Happy Birthday!

[caliente_uk]

I've been a bad LJ friend lately and missed the birthdays of some of my friends.

Wishing a belated happy birthday to:

My very good friend deborahc, who was one of the first people to introduce me to fanfic. I will always be eternally grateful for that! I hope you had a wonderful day, Deborah. *hugs*

The lovely barbalurina, who hasn't been around for a long time. I miss you, Barb, and think of you often. I hope that life is treating you well, and that you had a great birthday! Love you. {{{Barbaroo}}}

The wonderful petzipellepingo, whose posts are always full of interesting information, and who is always there to offer a hug when it's needed. I hope you had a wonderful day, and that the year ahead is a good one for you. *hugs*

And last but not least, someone who is celebrating their birthday today. Wishing a very happy birthday to the lovely deborahw37!! A post from Deborah is always like a breath of fresh air to me. I hope we get the chance to meet next year when James is in the UK. Have a wonderful day! *hugs*

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the lovely good wishes and I saved you a piece of cake.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

Bless you dear :)

See you on tour :)

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

:)

Keeping my fingers crossed that I can go! :)

[deborahc.livejournal.com]

My very good friend deborahc, who was one of the first people to introduce me to fanfic.

Did I? I remember my first foray into fic; a short story the title and author of which I unfortunately don't recall. What I do remember is my sense of utter astonishment and wonder over the characters actually sounding like themselves - that a *mere* fic could have been good enough to transport me into their 'verse and allow me to see and hear them as they played out a completely new story in my head as I read. I remember my unexpected joy at the prospect of the vastly expanded 'verse just waiting to be explored - a 'verse where I actually could find Buffy and Spike getting together and staying together (lots of times, and lots of different ways ;)). And I remember running back onto the S3 board and raving about how good this fic was, and how I'd had no idea that fic could be so good, and going on and on about it. If my enthusiastic ravings nudged you into checking out fic yourself then yay, me. That's nice to know.

::hugs back:: and many thanks for the birthday wishes. This one was a milestone that I still haven't quite come to terms with.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

You did! I read some of the fanfic on S3, but had no idea that there was a whole world of fanfic out there. Then I saw your recs on the Reading Rec thread for Cousinjean's fic and the rest, as they say, is history. :) Do you remember the long PM I sent you after I'd read my first Cousinjean fic? I couldn't believe just how good it was! Little did I know just how much wonderful fic was out there, or how much it was going to change my life. So, thank you! :)

Birthday milestones are always the hardest. *hugs you tight*

[fer1213.livejournal.com]

*drive-by smooshes*

I hope you are doing well, my friend. :)

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

*smooshes you back*

I'm doing okay. Getting by, you know? :) K's surgery is going to be in February, so I'm taking everything one day at a time at the moment. I hope you and your family are all well, Fer! :)

*many hugs*