Tammy Green » Entries tagged with "birthday"
I had a birthday.
I switched decades, moved into a new bracket, mentally and physically incremented my person, became a little more comfortable with saying “get off my lawn”, listened to opera, listened to Foo Fighters, ate pizza, ate fish, ate spinach dip, served monster slices of cake with no tolerance of “oh I’ll have a little slice” because half measures are for sissies, doused everything with whipped cream and then had a little extra straight from the dispenser, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life
Nothing says Happy Birthday like a Zombie
After seeing this ThinkGeek movie I knew I had to get a zombie plushie because, well, they’re evil little dolls. Fortunately Pattie’s happy birthday provided an excuse for an evil purchase! Enjoy the movie. Drop Pattie a Happy Birthday on Twitter @Piratealice — you still have a few hours left. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Odds & Ends
How to hide a birthday in the age of social media?
Can’t do it. I have a birthday, so the cat is out of the freakin’ bag. My friends have the information and they like to set up reminders. Innocently or not, they have fed the b-days to countless services. Oh, I’m complicit, too. I’ve fed the big day to sites that wanted to verify my age before poisoning my mind with adult matters. Haven’t I? Oh yes, I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life
The problem with shopping and languages
I thought of the perfect birthday gift today for a good friend. She’s interested in learning Spanish, has a natural curiosity about the ins and outs of colloquial terms, and has successfully learned a language on her own. She can sling slang in two countries so I thought I’d pick up a set of Pimsleur CDs or audio tapes so she could get started in another. Great idea, huh? The problem is I have no way … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life