My birthday was actually on Monday, the 12th, and I turned 19. I don’t feel any different to tell you the truth. It is kind of scary to be getting older when you still live with your parents…especially when your father goes, “Millie!! Happy Birthday!” I love it though. It used to embarrass me but now it doesn’t because that’s his funny way to show his happiness that I’m getting older.

I also noticed when they sung me Happy Birthday that I cannot stop smiling. I’ve tried over the years to stop smiling since my teeth are crooked and we did try to put in the retainer and I could not go through it. It wasn’t the metal one either, it was the plastic one which I thought would be easier but it made me talk so much more worse and there was no way I would do that just to get my teeth straighten. I would have to eat just applesauce.

So, yeah. I know I have crooked teeth and no matter how many times my parents or any other member of the family talks about it, it’s a flat out no. No, no, no, no, no. Not again - never.

Anyway, back to topic.

When it involved the cake this year, my mom has one of these small essence candles with plastic on the bottom and put it in the middle of the cake, which is chocolate, instead of birthday candles. We thought we had them but, as you read, we didn’t. It was funny though and it made it even more memorable. So, it was easy to blow that out than those trick candles.

As for the presents they couldn’t be better. They asked me before what I wanted and I really wanted was a kitty - always wanted one - and money. Cash to be more precise. What I got was the movie, Ratatouille, and $100.00 from my parents. My grandmother sent a $25.00 check in the mail - she always does - and sung Happy Birthday on the phone. My brother said that he would be getting me the kitty since his friend’s cat had them. They said they would just give it to us and they would go ahead and do the shots.

I was shocked. Usually he was kidding but he asked me what gender I wanted and I said male. Males, to me, are easier to own than females.

I forgot to tell them I wanted a Sony Playstation 3 too. I completely forgot about it but when I looked at Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft’s new game that came out in stores today on the 15th. I would get it to play it on the XBox 360 but my brother bought it with his own money.

I told my mom that I wanted the PS3 and she told me to talk to dad. I told him about it today and he said, “Not today. Maybe tomorrow or this weekend. But, it’s going to count as your Christmas present as well.” That’s fine with me. I would rather get it now than bug them about it the whole way until Christmas.

Yes, I’m a very impatient girl and it really is a bad habit. It happens when I look forward for a game or a movie that I want to play or see it immediately.

For those wondering, “How about getting a job?” I have been thinking about it. I also thought about what to do for college. Hopefully I will be taking the online course, The Art Institute Online, for Graphics Design. My mother looked into it and said this was great for me. We still need to send in my information to them.

Ah, wireless. I remember when there was no such thing as wireless but when it came out, it was beautiful. You could be anywhere. It didn’t matter as long as you had this wonderful technology with you. That is, if you had a great signal.

My rant today is what I say to everyone on my buddy list on AIM and MSN. Our wireless is horrible. Despite it being called wireless, my computer can never keep the signal. I’m over 10 feet away from the box, since it is in my parent’s room, and it works just fine when I use my mother’s laptop in my room. I proved them wrong that it wasn’t just the distance away from it by showing them that my mother’s laptop worked perfectly fine. Hell, it didn’t even drop four to seven times and no, I’m not exaggerating.

My computer, which was built by my father, is not made for wireless. It needs direct access to it. The reason why the box is in their room is because my mother works at home and that is her work place. The box used to be by the kitchen, which I am close to.

Now, there were some days that the wireless was great. It didn’t drop, but, those days are rare. So, one day, I decided to connect to a wireless that had no security. I didn’t really care if it did or not, I was desperate for internet since I have nothing else to do than help around the house.

Here’s where it gets interesting. This signal’s strength was 55% while ours is 67%. I used the lower one and it works like a charm. No dropping at all. In fact, it works just like a direct internet connection. I don’t even know where it’s coming from but it’s always on so my guess it’s someone who doesn’t care that others can get on it.

Now, I would be lying that this other wireless connection never dropped since I found out about it. It does have it days where it decides to not work and that’s fine since I use our connection for about an hour or two until I get back on it. I know this is horrible that I’m using someone else’s. But, whoever they are, I thank them since without that extra connection, I would be pissing my parents off because of my rants of our horrible wireless connection.

Now, don’t tell me you wouldn’t do the same I did if you were desperate and had no other entertainment in your room. If you wouldn’t, then you’re not a desperate person like me :P

I edited the boring blue colors since the background was bugging me. So, I fixed it up. I learned a new trick a few days ago in Paint Shop Pro. It feels, to me, loads better than the one before. If you have any suggestions, feel free to say them.