Exotic yet ordinary

Thirty-two is the atomic number of the chemical element Germanium and is the fifth power of the number two. It is also the freezing poing of water in degrees Fahrenheit. It is the number of completed, numbered piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, the number of footsteps (counted them myself) leading to the room where the paint doesn't want to dry. It is the number in a full set of teeth in an adult human and the code for international direct dial phone calls to Belgium. It is roughly the number of times that I caught myself thinking David Sedaris looked a bit like Justin Timberlake (under those lights. from our perch in the mezzanine. if you squint juust right) last night. And it's the number of candles that Justin will have to blow out this year after making his birthday wish.

Happy birthday to my favorite 32-year-old! I love love love la la love you, Justin!
-Mandaroo(f).