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Ingoal · 4 years ago

Ouch, now that really sucks. Noone should be alone on his birthday :-(



Nontheless: Happy belated birthday!

Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago

Thanks Ingo. It's actually not belated as my birthday is tomorrow. :-) Thanks, though.

Ingoal · 4 years ago

*Scratches head* takes back belated birthday which is really a upfront happy birthday wish...*scratches head again*...alrighty...I'll be back to congrat you tomorrow then as it's a bad omen to congrat somebody prior to his real birthday - at least over here ;-)

Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago

You didn't know so the god of luck will still smile happily on you...

Ingoal · 4 years ago

Well, the "god of luck" is often smiling happily on me...especially on recent card games... :-)

Egor · 4 years ago

That's shit man, real shit. Can't say I've been in a similar situation before, but hey, there's always next year! ;)

H · 4 years ago

Well, a bunch of geeks over at SP haven't forgotten - have another beer on us ;)

Sara · 4 years ago

Had to wish you a happy birthday.

Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago

Thanks everyone. It's been a good day. :)

Ingoal · 4 years ago

Happy birthday (this time I should be in time, right ;-) ?)!!!

Stacie · 4 years ago

Aren't friends wonderful? I am hoping that they had a good excuse.



Ok, wasn't in work on Tuesday, but I'll stop by to wish you a Happy Birthday!

wayne · 4 years ago

I spent my 25th birthday in boot camp. I spent 2 hours (from 10 pm until midnight) exercising with about 20 others under the tender mercies of 5 or 6 Navy Seals. Things kind of got blurry that night. All I remember was the pain. And doing pushups over my own puke. Sometimes life just sucks.

Sean M. Crawford Sr · 4 years ago

Dude



You can say what you want. Just like I told you on the NEXTEL...My grandmother was and still is in the hospital in a life & death situation. That is the lady that reared me as a child. Yes it is very selfish of you to think I am supposed to put her aside for a drink. She was my mother when my mother wasn't and even as I sit here at work I have been and will continue to struggle with my own inner emotions about her condition.



I don't expect you to care nor understand but that is life. Happy belated birthday!!!!!!!!

Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago

Sean--



You have a very legitimate reason for not showing up. What I find illegitimate and completely disrespectful is not telling me you couldn't make it when you had told me you would. You had enough time to talk to Larry on the phone but not enough time to give me a heads up. Meanwhile, I'm driving all the way down from Baltimore to Bowie - a place that is not exactly around the corner - to see friends. I find it highly indefensible on your part. I completely understand NOW why you couldn't make it. But a simple phone call would have demonstrated integrity to me.



Besides. You weren't the only one.

Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago

Let me also say that you called your own self out on this blog. I did not mention your name or anyone specifically. Since you brought it into the public discourse, it can stay here.

Sean M. Crawford Sr · 4 years ago

You should know me well enough to know I am not ashamed. I expect you to caryy this for a minute and that is cool. Call you on the phone...Dude Larry is dealing with his own set of health issues with his wife so of course we did not laugh and conversate as we would normally do. But in keeping with who you are this reaction is something I have become familiar with and quite frankly am used to.



Dude hold on to it if you must. I forgive you though.

Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago

I only ask that you put yourself in my shoes and take that upon you. Once you have done that, then all I ask is that you admit you were wrong and I'll forgive you. No hard feelings on it. You wronged me though and I don't know that you are fully appreciating that. As for you forgiving me... man, I haven't done anything wrong. I'm not asking for forgiveness.

Paulie · 4 years ago

Just so everyone knows I am one of the assholes who said he would be there and didn't show up. I don't want to give you an excuse, but I was at work from 8am Saturday until 3am Sunday trying to complete a task that gave my team nothing but problems. I was hoping to have it well enough along by 6pm to be able to join you, but I had a team of 6 other people who I asked to come in on Saturday and could not leave them in the middle of the job. There was nothing I could do about it but I will admit that I certainly should have called you. One way or another I worked 32 hours this 'Holiday' weekend.

I know it means nothing to you and I know I completely let you down. I apologize, though I'm sure my apology seems somewhat shallow since I didn't even bother to call you until now. Aaron, if you had any idea how my life was going right onw with this project and school, you might understand. I'd like to talk to you about it but I honestly don't even have the time to buy myself a mattress for my new apartment. Sleeping on the floor sure is great. Anyway, my sob story sucks, you are going through a very tough time and I said I would be there for you and did not folloow through with that. I sincerely apologize for letting you down and would like to ask if you would consider joining me for dinner in Silver Spring. I would say this weekend but I have 2 finals, a paper and 3 weeks of statistics homework to get through this weekend. Top that off with the formal test of the system I've been designing starts on Monday and we are about 1000 miles away from being anywhere near ready. I know it is meaningless to you so I'll just quit my story and ask for your forgiveness as a friend. I know I let you down, and I'm sorry.



Paul

Aaron Brazell · 4 years ago

Apology accepted, Paul. We can get together another time. I know you have alot on your plate. Sean has his issue with his grandmother. People have shit happen. Acceptable. I just prefer not getting stood up by four people...