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]

I first met her at a Blake's 7 meet-up in Manchester, which must have been in 1999; I had relatively recently moved up here from Cambridge, and was feeling homesick, so I think I gabbled about Cambridge a lot...

I have to admit, the Moomin books drove me wild as a child, and I've never tried them as an adult. They were read to us in primary school, and I did hate being read aloud to, which didn't help.

I've never met Soledad's mum, but Mr EA and I were lucky enough to spend some time with S in her home city, when she was gracious enough to show us round -- and feed us espresso/cakes!

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I think the Moomin books are much more adult fiction, though they are usually marketed as for children. It is my theory that this is because they are illustrated, which would be rather silly, but we humans do have a tendency to stereotype things. As I said, I wasn't very fond of the books as a child, but find them really deep and beautiful when I read them as an adult.

Getting shown around any city by a native is usually the best way to see it, I think! That you also got to meet wiseheart makes it sound like an even better experience!

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Perhps I should give them another try, but my to-read pile (of books I own) is already teetering well over a hundred...

It is a lovely city, and I wish I could visit again -- unfortunately we're on zero holidays till we've settled down a bit financially, which might be several years.