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"Today is my 31st birthday! I am not really into it, though&amp;#8212;!! When I turned 30, I felt a sense of pride and accomplishment and like, oh-I&amp;#39;m-so-wise-now, but 31 just seems anti-climactic. It doesn&amp;#39;t feel like an improvement upon 30.\nPinterestFacebookDo you recognize two of your favorite Glamour bloggers, Beth and Kim? I went out with them last night and I only mentioned my birthday ONCE. In passing!\nLast year I planned a big wine and cheese party, but this year, I haven&amp;#39;t been able to plan squat. It&amp;#39;s out of character for me! I&amp;#39;m such a birthday person&amp;#8212;naturally&amp;#8212;because I like gifts, friends, and attention (not necessarily in that order). But for some reason, a party just seems like much ado about nothing. I also feel bad dragging all my friends out in freezing weather just so I can talk to each one for a measly 5 minutes. Half of my girlfriends can&amp;#39;t drink anyway because they are either pregnant or dieting as part of a New Year&amp;#39;s Resolution. And then there are their poor husbands, who would rather be doing their own thing. I&amp;#39;m not offended!\nOh, well. Forget the party! Tonight I am flying south. I&amp;#39;ll be hopping on a red-eye to Rio de Janeiro with my writer friend Melissa. I will be blogging about Rio Fashion Week, which showcases a few dozen Brazilian designers (stay tuned for more on Glamour.com!). This trip gives me an excuse not to have a birthday party. And hey, I&amp;#39;m trying something new, like venturing below the equator, which I&amp;#39;ve never done. Yay!\nAre you a birthday person? Do birthdays really lose their luster as you get older? I never would have believed it, but\u202631. Eh.\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nYou could win $50,000 just for registering for or logging in to Glamour.com!\nSign up for Glamour.com&amp;#39;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters!\nAdd Glamour to your iGoogle homepage.\nFollow us on Twitter!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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