So I ask you:
What the hell am I doing drinking in L.A. at 26?
-- Bran Van 3000, Drinking in L.A.

It seems a little odd to be writing this, seeing as how I've been 26 for only a few minutes now, yet there's a drink in my hand and I'm in L.A. Somehow, I never thought I'd actually be here in Los Angeles when I turned 26... never thought I'd be able to listen to this song and actually be drinking in L.A. at 26. So much has happened in the past year, my life's really been turned upside down and back again. Being here in this city and doing what I'm doing for a living just seemed like a pipe dream, like a possibility that I'd considered but never thought it would ever actually come to pass.

And now, I guess I have to look ahead to the next phase of my life. Time to start crossing those things off my List of Things To Accomplish Before I Kick Off. Time to live life here in L.A.

Happy birthday to me.