Comments on: Happy birthday to me! Thirty trips around the sun and not done spinning yet

By: JenFul » Happy birthday to me!

JenFul » Happy birthday to me! — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:37:16 +0000

[...] off like a shameless grab for attention, particularly since 32 isn’t a monumental birthday like 30 was. But I figured, it’s my birthday, I’ll blog about it if I want to! And if we all had [...]

By: MB

MB — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:48:20 +0000

Happy Belated 30th Birthday! Funny how I can think of someone who’s 30 as YOUNG! That’s what happens when you cross over to the 40s! I could still use someone to show me how to stop that blinking light on my VCR.

By: kicking_k

kicking_k — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:10:14 +0000

Happy birthday!

I’m 31 and still hoping to change the world a bit. I also remember slap bracelets, and I had a She-Ra kite (why?)

But I first got a card mocking my elderliness when I was 17. It was from my then 12-year-old brother. See, it’s all relative!

By: jenny

jenny — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:49:39 +0000

when my son was little, he called birthdays “the day you change your number” well happy changing number day to you! I am looking at 60 next year, but feel pretty current with technology. The key is to work with college kids. Keeps one thinking young. But your comment about aging and feeling that most of one’s life is in the past, and not a whole lot left for the furture- got me thinking..hmmm.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:35:30 +0000

Happy Birthday! I was fine with turning 30, but will turn 35 in April!! I enjoyed your post and also remember cassette tapes. I was just thinking about that the other day when playing music from iTunes. You can now search for and play songs immediately, create playlists, and even repeat or shuffle. My kids will never experience the frustration of waiting for a cassette to rewind. :)

I put your new book on my wish list for Christmas. Congratulations on all of your accomplishments! Also, how are you adapting to life in NC now? I live in IL and would love to move somewhere warmer. Are you happy that you made the leap to a whole new state?

By: Quix

Quix — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:20:52 +0000

Happy 30th from someone who’s had about a year and a half more practice at it. It’s not so bad. This however, made me sad – “thirty was the age where people stopped trying to change to world to suit themselves and started changing themselves to suit the world instead.” But I guess it’s kinda true. People start giving up their dreams and just becoming complacent.

I think since I’ve been 30 I’ve been trying less to change the world, and started changing myself to who I really want to be instead of trying to be what other people want me to be or what’s easy/comes natural. So somewhere in the middle I guess.

By: Leigh ann

Leigh ann — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:43:36 +0000

Oh, I meant to say, Happy Birthday!

By: Leigh ann

Leigh ann — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:43:05 +0000

I have trouble with my smart phone, too. I’m usually acceptably proficient with things like this (for an old person–I’m in my 40s), but when I first got my new phone, I kept calling people by mistake by touching the screen slightly above the name I wanted. This included a hunky business contact whom I dialed, after hours, on two separate occasions. I apologized, but he probably thinks I’m some kind of stalker.

By: Boilergrad93

Boilergrad93 — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:19:05 +0000

Happy Birthday!! Enjoy your day!! I turned 40 last year and I’ll tell you, wait til you get here…it’s AMAZING!!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:56:19 +0000

Happy birthday, PQ!

I love everything about this post. You really are an amazingly gifted writer. I pre-ordered Chocolate and Vicodin yesterday and can’t wait to finally get to read it soon!