Birthdays galore! and discussion, which is also lovely

So many birthdays this time of year! A happy, happy birthday to redvelvetcanopy, who celebrated earlier this week, to lolaraincoat, sleeper6, and velvetmouse, who all celebrated on Wednesday, and to snegurochka_lee, whose big day is tomorrow. It surprised me to realize just how many birthdays we've celebrated here together. (I've known some of you for six years now.) As for my own big day, thanks for the birthday messages, flist! It was a bit anticlimactic--I had a headcold, and I spent much of it writing an exam--but that's the glory of late-November birthdays--a long weekend is always right around the corner. And the better half made me an architecture cake, which was AMAZING. (It's sponge cake with matzo surfaces, with straws for the I-beams.) May the next year bring good things to all!

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rs_small_gifts is almost upon us! We're starting the festivities this week with some discussion--if you're a participant or a reader, please drop by to introduce yourself or speculate about Remus' family.