It’s my birthday! Because I’m now 34 and an officially full-grown autonomous adult, I have decided to include an assortment of my favorite things in my lunch.

* A grilled cheese sandwich shaped like a triceratops (my favorite dinosaur)

* Some lemon pepper smoked trout shaped vaguely like a rocket ship (my favorite method of conveyance)

* Hexagonal cheddar crackers (my favorite shape)

* White cheddar Cheez-Its (my favorite non-chip junk food)

* Lots of other crunchy things (my favorite food texture)

* Some shamrock-shaped sprinkles left over from last year’s birthday, because I am nothing if not ambivalent about having a St. Patrick’s Day birthday despite not being at all Irish and feeling perpetually weird about the way the day tends to be celebrated in this country.

Other green things in this box:

* Napa cabbage

* Teriyaki seaweed

* Cucumber

* Pistachios

* Dried green apple chips

I’ve also got mulberry macadamia tea mixed with green tea in my thermos, for an extra infusion of green. Whatever else I might feel about this day, I just really like green.



I have a feeling 34 is gonna be a pretty dang good year.