Today is my birthday

[ellen_datlow]

... and I stayed up till about 2:30 to see it in (that's around the time I was born).
Ellie called me at 10:30 to sing me the birthday song (not Happy birthday but the other, better one).

I have to get ready for my annual birthday lunch with one friend and then later am going to Brooklyn for a birthday dinner with other friends. And if the weather isn't too awful, we'll go to the beach to see in the new year.

Comments

[livia-llewellyn.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! (and bundle up - it's cold out there!)

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

That's what I hear, although I haven't been out yet--layers tonight for the beach. And my big scarf to cover my nose.

[coppervale.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Dear Ellen!

Here's to a good New Year for yourself, and us all.

xo,

James

[eiriene.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! =)

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

[casacorona.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, my friend. I hope it's a lovely one. And that you stay warm.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Beth. I'll try !

[rosefox]

Happy birthday. *)

[joeicarus.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

Hippo birdie!

;)

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!! and many, many more to come.

[jmeadows.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!!!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

thank you everyone :-) I'll try not to celebrate too hard.

[scottedelman.livejournal.com]

Legal at last!

Happy birthday!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm just about legal for Senior citizen discounts (well, in a few more years).

[shadowsandice.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, Ellen. You're another year more excellent.

[beth-bernobich.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

Have an excellent birthday!

[princessalethea.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, Ellen!!

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! Born on New Year's Eve...that's kind of cool.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Well, now that I make sure that I only go to dinner parties for ME and not "New Year's eve parties" it's much better--it used to be that everyone would celebrate the END of my birthday ;-)

[glvalentine.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! (It'll be 17 degrees - wear some warm to the beach no matter what Dame Fashion says!)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday ;o)

[sunpony.livejournal.com]

Lá breithe mhaith agat! Enjoy your birthday! Make sure to look south at sunset and catch Venus in the sky if you're at the beach!

And Happy New Year! May you bring us more wonderful stories, and yourself more joy in the coming year!

[neile.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, Ellen! Hope it's lovely.

[ogre-san.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

[defenestr8or.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

And by coincidence, I bought a copy of _Poe_ yesterday.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thank you...
and I hope you like it.

[jenwrites.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! I've never had any trouble being awake for my birth time, but since that's 9:00 in the morning, that's not saying much.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thank you. These days it would be really difficult for me to get up 9am :-)

[chalkhorse.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! Late December Capricorn, eh? I think the old divination system using playing cards has a special card just for you...December 31 is the only card associated with the Joker, which is kinda cool...but don't ask me where I learned that, it's been decades since I read it.

Anyway, enjoy and I hope 2009 brings you much joy and gusto!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Wow! I didn't know that...

Thank you!

[douglascohen.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!