Thanks guys!
Malte, your line about occupation was especially prophetic because I found a job recently! Using Photoshop, I scan facsimiles of 14th century ballads onto an internet database, touch them up, and make them readable.
On a more birthday-centric note, my friends came through like they always do and remembered my birthday for.me, with pizza and a strange kritzkrieg for Team Fortress 2. (For those who don't play, its an expensive healing weapon, and I specialize as a medic.)