tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post6302804809730271727..comments2023-09-04T10:02:41.159-04:00Comments on Fallen Princess: I Hate My BirthdayChristina Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16296922191172373486noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-67873768971077435382010-09-25T03:26:30.929-04:002010-09-25T03:26:30.929-04:00мм...прикольно!))мм...прикольно!))ZHENYA ZHURAVLYOVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725571287727536679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-56336471681890298192010-09-24T21:21:20.226-04:002010-09-24T21:21:20.226-04:00I was just thinking today about what to do for my ...I was just thinking today about what to do for my birthday. I am early mid-thirites. But I still want to have some drinks with friends, maybe horrible singing, and some dense chocolate cake!clerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273827885100853883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-36139571862723661932010-09-18T16:26:11.360-04:002010-09-18T16:26:11.360-04:00Elisa's post is awesome. I toast you both!Elisa's post is awesome. I toast you both!mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932987258432271206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-12362302900490168982010-09-17T14:09:35.918-04:002010-09-17T14:09:35.918-04:00Christina, happy belated birthday! I was a senior ...Christina, happy belated birthday! I was a senior at Colgate when you were named EIC at ELLEgirl and I was so dazzled and inspired by all your successes--I felt like you were living the dream I'd had since I realized, as a kid, that working at a teen magazine was a Real Job. I've enjoyed following your career and keeping up with your blog since then, and I continue to find you cool and savvy and thought-provoking. So, thank you for inspiring me. (I work at a teen mag now too!)elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14631800894429782922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-2934986781283692012010-09-15T22:58:27.449-04:002010-09-15T22:58:27.449-04:00Happy BIrthday :) Whether you are feeling the par...Happy BIrthday :) Whether you are feeling the party or not - hope you've had a great day :)<br />xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670742857424444178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-61185658213328206062010-09-15T10:37:12.491-04:002010-09-15T10:37:12.491-04:00Just 24 hours younger than you, and ... me too, al...Just 24 hours younger than you, and ... me too, always hated my birthday. This year I'm taking the kids to hear our fave new artist, Janelle Monae (she's performing at Terminal 5 with Of Montreal this weekend)!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950114802482865336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-7267649764474490822010-09-14T13:06:05.924-04:002010-09-14T13:06:05.924-04:00at least get a cake for gods sakesat least get a cake for gods sakesStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410492037193674135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-82162222571418732010-09-14T12:13:28.049-04:002010-09-14T12:13:28.049-04:00Ooohhh, you stole my idea for a post.
I always hav...Ooohhh, you stole my idea for a post.<br />I always have seriously conflicted birthday feelings. About nine people in my family have birthdays within one month, so I always felt like an afterthought. I think I cried every year between 15 and 35. And it passes over to being resentful and ambivalent about making parties for my daughter. <br />I think the movie screening two years ago was the only time I really invited people to do something special. Last year I was very gratified to go to see "G Force" and have hot dogs at Rutt's Hut.<br />This year it was too f'in' hot to go outside, so we sat inside and listened to the band rehearse, which was actually very enjoyable, and went to their gig in the evening.<br />How do you feel about karaoke? That's my next idea.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626746012590027039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-78620404323712338222010-09-14T11:16:48.587-04:002010-09-14T11:16:48.587-04:00Your 49th birthday is a good time to start plannin...Your 49th birthday is a good time to start planning a 50th party. I looked around at my life at 49 and decided that I was drifting slightly from sight for many of my dearest friends. I had this pretty new daughter, my first, and I was so wrapped up in her and my lovely wife I could hardly find time for many old friends. <br /><br />I noticed that I could always add more love to life, but only time and inattention could diminish it. And there's something about turning fifty - you can't pretend youth gracefully over fifty, though we still treasure any evidence of it we have left. My extended adolescence was finally over, which I had also thought at forty, but with less equanimity.<br /><br />I felt very cool about turning fifty. But I have a lot of older friends, and older family, and turning fifty means getting that much closer to never seeing them again. I thought to myself, I'll never have such a good excuse for doing a knock-down, blow out, everybody's gotta come party again until they put my ass in the ground, and when they do that a lot of the people I love most won't be here any more, including me.<br /><br />So I did a huge party so I could have all of the people I love the most in the world in one room, one more time. Now I'm back to normal family birthday parties, but I'm so glad I did that one huge party. Maybe I'll have another one someday, but that one was very good for me and mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065104384286114607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43839486612303446.post-51736058306792434772010-09-14T11:12:02.707-04:002010-09-14T11:12:02.707-04:00I don't celebrate birthdays, but on my 30th I ...I don't celebrate birthdays, but on my 30th I had to get out of town. I started stressing about turning 30 at 27. Now, at 38, that seems beyond ridiculous. But on my 30th birthday I was 4000 miles from home, sipping a bad margarita in Mexico with a new friend, wearing a t-shirt at the end of December. It was as different from normal life in Ohio as I could get, and it was awesome.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731568534728706252noreply@blogger.com