Everyone knows the day. You call it "Tuesday," until you check your Facebook notifications. As kids, that meant goodie bags and thank you cards. In middle school, that meant dinner and a sleepover. But in college, that means forcing all your close friends to be inebriated for 24 hours starting 12:00 a.m. the night before. That's right, I'm talking about birthdays.

1. It all starts when you wake up feeling flawless.

2. Everything you do is automatically significantly cooler than the day before.

3. Everyone feels younger than you, even if they aren't.

4. No one else's obligations matter.

5. You're ready to party, even if no one else is.

6. You're prepared when your friends ask you what you want to do today.

7. Your friends give you a pass for being extremely egocentric for a day.

8. The festivities inevitably start earlier than usual.

9. This is the one day that you can eat, say or do whatever you want.

10. And when people ask you how your night went, you tell them the honest truth.

11. You've waited the entire day to go out with your buddies.

12. And nothing could ruin your night.

13. But no matter what, the party doesn't stop when you get home.

14. You have a love/hate relationship with your 30 seconds of fame.

15. And finally, you can't help but wake up the next morning feeling like...

It's your birthday, live it up.