Greetings from the other side of thirty!

[minxy]

Y'all may have noticed that I do not intend to age gracefully so much as loudly. I'm pretty much convinced that age = more awesome, and thus I make a big deal out of my birthday on an annual basis, complete with announcements as to my age.

So I'm thirty-one now, that's one whole extra year of awesome! Go me!

I had a great birthday with my family, and they managed to replace ALL the books I took to sell back to Powell's. I got classics (Vanity Fair, which I've never read, but is in a pretty hardcover), books I requested (Zahrah the Windseeker, by Nne Okorafor Mbachu and suggested by the Authors of Color in SciFi list, and the Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie upon whom I have a massive reading crush) and books people thought I might like, including some graphic novels whose names escape me.

So the luggage... didn't get any *lighter*.

My soul did though! (I see you, I see you rolling your eyes, y'all just stop that right now, I'm having a post-vacation, 30-something, moment.)

I am remiss saying so, but I am also so grateful to all of you who wished me a happy day (or realized that I have no shame in celebrating birthdays for many days, nay, weeks! And continued the happy wishing.) Thanks, guys! There were even fannish gifts of a communal nature, which is one of the highlights of fandom, if you ask me. I love that we share presents:

dustandroses, bless her, wrote (for me yay!) a funny little picture ficlet which allows us to love on the wonderful late Don S. Davies, as well as Jack/Daniel.

And teand, may the sun shine warmly on her shoulders, wrote me Sam/Teal'c/Cameron! FOR REALS! Unending fic! And threesomes (well, kissing threesomes)! Some of my very favorite things! Worksafe, though there is a very funny Mason-Dixon line in there that will have your coworkers looking over to see what the laughing is about. Three Legged Stools.

(p.s., msbeata thoughtfully had a birthday during the week of Minx also, and so teand *also* wrote her a fic! A marvelous teamy, Jack/Daniel, off into the sunset with you, fic. Say Rather Farewell, worksafe.)

So, thank you, guys. And a special shout-out to Salieri, who danced me a birthday dance involving a phalanx of jaffa, dragonboats (with lanterns!) skimming across the sea, a martial arts number, my name spelled out in staff weapon fire, and Jaffanerian Jazz Hands. Everyone knows those Jaffanerians do jazz hands like none other.

I got love for the world. Free hugs available on request (or pretty much anything else you can think of to request--I'll do my best!)

Comments

[splash-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Happy belated birthday!

[princessofg.livejournal.com]

happy happy joy joy.

[execknowitall.livejournal.com]

Absolute Awesomeness, hon! Birthdays are to celebrate, and you do it with style! *mwah*

(And, all the celebratory fic ain't bad, either.)

[sid]

I'll take a free hug and a foot rub, please!

;-)

It's good to know that your birthday was nearly as awesome as you yourself. (And I am personally still mesmerized by the memory of Sal's most excellent dance *g*)

[kuwdora.livejournal.com]

Did I wish you happy birthday?? If I didn't, happy belated birthday wishes and I give you hugs and lots of... hugs! *HUGS*

[destina.livejournal.com]

Happy belated! I'm so sorry I missed it. *hugs!*

[mmmchelle.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!! I'm glad you had a good day.

And I have no doubt that you become more awesome by the day.

[rigel-7.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!!!

*hugs for you and much cake*

[cofax7]

I missed your birthday, but I'm glad it was awesome! You deserve much awesomeness!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Thank you! And thank you especially for using that very funny icon. Hee!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*joyful bouncy dance*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*is way stylish*

Actually, I ordered a glass of wine in San Diego over the weekend (local winery near my parent's house. It's rare to find Oregon wine in California land, and I even *knew* that wine!) and the waiter told me I was "very hip". I AM NOT EVEN KIDDING EVEN A LITTLE BIT.

*is hip too*

*and hippy, as it happens*

*shimmies*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*rubs your feet*

Was that not a Most Excellent birthday dance? I mean, really.

*BIIIIIIIIIIIIG gentle hug*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

I DUNNO! But I love hugs. Let's have lots and lots of hugs.

*HUGS*

I love birthdays, man. It's like a personal More Joy day.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

I'm really quite serious about celebrating non-stop; you have missed nothing! The party didn't really begin until you arrived!

*hugs a lot*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Awwww, thankee! I have not had a year yet when I looked back and thought that the best was behind me, or that my best self was in the past. I think it's way more fun to evolve and change, and birthdays are a nice time to explode with pride about how much one has changed (and stayed the same).

And you yourself are a joy to be around. I hope your random Thursday is quite nice tomorrow.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Caaaaaaaaaaaake!

*pouncetacklehugs*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Why, thank you! As it happens, someone set fire to my town on my actual birthday itself, but I was up North, where Canada Day celebrations did not light anything (unintended) ablaze.

And it was pretty exciting to get back to Cali.