Reader: Me. Glorious me.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Me. Glorious me.

Today is my 38th Birthday.

Below, self portrait of the artist as a newly minted middle-aged woman:

Enjoy, and happy January 23rd.

31 comments:

Anonymous said...: Singing in the best Stevie Wonder voice I can muster ...

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday; January 23, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Forrest said...: Happy birthday! Be kind to yourself, today.; January 23, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Anonymous said...: Happy birthday to you, here via Avitable's blog.; January 23, 2008 at 1:17 AM
nicole antoinette said...: Happy Birthday! You best be either eating lots of cake or drinking lots of wine (or both? How about both?)

And really, who needs feet? :); January 23, 2008 at 2:33 AM
Em said...: Have a lovely birthday, Nina.; January 23, 2008 at 7:04 AM
Avitable said...: Happy birthday! I'm having prosthetic feet made for myself so when I turn 38 and my feet disappear, I have a spare set.; January 23, 2008 at 7:26 AM
storyteller said...: Interesting self-portrait. Let me suggest you are nowhere NEAR middle-aged, however ... for we women can live wonderful lives well beyond 76 (twice your current age). Fifty MIGHT be middle-aged (or even older?) so you have YEARS to go before you claim THAT milestone! I hope your birthday is a happy one indeed.
Hugs and blessings,; January 23, 2008 at 7:35 AM
EmmaL said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!; January 23, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Miss Britt said...: Happy Birthday!

Aren't boobs always inconvenient?

Wait. Um, no. No. Not always.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!; January 23, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Jennifer said...: happy birthday to you...
happy birthday to you...
happy birthday dear NINA...
happy birthday to you!!!

i hope you find your feet... and have a GREAT birthday!!!

PS those boobs and booty are looking pretty awesome... i hope/wish to have that body soon!!

Hugs, Jenn; January 23, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Maggie said...: Happy Birthday gorgeous!

You know, feet are rather convenient if you want to wear pretty shoes. Best that you get a spare set from Avitable...; January 23, 2008 at 10:53 AM
country roads said...: happy birthday! :-)

today's my best friend's birthday too. We're going out in a couple of hours (yes, in the afternoon :-)); January 23, 2008 at 10:56 AM
P said...: Happy birthday, Nina. I think you're looking pretty fine.; January 23, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Nick & Lizzy said...: Yep, you look pretty YOUNG and THIN to me!!! :)

Happy 38th!; January 23, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Tracy Lynn said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!; January 23, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday, from one dissertation-avoider-with-a-blog to another!; January 23, 2008 at 12:50 PM
UrbanHippieMama said...: Happy Birthday!!!!! So glad you were born (so I can read your blog), and I hope this is your best year yet. I am soooooo looking forward to being 38--my youngest (who is almost 1) will be 7 years old, and my oldest will be 13... I'll be home free!!!

Have a wonderful day. :); January 23, 2008 at 1:04 PM
Nina said...: All, thanks!

Avitable, yes, grow the feet. As Maggie points out, I have nowhere to put all these cute shoes.

Storyteller, I will be fortunate indeed if I can double my age. I confess that I am not nearly as young looking or as thin as the drawing suggests (Marlee call me out on that one).

Tracy Lynn, Happy Birthday to us! I had a sammich, too!

Sarah is OK, Glad to hear from you. Stop by again with more news if you have it.; January 23, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Unknown said...: Many Happy Returns for the Day ;)

I hope it brings you all you deisre and wish for =]

Here Via Avitable; January 23, 2008 at 1:54 PM
Effortlessly Average said...: Beg pardon, but there's no such think as "inconvenient boobs." To me, anyway.

Still, if you're having problems, feel free to let me hang onto them for a while.

heh; January 23, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Anonymous said...: I'm sending you the best boxed wine available.; January 23, 2008 at 2:35 PM
utenzi said...: Happy birthday, Nina. I hope you find your feet, they're very handy to have--so to speak.; January 23, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Sandy said...: You look marvelous! :) Happy Birthday! Enjoy! (Just think, next year you won't have to blog on your birthday unless you want to!) (OR. Maybe you'll do the 365 blog thing forever and ever. The end.); January 23, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Woodrow said...: Happy Birthday, Nina. Have a Chimay with your cake for me.; January 23, 2008 at 5:13 PM
LizLSB said...: A very happy birthday to you, bloggirl. :) Do something great!; January 23, 2008 at 7:02 PM
sybil law said...: My first time here, but Happy Birthday! (I came over from Avitable's blog!)
I love your blog!; January 23, 2008 at 8:34 PM
Liz said...: Happy birthday! Let's have midlife crises!; January 23, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Kate P said...: Happy Birthday, Nina! I like your hair.; January 23, 2008 at 11:51 PM
imaginary binky said...: As they would sing on "The Simpsons,"

You're the birthday,
You're the birthday,
You're the birthday...
Boy or girl!

Now go climb some rock.; January 25, 2008 at 2:08 AM
nightfly said...: Happy Happy belated, Nina!; January 25, 2008 at 5:06 PM
Mr. Nauton said...: "ever roundifying backside" ?!?!? You are hilarious! happy birthday from a random stranger...; January 28, 2008 at 1:30 AM

Who are these people?

Bibi - God bless the guy who gets Bee. I can't even think of anything obnoxious to say about her. She can eat pasta without gaining weight, she can run the ridges at Gertrude's Nose with no fear, and she is by miles the best climber of all of us. She's going to Kili with us. Hell, she'll be leading.
Buzz Elder Brother. Cross me at your peril.
Jib computer wizard, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian, stand-up guy I can count on to catch a movie and hold hands in the dark without it having any meaning whatosever. Every woman needs a man like Jib.
Joe - locquacious, flirtatious, 40-something hiking buddy - also, ex-manfriend of Pax.
Larry, WPITW - climber, hiker, badass (not in the good way, either). At a given moment, at least half of us are not speaking to him.
Liam - My nephew, whose favorite words are "noing," "Bobby," "dumptruck," "job-site" and "Daddy." He also says "obstreperous" "pulchritudinous" and "Nina" upon request.
Merry - Australian BFF spends the summers on a yacht, nannying for a celebrity couple with two children. She lives in a brownstone and she has a chauffeur. And we have no idea who she works for.
Newsy has been my friend for about 22,000 hours. Or more. I don't have a calculator. She has about 3423% more professional and personal commitments than I do, and yet she still finds time to think about me. I find this astonishing. If you knew her, you'd be astonished, too.
Pax - climber, hiker, corporate warrior, used to date Joe. Sticks by Larry in spite of his horribleness. None of us understands this.
Skatey- he rides a skateboard. He can dance. He can throw a frisbee and he's not bad at karaoke, either.
Sri - Bengali princess who, aside from kicking my ass at climbing, and aside from being a smokin' hiker, brought down the evil empire of Larry and also once told me that "even girls' are turned on my breasts." Also never turns down "one more round."
Supajewie - Long distance drinking buddy, just about the only person I know who "gets it". And no, she's not Jewish. It's a long story.
Tex - is what happens when you take a normal man, add alcohol, subtract common sense and tact, and then buy him another drink.

English Teacher Disclaimer

I teach English, and I sometimes get a emotional about grammar, punctuation, and usage. I sometimes write posts about other people's grammar - or mine. This does not mean, however, that my blog is without errors. I constantly go back and edit for typos and sometimes even... misspelled words *clutching skull and gagging*. If you find a mistake feel free to call me out on it. I will persist in making mistakes whether I attempt to catch them or not, and I will continue to be my bitchy English teacher self despite my capacity to screw up just as often as the next person... and maybe more.