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| Happy Starday, Pangaea! | |
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| Pangaea | Jul 16 2014, 10:02:13 AM Post #101 |
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Aww, thank you all so much! Really, it means a lot to me that you thought to wish me a happy birthday. ![]() My youngest brother and our cat Sasquatch are the only members of my family at home right now, and my brother had a summer art class that would keep him away for the morning, so I spent the first half of the day at the local aquarium, where I volunteer as an exhibit interpreter, where I could both enjoy myself sharing facts about the animals on exhibit, and receive birthday greetings from my friends on the aquarium staff. Oh, and in honor of the occasion and the setting, I spent the whole time wearing a lobster on my head (a plush hat I had bought as a souvenir in Boston once), which was in turn wearing a dinosaur party hat I had dug out of a cupboard (an unused leftover from a dinosaur-themed party our family had held years ago). I received a great many amused grins and strange looks from visitors, and the aquarium staff loved it. Upon telling my supervisor my plans for the day, and informing her that I had not yet decided which local restaurant to visit for my birthday sunch (supper/lunch), she made the perfect recommendation: Red Lobster. I was, of course, bamboozled that I had not thought of that myself (especially after one or two other staff members later made the same suggestion). So after my brother came to meet up with me after finishing his class, that's where we went, the lobster hat (and its hat) still on my head. We had an excellent meal, made even better by the fact that literally everyone we met who was working at the restaurant that day completely loved the hat. My brother and I had planned to hit the nearby movie theater to (re)watch How To Train Your Dragon 2, but our lunch ran a bit long, so we just headed straight home, where we baked a triple-layer dark chocolate fudge cake with chocolate frosting and toasted marshmallow inter-layer filling (modified from a recipe I had found online). Due to the complexity of the recipe and the fact that I took a nap that afternoon due to being incredibly tired, we didn't get around to lighting candles and eating the cake until about 9 PM. Our mom and sister (each of whom had also called earlier to wish me a happy birthday) joined us via speakerphone to sing "Happy Birthday" (the most off-key rendition I think ever heard in our family, due to all three participating singers being in separate parts of the U.S. and thus having difficulty keeping their voices synchronized). The cake was very tasty, though I don't think the chocolate was quite rich enough to match the sweetness of the marshmallow filling. Afterwards, my brother gave me a spectacular hand-drawn birthday card, and I responded to e-mails sent from the respective iPhones of my dad and older younger brother (both of whom are in China right now and could therefore not communicate by other means).Again, thank you, rhombus, bushwhacked, Ducky123, Kor, Chiletrek, Iris, jansenov, Malte, vonboy, and Chronicler, for the star day greetings. I really appreciate it.
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| Kor | Jul 16 2014, 11:19:27 AM Post #102 |
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Sounds like you had a great day overall.
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| MurMur | Jul 16 2014, 04:41:18 PM Post #103 |
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Happy Birthday, Pangaea. ![]() Congratulations for your anniversary here. I too joined the GOF in June 2009... without making an account. I always remembered you for your great and detailed posts about dinosaurs. It's good to see you here in 2014.Unfortunately the GOF isn't what it used to be. The Land Before Time is dead, and there's no more great animated movies about dinosaurs. In fact, I haven't seen any great animated movies since 2010. There are billions of humans on this planet, yet 99% of cartoons they create is of low quality. The GOF was a great place in the past, with tons of activity and discussions. I miss the good old times. ![]() I wish you the best! Thanks for everything!
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| bushwacked | Jul 16 2014, 06:30:06 PM Post #104 |
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I'm glad you had a good time The double hat combo sounds awesome
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| Pterano | Jul 17 2014, 12:11:20 AM Post #105 |
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Sounds like a great birthday, in all honesty, and a belated happy one from myself! I'm so sorry I missed it. Was kind of out of it this past week with my surgery, but now that I'm back to pretty much full vision, I may as well add in my well wishes!
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| Pangaea | Aug 9 2014, 05:50:52 AM Post #106 |
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Sorry for the ridiculously belated response, but I decided my mind would never be at ease unless I posted this. I just wanted to thank you, Pterano and MurMur, for your star day greetings. I tremendously appreciate any and all birthday well-wishings, no matter how late they are. I am so utterly lonely and lacking in confidence these days that any gesture of friendship or good will offered to me is a much-savored treat. Thanks so much to you and everyone else who wished me a happy birthday. ![]() Oh, for those of you who haven't seen them, I have now posted photos of me wearing the lobster hat and other quirky marine-life-themed accessories in the "Show us a picture of yourself" thread. Good place to go if you need a laugh.
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| Dima02 | Aug 9 2014, 11:03:10 AM Post #107 |
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Loved the picture! Hope you're having a great time.
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| Serris | Aug 9 2014, 11:16:30 AM Post #108 |
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Happy belated birthday! The hats amused me. Hope ya had fun! |
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| The Chronicler | Jul 14 2017, 06:40:18 PM Post #109 |
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I was literally just about to log off for the day when I suddenly noticed that today happens to be the birthday of a certain fellow member that I was good friends with years ago. Seeing how very rarely active you are these days, I doubt you may even notice this, but I figured I might as well just go for it anyway, if only for a bit of nostalgia. Happy 29th birthday, Pangaea!
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| rhombus | Jul 15 2017, 03:13:34 PM Post #110 |
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Happy star day! I hope that you had a great day, and have a wonderful year ahead.
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Really, it means a lot to me that you thought to wish me a happy birthday. 
(a plush hat I had bought as a souvenir in Boston once), which was in turn wearing a dinosaur party hat I had dug out of a cupboard (an unused leftover from a dinosaur-themed party our family had held years ago). I received a great many amused grins and strange looks from visitors, and the aquarium staff loved it. Upon telling my supervisor my plans for the day, and informing her that I had not yet decided which local restaurant to visit for my birthday sunch (supper/lunch), she made the perfect recommendation: Red Lobster. I was, of course, bamboozled that I had not thought of that myself (especially after one or two other staff members later made the same suggestion). So after my brother came to meet up with me after finishing his class, that's where we went, the lobster hat (and its hat) still on my head. We had an excellent meal, made even better by the fact that literally everyone we met who was working at the restaurant that day completely loved the hat. My brother and I had planned to hit the nearby movie theater to (re)watch How To Train Your Dragon 2, but our lunch ran a bit long, so we just headed straight home, where we baked a triple-layer dark chocolate fudge cake with chocolate frosting and toasted marshmallow inter-layer filling (modified from a recipe I had found online). Due to the complexity of the recipe and the fact that I took a nap that afternoon due to being incredibly tired, we didn't get around to lighting candles and eating the cake until about 9 PM. Our mom and sister (each of whom had also called earlier to wish me a happy birthday) joined us via speakerphone to sing "Happy Birthday" (the most off-key rendition I think ever heard in our family,
due to all three participating singers being in separate parts of the U.S. and thus having difficulty keeping their voices synchronized). The cake was very tasty, though I don't think the chocolate was quite rich enough to match the sweetness of the marshmallow filling. Afterwards, my brother gave me a spectacular hand-drawn birthday card, and I responded to e-mails sent from the respective iPhones of my dad and older younger brother (both of whom are in China right now and could therefore not communicate by other means).








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