gement | Birthday delights so far

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 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.