Thank you, everyone

...who gave me such awesome birthday wishes. It made my day.

So far birthday loot includes:

(from the boy): two books on con artists and scams (in order to fuel the flames behind my planned galactic con man story. oh yes.), a jack/ianto otp pin, a dalek exterminate pin (it is the littlest dalek, OMG so cute, d. said it reminded him of me, don't know quite what to make of that...), FACE OF BOE for my desk, and a very fancy dinner at prune, about which more food porn later.

(from the folks back in India): a long rambly conversation involving my grandmother and various aunts, of which the upshot was - well. did you know that if you don't get married by the time you are 30, you turn into a pumpkin? and not just any pumpkin. a shriveled, old, rotten one. apparently my orange rind is showing. yeah. that was fun.

(from the mom & dad): a necklace, a set of water colours and some brushes (??? I am perhaps the least artistic person on the earth, certainly with brushes or pencils - i can just about draw a recognizable stick figure, on a good day), a cake.

(from faris_nallaneen): tickets to the floating opera in redhook, Lavinia by Ursula LeGuin (the Aeneid! from Lavinia's pov!), The Penderwicks at Garden Street (sequel to a kids book I adored), and the new posthumous Madeleine L'Engle. *squee*

I hear there is more stuff headed my way. *dances* greedy? me? never...

I am also ridiculously kinda excited about the merlin-arthur porn I see headed my way as a result of this. I can see it coming, like a great wind.

Also, I am pretty ridiculously amused by Stephanie Meyer Wanky McMormon taking her toys out of the sandbox and storming home in a huff. Hilarious. I love when professionals act like spoilt children. Oh noes! Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out, lady.

And for you lovelies, to brighten your day - have you seen the large hadron rap? If not, you are seriously missing out.