27. Presents
26. Surprises
25. Excuse to get ON your high horse
24. Good feelings that come from being honest when people ask you how old you are and you actually tell the truth (hey, good feelings are hard to come by!)
23. Instant Self-Esteem Boost: You can wear your burger king crown all day and not care when people laugh
22. The slight possibility of a "this is your life slideshow"
21. Excuse to not answer your phone when debt collectors call
20. Now you have some extra candles lying around for when the electricity gets turned off
19. Craft Time: I know you haven't been motivated to to craft lately - but who can resist the urge to preserve their birthday cupcake for all eternity...
18. Birthday's provide a whole host of new job search ideas - clown, party planner, balloon animal craftsman, caterer, and singing telegram deliverer.
17. Maybe that video your Uncle Wally made can land you the big prize on 'America's Funniest Home Videos'.
16. Instant scapegoat. If anything bad happens today you can blame it on the fact that it was your birthday and not on yourself.
15. You know your less of a snot than the kids on 'My Super Sweet 16', because you "chose" not to have a big party and waste a lot of money.
14. You get one birthday wish. Don't waste it on something like the Led Zeppelin discography, instead wish for something practical like a new skill, extra confidence, or an end to this recession.
13. New Clothes! - well, if you can fashion them out of wrapping paper...
12. Wearing pajamas all day isn't considered lazy - it's your prerogative.
11. Joy from knowing you share your day with exquisite famous people (for instance.. Pat Sajak and Hillary Clinton)
10. Recycle: all of those balloons, streamers, banners, and confetti can be reused in plenty of interesting ways. (You can knock my balloon rain jacket all you want, but I'M gonna be the dry one next time it rains).
09. Maybe the magician can make a money tree appear in your backyard.
08. Diet? What diet? There are TONS of restaurants that at least give you a free dessert on your birthday. Now you can spend the money you would have spent binging on food to make yourself feel better on a new video game!
07. A reminder that you have lots of friends/family that love you and know what day it is (who cares that they also know every in and out of your business and normally make you want to pull your hair out)
06. Birthdays are a good reason to wake up in the morning...
05. The realization that another year has gone by serves as good motivation to make some "new year's" resolutions and stick to them. Like finding a job.
04. Excuse to be hungover at your job interviews
03. Excuse to take a day off from job searching
02. Parties/Drinking
01. FREE CAKE!
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