Happy belated birthday to kaffy_rI meant to do it on the actual day, I swear I did, but... Well, I don't need to tell you, out of all people, how busy mentally exhausting the profession you dedicated so much of your life to can be. Especially when some links in the editorial chain are... less than ideal. Nonetheless, I wanted to write something before ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to rowandoll. I know it has been, to put it mildly, a difficult and challenging year for you, so, first and foremost, I wish you happiness. And health. And success on your goals, even if it takes some time. I wish you unexpected and perhaps even macabre delights in your media consumption. I look forward to seeing you IRL, and hanging out IRL ( Read more... )

Randi's birthday was three days ago at this point, but I couldn't not to wish her a Happy Birthday this year, and if it got any more belated ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to kaffyrBoy oh boy has this year been a doozy. Still not quite a "collapse of an entire country, and with it an entire way of life" doozy, but it's pretty up there. So I wish, first and foremost, do you (and Bob) make it through this coming year safe and healthy. And that you'll find more joys in these trying times, and some victories. ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to annanov and vladiatorrGetting all three of us together in one spot has been complicated in the best of times in the last nine years, and, in these pandemic times, I don't hold out hope that it might happen this calendar year. But I wish you both a happy socially distanced birthday, and hope that you will make it through this with your sanity and ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to benicekYour job always has its risks and life-and-death situations, but in this pandemic age we live in, the risks and the stakes are so much higher. So wishing you good health seems kind of inadequate, but I wish it nonetheless. And all the best to your family. May there be more light in the darkness ( Read more... )

Happy (belated) Birthday to rowandollI know the last two+ months have been tough for you. And no, the fact that it has been tough for all of us who aren't ridiculously loaded oligarchs doesn't diminish how tough it has been for you. Ain't much I can do about that, unfortunately, except to send you my care and support. And hope that next year won't drop ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to cosmicriver. I realize that it's a pretty daunting milestone to reach. I know it was daunting for me, and for just about everybody i know who celebrated this particular birthday before. But, in the greater scheme of things, it's not quite that scary ( Read more... )

Happy (hopefully not too belated) birthday to kaffyrI'm glad that your new(ish) job brings you some emotional fulfillment and lets you stretch some activism muscles. I wish you good health, fewer unpleasant surprises and more successes. (Especially when it comes to a newsroom in a certain city in the neighboring state), And may you have more ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to cosmicriverI feel like a broken record, but I still hope that this year will be easier on you than the past year. Especially when it comes to unexpected expenses. I wish you more free time, good concerts and, honestly, a better job. Which is easier said than done, I know (believe me, I know), but I worry about the mental toll it has been ( Read more... )