I celebrated by reading a story in Science Fiction and Fantasy called "Exit Strategy" by K.D. Wentworth I also am following a friends LJ who is at Clarion West, a science fiction writer's workshop in Seattle.
http://rcloenen-ruiz.livejournal.com/ check out this link if your curious what it is like. I enjoyed her discussion of how more Filipino science fiction is needed. My dad celebrated by watching "The Puppet People" or something like that, and old fifities movie. How did you celebrate? Amy