It's a long story, alright? Short version is... I don't like how old I'm turning. Figured I'd be dead by now, getting another birthday feels like a joke going on past the punchline.

[He starts noodling on his guitar while they talk, just creating some pleasant background noise so he feels slightly less like crap.]

Just because I wasn't planning to celebrate, though, doesn't mean I'm opposed to one. Just so happens I got no one to celebrate with.