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vanillafluffyThis year...most of you have been around for it. I've been out of work the whole time. Kat passed away in February. S is a mess; prescription drug abuse isn't pretty. (However, I have been enticed into schnauzer-sitting for her when she and T go to their Key West time-share in a matter of weeks.)
In general, life goes on, and starting tomorrow, it's going to go on with me beyond my 40s. Big Red said in an email this morning that she's never seen anyone so excited about turning 50. I replied that I was hoping I'd finally feel like a grown-up. She LOL'ed, but I was kinda serious.
This countdown was something I embraced without thinking it through, and nearly succumbed to summer malaise a few times. I may have left things out; it's not easy to remeber exactly when things happened, or they may have not made it into an otherwise busy entry, as with BC and NJ's wedding, which was in the spring of the year my dad died. (1985)
If there's something you think I've skipped over, I WILL take questions---can be about life, fic, cast of peripheral characters, whatever. If you think I've left something essential out, let me know. I'll allow commenters ONE question, and I reserve the right to remain silent if I think something is TMI that you'd be better off not knowing.
It's been real, folks!
In general, life goes on, and starting tomorrow, it's going to go on with me beyond my 40s. Big Red said in an email this morning that she's never seen anyone so excited about turning 50. I replied that I was hoping I'd finally feel like a grown-up. She LOL'ed, but I was kinda serious.
This countdown was something I embraced without thinking it through, and nearly succumbed to summer malaise a few times. I may have left things out; it's not easy to remeber exactly when things happened, or they may have not made it into an otherwise busy entry, as with BC and NJ's wedding, which was in the spring of the year my dad died. (1985)
If there's something you think I've skipped over, I WILL take questions---can be about life, fic, cast of peripheral characters, whatever. If you think I've left something essential out, let me know. I'll allow commenters ONE question, and I reserve the right to remain silent if I think something is TMI that you'd be better off not knowing.
It's been real, folks!
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Date: 2010-09-08 09:04 pm (UTC)Happy Birthday!
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Date: 2010-09-08 09:46 pm (UTC)Yeah, in my head, I'm maybe 28 (which was a really good year), and sometimes I look in the mirror and wince. (Not always. Just the days when stress and my shoulders are trying to have the last word.)
I know I've been kinda flaky this summer, and I'm sorry. I haven't crafted anything in months, my coffee table is about a foot deep in crap, and I'm praying for October and consistantly cooler temps. I'm tired of the 90s, I'm tired of the 80s---I'd like to see it drop to the low 70s and stay there.
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Date: 2010-09-08 09:49 pm (UTC)And HAPPY BIRTHDAY in advance for tomorrow! *G*
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Date: 2010-09-08 09:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-09 12:40 am (UTC)HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *tosses confetti*
I hope you have a fabulous day, hon. {{{HUGS}}}
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Date: 2010-09-09 12:44 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-09 01:18 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-09 03:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-09 02:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-09 03:31 am (UTC)Here's a picture taken this past Sunday, so you can decide for yourself how much smoke I'm generating:
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Date: 2010-09-10 12:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-10 04:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-09 04:01 am (UTC)Happy Birthday!
Oh shit, I have to think of a question...
XO
Donna
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Date: 2010-09-09 04:36 am (UTC)No hurry with the question, I'm not going anywhere. I mean, bed eventually, and a party some time tomorrow, but I always come back.
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Date: 2010-09-10 10:17 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-10 02:34 pm (UTC)Brave? I didn't feel brave...maybe a little self-serving, but hey, it's my LJ. It's not any worse than some of those 30-day memes out there.