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Each year this time, we launch my virtual birthday party, which starts on October 1 and ends on October 9 at midnight, sharp. The goals of the party are to post as many comments and collapse as many threads as possible, on as many new pages as we can. It is always great fun, as you can see if you check out the similar entries of the last few years.

This year, I'll also throw the real party at mid-time - and post the recipes of all the food that will be there for you, so that you can all participate if you want to. Virtual food has no calories.

Fandom-related discussions are as welcome as the ones about coffee or chocolate (just to name a few favourites from previous years), and, of course, pictures and recipes of birthday cakes. ;)

So, drop by, tell your story, post your pics or silly poems, ask questions you always wanted to ask and have a good time!

Soledad, in excited expectation


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Oh, and by the way, to provide birthday gifts hobbit-style, I've got a revived story and a Kansas 2 update for you.

Enjoy!

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Date: 2014-10-09 01:17 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
Happy Birthday Wiseheart!
Edited Date: 2014-10-09 01:19 am (UTC)

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Date: 2014-10-09 01:22 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
Just got home from work, and this is the first time I have had to check on the party all day - 1074 comments! It seems there have been some great discussions while I was gone - I have a lot to catch up on

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Date: 2014-10-09 01:31 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
It's true things do get lost in translation, if your able it is always best to read it in the original language.

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Date: 2014-10-09 01:45 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
I have never read the books, and only saw the series after I read your Torchwood/Cadfael cross-over. I have been meaning to get a one of the books - just haven't gotten around to it.

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com
It's been busy here! I think everyone except me's gone to bed, though (and I should disappear soon).

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:19 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
My Tio (uncle) almost became a priest - that is until he met my Tia (Aunt). Joining a religious order is an amazing commitment, and not everyone has the calling. I couldn't imaging ever doing it, but I do admire those who do.

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
Wishing you an easy move and no snow!

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
Nordic noir? Do tell! What are the features of a typical Nordic noir film?

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
Oh dear! Wishing you well Real Soon(tm)!

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
Indeed, we are awesomeful!

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
My two sisters and I all chose not to have children, but my husband is the only one of the four boys who did not have children, so I have six nieces and one nephew, all by marriage. And of course, there's the Elfling whom I caught as he came into the world some years ago... and who was doing a good job of beating me at a game at his family's new home last weekend now he is a young lad.

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
I think I read on or Soledad's lovely stories and sent an email complimenting it. However, I lost some years of email in a computer failure, so I can't be sure anymore. However long it's been, I remain delighted by her company!

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
What takes you to Scotland, if I may ask?

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
I'm still playing with "Awful Mary Sue" in my head. I should dig out the Litmus Test and see what I still need to cover. I'm afraid this inconvenient business of finding a new job cuts into my free time. However, my thyroid problem seems to be settling down (radioactive iodine: just say yes, please!), so I'm sleeping through the night again and, in turn, getting my brain back. I was afraid the fuzzy thinking and bad memory was going to be my permanent, post-menopause condition, but things are improving as the blood test numbers improve, so here's hoping....

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:46 am (UTC)

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
Happy birthday, Dear One!

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Date: 2014-10-09 02:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com
Now there's a question! Hmm. I've mainly seen television & novels, not film, which might be different.

I think they gather their power from the dissonance between the dark subject matter and the clean bright liberal socialist ideals that at least Brits tend to associate with Scandinavia, as well as the beautiful landscapes/cityscapes. So they often deal with themes of racism, homelessness, political, police or military corruption, terrorism &c. The pacing is often languid, particularly compared with other modern crime dramas. There's an emphasis on the victim's family's grief. They're usually of the police procedural type, and the investigating officer is often a strong & unusual woman, who isn't interested in family or clothes/appearance -- the last alone is a huge & to me welcome difference from all US crime drama I've ever seen.

The genre reminds me of Edge of Darkness, an iconic British drama, if you happened to have seen that.

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Date: 2014-10-09 03:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com
It's Scotland that we are moving to, and we've been invited by the current owners to stay (they run a B&B) and meet the neighbours, learn how to deal with the private water supply (aka stream) &c.

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Date: 2014-10-09 03:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com
Thank you! The new house is on the coast, so I'm hoping snow will be confined to the nearby hills.

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Date: 2014-10-09 03:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com
Was this in Tolkien fandom? we mostly seem to hail from there.

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Date: 2014-10-09 03:15 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
I ran across some of her Torchwood stories, I was a bad girl at first and didn't comment - although I loved them. I started following her and started commenting, and that was about 3 years ago.

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Date: 2014-10-09 03:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com
Sorry to be disappearing to bed just as we're approaching yet another milestone but it's 4am here, and I'm supposed to be sleeping. Hope to 'see' everyone tomorrow.

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Date: 2014-10-09 03:18 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
Still even if some of it has been pre-written - that is an impressive amount of work.

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Date: 2014-10-09 03:36 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
Goodnight

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Date: 2014-10-09 03:36 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sammydragoncat
Goodnight

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