yay! it's MY birthday!

[derien]

I know I'm way too old for being ridiculously pleased with it being my birthday. The year I turned 30 was the only year that I wasn't pleased. I cried. Now I've realized I'm far too old to cry about it anymore, and have decided to go back to being smug.:) Either way I'm self-centered, but it's more fun to be happy and self-centered. The big difference is, on my birthday I don't beat myself up about things I didn't get done. I sometimes think I should pretend every day is my birthday, but then I'd never get anything at all done, and be completely insufferable. :)

I have also finally figured out how to refilter my friends page so I don't have to look at every single 'friend' on the list. It's been getting cumbersome for a while, but this morning I was was inspired by someone spamming one of the communities which I had on my f-list (WritingWorkout) with stories. S/he didn't even have the courtesy to put in LJ cuts on all of them, and I don't think one is even supposed to post stories directly to that community (I think it's supposed to be that you post a challenge, then responses are in the form of links back to the writer's own journal). Of course I could be wrong, but whatever - the effect for me was multiple page-downs. Inconvenience? To ME? On MY birthday? I think not.

Comments

[beowabbit]

Happy birthday! (In case I’m one of the people you trimmed from your Default View. :-)

[derien.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[derien.livejournal.com]

And nobody is really trimmed - I just made different filters so I dont' have to look at everything all at once. It gets overwhelming. I'll probably end up looking at everyone, because I'm an addict like that.:)

[canaa.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! :)

[derien.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[canaa.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Apparently, it's also Ginny Weasley's birthday today. ^^

(Me, I share my birthday with Harry.)

[derien.livejournal.com]

heheh, I wish I was a peppery redhead like Ginny. Or that I had a peppery redhead like Ginny.... *contemplates Mary-Sueing self as a love interest for Ginny...*

[tronella.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! :)

[derien.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[afrai.livejournal.com]

Oh, and my letter's not going to get there in time! Not that it's much of a birthday present. D'you like stationery? I must send you more stationery.

Happy birthday! *hugs*

[derien.livejournal.com]

I actually like stationary very much, though of course I ruin LOTS of paper in order to write one letter, so I get a little nervouse writing on stationary. But I'd try to write you with it.:)

[mizzmarvel.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[derien.livejournal.com]

Yay - and you used the "eat drink and be Merry" icon - <3! (The only thing that would be better would be a Merry and Pippin icon saying "eat, drink and make Merry" - because it's one of the oldest jokes, someone always says "who's Mary?" if you say that.)

[laurenthemself]

Happy birthday Doe! May it be wonderful with slashy bits.

[derien.livejournal.com]

mmmm, slashy bits, thanks... ;)