I bring you... FUNNY VIDS...

[eregyrn]

Thank you everyone for the kind birthday wishes! Today, I received: a new computer at work (20" iMac running OSX 10.5); flowers in a GIANT MARTINI GLASS filled with pink crystals (the most amazing thing about that is that No, it wasn't Raqs who sent it to me); and I got to watch the most amazing bluejay fight I have ever seen. Tomorrow, if I'm lucky, I expect to receive an octopus.

The best part about having a milestone birthday is getting a call from your older brother, who took turning 50 in reasonable stride (except for the part where he's going to jump out of a perfectly good airplane; and also, he leased a Porsche; at least it's not red!), but freaked out over his "baby sister" hitting the big Four Oh. Yes, yes, I'll still always be the younger one! And I have less grey hair. (Even if I wasn't coloring it.)

In the spirit of giving, I offer you all... FUNNY VIDS...

"Hi! I'm a Marvel... and I'm a DC: Iron Man and Batman"

"Part Two" (be sure to stick around for the "surprise ending"!)

"Part Three"

The above three vids are only the latest in a long-running YouTube series that started off with the "Hi! I'm a Marvel... and I'm a DC!" thing between Superman and Spiderman, and got... reaaaaally elaborate from there. I'm not going to embed them all, but here they are in order:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azGhHh9mV_Q&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q_taep3ElI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuSI9akJ9_s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diIYOvGvmg4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRh9MFW9FU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDdGnuwXUIw&feature=related (I'm really
impressed by the Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan voices)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3v0ZaZn23I&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv3KWBc3eV4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNOUKZ0EdWk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXMSDrcABDk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekuznjH0JLI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSsWVwFpNzs&feature=related (is there
actually a Stan Lee action figure? ... WHY?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1mhr1Gb5sY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfvtY6XIK_w&feature=related


Finally...

Ganked from beerkitty: Eddie Izzard + Darth Vader + Legos = \o/

And now....

I have Breyers' Mint Chocolate Chip with my name on it...

Comments

[grooni.livejournal.com]

Oh new iMac, I have SO much love for mine!

Ack, I wasn't done yet! Sorry for the edit. But I wanted to wish you a very happy Birthday as well!!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

I've had one at home since last summer, so it doesn't have *quite* the same novelty SQUEE factor it might. :) But I've been "suffering" with an older iLamp at work through the year, as it felt slower and slower (in comparison with the new machine at home). The other main novelty is that this one at home is running Tiger, while the new one at work is running Leopard. So I got to spend some fun time today poking around and finding out what nifty new stuff comes with Leopard.

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! Sorry we couldn't join you for dinner tonight, I've been feeling really achy and. . .off all day. :( But I'm glad your day was good!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And *hugs*. That's okay - I hope you feel better soon! (I didn't want to pressure y'all, as it really was just an off-the-cuff invite.)

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

That's cool, we weren't feeling pressured! Just sad because we don't see you much, what with you living so far away and all. . .lol. :) We mostly felt bad because we wanted to take you up on it, you know?

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

There's always later in the week. ;-)

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

Indeed!

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Oh. My.

*is ded*

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Yay for making it to milestones! An hoppy bird daze, two ewes!

Four-oh. Who woulda thunk it? Here's to living well after four decades of creative mayhem!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

WE'RE IN OUR FORTIES NOW. WE. ARE IN. OUR FORTIES.

Man!

[(Anonymous)]

eeeeee, your new iMac is the same as my new iMac!!! :D Happy birthday!

[destina.livejournal.com]

Er, that was me. *blink* Sorry. :D

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

WHEEEE!!!!! Thank you! :) And I hope you are still loving your new iMac, too. :D

[allegedly.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (Yes, I'm horribly late replying to comments. Sue me.)

[allegedly.livejournal.com]

Hey, y'know...some people try to stretch out their birthdays for a couple of days on either side... This just means you must be stretching it out by a few weeks. And I can hardly fault ya!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

That DOES sound better than "lazy bastard", doesn't it?

[allegedly.livejournal.com]

Totally. It also sounds like "am still available to receive presents" - which is my kind of extended birthday! ;p

[literalman.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! Happy birthday, you young-un!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Hah!

[okojosan.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday! For some reason I thought your birthday was on the 22nd... Not that I can ever remember anyone's birthday these days. >_>

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Are you kidding? I swear, these days, I'm lucky to remember which MONTH most of my friends' birthdays are in. Nevermind the precise DAY! I can't really expect anyone else to remember the precise day of mine, therefore.

Thank god for LiveJournal, actually -- you can always suavely pretend you knew all along, when actually you just saw other people posting about it.

[barkley.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

(You actually said "down the shore" in a recent post of yours, and it made me SO HAPPY. *beams*)

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

:::massive massive birthday hugs:::

And heh, those Ironman Batman vids are hysterical every time I watch them.

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

They really are astoundingly well done. :)

(Also, thank you. :D)

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

:::more hugs:::

And happy more joy day!

[suzvoy.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I watched every single one of those Marvel/DC vids a few weeks ago. Heeeeeeeee.

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, once I discovered them, I had to stay up until like 12:30am on a work night, watching them. Fabulous!

[emmieyiza.livejournal.com]

Happy happy happy!!! *HUGS*

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (She said, only now getting around to answering comments...)

[beerkitty.livejournal.com]

happy happy happy birthday!!!!! (if you could hear me, you could hear the little tune i am singing to you, but music is so hard to convey over LJ)
happy birthday!!!!!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (Actually, really -- thank god nobody I know is into embedding sound files into LJ posts. That would be a new special kind of hell, wouldn't it?)

[beerkitty.livejournal.com]

yes. yes. that would not be good....

[ravenhbh.livejournal.com]

Sorry I missed your b-day - hope it was fabulous!

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

No worries. :) (You can see from how late I am getting around to answering comments how much store I set by punctuality.) Thank you! *hugs*

[wadjet-theperv.livejournal.com]

OMG!!!!!

Thank you soooo much.

That's the funniest thing I think I've ever seen. Eddie roools and

*drumroll*

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOOOOOOU!!!!!

Happy birthday to you
You live in a zoooo
You look like a monkey
aaaaaaand you smell like one too :o)

Hip hip hooray!

Hope you have a wonderful day and many many more scrummy birthdays.

Hugs
Me

PS My youngest daughter (for whom those Eddie vids were completely inappropriate but she watched anyway) is now doing Happy Birthday a la Eddie.

I feel strangely proud.

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Yes! Infect the kids with Eddie early, I say. :D

Thank you, my dear! *hugs*

[raqs.livejournal.com]

*I*, of course, have to ask you - who DID send it???

it's a lot funnier now that we're not together any more. *gives you hairy eyeball*

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Oh, Whit and Ron in Oregon sent it. I really have to tip my hat to them.

I finally threw out the dead flowers, but of course saved the giant martini glass and the pink plastic crystals it's filled with. And you know what? That sucker is GLASS! It's like 18" high -- you could use that think as a serving dish for parties. Hmm. Maybe that's the point. I'm definitely hanging onto it.