tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post263390906647937258..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: My Birthdaychris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-65222704658849295402013-07-18T13:10:02.978-04:002013-07-18T13:10:02.978-04:00I don't know for sure but maybe if you ordered...I don't know for sure but maybe if you ordered it with a different shipping and billing address that would let you buy things for others?<br /><br />I think I've been asked if I wanted things gift wrapped before so you'd think there must be a way.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-9691948274260163832013-07-18T12:17:21.802-04:002013-07-18T12:17:21.802-04:00Darn, those Amazon links only seem to let me buy t...Darn, those Amazon links only seem to let me buy the things for myself, not for somebody else. Unless I'm missing something. Wishlist?Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-63447035574631572962013-07-17T22:05:24.275-04:002013-07-17T22:05:24.275-04:00Ahhh. Well, that's...closer than many places....Ahhh. Well, that's...closer than many places. I'll pencil that area in for a future conquest.Lonesparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278753827545905559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-71639064957567439092013-07-17T20:05:46.522-04:002013-07-17T20:05:46.522-04:00Lonespark: Brin! Where are you? Because one of the...Lonespark: <em>Brin! Where are you? Because one of these my nefarious plans could include a road trip there, if it's not too far.</em><br /><br /><a href="http://brin-bellway.tumblr.com/post/44257166521/colchrishadfield-kitchener-waterloo-on-home" rel="nofollow">I live inside this picture!</a> A wondrous land of countless rivers, streams, and ponds, equally countless <a href="http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/index.html" rel="nofollow">patriotic coffeeshops</a>*, <a href="http://brin-bellway.tumblr.com/post/30250798842/laurelrusswurm-i-dropped-by-the-st-jacobs" rel="nofollow">fried apple slices</a>, fountains that turn into skating rinks in the winter, and many other lovely things.<br /><br />*I recommend the tomato-cheese bagels (especially toasted and buttered) and/or, if it's hot out, raspberry lemonade slushies. (My local branch does not have an ice cream section, but I hear the ice cream's good too.)<br /><br />Chris: <em>I could be wrong, but I believe that the plan is that if you ever do have a Massachusetts trip we all converge on your location.</em><br /><br />That is indeed the plan. There's always a museum or two in there somewhere.Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034585577015417306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-88679511451948252652013-07-17T18:59:32.639-04:002013-07-17T18:59:32.639-04:00You promised me a birthday present, and I intend t...You promised me a birthday present, and I intend to collect. And I can, because I posess the superpower of seeing you in person.<br /><br />Very kind of you to continue along those lines after I gave you "present" at my birthday party of HORRIBLE GERMS.<br /><br />So this means I should get you a really good present. Or, someone else could get you a really good present on my behalf. Any rich lurkers out there ready to step up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-37383026223458288692013-07-17T18:53:28.925-04:002013-07-17T18:53:28.925-04:00Brin! Where are you? Because one of these my nef...Brin! Where are you? Because one of these my nefarious plans could include a road trip there, if it's not too far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-51381630548289948112013-07-17T17:08:36.058-04:002013-07-17T17:08:36.058-04:00I could be wrong, but I believe that the plan is t...I could be wrong, but I believe that the plan is that if you ever do have a Massachusetts trip we all converge on your location.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-36937030273234827252013-07-17T15:53:14.113-04:002013-07-17T15:53:14.113-04:00Or, you know, show up and meet me in person.
I ho...<em>Or, you know, show up and meet me in person.</em><br /><br />I hope I can do that someday, but considering the last trip to Massachusetts was cancelled as quickly as it was created (it was because of my maternal grandmother suddenly dying) due to money issues, I doubt it'll be anytime soon.<br /><br /><em>You could bring cookies or cake. Or cookie cakes. Or orange sherbert. The possibilities are endless.</em><br /><br />My favourite form of birthday cake is brownies topped with chocolate cream pie filling/mousse, with Thin Mints on top if available* (I hear they freeze well), with ice cream that should probably be vanilla to avoid passing out from chocolate overdose.<br /><br /><em>even though I never, ever, get any of you anything for your birthday.</em><br /><br /><a href="http://stealingcommas.blogspot.ca/2011/11/romulan-tangerine-lamps.html" rel="nofollow">Knowledge of the existence of tangerine lamps?</a><br />(Yes, I'm stretching the definition of "birthday present", but only a <em>little</em>.)<br /><br />*My birthday is about a month after the Canadian mint cookie sale (they also sell Oreo-like ones in the spring), so it's relatively easy to find them. (Not <em>as</em> easy now that I've aged out.)<br />(Mint Girl Guide cookies are exactly like Thin Mints, but with a small amount of Oreo-style cream near the top just under the chocolate coating. I don't like Oreo cream, but they're still nearly as good as Thin Mints.)Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034585577015417306noreply@blogger.com