Hey, Chicago, what do you say?

Last night at dinner, Mom said she wanted to give me one of my birthday presents early. She handed me an envelope; inside were two tickets to Wrigley Field on my birthday.

Sunday, May 20th. 1:20PM.

Not only is it Cubs tickets, it's Cubs vs. Sox. The stadium is going to be PACKED. Cubs/Sox games are sold out first night tickets are on sale, every year.

Not only that, it's second row, behind the visitor's dugout.

I was going to spend my birthday with Rowan doing spicy foods, as it's Rowan's birthday as well. Now, the two of us are going to be sitting in an easily-televised location, almost field-level, watching a crosstown game at Wrigley.

Best. Birthday. Ever.

Five days. Do you know where your Ally is?

Upgrades.

This month also marks the two-year upgrade for my cell phone. I'm trading up my Samsung a650 for this. It's free, it's simple, it's got an outside display for checking time.

Hopefully it will arrive within the next few days, so I can activate it and start transferring my phonebook.

I'm keeping the same plan, the same phone number. You guys don't need to do anything, but you might notice my voice coming in a bit clearer pretty soon.