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

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

May the coming year bring much of what you like, and little of what you don't!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

And i seem to have triggered page 6! Go EA!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, wiseheart!

(now that it is the right day in your timezone)

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

And we've got to p6 \o/

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I think you got 1000 and I got page 6!

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

Grattis på födelsedagen, Soledad! (which is Swedish for 'Happy Birthday!') I hope you have a lovely day, and that the year ahead may bring you joy and pleasant company, both on-line and off!

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

While I may not have a lecture to give tomorrow, there is still work that needs to be done. So I will say good night!

I hope to be able to look in on the party for a bit tomorrow, but I have an engagement in the evening, so I may not have a lot of time.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Goodnight!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

So, any bets on the final number of comments? We seem to be beating predictions at the moment.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

No idea, except that it will be lots :)

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

And now I should sleep too, goodnight all!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Goodnight!

[sammydragoncat]

Happy Birthday Wiseheart!

[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

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

It's been busy here! I think everyone except me's gone to bed, though (and I should disappear soon).

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, Dear One!

[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.

[sammydragoncat]

Sleep well

[sammydragoncat]

This should be 1101!

[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]

[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 :)

[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!

[jenn-calaelen.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?
Yes, I think much longer would get too draining - but it is a lot of fun to do once a year :)

And yay card.

[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.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Very cool! It is sad that the people don't comment or anything, but good to know that they are enjoying it.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Do you think we might get to Page 7 before the party closes at midnight?
I've tried to import the comments again - let's hope they get through this time.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

It certainly looks possible! Good luck with the comments importing!

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, it´s certainly possible. This is comment 21; five more, and we're on page 7.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

DW Importer is still being obnoxious. Drat. We're stuck at 780 comments. Support hasn't reacted yet, either. Will try again tomorrow.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Silly importer! Hopefully it will be fixed soon.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I still owe you guys the apple-cinnamon cheesecake recipe, but I'm afraid it'll have to wait till the weekend. I'm not in the right mind to do any German-to-English translations. Sorry. Today was not a good day.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, I forgot to tell you that my dear, silly colleagues gifted a whole, 4-piece blender set upon me as a party gift. It's very shiny and impressive - I hope I'll be able to use it, despite the user manual that would frighten away Scotty, with its incredibly complicated descriptions. The funniest part is that it keeps repeating: and you simply do this or simply do that, and there's nothing simple in what it expects me to do!

User manuals are evil!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

That sounds a very generous gift! I hope you manage to figure out the manual before your next birthday.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

So, how is everyone this evening?

To celebrate our successful house sale/purchase, we treated ourselves to a big box of Scottish chocolate truffles from Cocoa Mountain, and today they arrived. We're plnning to ration ourselves to one a day, so today we each had dark chocolate & lime. Very delicious!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Sounds very delicious!

I'm in about the same state as before, but quite happy as I had show jumping to watch on tv today and mostly hid from everything for a while.