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I'm not dead, just introspective lately and uncharacteristally non-posty. August has been a good month in a thousand different ways, and the birthday is looming in a matter of a few hours. I don't mind the birthday this year, but it does tend to focus thoughts. Or, perhaps, to amplify and scatter them. Last year, I wanted a change in my life so badly, and this year I have been the happiest I have been in a decade. Maybe more.