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October 15, 2008
Posted at 11:42 AM
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Turning 35 today. Mixed feelings on it. Damn. One part freaked out. One part thankful to have made it thIs far. A tiny part afraid of time’s weird ways. Mostly just plain “glad to be alive.” What a world. The biggest goddamn “Thanks” goes out to Father Time, Mother Earth, the sun, outer space, the sky, the dirt, the lakes, the rivers, the oceans, the peaks, the valleys, America, Mom, Dad, Little sisters, Gary, Leigh, Portland, the graphic arts field, Freedom, the Interstates, Big S, friends, colleagues, heroes and to the good people of Guckeen, Minnesota for offering a gallon of gas at $2.96 a gallon. Spending the day in Minneapolis with Leigh and Ryno. Awesome. The DDC is closed for the day. Normal postings, shameless self promotion, cheap threats and lofty idealism will resume once we get a bearing on this “35” shit. There Are 31 Comments
happy birthday, brother. tomorrow you will be closer to 40, than 30. crazy shit. what? I had to. xoxoxox Posted by: cory on 10/15/08 at 10:06 AM
happy birthday. i turned 34 last week and felt the same way. still unsure about the whole thing. Posted by: D R E W on 10/15/08 at 10:26 AM
35 is a damn good age. Solid. It just sounds like the age of someone who kicks a whole lot of ass and has a sound mind sitting atop his shoulders. Best wishes Drapln. Posted by: Huckleberry Hart on 10/15/08 at 10:32 AM
OMG! Birthday. Yeah! Awesome. Posted by: Geoff on 10/15/08 at 11:06 AM
Happy birthday man! Mine was just yesterday. Hope it’s a good one. Posted by: Robert B. on 10/15/08 at 11:12 AM
Happy Birthday Draplin! 35 is a good milestone. I’ve got 6 months until my 34th, which at this rate will be next week. Enjoy your day and have a drink on me! Posted by: Mike Kirkpatrick on 10/15/08 at 11:51 AM
Happy birthday big brother! Have a great time in Minneapolis - go to Pizza Luce and have a pie for me! YUM! Posted by: Sarah on 10/15/08 at 12:23 PM
happy bday!!! nice photos! c Posted by: craig m on 10/15/08 at 1:13 PM
Happy Birthday, Same-Age-As-Me-Guy. Three months in, I can say that 35 has treated me not as poorly as some years, not as well as some others. Shrug. Posted by: Breck "Scrap Metal" Chumley on 10/15/08 at 1:45 PM
Thank you to your Mom and Dad for bringing such a beautiful human being into the world. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (Oh, by the way, 35 is the age you really start getting creative and wise. From a very old wise and creative women) Posted by: Joan Oswald on 10/15/08 at 2:20 PM
happy birthday Posted by: derek d on 10/15/08 at 4:40 PM
Happy Birthday, and have a good time in Minneapolis! Posted by: ryan on 10/15/08 at 5:31 PM
Happy Birthday Aaron! Posted by: Naz on 10/15/08 at 5:44 PM
Happy Birthday Aaron. Posted by: Bry on 10/16/08 at 1:14 AM
Happy Birthday man. Posted by: Greg on 10/16/08 at 2:42 AM
Fuck, Happy Birthday fucker!! I am a couple months ahead of you and I just read that this is the median age in the USA. Which is lame. Stay out there loud and proud dawg, Posted by: bendall on 10/16/08 at 3:22 AM
Happy Birthday and if you’re so inclined to visit Akron, OH in the next couple days, we’ll do you the solid of $2.69/gallon gas. Posted by: Ben Smith on 10/16/08 at 5:28 AM
The big 3-5 what a nightmare! Happy Birthday! I’m a regular at your blog and I’m also a huge fan of snowboarding so I’m familiar with your work in the mags I read and the products I enjoy. Posted by: Pema on 10/16/08 at 5:32 AM
35 is coming up for me soon, and I haven’t been looking forward to it. You stay strong. I’ll stay strong. Safe travels. Posted by: Todd on 10/16/08 at 6:20 AM
35—a mere piss in the bucket of time! But it is funny drap, you are catching up to me! I know u think it funny that I am over 40 but you are closing in on me…all those coffee breaks avoiding full- length miirrors exposing back of haed bald areas…35 beer belly too much indie rock sitting on your ass working photoshop jerking to prono for a break…35 too old to be a rocker or skate anymore but still go to bend hand with the buds and pretend…life is sufferring, life is good age hurts but its the only real thing…Fred Green Posted by: fred on 10/16/08 at 8:28 AM
Happy Birthday! Posted by: MMO on 10/16/08 at 9:40 AM
congrats on the big THIRTY CINCO. Posted by: gary b on 10/16/08 at 9:45 AM
Congrats! Live it up, brother. Posted by: Don Guss on 10/16/08 at 10:07 AM
35 is halfway to 70 and 70 is too damn old. But congrats on making it to 35 in one piece, with a rock-solid woman at your side. When you turn 40, I’ll make it to your big goddamn turning-40 bash, wherever in the world it is held. That’s a promise. Posted by: Cameron Barrett on 10/16/08 at 10:18 AM
Your thirties are when you get it. It all gets easier and you already know how to do it right. Hitting the middle of it and by checking in on your “blog life” proves the point. Good work. Well done. Many more happy birthdays to you. Posted by: Andrius Simutis on 10/16/08 at 11:21 AM
Happy Birthday, man. Sharing your birthday is Al Sobotka, the famous Zamboni driver. He won Zamboni News’ 1999 Zamboni Driver of the Year Award. Posted by: M Carroll on 10/16/08 at 11:54 AM
Hmm funny. I thought you were 35 when you were at MCAD. Glad you’re still around. Keep up the good work. Posted by: HAKER on 10/16/08 at 12:43 PM
Hmm funny. I thought you were 35 when you were at MCAD. Glad you’re still around. Keep up the good work. Posted by: HAKER on 10/16/08 at 12:43 PM
happy birthday! my 35 is coming up here in November. good to know that there are some folks out there hacking away at the same existential nonsense that I’ve been pondering. Posted by: gcbv on 10/16/08 at 1:40 PM
Yo, happy belated birthday! Posted by: Allan Lorde on 10/20/08 at 2:46 AM
Happy Birthday! Posted by: dave on 10/21/08 at 9:35 AM
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