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gement ([personal profile] gement) wrote2009-06-04 09:30 am

Birthday delights so far

[livejournal.com profile] arjache has drawn me the best birthday card ever in the history of the world. You should read it, and laugh. Necessary context:
  • She draws a comic strip called Brain Comics, which is the absurdist adventures of two disembodied brains and a moose who run a mad science lab.
  • I write honor porn (and actual porn) about an 18th century vampire nobleman and his middle-class human boyfriend. They primarily speak French, though the vampire has a lot more languages.
  • She and I have written a crossover between Torchwood and my boys. Torchwood is sci-fi drama set in Cardiff, Wales.
I present to you...
The best birthday card ever in the history of the world.

Other delights:
  • From my mom, an Archie McPhee's care package containing rainbow monkey bandaids, librarian tattoos, bacon-flavored floss, and a Tickles the Tapeworm eraser.
  • From my dad, funding to finish saving up for a corset. I sold him on this because the rest of the money was a prior present from his very Seventh Day Adventist parents, and I knew the irony would make him cackle.
  • From [livejournal.com profile] meowse, Kiva credit, when he hadn't read the LJ post where I asked for some. He just knows me that well.
  • From J, a nice dinner out with an ice cream sundae for dessert, and he took out the yard waste when it was my turn.
  • From several others, kind birthday comments and calls and offers of tasty potluck food when I schedule my party.
  • From myself, 140' of MFP rope and 200' of lacing cord, because I just might have a Rope Problem.
In other news, I hacked at the backyard jungle last night, trying to free the hedge from FOUR different species of invasive plant. Or possibly five. The evil tree, ivy, morning glory, blackberry, Oregon grape. Five. Argh.

Past celebratory events: Cookout on Memorial Day, actual natal day.

Future celebratory events:
  • Potluck (unscheduled yet)
  • Playing Hooky from Work to Go to the Zoo (unscheduled yet, I'll have a poll soon)
  • Jason Webley concert July 3rd, Center Left section (did I mention Amanda Palmer of Dresden Dolls will be there?)
  • Jason Webley's Camp Tomato July 5th (Tomato fight!)
  • private dinner with my sweethearts.

I suppose that's enough birthday for one year.

[identity profile] littlemystories.livejournal.com 2009-06-04 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh crap, I have a thing for you! I should give it to you.

[identity profile] adularia.livejournal.com 2009-06-04 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
AAAAAAAH

That is the single cleverest Twilight reference I've ever seen.

EVEN BETTER THAN XKCD. there, I said it.

[identity profile] gement.livejournal.com 2009-06-04 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I confess I did not spot the Twilight reference. But I'm delighted to hear that there's yet another punchline hiding in there. Share?

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2009-06-04 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Happiness birthday!

I *suppose* that's enough birthday for one year.

[identity profile] stardragonca.livejournal.com 2009-06-04 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
But is it enough for thirty years? Canadians think not!
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[personal profile] maribou 2009-06-04 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
*chortles, and is happy you're having a good birthday*

[identity profile] ladyallyn.livejournal.com 2009-06-04 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy, Happy Wonderful New Year!!!

*hugs and snoggles* (we are /soooo/ overdue for getting together)
Edited 2009-06-04 21:47 (UTC)

[identity profile] plantae.livejournal.com 2009-06-05 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
FYI, oregon grape is not an invasive species. It's a native. :)

On the other hand, you might be dealing with a young holly bush, which is invasive.

[identity profile] gement.livejournal.com 2009-06-05 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's the stuff! Green, glossy, spiky, gets everywhere, hate hate hate it.
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Re: Corset and Irony!

[identity profile] artdreams1.livejournal.com 2009-06-10 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
You are such a wonderful word geek :-D

Re: Corset and Irony!

[identity profile] artdreams1.livejournal.com 2009-06-10 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
You are such a wonderful word geek. :-D

[identity profile] mathochist.livejournal.com 2009-06-06 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Happy Belated!