big Macs do not go together
• Embrace my friends and keep them close
• Life isn’t guaranteed, and neither is love
• Karaoke soothes the savage beast
• Karaoke plus alchohol generally makes a lot of noise and eventually pisses the savage beast off to the point of him leaving and finding another bar
• Sunscreen before alcohol = better sunscreen coverage
• Sunscreen after alcohol = sunburns in weird places
• Clown noses on boobs are a beautiful thing
• Spending time with a great friend convincing people to put clown noses on boobs = genius in the making
• It is ok to hurt, but striking out at someone because they hurt you isn’t very cool
• Charlie likes cat food way too much
• The match isn’t over until the 8 ball drops (or you scratch on the 8)
• I may not win many pool matches, but I’m getting better every game
• Avoid the “Poisoned Pill”
• Laughing beats crying every time – both are important, but this is critical when trying on pants or swimwear
• Laugh off the pain, make pain your bitch
• Judgements = just don’t do them.  People will surprise you if you give them a chance
• I saved my sister’s life by telling her to use the flashlight app on her phone – yeah, I’m a hero
• Fuck negativity, you have a limited amount of hours on the planet and you need to make them count
• My family is amazing, and I need to tell them that more
• I’m proud of my mom, she is one hell of a woman!
• My coworkers rock, and put up with a lot of my shit

I’m still here, still breathing and living