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]

She might have another 9am lecture to contend with.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

True. Work has the annoying tendency of clashing with fun.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Have you tried backing up the comments recently -- it's starting to load ominously slowly for me.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Did it yesterday. Will do in a moment again and pray that they'll import.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Praying with you... At least my icon problem seems to have fixed itself.

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

It does indeed! but I don't have anything fixed timewise at work tomorrow until after lunch, so I was planning on getting caught up on comments before bed this evening. The rate at which you ladies have been amassing comments in my absence makes that rather a daunting task... I think I will just dip in, and out, of threads that look particularly interesting.

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

No lecture tomorrow, but labs in the afternoon; I was at work late preparing for the lectures next week. I am trying to get ahead on the physical lectures I have to give, so that I can also write up the notes for week after next for the on-line course, since I am hoping to be away in Dublin for experiments that week...

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

At least you don't have to get up early -- we could be heading for a thousand comments very shortly, says she temptingly...

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

We have now passed it! Does the 1000-comments dance.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

We are awesome! And we managed it just before midnight European time, too!

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

At the rate we are going we may break 1100 comments before the party finishes tomorrow night!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

And the rest, I think!

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

Yes, rest is very likely to be in order after this wonderful and very intense party!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

We'll sleep for a week! Except I've got to be in Scotland in less than a week, and my sister-in-law is up for the weekend to help with all the house jobs...

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

And I have to give another three lectures next week, as well as writing notes for my on-line course and monitoring/partaking in the on-line discussions for that...

Best of luck with the move! It sounds like a great adventure.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

It is terrifying! But it means the fulfilment of a more than decade long aim, and how often is one lucky enough to get to do that?

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

What takes you to Scotland, if I may ask?

[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.