september birthday blues

i meant to post this on may 8, 4 months til my birthday. september birthdays are the worst because it's the exact time that people usually start new jobs, classes, living situations, and around a new slue of people. so when i meet people in aug/sept, i don't want to say, "my name is sarah and my birthday is next week." so my birthday always ends up being with a small group of people. and to be quite honest, i like surprises, but people don't know me enough in september to throw me a surprise party or do something fun like that. oh well. thanks mom and dad for celebrating new year's.