Happy birthday, Michael!

So for everyone who was wondering why there was so much sudden activity on my Wall (or maybe just activity on my wall in general)...

September 22:
My dad emailed me to say it was Michael Faraday's birthday. It's a nice tidbit of trivia in itself since he's my namesake. I thought this was cool, so to honor him I changed my birthday on facebook and went back to being productive in AUC's great library.

I got home late, hung out with some friends and got dinner. I was pretty tired from the long day so I didn't talk too much and then went upstairs to take a nap. About an hour later I got a call from one of my friends, who said I needed to come downstairs asap because she needed to ask me something. This was very confusing. Why all the urgency...

So I went downstairs to the courtyard and saw her and one of our friends sitting at a table. There was a package on the table that looked like it came from a dessert shop.

Oh no, I thought.

She said, "So we thought you were just tired from today and that's why you didn't talk with us much...then I got on facebook and saw that it was your birthday. I realized 'That's why he was so quiet, it was his birthday and we DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!'...so we went out and got you some cake. Happy birthday Jacob!!!"

Me: ...

*takes several bites*

Me: Aw, thanks! This is great!

(they look on in anticipation as I continue eating)

Me: I have something to tell you, too.

Them: Yes?

Me: ...It's not my birthday...

At which point I got slapped (deserved that one).
Unfortunately she didn't know about the Faraday story either, so I had to explain my reasons for all this "dishonesty."

Moral of the story: Don't trust Mark Zuckerberg's creation, it's been known to bend the truth! (Also, now I know who my true friends are, thanks Facebook.)