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

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

I don't think there have been a lot of people using socks. I suspect it is a very small group of people, but there is no way to confirm this with the current info. I'd love it in the future if we could see who had nominated, and what (as I suspect some of the really not rare noms come from socks eg Buffy). As far as I can see from everything, most people do try to follow the rules and participant in good faith - it is just a pity that some people don't, especially given how much time ends up being used trying to sort out the problems.
*nods* Encouraging people to check is the signup summary is good and possibly emphasising that if there are people with no possible recipients that it will hold up everyone getting their assignments. Hopefully explaining more agout how everything works will help.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

It's never clear how many people are replying to coal and how far the culture spreads among ordinary participants. I'm relieved the knowledgeable view is that it's a tiny minority. Some of the big fandom noms were weird -- someone really seemed to be arguing for Teen Wolf, of all things! At least those are easy to discount.

More explanation is always good, I think. It's easy to forget that there are newbies every year and not everyone is particularly savvy with AO3.