11.04.25: Birthday Paradox

My birthday is November 7th, which puts me in this weird dead zone right after Halloween candy sales and before anyone starts caring about the holidays. Nobody's in a celebratory mood yet. Stores are already putting up Christmas stuff, so birthday decorations feel pointless. Growing up, my parties always had that awkward timing where half my friends were still sick from eating too much candy the week before. Plus, it gets dark at like 4pm, so any outdoor plans are basically impossible. The one upside? At least I'm not competing with a major holiday. Just with everyone's seasonal depression and the general November gloom.