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

[cinriter.livejournal.com]

Yay for Ellen's birthday! Hope it's a happy one.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I'm tired already ! Just kidding, but I did just get home from a lovely lunch at a very old deli that's been around since 1929 that Jack Womack took me to. I'd never even know it existed--right across from Tor...I'll be back.

Then shopping at the green market and Whole Foods (the latter a big mistake as it was packed, but I needed rye bread) and then had to stop at the supermarket for necessities. I was carrying so much stuff I couldn't stop at the po.
Oh and I got a mislaid gift from Xmas eve....
Thank you Katya--(if you're reading this)--I'll email you.

[albogdan.livejournal.com]

Have a wonderful birthday new years!

[14theditch.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Ellen. Hope you have a great day!

[mallory-blog.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! May your new year be filled with good foods, good wines and good company...

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Yum. Thank you :-)

[(Anonymous)]

Happy b-day, Ellen! Sounds like you have some great celebrating ahead of you. 39's a wonderful age, isn't it?

Jeff P.

P.S. I spotted POE at my local Borders last night. I'd have bought a copy but the two they had were kind of mangled. Leafing through one, I noticed a typo: at the top of the pages of her story, M. Rickert's name is printed as "M. Pickert." Oops.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thanks.
Interesting--in the UK edition (which is the only one I have) it's correct. So was it in trade paperback or mass market?

Hope you have...

[themadblonde]

a LOVELY day!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Have a wonderful birthday!

[palatinate.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday Ellen!

[unrealfred.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday and many happy returns!

[pgtremblay.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[maryrobinette.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! That sounds like a brilliant way to spend it.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'm bringing a bottle of wine and since only Ellie and I will be drinking...it should be...smashing :-)

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday from Downunda!

[gillpolack.livejournal.com]

Hapy Birthday (belated - it's already tomorrow here.)

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Happy B-Day, Ellen!

[amygrech.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Ellen! And Happy New Year, too!

Amy

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thank you everyone! (making a curtsy).

[shelly-rae.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday Ellen. And what a great birthday song! I'll raise a birthday toast to you tonight from the other coast!
Anon

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thanks Shelly rae--make sure it's before midnight or you'll miss it :-)

[leethomas.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Ellen

And Happy New Year!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

thanks Lee!

[charlesatan.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! Hope you got to see the beach.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Unless we're too drunk and full of food--I'm sure we will :-) Frostbite, here I come.

[chris-reynaga.livejournal.com]

Happy B-day, Ellen.

[serendipoz.livejournal.com]

Merry birthday to you and your friends and many happy returns.

Joyce

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thanks Joyce.

[krisname.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! I've organized a little party for you at Times Square...if it's too cold, I've arranged to have it televised.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Why thank you, Kris--made our own party and froze for a very few minutes out in the wilds of Marine Park, Brooklyn. :-)

[cybermonklives.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[misplacedmind.livejournal.com]

I hope you had a glorious birthday, and a splendid evening at the beach!

Ah, I remember being a young child and petitioning to be allowed to stay up until my "actual birthday" - I was born at 11:35pm. I think I was around 7 or 8 the first time I was allowed.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I did! We only spent about five minutes outside and we ended up going to some inlet instead of the beach. It was pretty cold and both Ellie and Morgan (dog) were whinging so we didn't stay long. I wanted to wait and watch the fireworks around Brooklyn --we saw a few...

[myothertwin.livejournal.com]

A belated Happy Birthday to you, and Happy New Year! Sounds like you and yours did have a good time. Hope the fireworks you did see were spectacular.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much.
We saw very little--but the London ones I watched yesterday (online) were amazing.