Back at ya!

Ok, so this is really more of a response posting as my husband already beat me to the mushy/glurgy blog posting on my b-day (that's what happens when my birthday is two days before his). But anyway, here goes the mushy stuff from me in celebration of his birthday today.

(**WARNING** The following not recommended for those prone to gagging at excessive sweetness or to tearing up at glurge. You have been warned).

I'm glad that you:
- put up with me tickling and hitting you. I'm sorry - aggressive female and that probably won't change, though I'm trying to cut down.
- let me play Super Mario Galaxy with you or just telling you what to do when you're playing whatever random game of the moment. I know it's hard to put up with a wife that likes video games (not).
- understand my love of reading and have figured out that reading myself to sleep is probably what I'll be doing until I'm a hundred and eight.
- share a love of movies. We might not always see eye to eye on all movies, but we both enjoy a well-crafted, cinema experience.
- are patient with all my various neuroses and compulsions, 'cause I know dealing with me takes lots of patience.
- trust me, even when driving your car when my driving scares the snot out of you.
- encourage me, whether it's in my random artsy projects or finishing my MA or even just going out with friends for a night.
- rub my feet when I've had a long day.
- take me out to a steak dinner every now and again, even though you're a vegetarian.
- get along with all my family and I yours so that we have no "dreaded in-laws". I'm especially amused that you're becoming friends with my brother.

And finally, I know I said that it was awkward being the only one at Megan's party who was in a happy/stable relationship because of all the male-bashing going on, but that was actually a good kind of awkward.

So yeah, we will have been together for five years this July and married for one and I can't imagine the next fifty years without you.

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Okay, see you, love you, bye.

Happy Geek BDay to Me!

So, today is my birthday and normally I keep it a quiet affair, but today had to share the great geek gift one of my friends got me. I'll preface this with both her and I are geek girls - we share a love of sci-fi books/movies/tv as well as japanese anime and Joss Whedon. So for my birthday she baked me some cookies and got me this:

That's right, she bought me a stuffed DRD!!! If you have no idea what one is, well, all I can say is WATCH SOME FARSCAPE (or actually just go here for quick info on DRDs). And if you're drooling you too can buy one on Amazon here or here. And for uber-geek there's even an "1812" version (sadly on backorder).

I think it looks real cute at the bottom of a bookshelf peeking out on the world:
(note the Cthulu and the greek amphora on the top shelf - yep, I'm a geek).

And now I think I'll have a cupcake, 'cause it's my b-day.

"You know, I'm going to track down this cute droid and rip off both his antennae." ("Farscape", season 1, ep 10)