Birthday Girl#214 / 2008-10-11

It was 25 years ago to the day the one simply called "Kate" was born.

Some years later, the pudgy, slimy, Winston-Churchill-looking creature would grow to become my best and cutest friend.

And some 25 years from now, assuming we're both still kicking, we'll say goodbye to our American citizenship and set off for Hong Kong to live out our final years in the comfortable chaos of overpopulation, 24-hour noodle stalls, and neon lights.

At least, that's the plan.

Happy birthday.