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curiouswombat
Best birthday wishes to curiouswombat and a turkey-free day to all.
curiouswombat and a turkey-free day to all.Happy Birthday,
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Birthday thoughts a day late
"Against Entropy"
The worm drives helically through the wood
And does not know the dust left in the bore
Once made the table integral and good;
And suddenly the crystal hits the floor.
Electrons find their paths in subtle ways,
A massless eddy in a trail of smoke;
The names of lovers, light of other days --
Perhaps you will not miss them. That's the joke.
The universe winds down. That's how it's made.
But memory is everything to lose;
Although some of the colors have to fade,
Do not believe you'll get the chance to choose.
Regret, by definition, comes too late;
Say what you mean. Bear witness. Iterate.
John M. Ford (1957 – 2006)
The worm drives helically through the wood
And does not know the dust left in the bore
Once made the table integral and good;
And suddenly the crystal hits the floor.
Electrons find their paths in subtle ways,
A massless eddy in a trail of smoke;
The names of lovers, light of other days --
Perhaps you will not miss them. That's the joke.
The universe winds down. That's how it's made.
But memory is everything to lose;
Although some of the colors have to fade,
Do not believe you'll get the chance to choose.
Regret, by definition, comes too late;
Say what you mean. Bear witness. Iterate.
John M. Ford (1957 – 2006)
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Happy Monkey!
Happy Monkey, Mr Darwin, and thanks.
(Image source: Ray Troll reproduced without permission but with great thanks.)
(Image source: Ray Troll reproduced without permission but with great thanks.)
Happy Birthday chefted
A very Happy Birthday and best wishes to you for a fun day's celebrations, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
chefted
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Happy birthday to me
I'm 40 today.
In keeping with tradition there'll be brownies courtesy of my mother and an open house this afternoon for friends free to drop by and celebrate.
My 40th year seems to have been something of a placeholder. I can't pinpoint any personal highlights really; most of my fondest memories are successes and milestones for my kids.
Well that's not entirely true. I did manage to hit 100 consecutive zines for Alarums & Excursions and was proud of that. I wonder if the general sense of depression from the global recession has coloured my outlook of late.
My 41st year looks to include a big house move as part of the excitement. I'm hoping that goes smoothly but it's best not to hold your breath in such matters, particularly before we've even had the engineers' report on the structure.
I haven't made any New Year's resolutions. I'm not that responsive to them, but I do plan to change a couple of things over the course of the year.
I've always thought of myself as a reader but in the last year I've really been distracted by teh Shiny Internet etc. and failed to read anything like a satisfying number of books. So more reading is definitely required.
The other thing, likely as aspirational as any other year, is health and weight. Hmm. we'll see.
And now toast, as made for me by my daughter. See? 2009 is looking good already
In keeping with tradition there'll be brownies courtesy of my mother and an open house this afternoon for friends free to drop by and celebrate.
My 40th year seems to have been something of a placeholder. I can't pinpoint any personal highlights really; most of my fondest memories are successes and milestones for my kids.
Well that's not entirely true. I did manage to hit 100 consecutive zines for Alarums & Excursions and was proud of that. I wonder if the general sense of depression from the global recession has coloured my outlook of late.
My 41st year looks to include a big house move as part of the excitement. I'm hoping that goes smoothly but it's best not to hold your breath in such matters, particularly before we've even had the engineers' report on the structure.
I haven't made any New Year's resolutions. I'm not that responsive to them, but I do plan to change a couple of things over the course of the year.
I've always thought of myself as a reader but in the last year I've really been distracted by teh Shiny Internet etc. and failed to read anything like a satisfying number of books. So more reading is definitely required.
The other thing, likely as aspirational as any other year, is health and weight. Hmm. we'll see.
And now toast, as made for me by my daughter. See? 2009 is looking good already
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Happy Birthday curiouswombat
Best wishes on your birthday, curiouswombat and I hope you have a great day.
curiouswombat and I hope you have a great day.Happy Birthday muskrat_john
A very happy birthday to muskrat_john, his first of many with his adoring daughter to brighten the day.
muskrat_john, his first of many with his adoring daughter to brighten the day.Entry tags:
Happy Birthday, iamnikchick
Happy Birthday Nikchick, may it be a day of good food and good company.
Happy Birthday a_d_medievalist
A very happy birthday to a_d_medievalist. May your students be wise and engaged, your colleagues helpful and witty and your family warm and good cooks.
a_d_medievalist. May your students be wise and engaged, your colleagues helpful and witty and your family warm and good cooks.Birthday time again!
Happy birthday to friends wanton_heat_jet and Ken, who is curiously without a LJ account.
wanton_heat_jet and Ken, who is curiously without a LJ account.