It was 11:59 PM on a Tuesday. I was lying in bed, the cold blue light of my phone screen illuminating my face in an otherwise pitch-black room. My thumb was mindlessly scrolling when it happened. A notification popped up in the family group chat: a single cake emoji. My heart did a tiny somersault. … Read more
I once spent three hours scrolling through a friend’s old Instagram photos, squinting at the background of a blurry dinner party from 2019, just to see if there was a “Happy Birthday” banner with a date on it. It felt a bit like being a private investigator, but without the cool trench coat. We’ve all … Read more
Have you ever been in that awkward spot where you want to celebrate someone, but you have no clue when their special day actually is? It happens to the best of us. Knowing how to find someones birthday without awkwardly asking them to their face is a bit of a modern-day superpower. Maybe it’s a … Read more