---
url: 'https://dri.es/thirty'
title: Thirty
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2008-11-19T02:11:42-05:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'
type: blog
tags:
  - Birthday
published: true
featured: true
id: 536
---

# Thirty

When I was 20, my favorite quote was: *"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss" (Douglas Adams)*.

Today, I turn 30, and while I'm still new to this whole thirties thing, so far I continue to really like that quote: let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's continue to learn, and let's not take ourselves too serious.

With that in mind, let's end my twenties in style ...

[image miscellaneous-2007/tah-dries]