yay birthdays!
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edenfallingToday I am 31 years old! *throws confetti*
(I never feel old on my own birthdays, incidentally. Vicky's birthdays are the ones that throw me, because when my little sister turns X years old, that means that I am X + 3 years old. And that's terrible. *grin*)
Anyway, I successfully negotiated transport to and from the Mardi Gras brunch that was hosted by some members of my church, for which I had purchased a seat in the service auction this past November. The brunch itself was delicious -- beignets, frittata, French toast, sausage gumbo and dirty rice, shrimp étouffée, cheesy grits, some dessert involving bananas and brown sugar, and King cake to finish off, plus mimosas, Bloody Marys, and café au lait (the last two of which I didn't drink, because tomato juice and coffee are not tastes I have ever bothered to acquire). It was also fun, because I got to properly meet and talk to/with a bunch of people I have only ever seen in passing. (One unfortunate side effect of teaching RE every year is that I rarely get to actual services in the sanctuary and I tend to rush off shortly after classes finish rather than staying for coffee hour, either because I have to get directly to work or because I want to go home and take a nap before going to work in the midafternoon. Alas.)
Also! I would like to mention, in passing, that today's Homestuck update is the one in which Jade Harley arrived in the Alpha session, thus resolving over a year of narrative anticipation, and she proceeded to be awesome as usual. And this happened on my birthday. Good update, best present. :-D
(I never feel old on my own birthdays, incidentally. Vicky's birthdays are the ones that throw me, because when my little sister turns X years old, that means that I am X + 3 years old. And that's terrible. *grin*)
Anyway, I successfully negotiated transport to and from the Mardi Gras brunch that was hosted by some members of my church, for which I had purchased a seat in the service auction this past November. The brunch itself was delicious -- beignets, frittata, French toast, sausage gumbo and dirty rice, shrimp étouffée, cheesy grits, some dessert involving bananas and brown sugar, and King cake to finish off, plus mimosas, Bloody Marys, and café au lait (the last two of which I didn't drink, because tomato juice and coffee are not tastes I have ever bothered to acquire). It was also fun, because I got to properly meet and talk to/with a bunch of people I have only ever seen in passing. (One unfortunate side effect of teaching RE every year is that I rarely get to actual services in the sanctuary and I tend to rush off shortly after classes finish rather than staying for coffee hour, either because I have to get directly to work or because I want to go home and take a nap before going to work in the midafternoon. Alas.)
Also! I would like to mention, in passing, that today's Homestuck update is the one in which Jade Harley arrived in the Alpha session, thus resolving over a year of narrative anticipation, and she proceeded to be awesome as usual. And this happened on my birthday. Good update, best present. :-D
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Date: 2013-02-11 01:09 pm (UTC)oh, that food makes me hungry. waugh. that was mean of you, seriously.
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Date: 2013-02-12 03:38 am (UTC)(It was such good food, especially the frittata! I wish I could have eaten more, but there are physical limits on the size of one's stomach, alas. *is now hungry herself, dammit*)
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Date: 2013-02-13 12:18 am (UTC)Sounds like you had fun. And even got a present from Andrew Hussie! (I'd say that Jade-related awesomeness is the best kind of birthday gift, but I don't know what other presents you got. She could have some very stiff competition, for all I know!)
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Date: 2013-02-13 06:19 am (UTC)I don't actually know what kind of presents I got either, because my parents are bringing one on Wednesday and my sister will get me the other when I get around to emailing her a list of stuff that I'm interested in. *wry* Still, it is pretty hard to top that update in terms of awesome unexpected gifts. :-D