so i feel really bad... i totally just ruined this guy's birthday surprise! and so you might be thinking "oh jean.. she can't keep secrets" but i didn't even know!! for everyone's birthday in my department the boss buys a cheesecake. and so i knew something was going on, and i took my lunch a little later than usual and i saw one guy from the department still walking around so i asked him "why aren't you at the birthday thing?" and he says "what birthday thing?" DOH... i realized that it was his birthday thing, and it was a surprise. damn. i tried to cover it up "oh wow, your eyes, are you wearing colored contacts. oh.. yea the birthday thing on friday.. how was the club? yea.. i don't think he bought it. and worse yet.. he couldn't just pretend he didn't know (out of pity for my shameless flustered unsmooth plan to salvage what was left) and act surprised, but he told my boss and everyone else there that he wasn't surprised because i had told him. i didn't "teeeelllll" him.. i just helped him figure it out.

argh.. i know it's not a huge deal, and it's not a "total" surprise because you almost expect it since they do it for everyone's birthday. but still... it sucks that i ruined it. boo. my boss said he'll just have to ruin by birthday.. haha.. what's fair is fair i guess :P