Birthdays.

I like birthdays. They're my favourite holidays. But I keep getting flack (Ross!) so I wanted to take a minute to elaborate.

Some people like Christmas, some people like (ick) Valentine's Day, New Year's, etc. But on your birthday, you don't have to hang out with your family unless you want to, you don't have to watch random people make out because they're lonely, and there's no pressure to have that one day be perfect. Just look, I'm still celebrating my four days later!

Best of all, it's essentially just celebrating yourself: I buy myself presents (10 used books and a brand-new CP styleguide!), I tend not to think I'm a horrible person and allow myself to introspect, and it's a much more positive time for goal-setting than the arbitrary New Year's.

So: go birthdays!