So, it is party time again, folks!

[wiseheart]

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




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!

Comments

[sammydragoncat]

By the time I get home, and am able to sit down - almost everyone has gone to bed.

[sammydragoncat]

Sleep well

[sammydragoncat]

This should be 1101!

[sammydragoncat]

Its great that your settling in - animals love their routines and they definitely love to survey their domain!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Harry and Leo send purrs for your birthday and hope they can come to the party too!

[sammydragoncat]

Oh, he is just gorgeous!

[sammydragoncat]

[sammydragoncat]

I can't say I have ever had any particular career in mind - I just kind of fell my job, it's not terrible interesting, but I am good at it.

[sammydragoncat]

I hope you feel better soon - I hate being sick.

[sammydragoncat]

I have to agree having Nieces and nephews is great! Although most of mine are adults now - on the bright side, they are starting to have children, so I get another generation to spoil and send back to their parents :)

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

I think your analysis is spot on.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

And in Dutch, too: Van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Couldn't resist the temptation to make the 1111th comment.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Wow! 1111 - what a fun number of comments to come back to :)

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

No idea, except that it will be lots :)

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I do too.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*nods* At least AO3 is mostly stable or quickly fixed when it goes down - I remember the old site and signups not going through due to load, and having to be done again from scratch (and no editing them, just replacing). I think there are definite improvements - just a pity that some of the rest of the problems can't be solved.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Good to hear things are improving for you! It would be fun to see more of the story.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was my Boromir/Elladan series that, in the end, fell victim to another author's greater popularity.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And in the meantime you've earned the Most Supportive Reviewer Award, together with jenn_calaelen. Without the two of you I think I'd have given up writing out of sheer frustration, *hugs*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's unfair, isn't it?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

So, the end of the fun is near, but that's not so bad - we wouldn't be able to keep up much longer, right? But there's one little piece of joy I want to share with you.

As usual, I worked quite late today and had all sorts of small unpleasant things at work. Nothing new there. But then I came home and found solanpolarn's amazing birthday card in my post box, and it was such a warm, fuzzy feeling! Thank you, my friend, I loved the star a lot!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And one more thing:

Not so long ago, I found this comment (http://wiseheart.livejournal.com/371804.html) in my inbox.

I was absolutely baffled because hello? Being posted in the dorm as a must-read story? Being the subject of a creative writing class? that doesn't happen every day.

I just wish all those people who've supposedly ready and loved "The Toreador Chronicles" would have bothered to leave a review. It would have meant so much. But I'm glad that the person who commented at least told me this much. I'm, frankly, a bit humbled.